White Sox top Indians 5 3 as hitting revives win streak
Chicago beats Cleveland 5 3 for their ninth win in 12 after 13 hits off five Indians pitchers. Steve Stone earned his third win with Lerrin LaGrow securing his fifth save. Alan Bannister Richie Zisk and Jim Spencer delivered key hits to cap a three run seventh inning.
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Chicago
UPI
Bob Lemon
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
Lemon
Sox
Steve Stone
Lerrin LaGrow
LaGrow
Stone
The
al Fitzmorris
Fitzmorris
Kansas City
Indians
Frank Robinson
Jim Norris
Alan Bannister
Bannister
Richie Zisk
Jim Spencer
Gill hits 614 and 600 Club fame in Tri-County bowling
Agnes Higgins notes Marilyn Gill bowled 174 245 190 614 to join the 600 Club for Ideal Acelanes in Norwalk's Tri-County rolling. The event at Norwalk Center featured multiple peers achieving high scores and a finale banquet announced for May 18 at Elks Country Club.
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Agnes Higgins
Marilyn Gill
Ideal Acelanes
Tri- County
Norwalk Center
Barb Lerch
Eva Werner
Fireland’s Insurance
Dorothy Fries
Fanny Farmer's
Marilyn Friend
Bennet Electric
Linda Skinn
Norwalk Furniture
Zarie Reichert
Hoover Drywall
Mary Brocklehurst
Marilyn Collier
Debbie Marvin
Wakeman’s
Norma Reel
A.V. Lake Steel
Jean Cothran
Deb Finnen
The
Crown Motel
Kathy Finnen
Sied
Ethel Haney
Jo Annaywood
PMS
Pat Albright
Norwalk
Carol Danklefsen
Linda Missler
Linda Bowers
Dankie
Mary Ross
Adria
Ruth Schwan
Theresa Wilhelm
L.J. Scheid
Ellie Ritz
Bob
Arlene Dyer
Mary Pressley
Windiight
Doris Rahrig
Fae Fife
Glass Bar
Sue Steffanni
Lockwood's
Marty Roderick
Bonnie McRae
Holman’s Jewelers
Sharon Perry
Norwalk Motor Sales
Beck Church
Nancy Foran
Jane Fuller
Lowell Brown
Nick Georgiafandis
Bill Marett
Sandwick Motors
John Mauri
Eagles
Don Swanson
Swanson Construction
Duane White
Wilson’s Masons
Jim Parsons
Parsons Garage
Art Chaffe
Flickinger Insurance
Kay
Filip
Elks
Ed Barker
Tom Hutton
Tom Woodyard
Elks Country Club
Norwalk doubles team advances to sectional semifinals
Norwalk pair Jim Hoffecker and Barney Trapp, the No. 1 seeds, beat Clyde duo George Hintz and Tim Kwiatkowski 7-6 6-2 to reach the AAA sectional semifinals at Sandusky High School. They had earlier defeated Fostoria’s Mortimer and Lowe and St. Paul’s Amato brothers fell in quarter finals.
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Sandusky
Norwalk
Jim Hoffecker
Barney Trapp
Hoffecker
Tee
George Hintz
Tim Kwiatkowski
Clyde
Sandusky High School
Jeff Mortimer
Bob Lowe
Fostoria
St. Paul’s
Amato Brothers
Jim
Tim
Gerry Omler
Dan Steyer
Tiffin Calvert
Amatos
Chris Luce
Paul Hinckley
John Kacmarsky
Eric Theisen
Yung Kyu- Kim
Scott
Gersey
Lake
Willard
Scott Bogner
Kevin Wallace
Port Clinton
Mike Burdorf
John Stein
Mike Cok
Gus Secor
Hintz
Kwiatkowski
Dale Schaechterle
Mark Hoyer
Schaechterle
Jim Harwood
Bill Barron
St. Paul
Jon Cahill
Vermilion
Mike Klingshirn
Bowling Green State University
Maortimer-Lowe
Usta Hintz
Gus Secora
Theisen-Kacharsky
Gene Edwards
Vern Blacke
St.rs
Rich Bruns
Mike Jorgenson
Huron
Er Amato
Tim Amato
Norwalk St. Paul
Luce Hinckley
Baseball scores and upcoming pitchers across Friday games
Friday results include Chicago 5 Montreal 3 New York 3 Los Angeles 0 Philadelphia 5 San Diego 4 St Louis 3 Atlanta 0 Cincinnati 6 San Francisco 4 Houston 3 Pittsburgh 0. Probable pitchers listed for each matchup with times and venues. Sunday formats show 1:00 pm and late games across multiple cities and teams.
