Tourney season opens with district and conference showdowns
Boys focus on non conference games led by Wellington at Firelands as Firelands holds Inland Conference West top seed for the upcoming Class AA Sectional in Elyria. Wellington is Lakeland Conference champion and slated second. Girls action features Buckeye and Class AA/AAA tournaments with Lorain Catholic Elyria Catholic and Erieview Catholic advancing at Avon Lake while Wellington meets Keystone.
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Wellington
Firelands
Elyria
Holy Name
Elyria Catholic
Mid
Sandusky
Fremont
Buckeye
Avon Lake
Lorain Catholic
Norton
Wadsworth
Fairview
Lutheran West
Keystone
North Ridgeville
Lorain
Southview
St. Joseph
Westlake
Elyria West
Olmsted Falls
Columbia
Oberlin
Rocky River
North
Ridgeville
Lakewood
Midview
Amherst
Berea
Brooklyn
King
Marion
Findlay
Bay
North Olmsted
Medina
Erie Coast
Brookside
Clearview
Oberin
Vermilion
South Central
Western Reserve
Edison
Leonard to defend title against Bruce Finch in Reno
Sugar Ray Leonard defends his world welterweight title tonight in Reno's Centennial Coliseum against Bruce Finch. Leonard earns 1.5 million with Finch taking 100 thousand. both weighed near the 147-pound limit in a public weigh-in. Finch, 30 3 1 with 24 knockouts, has won 11 straight fights since 1978. Leonard hints at future mega bouts with Hagler or Arguello.
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Joe Carnicelli
UPI
Reno, Nev
Sugar Ray Leonard
Bruce Finch
Elyria
Leonard
Thomas Hearmns
Reno
Centennial Coliseum
Finch
North American Boxing Federation
Hearns
World Boxing Council
World Boxing Association
Jack Johnson
Jim Jeffries
Roger Stafford
Pipino Cuevas
Marvin Hagler
Alexis Arguello
Milwaukee
Las Vegas
Ray
Levi wins Hawaiian Open by one stroke at Waialae
Wayne Levi wins the Hawaiian Open by a single stroke over Scott Simpson for his fourth career title and first in almost four years. The victory earns him Masters exemption, a spot in the Tournament of Champions, and a trip for his wife Judy to La Costa in April. Levi, 29, closed with a 70 to finish 11 under par 277 as wind and rain challenged late in the round.
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Joe Sargis
UPI
Honolulu
Herkimer
N.Y
Wayne
Judy Levi
Scott Simpson
Levi's
Judy
la Costa
Calif
Levi
California
Andy North
New York
North
Simpson
Chip Beck
Waialae
Allison wins Daytona 500 after near disaster
Bobby Allison of Hueytown Alabama defied fuel and crash troubles to win the Daytona 500, taking 120 050 dollars from a 927 625 purse. He led 147 laps and held on after a dramatic race marked by crashes involving Petty Parsons and Bennett, with Darrell Waltrip leading early before Allison surged to the finish.
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Dick Brinster
Daytona Beach, Fla
Bobby Allison
Hueytown
Ala
Gary Nelson
Allison
Richard Petty
Cale Yarborough
Petty
Waltrip
Yarborough
Joe Rutiman
Ruttman
Terry Labonte
Bonnett
Dale Earnhardt
Labonte
Bill Elliott
Ron Bouchard
Harry Gant
Buddy Baker
Bouchard
Gant
Baker
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Erieview Catholic
HBO
WBC
WBA
Beck
Ben Crenshaw
Bobby Clampett
Jim Booros
Bruce Lietzke
Britain
Nick Faldo
Tighe Scott
Wayne Levi