Passanisi Finds Joy in Slow Pitch After Fastpitch Love
Elyria sports profile of Frank Passanisi, longtime slow pitch standout with LaGrange Screw Products and United Polish Club, detailing his switch from fastpitch, key teams and players, memorable tournaments in York and Rittman, and his continued play in the 35-and-over leagues in Amherst and PACC.
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LaGrange Screw
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United Polish
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Cliff
Bartlome
Steve Loya
Cleveland
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Long Island
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Howard’s
Tex Collins
Detroit
Dick Smith
Lorain County
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Carbone’s
Garrett Builders
All-Nations
PACC
Great Lakes
Toledo
Columbus
Tom Kaminski
Bill Getty
Greg Cowen
Dennis Kaminski
Wayne Davis
Dale Hawke
John Snyder
Bill Gast
Greg Paonessa
Steve Bailey
Lorain
Kraka’s Cafe
Black A.C
Doyle Electric
First Federal
Mars Furniture
Amherst
Leprechaun Herald Sets Fast Pace At Northfield
Northfield racing fans saw Leprechaun Herald clock 1:59.2 in the third race with Don Irvine Jr. aboard, tying his lifetime best as Scioto Downs opens tonight. Irvine also won with Special Attention in race six and guided Lake Shore Pat in the Pacing Preview win. Other highlights include Catch A Crickett taking the Ohio Sired Sophomore Preview final, Miss Dapper Honey leading a big triple in race four, and Arput winning a 1-4-2 combo payoff in race seven.
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Northfield
Leprechaun Herald
Don Irvine Jr
Irvine
Scioto Downs
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Lake Shore
Friday Night Race Results at Royal Troon Fairgrounds
Final Friday results list winners and payouts from Race cards at Royal Troon. Multiple horses led by Leprechaun Herald and Araput with Place, Show, and Quinella/Paid options. attendance 2,580 and handle 343,294.
Little men lift Atlanta and Dallas in playoff wins
Spud Webb drew a late foul and made two free throws to lift Atlanta 114-113 over Detroit in double overtime advancing the Hawks 3-1. Brad Davis scored 26 including five threes to spark Dallas past Utah 117-113 and force a Denver Houston second round matchup.
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Houston
Washington
Philadelphia
Los Angeles Lakers
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Randy Wittman
Isiah Thomas
Bill Laimbeer
Tripucka
Thomas
Spud
Mike Fratello
Mavericks
Jazz
Sam Perkins
Mark Aguirre
Thurl Bailey
Bobby Hansen
Mark Eaton
Mike Bratz
Phoenix
Dallas Tops Utah In High-Scoring Opponent Clash
Dallas defeats Utah 117 to 113 as Aguirre leads with 28 points and Malone scores 17 for Utah. The game features 60 combined free throws, 49 final Dallas attempts, and 94 Utah shots.
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Oberlin keeps tennis unbeaten with Vermilion win
Oberlin high in tennis standings after a 3-2 victory over Vermilion. Eric Erikson defeated Ken Clark in straight sets while Mark Kohlmyer beat Steve Young. Doubles teams Danny Jones and Kurt Ackermann won 6 3 6 4. Tom Careil and Steve Y topped Brian Kenney and Mat Dobbins.
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Steve
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Sports Capsule Highlights From Baseball to Golf
Baseball notes include LaMarr Hoyt pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge in San Diego and Dock Ellis hired by the Yankees for minor league guidance on drugs and alcohol. Boxing bankruptcy proceeds of Leon Spinks. Tony Baltazar gets 56 months for a drunken driving crash. Tennis updates feature Edberg in Monte Carlo and upset seeds at Wild Dunes. Golf reports lead by Calvin Peete at Houston Open and a two-round total from January and Littler/January at Legends of Golf.
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Spinks
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Detroit
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Stefan Edberg
Sweden
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Mats Wilander
Slobodan Zivajinovic
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
Laura Gildemeister
Calvin Peete
Peete
Wayne Grady
Australia
Nick Faldo
Tom Watson
Don January
Gene Littler
Liberty Mutual
Onion Creek Country Club
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Tiny Pines Two-Man Scramble Rescheduled at Avondale
Lorain County District Golf Association moves the Tiny Pines Two-Man Scramble to Sunday at Avon Dale Golf Club after rain washed out last weekend. Players are to report to the starters 30 minutes before theirtee time. tee times follow with numerous participant names listed.
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Tiny Pines
Avondale Golf Club
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