Avon star Jeff Mott named Lorain County Mr Basketball
Avon High senior Jeff Mott, 6-1 and a standout guard, led the area with 27 points and 13.3 rebounds per game to earn Lorain County Mr Basketball for 1985. The coca cola sponsored honor was announced at Avon’s winter banquet after a vote by writers, administrators and officials, with high marks for academics as he maintains a 3.8 GPA.
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Gene Legeza
AVON
Jeff Mott
Mott
Avon High
Lorain County
Elyria Coca Cola Bottling Company
Bird keeps playoff torch alive with pregame team talk
Celtics star Larry Bird remains focused on playoff hunger as Boston rides a five game win streak. He led with 60 points in a week standout, spoke of Cleveland's improvement, and organized a pregame meeting to lift the team toward its goal of becoming the league’s first to suffer no back-to-back losses. Bird’s pace-setting week included 60 points, 31, 35, and 48 point outings as Boston eyed approaching playoff play.
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Dave Lewandowski
Richfield
Larry Bird
Boston Celtics
Coliseum
Bird
Celtics
Cavs
Atlanta
Chicago
Cleveland
Ray Williams
Boston
Time Magazine
Wayne Gretzky
National Basketball Association
Kevin McHale
Phoenix
Houston
K.C. Jones
Jimmie Rodgers
All Lorain County basketball honors announced for high school season
Michael Martin of Elyria leads the All-Lorain County boys team with MVP honors in Class AAA while Paul Wilson of Lorain Catholic earns MVP for the same class. Dennis Bartlett of Keystone and Mitch Gillam of Admiral King named Coaches of the Year as teams prepare for regional and state playoffs.
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Michael Martin
Elyria
Lorain Catholic
Paul Wilson
Admiral King
Mitch Gillam
Keystone
Dennis Bartlett
Gillam
Admirals
Buckeye
Kent State
Bartlett
Wildcats
Columbus
David Bansch
Scott Kenney
Midview
Tim Dillon
Avon Lake
Jared Wilbanks
Nandi Cruz
Southview
Ken Bolmert
Lorain
Tim Moore
Admiral Ring
Tyrone Trbovich
Vermilion
al Stacey
Chris Brooks
Lec Wilson
Darreil Wilson
Binky Pool
Andy Bastock
Milton Cook
Adnanartis
Mark Cannon
Brandogers
Eby
Wichman
Chris Rice
Jim Jenkins
Pat Haberfield
Amherst
Darrin Watbom
Vermilwht
Jerry Opava
Mark Seifert
Mike Dennis
North Ridgeville
Jock Hartman
Mike Randle
Loraine
Michael Mariin
Elyriaki
Admiral Mg
Wizard of Oz star Newsome to speak at Elyria Hall of Fame
Cleveland Browns All-Pro tight end Ozzie Newsome will headline the 14th annual Elyria Sports Hall of Fame Enshrinement banquet on May 16 at DeLuca's Place in the Park Lorain. The event honors local athletes with past speakers including Mike Pruitt and Dave Logan. Newsome holds Browns records for career receiving yards and catches and is lauded as one of the Browns' top offensive players. He lives in Bratenahl and is active in area charities.
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Roger Negin
Cleveland Browns
Ozzie Newsome
Elyria Sports
Lorain
Lakefront
University of Alabama
Paul “Bear’ Bryant
Bryant
Newsome
Cleveland
Browns
New York Jets
Orzie
Ozzie
Bratenahl
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Big Brothers
Nick Mileti
Emmett Ashford
Vic Janowicz
Bob Feller
Woody Hayes
Earie Brace
Tony Mason
Eldon Miller
Bill Hasket
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Frank Owens
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New London
Columbia
Jeff
Dean Tsipis
Fred Balser
Bill Dodd
Richard Montague
Jay and Clay Dill
Mike Razdrh
South Amherst
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Tom Underman
Bobby Warden
Elyria Catholic
Doug Carrico
Roger Smith
Joe Rittenhouse
Wellington
Peix
Philadelphia
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Detroit
Washington
New Jersey
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Avanta
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L.A. Lakers
Benver
Dallas
Can Antonio
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Martin
Chass Asa
Witsm Lorain Catholic
St. Frank Gwens
Ettin
Kerstome
Brad Shark
Brookside
Ken Logan
Elyria West
Kevin Sten
Obertin
Brad Match
Stanley Qualls
Steve Kilgore
Elytia West
Joe Schaefer
Borys Kataszoyk
Mike Boothe
George Exias
Brookcole
Tim Wopechowski
Jim Brass
David Akers
David Wateo
Rodney Cannon
Gm Barbee
Pael Wilson
Denis Bartieti
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Peters Nil
Alabama
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