Norwalk St Paul Flyers Rally To 49 46 Win Over Trojans
In a tight home opener, the Norwalk St Paul Flyers edged the South Central Trojans 49 46 behind defense and late free throws. Jim Grine led the Flyers with 14 points, Dick Hillman added 12, while John Lofland and 14-point efforts paced the Trojans. The Saints also won the prelim 53 28 as Tim Reardon began his coaching career.
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Norwalk St. Paul Flyers
South Central Trojans
Saints
Trojans
Flyers
Jim Grine
Mike Ebert
John Lofland
St. Paul
Dave Didion
Dan Hoyt
Forbes Shipman
Didion
Grine
Lofland
Dick Hillman
Hillman
South Central
Ebert
Tim Reardon
Bob Mayle
Larry Hickey
Rick Mullins
Fred Roscoe
Upper Sandusky Routs Willard 65 62 in Narrow Finish
In a tight thriller at Upper Sandusky, the Rams overcame a rough start to beat Willard 65 to 62. Jay Langhurst led Willard with 34 points, while Ted Dean added 20 for Upper Sandusky.
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Upper Sandusky
Willard Crimson Flashes
Upper Sandusky Rams
Willard
Rams
Jay Langhurst
Langhurst
Ted Dean
Truckers Fall To Bucyrus By One Point
Norwalk's Truckers lost 69-68 at Bucyrus as coaching staff cited free throw misses and defensive lapse. Seele led Bucyrus with 22 points while Grose fouled out for Norwalk. Shadle and Draxler stirred late action but Bucyrus held on despite a late Norwalk rally.
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Bucyrus
Leonard Hardman
Hardman
Bucyrus Redmen
John Seele
Seele
Norwalk
Truckers
Trucker
Redmen
Mike Grose
Tom Diringer
Dave Shadle
Willie Robinson
Gary Draxler
Grose
Norwalk Edwards
Francisco Draxler
Fisher Grose
Shadle
Diringer
Bucyrus Roberts
Robinson
Seele Hamm
Raybuck
Sears Yausey
Emig
Tigers Bow to Firelands 86 60 in Opener
Berlin Heights High School basketball opened with an 86 60 defeat to Firelands as sickness and inexperience left many first year players on the floor. Kelly Shook led Berlin Heights with 14 points while Al Springer topped all scorers with 21 for Firelands. Jeff Kernell scored 11 in his first varsity game before fouling out. Berlin Heights hosts South Amherst next.
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Kipton
Berlin Heights Tigers
Firelands High School
Tigers
Firelands
Berlin Heights
Kelly Shook
al Springer
Jeff Kernell
Kernel
South Amherst
Four Negro Stars oppose Olympic boycott
San Francisco report quotes Bob Hayes Ralph Boston and Rafer Johnson saying they would not skip the 1968 Mexico City Games. They criticize a movement led by Harry Edwards and others encouraging a boycott and warn it could hurt the Negro cause. Jesse Owens and Don Newcombe also weigh in on the issue.
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San Francisco
UPI
Bob Hayes
Ralph Boston
Rafer Johnson
Jesse Owens
Hayes
Tokyo
Boston
U.S
Mexico City
Don Newcombe
Brooklyn Dodger
United States
Zimmerman leads Rough Riders past Clyde 70 63
Dave Zimmerman scored 22 points to pace Western Reserve as Clyde fought back in the fourth quarter. Bill Fugel grabbed 17 rebounds and Western Reserve used man to man defense to hold off the Flyers in a 70 63 victory. The Riders built an eight point edge after three quarters and then withstood Clyde’s late push. Zimmermans 15 and 20 footers helped the Roughriders post a 38 percent team field goal percentage.
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Wakeman
Dave Zimmerman
Western Reserve Roughriders
Clyde
Zimmerman
Roughrider
Bill Fugel
Flyers
Roughriders
Western Reserve
Western Reserves
NL Little League Seeks Volunteers To Rebuild Staff
NEW LONDON The Lit tle League faces possible closure if volunteers for officials managers coaches umpires and ground crews do not come forward A public meet ing is set for 8 p m Wednesday at the American Legion Hall North Main St Richard Eastman says interest peaked in 1962 when the senior team won state and regional titles but has waned Recently several longtime officials are withdrawing funding from Community Fund donations and game collections fell short this year to pay for balls.
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New London
American Legion Hall
North Main St
Richard Eastman
Williamsport
Penn
Eastman
Milan Indians Fall as Huron Tops 76 58
Milan suffers a 76 to 58 loss to Huron after shooting 17 of 69 from the floor and 22 of 30 from the foul line. Coach Donald Doerner cites poor shooting and height disadvantage as the key factors, while Brian Czaplicki leads Milan with 19 points.
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Milan
Milan Indians
Huron
Indians
Doerner
Brian Czaplicki
Dick Schlessman
Scott Herrick
Dan Hunter
John Gorman
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John Sears
Steve Yausey
Wayne Francisco
Bob Fisher
Ring
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San Jose State
Black Youth Conference
Los Angeles
National Broadcasting Company
Frigidaire
Sarge
Cleveland RD
WR Zimmerman
Fugel
Conry Kern
Mesenburg
Rogers Dalton Fannin
Clyde Claus
Mathews
Bennett
Jennings McPherson
Baker Archer
Little League
Donald Doerner
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