Hunt Steps Down as Norwalk Legion Coach Malcolm Takes Control
John Malcolm, famed Maple City fast pitch manager, assumes duties as Norwalk American Legion baseball skipper after Terry Hunt steps back. He enlists six veterans including Jack Wilde Bob Beveridge Jim Spettle and Ronnie Zureich to coach. Legion opens June 11 at McGuan Park versus Delaware with a seven week schedule against area clubs.
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Don Hohler
Norwalk American Legion
John Malcolm
Maple City
Park and Recreation
Bob Barnes
South Central
Terry Hunt
Barnes
Hunt
Malcolm
Bob
Jack Wilde
Bob Beveridge
Jim Spettle
Bob (Barnes
Ronnie Zureich
V.F.W
Fremont Paint
Rip Riley
Wilde
Beveridge
Norwalk
Cleveland
American Legion
Baltimore Orioles
Navy
Spettle
Riley
Ashland
Zureich
Legion
Huron County
McGuan Park
Delaware
Marysville
Ashley
Port Clinton
Fremont
Marion
Willard
Bucyrus
Elyria
Sandusky
Bellville
Wadsworth
Home Savings & Loan power to 6th win in slow pitch league
Home Savings & Loan improved to 6-0 in the National League West of the Men’s City Slow Pitch League with a 19-2 victory over Gaslight Drive Inn. Connie’s Laundry defeated Gould 13-7, and K of C won by forfeit over Norwalk Foundry.
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Home Savings & Loan
Gaslight Drive Inn
Connie
Gould
K of C
Norwalk Foundry
Jim Gies
Darrell Maines
Dave Lierenz
Bob Pack
Gies
Eddie van Vierah
Jim Denes
Ron Albright
Kevin Hipp
Butch Shelley
K of C-Foundry
Knights
Denny Doughty
Mike Weisenberger
Roger Schnee
Foundry
KOFC
Bruce Czaplicki
Karen
Drive Inn
Ken Leber
Doug Berry
Upper Sandusky Edges Willard In Extra Innings
Upper Sandusky scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth to beat Willard 5-4 in Northern Ohio League baseball. Willard rallied from 3-0 to lead 4-3 before Upper Sandusky tied it and won. Willard pitcher Keith Willoughby took the loss after seven hits and three earned runs allowed with four errors backing the defense.
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Upper Sandusky
Willard
Sandusky
Ned Peddicord
Dave Bechtal
RBI
Keith Willoughby
Willoughby
Keith
Peddicord
Sandusky Blue Streaks Beat Norwalk 11-0 in Non-Conference Clash
Steve DeHenning pitched a two hitter and drove in runs as Sandusky shut out Norwalk 11-0. Norwalk pitcher Jim Arlin took the loss, dropping to 0-2, while Sandusky improved to 5-11. The Truckers face Colonel Crawford in the district opener after the loss.
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Sandusky
Norwalk
Steve DeHenning
Truckers
John Derrer
Jim Arlin
Derver
Colonel Crawford
Shelby
Trucker Netters Edge Norwalk 3 2 In Lexington
Lexington defeats Norwalk 3 2 as Norwalk sweeps all singles but wins both doubles. Paul Hinckley and Chris Luce win 6 2 6 1, Cunningham Griffiths 6 3 3 6 6 0, Hoffecker, Schaechterle split singles, Norwalk remains strong at 13 2 while Lexington improves to 12 2.
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Lexington
Norwalk
Paul Hinckley
Chris Luce
Chris Bacquet
Brent Charette
Dave Cunningham
Chris Griffiths
Mike Morrison
Jeff Charette
Barney Trapp
Karl Lorentz
Jim Hoffecker
Rick Vinkovich
Dale Schaechterle
Allan Benson
St Joe's Beats South Central In District Baseball Thriller
St Joe's defeated South Central 3-1 to end the Trojans district run. Fremont Lincoln strewn two runs after Minnich's homer, with Swint driving in a fourth run insurance. Lucas and Graffice doubled for South Central as Hall pitched all six innings in a close loss.
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Galion
Fremont St. Joe's
South Central
Trojans
Fremont
Kevin Wilhelm
Tom Graffice
Steve Minnich
Jeff Swint
Tom Swint
Rick Lucas
Graffice
Tony Hall
Mapleton
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Reineck’s Tavern
Maxie Tire
Jack Thompson
Court House
Gene Widman Inc
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Price
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Case Ave
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Jeff Orwick
John Christopher
Trucker Netters
Jack Drinkwin
St Joe’s Top Trojans
Cate It
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Blackwall
F.E.T
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Ally
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