Coach Dick Brockett Turns Out Winners At Cloverleaf Rivalry
Gillam and Brockett are highlighted as successful Medina County coaches. Brockett’s Garrettsville G-Men sit 9-2 and eighth in the UPI state Class A poll, while his former Alliance team is ninth in the AP ranking. Gillam’s Admiral King rises to No. 14 in state standings.
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AL Thomas
Garrettsville
Medina County
Dick Brockett
Portage County
UPI
Ohio
Alliance
Cloverleaf Area
Mitch Gillam
Admiral King
Gillam
Brackett
East Liverpool
Brockett
LeRoy High School
Westfield Township
Otterbein College
Seville High School
Gillam Leads Cloverleaf Basketball After Coaching Rise
Gillam, a Lafferty native who played at Ohio and Cloverleaf since 1962, became head coach in 1965 after three years as Brockett’s assistant. He posted a 39-21 record over three seasons, won a sectional title, and reached Canton District play amid a broad coaching career including football and golf duties.
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Medina County
Alliance
Garrettsville
Dick Brockett
Lodi
Plymouth
Gillam
Lafferty
Ohio
Seville
Colts
East Liverpool
Admiral King
Urbana and Wilmington Clinch Wins With Late Free Throws
Urbana beat Rio Grande 88-86 as Mark Todd scored 29 and sank four late free throws to seal the win. Wilmington edged Malone 85-84 with Jerry Kiehl knocking down four late foul shots. Bob Bowers led Wilmington with 33 points as Ohio U downed Virginia Tech 88-79 and Akron beat Buffalo.
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United Press International
Urbana-Rio Grande
Wilmington-Malone
Urbana
Mark Todd
Wilmington
Jerry Kiehl
Todd
Kiehl
Rio Grande
Malone
Bob Bowers
Ohio U
Virginia Tech
Akron
Buffalo
Defiance
Findlay
Toledo
Bowling Green
Wittenberg
Central State
Wilberforce
Ohio Dominican
Dayton
Cincinnati
Marshall
Miami
Wooster
John Carroll
Case Western Reserve
Bethany W. Va
Ohio Wesleyan
Muskingum
Thomas More Ky
Wheeling W. Va
Walsh
Todd Lalich
Bobcats
Ramblers
Ohio
Cats
Donald Smith
Flyers
Undefeated Seville Tops Lodi League Action
Seville remains 7-0 atop Cloverleaf League after an 84-64 win over Lodi Church of Christ. Other results include Muller's 26 points by Tom Szabo in a 87-68 victory and Seville’s 7-0 record leading a three-way chase for second place.
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Black River
Dave Ring
Mike Noble
Pat Noble
Chatham
Muller
Tom Szabo
Rich Sigler
Mark Drogell
Ed Noble
Nets
Seville
Lodi
State Patrol
Cloverleaf
Heffelfinger Insurance
Lodi Ucc
Feist Named Buckeye Player of the Week
Vic Feist, a 6-2 senior for Buckeye High School, earned Player of the Week honors after a 13 point game with 21 rebounds five blocks one assist and four steals in the loss to Keystone. Buckeye prepares to face Columbia this Friday at Columbia Station with Inland Raiders ranked fourth in Class A.
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Keystone
Buckeye
Vic Feist
Feist
Buck
Leo Sparr
Wildcats
Bucks
Columbia
Columbia Station
Inland Raiders
United Press International
Oregon Ducks coach Frei resigns amid pressure
Oregon University head football coach Jerry Frei resigns after five seasons with only one winning year. Assistant Dick Enright, a USC alum and Gardena High School coach, announces a contender bid for the job. Frei leaves with a 22-29-2 record and plans unspecified.
