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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1957
Page
13
Elyria High overwhelmed Lorain 84 to 45 to post the largest final margin in the long series. Coach Dale Reichenbach used twelve players, nine scoring, as Elyria built a 39 point gap. Tonight Elyria hosts Ashland, 12-2, in a game at about 8:30 after reserves meet at Tom.
Columbia Raiders beat South Amherst 58 to 47 in a game highlighted by two strong quarters from Columbia and a late rally. Benny Starr led South Amherst with 30 points while Ron Hawke topped Columbia with 19 as the Raiders stay in the hunt for a league title.
Midview High beats Avon 73 to 54 to solidify a shared Lorain County League lead. Missing starter Tom Grills due to illness, the Middies still had four players in double figures led by Bob Krosky with 21 points and Mel Nicewander with 15. Avon’s 1-10 season record and 1-5 in league reflect tough night. Tom Wearsch was sidelined with a nerve injury.
LaGrange High defeats Firelands 74 to 43 as Karl Knapp returns from injury with 33 points and Gene Paluch adds 21. Knapp scored eight in the first, six in the second, and nine in the fourth to fuel the Wildcats while Firelands drops to 2-4 in league play.
Zanesville upset Chillicothe 71 68 in Central Ohio League action. Middletown crushed Springfield Marines Lucas scored 46 as Middletown moved to 14th win. Columbus North routed Columbus Aquinas 107 35. Cuyahoga Falls beat St Vincent 54 42. Steubenville beat South 55 43. Shelby defeated Norwalk 67 30. Canton McKinley won 12th straight. Reynoldsburg and Purcell also won. Zanesville drop shifts standings in COLE.
Franklin and Jefferson seventh and eighth graders claimed wins in Elyria grade school basketball action. Franklin won the eighth grade 36 29 and the seventh grade 25 15 while Jefferson beat East Carlisle in both grades. The disrupted text mentions Ted Williams and a trip to Boston and references players such as Mike Monk and Harrison Hildreth with scattered game details and outcomes.
Elyria defeated Lorain 84 to 4 and Elyria Catholic beat Cleveland St. Ignatius 92 to 4. Other scores include Lorain St Mary 65 over Cleveland Lourdes 72 at River 45 Oberlin 45. Riaven 7a 54 over Avon 54. LaGrange 74 over Firelands 43. Ridgeville 78 over Brookside 42.
Ridgeville High used a 50 point second half to pull away from Brookside, winning 78 48. Russ Leimbach led the Rangers with 20 points in the third quarter while Ed Fowler added 14 for Ridgeville as Brookside faltered late.
Elyria Catholic frosh fell 51 47 to Cleveland St. John Cantius in Cleveland yesterday. Ed Mysliwieski scored 20 points and Ray Swick 14 for the winners, while Denny Bedocs had 14 for Elyria Catholic. The Catholics meet Weat High Tuesday at 4 pm at Catholic High.
Providence Reds beat Rochester Americans 2-1 to gain two goals in the third period. The victory leaves Providence six points ahead of Hershey in second place as two more games loom Friday night with Hershey at Cleveland and Springfield hosting Rochester.
WAKEMAN defeated New Haven 81 to 43 in the Huron Erie League. WAKEMAN outscored New Haven in every quarter led by Pete Motolik and Darrell Wolfe with 20 points each. Jim Pestema led New Haven with 23 points as his team’s scoring pace fell short. The TW reserves won 37 to 27.
Milan defeated Monroeville 59 to 58 in a Huron Erie League basketball game. Jerry Colahan led with 19 points for Milan, with Paul Westcott and Phil Keller adding 12 each. Rich Gerber tied Colahan with 19 for Monroeville, and Dick Smith scored 10.
Merchants' League matchups announced for tonight at Rainbow Lanes include Wertcott facing Bismith Dervitt and Gerber Stoney's. Other pairs feature Kernie's Restaurant versus Team Wo, Grady's Garage against Memo's Tavern, and Market against Construction with several venue labels like Brown Jug and Page's Meating linked to games. The schedule shows total scores and lane assignments across multiple teams.
Elyria beat Lorain 61 37 behind Thurman Taylor 16 and Bill Fazekas 14 while Lorain’s Bill Fazekas fouled out and Karpinski 9 points left early. Sandusky edged Findlay 53 44 as Conrad Chambers led Findlay with 18 points and Sandusky’s reserves won 56 53.
Result summary shows multiple games with scattered scores. Tulsa defeated Houston and Arizona State beat New Mexico Military Institute. UCLA lost to Oregon State, San Francisco over Pepperdine, Stanford beat Oregon, Idaho State topped Colorado State. Midwest games featured Omaha over Colorado Mines Kansas State 78 the University of Akron 92 and other varied scores.
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