Year of championships and basketball excitement in Lorain County
Lorain County sports chronicled a record 1973 with three state titles by Elyria High Elyria Catholic and Clearview, a first since 1961 for the Pioneers, plus multiple all state honors and historic milestones across football wrestling track and cross country. The year featured perfect bowling scores, a 300 game, Howard Cosell visit at Oberlin, snowstorm havoc on tournaments, and girls sports expanding locally.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria High
Elyria Catholic
Columbus
Clearview
St. John Arena
Clippers
Pioneers
Mike Riley
Elder
Elyria
Bob Guinta
Panthers
C-T
Bill Pierson
Hstory
Wayne Ross
Dick Elsasser
Ohio
Columbia
Dan Hagen
Firelands
Steve Holovacs
Bruce Yeager
Elmer Zoltai
New London
Bobby Williams
Howard Cosell
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Russ Sherman
Larry Harris
Dave Armstrong
Amherst
Otis Jenkins
Ricky Lewis
Pete Kummant
Mitch Gillam
Admiral King
Bob Walsh
Jerry Gilbert
Paul Zemanek
Elstia Catholic
Elyria Sports Hall of Fame
Bill Barton
Alex Clawson
Bob Jabbusch
Tony Curcillo
Lou Kolopus
West High
Russ Davies
Pistons top Bucks 98 91 in revamped lineup
Detroit coach Ray Scott shuffled the lineup by placing George Trapp at forward and John Mengelt at guard. Trapp scored 16 with six in the stretch while Mengelt added nine. Dave Bing led Detroit with 22 points and Bob Lanier had 20 as the Pistons held off Milwaukee 98 91. Kareem Abdul Jabbar led the Bucks with 30.
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Detroit
Ray Scott
Pistons
Milwaukee Bucks
Scott
National Basketball Association
George Trapp
John Mengelt
Trapp
Mengelt
Dave Bing
Milwaukee
Bing
Bob Lanier
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bucks
Atlanta Hawks
Cleveland Cavaliers
New York Knicks
Kansas City
Portland Runs Off 10-Point Final, Beats Chicago
Portland surged 10 straight points in the final period to seize the lead and win 110 108 over Chicago. John Johnson scored 24 for Portland, Sidney Wicks added 21, while Chet Walker led Chicago with 31. Roger Brown hit late free throws to keep Indiana’s win in reach.
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Portland
John Johnson
Sidney Wicks
Chet Walker
Chicago
Australian golfer Cremin dies during round in Singapore
Australian golfer Eric Cremin, 58, died of a heart attack Saturday while playing at Bukit Course in Singapore. He is survived by his widow and two sons. The rest of the text lists unrelated foul counts and numbers.
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UPI
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Bukit
Cremin
Larry Csonka’s record smashing day in the Orange Bowl
Miami’s Larry Csonka powered the Dolphins to a 27-10 win over Oakland, setting four AFC title game records and scoring three touchdowns. He racked 117 rushing yards on 29 carries, while praising teammate Bob Griese and noting the team aimed to a balanced running and passing attack. Oakland veteran Gene Upshaw called him a clutch player for repeatedly gaining the needed yards.
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Oakland
Dolphins
Csonka
Larry Csonka
Minnesota
Bob Griese
Miami
Raiders
Gene Upshaw
Upshaw
Southern California Aims to Extend Rose Bowl Pac-8 Dominance
USC seeks a fifth straight Rose Bowl win over the Big Ten as Ohio State enters as a two point favorite. A 105000 crowd is expected for the 2 PM PST kickoff in Pasadena. The Buckeyes aim to avenge 42-17 from 1973 and prove Big Ten superiority to Bo Schembechler and state athletic directors.
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Calif
UPI
John McKay
University of Southern California
Trojans
Ohio State
Buckeyes
USC
Michigan
Bo Schembechler
Middies honor Spence and Wales in Friday win over Avon
Midview favorites Bob Wales and Phil Spence named Players of the Week for a standout win over Avon. Spence tied a school record with 24 rebounds and scored 16 points, while Wales contributed 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Alonzo Stacey earned Hustler of the Week with 15 points and eight assists. The Middies host Brookside Friday then travel to Clearview Saturday.
