UCLA Bruins Named No 1 in Final AP Poll
UCLA tops The Associated Press final major college basketball poll with a 25 0 record and 34 of 35 first place votes. Louisville North Carolina Kansas Princeton Houston Western Kentucky and Texas Western follow in the final rankings.
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LOS Angeles
Ucla Bruins
John Wooden
Associated Press
Wooden
Bruins
Louisville
Kansas
North Carolina
Princeton
Western Kentucky
Houston
Tennessee
Boston College
Texas Western
UCLA
Columbia
San Francisco
Ohio State
University of Southern California
New York
UPI
United Press International Board of Coaches
Lew Alcindor
Cardinals
United Press International
Toledo
St. John's NY
Tulsa
Vanderbilt
Utah State
Pacific U
Providence
New Mexico
Duke
Florida
Pioneer nine faces tough task Elyria opener April 4
Elyria Pioneer baseball coach Tom Willing cites a 14 4 last season but believes a six man returning group and junior pitchers could become a strong unit. He cut the varsity to 23 for the April 4 home opener against Ashland while indoor workouts continue due to snow and gym conflicts.
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Elyria
Tom
Willing
Pioneers
Ashland
Midview Baseball Seeks Strong Spring Run
Midview High looks to spring success with a strong junior pitching crew and Lakeland Conference expectations. The baseball season begins April 11 at home against Amherst, with 18 games including Elyria and Admiral King.
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Midview High
Jim Sears
Buckeye
Lakeland
Amherst
Elyria
Admiral King
Elyri
Spring Valley
Oberin
Elyria Catholic
Elyrda OG
North Ridgeville
Aipr
Clearview
Vermilian
Willow Creek
Huron
Thunderbird Hilla
Thunderbird Hills
Emerald Valley
Oberlin
Oberlin CO
Ambherst
Fairview
Ridgeville
Columbia
Belyria
New London
Wellington
North Tadgeville
Qherlin
Bm. Doublehender
Elyria Pioneers Advance In Regional Playoff Notes
The regional field includes Elyria and several powerhouses with 30 sectional titles, 27 district crowns, nine regional championships and two state titles in 11 years. Elyria coach Bob Hersman jokes about superstition while a King booster club message backs teamwork. all regional games begin at 8 p.m. with gates at 7.
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Toledo Libbey
Lima Shawnee
Admiral King
Cleveland East Tech
Scarabs
Elyria
Lima
East Tech
Sandusky
Bob Beachy
Leonard P. Reichlin
Councn
Bob Hersman
Elyria Pioneers
Baldwin Wallace Otterbein Clash For Ohio Conference Title
Baldwin Wallace and Otterbein meet in Granville Ohio for the Ohio Conference tournament final with a NCAA College Division bid at stake. Otterbein, led by top scorer Don Carlos, seeks revenge after beating Wittenberg in the southern division final while Baldwin Wallace swept the northern division. Tim Pond was unavailable for Otterbein in their season meeting.
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Granville
Ohio
UPI
Baldwin-Wallace
Otterbein
Wittenberg
Otterbien
Akron
Cardinals
Tim Pond
Heidelberg
Mount Union
Kenyon
Don Carlos
Rakestraw Starts 15th Tennis Campaign At Elyria High
Elyria High coach Jim Rakestraw opens his 15th season with practice beginning Wednesday. He expects 35 candidates but has only two lettermen, Craig Felton and Jim Straight. The Pioneer netters host Rocky River on April 3 to start the season.
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Elyria High School
Jim Rakestraw
Rakestraw
Craig Felton
Jim Straight
Pionner Netters
Rocky River
Davis Captures Area Scoring Crown After Comeback
Davis tops the area scoring race with 605 points in 19 games for a 31.84 average aided by Elyria Pioneers. Jim Harris of Admiral King entered the District title game with 727 points over 23 games but was held to 26 by Elyria, ending a tight Lorain County scoring rivalry.
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Roy
Froggie
Davis
Elyria Pioneers
Elyria
Jim “Bubbles” Harris
Admiral King
Harris
Lorain County
Bubbles
Ohio Northern Findlay clash for NAIA berth in Ohio finals
Ohio Northern and Findlay meet in the Ohio NAIA final with Kansas City on the line. Polar Bears upset Ashland 38 36 as Jerry Calder and Jerry Calder twins lead ONU while Findlay tops Defiance 89 83 behind Jerry Moore 26 and Jim Moore 23 points.
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Findlay
Ohio
UPI
Ohio Northern
Kansas City
Defiance
Ashland
Polar Bears
Eagles
Jerry Moore
Oilers
Calder Twins
Jerry
Jim
Yellow Jackets
Dick Otte
Kenyon Wins OC Swim Title Set Records In Ohio Wesleyan Meet
Kenyon captured its 14th consecutive Ohio Conference swimming title at Ohio Wesleyan with 432.5 points while Denison scored 286.1. Kenyon's Larry Witner, Bill Keller, and the 400-yard medley relay set league marks, along with Oberlin’s Steve Stitt breaking a school record in the 1000 free. Other top finishers included Wilma Frame Marian Stone June Radosevich.
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Delaware
Kenyon
Ohio Wesleyan
Denison
Wittenberg
Oberlin
Baldwin-Wallace
Wooster
Muskingum
Hiram
Larry Witner
Bill Keller
Lords
Steve Stitt
Bob Wilkin
Stitt
Mike Jarvis
Amherst faculty team to face Cleveland Browns Friday
The Amherst High School faculty basketball team meets the Cleveland Browns Friday at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. Browns players include Leroy Kelly Gary Collins Dick Schafrath Ernie Green Walter Johnson and others. Gates open 6 15 p m with a 6 45 intramural pregame. Tickets 1 students 2 adults. Autograph period after the game.
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Sam Carpenter
Gary Nantamaker
Miami University
Amherst High School
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Leroy Kelly
Gary Collins
Dick Schafrath
Ernie Green
Walter Johnson
John Wooten
John Brown
Sid Williams
Clifton McNeil
Amherst
Russ Dodson
Northwest District AA basketball players of the year named
Tom Dinger of Mansfield Senior and Scott Carlin of Findlay shared Class AA player of the year honors in the Northwest District as selected by AP sports writers. Spice of Toledo Libbey and John Ellis of Lima Bath were named Class AA co coaches of the year. Fort Recovery’s Tom Bryan won small school player of the year, with Allen Souder earning Class A coach of the year.
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Columbus, Ohio
Tom Dinger
Mansfield
Scott Carlin
Findlay
Associated Press
Spice
Toledo Libbey
John Ellis
Lima Bath
Cocoaches
Fort Recovery
Tom Bryan
Allen Souder
Jeff Stockdale
Lima Shawnee
Ken Halbert
Marion Harding
Jeff Jones
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Elyria Country Club
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Prout's Service Department
Complete Body Shop
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Joe Scholler
Bowling Green
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Gary Stewart
Toledo Rogers
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Lima Senior
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Goldstein Caffey
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Tim Metcalf
Mansfield Madison
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Lexington
Tom Steele
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Keith Oriens
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Dick Weisler
Sandusky St. Mary’s
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Mansfield St. Peter’s
Max Miller
Holgate
Wendell Heximer
Fayette
James Boerger
Minster
Dan Price
Bloomville
Rick Harris
Clear Fork
Dave Fahle
Gibsonburg
Steve Taulker
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Lakeota
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