Writer reveals trivia lure and San Marino joke
Sports writer Jim Busek recalls high school trivia recruitment offers from area teams. He recounts meeting a prospective rival and the playful gambit ending with his quip that the third smallest country is San Marino, a personal trivia moment shared publicly.
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Bucyrus Redmen Prep As Norwalk Game Pleas For Better Shooting
Bucyrus Everhart voices concern over 0-2 start as Redmen shoot under 40 percent against Willard and Colonel Crawford. Bob France leads with 29 points, Roger Brown last letterman, and Cundiff shells 9 rebounds per game. Norwalk visit Friday. Tiffin hosts Shelby then Bucyrus Saturday.
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Scoreboard Wednesday’s Results and Today’s Games Summary
Results show Kansas City 6 Montreal 5 and Buffalo 4 Washington 4 Pittsburgh 3 in midweek action. Other scores include Chicago 109 Boston 106 Philadelphia 102 and Houston 107 Seattle 101. Tonight features New England at Phoenix Winnipeg at San Diego Cincinnati at Indianapolis.
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Mount Union Lineman Dan Pugh Named to All Ohio Conference
Mount Union middle linebacker Dan Pugh earned 1975 All-Ohio Conference first team honors as the Purple Raiders went 7-2 in the OAC Blue Division. The senior was Mount Union’s MVF, piling up 164 tackles, five sacks, and two fumbles caused, while Jim Ditz of Capital received honorable mention for his defensive play.
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Monroeville St Paul Mat Meet Postponed By Scheduling Shuffle
Monroeville coach Denny Sheppard gets a late call from St Paul coach Paul Conry about a Feb 19 wrestling date. The teams scrimmaged last week and hope to reschedule the Feb 19 match for Feb 19 after school closings forced updates to the February card.
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NOL weekend tests as undefeateds collide in tight slate
In Northern Ohio League play the top teams meet as undefeateds collide while other rivals chase their first league win. Willard hosts Upper Sandusky while Norwalk visits Tiffin and Galion plays Bellevue in a packed Friday schedule.
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