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Chicago
Montreal
New York
Los
Philadelphia
San Diego
St. Louis
Atlanta
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Houston
Pittsburgh
R. Reuschel
Rogers
Los Angeles
Ray
Espinosa
Strom
Underwood
Falcone
Capra
Halicki
Alcala
Rooker
Andujar
Gullett
California
Ryan
Boston
Seattle
Baltimore
Oakland
Texas
Kansas City
Toronto
Minnesota
Cleveland
Detroit
Milwaukee
Chica
Philadel
Montreale
Sir Toronto
Ste East
Sins
Goltz
Biley
Barrios
Detroit Arroyo
Cort
Flanagan
Ellis
Langford
Boggs
Colborn
Lee
Thomas
Willard Girls Fly Past Bucyrus In Track Meet
Willard Crimson Flash win 12 first place finishes over Bucyrus 72 to 38. Bette Phillips and Kathy Van Hook each claim two events, with Phillips taking the 100 dash and 220, and Van Hook winning the shot put and discus. Other winners include Tackett Hashmi Swert Ludban and Van Zoest, plus two Willard relay teams posting fast times. Willard moves to 7-2 in dual meets.
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Bucyrus
Willard
Bette Phillips
Kathy van Hook
Phillips
van Hook
Crimson Flash
Mary Tackett
Shereen Hashmi
Robin Swert
Kathy Ludban
Debbie van Zoest
Tammy Carpenter
Jenny Turner
Swert
Turner
Hashmi
Tackett
Barb Phillips
Janet Leitz
Connie Slessman
Carpenter
Clark's 8th Inning Hit Drives In Winning Run
South Central edged Monroeville 7-6 after scoring twice in the eighth. Mike Clark had the game winning RBI as his only hit, while Tom Graffice added a double. Ackerman’s seventh inning triple had tied it for Monroeville.
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Clark
Trojans
Monroeville
South Central
Portland Sweeps Lakers in Western Finals
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 105 101 to sweep the four game series and advance to the NBA championship finals. Rookie Johnny Davis and Lionel Hollins led a fast Portland backcourt as Bill Walton Maurice Lucas and Bob Gross controlled the front line. Kareem Abdul Jabbar scored 30 for the Lakers in a 111 game postseason run.
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Portland
Ore
Portland Trail Blazers
Los Angeles Lakers
Johnny Davis
Lionel Hollins
Lakers
Bill Walton
Maurice Lucas
Bob Gross
Jerry West Lucas
Davis
Walton
Hollins
Laker
Kareem Abdul- Jabbar
Royals Try Pyramid Power to Break Slump
Kansas City Royals, mired in a .175 batting spell, used plastic pyramids gifted to manager Whitey Herzog who had Steve Boros place them around the locker room and bench in a bid to end a four-game skid on what local reports deem the unluckiest day.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Kansas City Royals
Royals
Whitey Herzog
Steve Boros
South Central Triumphs in Mixed Track Duel at Greenwich
South Central defeating Monroeville 78 to 49 led by Mark Clark and Ron Webb each with three wins. Clark swept 120 high hurdles 16.9 and 180 low hurdles 21.8 and won shot put 48-4. Webb led sprints with 100 10.6, 220 23.5, and 440 56.0. Kevin Wilhelm added two wins in high jump 6-0 and long jump 18-83/4. Monroeville’s Art Miller won 880 in 2:11 and Joe Wilhelm 2-mile in 11:26.
