Former PR chief switches to successful driving
Gregg Keidel long-time publicity head at Northfield switched to driving racehorses this season. He won three races Sunday night including In Grace CD Columbo and Smart Trip. The Big Triple 2 4 5 paid 591.30 as Mint Cup and J R Power were runners-up. Corner Pocket won the featured $4 500 open pace. Attendance 1 349. handle 207 633.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Verban
C-T
Northfield
Gregg Keidel
Keidel
Hudson
In Grace
CD Columbo
Smart Trip
J R Power
Jeff Cox
Skipper
Easy Skeeter
Empire Knight
Don Irvine Jr
J V Macho
Dianes
Charles Greene “Jr
Ye Knight
JR Power
Northfield trot races highlight $2700 feature and $2200 co feature
Northfield staged the featured $2700 sixth race trot with Saint Clair Judge second in a 1 to 7 exacta on Skillful Chance. In the co feature a $2200 purse third race photo finish crowned Chris Volo at 7-1 over Roccal at 25-1 with a 7-6 exacta worth $220.80 while three trotters went out stride. Also noted Laurie Reidinger topped bowling with a 580 series and 204 176 200 games in Center Ridge Twilighters League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Clair Judge
Chris Volo
Roccal
Laurie Reidinger
Center Ridge Twilighters
Saunders leads bowling ladder with 617 series at Sam's Lanes
Kent Saunders rolled a 276 game and 617 series Sunday at Sam's Lanes powering a field. He topped peers including Willie Edwards 615 in Hits and Misses at Stoney's and Bob Halagan 615 in Center Ridge Twilighters, with Larry Ford 613 and George Davis 604 in the mix at Center Ridge and Tal's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent Saunders
Sam’s Lanes
Saunders
Perks Motor Service
Bob Halagan
Center Ridge
Area fairways Elyria Country Club Stag Shot Gap
Sunday results from Elyria Country Club Stag Shot Gap Tournament show players B Bennhoff R Kavanagh J Danasko J Ruch 65 T Sommer B Gilbert J Busa T Haywood 65 B Nettzel Dr Mora A Stocking J Moffitt 65 fourth K Sommer R Homer A German W Hacnton 66 Dr McCafferty D Anderson R Thompson L Rego 65 K Kapalko Dr Vecchuo H Fuhrman D Golxk bee B sauctrary H Wilber W Bandschute B Ones
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Country Club
K Kapalko
Dr Vecchuo
H Fuhrman
Sauctrary
H_ Wilber
W. Bandschute
Ones
Gant takes Sovran Bank 500 at Martinsville under caution
Harry Gant won the Sovran Bank 500 Grand National race at Martinsville Speedway under the caution flag, earning $34,525. Ricky Rudd finished second, Geoff Bodine third, with Eddie Bierschwale causing the late caution by spinning and hitting the wall. Gant averaged 73.022 mph over 500 laps and noted brake trouble at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Harry Gant
Martinsville Speedway
Gant
Ricky Rudd
Eddie Bierschwale
N.C
Rudd
Geoff Bodine
Bobby Allison
Neil Bonnett
Racing roundup from Eldora and tracks across the US
USAC sprint winners include Jac Haudenschild and Rick Hood at Eldora with Hood second. Other finishers were Jack Hewitt, Eddie Leavitt, Terry Shepherd. Hood later won Sunday’s 40 lap feature for 2560 dollars. Greg Staab and Warren Mockler followed. Le Mans motorcycle race went to a French team on a 730 cc Seard. Montara and Schweitzer won the 1600 km auto race in Porsches. NASCAR Western Grand National winner Hershel McGriff. San Bernardino dirt race and Kern Center nurse reports, Kern Raceway incident details. Everett Edlund won the SMRA Pont race. race injuries reported at Mesa Memorial and Kern facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rossburg
Oho
Millersburgs
Jac Haudenschild
Rick Hood
Memphis
United States
Auto Club
Eldora Speedway
Haudenschild
Voit ‘Hood
Jack Hewitt
Troy
Eddie Leavitt
Kearnery
Terry Shepherd
Warsaw
But Hood
Lemans
France
Ac Ace Tnesnoa Tay
Hershel McGriff
Jam Robinson
Sears Font Raceway
Bakersfield
Dog Wed
Fresno
Calif
Te Mesa Mann Raceway
Kern Nahe Center
West
Everett Edlund
Caruthers
Martinsville NASCAR Grand National race results 1978
Sunday at Martinsville Speedway the Sovran Bank 504 produced Harry Gant winning in Chevrolet with a fast pace as Bucky Rudd Geoff Bodine Bobby Allison and Lake Speed led the top finishers. Prize money totaled $279410 with more than 20 drivers listed by car make and final positions.
