Skladany signs with Lions stirs lingering Browns dispute
The piece recounts Tom Skladany defending his Lions deal after sitting out 1977 with Cleveland, questioning wisdom of the Browns offer of 190000 over three years. It notes fans’ sour view of an overpaid modern athlete and discusses draft expectations, highlighting Hall of Fame outliers picked late. It also covers local track and tennis results from Ashland College and nearby high schools.
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Little League no hitter opens season with Standard Welding win
West Don Milton pitched the season’s first no hitter as Standard Welding defeated Atlas Electric 7 to 0. Jeff Henry threw a two hitter with 11 strikeouts for Wagner in a 4 to 2 win over Kehl Construction. Ellis Martin homered to lead FOP past Northwest Reading 5 to 4.
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Multiple softball games with scattered scores and players
Irregular OCR notes show several softball results across teams Warranty Real Estate Higgins Rolly Bros Kelly Brothers and others. Players include Dwayne Woolfork Andy Stelle Mickey Ross and Mark Luiex with varied inning lines and scores such as 13-5 and 12-4.
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Don Brackenoff
Andy Stelle Ped
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Rand Rips
Mark Luiex
Andy Steller
Tom Underman
Jeff Evans
Don Meese
Ray Herod
Jeff Tanner
Todd Gales
Paul Atkinson
Abbott Moore share Oberlin Open crown
In cold winds at Oberlin, Bryan Abbott and Bill Moore each shot three under par 69 to tie for first, sharing the Oberlin Open crown and the combined first and second place prize of 950 dollars. Frank Wharton was one under 71 for third.
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Akron
West JVs win 11th in nine inning thriller
West Elyria West junior varsity baseball stayed unbeaten at 11-0 with a 4-3 win over Midview in nine innings. Tom Marthers singled and scored the winning run on a ninth inning passed ball after Jon Laird doubled. George Tompkins earned the win with five innings of three hit ball as West scheduled Lorain Catholic next.
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Midview
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Hagan Leads Hall of Fame Class Among Mobility Talk
Cliff Hagan says modern pro basketball is faster and more mobile with greater geography driven travel. Inductees include John Nucatola Paul Arizin Jim Pollard and Joe Fulks recalling NBA in the 1950s at Springfield Hall ceremony.
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Major League Standings and Probable Pitches
Major League standings show Philadelphia trailing Cincinnati by one game and San Diego with San Francisco and St Louis in pursuit. Night games include Los Angeles at Chicago and San Francisco at St Louis. Evening matchups feature Houston at Montreal and New York at Atlanta among others with planned start times EDT.
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Ashland routs Elyria 14-6 in five innings in baseball
Ashland exploded for nine first inning runs and four more in the second to beat Elyria 14-6 in five innings. Spooner highlighted Amherst with a grand slam in a five run fifth, as Ashland tied the score and pulled ahead with timely hits and errors by Elyria. Elyria drops to 4-4 and travels to Westlake for sectional action.
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Elyria Catholic Tops Elyria West In City Tennis Clash
Elyria Catholic defeated Elyria West 4-1 with only one doubles match going EW’s way. EC improves to 2-2 and hosts Lorain Catholic next.
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