McGuckin powers to two records at Wynford sectional
Western Reserve star Steve McGuckin led a strong showing by area teams at Wynford, tying the 100 yard dash record and winning the 220. New London and Monroeville joined other local schools in advancing to the district at Ada, with multiple athletes posting top finishes in events across sprints jumps and distance races. Crestview captured the team title with 94 points, edging Riverdale and Wynford.
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Western Reserve
Steve McGuckin
Firelands
Wynford
London
Ohio Northern
Ada
McGuckin
Roughrider
Ron Webb
New London
Virgil Harris
Dave Buckner
Hopewell-Loudon
Webb
Roughriders
John Speer
Jerry Morrow
Paul Finley
Dave Timbs
South Central
Kevin Wilhelm
Harris
John McGowan
Bobby Knoll
Mike Scheerer
Tim Ruffing
Jerry Braden
St. Paul
Chuck Fritz
Charlie Stevens
Paul Conry
Dan Muchett
Greg Heit
Marty Healty
Heit
Healy
Keith Napier
Crestview
Tony Nabor
Nabor
Riverdale
Buckeye Central
Plymouth
Monroeville
Seneca East
Lucas
Mansfield Christian
Crestline
Shelby dominates at sectional as five advance to district
Shelby Whippets won the Mansfield Glabar Sectional with 139 points led by standout finishes including Dan Gardner and Tim Conley of Willard and Bob Hemchak of Edison. Norwalk’s Jeff Wyatt and Rick Carrasco also earned district bids. Carrasco was runner up in the 100 yards and Wyatt placed fourth in the 880. Norwalk finished eighth. Willard and Edison tied for tenth.
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Norwalk
Jeff Wyatt
Rick Carrasco
Willard
Dan Gardner
Tim Conley
Edison
Bob Hemchak
Bowling Green State University
Shelby
Whippets
Huron
Corky Field
Dan Moyer
Tim Hohman
Track meet results with multiple event placements
Norwalk and Willard and Edison participants earned several top places. Rick Carrasco was second in the 100 yard dash with 10.4 seconds. Jeff Wyatt finished fourth in the 880 run at 2:03.6. Dan Gardner took third in discus, while Tim Conley placed third in shot put 49-6. Bob Hemchak took third in the 120 high hurdles at 15.7.
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Norwalk
Willard
Edison
Carrasco
Wyatt
John Frederick
Joe Cothran
Frederick
Jeff
Rick
Dan Gardner
Tim Conley
Rick Carrasco
Jeff Wyatt
Hoffecker Trapp retain Sandusky sectional tennis title
Hoffecker and Trapp of Norwalk regained the Class A-AA Sectional crown at Sandusky High School with a 3-6 6-4 6-0 final over Omlar and Steyer after dropping the first set. They advanced to district play at Bowling Green State University.
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Omlar
Steyer
Norwalk
Hoffecker
Trapp
Lake
Yung Kyu- Kim
Scott Gersey
Bell's Single Drives In Game Winner Indians Snap Chisox String
The Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 as John Bell drove in the deciding run with a single in the eighth inning. Dennis Eckersley earned the win, Jim Kern the save, and Francisco Barrios struggled allowing 13 hits. The Indians snapped a six-game winless streak against Chicago, aided by unearned runs stemming from an error by Alan Bannister.
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Sox
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Lamar Johnson
Don Hood
Dennis Eckersley
Jim Kern
Alan Bannister
Jorge Orta
Barrios
Richie Zisk
Bannister
Orta
Rockets Rally Forces East Finals To Sixth Game
Houston stunned Philadelphia 118 115 to force a sixth game in the Eastern Conference finals. John Lucas scored 21 including a go ahead jumper late, Moses Malone dominated inside, Rudy Tomjanovich praised the Rockets character, while Julius Erving led all scorers with 37 points before fading after halftime.
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Philadelphia 76Ers
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Houston
76Ers
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John Lucas
Tomjanovich
Henry Bibby
Lucas
Calvin Murphy
Moses Malone
Malone
George McGinnis
Murphy
Trail Blazers
NBA
Dynamo
Julius Erving
Nissalke
Sneva Cracks 200 MPH Pole at Indy
Tom Sneva, a Spokane schoolteacher, broke the 200 mph barrier to win the pole for the Indianapolis 500 with an average of 198.884 mph on a 10 mile run and a best lap of 200.535 mph. Johnny Rutherford failed to top Sneva and later qualified poorly. Bobby Unser posted 197.618 and Al Unser 195.950 as other fast qualifiers.
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UPI
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Spokane
Wash
Speedway
McLaren
Johnny Rutherford
A.J. Foyt
Mario Andretti
Unser Brothers
Gordon Johncock
Sneva
Bobby Unser
Brother al
Ali Battles Unknown Spaniard in Capital Centre Fight
Muhammad Ali meets Alfredo Evangelista in a world heavyweight bout at Capital Centre with $2.5 million at stake. Ali has given away $200,000 worth of unsold tickets to the poor as part of his criticism of the promoters. The card also features Alfredo Escalera vs Carlos Becerril and Robert Duran vs Javier Muniz in supporting bouts. Evangelista, a 22 year old Uruguayan fighting out of Spain, is billed as a phantom challenger with questions about his ability to fight.
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Centre
Bein
Alfredo Escalera
Puerto Rico
Carlos Becerril
Pomona
Calif
Robert Duran
Panama
Javier Muniz
Ali
Evangelista
Spain
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