Waynesburg Cops Cage Crown With 12th Straight Win
In city bowling action at Dueber Lanes last night teams faced rough lanes with many splits and failed spares yielding low scores. The event followed Thursday’s big-shot burst while singles and doubles failed to crack 600 and 1200 respectively, signaling tighter placings on payoff day. J Cooper Taylor, 1949 singles champion, appears in context of the ongoing tournament.
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City bowling rolloff sets title and trophy match date
The GN Dairy and Frazier Buicks teams will bowl Sunday night at Dueber Lanes for the city tourney title and jackets after the final singles squad. The match is slated for about 10:30 to 11 o'clock. Both teams tied for first with 2989 and will use the same lineups and handicaps as in the series.
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Dueber Lanes
Two Roll 590: Top Tie In Women's Event
The women’s city bowling tournament at Central saw Jo Machamer and Wanda Joseph tie for first with 590 actual, Genevieve Hanker led with 598, and Irene Vredeveld and Julia Curtis atop doubles with 1106. Betty Wilson and Peg McDermott rose to second with 1097 as Snyder and Pack tied for third at 1089.
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Aviators Deliver Big Offensive Night At Wadsworth
Alliance Aviators overwhelmed Wadsworth 80 to 49 as they shot 36 of 96 from the floor and held the hosts to 59 first half points. Dick Russell led with 22, Lou Davin 21, while Jake Lang and Roscoe Roberts topped Wadsworth with 13 and 10.
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Dick Russell
Lou Davin
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Kent State Hosts Dayton Flyers In Ohio Conference Clash
Kent State basketball aims for a sixth straight win and 10th in 15 as it meets Dayton in Dayton. The Golden Flashes boast strong defense, allowing only 52.6 points per game in the Ohio Conference race.
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Carrollton defeats Uhrichsville 53 to 43 in hoops
Carrollton led all game as Uhrichsville fell 53-43 Friday night. Top scorers for Carrollton were Jerry Moreland Bob Schoeneman and Dick Walton with 12 each, while Uhrichsville’s Bob Haugh led with 21 points. Final scores progress 19-15 35-27 40-33.
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Jerry Moreland
Bob Schoeneman
Dick Walton
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State
Track Mentor Enters USC Football Picture
Southern California track coach Jess Hill emerged as a leading darkhorse candidate for the vacant Trojan football coaches post in Los Angeles. Alumni and students supported Hill despite demands for a high profile name to replace Jeff Cravath.
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Southern California
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U.S.C. Grads
Wooster Defeats Millersburg 49-33 in Hoosier State Rivalry
Wooster Generals beat Millersburg 49 to 33 for their 9th win in 11 games as Turison scores 13 and Shonk leads Millersburg with 15. Wooster pulls away after 18-17 halftime edge. Millersburg drops to 2-12. Reserve game Wooster 37-36.
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Bill Shonk
Eliot Turison
Wooster
Generals
Kent State Swimmers Top Baldwin Wallace 43 32
Kent State defeated Baldwin Wallace 43 32 as Harold Robinson led with wins in the 220 and 440 yard freestyle events and anchored the 400 yard freestyle relay. The Flashes set pool records in the 400 yard freestyle relay 3 51 and 300 yard medley relay 3 12 2 surpassing Kenyon marks and Lowell Smith added a 200 yard backstroke record 2 28 5.
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Baldwin-Wallace
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Golden Flashes
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Ohio State JV Matmen Roll Over Ohio University
Ohio State University's junior varsity wrestling team defeated Ohio University by a decisive 117 to 11 in Athens last night, underscoring the Buckeyes' strong depth and dominance on the mat.
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Ohio State University
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District Basketball Scores Include Bolivar and Scio Victories
District games report Bolivar 54 over Dellroy 48 with Dellroy 40 in the second half. Scio tops Jewett 60-61 in a tight finish. Conotton Valley defeats Hopedale 62-56. Tuscarawas nips Gnadenhutten 44-28 as reserve games run 45-39 and 29-24 respectively.
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Smithville Defeats Creston in Reserve Basketball Clash
Smithville holds Creston 53 to 34 in a reserve game behind balanced scoring from Murray 12 and Fike 11 while Creston’s Fleming and Markley lead with 8 and 7 respectively. Rook and Burkholder add solid displays for Smithville.
