Brunswick Invitational Golf Title Defense Prompted by Close Field
Brunswick-North Royalton seeks a second straight Brunswick Invitational title with medalist Bob Smith in a 18 hole, 2 p.m. start at Pine Hills. Ten teams in the field include Brunswick Medina North Olmsted Independence and North Ridgeville with Berea Doylestown Midview and Revere joining.
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Brunswick
North Royalton
Bob Smith
The
Bears
Medina
North Olmsted
Independence
North Ridgeville
Columbia
Keystone
Berea
Doylestown
Midview
Revere
Pine Hills
Smith
Bees
Blue Devils
Gimbel
SWC Approves Varsity Girls Athletics Initiatives
SWC principals voted to add girls inter-scholastic sports at the varsity level beginning with tennis and volleyball and expanding to basketball gymnastics field hockey and spring track. A May 25 breakfast meeting will outline staff coaching times game dates and other arrangements as Miss Edith Allen plans return.
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AL Thomas Medina
Edith
Allen
Rollie Platz
Southwestern Conference
Miss Allen
SWC
Ohio girls basketball officials shortage sparks clinics
Rios notes that girls games must align with boys varsity schedules and will not share nights. Dolores Brillhardt of the Ohio State Athletic Association says the state has 630 girls varsity teams and cannot recruit enough officials, prompting planned clinics in the Canton area.
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Rios
Dolores Brillhardt
Ohio State Athletic Association
Ohio
Clincis
Canton Area
Medina Bees eye SWC crown and tourney runs
Medina High coach Dale Weygandt sees potential for the Bees to challenge Westlake for the Southwestern Conference title while contending in the district and Medina County tournaments. The 6 4-1 team relies on depth pitching led by Dave Stiffler after a 12-inning Bay Village battle and a 3-2-1 SWC record.
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Medina
Dale Weygandt
Medina High
Bee
Westlake
Weygandt
Bees
Wadsworth
Medina County
Bay Village
Brunswick
SWC
Fairview
Wooster
North Olmsted
Dave Stiffler
Junior Letterman
Dave
Bay
Akron Central Hower
Abbeyville Slo-Pitch Opens Monday With Eight Teams
Abbeyville league kicks off Monday as Medina Eagles face Winterhaven Lakers and Buckeye Lounge meets Columbia Merchants. In the National Division Lakers, Buckeye Lounge, Columbia Merchants, and Medina Eagles are led by managers Hood, Thiem, Beck, and Gorey respectively. In the American Division, Midview Merchants, Brunswick Provision, Abbeyville, and Gallucci Chevy are led by Ashworth, Witenhofer, Gunkleman, and Lanning. Medina’s pitching staff features Marette, Kemp, Barnett, Alspach, with Barnett and Alspach as juniors and Crouse Myers Klimko Swartz as seniors and juniors across positions. Weygandt notes improved hitting as the squad attacks the ball with fewer home runs.
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Abbeyville
Medina Eagles
Eagles Gold
Winterhaven Lakers
Nick’s Bar and Grill
Buckeye Lounge
Red Fox Lounge
Columbia Merchants
Tim Hood
Ed Thiem
Gene Beck
Lee Gorey
Midview Merchants
Glenn Ashworth
Brunswick Provision
Chuck Witenhofer
Gary Gunkleman
Gallucci Chevy
Larry Lanning
Standings from Saturday’s NBA games across leagues
Standings reflect results from Boston at Minnesota Texas at Detroit Ran City at Milwaukee Oakland at Cleveland New York at Chicago Cincinnati at Montreal Chicago at San Francisco Atlanta at Philadelphia Pitts at San Diego Louis at Los Angeles with twilight and night slots noted for several matchups.
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Boston
Minnesota
Texas
Detroit
City
Milwaukee
Oakland
Cleve
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Houston
Cincinnati
Montreal
San Francisco
Atlanta
Phila
Pitts
San Diego
Los Ang
Cleveland
West
Kansas
California
Stottiemyre
Bahnsen
McNally
Bosman
Perry
Pattin
Kant
Kansas City
Busby
Slaton
Hunter
Wilcox
G.b. Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
G.b
Los Angeles
Reed
Ruthven
Billingham
Torrez
Jenkins
Marichal
Blass
Norman
Forsch
Koosman
Wise
Osteen
Astros Manager Leo Durocher Sent Home To Recover
Houston Astros manager Leo Durocher, recovering from diverticulitis, rested at home and expected to rejoin the team May 11. He had been hospitalized at Hermann Hospital since April 20 and was released Wednesday night to rejoin the club when it returns home.
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Leo
Houston
UPI
Houston Astros
Leo Durocher
Durocher
Hermann Hospital
Astros
Smithville Beats River In Northwestern Sectional Thriller
Smithville defeats Black River 3-1 to advance to the sectional final against Northwestern. River led 1-0 after the first inning but committed four errors in the fifth as Smithville pushed across two runs. Yoder earned the win with 10 strikeouts, Guyer threw a three hitter for River in his return from knee injury, and Beichler, Miller, Bright and others contributed as Smithville improves to 5-9 while River falls to 3-8.
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West Salem
Black River
Smithville
Pirates
Smithies
Brad Bright
Mike Beichler
River
Dick Guyer
Guyer
Monroeville
Yoder
Northwestern
Huskies
Brenner
Ol N Sollenberger
Berkey
K. Millerc
Fry
Carr
B. Beichler
T. Yoder
BI Nixon
Gray
Montoux
Kline
Brad
Konyha Drives Highland Past Raiders in Key Win
Guy Konyha delivered a two run double in the fifth to lift Highland to a 4 3 victory over Columbia at home. Bob Chaffee earned the win with help from Ed Clark as Highland improves to 7 4 while adding six Highland errors by Columbia. Highland hosts Black River next.
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Hinckley
Guy Konyha
Highland
Columbia
Hornets
Bob Chaffee
Ed Clark
Chaffee
Clark
Dan Hagen
Dan Yost
Jeff Allen
Raiders
Black River
Indians A's Open Series Amid Wintry Standings
Oakland and Cleveland, each at 10-12, open a four game set after off days. Jim Hunter faces Milt Wilcox with Deron Johnson debuting as the A's new designated hitter. Johnson was acquired from Philadelphia for Jack Bastable and will hit against both right and left handers, likely batting third or fourth. To clear room, catcher Larrys Haney may be optioned to Tucson.
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Cleveland
UPI
Oakland
Dick Williams
Jim Hunter
Milt Wilcox
Indians
Deron Johnson
Philadelphia Phillies
Jack Bastable
Johnson
Williams
A’s
Larrys Haney
Tucson
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Bob
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Bill Myers
Mike Klimko
Rick Swartz
Doyle Anderson
Paul Platz
Dan Cunningham
Bruce Johnson
Bill Neal
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Bee Diamond Crew
Bill Cody
Gazette
Jack Yoder
Steve Montoux
Keith Kline
Steve Gray
Rich Dietrich
Smithville AB
M. Beichler
M. Miller
Konyha
Highlanders
Jeff Parker
Buzz Scholz
BI French
Yostp Wood
D. Cox
Broze Allen
Cox
Davis
Dave Hagen
Hbi Konyha
Anderson
Connors
Getson
Scholz
Parker
Ritcherb Smith
Luttner
Wood
Iprhws
Yost
Highland Brunswick
Revere Medina
Buckeye
Cloverleaf
Akron St. Vincent
Akron
Firestone
Avon Lake
Kenmore
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Centerville
John B. Firestone
Cloverlaf
Grizzly
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Chippewa
West Holmes
Triway
Orrville
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