Coaches depart scene as Midview and Brookside shake up
Smith resigns after five seasons as Midview basketball coach posting 57 wins and 40 losses while Jones leaves Brookside football after two years with 43 wins 13 losses and a tie. New coaches enter a growing district as turnover spreads across area programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Smith
Midview
Dick Jones
Brookside
Smitty
Middies
Jones
Bob van Lancker
Ed Philpott
Paul Leonard
John
Jim Gray
Cardinals
Bob Fisher
Smith and Jones
Alf O'Neill
Bob Mosketti
Clearview
Lorain St. Mary
Mosketti
Darrell Goddard
Oberlin
Lakeland
Dale Reichenbach
Elyria High
al McConibe
Admiral King
Angie Bangas
Lorain
Chuck Madhock
Elyria Catholic
Jess Hagg
Huron
Bob Weaver
Columbia
Larry Shaw
Keystone
Mike Mormanis
South Amherst
Sanders
Berlin Heights
Pat Gallagher
Black River
Jockey Turcotte suspended for 10 days at Aqueduct
New York UPI reports jockey Ron Turcotte drew a 10 day suspension beginning Tuesday for wayward riding during the featured Swift Stakes at Aqueduct Raceway. The ban affects his rides through the suspension period and leaves Turcotte unavailable for scheduled races at the track.
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New York
UPI
Ron Turcotte
Wayward
Aqueduct Raceway
Cowden's swan song and Elyria sports fans memory
A longtime Elyria sportswriter bids farewell as he moves to Medina. He recalls iconic moments and the role of Elyria fans, defending their pride while praising shared sportsmanship across local teams and rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cowden
Elyria
Medina
Medina County
Elyria Sports
Admiral King
Doug Grayson
King
Pioneers
Panthers
Lorain
Cleveland Rhodes
Toledo DeVilbiss
Cleveland East
Cadets Face St John’s in NIT Semi Final Bid
Army, led by coach Tates Locke, beat Western Kentucky 58 54 to reach the NIT semifinals and extend the Cadets’ best season. Locke’s squad, featuring Mike Silliman and John Ritch, faces St John’s led by Joe Lapchick, who retires after the tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Baker
Western Kentucky
Mike Silliman
Army
Baker
Dennis Shantz
Silliman
New York
UPI
Tates Locke
Locke
Tates
Splebe
West Point
Cadets
Tate
St. John’s
Joe Lapchik
Joe
Lapchick
Ohio Wesleyan
Louisville
John Ritch
Arlington
Fitch
Clem Haskins
Steve Cunningham
New York University
Detroit
Madison Square Garden
Villanova
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Wayne Diederich
Fisher
Jerry Martin
Vermilion
Jim McQuaide
Avon
John Armeni
Jack Wilhelm
Carroll (Specs) Sanders
George Simonovich
Amherst
Jim Lawhead
Simonovich
St. Mary
Bob Telatnik
Bangas
Les Brady
Roger McFrederick
Mapleton
Brady
Russ Lynch
Avon Lake
Indians
Marty Atkinson
Roger Watkins
Vermulion
Dick Hunt
Sherman Gove
Norm Irwin
Wellington
Howard Johnson
Buckeye
Dick Hamsher
Firelands
Jeff
Milllion
United States
AMF Bowling Marketing Institute
Lorain Aluminum
Cowden’s Swan
By Joe Cowden
Grayson
Jack Belinski
Walt Rock
Berea
Lee Johnson
Lima
Sandusky
Dave Bush
Toledo St. Francis
George C. Langford
St. John's
Goodyear
Strab
U.S
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Chrystal
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