Foolish Pleasure Victims Wary of Preakness Rematch
After Foolish Pleasure's Derby win, most connections hesitate to enter the Preakness. Bold Chapeau plans to run, others like Avatar Diabolo Prince Thou Art Sylvan Place and Master Derby show uncertainty while jockeys and trainers weigh Belmont and Pimlico targets.
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Jolley
Pimlico
Churchill Downs
Fred Wybie
Bold Chapeau
California
Arthur Seeligson
Avatar
Frank McMahon
Diabolo
Preakness
Sid Martin
Damascus
Art Seville
Tommy Doyle
Seeligson
Darby Dan Farm
Sylvan Place
Golden Chance Farm
Baltimore
Foolish Pleasure
Darby Dan
Rondinello
Prince Thou Art
Jacinto Vasquez
Willard Takes First in Shelby Relays High Jump Relay
Willard's team led by Roger Winemiller Jeff Henry and Keith Kuhn won the high jump relay with 6-2 6-0 6-0 totals 18-2 at Shelby Relays. Shelby edged the field 95-53, while Willard placed fifth overall.
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Shelby
Willard
Roger Winemiller
Jeff Henry
Keith Kuhn
Winemiller
Henry
Kuhn
Crimson’ Flashes
Madison
Ontario
Tiffin Columbian
Mount Vernon
Bucyrus
Softball and Auto Racing Openers Rained Out Weekend
Wet grounds washed out opening shows at Lorain County Speedway and Sandusky International Speedway. City Slow Pitch League opening day postponed, raffle moved to next Sunday. Re-scheduled games set for Tuesday on Diamond No 1 and 3 with six matches including Gaslight Drive Inn versus Mac & Son and Norwalk Furniture teams.
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Lorain County Speedway
Sandusky International Speedway
Two Diamonds
Gaslight Drive Inn
Mac & Son
Bob White Builders
Norwalk Furniture No
Culligan Soft
Culligan
Reineck
Norwalk Furniture No. 1
Norwalk Junior High Nips Willard In Close Track Meet
Norwalk Junior High edged Willard 58 to 51 as Brian Keller and Kevin Polachek starred for Willard. Rick Carrasco led Norwalk with wins in the 100 yard dash and long jump, while Norwalk swept relays and several individual events. Norwalk hosts Shelby Friday.
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Norwalk
Brian Keller
Kevin Polachek
Rick Carrasco
Keller
Willard
Eric Carstensen
Joe Nickols
Joe Guenther
Matt Missey
Craig Colvin
Gary Wilde
Guenther
Carrasco
Colvin
Nickols
Mike Benson
Larry Goudy
Shelby
St Paul Tennis Beats Plymouth 4 3 to Level Record
The St Paul tennis team improved to 4-4 with a 4-3 victory over Plymouth. Key wins came from Jim Amato, Al Myers, Kam Amato, and John Kacmarsky in singles, while both St Paul doubles teams dropped matches. Coach Carol Smith’s squad faces Crestline next. Sandusky sweeps Edison in doubleheader 2-1 and 9-3 as Edison falls to 10-4. Gurney loses a seven hitter.
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St. Paul
Plymouth
Flyers
Jim Amato
Bob Davis
al Myers
Jay Haver
Kam Amato
Steve Cook
John Kacmarsky
Sam Pry
Bill Sutter
Carrie Amato
Haver
Davis
Jim Creamer
Matt Bresson
Pry
Cook
Carol Smith
Crestline
Sandusky
Randy Deehr
Dave Gurney
Edison
Dale Koch
Dan Payne
Tony Robinette
Western Reserve wins junior high meet with school records set
Paul Finley led Western Reserve to a 79 2 29 victory over South Central with three wins including an 11-3 pole vault, 5-6 high jump, and 180 dash in 20.8. Al Meinhold added two wins and WR swept relays, while Don Beer, Dennis White, and Dan Grose won field and track events. Dave Nirode, a former New London athlete, competed for Iowa Wesleyan in Drake Relays events.
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Collins
Paul Finley
Western Reserve
South Central
Finley
al Meinhold
Dan Grose
Bill Horn
Russ McGue
Kevin Burke
Jeff Horn
Mona Jackson
Don Beer
Dennis White
Grose
McGue
Western
Jennifer Hite
Horn
Craig Seeley
Wolfe
Randy Conaway
Randy Cline
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Dave Nirode
New London
Iowa Wesleyan College
Des Moines
Nirode
Cats
Rolland Schick
Dave Emery
Roughriders
Lynn Olcott
Jerry Morrow
Steve McGuckin
Bill Schnell
Olcott
John Pickett
Steve Ross
Tim Conaway
Dave Cole
Rocky Clark
Kirkpatrick Is College Golfer At Muskingum College
Kevin Kirkpatrick freshman golfer on Muskingum College 1975 varsity team from Norwalk High School plans physical education major son of Robert and his Norwalk addresses.
