Tale Of 2 Coaches How Plymouth rose but St Paul fell in district semifinals
Plymouth girls beat St. Paul to reach the state tournament's farthest point in program history while coach Mike McFarren praised the team and warned of a tough next round versus Mansfield St. Pete. St Paul coach Janet McGuckin drew criticism for a 40 minute locker room standoff after the loss and the piece notes her honesty and role in girls sports advocacy.
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St. Paul
Big Red
Mike McFarren
Sandusky St. Mary
McFarren
Flyers
Mansfield St. Pete
Danbury Lakeside
St. Pete
Janet McGuckin
McGuckin
Janet
Columbus Ohio
Mary Ann Creamer
Julie Myers
Norwalk Girls Banquet Set At High School Cafeteria
Norwalk girls basketball team schedules a potluck banquet Monday evening in the high school cafeteria inviting parents fans and guests to bring a covered dish. Grapplers To Be Feted at Edison High School Wrestling Awards Night Monday at 6 30 in the school cafeteria. Softball Meeting Tuesday at 7 Norwalk Recreation Center for women interested in playing softball this summer contracts and rosters will be handed out at the meeting.
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Norwalk Recreation Center
Plymouth Routs Flyers in Willard District final build to regional
Plymouth Big Red toppled St. Paul Flyers 52 to 37 in the Willard District semifinal, forcing 31 turnovers by the Flyers and advancing to face Mansfield St. Peter in the finals. Kathy Brown led Plymouth with 20 points, while Therese Barron and Julie Myers scored for St. Paul.
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St. Paul Flyers
Plymouth
Big Red
Mansfield St. Peter
Flyers
St. Paul
Therese Barron
Julie Myers
Kathy Brown
Peggy Lewis
Myers
Mary Ann Creamer
Barron
F T Robinson
Schibley O O
Lewis
Brown
Dent
Spartans Knock Lakers Out Of Tourney 61-56
St. Peter Mansfield’s Spartans upset top-ranked Lakeside 61-56 in District Tournament play. Anna Varga led with 21 points, as Danbury Lakeside guard Denette Kolbe fouled out early in the second half. Kolbe finished with 25. Sowards 14. Cowdery 12. Shoemaker 10. The Spartans face Plymouth in the finals.
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St. Peter’s
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St. Peter
Danbury Lakeside
Denette Kolbe
Mansfield St. Peter
Danbury
Sondra Davis
Lakeside
Kolbe
Hay
Vanessa Sowards
Jo Ann Morris
Anna Varga
Jean Cowdery
Gina Shoemaker
Sowards
Penta Lakeside
Mans, St. Peter
Farnsworth Messer Jones Advance In State Tourney
In Columbus and Westerville three area wrestlers earned semi final spots in Class A. Jim Farnsworth New London Mike Messer Plymouth and Jeff Jones Monroeville won opening bouts to move into the Otterbein College semis. Farnsworth edged Mark Magalski 3 33 in the 175 pound bracket to improve to 22 1 and will meet Jim Kilcoyne. Messer pinned James Davis 3 51 and faces Dan Gray who beat Barry Nolan 13 3. Jones defeated Ty Harris 10 7 and advances to meet Pat Soltis with a 23 3 mark. The day also saw St Pauls Colvin and Missler lose and Norwalks Matt Missey fall in Class AA. Finals set for 7 p m at St Johns Arena with Class AA and AAA at St Johns and Class A at Otterbein.
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Mike Messer
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Jeff Jones
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Otterbein College
Bill Perkins
Jim Colvin
John Missler
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Norwalk
Matt Missey
Farnsworth
Mark Magalski
Cuyahoga Heights
Magalski
Jim Kilcoyne
Licking Heights
Kilcoyne
Jim Frank
Stryker
Dan Gray
Black River
Gray
Messer
James Davis
Mechanicsburg
Barry Nolan
Newcomerstown
Wildcat
Mark Minister
Columbus Academy
Paul Conry
Colvin
Bill Adkins
Richmond Heights
Missler
Dave Berger
Versailles
Conny
Jim
John
Adkins
Berger
St. Mary
Jude Roth
Mark Rubish
Columbiana
Gus Kallai
Akron
Coventry
Denny Co
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Kallai
Rod Manley
Springfield
John Moore
Oberlin
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Ty Harris
Scio Jewett
Jones
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Middlefield Cardinal
St. John’s Arena
Atlanta Surprises Portland in 118 117 Narrow Win
The Hawks upset the Trail Blazers 118-117 as Portland played without Bill Walton. Tom McMillen led Atlanta with 21 points while Johnny Davis topped Portland with 23. The game helped Atlanta rise to third in the Central Division amid a night of other NBA scores from Philadelphia Boston to Washington Houston.
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Bill Walton
Atlanta
Hawks
NBA
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Hubie Brown
Walton
Tom McMillen
Johnny Davis
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Regional boys basketball results from Ohio Class AA and A
In Canton Cle Latin defeated Youngs Raven 68 to 57. Bowling Green saw Elyria Catch beat Genoa 52 to 50 on Glandorf 80 Bellville Clear Fork. Athens hosted Portsmouth 65 over Columbus Mifflin 49. In Class A Southington 56 topped Indian Valley Old Washington Buckeye Trail 42 while Fairfield 54 beat Ross Southeastern. Dayton Col Ready 65 defeated Yellow Springs 54 and Bethe 82 beat Lockland 58. Mansfield St Peter's 89 edged Creston Norwayne 77. Brookfield 68 defeated Akron Hoban 67.
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Bethe
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