Berlin Awards Banquet Honors Wounded Coaching Staff
Berlin Heights area held a sports awards banquet as coaching staff faced absences due to departure illness injuries. Football honors went to Gib Hensley and Ted Vattorella while second and first year awards went to multiple players across football and wrestling. Basketball singled out Gib Hensley for a three year award with other two year and one year recognitions and manager roles noted.
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Berlin Heights
Berlin
Jim Dodd
Mike Ebert
Jim Wittibslager
John Feyedelem
Wittibslager
Feyedelem
Don Ruck
Gib Hensley
Ted Vattorella
Jeff Green
Wendy Unger
Denny Moon
Charles Knight
Ed Cordle
Bert Hensley
Kelly Shook
Russ Gillard
Jeff Strickler
Howard Hill
Bob Schuster
Blake Hurley
Ron Schuster
Jeff Kernell
Bob Waldron
Jess Hintz
Bruce Wright
Duane Molnar
Ted Vartorella
Chuck Knight
Albert Hensley
Jim Carver
John Demuth
John Henry
John Ritz
Bill Vartorella
Howard Fox
Stu Taylor
Jim Daniels
Joel Poyer
Bill Waldron
Tom Belcher
Junior Cooley
Kam Nelson sweeps track events in Alhambra debut
Kam Nelson, 16, won the 440 and 220 yard dashes the long jump and the high jump in her first Alhambra High School track appearance. She also ran on the winning relay team. John Red Kerr named NBA coach of the year in fifth annual writers poll.
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Kam Nelson
Alhambra
Calif
UPI
NEW York
John
Red) Kerr
Chicago Bulls
National Basketball Association
Wednesday
Swoboda Faces First Base Transition as Mets Mirth Fades
The Mets lineup shifts Ron Swoboda to first base amid teasing over fielding miscues. Manager Wes Westrum defends him noting rough plays were not his fault while Swoboda admits the laughs have worn thin and Mantle had more winter prep time for the position.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
UPI
Mets
First Base
Ron Swoboda
Swoboda
Wes Westrum
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
Westrum
Ed Kranepool
Russians challenge NHL after perfect amateur run in Vienna
The Russian amateur hockey team, 7-0 with a 4-2 win over Czechoslovakia, seeks permission from the International Ice Hockey Federation to play against National Hockey League teams.
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Vienna
UPI
Czechoslovakia
International Ice Hockey Federation
NHL
Indians edge Angels to close cactus league play
The Cleveland Indians beat the California Angels 2-1 in Palm Springs. Rich Reichardt homered off Gary Bell in the second inning before two Angel errors in the fifth helped Cleveland. Joe Azcue drove in Chico Salmon and scored on a sacrifice as the Tribe finished their Cactus League schedule with a 5-2 series edge over California.
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Tuscon, Ariz
UPI
Cleveland Indians
Chicago Cubs
California Angels
Palm Springs
Tribe
California
Angels
Rich Reichardt
Gary Bell
Angel
Joe Azcue
Chico Salmon
Azcue
Italian Heavyweight Title Stay With Tomasoni After Win
In Turin, Italian heavyweight champion Piero Tomasoni defended his crown with a 12 round decision over Dante Cane on Wednesday night, preserving his title.
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Turin
Italy
UPI
Piero Tomasoni
Dante Cane
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