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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1979
Page
13
Bleile's broke it open with five runs in the fourth and added six more in the fifth. Chris Stang powered the winners with a triple and two doubles while John Landall collected two singles and a double for the losers. Don Tester blanked Janesville with seven runs allowed on six hits.
Mike's Rust Proofing hammered Crow Lumber 11 to 3 as Larry Buchannon and Tony Sardanoff hit homers and Pat Schultz held Crow to four hits. Eastman defeated Becker's 14 to 3 with Bob Colish tossing a two hitter and Gene Bees and Dave Lichoff adding two singles each. In the third game Huron County Bank beat Ringholz and Meyers 14 to 11, Steve Mason homered and Shawn Kirk ripped two triples while Sam Bundren took the loss.
Huron County Bank beat Phil Leak 14 to 11 as Carrie Eberly led with three hits and Ruth Ann Widman held the losers to six. Bennett Electric defeated Monroeville Merchants 12 to the Merchants’ six errors. Debbie Finnen homered and doubled, Kayan Kramer earned the win. Janesville slugged Sparks-Blue Ribbon 25 to 0 in three innings with home runs by Meyer, Dixon, and Funk, Barb Lafferty the pitcher.
Seven Ohio players were chosen Tuesday in the baseball free agent draft. The selections include Brad Komminsk of Lima by Atlanta as an outfielder and first baseman, Mark Ferguson of Zanesville to Oakland, Robert Knopa of Bedford to Minnesota as a lefty pitcher, Jeff Lee Russell of Cincinnati to Cincinnati as a right handed pitcher, Rick Thompson of Canton to Boston as a shortstop, Scott Fletcher of Wadsworth to the Chicago Cubs as a shortstop, and Edwin Schenider of Cincinnati to Oakland as a left handed pitcher.
Brooklyn native Lenny Wilkens, coach of the Seattle SuperSonics, is honored at City Hall for guiding the Sonics to their NBA title. He recalls a tough upbringing in Bedford Stuyvesant, a career marked by resilience, defense focus, and a team-first philosophy that helped Seattle beat the Washington Bullets.
Standings show San Diego 11 Chicago 3 and Pittsburgh 3 Los Angeles 1 with several teams leading. Thursday games include San Diego at Chicago and San Francisco at St Louis, plus Boston at Chicago and New York at Minnesota among others.
Cleveland tabbed John Bohnat a lefty from Hogan High School Villejo Calif as the first pick in the opening round. Bohnat 18 was the seventh overall selection as the Indians added Christopher Rehbaum Eric Hardgrave John Hoban Edward Brennan David Landrith Weston Mitchell Steve Roche John Damon and Victor Woods in later rounds and secondary phase picks.
Mary Newland Norwalk High Boosters secretary announced the club's beer booth at the Strawberry Festival earned nearly 2200 dollars. She credited Clancys and Burger Chef for donations when cups ran out and said plans include another booth next year.
Golfer Nancy Lopez said her husband Tim Melton has been hired by WCPO-TV in Cincinnati as a reporter. Lopez will compete in the LPGA Championship in Mason Ohio this week and will relocate to the Cincinnati area because of his new job.
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