Champ Decapite Wins Sunoco Challenge 50 at Cloverleaf
Sam Decapite, the defending Cloverleaf track champion from Valley View, narrowly holds off Walt Ellis in a 30-lap late model duel. Launny Vaughn of Canton secures third as Roger Black’s car suffers steering failure, damaging the wall. John Leese tops sport stock in 20 laps, with Randy Burch Jeff Tretera and Bill Dvorak winning spectator stock. Racing action at Dragway 42 Norwalk Dragway and Sandusky Speedway was rained out.
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Parma
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King's Gray wins 3rd title in Buckeye tennis
Jim Gray of Admiral King captures his third consecutive Buckeye Conference singles title at Sandusky. Findlay tops team standings with 135 points, King 78, Lorain 44, Elyria 20, as finalists Crown and doubles honors are decided amid rain with co-champs Pat Ortner Gerard Clifford and Todd Stiles Richie Watts.
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Dale Wynkoop
Adrian Harris
Greg Olson
Adam DiFilippo
Chris Weaver
Monte Schaefer
John Ickes
Chris Shirvis
Pat Ortner
Gerard Clifford
Todd Stiles
Richie Watts
FOP beats Harshaw 4 to 1 in Little League West Majors
Todd Strebel pitched a one hitter with 13 strikeouts and added a triple as FOP defeated Harshaw 4 1. Strebel contributed two hits while Daryl Powell and Mike Newell joined in with multi hit efforts.
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Randy Jugmalt
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Mike Newell
Jason Shelton
Rodd Strebel
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J. Slaugtenhaupt
B. Rosenkotter
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Shawn Wilson
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Dane Hawke
Damon Wilson
Mike Bowen
Terry Sweens
James Williams
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Lorain County Insurance
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Convenient Food ‘Mart
Avon Lake Girls Tie Bay Village for Rocket Relays Team Title
Avon Lake and Bay Village deadlocked for the girls team championship at the Rocket Relays with 58 points each. Admiral King finished fourth, North Ridgeville eighth, Westlake ninth, Elyria High tenth, Lakewood fifteenth, Bay twelfth, Rocky River and Southview sixteenth, and Lorain Senior scored none. Donna Schuh won the 100-meter dash for Shoregals, while Avon Lake runners placed second in four events including the 1600 and 6400 relays, shot put relay, and discus relay. North Ridgeville won both shot put and discus relays, with a meet record set in the shot put relay.
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Elyria High
Donna Schuh
Shoregals
Avon Lake Gals
Rangers
Amherst
Elyria
Comets
Midview
Area baseball sectional tourney nears climax
Lorain area baseball sectional action climaxes this week with Buckeye and Lakeland brackets shaping who advances to Baldwin Wallace for the district. Elyria Catholic and Cleveland Central Catholic await the winners for May 16 and 18 semifinals, leading to the district final on May 21 at Baldwin Wallace.
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Southwestern
Lakeland
Admiral King
Avon Lake
Midview
North Olmsted
Bay Rockets Rally Past Elyria West In Nonconference Win
Bay defeats Elyria West 8-4 as Bay pitcher Rich Bartows relieves in the late innings. John Zitzman leads Bay with three hits and an RBI while Dave Cook adds two hits and two RBIs. Elyria West homer Navy?
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RBI
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Wolverines
Pop Mahone
Kenny Fenik
Bob Menschein
Rich Bar- Tows
Keystone advances in baseball tourney
Keystone defeated Columbia 18 3 in the Class AA Sectional first round after scoring in every inning except the second. Rod Fair doubled and tripled twice, scoring three times along with Al Trego and Derek Bryner. Steve Witman earned the win as Keystone improved to 3 5 and heads to Buckeye then Mallet Creek for the tourney finals.
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al Trego
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Bill Bowser
Wildcats
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Buckeye
Mallet Creek
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Pair Cox
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Bryper Wonkovich
Vikonese
Hulett Bower
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Blondsay
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Wills Link
Moran Knapp
Columbia Reysteve Atte
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Drawing Tuesday for LaGrange softball event
The LaGrange Hot Stove League plans a slow pitch softball tournament at Lions Park on May 14 and 15. Entry fees are 90 dollars for sanctioned teams and 102 dollars for non sanctioned teams. A Tuesday 8 pm drawing is set.
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LaGrange Hot Stove
Lions Park
Larry Shaw
Women's Class B and C Softball Tourney in Litchfield
A women's ASA sanctioned Class B and C softball tournament will be held in Litchfield May 28 to 30. The entry fee is 85 dollars. For more information call Pat Emory at 725 6503.
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Bowling League Seeks Men and Women for Handicap Night
The Elyria Bowling Center advertises a $500 first prize Handicap league with men needed on Monday nights and women on Tuesday nights. For more information call 322-9270.
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Elyria
North Ridgeville Booster Club Meeting at VFW Hall
North Ridgeville Rangers booster group schedules a Tuesday night meeting at the VFW Hall on Lear Nagle Road to discuss team support and fundraising. Local ads seek faster sales for C T items.
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North Ridgeville Rangers
VFW Hall
Lear Nagle Road
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