Nugent Tops Vermilion as Cats Triumph 68 55
New London Wildcats powered by Mervin Nugent 26 and Steve Garrett 17 beat Vermilion Sailors 68 to 55 in Lakeland Conference action. Vermilion’s Roger Rice led with 28 points, while Nugent and Garrett fueled the Wildcats with strong scoring and defense. New London improved to 5-0 overall, 3-0 in league play.
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New London
New London Wildcats
Mervin Nugent
Steve Garrett
K-O Vermilion
Sailors
Merv
Nets
John Carlisle
Wildcats
Garrett
Roger Rice
Vermilion
Larry Schafer
Rice
Cats
Nugent
Rick Evans
Nugent, Evans, & Co
New Londoners
Purple and Gold
Middies
Carlisle
Evans
Moman
Randleman
Coombs
Schafer
Moes
Miskon
Kishman
Hollosy
Hill
Galion Tigers edge Norwalk in second overtime thriller
Galion Tigers defeated Norwalk 63 to 61 after a second overtime, aided by four straight free throws and key baskets from Bob Tuscan and Mike Miller. Wilkison and Gelvin led Norwalk with late bursts and 18 by Miller, while Hughes and Lorcher added double digits for the Truckers.
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Galion
Galion Tigers
Norwalk Truckers
Norwalk
Truckers
Bob Tuscan
Wilkinson Chapin
Gelvin Larcher
Draxler
Shankman Kesling
Nickoli
TP Miller
Britton Hughes
Graf Roelle Tuscan
Thomas Lake
Monroeville Eagles Top Berlin Heights 73 to 59 in Capsided Win
Berlin Heights at Monroeville game saw Ron Shook score 25 for Berlin but Monroeville pulled away after intermission. Monroeville shot 47 percent, Berlin 35, while Berlin turned over 22 times leading to a Tigers loss. Final line Berlin 59 Monroeville 73.
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Berlin Heights
Monroeville Eagles
Berlin Height
Ron Shook
Tigers
Berlin
C.B. Sander
Bellevue Redmen Scare Tiffin Before Tuxed Tornadoes Pull Away
Bellevue High School hounded undefeated Tiffin Columbian but the Tornadoes pulled away in the fourth quarter to win 64-56. Jim Dillard led Tiffin with 23 points, John Hill 20, while Dan Doster paced Bellevue with 16 and Dave Doster 12 as Tiffin hit 18 of 21 free throws to Bellevue’s 12 of 18.
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Tornadoes
Redmen
Bellevue
Tiffin
Tiff
Jim Dillard
John Hill
Doster Brothers
Dan
Dave
Pete Callaghan
Dillard
Hill
Young
Pennington
Lyon
Kieffer
and Ehrenfried
Dan Doseter
Dave Doster
Callaghan
Haff
Todd
Herner
Margaretta Wins at Erie County FFA Parliamentary Contest
Margaretta finished first in the annual Erie County FFA Parliamentary Contest followed by Perkins Berlin Heights and Milan. The contest tests proper methods of conducting civic and club meetings.
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Berlin Heights
Margaretta
Erie County
FFA
Perkins
Milan
Hillsdale Narrowly Edges Mapleton In Firelands Clash
Hillsdale stays unbeaten in league play by defeating Mapleton 47 to 44 on Friday night. Hillsdale led early, Mapleton’s Chuck Baylan scored 18 of 42 from the floor and 11 of 18 at the line, while Hillsdale’s Moody and Patterson led with 10 and 14 points. The Mounties outshot Hillsdale from the field and the boards were even, but turnovers kept the game tight throughout.
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Mapleton
Hillsdale
Chuck Baylan
Mounties
Braves Ordered to Open 1966 in Atlanta Stadium
A Georgia Superior Court judge ruled the Atlanta Braves must play their 1966 home games at Atlanta Stadium to honor the contract with the stadium authority. Braves officials confirmed the April 12 opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Atlanta, despite a Milwaukee suit seeking to keep them there.
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Altanta
UPI
Georgia Superior Court
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Stadium
Samuel McKenzie
Fulton
Atlanta County
Atlanta Stadium Authority
Braves
Stadium Group
McKenzie
William Bartholomay
Atlanta
Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee
Pirates Defeat South Central in Firelands tilt
The Black River Pirates beat the South Central Trojans 51 to 40 led by Gary Burden with 18 points. Black River shot 16 of 65 from the floor and 19 of 30 from the line while South Central made 16 of 57 field goals and 8 of 14 free throws.
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Greenwich
Black River Pirates
Gary Burden
South Central Trojans
Pirates
Joe Andrews
Trojans
Black River
Walkden
Nagy
Keep
Burden
Knapp
Brown
Worchester
Haynes
Clifford
Upper Sandusky tops Shelby in overtime thriller
Ron Reber scored seven overtime points to lift Upper Sandusky past NOL rival Shelby 58 to 55. Reber led the Rams with 19 points, followed by Gottfried 12 and Corfman 14 as Dan Brown led Shelby with 14. The game stayed tight until a late overtime surge.
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Upper Sandusky
Ron Reber
Rams
Shelby
Reber
Gus Corfman
Lynn Gottfried
Lebender
Feuerstein
Orans
Gottfried
Dorfman
Fisher
Mater
McKean
Carver
Fensch
Brown
Guerin
Western Reserve Rough Riders Handle Milan In Close Win
Western Reserve Rough Riders beat Milan 56 to 51 at the Warrior Reservation as center Al Sehlmeyer scored 21 points. Reserve outscored Milan 20 8 in the third quarter while dominating the boards 39 to 25 and committing 10 fouls to Milan’s 12. Sehlmeyer led WR with 21, Bement 4, Grady 10, Buzeck 10, Kidd 6, Patrick 5. Milan’s Valentine 21, Schlessman 14, Roe 4, Vander Pool 8.
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Milan
Western Reserve Roughriders
al Sehlmeyer
Milan Indians
Warrior Reservation
Firelands
Tribe
Jim Irron
Indians
Roughriders
Western Reserve
Bement
Grady
Sehlmeyer
Buzeck
Kidd
Patrick
Valentine
Schlessman
Roe
Grell
Hall
Vanderpool
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Jack Gelvin
Jim Lorcher
Bill Rolle
Mike Miller
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Ron Shankman
Gene Kesling
Miller
Hughes
Jayvees
Mile Myers
Ron Moore
Billy Baines
Jeff Savage
Bob Robinson
Huron
Nor
Gib Hensley
Monroeville
Denny Miller
Hensley
Tom Hinman
Eagles
Bengals
Jerry Everhart
Monroe
Bellevue High School
Bellevuell
Wan
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Old State Road Norwark
Fisher's Garage
South Central
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Pettit
Early
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Phipps
Felver
Walcher
Zimmerman
Dan Brown
U.sand
Rips Milan
Ielectric
Lumber Norwalk
Wakeman
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