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Creston
Congress Versus Mt Eaton In Reserve Game Thriller
Congress and Mt Eaton clash in a reserve contest with final scores 73 to 51. Players Johnson Dorland Simon Wasson Ewine Camp Boreman Howman Keener lead Congress with multiple scoring lines while Budd Beck Rudy Nickles Moyers pace Mt Eaton, delivering a competitive early-season showing.
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Congress
Mt. Eaton
Apple Creek Triumphs In Reserve Game Against West Salem
Apple Creek 67 West Salem 36 in a reserve matchup with Apple Creek leading 30-25 at halftime. Players Ritchie, Don Ritchie, Hines, Hawkins, and Bob Smith contributed, while West Salem’s Locke and McQuate posted early scoring.
Port Washington Edges Stone Creek In Narrow Rescheduled Game
Port Washington players Corbett 14, Coats 4, Jones 8, Hersey 2, Huston 10, Kees 2, Stone Creek’s Lorenz 12, Ridenour 13, Grimm 2 in a 40 to 31 win. Final quarter comeback secures 31 30 victory over Stone Creek after a tight defensive contest.
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Port Washington
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Dennison Tops Cadiz In Reserve Match
Dennison led Cadiz 71 to 43 in a reserve game with Polen and Sudder contributing points. Cadiz players Willis and Mason led for their team with strong scoring efforts, while Dennison guard Rizor and Hill paced the visitors.
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Simpson
Liles
Reed
Bertz
Willis
Melchoirre
Mason
Dennison
Cadiz
Dennis Eon
Strasburg Beats Baltic in Reserve Basketball Contest
Strasburg 67 Baltic 54 in a reserve game with key players Renner Reiger Bayer Von Kaenel each contributing. Final lines show Strasburg 15 37 51 67 and Baltic 10 24 34 54 with Strasburg holding a 31-23 edge at intermission.
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Renner
Reiger
Bayer
von Kaenel
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Torgler
Syler
D. Huprich
Wallace
Burger
Rittman Beats Orrville In Tight League Score
Rittman 60 Orrville 41 with key contributions from Greer Ambro and Zook. Scoring breakdown shows Orrville’s Zook 19 and Shoup 4 2 10, while Rittman teammates tally 60 points to clinch the win.
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Becker
Shoup
Schrock
Zook
Lacy
Rittman
Orrville
Midvale Tops Mineral City in Reserve Game Thriller
Midvale outscored Mineral City 26 to 6 in the final two quarters to win 60 to 33 after a tight first half. Scorers include Tollotti Pissacra and Re Nickers for Midvale while Wigfield Schroyer and McNutt led Mineral City.
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Mineral City
Sugarcreek and Dundee Reserve Game Scoring Summary
Sugarcreek led Dundee 7 24 36 42 to 12 21 29 39 in a reserve matchup. Sugarcreek players Lauter Hostetler Beamer Lewis Hostetler Flynn Schlemmer Immel Kate and Dundee’s Loris Hostetler Miller D. Hostetler were named with lines showing points per player.
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Dalton and Burbank Faceoff In Scoring Losses
In a basketball matchup, Dalton led by players Sapp and Forrer with multiple scoring lines while Burbank leaned on Wiles and Pamer. Final: Dalton 61, Burbank 48, with reserves contributing off the bench in a late- game push.
Walnut Creek and Big Prairie Basketball Scores
Walnut Creek led Big Prairie 97 to 83 in a nonconference game with players including Hostetler Hershberger Troyer and Jaberg for Walnut Creek and Lees Fishbin Smithhisler Dye and Flinner for Big Prairie. Reserve results: Big Prairie 40-27 and Berlin 46-24 in separate reserve matchups.
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City League Cage Results
City League basketball results show Met Lab and Apprentice divisions posting strong totals. Notable scorers include Jatezik and Farwick for Met Lab and Newport and Oberling on Melt Shop roster, with teams Checkers and Meit Shop totaling 66 and 41 points respectively.