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Kirkpatrick
NEW Concord
Kevin Kirkpatrick
Muskingum College
Norwalk High School
Robert Kirkpatrick
Southgate Dr
Norwalk
Trucker Harold Smith Wins Bellevue Invitational Hurdles
Norwalk High junior Harold Smith captured the 120 high hurdles title in 16.1 seconds at the Bellevue Invitational. Galion led team scoring with 67 points, Bellevue 58, and Port Clinton 47 as Norwalk locals earned multiple runner-up finishes and new records in a wet night meet.
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Norwalk High
Jeff Wyatt
Port Clinton
Bellevue
Hank Heilmann
Norwalk
Harold Smith
Smith
Galion
Upper Sandusky
Larry Walker
John McCarty
Trucker
Eric Kirk
McCarty
Mark Brandts
Tom Wilson
Wilson
Jim Ramsey
Brandts
Wyatt
Sipes
Heming
Stoner
Montgomery
Knightstep
Rutherford
Hickman
Burson
Horne
Bineau
Dowell
Edison Second in Firestone Invitational Track Meet
Edison charges to five event wins and a narrow second place to Northmor at the Firestone Invitational. John Bostater shines with a shot put meet record 91-7 and discus 144-1, while Spradlin 220 dash and Nichols pole vault highlight Edison performances amid relay disqualifications and close team scoring.
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Edison
Firestone
Sullivan
Northmor
New London
Plymouth
Western Reserve
Black River
Lucas
South Central
John Bostater
Jeff Spradlin
Don Nichols
Dave Moyer
Ken Ostheimer
Tony Dellisanti
Jeff Chauvin
Spradlin
Chauvin
Winston 500 marathon ends in tragedy and tight finish
Buddy Baker won the Winston 500 at Talladega by about two feet over Dave Pearson as 33 of 50 starters abandoned the race due to wrecks and mechanical failures. A fatal accident involving Randy Owens and a tank explosion amid the late laps marked the event, with Richard Petty retiring on lap one after the blast.
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Orbie L. Medders
Talladega, Ala
UPI
Buddy Baker
Dave Pearson
Richard Petty
Nascar
Lynda
Randy G. Owens
Level Cross
N.C
Petty
Dodge
Owens
Randy
Gary Rodgers
Benny Parsons
Rogers
Larry Smith
Lenoir
Parsons
Bobby Allison
James Hylton
Donnie Allison
Cale Yarborough
Gordon Johncock
Richard Brooks
Baker
Pearson
Darrell Waltrip
Coo Coo Marlin
Alabama International Speedway
Golddiggers Edge Gears In Turner Cup Final Tilt
Darwin Mott and Jerry Badnnik each scored twice to lift the Toledo Golddiggers to a 6-5 road win over the Saginaw Gears. Toledo takes a 3-2 series lead in the best of seven with game six Tuesday night in Toledo. Westbrook and Kudrasovs added goals in the third.
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Darwin Mott
Jerry Badnnik
Toledo Golddiggers
Saginaw Gears
Toledo
Mott
Badnnik
Don Westbrook
Juri Kudrasovs
Action Night Across Upper Sandusky Area Sports
Tuesday May 6 features track meets Norwalk at Upper Sandusky St Paul at Black River South Central at Lucas Western Reserve at Danbury Galion at Willard. Willard faces Clearfork in a Wynford sectional at 4 p.m. Monroeville at Mansfield St Peter at Shelby Norwalk. Tennis matches New London at St Paul Willard at Norwalk. Girls track Upper Sandusky at Norwalk.
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Norwalk
Upper Sandusky
St. Paul
Black River South
Van Lier Leads Bulls Past Warriors In West Finals
Norm Van Lier scored a career high 35 points to pace Chicago to a 108-101 win over Golden State in a nationally televised game, giving the Bulls a 2-1 edge in the NBA Western Conference finals. Van Lier thrives on penetrating and passing, while Rick Barry scored 21 for the Warriors and Boston beat Washington 101-90 in the East finals. The fourth game is set for Wednesday.
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Norm van Lier
Chicago Bulls
Courtman
Bulls
Golden State Warriors
Chicago
van Lier
Rick Barry
Warriors
Boston
Washington
The
Bullets
John Havlicek
Dave Cowens
Jo-Jo White
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Chris Scherf
Louisville, Ky
Leroy Jolley
Paul Dorsey
Dana Shockley
Brian Bevier
Ed Slessman
Bruce Corwin
Mike Moya
Mark Wieringa
Henry, Kuhn
Doug Simpson
Don Carr
Dale Holiday
Randy Phillips
Shockley
McGuan Park
Northern Ohio
Polachek
Flyer Netters Edge Plymouth
Sandusky High School
Truckers’ Smith
Tom Clark
Bob Chappelear
Brad Mason
Bob Hemchak
Roger Phillips
Tim Fahning
Dennis Plumb
Wildcats
Bryan Granneman
Herb Gregory
Granneman
Mitch McCohn
Brad Potts
Mike Scheerer
Scheerer
Saginaw, Mich
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