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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1972
Page
4
The Indians end the 71 72 season 19 4 with a 50 51 loss to undefeated Columbia Station. After a strong second quarter, Rittman led 35 24 at halftime but faltered in the third, then a late rally fell short as Hagan scored the final bucket at the buzzer.
The Rittman Indians secured the Bi County League basketball championship by defeating Orrville 40 to 27 in the playoff final. Sophomore Barb Champlin led with 10 points in the final and finished the season as the team’s top scorer with 115. Senior Martha Burns contributed 14 points in her first four-year season, aiding a 16-11 halftime lead. Burns set a personal high and Champlin added 10 as Rittman pulled away 40-25 late.
The Rittman Indians defeated the Lowellville Rockets 61 to 59 marking Lowellville’s first loss of the season. Rittman led from the start, 16 15 after the first quarter and 35 31 at halftime. Breece scored 29 points with 11 rebounds, while Frase, Jordan, Ramsier, Hisem and Ullman contributed. Lowellville shot 40 percent, Rittman 48 percent, and Rittman forced more turnovers.
The Roto's lead PCA Mixed Bowling League with 133 percent, followed by the Scrappers at 131 and the Guards at 116. High games include Carl Tomassetti 225 and Dick Fleming 211, with Mary Boyes posting 190 for the women and 497 for the high women series. The Strikes and Spares own the high team game at 1031, while Head- Pin Splits hold the high team series at 2939.
Read Lunter rolled the high series of 557 as Norma Lance 556 Dee Reynolds 554 Ruth Baker 541 Luella Hensley 536 Opal Lower 530 Betty Tuska 512 and Glenda Howell 509 also posted strong scores. Magic Mirror leads with Family Drug Maibach's and Seward Davis tied for second.
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