Friend Second in Ohio State 500 After Strong Weekend
George Friend, a veteran super modified driver from near the Pennsylvania line, finished ninth at Sharon Speedway for the final 100-lap event, earning second in the four-track Ohio State 500 driver standings and a $500 point money check. He also had top-five results at Toledo, Sandusky, and Lorain, though tire issues at Sharon impacted his chances for first place.
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Norwalk
George Friend
Sharon Speedway
Hartford
Ohio
Sharon
Toledo
Sandusky
Lorain
Friend
Florida
Dave Scarborough
Lorain County
East Coast
Ollie Silva
Haverhill
N.H
Armond Holly
Pensacola
Fla
Texas
Butch Harris
Pennsylvania Line
Edison junior earns first state shot put medal
Edison High School junior John Bostater finished third in the state shot put, the first state medal for Edison. He battled through prelims to reach finals with a best of 55 feet 2 inches, aided by coach John Feyedelem’s praise and plans for more competition with rivals Woodmore and Uniontown Lake as all three are juniors.
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Hank Heilmann
Columbus
Edison
John Bostater
John Feyedelem
John Giesler
Woodmore
Rich Schlabach
Uniontown Lake
Bostater
Feyedelem
Rutherford Triumph At Indy After Perseverance Pays Off
Johnny Rutherford earned 98 012 dollars from a record Indy 500 purse of 1 015 686 as he finally finished the race after years of near-misses and recalls Peter Revson's urging to persevere. He praised A J Foyt for support and reflected on rivals Bobby Unser and Gordon Johncock while rookie Duane Carter impressed with his seventh place and clean driving in a scramble.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Johnny Rutherford
Peter Revson
Rutherford
McLaren
Peter
A.J. Foyt
Houston
A.J
Phoenix
Foyt
Johnny
Billy Vukovich
Indy
Gordon Johncock
David Hobbs
Britain
Duane
Pancho’’ Carter
Parnelli Jones
Jim Clark
Mario Andretti
Mark Donohue
Carter
Maddocks Shines in State Meet Hurdles and Long Jump
Willard senior Clark Maddocks reached the finals in two events at the state track meet, finishing fourth in the long jump and sixth in the high hurdles. He improved through prelims with a best long jump of 21 feet 4 inches, two inches better than last year, and clocked 15.4 in the high hurdles. Maddocks earlier placed third in his 180 low hurdles heat, narrowly missing finals.
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Knoll
Gregory
Wildcat
Bob Williams
Williams
New London
Greg Searcy
Cincinnati
Wyoming
Maddocks
Ray Brown
Youngstown North
Rakosky’s Fears Realized in State Mile Collapse
Norwalk High’s Wendell Rakosky faltered in the state track mile, finishing 15th after undefeated regular seasons and earlier wins. Coach Jim Bersche noted nerves from the big stadium and crowd as a key factor. Callan Strauss of Youngstown Liberty won in 4:22.7.
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Rakosky
Norwalk High
Jim Bersche
Callan Strauss
Youngstown Liberty
State Track Champions Class AAA Summary
Glenville wins team title with multiple records led by Drake Pryor and Kent Powers. Individual events crown champions from Trotwood Madison, Brunswick, Alliance, Upper Arlington, and several other Ohio schools across sprints distances, relays, distance events, and field marks.
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Lamar Oe
Trotwood Madison
Marc Hunter
Brunswick
Glenville
Tony Blair
Alliance
Tom Rice
Upper Arlington
Lamar Pryor
Trotwood
Madison
Mike Whitehead
Cincinnati
Colerain
Barry Tassie
Cleveland St. Joe
Chris Ward
Dayton Patterson
Harry Woodkenburg
Moeller
Brian Rickert
Eastlake North
Jay Anstaett
David Hodge
Youngstown
Ursuline
Robert Hennings
Ave
Kent Powers
Springfield
Shawnee
John Giesler
Woodmore
Greg Searcy
Wyoming
Rick Schlabach
Uniontown Lake
Ray Brown
Youngstown North
Willie Rodgers
Columbus
Mohawk
Mark Barker
Huron
Warrensville Heights
Mark Cadlee
Ford
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Ohio State
Cleveland
Cleveland Cavaliers
National Basketball Association
Seattle
Dick Snyder
Snyder
North Canton
Hank Heismann
Reflector
Dan Cartledge
Liberty Center
Cartledge
Jeff Rademacher
Arcanum
Bob Knoll
Dan) Clements
Rademacher
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Lorain, Ohio
Willard
Clark Maddocks
Wendell Rakosky
Bowling Green
Key Estates
Huron County
Star Park
Gene Widman
Jim Parker
Kirtland
Roger Lyons
Zane Trace
Rich Martin
McDonald
Ada
Monty Ward
Mt. Gilead
Larry Fortner
Clearview
Adrian Powell
Columbus Wehrle
Frank Grant
Pete Westhoven
Wilson’s Heating & Air Conditioning Company
Prospect St
Norwalk, Ohio
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