NCAA seeds set as West region shows parity in field
The NCAA bids reflect strong eastern representation with Kansas and St. John’s top seeds. Kentucky and Duke earned No. 1 seeds in their regions. Duke faces Mississippi Valley. Kansas opens vs North Carolina A&T. St. John’s meets Montana State. Kentucky plays Davidson. Big Eight celebrates five bids. total payouts rise through rounds toward a Dallas Final Four payday.
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Vikings Ship Up Ohio NCAA Bids In Historic Year
Four Ohio schools earned bids to the men's NCAA tournament, the largest state contingent ever, with Cleveland State and Akron making NCAA debuts. Cleveland State, 27-3, faces Indiana 21-7 in Syracuse while Akron plus other Ohio clubs earned prestigious berths in the 64-team field.
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Corrales Eyes 23 Indians Pitchers In Spring Camp
Indians manager Pat Corrales kept focus on pitching depth after two extra inning games against the Giants, 4-3 in 10 innings. He noted Tom Waddell and Ernie Camacho work in rehab and that five pitchers showed in camp, with Kern taking a loss due to an error. Corrales aims to build arms gradually over the full spring.
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Area teams pursue regionals in area boys basketball
Admiral King 21 3 faces Toledo Scott 21 3 in Kent State regional action Wednesday at 7 30 p m. Oberlin 23 1 meets Willard 23 1 at Toledo 8 15 p m. Dalton 18 6 visits South Amherst 6 30 p m Thursday in Canton Class A regional. South Amherst led by Chip Winiarsk i meets Dalton. Championship games Saturday wrap the regional rounds for the boys. Girls state titles crossing Akron University of Akron as Class AAA opens Thursday with Buchtel and South.
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St Edwins state ice title clinched by Lakewood St Edward
Gary Flaesgarten and Todd Harkins each scored twice as Lakewood St. Edward defeated Cleveland Heights 6 5 to win the Ohio state high school ice hockey championship at Bowling Green High School arena.
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Admiral King dominates All-Buckeye selections in boys hoops
Admiral King earns Coach Mitch Gillam and Player of the Year LeBron Gladden honors as Mitch Gillam guides the Admirals to a fifth straight league title. Elyria's Ed Uszynski and Lorain's Jason Williams headline a five-man first team with Chris Williams of Sandusky and Kevin Curth of Findlay. Second team includes Mark Cannon and Dave Kovaleski among others with several area players receiving honorable mention.
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Midview's Robert Overy to star in Lorain Cage Classic
Robert Overy, a 6-3 forward from Midview High School, will represent his school in the C T Cage Classic at Midview on March 26. He averages 12 points, rebounds, and five assists per game, holds a 3.1 GPA, and participates in the Air Force Junior ROTC. He plans to become a high school math teacher and stay involved with Midview basketball. Tickets cost 2 in advance and 3 at the gate, available at county high schools.
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