Elite Ohio Class A teams Ridgeville and Wellington in district finals
Ridgeville and Wellington, two of Lorain County’s nine Class A teams, reached the district finals in Canton. Ridgeville (13-8) meets Liberty (20-5) at 6:30, Windham (18-3) faces Vienna (22-4) at 7:45, and Wellington (18-1) plays Savannah (15-3) at 9. The winners join three other Canton entrants and one from Dover to form the regional field, with further path to Athens. Both teams advance on strong rebounding and precise passing.
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Dukes Rally For Thrilling Comeback In District Clash
Dukes, known for accuracy, overcame a 9 of 33 first half effort to defeat Mogadore in a district tournament thriller. Ridgeville struggled early vs Fairport Harbor but outshot on a 73 to 51 attack, while Liberty advanced from Youngstown sectionals with a 2 0 record against 10 Class AA foes. Savannah faces Wellington after a 70 56 win powered by Larry Angler 30 points.
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Scholastic Tourney Results From Youngstown Area
A string of scholastic tournament scores lists Youngstown Newton Falls 87 over Poland 56 and Youngstown South 67 over Ursuline 35, with many other district games across Ohio including Toledo Clay 64 over Bowling Green 50, Lima 50, and Canton Lincoln 71 over Jackson Tap 62. The results cover multiple schools such as Tecumseh 60, Lima, Anthony Wayne, Canton Canton, and more, reflecting a busy prep basketball slate with numerous close outcomes and regional matchups.
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L. A. Officials Claim Dodgers to Move Here in 1958
Los Angeles and county leaders, after a Florida visit with Brooklyn Dodger President Walter O'Malley, reportedly heard a high-placed tip that the Dodgers will relocate to Los Angeles. Meyer Norris Poulson, returning with officials, allegedly stated the move will occur next year with enthusiasm.
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Kay Uhl Rules 635 Season Best In Elyria Bowling
Kay Uhl rolled a 635 series the highest this season in Elyria women’s bowling. Barbara Koviak posted a 500-plus effort and Lucille Brumbary led several printed leagues with top marks. The event featured multiple leagues at Rainbow Lanes and Stoney’s Rainbow with strong scores from Koviak, Brumbary, and Sailer as detailed by local bowling reports.
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Koviak
Karpinski
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Ladies Auxil
Chet Michalski
Elyria
Lucille Brumbary
Stoney’s Rainbow
Rainbow
Dorothy Koviak
Pfaudler
Betty Sailer
Clarajup
Kay Uhi
Flo Fuerst
Elyria Women
Tonight's Tourney Schedule Across Ohio Areas
A heavily garbled schedule lists matches across Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Athens, Kent, Toledo, and more. Notable pairings include St. Joseph vs. St. Ignatius in Cleveland, St. Edward vs. St. Ignatius, McKinley vs. Canton Union, and several valley rivals like Chillicothe vs Wheelersburg. Multiple team records and city names appear, with ambiguous times and venues due to OCR errors.
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Cleveland
St. Edward
New Concord
St Clairsville
Zanesville
Athens
Chillicothe
Wheelersburg
Ohio Derby Set June 29 at Thistledown
Ohio's oldest race has a purse of 76000 dollars for the June 29 Ohio Derby at Thistledown. The winner's share is estimated at 18008 dollars in this early announcement of the historic race first run in 1876.
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Minnesota Threatens To Leave Big Ten Over Aid to Athletes
University of Minnesota officials oppose the new aid to athletes plan adopted by the Big Ten and warn withdrawal from the conference may follow if the policy is not changed. Regents praise efforts to negotiate a revised concept with other schools while President Morrill seeks a conference-wide discussion.
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Columbia
Daniel Gainey
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Bowling Results United Polish Club Ladies Auxiliary League
The report lists scores and team affiliations from the United Polish Club Ladies Auxiliary League. Names such as Lorain Glass, Ruth Searles, Barbara Kaminski, and Agnes Book appear along with venue references like Riverview Trailers, Presti's Tavern, and Old Dutch Beer, detailing individual scores and placements across multiple events.
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Barbara Kansinski
Wilmaham
General Industries Ladies League
Dorothy Koviak
Aldler League
Sacle Steel
Ceceuves AF
Rothgery Service & Equip
Forestl Tavern
Eac
Orement Butnet-DeCarla
Lorain Glass PLC
L ‘Viet
Chet Michalski
Inamel
del Carpenter
Ers
Barbara Kaminski
Cerling
Avon Tops Faculty in Four Games at New High School Gym
Avon High School gym hosted four games as the Avon varsity beat the Faculty 54 39. Tom Smith led with 17 points while Bot Tiedemann added 13 as the Freshmen beat Junior High 24 14, the Vayvees defeated Team Dads 21 11, and the High School Girls topped the Women's Faculty 16 13.
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Dream Team Named on All State Basketball Quintet
International News Service credit for the 1957 All-Ohio college basketball team lists Wayne Embry of Miami as MVP of Class A, with a skyscraping six foot four inch average for the first squad. Lorain Cohn's team wins as other stars score, and semifinals set for March 19 as Lorain prepares for Kohlmyer Hardware.
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Lora
Elyria
YMCA
Lorain Cohn
Wayne Embry
Miami
Avon Tavern
North Eaton
Je Dum Parom
Carlo Mante Shan
Indians Rookies To Open Spring Exhibition With Giants
Tucson report notes virtually an all rookie Indians lineup led by Rocky Colavito in the opener against the New York Giants. Manager Kerby Farrell aims to evaluate positions while promising to play to win, with Chico Carracinet among late arrivals and the March 8 deadline looming.
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Vernamelan Shortefan
Stars Strut Stuff vis New York track meet clash
Olympic Carrasquel was to confer with champions Ron Delany Tom Courtney and Charlie Jenkins in New York tonight. They aim to reach agreement on a new contract as he has rejected two Cleveland offers and is reportedly being asked to take a cut at the final indoor track meeting of the Madison Square Garden season.
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Independent Promoters Welcome IBC Ruling Shocks Boxing World
United Press reports Judge Ryan found the IBC guilty of conspiracy restraint of trade and monopoly. Promoters in New York Boston Oakland hailed the ruling as a boost for independents, predicting more clubs and freer fighters. Government lawyers will seek structural changes within 30 days. IBC will argue to keep changes minimal.
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Trainers Seek Rulings Over Boxing Awards
The Lorain County Boxing Managers and Trainers association moved to overturn several Golden Gloves decisions. They seek to strip Pete DeSantis of the open trainers award and award it to Mike Pohorence, alleging DeSant is padding totals due to an ineligible fighter, Larry Chaney, earning a title. The panel also questions Ray DeLeon being denied a crown in the 48 pound class.
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Mike Pohorence
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Larry Chaney
Pohorence
Pont
Ray DeLeon
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Asso‘ciation
ABC Gets Underway in Fort Worth VFW Tournament
In Fort Worth Texas the V F W trainer Harry Tournament remarks that Chaney was only the first of 1 553 booster division teams in action as the event opened shortly after noon with a trophy presentation and a ring run.
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