Ohio prep greats face modern rivalries in Columbus tournament
Discussion centers on Columbus East, Belmont and Middletown as Ohio’s all time top prep teams. The article notes East’s weak spots masked by star power Ed Ratliff Alonzo Conner and Dwight Lamar. It highlights Libbey Canton McKinley and Arcanum among finalists and includes turnover impacts per Paul Keller. Laver wins Martini Rossi Player of the Year with 109 of 110 points.
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Columbus East
Dayton
Belmont
Middletown
Ohio
Ed Ratliff
Alonzo Conner
Toledo Libbey
Cowboys
Conner
Libbey
Columbus
Canton McKinley
Hastet
Dayton Chaminade
Arcanum
Fort Recovery
Bridgeport
Portsmouth Clay
Paul R. Keller
Keller
Chaminade
UCLA
Purdue
Ohio State
Cardinals add Torre Pinson and pitchers in push for repeat
St Louis bolsters lineup with Joe Torre at first base and Vada Pinson in right field to replace Maris. New arms Dave Giusti Gary Wasilewski Bo Belinsky join the pitching staff as Red Schoendienst cautions optimism about repeating as NL champions.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
UPI
St. Louis Cardinals
Joe Torre
Swift Vada Pinson
Roger Maris
Dave Giusti
Gary Wasilewski
Bo Belinsky
Torre
Orlando Cepeda
Cardinals
J.L
Atlanta Braves
New York Mets
Braves
Paul Richards
Jim Hicks
Tulsa
Pinson
Red Schoerdienst
Giusti
Houston
Waslewski
Red Sox
Southpaw
Belinsky
Hawaii
Bullet Bob
Nelson Briles
Ray Washburn
Steve Carlton
Joe Hoerner
Jerry Reuss
Reuss
Schoendienst
Vermilion Lake Elementry crowns ten wrestling champs
Ten boys from Vermilion Lake Elementary School won titles in the annual Double Elimination Tournament for fourth and fifth graders. Winners across ten weight classes ranged from 60 to 100 pounds plus heavyweight, with William Jones guiding the program.
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Vermilion — Lake Elementary School
Pat Shullick
Bruce Bender
Rocky Smarr
Rodney Berga
Kirk Rames
Matt Lonergan
Jeff Jones
Tom Waldrop
Gino Gabel
Richard Johnson
William Jones
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