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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1979
Page
11
Area fans await the start of the basketball tournament with tight AA and AAA raceups in Lorain County. Mogadore and Clearview loom in Class A while Elyria and Admiral King face questions as upsets loom in first round doubleheaders and district matchups.
Olmsted Falls demolished the top-seeded Westlake by 16 points at Westlake in a key Class AAA clash. Medina, the fourth seed, edged a season finale win at home 51 47 over Olmsted Falls. Wellington, Elyria West, and Oberlin could yet surprise in the upcoming tournament, with season milestones highlighted by Wellington ending 21 years of non losing seasons, Midview capturing its first Lake County/Lorain conference crown since 1970, and Firelands claiming a fifth Inland Conference title in six years. Elyria Catholic tied Lorain Catholic for the Erie Coast crown, a notable feat given their thin return slate last year. Westlake also claimed the Southwestern Conference title despite roster turnover.
The AP Top Twenty college basketball poll shows first place votes and season records for teams including Ducla, Indiana State, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Duke, Michigan State, Syracuse, Marquette, Arkansas, Texas, Louisville, Saint Louis, St. Louis, Georgetown, Purdue, Vanderbilt, and DePaul with points totals and rankings. Strong entities include Duke Michigan State Notre Dame Indiana State Louisville Georgetown.
Baseball actions include Baltimore signing pitcher Dennis Martinez to a one year deal. Richmond names Tom Burgess as manager. St. Louis signs Will McEnaney and three other pitchers plus Manny Castillo. Football moves in Pittsburgh promote three assistants with Perfes as assistant head coach Widenhoter as defensive coordinator and Walker as defensive backs coach. Oakland names Boghosian and Sumner as coordinators while shuffling several assistants. College notes Earl Morrall named quarterback coach at Miami. Texas Christian sees Tim Sommerville resign at season end. Hockey Chicago assigns Bob Kelly to New Brunswick AHL and recalls center Jean Savard from New Brunswick.
In the final Associated Press state boys basketball poll, Lorain Catholic is the lone area team to crack the rankings, finishing No. 21 in Class AA after a 15-2 campaign and a 74-53 win over Elyria Catholic. The top spots feature Withrow, Alter, McKinley, St. Joseph, and Findlay in Class AAA, with Portsmouth leading Class AA and several other area teams also listed.
Elyria parks group holds an organizational meeting for Men’s Slow Pitch Softball March 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Rec Center Prospect Street. Amherst expands its adult program to a six team women’s league on Sundays at the American Legion Field. players 16+ with fees $100 per team and $10 per player, contact Jim McCourt by Feb 26.
Murray Ridge rolled to its fourth win in the Ville Center Ashtabula Center game in the Senior Division I Special Olympics on February 21. The championship game is set for Tallmadge on February 24, leaving Murray Ridge at 4-3. Joe McCarthy, manager of the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs, had a 29-13 record in World Series games.
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