Norwalk Post 41 Edged by Ashley in Buckeye League Final
Norwalk Post 41 lost 9-8 to Ashley in the Buckeye League Championship at Rather Park. Dave Gurney pitched with nine walks and allowed the winning run after two outs in the ninth, as Ashley rallied from a 8-6 deficit. Norwalk outhit Ashley 13-9 and finished 16-10 for the year.
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Sandusky
Dave Gurney
Norwalk American Legion
Ashley
Buckeye
Rather Park
Norwalk
John Malcolm
Gurney
Dave
Malcolm
Jeff Orwick
RBI
Brett Smith
Mike Stoll
Harvey Haynes
Todd Brown
Smith
Stoll
Larry Keller
Brown
Merchants Sweep Fremont for Pair in Norwalk
The Norwalk Merchant fast pitch team blanked Fremont Grace Lutheran 9-3 and 10-9 to push their season record to 12-13. Scott Hunter led with a homer, triple and single while Rosco Sardanoff added three singles as Norwalk totaled 14 hits in game one. Tom Ritzenthaler earned the win in game two despite a 10 hitter as Norwalk held on for the doubleheader sweep at McGuan Park.
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Norwalk Merchant
Fremont Grace Lutheran
Merchants
Fremont Ohio Liquid Disposal
McGuan Park
Grace Lutheran
Norwalk
Scott Hunter
Rosco Sardanoff
Gene Smith
Jeff Brandts
Smith
Fremont
Tom Ritzenthaler
Brandts
Hunter
Jim Borgia
Gould
Norwalk Furniture
Bill Thorley
Terry Reed
Kenny Woolever
Furniture
U.S. Steel
Steelmen
Scotton Ford
Scott
Scotten
Ron Vanderpool
Pelham
Ridge Tool
Elyria
Gould Advances To State In Slow Pitch District Tourney
Gould of Norwalk claimed runner up in the 5th District Industrial Tournament at McGuan Park earning a state berth. They fell 11-0 to U.S. Steel but earlier handed that club its first defeat in two years, 9-5.
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Gould, Inc
Norwalk
McGuan Park
Gould
U.S. Steel
Rolling Mill
Lorain
Lorain County
Fostoria
Ted Ickes
Butch Shelley
Norb Pelham
Art Almador
John Domasevich
RBI
Bruce Meidwig
Ron Vanderpool
Pelham
Jeff O’donnell
Bennett Electric Wins A District Softball Championship
Bennett Electric dominates Willard field to sweep Monroeville 10 3 and capture the Class A District title. The Green Machine seedled with a four inning rally including a three run homer by Mike Finch, finishing with 12 hits to Monroeville’s seven. Bennett and Monroeville advance to the state tournament at Mansfields Cyclops Field starting Aug 12 joined by Bob Pugh Motors and Gould Industrial.
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Lux-Aire
Gould
Whirlpool Diamond Dogs
Brad Farrar
Fremont Toggery
Willard
Lorain Ford Mavericks
Lorain
McGuan
Lorain Steel
Columbus
Bennett Electric
Monroeville
Bob Pugh Motors
Bob Sommers
Electricians
Mike Finch
State Tourney Schedule For District Champions
Bennett Electric Willard District Champion Monroeville Willard District Runners-Up play at Mansfield Aug 12 14 Bob Pugh Motors Perkins District Champions play at Urbana Aug 5 7 Industrial Gould Norwalk District Runners-Up play at Columbus Aug 12 14
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Bennett Electric
Willard
Monroeville
Mansfield
Bob Pugh Motors
Perkins
Urbana
Gould
Norwalk
Columbus
Hall of Fame Five Inducted in Canton Ceremony
George Halas presented Gale Sayers for enshrinement alongside Bart Starr Forrest Gregg Frank Gifford and Bill Willis in Canton as NFL founders and pioneers honored for shaping the league. Lombardi era figures were praised by successors and family members during the ceremony.
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Canton
UPI
George Halas
Halas
National Football League
Gale Sayers
Chicago Bears
NFL Hall of Fame
Sayers
Bart Starr
Forrest Gregg
Green Bay Packers
Frank Gifford
New York Giants
Bill Willis
Cleveland Browns
Bears
NFL
Ralph Hayes Auto Agency
The
Gifford
Starr
Gregg
Vince Lombardi
Marie
Indians Split Twins in doubleheader with win and loss
Cleveland beat Minnesota 9-2 in game one as Al Fitzmorris earned his first win since May 1 with a five hitter. In the nightcap Dave Johnson notched his second win since 1974 as the Twins won 9-4. Duane Kuiper drove in three for the Indians, Thornton homered, and Bochte hit a solo shot.
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Cleveland
UPI
al Fitzmorris
Cleveland Indians
Minnesota
Dave Johnson
Tom Burgmeier
Twins
Duane Kuiper
Andre Thornton
Bruce Bochte
Pete Redfern
Indians
Thornton
Jim Norris
Jeff Torborg
Torborg
Browns Scrimmage Highlights Free Agent Standouts
At Kent State, Cleveland Browns offense tops defense 28 14 as rookie free agents Eddie Payton and Ernie Young spark the unit with long runs and a punt return. Payton rushed for 83 yards on 12 carries, while Luck, Mays and Sipe directed multiple scoring drives.
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Kent
Ohio
UPI
Eddie Payton
Ernie Young
Cleveland Browns
Kent State University
Payton
Chicago Bears
Walter Payton
Young
Alcorn A & M
Dave Mays
Mike St. Clair
Cleo Miller
Brian Duncan
Mays
Terry Luck
Ricky Feacher
Brian Sipe
Browns
Luck
Larry Poole
Sipe
National League East and West Standings and Schedules
Baseball standings by league with East and West divisions, recent results, and upcoming games. Notable matches include Philadelphia over San Francisco 5-4 and New York 10-9 over San Diego, plus Chicago and Cincinnati in key NL actions. Also lists AL standings and nightly pitching matchups and scores across multiple cities.
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W.W. L. Pet
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Montreal
New York
W. L. Pet
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Houston
San Francisco
San Diego
Atlanta
Philade
Montefusco
Twitchell
Underwood
Sutton
Zecheys
Renko
Seaver
Jones
Lemongello
Boston
Baltimore
Detroit
Milwaukee
Cleveland
Toronto
West
L. Pet
Kansas City
Minnesota
Texas
California
Seattle
Oakland
Cleve
Sorensen
Clancy
Wood
City
Colborn
Goltz
Hunter
Brett
R. May
Mitchell
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Norwalk Legion
By Jim Szalay
Post 41
Orwick
Bob Roe
Greg Russell
Haynes
Graffice and Son
SCM
Lombardi
Giants
Paul Brown
Cincinnati Bengals
Willis
State
Ink
Marion Motley
Tribe
Bochie
Kuiper
Johnson
Norris
Larvell Blanks
Burgmeier
Paul Dade
Roy Smalley
Craig Kusick
Rick Waits
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