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Pirates GM Branch Rickey to speak at WFMJ dinner
Youngstown reports that Branch Rickey, general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will address WFMJ's sportsmen's dinner next Wednesday. The event highlights local sports coverage and features remarks from the national baseball executive.
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Tigers Fall to Steubenville 49 43 on Road
Steubenville Big Red beat Massillon Tigers 49 to 43 as William Ross sat out the rest of the season for suspension. Gilliam led Steubenville with 19 points while Hodgson and Stoner paced Massillon with 17 and 16 respectively. Steubenville improves to 9-3. Massillon drops to 5-5 in a tight contest.
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Fresh Edge Lehman Visitors Edge Louisville Freshmen 46-44
Louisville freshmen edge Lehman freshmen 46 to 44 on the home floor Friday afternoon. Dick Holden hits a late long shot to seal the win and Ken Walker adds 15 points for Louisville while Dick Frank scores 12 for Lehman.
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Cherubs and Jolly Jacks extend unbeaten streaks in league play
The Cherubs defeated Hartford in three straight games 15-6 18-16 15-2 and the Jolly Jacks beat Bax ter 15-0 15-6 15-5 as both teams stretch their winning streaks to nine. Gibbs edged Clarendon two of three games 15-12 16-14 15-15.
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Waynesburg Mohawks Clinch 1948-49 League Title
Waynesburg Mohawks remain unbeaten with a 44 to 31 victory over Hartville Blue Streaks sealing the 1948-49 Stark County Class B Basketball League championship. They carried a 12 game win streak into the finish, with three-year dominance noted as they lost only 2 of 36 games. Other results include Magnolia routing Brewster 91-46 and Beach City snapping a nine-game skid to beat Navarre.
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Threat to Navarre seeds as league tourney nears
Individual scoring highlights last night as Leroy Thompson of Mohawks and Terry Van Zant of Magnolia each surpassed the 200-point mark for the season. Thompson has 215 and Van Zant 208 with one game left, while Colney of Navarre and Lancaster of Magnolia also produced big totals in a night of high scoring across multiple games.
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Basketball box score notes East Sparta and Beach City clash
East Sparta 76 Jackson 56 in reserve game as Jackson and East Canton high scorers tally season totals. Beach City led by Guilloch and Machan while East Canton countered with Dana Linhart and Wardle. game ends with East Canton trailing 56-40 and final 76-56.
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Magnolia Reserve Game Brewster Box Score Report
Magnolia 18 44 bd Brewster 6 13 346 Reserve Game Brewster 41 20. Players listed: Magnolia Magnol ia Joseph Van Zant Wanner Houze Lancaster Barstow Cantleberry Niedenthal Brown Manack Bruegger Kazer D Anniballe. Box score shows per player points and totals for the two teams.
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Navarre vs Middlebranch Reserve Basketball Game Report
Navarre and Middlebranch played a reserve game with final score Navarre 42 Middlebranch 49. Navarre top scorers included Fortner 13 and Widder 7 with limited minutes from Tohne son and Brig Geneser. Middlebranch totals show Evans 26 and Nahay 5 leading scorers. Final line scores list Navarre 32 50 66 and Middlebranch 13 25 45 60.
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Canal Fulton Beats Greentown In Reserve Game
Canal Fulton 61Greentown 52 in a reserve contest. Notable scorers include Swigart 14 for Canal Fulton and Ott 22 for Greentown with both teams exchanging leads through the fourth quarter.
Stage Set for 3 Engagements on Home Sites
Timken, Lincoln and Central Catholic schedule a three-game home program at Memorial Field house. Timken meets East Liverpool Potters, Lincoln plays Alliance Aviators, and Central hosts Bellaire St. John. Recent results include Timken 49 46 at Warren and East Liverpool 52 47 over Salem Quakers.
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Dover Humbles Newark Visitors
Dover Tornadoes overpower Newark 59 to 50 as Lengler scores 19 Hess 11 leading Dover who win fifth of ten. Newark musters 27 free throws to Dover 27 and loses despite late surge.
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Dover Tornadoes
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Ephraim Rocha From Hilo Joins Baltimore Bullets
Ephraim Red Rocha a 6 foot 9 inch center born in Hilo Hawaii is listed with the Baltimore Bullets entering the NBA as part of a player movement report from the league.
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