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Greenwich
South Central
Mark Clark
Monroeville
Ron Webb
Clark
Trojans
Webb
Eagles
Kevin Wilhelm
Randy Conaway
Chris Howard
Rick Lucas
Paul Deering
Art Miller
Joe Wilhelm
Miller Chuck Schaffer
Jeff Scheid
Tom McGinn
Tim McGinn
Dan Wise
Joe Hamilton
Roger Anderson
Bill Scott
Rich Conaway
Janey Toney
Chuck Shaffer
Walt Moore
Dane Kaiser
Adam Heyman
Jeff Rayisc
Rick Hucal
Tony Hi Hall
Jon Jedbeugh
Jerry Ryan
Flyers thinclads slam St Paul in South Central meet
Junior High Thinclads posted a 76–32 victory over St Paul with three first places. Jim Leitz won shot put and discus, Matt Heit took the mile, Mike Conley won the 220 dash and placed high in sprints. Dave Burton added 2 seconds in hurdles and 440.
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South Central Junior High School
St. Paul
Flyers
Jim Leitz
Matt Heit
Mike Conley
Conley
Dave Burton
Dennis Missler
Leitz
Burton
Denny Missler
Western Reserve
Darren Wolfe
Bob Miller
Roughrider
Norwalk Merchants Open Fast Pitch Season at Home
Norwalk Merchant fast pitch softball starts its season tonight at McGuan Park Field Two with a 7 p.m. doubleheader against Tiffin’s Hoffmanns Bar. Manager Ralph Ritzenthaler Jr notes the team is in its first organized year and faces inexperience but aims for a strong showing. Hoffman's Bar is described as the top Church League squad from Tiffin with veteran players.
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Norwalk Merchant
McGuan Park
Tiffin
Merchant
Ralph Ritzenthaler, Jr
Ritzenthaler
Hoffman's Bar
Pro Am Eliminator Tops Norwalk Dragway Card
AHRA National Open history noted as Norwalk Raceway Park returns to regular racing. Pro Am eliminator leads with a four way points tie among Steve Cocklin Jim Rowe Ed Turrill and Clifford Phillips. Gates open 4 p.m. racing starts 8 30 p.m. with bracket motorcycle and trophy runs across nearly 500 AHRA classes.
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Norwalk Raceway Park
Steve Cocklin
Jim Rowe
Ed Turrill
Clifford Phillips
Turrill
Edison snaps South Central win streak in eight innings
Edison beat South Central 9 6 in eight innings to snap a six game SC win streak. Edison improves to 3 3 while SC falls to 6 1. Kenny Burris delivered the tying two out hit and Burris earns the win after fanning 13 with 4 runs allowed in the eighth. Scott Hemstra went 4 for 5 for Edison.
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Edison
Greenwich
South Central
Jayvee
Trojans
Kenny Burris
Bart Ebinger
Chargers
Burris
Scott Hemstra
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Chris Griffiths
Mike Klepper
Calvert
Alan Moll
Dave Cunningham
Barron
Cahill
Ott
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Moll
Hoyer
Klingshern
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Hintz-Kwiatkowski
Kyu Kim-Gersey
Burdorf-Stein
Bogner-Wallace
Stever-Omior
Amato-Amato
BY Tate
Tony Hall
Tom Graffice
Hall
Graffice
Steve Hofacker
Pyramid Power Works
South Central Spikers
Jeff Ray
Rand Conaway
Kevin Ryan
Flyer Junior High
Harry Hawkins
Doug Fiddler
Mark Hale
Tony Robertson
Dave Bosze
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