River Banquet Honors Winter Athletes At River
The River banquet drew a capacity crowd as fans backed all teams. Big Jim Kusmik shared MVP honors with co-captain Bob Heighland, Ed Ramey earned the foul shooting trophy, and Jim Power was named MVP of the reserve squad. Laboy underwent knee surgery in West Palm Beach after a winter league injury.
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Spencer
Black River
River
Pirate
Jim Kusmik
Ashland County
Bob Heighland
Ed Ramey
Jim Power
Laboy
West Palm Beach, Fla
UPI
Jose
Coco
Montreal Expos
Puerto Rico
Kusmik earns top roundball honor at River as Cather shines on freshmen
Kusmik, a senior, led River in scoring with 390 points and 232 rebounds averaging 20.6 points and 12 boards per game. He repeats on the Gazette All-County team and is Ashland County scoring champ. Freshman coach Tim Myers notes Cather also earned similar honors for the freshman squad while praise and awards span varsity vie for 2nd year letters and cheerleading recognitions.
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Dave Cather
Kusmik
Ashland County
Bob Kelly
Pirate
Black River
Pirates
Ed Robert
Jack Snoddy
Layton Broome
Dunkin
Dave Ring
River
Nelson
Montoux
Tim Hoffman
Doug McFadden
Tom Hoffman
Bob Hange
Gary Grieve
Tom Voorhees
Mike Mennell
Mark
Rollin Nets Wrestling MVP SPENCER-Black River
River grapplers had their best year under coach Dave Oberholtzer with a 5-7 record. They placed 15th at the Brunswick Invitational and fourth in the Firelands Conference while three matmen advanced to district competition.
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Spencer
Black River Grapplers
Pirate
Dave Oberholtzer
River
Brunswick
Allen Rollin
Rollin
Black River
Willard Welch
Welch
Steve
Benefit Action In Lodi Loop
Lodi Cloverleaf Area Men's Recreational League hosts a benefit double header at Lodi Elementary School this Saturday. Proceeds go to the American Cancer Society with games featuring Lodi Team versus Cloverleaf Teachers and Lodi United Church of Christ versus the State Patrol. Refreshments and a bake sale add to the evening starting at 7 30 p m.
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Lodi
Cloverleaf Area
American Cancer Society
Lodi United Church of Christ
State Patrol
Doubting Thomas Azy Akron Zips Upset Tennessee State In OT
Akron's Zips, with Medina's Tony Werner, rallied from 14 down to beat top ranked Tennessee State 71 69 in overtime to reach a national title game. Kentucky-Marquette edged Florida State.
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Akron
Zips
Roanoke
Tennessee State
Medina
Tony Werner
Staters
Court Grants Mileti Clearance for Richfield Sports Coliseum
Cleveland promoter Nick Mileti announced that groundbreaking for an 18 000 seat arena in Richfield Township could occur in 30 to 60 days after the Ohio Supreme Court refused to hear environmentalists appeal. He cited financial milestones and NHL Cavaliers prospects with a May 25 decision looming for new franchises in 1974 75.
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National Basketball Association
NHL
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Coliseum
Scoreboard roundup highlights across baseball and college play
Exhibition scores from major leagues show Cleveland leading Chicago Cubs 12 to 8 and Boston over Detroit 10 to 6. NCAA regionals feature East Penn 78 over Villanova 67, Mideast Kentucky 85 over Marquette 69, and Midwest Louisville 88 over S W Louisiana 84 among others. High school and minor leagues list multiple regional results including Akron Central Hower 77 over Massillon 67 and Warren LaBrae 92 over Independence 69.
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UCLA
Weber St
Long Beach
Akron Central
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