Area athletes shine as Grell and Wyatt notch state bids
Mike Grell of St Paul breaks the school mile record with 4 31.4 at Donnell Field and earns a Columbus state meet berth. Jeff Wyatt of Norwalk clocks 1 59 in the 440 to qualify, while Tim Conley of Willard reaches state in discus and sets a new shot put mark despite a narrow miss in the event. Brad Mason advances to the 220 finals but misses in the 100.
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Don Hohler
Findlay
Mike Grell
Donnell Field
Columbus
Grell
St. Paul
Jeff Wyatt
Norwalk
Wyatt
Bowling Green
Brad Mason
Willard
Tim Conley
Mary Creamer
Debbie Boose
Debbie Spettle
Kris Schlader
Elaine Riley
Wildcats pace Findlay meet with school records and medals
Middle distance star Herb Gregory led Ashland Crestview to a second place behind Bluffton at Findlay as he ran a 4:28 mile and 2:00.8 880. Brian Granneman won the low hurdles in 20.4 and qualified in the high hurdles with 15.1. Western Reserve adds two entries as Shelby dominates with a 78-37 win over Delta.
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Shelby
Delta
Willard
Bucyrus
Port Clinton
Norwalk
St. Paul
Jerry Braden
New
Gregory
Granneman
McGuckin Leads Huron County Qualifiers For State
Sophomore Steve McGuckin posted 23.1 in the 220 prelims but false started in finals and finished fourth. Jerry Morrow, a junior, qualified in long jump with 20-3. Ron Webb of Monroeville earned the last 440-yard dash spot with a 51.3. Others failing to advance included Rick Lucas, Mark Clark, Rick Bacon, Mike Scheerer, and Paul Roeder, while Archbold and New London posted strong relay times but missed Columbus by narrow margins.
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Steve McGuckin
McGuckin
Jerry Morrow
Huron County
Monroeville
Ron Webb
Ron Smith
Rick Lucas
Mark Clark
Lucal
Rick Bacon
Fayette
Bacon
Clark
Granneman
South Central
Kevin Wilhelm
Paul Roeder
Tony Nabors
Crestview
Mike Scheerer
New London
Steve Johnson
Rolland Schick
Kyle Heyman
Mitch McCohn
Art Miller
Mike Nestor
Webb
Columbus
Western Reserve
Bill Burras
Dave Emory
Morrow
Scheerer
Paul Jackson
Brad Potts
Virgil Harris
Cory Rawson
Gibsonburg
Eagles
Donna Ott
Kathy
Minor Surprises Mark Shelby Class A Sectional Girls Meet
Shelby high School hosts a competitive Class A sectional where New London and Monroeville lead with multiple regional qualifiers. Elisha Bates and Cyndi Montgomery highlight New London with strong sprints and the mile, while St Paul and Monroeville post school records in relays and individual events.
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Shelby — Area
Shelby High School
New London
Sue Mortensen
Elisha Bates
Cyndi Montgomery
Wildcat
Bates
St Paul Nips Perkins in St Mary Invitational Opener
Flynn fielded a seventh inning grounder that eluded Perkins at the plate as St Paul beat Perkins 3-2 in an extra frame. Preston allowed three hits in seven innings and paced the Flyers with timely hits and a run from Traves on a squeeze play. Perkins pitchers Wedeman and team combined for nine strikeouts and six walks in the loss.
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Don Hohler Sandusky
St. Paul
St. Mary
Preston
Pirates
Chris Fresch
Dick Alge
Traves
Oeder
Jeff Cullen
Hohler
Perkins
Jim Martin
Jeff Wedeman
Rick
Mack
Loughton's Homer Secures Norwalk Victory Over Tiffin
Jim Loughton homered in his lone at bat to lift Norwalk to a 4-3 win at Tiffin Columbia. Greg Russell pitched the Truckers to their 17th win, while Tom Stacy and Jeff Malcolm contributed key hits. Tiffin led early but Norwalk rallied with late innings defense to seal the victory.
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Tiffin
Norwalk
Jim Loughton
Trucker
Tiffin Columbia
Ohio
Truckers
Galion
Greg Russell
Tornadoes
Tom Stacy
Jeff Malcolm
Brett Smith
Margaretta Edges Eagles On Errors
Margaretta scores two unearned runs in sixth inning after two infield errors and a wild throw. Monroeville leads 1-0 in the second before Margaretta ties in the fourth and wins 2-1 in the St. Marys Invitational.
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Margaretta
Sandusky
Monroeville
St. Mary's
Polar Bears
Dean Keegan
Mark Trautman
Todd Orshoski
Dan Keegan
Trautman
Keegan
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Herb Gregory
Mike Gfell
Montgomery
Wildcats
Linda Pheifer
Pam Winiarski
Judy Hendrickson
Darrean Sousa
Sousa
Winiarski
Pheifer
Seneca East
Sue Missler
Spettle
Schlader
Riley
Cindy Wilson
Kathy Smith
Patty Schafer
Smith
Jean Simon
Cheryl Stewart
Sandy Keefer
Laura Bores
Jeanne
Cindy
Tom Meyer
Diana Stewart
Sue Schaffer
Eagle
Dena Karnehm
Maryanne Ruffing
Jean Fries
Liberty Bell
Value Center
Whittlesey Ave
Huron Plaza
Power Products CO
Johnson
Keith Oeder
Duane Traves
al Hohler
John Soisson
Joe Gross
Flyers
Loughton
Tornado
Andy Schaeffer
Jeff Orwick
Malcolm
Russell
Stacy
Henry Cronk
Ted Haughan
Randy Bores
Dave Adelman
Garry Schaffer
Mike Grendow
Bill Bollinger
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