Roller coasters and football facts mix in a lively roundup
An upbeat column blends roller coaster zeal at Cedar Point with speed contrasts of Blue Streak and King’s Island rides, notes on Browns record streaks since 1960 under Art Modell, Buckeye fan rivalries in the newsroom, and a preview of Lorain County high school basketball showdowns and Elyria’s added game.
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Cedar Point
Mansfield
King’s Island
Cincinnati
King
NFL
Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys
Oakland
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Art Modell
Browns
Modell
C-T
Jack Weaver
Jack
Ohio Stadium
Go Bucks
Michigan
Elyria
Elyria High
Pioneers
Terry Doan
Buckeye
Nuggets fall short to Spurs despite 130th straight 100-point game
Denver Nuggets extended their NBA record by scoring over 100 points for the 130th straight game but lost 136-126 to the San Antonio Spurs. Spurs had previously held the 129 game streak. Nuggets trailed early, then led 109-108 with 8:14 left before Spurs surged to win. Other NBA results include Portland over Philadelphia 106-103, Detroit over Houston 128-106, Atlanta over Chicago 122-102, Indiana over New York 94-90, and New Jersey over Golden State 110-103.
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Associated Press
Denver Nuggets
San Antonio Spurs
Nuggets
Spurs
National Basketball Association
San Antonio
Stan Albeck
Denver
Houston Rockets
Blazers
Lafayette Lever
Portland
Philadelphia
Hawks
Bulls
Atlanta
Eddie Johnson
Dominique Wilkins
Rory Sparrow
Chicago
Pacers
Knicks
George Johnson
Billy Knight
Indiana
New York
Nets
Warriors
Otis Birdsong
New Jersey
Golden State
Oblak era starts in grand fashion for West
Elyria West opened 1982-83 with a 66-48 non conference win over Amherst at Elyria High. New coach Ken Oblak directed the Wolverines to lead from 1:08 left in the first half, while Amherst under Monty Parrish battled behind Thom Hall’s 18 points. Roy Fluker led West with 17, and Darrin Burt added 10 as the defense forced several steals in a balanced attack. The victory sets up a home game against Oberlin next Tuesday with Burt needing more inside feeds.
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Jerry Rombach
C-T
Elyria West
Tom Binkley
Amherst
Elyria High
West
Binkley
Ken Oblak
Wolverines
Monty Parrish
Comets
Roy Fluker
Darrin Burt
Burt
Oblak
Oberlin
Thom Hall
CSU convo center gets opposition
Cleveland State University faced opposition to a proposed convocation center. Gordon Gund, co owner of the Coliseum, urged trimming costs from 36 million to 23.8 million by reducing seating to 10 000 and using the saved funds for another campus project.
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Cleveland
Cleveland State University
Laventhal and Horwath-Ellerbe
Gordon Gund
George
Cleveland State
Oberlin faces identity check after tough Malone loss
Oberlin College coach Pat Penn says the Yeomen will improve after a 105-79 defeat to Malone. Four of five starters are new, led by Greg Cotton with 20 points, Byron and Elliott Beard with 18 each. Malone dominated inside in the second half as Oberlin struggled on offense and defense.
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Steven Brown
C-T
Oberlin
Oberlin College
Pat Penn
Yeomen
Malone College
Philips Gymnasium
Penn
Byron
Elliott Beard
Greg Cotton
Cotton
Lillo
Malone
Walsh College
Oberlin High
Ricky Williams
Philips
Westlake names co MVPs for 1982 football season
Westlake High School honored Jim Bohr and Steve Caruso as co MVPs at a Tuesday banquet. Caruso also won Outstanding Offensive Back. BCHR and Caruso earned first-team All-SWC honors. Other winners included Mike Williams, Pat Gipper, Matt Schakel, Tim Barrett, and Scott Collins for various SWC awards.
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Rocky River
Westlake
Jim Bohr
Steve Caruso
Vern Long
BCHR
Caruso
Demons
Mike Williams
Pat Gipper
Matt Schakel
Tim Barrett
Scott Collins
West JV Opens Season With Win Under New Coach
Elyria West junior varsity basketball starts 1982 83 with a victory under new coach Jim Bailosky led by Tim Weekley as the team earns a season start alongside the varsity win.
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Elyria West
Jim Bailosky
Tim Weekley
Wolverines hold off Comets for first win in tight contest
Victor Susak led the Wolverines with 11 points and Weekley added 13 as Wellington beat the Comets 40-34 for their first victory. Tim Golden scored 10 for the Comets while Wellington built a 12-10 lead after the first period and 24-18 at halftime before fending off a second half push.
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Victor Susak
Weekley
Susak
Wolverines
Comets
Tim Golden
Comet
CT Bowlers of the Week Named Doug Johnson and Judy Kovacs
Doug Johnson and Judy Kovacs earned CT Bowlers of the Week honors after strong totals last week. Johnson rolled 265 in a 748 series while Kovacs posted top game 279 and series 622, with Bob Myers delivering the lone 287 game.
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Doug Johnson
Judy Kovacs
Johnson
Kovacs
Bob Myers
Neil Fardan
John Matek
al Morgan
Gary Schneider
Jim Ragnont
Jerome Begamy
Ann Bails
L Reidinger
Les Cross
Barb Whalen
Laura Leister
Judy Ohe
Vera Stuart
Cal Ripken wins 1982 AL Rookie of the Year honor
Cal Ripken Jr. edged Kent Hrbek for the 1982 AL Rookie of the Year title. Ripken attracted 24 first place votes from 28 BBWA panelists for 130 points, while Hrbek gave Minnesota a strong season.
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New York
Cal Ripken Jr
Baltimore Orioles
Minnesota
Kent Hrbek
Ripken
Hrbek
Baseball Writers Association of America
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Mychal Thompson
Moses Malone
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Kelly Tripucka
Detroit
Edgar Jones
Isiah Thomas
CSU Convo Center
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Jim Ziegler
Charles Perdue
Mike Lillo
Beard
Matone
Obertin
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Catton Perdue
Beardb
Lille
Blanks
Missan
Hulsman
Pickett Alexander
Sipp
Hollinger
Johnson Bogan
Rawians Saracina
Lieber
Morns
Stallion Crawford
Liekmer
Hat Malone Ag
Oberan
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West JV
Wellington
Keystone
Wellington High School
Dukes
New London
West Ammerat
Golden
Murphy
Castro Thekersan
Reariere
Faria Weeny
John Robinson
Southern Cal Trojans
Robinson
Trojans
Ted
Krueger
Las Cruces
N.M
Gil Krueger
New Mexico State
Gerald W. Thomas
Friedman
Benny Friedman
Warehouse Tires
Old Rt. 10
Durkee Rd
Blyrin
Mom Fears
Wes
Sam Les
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