County Sports Review 1971 Highlights Medalists and Titles
Medina County in 1971 posted strong sports shows with Highland’s wrestling at Columbus, Brunswick winning the Chipppewa Conference baseball crown, Litchfield claiming the Hot Stove title, and Cloverleaf’s undefeated football team. The year featured notable success amid some frustration.
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Medina County
Highland
Columbus
Brunswick
Litchfield
Hot Stove
Cloverleaf
Winter athletic year features Highland success and coaching changes
Highland finished second at Nordonia Districts while four Hornets qualified for a Columbus trip. Don Tomko won the 185 title and Tom Cavanaugh captured the 145 crown as Highland placed third in AA. Medina upset Elyria in tourney play and track star Mark Hunter set an indoor USTFF record with a 4 18.7 mile at Ohio State.
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Ken Canfield
Highland
Columbus
Medina
Elyria
Darryl Bryson
Hornets
Olmsted Falls
Kenston
Nordonia
Wadsworth
Don Tomko
Tom Cavanaugh
Warren Vetter
Evan Hollopeter
Brunswick
Devils
Cloverleaf
Blue Devils
Bob Peters
Bees
Mark Hunter
U.S. Track and Field Federation
Ohio State
Mount Union
Medina County sports spark spring chaos and charted wins
Spring and summer sports opened amid cold, wet skies with baseball, track, golf, and tennis gaining momentum. Buckeye and Brunswick showed early power on the diamond while Medina trackers shone at the Medina Invitational and Inland Conference meet.
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Buckeye
Brunswick
Vic Feist
Greg Hill
Medina County
Mansfield
Medina
Joe Hurd
Brunswick Youth Baseball, Inc
Black River
Fredericktown
Homer Township
Dave Ring
Ron Weaver
Bees
Wadsworth
Cloverleaf
Buck Tracksters
Avon
Western Reserve Academy
Grizzly Relays
WRA
Benedictine
Highland Ends Season With Losses As Other Schools Drive Tallies
The district recaps a busy slate as Highland's John Secrest resigns from a winless season. Medina Lantern posts a 4 3 10 inning win over Barberton Recon. Scott Erwin and Pete Pasko throw no hitters in BYB. Bill Keating named basketball coach. Various track golf and baseball titles claimed including Litchfield state champ and Medina teams winning titles. Ron Weaver resigns as athletic director at Black River after leaving football coach post.
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Black River
Rollie Haring
Bob Kelly
Pirate Cindermen
Roger Montoux
Wadsworth
Randy Davis
Medina Lantern
Ohio
Barberton Recon
B.Y.B
Scott Erwin
Pete Pasko
Ron Weaver
Fall sports wrap highlights Cloverleaf pace county gridiron
Cloverleaf totaled an undefeated 10 0 season under coach Phil Hahn earning the Chippewa Conference crown and leading the county in honors with seven on the All-Chipp first team. Paul Orchard of Highland led county scorers with 128 points while Brunswick saw major coaching shakeups and a controversial contract non renewal.
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Admiral King
Medina
Buckeye
Pioneers
Bees
Lorain
Andy Klein
Champ Bay
Rocky River
North Olmsted
Gazette
Mark Chrislip
Cloverleaf
Orrville
Chippewa
Haring
Pirates
Dave McCoy
Colts
Phil Hahn
Westfield Township
Big Jim Ross
Ohio High School Athletic Association
Hornets
Highland
Brunswick
Paul Rose
Blue Devils
All-Gazette
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Sports In Review
Western Reserve
Jim Kusmik
Bucks
Columbia
West Holmes
Triway
Grizzlies
Medina Countians
Klein
Tomko
Jeff Borden
Plymouth
Hal Kahn
Chad Brenner
Mike Arnold
Akron
York Township
Edison
Fireland
LaBrae
Barberton
Bill Schnurr
Tom Szabo
al Kiene
Kiene
Bob Krosky
Blue Devil
John Youngblood
Deviltown
U.S.A
Lorain County
Steve Saal
Rawiga
Elbridge Moxley
Northfield Park
Moutoux
Kahn
Feist
John Secrest
Bill Keating
Highland School Board
Bill Liedtke
Hinckley Hills
Buckeye Hotstone
Gerspacher
William Wilson
Medina County Fair
North Akron
Ohio Kingpins
Broadview Heights
Cuyahoga Savings
Fairview Park Knights of Columbus
Paul Orchard
Orchard
Kurt Gibbs
Jeff Weitzel
Rose
Devil Helm
Brunswick School Board
Brunswick Citizens Committee
County
Ken Luttner
Doug Jones
Marietta College
Hurd
Pete Miller
Lodi
Hornet Grapplers
Wayne
Norton
Bill McClintock
Scott Bidding
Firelands
New London
Pirate
Guy Conners
Hahn
Kusmik
Luttner
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