Baseball salaries stun fans and hall of famers voices rise
Murray Okderman discusses MLB salaries shocking fans as stars like Floyd Bannister Tom Hume and Steve Howe command high pay despite limited wins. Brooks Robinson praises Billy Cox and Clete Boyer while recalling Rex Barney and Orioles fielding lore in a reflective column.
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NBA
Baseball
Floyd Bannister
Chicago White Sox
Tom Hume
Cincinnati Reds
Fade Atean Dnlin Dass
Hume
Steve Howe
Los Angeles Dodgers
Brooks Robinson
Baseball Hall of Fame
Brooks
Clete Boyer
Oakland A’s
New York Yankees
Buddy Bell
Texas Rangers
Billy Cox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Robinson
Orioles
Rex Barney
Dodgers
Vermilion Boys Open Play In Ashland Sectional
Vermilion meets Tiffin Columbian at 6 30 PM Monday as the Class AAA sectional tournament begins at Ashland College Mansfield earns the top seed in the bracket and Malabar takes the lower bracket. Winners advance to Bowling Green District with a 6 30 PM Vermilion Tiffin opener and subsequent matchups through Friday.
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ASHLAND — _ Vermilion
Tiffin Columbian
Ashland College
Mansfield
Mansfiela Malabar
Bowling Green
Monroeville-Norwalk St Paul edge in Firelands clash
Monroeville defeated Norwalk St. Paul by a regular season Firelands Conference game. Don Beck scored 16 points to lead Monroeville while Pat Schnel linger paced St Paul with 14. Monroeville meets Colonel Crawford next Wednesday in the tournament opener and St Paul faces South Central on Tuesday.
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Monroeville
Norwalk
St.Paul
Norwalk St. Paul
Don Beck
Pat Schnellinger
Colonel Crawford High
South Central
Elyrian to Drive in Great American Race Weekend at Silverdome
Kent Stauffer of Elyria will drive in the indoor Great American Race Weekend at the Silverdome in Pontiac Michigan Sunday. He is one of 50 drivers on the one quarter mile track. The weekend opens Saturday with midget cars racing at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
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Kent Stauffer
Elyria
Silverdome
Pontiac
Mich
Stauffer
Race Revson
Spartans topple Keystone in sectional opener 83 49
Lorain Catholic, led by 6 5 sophomore Paul Wilson and Chris Kelley, routed Keystone 83 49 in the Class AA sectional at Elwria High. Wilson scored 15 with strong defense, Kelley had 19 points and five assists, Owens added 16 as the Spartans built a big lead and controlled the game. Keystone finishes 6 15, while Lorain Catholic advances to face Elyria West Northwestern for the sectional title.
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Gene Legeza
Lorain Catholic
Jim Lawhead
Lawhead
Spartans
Keystone
Elvria High
Paul Wilson
Wilson
Chris Kelley
Soph
Frank Owens
Dave Leffew
Leffew
Owens
Bill Wrice
Dan Comer
Eather
Navy
Lorain
Mike Conrad
Kelley
C-T
Eugene Krebs
Oberlin Induces Tourney Tempo with Brookside Win
Oberlin Indians beat Brookside 68 to 53 in the Elyria AA sectional to reach next Saturday's final against Wellington Firelands winner. Witherspoon led scorers with 22 points, while Alston 14 Stowers 11 and Donaldson 11 contributed for Oberlin as they dominated inside and controlled rebounds and turnovers. Brookside, entering the tournament with its first winning season since 1976 77, saw no double figure scorers.
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Tim Gebhardt
Oberlin
Indians
Lakeland
Elyria
Brookside
Wellington
Cardinals
Stowers
Chuck
Witherspoon
Levy
Gene Leonard
Alston
Chris Donaldson
Olmsted Falls too much for Highland in tourney win
Olmsted Falls Bulldogs beat Highland 76-48 in the AA section tournament at Brooklyn. Jimmy Houston scored 25 and Bobby Sylvester 27 as Falls built a 25-12 lead and cruised. Houston and Sylvester combined for 52 points while Falls outshot 49 percent to 33 percent and forced 20 Highland turnovers. Falls advances to face the Trinity/Cleveland Central Catholic winner next, while Highland closes at 3-17.
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Jim Jablonski
Brooklyn
Olmsted Falls
Bulldogs
Highland
Jimmy Houston
Bobby Sylvester
Outside
Houston
Mr. Inside
Sylvester
Bobby
Jeff Shepherd
Sean Mills
Andy Laxman
Trinity
Cleveland Central Catholic
Olmsr
A Falls
Bob Sylvester
Sean Mill
Bob Pace
Trevor Whitely
Fe Shinas Rimko
Mike Konesky
Pete Formica
Andy Saxman
Bilvagar
Tom Barnhart
Phil Reynolds
Mike Gnails
Don Ingersol
Jack Postiva
Jack Banks
Wally Sobczyk
Paul Kungl
Olmsted Falls Ivray
South Central nips Edison in 70 67 thriller
South Central defeated Edison 70 67 as center Jeff Chanler scored 24 points. Cloverleaf was eliminated by Valley Forge 65 35 in a nonconference finale. Valley Forge moves on to face John Marshall in an 8:30 game Thursday.
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Greenwich
Jeff Chandler
South Central
Edison
BEREA
Cloverleaf
Valley Forge
Baldwin-Wallace
Chris Dearth
Seaaa
John Marshall
Very Forge Clavertent
Tiger
Takris Keewma
Ea Veale
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Galen
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Tom Stewart
Ed Piazza
Leraint
Walsh
Todd Alston
Walden
Kevin
Baettnln
Nore
Fente Watts
Eugene Krebe
Ers Gagfa
Cterspoon
Donaldson & Nh
Chuck Stowers
Keith Jones
Kevin Waiden
Quinn Barbee
Tommy Johnson
Ith Perry
Keith Griffin
Bulldog
Pete Houston
Jimmy
S. Central Nips Edison
Trojans
Chandler
Jeff Music
Tad Walker
Don Sweeting
Chargers
Byron Reed
Pat Landoll
Kurt Ostheimer
Se Central Chander M Reed
Mane
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