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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1966
Page
14
Ohio colleges wrapped up their seasons with several titles and NCAA bids in play. Akron and Otterbein led the Ohio Conference, while Cincinnati and St. Josephs pushed into small college tourneys. Miami, Xavier, and Kent State posted strong finishes as Findlay and Bluffton advanced in district play. Ohio State faced Michigan State in a pivotal national tilt as Akron sought another home-title run.
In the Lo Olmsted Class AA sectional, Admiral King routed Northway 97-68. The Admirals opened with two quick goals and led 27-14 after one, 49-26 at halftime, with Jim Harris and Pat Biber pacing the attack and Biber scoring 26 points, 18 in the first half.
Admiral King overwhelmed North Olmsted 97 to 68 with 12 Eagles scoring. Pat Biber led the Admirals with 22 field goals in 22 attempts and Bob Profusek topped Southwestern Conference with 15 points in garbage time. Harris added 27 for North Olmsted, while Coach Ray Wilson praised his players and noted defensive lapses.
NCAA tournament field narrows as four berths were filled with Kentucky, Miami of Ohio, Cincinnati and Davidson clinching titles. Oregon State Utah and Pacific chase confers. several top teams like Texas Western St Joseph's Providence Duke and Kansas push toward bids amid tight conference races.
Light heavyweight champion Jose Torres announced he will defend his title twice in 1969. Details on dates, venues, and challengers will be released later this week.
The schedule lists games across Monday to Saturday featuring teams like Michigan State Ohio State Bowling Green Loyola Youngstown Gannon Defiance Pindlay Bluffton St Bonaventure Kent State Steubenville DePaul Thiel Western Reserve Allegheny John Carroll Akron Otterbein Marshall Bowling Green Miami Eastern Kentucky Toledo Ohio University Xavier Cincinnati Wayne State John Carroll Wayne State Minnesota Ohio State Detroit Dayton Western Reserve Chicago Carnegie Tech Case Tech and NCAA Mid East regional finals.
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