Elyria Eyes Title Shot In District Final With North Olmsted
Elyria, after eight days, prepares for a Class AAA sectional final against North Olmsted at Admiral King. The Pioneers, 16-3, seek a district berth and revenge for a 75-52 loss in November. North Olmsted, 14-5, survived an overtime win over Fairview to reach this game.
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Elyria
Admiral King
Pioneers
North Olmsted
Eagles
Jim Burkett
Fairview
Mike Riley
Riley
Mike Harrison
Underman
Jeff Smith
John Mongerson
Southview
Saints
Ed Soto
Midview
Dan Davila
Bay
Westlake
Jay Russell
Bill Pierson
John Bearne
Jim McLemore
Padua
Mike Wash
Steve Prott
West Geauga
Weslake
Russell
Joe Baranauskas
St. Joseph
Shawn Garel
Shaw
Sherman Micsak
Tom Smigelski
Maple
Jose Ruiz
Olmsted Falls
Baldwin Wallace
Lorain Catholic
Spartans
Bulldogs
Olmsted Falls Wins Epic Sectional Title Battle
Olmsted Falls edged Lorain Catholic 60 52 to seize the Elyria Class AA sectional crown. Cobb scored 31 points, hitting 14 of 23 shots, while Cornett added 14 for Falls. Lorain Catholic rallied late but Falls regained momentum with hustling play and rebounding to secure their first modern sectional title.
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Jay Anderman
Jerry Gilbert
Elyria
Bclster James
North Olmsted
Dave Gibbons
Willie Gerlach
Bulldogs
John Dickerson
Greg Cobb
Lorain Catholic
Spartans
Olmsted
Southwestern
Cobb
Olmsted Falls
al Cornett
Lorain
Ting
Jim Jenkins
Jack Cornett
Falls
GFAFT
Ron Januzzi
Dick Kosash
Greg Peltz
Mark Baum
Alex Prosak
Paul Minnich
Jeff Jesko
Steve Skolnicki
U Olmsted Falls
Pat Owen
Jeff Miles
Rick Baker
Jerry Dahlke
NCAA tourney field set with first-round pairings announced
South Carolina moves to the Midwest and Oklahoma City to the West as the NCAA fills nine at large berths for March 10 openers. Notable matchups include Houston versus Southwestern Louisiana in Wichita and Marquette facing Miami of Ohio in the Midwest. Southwestern Louisiana faces 140 NCAA charges over recruiting violations with possible forfeiture if guilty. three teams are ranked in the top 10.
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UPV
South Carolina
Midwest
Oklahoma City
NCAA
Wichi
Ta, Kan
Houston
Southwestern Louisiana
Beryl Shipley
East
Syracuse
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St. John’s
New York
William & Mary
Providence
Mideast
Marquette
Miami
Ohio
Jacksonville
Florida
Dayton
Texas Tech
Wichita
Kan
Long Beach
Big Sky
Weber State
Utah State
Charlotte
N.C
Nashville, Tenn
Los Angeles
St. Louis
UPI
Sport Immortals series begins with Jim Thorpe spotlight
The Chronicle-Telegram launches a Sunday feature series on sport immortals drawn from a book by the Associated Press. Each installment will profile a legendary figure, starting with Jim Thorpe, to rekindle fan memories of Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Arnold Palmer and others.
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Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Roger Bannister
Bill Russell
Sammy Baugh
Arnold Palmer
Jim Thorpe
Chronicle-Telegram
Sports Department
Associated Press
Olmsted Falls Coach Dickerson Praises Team Win
Olmsted Falls coach John Dickerson in his third year praised the winners for a solid performance. He said we played one of our better games and I was very pleased with the effort and execution.
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Elyria
Lakewood St. Edward
Flyrna
Riley
North Olmsted
Olmsted Falls
John Dickerson
Dickerson
Bulldogs
Lorain Catholic
Jim Lawhead
Lawhead
Spartan
Greg Cobb
Bulldog
John
al Cornett
Jeff Miles
Ten area wrestlers head to Metro AAA district meet
Ten area schools send wrestlers to Class AAA district at Metro. Cuyahoga area teams field 27 athletes with preliminaries at 4 p.m. and semifinals tomorrow noon. Top two teams and 4 wrestlers per weight class advance to state in Columbus. Strong contingents include Elyria and North Olmsted with seven and six wrestlers respectively.
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Metro
Cuyahoga Metro
Columbus
Totten
Bay
North Olmsted
Gary Strauss
Strauss
Elyria
Admiral King
Lorain
Southview
Midview
Amherst
Westlake
Avon Lake
Pioneers
North Olmsted Eagles
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Valley Forge
Steve Rudo
Ken Redd
Gene Madison
Mike Sittinger
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Larry Beal
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Ed Holmen
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Mayfield
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Parma
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Cleveland
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Soto
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Kennedy
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Bill Majewski
Cleveland South
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Jim Perko
Parma Normandy
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Chuck Gagliardi
Scott Clifford
Dave Foster
Davila
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Lakewood
Walt Wagner
George Taras
North Royalton
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Ross Pace
Painesville Riverside
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Rich Crow
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Gary Ackerman
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