Elyria High nets district title as 1979 season ends strong
Elyria High School captures the District Class AAA championship finishing 14-7 and edging Findlay for the Buckeye Conference all sports trophy. Pitching duo Dave Thompson and Mike Collins fueled a late run after injuries sidelined top throwers, as the Pioneers toppled North Ridgeville and Lorain before losing to Euclid in state play. The girls track team extended its dual meet streak to 33 wins with multiple relays and records, while tennis posted a 12-10 season under long-time coach Jim Rakestraw, setting the stage for a strong 1980.
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Elyria High
Schumacher
Buckeye
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Lorain
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Elyria
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Jon Burger
Marion
Jeff Gilbert
Dave Thompson
Mike Collins
Thompson
Bay
Mike
North Ridgeville
Collins
North Olmsted
Euclid
Thad Burger
Burger
Gilbert
Dave
Mikeeo
Jay Rombach
Mike Appleby
Jon Schmittgen
Rombach
Tom Below
Lorain County
Joanne Hinkoffer
Wellington
Beth Takacs
Hinkoffer
Betty Halliburton
Hinkofer
Karen Curry
Tina Brown
Halliburton
Gloria Barbee
Tima Brown
Renee Parachon
Prarie View A&m
Houston
Yesteryear
Jim Rakestraw
Bob Slager
Sandusky
Scott Swartz
Tim Flaherty
Swartz
Pioneer Boys
Jim Overall
Jerry Gavlak
Gavlak
Aaron Swann
Chuck Ziemke
Omer Cunningham
John Atkinson
Jerry Burton
Tim Hall
Chester McCullough
Phil Anthony
Dan Knapp
Ty Comstock
Bill Anthony
NBA needs a facelift says Dr J and legends
AP Special Correspondent Will Grimsley reports from New York on pro basketball's image crisis. Dr J Julius Erving, Hall of Famer John Havlicek and Rick Barry discuss reviving interest at a Dewar's Cup tennis event in Las Vegas. They criticize long seasons, media focus on money, and suggest ideas from player salary reform to evolving scoring. Barry proposes a one point per half system to sustain excitement.
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Los Angeles
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Atlanta
Pat France
Sahara Tahoe
New Jersey
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Bruce Jenner answers readers on training and softball tips
Bruce Jenner responds to letters about getting in shape for track hurdles and improving softball batting. He prescribes a hurdler exercise, daily stretches, and a three sets of 10 push ups and sit ups for travel days. He offers batting guidance for slow pitch, emphasizes stance, eye on the ball, wrist snap, and power versus placement hitters. He notes fielding advice, then reports Larry Toth named defensive coordinator at Saginaw Valley State College with recruiting duties, detailing his coaching path.
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New York
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Pete
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Amherst Steele
Larry Toth
Saginaw
Mich
Valley State College
Ohio
Elyria High 1979 Varsity Baseball Symbols
Batting and fielding abbreviation list for Elyria High 1979 varsity baseball. Includes AB runs H RBI 2B 3B HR BB SB PC putouts assists errors fielding pct. A appearances GC games completed W L IP H R ER BB SO ERA listed to abbreviate box score data.
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