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Martinsville. Va
Sovran Bank
Martinsville Speedway
Harry Gant
Chevrolet
Bucky Rudd
Ford
Geoff Bodine
Bobby Allison
Buick
Nei Bennett Chevrolet
Terry Labonte
Richard Petty
Pontiac
Phil Parsons
Rusty Wallace
Kyle Petty
Buddy Baker
Oldsmobile
Bill Blot
Jimmy Means
Buddy Artington
Ken Schrader
Clark Dwyer
Bobby Hillin
Don Hume Chevrolet
Ed Bierschwab
EC girls stay unbeaten in softball bid after Brookside win
Sheffield Elyria Catholic defeated Brookside 18-5 and 10-5 to stay undefeated. Ann Hatfield drove nine RBI with two doubles and a triple, while Kim Beane earned the win in game one. In game two Beth Weigle matched three hits for BC as Lisa Horvath won on the mound. EC improves to remain top in the league heading to Lorain Catholic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookside
Sheffield - Elyria Catholic
Ann Hatfield
RBI
Kim Beane
Bone
Leslie Albrecht
Cardinals
Beth Weigle
Lisa Horvath
Albrecht
Lorain Catholic
South Amherst
Lutheran West
Sue Rak
Kris Holley
Gina Hyster
Allison Tapper
Tina Barlome
Admiral King
Kim Stevens
Mona Spangler
Tapper
Hyster
Holley
Rak
Debbie Ostrosky
Bartlome
Keystone
Amherst Opens as Top Seed in AAA Girls Softball Tourney
Amherst has the top seed for the Class AAA District Girls Fast Pitch Softball Tournament. Cloverleaf is seed two, North Ridgeville three, Medina four. Opening games are Elyria High at North Ridgeville, Wadsworth at Medina, and Brunswick at Strongsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Cloverleaf
North Ridgeville
Medina
Elyria High
Wadsworth
Brunswick
Strongsville
Midview
Revere
Admiral King
Lorain
Elyria-North Ridgeville
Hall of Fame friends may print names in Elyria program
Fans can pay to have their names listed on the Friends of Elyria Hall of Fame page in the May 16 souvenir program. Send $5 plus listing instructions or $15 for dinner reservations. Deadline Wednesday to Don Andress or Rose Dean. address provided. Enshrined honorees include Frank Fiore and Paul Walker. Ozzie Newsome will keynote at DeLuca's Place in the Park with special Elyria prep state champions as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Elyria
Don Andress
Rose Dean
Andress
Lucille Dr
Elyria
Ohio
Frank Fiore
Lorain County
Greg Jones
Elyria West
Miami University
Dale Kaminski
Elyria Catholic
Louisville University
Paul Walker
Kent State
Browns
Ozzie Newsome
DeLuca’s
Elyria Prep
Little League opening day highlights report west senior action
West Senior EJ Gardiner pitched a one hitter with 14 strikeouts as Standard Welding defeated Cascade Pattern 9-0 in the season opener. Gardiner had three hits, Ricky Cassidy two, and Kohlmyer's beat Lake Ave Convenient 17-1 behind James Qualls and Travis Bush homers and Qualls six hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WEST
E.J. Gardiner
Standard Welding
Cascade Pattern
Gardiner
Ricky Cassidy
James Qualls
Travis Bush
Qualls
Kohlmyer
Lake Ave. Convenient
Lorain County Insurance
Armstrong Auto
Mike Perkins
Chris Thompson
Armstrong
Chris Kaminski
Mike Bird
Ridge Tool
Hess & Hess
Bird
Hess
Admiral King claims second straight Lorain County tennis title
Admiral King defended its championship at Avon Lake High, amassing 30 points to beat Elyria High at 17 in the third annual Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association Tennis Tournament. Standings list King atop a field including Southview, Oberlin, Midview, Amherst, and others with varied point totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Admiral King
Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association
Avon Lake High
Admirals
Elyria High
Elyna High
Southview
Oberlin
Midview
Amherst
Vermlion
Lorain Catholic
Wellington
North Ridgeville
Sugles Adrian Harris
King
Ene Enckson
Scott Rader
Dave Abella
Loram Cathalic
Youth hockey sees SQUIRTS tie 3-3 at Spring League
North Olmsted Elyria and Shear-McGee battled to a 3-3 draw at the Recreation Center on Saturday. Shear-McGee built a three-goal lead before Elyria tied it on goals by Ryan Laurie Aaron Crane and Aaron Loyd with assists credited to Crane twice and Aaron Ambler Loyd Laurie and Jonathon Kenney. Elyria goalie Mary Wilson made 18 saves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squirts North Olmsted
Elyria
Shear-McGee
Recreation Center
Ryan Laurie
Aaron Crane
Aaron Loyd
Crane
Eric Ambler
Loyd
Laurie
Jonathon Kenney
Mary Wilson
Elyria Catholic tennis edged by Elyria in 4-1 loss
Elyria-Elyria swept Elyria Catholic 4-1 at Ely Stadium on Friday with all matches decided in two sets. The lone win for Elyria Catholic came from Dave Ostrow at No. 3 singles over Tony Jung 7-5 6-4, as Elyria improved to 3-4 and dropped only 16 games in the other eight sets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria-E. Catholic
Elyria
Elyria Catholic
Ely Stadium
Pathers
Dave Ostrow
Tony Jung
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Saunders Tops
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Harshaw
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Steve Slone
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L.A. Kelly
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Tony Baker
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Paradass
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Ae Seeda
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Ibies
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Tony Powers
Bran Pest
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Andy Bowman
Bob Jorgensen
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