Top 1972 sports stories and games amid rain soaked season
Clearview leads a year in review with 20 top stories and 20 top games across area athletics. Highlights include Clearview advancing in Ohio Class AI football playoffs, Oberlin College’s athletic shakeup, Elyria Sports Hall of Fame inaugural class, Columbia basketball success, Otis Jenkins and Mark Mullins named Players of the Year, and Bay Village’s wrestling state title effort amid a rain drenched year with county-wide championships and notable coaching milestones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oberlin College
Lorain County
Old Sol
Clear View
Ohio
Clippers
Lakeland
Wayne Ross
Marion Pleasant
Jack Scott
California
Oberlin
Bill Grice
Julian Smith
Otis Jenkins
Clearview
Mark Mullins
New London
Wire Services
Bay Village
Amherst
Bay
Mark Totten
Jeff Schoenman
Elyria
Tim Sweigard
Midview
Tony Lucki
Amateur Athletic Union
Area Champs and Sectionals Sketch in Buckeye Conference
Details list area champions and sectional pairings across Buckeye and allied leagues for 1972. Schools named include Elyria, Lorain Catholic, Clearview, Firelands, Midview, Bay, and Admiral King with multiple sectional and district designations and runners up listed. References to volleyball lineups and individual players appear in scattered notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye
Elyria
Fremont Ross
North Central
Lorain Catholic
Lakeland
Clearview
Inland
Firelands
Westlake
North Olmsted
New London
Admiral King- Lakeland
Amherst
Southwestern— Bay
Black River
Elyria Catholic
Findlay
Lorain
Midview
Columbia
Monroeville
Southview
Lakewood St. Edward
Admiral King
Independence
Cloverleaf
Norwayne
Avon Lake
Keystone
Brookside
Floria
Holy Name
Pirelands
Sandusky
Buckeve
Firelands — Edison
Bay
Cuyahoga Heights
Kim Rakestraw Jr
Tom Somers
Randy Wooknap
Wellington
Rocky River
Mike Kennedy
Doug Gibbs
Scott Davidson
Seelinnal
Charles Wilke
Wayne Simonson
Mike Young
Elyria overwhelms Olmsted Falls in 11-0 hockey win
Elyria Flyers blank Olmsted Falls 11 to 0 at North Rink scoring through a 4 goal by Dave Phiel and late power plays. Eight different Flyers found the net as Elyria dominated with 61 shots while Gary Franklin faced the barrage and was pulled after the second period. The win improves Elyria to 9-0 in the Greater Cleveland High School Hockey Association as they prepare to face Benedictine and Padua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flyers
Elyria
Elyria Icemen
Olmsted Falls
Shaker Heights
Elvira
Greater Cleveland
Bulldog
Jeff Binggell
Mike McKenzie
Nets
Dave Phiel
Phiel
Franklin
Dale Twyman
Craig Kaczay
Jeff Faro
Robin Molchan
Gary Harring Tex
Molchan
Olmsted
Mike Hickle
Malchan
Nolan
Sin bin
Jerry Johnstone
Kaczay
Johnstone
John Durisek
Hickle
Harrington
Dave
Bruce McClain
Bruce
Shaker
Benedictine
Northfield
Padua
Phiel Fara
Sayers
Twyman Phiel
Kaczayrk
Kaczay 'Fara
Molehan
Faro
Phiel Nolan
Darisek
Holding
Spanula
Hitkle
Rose Bowl Looms as Southern Cal Meets Ohio State
Sugar Bowl also features Oklahoma vs Penn State while Texas faces Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. Southern Cal, undefeated and ranked No 1, meets No 2 Ohio State in Pasadena with Woody Hayes seeking his 150th win and a fourth Rose Bowl triumph. Oklahoma and Penn State clash in New Orleans in a Sugar Bowl rematch with both teams at 11-0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State
Southern Cal
Trojans
John McKay
Penn State
Oklahoma
Pasadena
Calif
Woody Hayes
Hayes
Buckeyes
Michigan
Wolverines
Nebraska
UCLA
Lakes
Notre Dame
Miami
Alabama
Texas
Dallas
New Orlans
New Oreans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Columbia High
Dan Hagen
Bill Barton
Super Ray Seales
Hélyria Catholic
Middies
Panthers
Elyria High
Fremont
Kevin Sofranko
Vernon Long
Bob Hyatt
Gust Mecera
Jerry
CT Sports Editor
Elyria Pi Neo Reors Gill Barton
Oberlin Firelands
Edison
Southwestern — Bay
Byzantine
Parma Valley Forge
Berlin
Bay and
Valley Forge
Elyia
Fremont Firelands
Avon
Vermilion
Medina
Elgria
Rittman
Igirlst Ober
Bingpelli
McKenzie
Dave McClain
Dave Jones
State of
Bob Lynch
Sugar
Nbc-Tv
CBS
NBC
Bob Devaney
Cornhuskers
Devaney
Bear Bryant
Alabamans
Bryant
Darrell Royal
Longhorns
Royal
Galen Hall
Joe Paterno
Nittany Lions
John Hufnagel
Hall
Alma Mater
Lorain Aluminum
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Lorain, Ohio
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