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VIUSBentBattles With Avonworth!Class BSeIIis onPitt Floorchdiedre.ht*2Stallty*torbyilyosliar34isby3.ted)UtBy EON PAGLlA■Will it be one way or a round trip lor the Bearcats of Bentley* ville-EHsworth?The answer will come tonight when the Sec, 18-B champs do battle with Avonworth of Sec, 14 in the second game of a WPIAL tournament semifinal doubleheader at the Pitt Field House.In the 7:30 opener, Oakmont, 32-31 winner over defending champion Ft Cherry in the quarterfinals, will meet Edgewoed, Bent-Ell clinched a ticket to thesemifinals with a thrilling 48-47come-from-behind. victory over Perryopolis last Thursday at Monessen. At the same time, Avon-worth was forced into overtime to defeat Union Area, 48-45.Height May Tell Whether or not the Bearcats will return to the Field oHuse for the championship game next Monday depends on how well they stack up against the tali Antelopes who boast a couple of 6-3 juniors in their starting lineup. The Avonworth ‘skycrapers are Rich Sauer, brother of Pitt's Dave Sauer, and Dave Hopkins. They're joined by 5-10 junior Don Lubin and seniors Joe Smith and Gordie Sye, both 5*11, forming a well-balanced offenseJohn AdamsJerry BlackburnDewey WUkeo*£John HamiltonEd PerilOn Elizabeth - Bunola RoadFore! Another New GolfCourse Sprouts in AreaGolf courses are still sprouting in the Mon Valley district to meet the growing demand of public course players for more playing facilities.The district's newest layout Is the Rtverview Golf Club, an IB* hole course carved from the scenic countryside in Forward Twp, overlooking the Elijabeth-Bunola Road,Surrounded by natural beauty, the links are expected to open byngtatthat has'averaged 64 points a,.,, - .. .. „game in compiling a 23-1 record. June «“*■*»• “» °™ers-1 Four OwnersSmith and Sauer have been the leading scorers most of the season, averaging about 16 pointseach per-game.Hie ciub is owned by four men: William Ford, Glassport; his brother, George, Elizabeth Twp.; E. E. Brown, also of ElizabethIAvonworth coach Charles Aval-, ^ _ .lone needn’t worry about bench T*rP- “I,®1™™ S?mueIs’Pleasant Hills, a Clairton lawyer.Joe Campayno, Elizabeth, has been appointed as' club profession* al at Riverview. Well known instrength. He can turn to a 10-5s*! man reserve squad which includes two more 6-3 juniors in to J chuck England and Paul Balings-. _ve fey. Dan Hohwan, 6-1 senior and the Mon VaDey, Campayno is one ad Rich Graham, 6-1 junior, ^ ofthe distact s better golfers andalso be waiting in the wings. nB*D*d “ m“s ^amP'on atBearcats Intact Country Club andhe I Meanwhile. B-E coach Steve I WashmgtoB-Greene County titlist ed TeUeek will probably go with the m the rod-40s. •at same cast which has posted a 22- CamPB!™ wa$ als° associated jn.il season mark thus far, with WIHowbrook Golf Club andLone senior John Hamilton and for several 'ears conducted class-io- Ed Pern are the outside men, “ in golf fundamentals in Clair-je [ Dewev Wilkens works in the piv-1fr*0-and John Adams and JerryJOE CAMPAYNO Gulf pro at RivervievrMeasuring 6147 yards from theNo. l tee to the 18th green, thecourse sprawls over 180 acres of land and includes a large practice putting green and fairway. It has wide, sweeping fairways and large greens, an underground watering system and a clubhouse.The course is relatively level,varying only 40 feet in elevationover the playing area. The slope of the terrain is designed to allow the shortwinded golfer to play his round minus hardship without detracting from the basic challenge' of the game.Last fall, thousands of tons of fertilizer, lime and grass seed were spread over the course. More than 900 15-ton truck-loads of top soil were brought in for use on the greens.The labors bore fruit. The grass took root and after a second seeding in early April, the course mil be ready for the impact of thousands of pairs of spiked shoes.Three thousand tons of sand mixed with 800 yards of humus are expected to keep the tees soft under the hottest sun. To keep the* course in top condition, the e owners installed an elaborate sprinkler system and built a 500,-OOfl-gallea water reservoir. The system Is connected by mpre than 3% miles of pipe.Owners of the course point to two other items their venture has achieved: Making productive use of land that had been strip-minedand the creating of 15 new jobs.he I**tst Blackburn are underneath the! Cloirtor, BOWS, 70*62■hoop. The top reserves are Ray ,st-vnerorheGrsatti and Gary Quattro.Hamilton, a little steamboat with a big whistle (he’s only 5-9), is the Bearcats top-' scorer with 362 points in 23 games, Wilkens, who’s nearing' the 1,000 mark “as a varsity performer, follows with 352 and Perri has 251 The hustling Perri came up with an outstanding floor game against Perryppp-lis, while Wilkens led iXm attack with 17 points.Both teams were unbeaten- in league play, the Antelopes winning 16 straight and the Bearcats 12 in-a-roiv.Use Similar Styles Significantly, both use similar offenses. They rely more on team-' -Uniontown FacesMounties NextDon’t sell Mt. Lebanon short in this year’s WPLAL Class A basketball tournament.The defending champions made their tourney debut Tuesday night and came away on the long?; end of a 70-62 count against Sec.Bellmar HighCagers Left6 champion Qairton before 3821 fans