Medina standout Houghtaling survives to semifinals in state wrestling
In two rounds of the state championships Buckeye's George Houghtaling, undefeated in duals and a Gazette All-County choice, remains the lone Medina County wrestler with a shot at the title. Brunswick's Wayne Whitcomb and Highland's Rich Brown won early but fell in round two as others were eliminated.
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Dave McCoy
Columbus
Medina Countian
George Houghtaling
Buckeye
Unanimous Gazette
Brunswick
Wayne Whitcomb
Highland
Rich Brown
McClintock
Blue Devil
Bill Thomas
Ike Emerson
Cincinnati Oak Hill
Thomas
Medina County
Chuck Piro
Houghtaling
Denny Frombaugh
Dayton Oakwood
Dan Zelik
Frombaugh
Joe Blynn
Mike Lewis
Denny
Rodhe
Dave Helton
Springfield Green
Brown
Charles Wilson
Huron
Blynn
Daryl Bryson
Bryson
Joe
Rich
Valley Forge, Kenston lead at State Meet in Columbus wrestling
Valley Forge holds 11 points in Class AAA with three semifinalists. Bay Village and Willoughby South trail by two in a tight team race as Bay pounder Jeff Schoeneman and heavyweight Mark Totten push for titles. Totten, 16, has 20 pins this season. Maple Heights title history looms but fades as Kenston and DeSales advance with Ralph Graham key for Kenston. Defending champs Diek and Harrow repeat victories in their classes. Northern Ohio schools dominate the semifinals.
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Columbus
Valley Forge
Kenston
Patriots
Bay Village
Rockets
Willoughby South
Bay
Jeff Schoeneman
Mark Totten
Totten
St. John’s Arena
Maple Heights
Brunswick
Greg Kesselring
Tallmadge
North Royalton
Mark Stepanovich
Bill Musser
Copley
Southwestern
Kevin Quigley
Westlake
Chippewa
AAA
Orrville
Kriss Bowman
Triway
Steve Baker
Ralph Graham
Graham
DeSales
Oregon
Cardinal Stritch
Bob Diek
Bishop Ready
Dave Harrow
Defiance
Northern Ohio
Central District
Matthews Qualifies U S Handball Team For Munich Olympics
Rudolph Matthews of the Headquarters Company Logistical Support Command Fort Clayton Canal Zone has been chosen for the United States Olympic handball squad. He helped the U S secure victories over Argentina Mexico and Canada to become Western Hemisphere representative for Munich.
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Washington
Rudolph Matthews
Spa
Ft. Clayton
Canal Zone
Munich
Matthews
United States
Argentina
Mexico
Canada
U.S
Buckeye Strongman Victories Open Columbus Meet
The Buckeye strongman posted two falls in early rounds at Columbus. He pinned Paul Prater of West Lafayette Ridgewood in 2 30 and then knocked out Mike Morris of Thornton Sheridan in 3 09. He advances to face state returnee Wayne Fennell of Holland Springfield next.
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Buckeye
Paul Prater
West Lafayette Ridgewood
Thorton Sheridan
Mike Morris
Houghtaling
Wayne Fennell
Holland Springfield
Semifinalists Climbed After Quarterfinal Round In AAA Heavyweights
In the semifinal round four AAA heavyweight wrestlers remained after a tough quarterfinal slate. Brunswick junior 98 pounder Bill McClintock was the first to fall, with Toledo St. John junior Tom Bernard edging him 10 to 8. Whitcomb, a 105 pounder from Medina, Ohio, advanced as of Saturday March 11, 1972.
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AAA
Bill McClintock
Brunswick
Tom Bernard
Toledo St. John
Whitcomb
NCAA Tourney Opens Across Six Sites In 34th Year
The NCAA tournament starts with a national TV doubleheader led by Marquette vs Ohio at Knoxville. Long Beach State meets Brigham Young in Pocatello with Weber State facing Hawaii and others across East and West regions. UCLA earned a first round bye as UNC and Maryland won in ACC play.
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Marquette
Ohio University
Ohio Marquette
University of Tennessee
Knoxville
Long Beach State
Brigham Young
Pocatello
Idaho
Pacific Coast Athletic
UCLA
Southern California
Bruins
Weber State-Hawaii
Provo
Utah
Arkansas Player Shot During Dormitory Incident
Arkansas lineman Archie Bennett was shot in the stomach by his roommate in a university athletic dorm and was listed in fair condition after the incident described as joking around. In college basketball and wrestling action, Youngstown State, Akron, Lincoln, Seattle Pacific, and other teams posted regional and state tournament results across Akron Ohio and surrounding areas.
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Fayetteville, Ark
UPI
Archie Bennett
University of Arkansas
University
Bennett
Ron Brevard
Sam McDowell Faces Rough Opening In Giants Debut
McDowell, traded from Cleveland for Gaylord Perry, allowed eight runs in the first inning during a Cactus League loss to the Cubs in Phoenix. He walked five and gave up a grand slam to Jose Cardenal while laboring through 57 pitches in 25 minutes under 97 degree heat.
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United Press International
Sam McDowell
McDowell
San Francisco
Cleveland
Gaylord Perry
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Jose Cardenal
Cleveland edge Milwaukee in 10 innings
The scoreboard shows Cleveland 6 Milwaukee 5 after 10 innings. MLB results also list Chicago NL 10 San Francisco 2 and Oakland 5 Tokyo Orions 3, with Philadelphia 5 Boston 4. Additionally, Chicago AL 7 Detroit 5 and Pittsburgh 1 Minnesota placeholder results follow.
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Jeff Burroughs
Texas Rangers
New York Yankees
Tom McCarver
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Rick Reichardt
Chicago White Sox
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Dave Cash
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Tokyo Orions
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Providence
Novia Scotia
Hershey
Tidewater
Stars Clinch Chance With 3-Game Magic In ABA Title Chase
Utah Stars beat Memphis Pros 129 112 in Salt Lake City to hold a 10 game lead over the Indiana Pacers who defeated the Denver Rockets 127 115. Zelmo Beaty led Utah with 30 points as Memphis guards Charlie Williams and John Neumann added 18 each. Bob Netolicky topped Pacers with 27 points and George McGinnis 24. Ralph Simpson scored 28 for Denver.
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American Basketball Association
Utah
Memphis
Salt Lake City
Indiana Pacers
Denver Rockets
Indiana
Stars
Pacers
Zelmo Beaty
Charlie Williams
John Neumann
Bob Netolicky
George McGinnis
Denver
Ralph Simpson
Rockets
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