A Sporting Christmas by Edward L Rondes
A humorous holiday tribute listing sports figures and teams with wishes for the season. Notable names include Hart, Schroeder, Corrigan, Graham, Riley, Wolfe, McGuckin, Cromley, Short, Schembechler, Modell, Hayes, Munson, Franklin, Shula, and many teams such as Norwalk, Cavs, Indians, Browns, and Broncos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hart
Hart
Norwalk
Dick Alge
St. Paul
John Schroeder
Denny Corrigan
Don Graham
Paul Riley
Tiffin Columbian
James Wolfe
Janet McGuckin
Jean Cromley
Edison
Doug Short
Morroeville
BO Schembechler
Cavaliers
Portland Trailblazers
Jim Eckersley
Rick Manning
Buddy Bell
Mike Wasniak
Paul Conry
Forrest Gregg
Cleveland
Don Shula
Denver Bronco
Oakland
Tigers Fall to Huron in Narrow Dual Mail Gridiron Style
Norwalk lost 33-20 to Huron in a home wrestling dual, the Tigers first defeat to the Truckers in five years. Key early wins by Fyock 12-0 and Wetzel 8-2 gave Norwalk momentum before Huron responded with pins and decisions to seize and extend lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Huron
Truckers
Rick Fyock
Scott Cambra
Kevin Wetzel
Tigers
Dave Chambers
Bill Rafie
Alex Houseman
Bob Carpenter
Matt Ryder
Matt Missey
Ty Delametre
Jerry Boos
Bobb Evans
Jayson Perdue
Steve Linder
John Smith
Unbeaten Teams Status Shaken In City Basketball League
The Men's City Basketball League saw its two remaining undefeated teams shrink to Gilchrist Home Improvement and Pizza Hut after week five. Gilchrist beat Couch Concrete 69 58 while Pizza Hut edged Houston Gerber Funeral Home 52 50. In the B loop Home Savings & Loan and Dorr Cheverlet moved to 2 3, tying for the lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilchrist
Pizza Hut
Houston-Gerber Funeral Home
Morticians
Home Savings & Loan
Dorr Cheverlet
Gophers Fall To Maryland 17-7
Maryland Terrapins defeated Minnesota 17-7 at the Hall of Fame Classic in Birmingham as Larry Dick and Chuck White connected for 126 yards on eight completions. Maryland finished 8-4, while Minnesota ended the season 7-5 after a young offense struggled late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Denes
Merchants
Mike Wasiniak
Dean Sweeting
Don Davis
Thomas Brooks Jr
Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Larry Dick
Chuck White
Maryland Terrapins
Minnesota
White
Chuck
Larry
Maryland
Jerry Claiborne
Terrapins
Claiborne
Gophers
Marion Barber
Mike Sochko
Barber
Wendell Avery
Cal Stoll
UCLA
Shelby’s 86 Points Stuns Upper Sandusky in League Rout
Shelby shot lights out to score 86 and beat Upper Sandusky 86 67. The win lifts Shelby to 3-1 in the Northern Ohio League and 3-2 overall, while Upper Sandusky remains 0-4 in league play. Shelby travels to Lexington on December 29. Upper Sandusky hosts Bellevue tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Sandusky
Shelby
Nets
Rams
Colonel Crawford
Lexington
Upper
Bellevue
Manure Bowl In 15th Year In Palatka Florida
The 15th annual Manure Bowl unfolds in Palatka as locals gear up for the New Year’s Day game. T shirts sell briskly, a radio station will provide play by play, and a jeweler donated a gold plated trophy for the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palatka
Fla
Lou Cameron
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward L. Ronders
Browns
Fairweather
George
Tigers Claw Truckers
Larry Liebold
John Cruse
Joe Nickols
John Kenning
Eric Seibold
Jack Ohlemacher
Steve Osterling
Steve DuBois
Rich Marett
Brad Rossi
Bryan Pittenger
Dennis Corrigan
John Perez
Scott Irwin
Greg Berry
Glen Pfleiger
Grapplers
Kenston
Bob Evans
Paul Stafford
By Don Hohler
Bibb Reality
Tom Diringer
Mike Souslin
Dick Winslow
Gary Barman
Mel Brown
Realtors
Mike Hyde
Ron Strimpfel
Mike Schifer
Fred Leimeister
Bibb
Heaston
Gerber
Scott Schillig
Dave Mesenburg
Jim Kern
Keith Chapin
Kern
Home Savings
Norwalk Merchants
Huron County Bank
Bench Diversified
The
Bankers
Evester Adcock
Mark Vanderpool
Mike Carter
Keith Ridge
Doug White
John Kuhlman
Jim Collins
Tom Deringer
Ken Leber
Floyd Smiley
Gary See Ce
Randy Coe
Dora Chevorlet
Milan
Cheverletmen
Jim Smith
Dick Nickoli
John Fell
Ken Nickoli
Kirk Mason
Ken Ostheimer
Wayne Raboin
Steve Vartorella
AMOCO
W. Main St
Shelby Manhort
Stanford
Reimsnyder Elliott
Hartz Stein
Armstrong Culver Gates
Upper Sandusky Schmidt
Hastings Schwenning
Crow Jackman Stansberry
Graham McClain
Quahrees
Tally HO
Maple Valley
Whittlesey Ave
Ohio
Santa
Fulston’s
Linwood Ave
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