All-Lorain County Basketball Team honors Firelands trio
The All-Lorain County selections spotlight Admiral King and Firelands as the farthest advancing boys teams. MVP Bill Szabo of Firelands headlines Class AAA with 23 points per game. coach of the year Keith Sooy also hails from Firelands. Morrison of Admiral King earns MVP in the AAA grouping. Morrison leads Admiral King to state runner up as Gillam coaches the Admirals.
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Admiral King
Firelands
Lorain
Eric Morrison
Admirals
Mitch Gillam
Bill Szabo
Keith Sooy
Falcons
Morrison
Tony Nieves
Carl Hartman
Midview
Pat Rhyner
Gilbert Ortiz
Southview
Elyria Catholic
Billy Jo Williams
Oberlin
Merle Daniels
Dave Canales
Lorain Catholic
George “Pepper
Ia West
Ken Deidrick
Keystone
Tracy Richardson
Clearview
Dan Muschitz
Dave Los
Amherst
Rick Melendez
Cory Earl
Tom Anderman
Elyria
Dan Feierabend
North Ridgeville
Lorain County
Mid- View
Scott Terry
Steve Bush
Kelly Neal
Vermilion
Barry Lamar
Jeff Simmons
John Rybarceyk
Chuck Purdy
Avon Lake
George Thomas
Nicki Gilbert
Elyria West
Ken Logan
Dan Muswhitz
Randy Lee
Brian Volbert
Brookside
Tim Althaus
Greg Kidd
Wellington
Jerry Wood
Columbia
Dan Hyster
South Amherst
Ron Shaw
Holt Warden
Kevin Ziegman
Doug Carrico
Kevin Watkins
Plugged Nickle Wins Wood Memorial at Aqueduct
1-2 favorite Plugged Nickle defeats stable mate Colonel Moran by 1 4 lengths to win the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, Use Buck Thornburg aboard. Genuine Risk finishes third, a head back, as the Kentucky Derby picture tightens with Florida Derby and Hutcheson wins backing his Derby odds. In Cleveland, Joe Charboneau stars in an 8-1 victory over Toronto opening day crowd 61,753. Rick Waits posts a strong start, Hassey drives in two runs, and Kuiper is ejected in a benches-clearing seventh inning.
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New York
UPI
Cleveland
Joe
Ron Hassey
Cleveland Indians
Toronto
Joe Charboneau
Tribe
Charboneau
Rick Waits
Rick
Boston
Cleveland Stadium
Bob Feller
Indians
Duane Kuiper
Detroit
Yankees
John Denny
Cleveland Ab
Harrah
Mayberry
Nod Hargrove
Velez
Oid Johnsordh
Howell
Orta
Bonnell
Charban
Ratiar
Hasery
I Garcia
Kuper
Ainge
Pruntt
Davis
Rowello
Veryzer
E-Veryzer
Hassey
Ha— Charboneau
Hargrave
Rea
Elyria Sports Czar Tackles Busy Yet Rewarding Challenge
Jim Schrock steps in as Elyria Athletic Director succeeding Russ Dean after 25 years. He oversees two high schools and three junior highs with 20 basketball teams, handling coaching, scheduling, referees and tournaments across five schools. Schrock brings prior athletics experience and says he enjoys the broader scope and continued organization left by his predecessor.
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Joe Klinec
Elyria
Russ Dean
Jim Schrock
Franklin Junior High
Schrock
Olympic Sporting Goods
Cleveland
Beachwood High
North Ridgeville High
Franklin
North Ridgeville
Russ
Elyria High
Elyria West
Eastern Heights
Northwood
Westwood
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King
Nieves
Rhyner
Hartman
Ortiz
Canalos
Sun
Alfredo Griffin
Dave Zapotosky
Gulfstream
Son
Key To the Mint
Bold Forbes
Plugged Nickle
Colonel Moran
Genuine Risk
Jerry Rombach
C-T
Jorge Orta
Hussey
Toby Harrah
Mike Hargrove
Elyria Athletic Department
New Elyria Sports Czar