Lorain Sectional Seeds Shift With New Three-Class System
Lorain area high schools unveil a three class post season with four sectional champs advancing to the district tournament. Lakewood St Edward tops seeds, Elyria and Medina strong despite subpar records, and Brackets One and Four set with Midview Brunswick and Rocky River facing openings.
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Ohio
Fairview
Bay
Admiral King
Medina
Rocky River
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Midview
Brunswick
Lakewood
Amherst
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Westlake
Strongsville
North Olmsted
Elyria
Lorain
St Edward
St. Edward
Eagles
Joe Mackey
Ed Cinniger
Reb Thomas
Prep coaches push to end standing rule in Ohio
Area basketball coaches from 13 schools gathered at Elyria during the Class AAA seeding meet to sign a petition challenging the Ohio High School Athletic Association rule that bars coaches from standing to call timeouts check fouls and talk to players. The rule, tied to a National Alliance standard, could see change during State Tournament week as officials weigh the proposal and comment remains pending.
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Southview High
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Canton
Columbus
Ohio
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Berea
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Ohio High School Athletic Association
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OHSAA
Reds add Chaney Smith Sprague as Bench contract looms
The Cincinnati Reds signed utilitymen Darrel Chaney and Willie Smith and pitcher Ed Sprague expanding their depth while negotiations with Johnny Bench drag on. Bench, 23, won 1970 NL MVP with 45 homers and 145 RBIs and hinted at a 500000 three year deal. He said the Reds are hard to negotiate with and won’t pay early, asserting his value remains high at any age.
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Willie Smith
Ed Sprague
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Bob Howsam
Reds
Paige finally honored as Negro leagues pioneer at Hall of Fame
Satchel Paige, barred from the majors by color line until 1948, is named the first star in a new Negro leagues exhibit at Cooperstown Hall of Fame. He will be inducted in ceremonies on Aug 9 with a plaque, despite no official major league status.
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Paige
Cooperstown
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Bill Veeck
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Indians
Veeck
Cleveland
St Louis
Atlanta Braves
Football coaches meeting postponed to next Wednesday
Tonight's Lorain County Football Coaches Assn meeting has been postponed due to road conditions. The session will reconvene next Wednesday at 8 p.m. at Elyria Catholic.
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Lorain County Football Coaches Assn
Elyria Catholic
Elyria Pioneers Improve Scoring Ahead of Fremont Match
Elyria's scoring average rises to 99.3 points per game as the Pioneers endure a four game skid. The opponent average also climbs to 65.3. Findlay is the only Buckeye Conference team to fail to reach 70 against Elyria since January.
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Ashland
Toledo DeVilbiss
Findlay
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Akron Garfield
Cavaliers rally falls short against Lakers in Cleveland
Cavaliers outplay the Lakers for most of the game but falter late as Cleveland loses 116-111. Rick Pietch leads Elyria with 16.3 points per game and Bobby Smith injures ankle, sidelining him for at least ten days.
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Vickers
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Bill Fitch
Happy Hairston
Jerry West
Washington
Walt Wesley
Wilt Chamberlain
Ure Lakers
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