Lorain County Commodores hope for big man to boost 1970 season
Lorain County Community College basketball coach Steve Bankson looks ahead to 1970 after a 10 14 season. Jerry Rowland set school records with 661 points and 41 in a game while averaging 29 per game and 264 rebounds. Rowland led a scrappy lineup including Jim Jones 19 ppg 172 rebounds and Breen Drummer Pietch, as the Commodores faced a 24 game schedule in Turnpike Conference play.
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Lorain County Community College of Elyria
Jerry Rowland
Akron
Steve Bankson
Commodores
Rowland
Jim Jones
Dan Breen
Ike Drummer
Greg Pietch
Jones
Breen
Banksor
Drummer
Pietch
Bankson
Nationals
The
Turnpike
LCCC
Allegheny South
Allegheny Boyce
Lakeland CC
Cuyahoga Community College West
CCC Metro
Penta Tech
Beacy Falls
Masada exhibit in Cleveland captivates archeology fan
In a letter to Ed, a reader recounts traveling to Cleveland to see the Masada exhibit detailing the siege of the Jewish zealots at the cliff fortress. The travelogue praises the photographs and landscape, noting the story of endurance and the mass suicide pact rather than surrender to Rome.
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Greece
Egypt
Americas
Cleveland
Park Synagogue
East Cleveland
Rome
Herod
Bowling results from MOBILAID BOLWING LEAGUE and local clubs
Match results across leagues show Team 3 defeats Team 4 3-1 while Team 5 beats Team 6 3-1 in MOBILAID BOWLING LEAGUE. Top series include Everett Swords 617 for Team 5 and Dale Schroeder 537 for Team 3. high games list players from Team 5 Team 4 and The Squeelers. OB wicket: Stoney's Economy Machine leads Stoney center with 24-12 after defeating Wellington Eagles 2-1. other scores include Salo Tree Service 22-15-13-16 and Paul’s Sohio 19-37 defeating Skidmore SohiQ 2-1.
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Mobilaid Bolwing League
Stoney
Everett Swords
Ben Lorenskye
Dale Schroeder
Oberlin Recreation Stoney’s
Wellington Eagles
Salo Tree Service
Bernies Restaurant
Acme Appliance
Clark Builders
H&r Block
Wa‘ Ko Milk Transport
Paul's Sohio
Skidmore So
Paul Ciprian
Gale
Carl Cagle
Carl Came
Bugs Dulley Skidmore
Maurie Davis
Salo
Avon Tops Area in Postseason Basketball Standouts
Avon led the area with a 21 2 record and a district championship under coach Norm Irwin, then fell to Bridgeport 76 71 in the regional opener. Western Reserve, Firelands, and North Ridgeville also posted strong seasons, with many players earning all conference honors and Avon’s Mark Wagar pacing scoring at 25.6 ppg.
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Avon
Western Reserve
Bridgeport
Norm Irwin
Eagles
Inland
Rough Riders
Firelands
Norwalk St. Paul
South Central
Bowling Standouts In Local League Action
Carter led in the Friday Nite Hix's League at Center Ridge with a 276 game and 646 series, followed by 178 and 192. Vargovitch posted 614 in the Bowling Center Friday C League, while Fink topped the Knights of St. John with 612 at Evans. Wil son split 6-7-10 in Friday Nite C. In women's play, Vitovitz totaled 528 for the Bowling Center Ladies, Goodson converted a 4-6-7-9-10, and Niegowski scored 503 in the United Polish Club Auxiliary League at Stoney's.
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Grady Carter
Center Ridge
George Vargovitch
John Fink
Knights of St. John
Evans
J. Wilson
Kitchel’s
Gretchen Vitovitz
Bowling Center
Diana Goodson
Terry Niegowski
Stoney's
Tournament site and dates set for Class AI Sectional Baseball
Drawings for the Class AI Sectional Baseball Tournament will be held April 12 at 10 am at Keystone High School, announced tournament manager Bruce Boehler. The sectional runs April 21 through May 2 at Columbia High School with teams Avon Keystone Firelands Lorain St. Mary Columbia Cuyahoga Heights Parma Byzantine Buckeye and defending champion Wellington.
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Buckeye
Wu Sandusky
Marion
Ty Findlay
Loratts
Rantal King
Fremont
North Central
We. Woo Lorain St. Mary
Elyria Catholic
Byzantine Il
Cantius
Il St. Stanislaus
Lourdes
Lakeland
North Ridgeville
Midview
Amiherst
Clearview
Wellington
Oberlin
Vermilion
New London Oils
INLAN
Wwe
Wil Wor
Avon
Firelands
Gil Keystone
Brookside
Highland
South Amherst
Columbus
Pirelands
Western Reserve
Edison
Black River A
Hillsdale
Monroeville
Norwalk St. Paul
Mapleton
South Central Sul
Bay
Keystone High
Bruce Boehler
Smithville
Columbia High School
Mark Wagar Tops In Area Scoring
Mark Wagar leads the area in scoring as local high school teams push for top finishes. Seventy players averaged at least 10 points per game across the region, according to C T Sports.
Avon Star Mark Wagar Leads All Stars in Regional Tournament
All Stars year and Avon’s Mark Wagar was the best of the bunch. The 6-8 center scored 589 points at a 25.6 average to lead the Eagles to the Class A Regional Tournament. Dwight Rucker of Wellington came in second with 282 points and a 23.5 average after missing half the season with a football injury. Barry Wilford of North Ridgeville was third at 21.8, followed by Jim Kern of Western Reserve’s Firelands Conference champions at 21.0.
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Avon
Mark Wagar
Eagles
Dwight Rucker
Wellington
Rucker
Barry Wilford
North Ridgeville
Jim Kern
Western Reserve
Dave Dunlavey
Brookside
Lorain
Cal Parker
Frank Miksa
Lorain St. Mary
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Canton
Wilmot Printing Company
Temple CF
Elyria
Ohio
Fantastic
Ding A Lings
Squeelers
Flying Nuns
Seties Scstes
Jarge Hujo
Bard Nichols
Lesta Vipperman
Ie Squeelers
Marge Bujo
Shirley Campbell
Dave Dudik
Rangers
Alyria Catholic
Ence
Falcons
Elyria and
New London
Columbia Owls
Kim Kern
Greg Marsh
Jay Baksa
Fireland
Ed McCoy
Lake
Kim Woolsey
Amherst
Terry Griffey
Lynn Howard
Wagar
Brook
North Olmsted
Carter
FTA
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Wilford
N.R
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Dunlavey
Parker
Miksa
St. Mary
Smith
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Flynn
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Whitney
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Miller
N.O
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King
Normande
DeChant
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Imcox
H.R
Wacker
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Sheldon, Ely
Angney
Biene
WL Schaefer
Nichols
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Allsop
S.A
Kish
King A
Sahii
Weichman
St Mary
Brumby
Schrader
Tite
Krueger
Gibson
Reinhard
Palmer
Vara
Ath
Mehl. Mid
Fanning
C-T
Mark Straka
Avon Lake
Straka
Gregg Webster
Hennessy
Standen & Guthman Agency
Standen
Guthman
DIAL
Frank Atkins
Walt Haury
Middle Ave
Cleveland Street
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