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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1977
Page
9
UPI reports the opening weekend features the Oakland Raiders defending the title against the Chargers, with major matchups across the league. Key games include Los Angeles vs. Atlanta and Cincinnati vs. Cleveland as teams like the Patriots and Steelers aim for early momentum.
Norwalk’s football team unveiled a performance chart in the school lobby showing six graded categories after their 20 to 7 win over Huron. Coach Bob Hart cites pride and accountability, with Jeff Bertram scoring 88.8 percent and several players earning high grades as he reshuffles positions for Vermilion. The Sailors visit tonight as Margaretta looms, while Willard comes next to start Norwalk’s defense of the NOL title.
The Reflector unveils a new twist for 1977 with Jack Brown as a guest predictor alongside Don Hohler and Ed Renders. Wayne Orwick heads the booster club panel, joining four regulars to forecast 16 games with only four agreements. Unanimous choices favor Norwalk, South Central, Black River, and Upper Sandusky. Brown predicts Sandusky St. Mary over Monroeville and Calvert over St. Paul, choosing Galion over Lexington when in doubt.
The St Paul Flyers golf team beat Edison and South Central by large margins and bested Plymouth by one stroke with a 162 at Sycamore Hills. Wheeler led with 38 then 39 in soggy conditions with Bleile Larizza Frank and Bresson contributing solid scores as the team moved to 7 1.
Western Reserve girls volleyball defeated Seneca East 15-11 and 15-4 Thursday night. Letitia Carey Deana Dauck and Krista Strimpfel each had six points on serves. Western Reserve also won the junior varsity matches 15-10 and 15-1. They travel to Black River Tuesday.
Atlanta Hawks guard Geoff Petrie announces retirement due to knee trouble. He spent his first season with the Hawks sidelined by surgery after being traded from the Portland Trail Blazers. Petrie averaged 20 points per season prior to his injury. Coach Hubie Brown urged Petrie to consult the surgeon for both physical and psychological guidance before deciding further.
Thursday results show Houston over San Francisco 6 3 Montreal defeated Chicago 5 4 Philadelphia tied St Louis 4 4 with St Louis leading 10 1 after 1st game Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 7 3 San Diego won 10 innings against Los Angeles 2 Cincinnati 3 Los Angeles 2 tonight matchups include Chicago Koosman at New York Kison at Montreal Lonborg at St Louis Andujar at San Diego Rhoden at Los Angeles Soto at San Francisco completion of suspended game 7 13 and Saturday night games listed across cities
Student tickets at the St Paul Tiffin Calvert game will be $1 at the gate, down from $2. Adult tickets stay at $2. A school notice confirms the revised pricing for the contest.
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