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Ore
UPI
Jerry Frei
University of Oregon
Dick Enright
USC
Los Angeles Rams
Frei
Enright
Gardena
Calif
Webfoots
Oregon State
Ducks
United Press International
Air Force
Oregon
Can LA Trio Sustain Hot NBA Pace
Lakers with Wilt Chamberlain Jerry West and Gail Goodrich eyed a continued rapid pace after a 41 5 start and 33 game win streak as All Star break neared. Milwaukee and Philadelphia held historic margins, Knicks slumped while Baltimore pursued upset playoff hopes and Elmore Smith Randy Smith led scoring. Rodgers underwent thumb surgery in Omaha.
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Gary Kale Upi
Wilt Chamberlain
Jerry West
Gail Goodrich
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
Philadelphia
Seattle
Milwaukee
Chicago
Boston
New York
Baltimore
Atlanta
Houston
Cincinnati
Phoenix
Knicks
Los Angeles
Bucks
NBA
Bullets
Buffalo
Elmore Smith
Randy Smith
Fred Hilton
County Pair Are Listed As BG Scholar Athletes
Two Medina County residents are among 71 Bowling Green State University athletes named scholar-athletes for the fall term. Dave Hanna of Wadsworth and Steve Szanto of Brunswick earned B averages and were honored by BG Athletic Director Dick Young, highlighting the department’s first official scholar-athlete recognition.
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Bowling Green
Medina County
Bowling Green State University
Dave Hanna
Wadsworth
Brunswick
Steve Szanto
Falcon
Dick Young
Weekend High School Sports Slate With Local Matches
Friday schedule features B River at Edison and Buckeye at Columbia with Cloverleaf at Brunswick Firelands at Highland Medina at Olm Falls Wadsworth at Orrville. Saturday brings Smithville at Highland Wooster at Medina and Akron South at Wadsworth. Wrestling tonight shows Admiral King at Buckeye at 7 and R River at Medina at 7 30 with the Triway Crestview at B River 2.
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Edison
Buckeye
Columbia
Brunswick
Firelands
Highland
Medina
Olm
Falls
Wadsworth
Orrville
Smithville
Admiral King
R. River
Triway Crestview
B. River
Cloverleaf Eighth Tops Brunswick In Junior High Basketball
Cloverleaf's eighth graders used a tight half court press to force turnovers and build a 20- point second quarter. They defeated Brunswick 56 36 to improve to 3 6 while Brunswick drops to 1 8 with standout scorers Batley Bittner and Morralle contributing.
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Cloverleaf
Blue Devil
Clov
Eighth
Brun
Batley
Bittner
Eby
Morralle
Emmons
Williamson
Carque
Taylor
Ramage
Kubicek
Wentz
Gordon
Medien
Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year named
James M. Schoonmaker II of Miami and Jane Pegel of Williams Bay win the 1971 Martini & Rossi Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards. Schoonmaker garners 99 votes to 60 for Ted Turner. Pegel edges Sylvia Everdell 103 to 99.
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UPI
James M. Schoonmaker II
Miami
Fla
Jane Pegel
Williams Bay
Wis
Martini & Rossi
Schoonmaker
Ted Turner
Atlanta
Pegel
Sylvia Everdell
Duxbury
Mass
BFG Wins to Narrow Gap in Medina League Standings
BFG defeated the Katers 54-45 to stay 1.5 games behind unbeatens Permold in the Medina Industrial League. Ken Ramey led BFG with 21 points, with Nixon and Chambers in double figures, while Ben Powell topped Plasti-Kote with 15 points in a 63-41 win over American Safety.
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Medina
B.F. Goodrich
Plasti-Kote
Katers
Goodrich
Permold
Ken Ramey
Russ Nixon
Jim Chambers
Ben Powell
Plasti
Powell
Pat Noble
Massey
Len Green
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Canton
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Gene High
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Lonnie Morrison
Randy Huff
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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Gerard Fisher
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Sue Whitmyer
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Harold Kline
Bill Neal
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Ken Graphics
MTD
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Carl Mays
Fred Thomas
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Madison Company
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