at the Pitt Field House. ' Face Uniontown The victory, 21st against only three defeats, advanced the Moun-work than the efforts’o'f liv one] to the semi-finals for a long-individual, combining a good fast awaited rematch with Uniontown, break with excellent bail handling. I w'b°m upset in last yearsThis is Telleck’s third straight! Same, at the neld HouseStew Johnson (19) and Keith Sherman (18).Mt. Lebanon, representing Sec. 4, trailed early in 'the game, but came on to take a 16-11 lead in the first period and stayed out in front the rest of the way. Thebattling Bears, behind 39-22 atcrack at the Class B title but the first time his team has reached the semi-finals. They bowed to West Newton in a first - round game two years ago and to Ft Cherry last year in quarterfinalplay.Bent-Ell is the district’s newest jointure. Telleek took over at the helm this season after guiding Bentleyville teams for 14 years. In 15 years he boasts an impressive 203-80 chart; winning 65 of his last 70 games. Assisting the Charleroi High and Penn State product is John Sylvester, former BentleyvtHe standout and Ellsworth floor boss before the jointure took place.* * *LineupsJOSST-EIX F AcLuxkAVONWORTHHopkinsSaturday night at 7:30.Against Clairton, making its first tourney appearance in history as Sec. 6 titlist, the remnants of last year’s “Cinderella Kids.” 6-7 Bob Bennett and 5-6 Jack Waltz, provided the Moua-ties with the necessary spark to get off on the right footBennett bucketed 18 points and was a Lower of strength under the boards before fouling out late in the game, while Waite “quarterbacked” the attack as play-halftime and 49-39 at the three-quarter mark, pulJed within five points, 51-46, on a fielder by Dom DiMattia with 6:14 to go, but the Mounties' came back with six successive points to wipe out the threatThe margin of victory came at the foul line where Mt Lebanon converted 18 of 25 against Clair-ten's 16 of 15., Both teams Mt for 25 field goals.FirreE’vs, Ford CityCoach Stan Berkman’s Bears, who eliminated Carnegie (62-49) in the quarter-finals after draw-Out in ColdBellmar High basketballers were left out in the cold In Union-town Tuesday night.The Hurricanes were scheduled to meet Albert Gallatin in the consolation game of the Fayette County Coaches undergraduatetournament►But after making the long haul by bus to the county seat they found the meet had been postponed until Thursday night because of the heavy snow which blanketed the area.Tournament director Ken Mis-iak said the consolation game is set for 7 o’clock at St John’s High gym, with Brownsville and Redstone meeting for the championship at 8 o’clock.The ’Canes opened the tournament with 2 55-50 win over Ma-sontown Father Kolb but bowed to Brownsville 59-50 In the semifinals.The Canes, with five of their first seven players back, drew a first-round bye.maker before injuring his ankle jng a first-round bye, finished in the third period. wilh a 17-S mark.Good Games On Thursday, Farrell of Sec, 3Coach Don Black's Mounties and Ford City of Sec. l will meetalso got big games from Roth in a “battle of defenses to openMcNally lt;20* and Jim Lynch lt;15)Class A semi-final actios at theClairton s pace-setters were 6-8 ^Fiekl House.Wolf’s, Blue NotesResume PlayoffsThis could be the night Charleroi Wolf’s makes a clean swes of Monessen City Basketball League honors.The Clothiers, regular-season champs with a 13*2 mark, own 2-1 edge over Blue Notes in thelr*^ best-of-five game title series and can sew it up tonight in the 9o’clock feature at the Monessen Armory,Tonight’s 8 o'clock preliminary will pit the Monessen High sophomores against the Recreation Dept champs.Wolf’s, sporting a 17-4 overall record, wifi probably go with their usual lineup of player-coaeh Bob Coulter, Fred Uhlman, Carl Witmyer, Reid Smith and Chuck Colditz. Jack Garbinsfcl and Don Baker are the top reserves.Blue Notes will probably counter with a formidable attack featuring Bob Hewitt, Leroy Stover,'Randy Williams, Vernon Cox and Willie Bronson.H Wolf’s clinches tonight, the presentation of awards will probably follow the final game. -*The championship trophy is donated by the Monessen Sport Shop and the runnerup prise by Monessen Mayor Hugo J. Parents. The Monessen Recreation Board awards trophies to the league’shigh scorer, most improved plai er and the best sportsman.Webber AC, which finished thir and CFU, which wound up fourtt will also receive awards from th Rec Dept, iRostraver LLTo ReorganizeHoping to add two new teamthis season, the Rostraver Twf Little League will stage a reot gauization meeting Saturday s the Fells Methodist Church j Fellsburg, beginning at 7 o clocl “We already have five team in the fold,” president Loui Opat said. “We’d like to ad teams from the Webster an Prieedale areas.” •Other teams in the league it elude Fellsburg, Lynnwood, Cor cord. Van Meter and Jacob Creek.Election of officers will higt light the meeting, whieh is-ope to the public.Handsomely tailored suits in many imported or domestic fabrics. A smart selection of newest shades and styles.Pricedfrom5000eldB.(rtimerSMART MEN’S WEAR523 Dormer An. 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Monessen Valley Independent
Monessen, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Mar 07, 1962
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