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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1977
Page
9
A columnist analyzes the 1978 baseball playoffs with picks across both leagues. Philadelphia and Kansas City favored, Dodgers and Yankees potential fallbacks. discussion of momentum, key players, managers, and future outlook for the Indians and Pirates amid contest to win the pennant.
Center Randy Bruce and defensive guard Tim Eccleston earn Elyria High School honors as offensive and defensive players of the week after a 7-6 win over Marion. Bruce earned top blocking grade. Eccleston had 10 unassisted tackles, two sacks, and six assists. Also a note on Moon lighters league needing a team.
Amherst's Jeff Wilhelm set a course record with 27:00 to lead Lorain County Community College to the Lake Erie Invitational team title. Erie of New York, KSUA and Allegheny South followed in scoring, with Elyria Catholic runners among the top individuals. Lorain will host its 7th annual Cross Country Classic next Saturday with 15 schools including defending champion Jackson Mi eh.
Ken Stabler shook off two late first-half picks to fire 19 of 28 for 297 yards and three third-quarter drives as Oakland beat Kansas City 37-28. The Raiders trailed at halftime but scored 21 in the third, with Casper catching seven passes and Biletnikoff and Davis delivering key plays. Oakland moves to 3-0, tied for AFC West lead. Kansas City drops to 0-3.
Elyria Catholic headlines the area with the top scoring duo led by fullback Matt McKeon who has 10 touchdowns and 62 points though he missed most of last game. Teammate Bryan Thomas has stepped in, while Elyria West’s Ray Armstrong and Jeff Shirley earned weekly honors for their showing in a loss. Avon Lake leads area defense with four straight shutouts.
The schedule lists a best of five baseball playoff sequence with games in Philadelphia Los Angeles Kansas City New York and Cleveland. Separately Northfield Park reports no health issues while Ohio Racing Commission chief investigator FELIS Law notes an eight-ticket trifecta inquiry yielded no penalties after eight weeks of probing and no contact yet with the ticketholder.
Elyria Catholic’s Panther Club will view a film of the Elyria West game tonight at 7 30 in the school cafeteria. The regular monthly meeting will follow the screening.
Panthers Kevin Kirsch and Kevin Ziegman win offense and defense of the week honors after Elyria Catholic’s 35-7 victory over Elyria West. Kirsch opened holes and blocked well while Ziegman sprinted 76 yards for a fumble return TD, helped on two others with a blocked punt and an interception, and made a TD-saving tackle. End Bob Baumbick and nose guard Bob Slaughter key the defense.
Findlay outpointed Elyria and six other schools to win the Buckeye Conference Girls Tennis Tournament. Monica Mulholland and Beth Slager starred for Elyria with titles and finals appearances, but Findlay overall swept top prizes including No. 1 singles and both doubles crowns, amassing 140 points to Elyria’s 108.
The Lorain County Basketball Coaches Association will meet tonight at 7 30 at Lorain Catholic High School. Ohio State assistant Chuck Machock will be the guest speaker.
Southern California remains the top team in the Miller Ratings by a single point with Michigan close behind at No 2 after a 41 3 win over Texas A&M. Oklahoma holds No 3 after beating Kansas. Last weekend 14 top 20 games went as predicted by the Miller Ratings with 14 correct picks. The top 20 and strength ratings follow.
Steelers coach Chuck Noll defended his team’s poise after a penalty filled win over Cleveland. He said Pittsburgh plays hard tough football and denied seeking confrontations, noting officials issued 104 yards to the Steelers and 82 to the Browns while he criticized one clipping call on Joe Greene. Noll urged maintaining poise amid chippy play as the game sparked shoving and verbal exchanges.
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