Norwalk Truckers Face Stiff District Meet At Strobel Field
Norwalk's track trio led by Gary Draxler Dave Shadle and John Fell head to the Class AA district meet at Sandusky Strobel Field Shadle eyes a 440 and 220 bid Parker Leahy and Lindsey chase sprint marks Draxler seeks high jump glory while Williams leads shot put along with Fell in contention for second spot.
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Steve Parker
Fremont
Bob Lindsey
Sandusky
Shadle
Parker
Vermilion
Jack Leahy
Ed Williams
Norwalk
Flyers Edge Eagles in Rain-Delayed Meet Thriller
Norwalk St. Paul Flyers win 66 61 over Monroeville as Dave Heyman doubles in 100 and 220 and anchors the winning 880 relay. Mike Vegas stays undefeated in 120 yard hurdles. Joe Didion anchors mile relay and wins 440. Eagles’ Tom Wilhelm clocks 5 03 mile. Stu Jones sweeps two miles with 11 26 4. Regional entries loom after district meets.
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Don Hohler
Monroeville
Norwalk St. Paul
District Track Meet Preview with Narrow Title Contenders
Norwalk and Tiffin runners highlight a crowded district field with FreMont's Dave Rhodes challenging Chance At District Meet for second. Relay teams from Norwalk, Tiffin, Sandusky, Port Clinton and Clyde push for top honors as Flickinger Sehle duel in the 880 and Chapin eyes a 2 mile showdown with Noss. High hurdles include Rakosky Jackson and Coleman racing in a stacked event.
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Fell
Fremont
Dave Rhodes
Norwalk
Harry Gordon
Chuck Flickinger
Rod Sehle
Shadle
Tiffin
Sandusky
Port Clinton
Clyde
Travis Chapin
Rick Noss
Arden Rakosky
John Jackson
Gary Coleman
Jackson
Coleman
Slo-Pitch Opens Sunday Adds Greenwich Merchants to A Division
The City Slo-Pitch League kicks off Sunday with three games and a new sixth team, Greenwich Merchants. Mayor Harold E. Finch will throw the first ball, as treasurer William Heyman credits city officials and league leaders for getting the season underway. Schedule covers Sunday through next Sunday with matchups including Home Savings & Loan, Coach Concrete, Norwalk Furniture, VFW, Clevite Harris, Janesville Cotton Mills, and Greenwich Merchants among others.
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Greenwich Merchants
Harold E. Finch
William Heyman
Park & Recreation
Austin Shadle
Heyman
Home Savings & Loan
Coach Concrete
V.F.W
Norwalk Furniture
Clevite-Harris
Janesville Cotton Mills
Downtown Dodge
Escaree
Nite Life
American
Citizens National Bank
Durable Mat
Downtown
Dodge
Superior
Huron County Bank
Ten Flyers From Norwalk St. Paul Compete in District Meet
Ten members of the Norwalk St. Paul track team travel to Mansfield Malabar for the Class A District Meet. Mike Vegas leads with a 15.3 in the 120 yard high hurdles and a Lakeshore Conference record in the same event, plus a 21.0 in the 180 yard low hurdles. Haeuptle hopes for a 19 foot 9 1/2 inch long jump and is part of the 880 and mile relays. Heyman anchors the 880 relay after a 10.4 100 yard dash time earlier this year. Didion, a 54.6 440 record holder, also runs the 440 and anchors the mile relay. Weisenberger is kept in reserve. Hillman and Schlader are among the likely relay legs. District records include 100 yard dash 10.0 by Light and high marks in multiple events.
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Monroeville
Steve Rahrig
Tom Haeuptle
Dave Didion
Weisenberger
Brad Tinker
Mike Schlader
Tinker
Stu Jones
Eagles
Dave van Fleet
Rahrig
Steve Bores
Denny Smith
John Reese
Flyers
Milan
Norwalk St. Paul
Mansfield Malabar
Mike Vegas
Saints
Mansfield
Lakeshore
Western Reserve
Haeuptle
Dave Heyman
Tom Weisenberger
Dick Hillman
Hillman
Galion Triumphs Over Norwalk in Tennis Roundup
Galion nipped Norwalk 4-1 as Bill Beck and Tim Jarvis edged Dan Volk and Mal Bauer 6-2 6-3 for the Trucker doubles win. Dave Roelle beat Dave Hughes 6-1 1-6 6-4, Dennis Jones topped Jim Calhoun 6-3 6-2, Bill Bogan defeated Terry Goodsite 6-0 6-4, and Bob Dye blanked Jerry Sandvick 6-0 6-0. In track at Milan, Milan beat South Amherst and Berlin Heights with Bruce Czaplicki and Doug Weiss double winners, then Western Reserve topped Keystone and North Ridgeville in a rain-shortened meet, led by Bill Finley’s 12 ft pole vault and 5'10" high jump. Western Reserve now 4-1-1 in dual or triangular action.
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Galion
Norwalk
Trucker
Bill Beck
Tim Jarvis
Dan Volk
Mal Bauer
Dave Roelle
Dave Hughes
Dennis Jones
Jim Calhoun
Bill Bogan
Terry Goodsite
Bob Dye
Jerry Sandvick
Milan
South Amherst
Berlin Heights
Bruce Czaplicki
Doug Weiss
Czaplicki
Weiss
Western Reserve
Keystone
North Ridgeville
Roughriders
Bill Finley
Dave Zimmerman
Jim Kern
Henry Dalton
Mickey Cassady
Kern
Dalton
Cassady
New London Golf Beats Ridgeville 6 3 on Road
New London defeated Ridgeville 6 to 3 at Ridgeville. Carl Songstock beat Phil Stambaugh 38 to 40, Rollie Ulm shot 36 to best Paul Dina 42, Jerry Innes of Ridgeville beat John Churella 41 to 56, and Dwight Gessner 41 won over Chuck Krueger 43. New London improves to 8-5.
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New London
Ridgeville
Carl Songstock
Phil Stambaugh
Stambaugh
Rollie Ulm
Paul Dina
Jerry Innes
John Churella
Dwight Gessner
Chuck Krueger
Penn Central Plans $2.7 Million Freight Yard Expansion
Penn Central announced a $2.7 million freight yard and expansion program for Cincinnati area. Construction will focus near the former New York Central yards in Sharonville and Evendale suburbs.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Penn Central
New York Central
Sharonville
Evendale
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