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Midview
Bob Wales
Phil Spence
Avon
Spence
Wales
Alonzo Stacey
Middies
Brookside
Clearview
Peacosh Sparks Knights Past Crusaders in WHA Tilt
Gene Peacosh broke a monthlong scoring drought with two goals in a 6 2 Jersey Knights win over the Cleveland Crusaders. Wayne Rivers Andre Lacroix also scored in the second period as Jersey built a 4 1 advantage and coasted.
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Peacosh Sparks Knights
Crusaders
Cherry Hill
Gene Peacosh
Jersey Knights
Peacosh
Knights
New York Golden Blades
Cleveland Crusaders
World Hockey Association
Jersey
Harry Howell
Wayne Rivers
Andre Lacroix
Lacroix
Ayers
Gene
Howell Brian Morenz
Gary Jarrett
Rivers
Kevin Morrison
Bill Heindl
Cleveland
Neo conference matchups across Ohio high schools
High school schedules list games across multiple conferences and venues for Saturday including Elyria West versus Sandusky Perkins and Catholic versus Bedford Chanel. Other pairings include Lutheran West at South Amherst Keystone at Buckeye Lakeland Nidwen at Clearnee Amherst at North Radgeville Brookede at Oberlin and Vernahon at Wellington.
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Columbia Highland
South Amherst
Keystone
Avon Lutheran West
Buckeye
Clearview
Wellington
North Radgevale
Werm
Brookside
Midview
Oberlin
Amherst
Elyria Admiral King Findlay
Fremont
Lorain Mansfield
Marion Sandusky
North Central
Igbi Lake Catholic A
Lorain Catholic
Parma Byzantine
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Cleve
Catholic
Lakeland Prep
Boston
ABA North Redgeville
L. Pet. GB. Wellington
Jim Fox
Carolina
Vermilion
Don Watts
Seattle
Kentucky
Cazzie Russell
New York
Warriors
Virginia i
Inland Memphis
Viah
Firelands Indians
Avon San Antono
South Amherst Denver
Lutheran West
Elyria West
Sandusky Perkins
Lotam Catholic
Bedford
Chanel
Firelands
Avon Highland
Columina Lutheran West
Nidwen
Clearnee
North Radgeville
Brookede
Vernahon
Mapleton
Plynouth
Admiral King
Stathyx
Haron
Edison Ashland
Sandusky
Manshield
Mansfield
Malabar
Elyna
Western Reserve Academy
Lake
Catholic Guovemeat
Meda Berea
Bay
Woody Hayes plans New Year’s Eve movie trip for Buckeyes
Ohio State coach Woody Hayes says his players will see a movie and stay at the Huntington Sheraton before the Rose Bowl trip after Citrus College practice. He notes relaxed rules this time and that one player is out of shape, though he won’t name him. Hayes used all 16 practice days and paced the squad differently this year.
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USC
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Cornelius Greene
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Woody Hayes
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Pat Haden
Lynn Swann
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John Hicks
Archie Griffin
Randy Gradishar
van DeCree
Richard Wood
Artimus Parker
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Calif
Ipt
Huntington Sheraton
Citrus College
Azusa
Barnes aerials topple Tennessee in Gator Bowl clash
Texas Tech quarterback Joe Barnes threw two touchdown passes including a 79 yard strike to Lawrence Williams and added a rushing score as Texas Tech defeated Tennessee 28-19. Barnes totaled 231 yards passing and rushing in the win. Ricky Townsend missed a late 32 yard field goal that could have tied the game.
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UPI
Texas Tech
Joe Barnes
Lawrence Williams
Red Raiders
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Barnes
Raiders
Williams
Tennessee
Rawlers
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Casty
Andre Tillman
Perod
Ricky Townsend
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