Falcons eliminate defending champ Wellington Dukes in sectional
Firelands defeats Wellington 4 to 3 to reach the second round against Lorain St. Mary. Winning pitcher Jim Walker fanned 10 over five hits. loser Bob Wacker worked three innings in relief of Rich Whitney who started. Wellington committed three errors to Firelands two, with all runs unearned after miscues.
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Byzantine Advances To Second Round In Colon Columbia Baseball
Byzantine defeated Cleveland St. Stanislaus 9 to 1 to advance to the second round of the Columbia Class A tournament. Parma had nine runs on 10 hits and one error while St. Stanislaus scored one run on three hits and three errors. Byzantine meets Columbia High on Monday with the winner heading to District play in Smithville, Ohio.
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Kirst Ties Course Record At Forest Hills Golf Meet
Gary Kirst of Lorain County Community College tied the Forest Hills 18 hole course mark with a 70. He carded a 33 on the front and 37 on the back. Co-owner Charlie Smith previously held the record. witnesses Scott Burns 77 and Lynn Pagel 78 observed Kirst’s effort. Kirst is a former Elyria High golfer.
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Brunswick advances in AA tournament
Brunswick High defeated Highland 6 0 in the Lorain Class AA sectional game yesterday. Winning pitcher Jack Piecuch struck out 13 while allowing three hits. Highland starter Jim Ranft pitched 4 2/3 innings with three hits and two strikeouts. Gary Brock homered for Brunswick and Jeff Gordon and Pat Gillissie had two hits each. Brunswick advances to face Lorain Admiral King in the next round in Lorain.
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Amherst 9 rips Middies in Lakeland Conference romp
Amherst Comets crushed Midview 18-0 as Mike Brady pitched a three hitter and had four hits. Brady also struck out three, while Mark McCloskey took the loss. Amherst tallied 19 hits and led 12-0 after two innings, improving to 3-2 on the year.
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Harrelson switches to Cleveland after contract talks
Ken Harrelson agreed to join the Cleveland Indians after previously saying he would retire. The move followed a four hour negotiation in the commissioner's office with Gabe Paul and Bowie Kuhn present. Paul announced Harrelson will be in the lineup in Cleveland, with details on money not disclosed.
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Oakland Oaks clinch Western Division title in playoff sweep
Oakland topped New Orleans 128 to 114 to complete a four game sweep and advance to the ABA title round. Warren Armstrong led the Oaks with 27 points while Doug Moe and Larry Brown added 17 each. Red Robbins led New Orleans with 27 as Don Sidle scored 27 for Miami in the Eastern series. The Indiana Miami semifinal resumes in Indianapolis with a possible sixth game in Miami on Sunday.
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Midview Defeats Vermilion In Narrow Golf Victory
Midview High beat Vermilion 74 to 51 at Pinebrook Golf Course. Ed Burgess and Mike Liston led with 41s, Mahl and Walker also contributed, as Midview totaled 167 strokes to Vermilion's 173. Middies improve to 5-1 overall and remain undefeated in conference play.
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Reggie Jackson drives Oakland to 14-2 rout of Seattle
Reggie Jackson slugged two homers and drove in three as the Oakland Athletics routed Seattle 14-2. He stayed calm after a rough break earlier, despite a slugger’s slump, while Boston Detroit New York and Chicago Washington Kansas City results dotted the night slate.
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Oberlin Defeats Denison 1 0 In Conference Baseball
Oberlin College’s Yeomen beat Denison 1 to 0 as Tom Zelenka pitched a three hit game with nine strikeouts. Ray Jarvis and Kerry Beringhaus held Denison to one hit, a Zelenka single in the fourth, and Jarvis took the loss. Davies scored on a walk, sacrifice, and passed ball followed by Zelenka single for the only run.
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Cubs Trade Selma for Niekro Ross and Libran
The Chicago Cubs acquired pitcher Dick Selma from the San Diego Padres on Thursday night in exchange for pitchers Joe Niekro and Gary Ross and minor league infielder Francisco Libran of San Antonio.
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