Norwalk St. Paul, Firelands players earn AP Northwest honors
Five Norwalk St. Paul players made the Northwest District first team led by coach Mike Gottfried named Northwest Ohio Coach of the Year. Second and honorable mention selections included members from St. Paul and area schools such as Sandusky St. Mary, Monroeville, Plymouth, New London, Fremont St. Joe, Willard, and others with Lineman of the Year Mike Dennis and Back of the Year Paul Miles among top honors.
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Associated Press
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Northwest Ohio
Firelands
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Tim Kline
John Smith
Sandusky St. Mary
Dick Missler
Mike Dennis
Dave Wasiniak
Bill Wise
St. Paul
Tim Wiedemann
Dave Heyman
Jim Clark
Plymouth
Saints
Chris Amato
Steve Missler
Bill Kluding
Mike Helmstetter
Monroeville
Dean Harmony
New London
Bob Jones
Paul Miles
Paulding
Ed Fiber
Fremont St. Joe
Norwalk
Greg Levers
Dan Smith
Bill Thompson
Willard
Wally Cook
Charles Wyandt
Bob Stover
Bill Sowers
Paul Coburn
Crimson Flashes
Edison
Norwalk Truckers Face Galion Tigers In NOL Opener
Norwalk aims to repeat a 89 54 win over Vermilion as Tom Diringer leads with 36 points and a hot second half. Galion’s Tigers, expected to contend for the league crown, pose stiffer defense and better rebounding in tonight’s key matchup.
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Norwalk
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Galion
Truckers
Tom Diringer
Diringer
Leonard Hardman
Sailors
Dave Hughes
Monroeville Edges Green Springs 47 46 In Season Opener
Monroeville held on to beat Green Springs 47 to 46 as Mike Carter fouled out with 17 of the Eagles 51 rebounds. Ron Schneider added 13 boards while Green Springs Rob Berkekamp led 16 rebounds as both teams shot poorly.
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Eagles
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Willard Lose Season Opener to Marion Harding
Marion Harding defeated Willard 75 to 45 in the season opener as Dale Merchant scored 26 points and Chuck Barrison led Willard with 16 points and 10 free throws. Willard struggled offensively finishing with 13 field goals and a .302 shooting percentage.
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Marion Harding
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Chuck Barrison
Thornton
Barrison
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Frye
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Kusek
Cherry
Gibson
Chestnut
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Conley
Garber
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Reese
Hardman
Parker
Marion
Nugent Named Unanimous All-MAC Selection
St. Louis region notes Merv Nugent former New London star and Miami University junior defensive end was named unanimously to the 1968 All-MAC team. Miami and Ohio University led with eight players on the first team as MAC champions Toledo, Bowling Green and Kent State also placed multiple players.
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UPI
Merv Nugent
New London Grid
Miami University
Nugent
Miami
Ohio University
Bobcats
Gary Arthur
Kent Karmon
Ohio
Toledo
Roland Moss
Jerry Collins
Western Michigan
Mel Tucker
Jim Corrigall
Kent State
Bob Babich
Dave Hudson
Cleve Bryant
Bob Houmard
Dave LeVeck
Moss
MAC
Bryant
LeVeck
Houmard
Ed Jones
Bowling Green
Ken Carmon
Dave Hutchins
Mel Miller
Larry Thompson
Jeff Robison
Ken Cross
Erroll Kahoun
Jim Corrigal
Joe Green
Bob Rieber
Steve Robinson
WMU
Dick Boron
Curt Johnson
Unanimous
Keystone Downs Wildcats Open Season Invasion Of New London
Keystone defeated New London 61 56 in a season opener. Mike Rudak scored 19 points, Rich Adams 15 and Jerry Fisher 13 for Keystone while Rollie Ulm led New London with 19. The game swung after a first quarter lead as the Wildcats pulled away in the second half.
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Keystone
Mike Rudak
Rich Adams
Jerry Fisher
Rollie Ulm
Wildcats
Keystonites
Speck Recalled by Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings announce the recall of Fred Speck the Fort Worth farm club’s leading scorer, reinforcing their NHL lineup.
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UPI
Detroit Red Wings
Fred Speck
Fort Worth
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