67 - Port Washington Wins Opener Against Zane Trace 40-35 (11-11-66)

PORT WASHINGTON - The Port Washington Purple Riders (1-0), under the guidance of Head Coach Joe Lopez,  rose to the occasion in their basketball season opener when they defeated the Zane Trace Indians.  6-1 Senior Jeff Huston of the Purple Riders led all scorers for the night hitting 18 points in their initial win.  Port took the lead in the 1st quarter and led 9-6.  Zane Trace recovered and ended tied at the half 19-19.  Port Washington led again at the 3rd quarter 27-25 and held the lead in the 4th quarter for the victory.  6-foot Tim Page grabbed 10 rebounds, while Huston bought down 6 as the Purple Riders controlled the boards.  Port hit on 16 of 41 from  the field and 8 of 16 from the charity stripe.  The Indians were 8 of 16 from the field and 11 of 15 from the free throw line.  The Port Washington defense was very impressive limiting the Indians to a mere 35 points.  The Riders also had 21 turnovers resulting from 1st game jitters.  No player from Zane Trace hit double figures as Larry Frame and Bill Larrick had  8 apiece.  Coach Jim Pfeiffer's Port Washington Reserves (1-0) also won their contest against the Zane Trace Reserves 36-24.

PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 40

Tim Page 3-2-8
Greg Bender 2-0-4
Mike Peeper 0-1-1
Jeff Huston 8-2-18
Jim Hagen 2-3-7
Jerry Stephens 1-0-2

ZANE TRACE INDIANS - 35

Larry Frame 2-4-8
Bill Larrick 3-2-8
Allen 2-0-4
Balrh 2-3-7
McConnell 0-1-1
McVicker 2-1-5
Brokaw 1-0-2


Saturday, November 12, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

Posted 5-18-12

66 - Port Washington Purple Riders Basketball Season Round-Up (1965-66)

Port Washington High School (Purple Riders) 2nd year basketball Head Coach - George Thomas (Wheeling Central High School and Marshall University of Huntington both in West Virginia and a Korean War Combat Veteran) 12-26

1966 ROSTER

Greg Bender
Bill Dummermuth
Dunn
Rich Fillman
Jeff Huston
Roger Lewis
Tim Page
Mike Peeper
Jerry Stephens
Ken Rothenstine

FINAL TUSCARAWAS COUNTY LEAGUE STANDINGS

1.  Garaway Pirates 5-1
2.  Midvale Blue Devils 5-1
3.  Strasburg Tigers 5-1
4.  Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 3-3
5.  Port Washington Purple Riders 2-4
6.  Gnadenhutten Indians 1-5
7.  Tuscarawas Broncos 0-6

FINAL TUSCARAWAS COUNTY SEASON STRANDINGS

1.  Midvale Blue Devils 17-4
2.  Garaway Pirates 17-5
3.  Strasburg Tigers 17-6
4.  Tuscarawas Broncos 8-11
5.  Port Washington Purple Riders 6-13
6.  Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 6-14
7.  Gnadenhutten Indians 5-14

With up to 40% of the season missing, it would prove fruitless to attempt some sort of a round-up this year.  Although, it is very clear that Port Washington had a typical year.  The big picture for the league and tournaments is somewhat clear with what we have produced.  I will make an attempt to redo this season when I can gather research from other papers.  If this is not possible the 1965-1966 season will eventually show up in "Knights of Tuscarawas County." 

The next problem at the moment is the 1966-67 season.  The Saturday papers have been located for this season; however, I no longer have access to the Daily Reporter due to (hopefully) updates for the paper.  So, I will return to "Last Of The Purple Riders" when access becomes available.  I suspect the wait to be not longer than one month or less.  In the meantime I will be concentrating on "Knights Of Tuscarawas County."

Now, a wrap of the 1965-66 season in total:

Midvale, Garway and Strasburg ended in a 3-way tie for the Tuscarawas County Class A League title.  It was Midvale's 5th straight title, Strasburg's 4th straight title and of course the 2nd straight title for Garaway.  The 1965-66 season was capped with Stasburg's John Studer being selected to the Assocated Press All-Ohio first team and Garaway's Dan Andreas to the 2nd team.  Andreas also was honorable mention All-American.  NOTE:  Dan Andreas would go on to play basketball at Ohio State and his brother, Bill, would follow him to Ohio State a few years later.

Midvale mentor, Pete Hilliard, reached a coaching milestone on February 5th when the Blue Devils defeated Port Washington 108-73 for his 200th victory at the Blue Devil helm.

Glenn Bower of Garaway also attained a personal mark when his cagers presented him his 100th victory, a 65-46 decision over West Holmes.

Dan Jinks of Gnadenhutten shattered the county's single-game scoring record with 50 points in the Indians' 116-115 victory over Tuscarawas.  In the same game, Dave Paisley of the Broncos snapped the school's single-game high with 42 points.

Garaway's Andreas was named the county league's Most Valuable Player and to a berth on the All-County Team.  Others on this team were:

Jim Young, Garaway Pirates
Dan Jinks, Gnadenhutten Indians
Harvey Byers, Midvale Blue Devils
Bill Hibbs, Midvale Blue Devils
Ed Yackey, Strasburg Tigers
Dave Paisley, Tuscarawas Broncos
Rich Fillman, Port Washington Purple Riders
Terry Gerber, Garaway Pirates

Pete Hilliard was the league's Coach Of The Year.

The Strasburg Tigers defeated the Hiland Hawks 65-63 to advance to the District Tournament where it joined the Garaway Pirates, which had downed the Midvale Blue Devils 53-46.  Strasburg advanced all the way to the District finals where it bowed 54-47 to the Bridgeport Bulldogs.

The All-Eastern District Team was comprised John Studer of Strasburg and Dan Andreas of Garaway.

Strasburg was Tuscarawas County Junior High League Champions at 6-0 and ended 8-0 in winning the Junior High Tournament by defeating Tuscarawas Valley 42-30.

A certain restlessness, a drive for betterment and advancement, or in some instances to escape pressure, brought about a number of coaching changes in Tuscarawas County and area during 1966.  All but Pete Hilliard at Midvale of the basketball coaches in the Indian Valley school district, resigned.  They were Charles Etling at Tuscarawas, George Thomas at Port Washington and Oren Thompson at Gnadenhutten.  Jim Lower, a 1966 Ashland College graduate, was named to the spot at Gnadenhutten; Joe Lopez, formerly an assistant to Thomas, to the Port post and Lyle Matlick, who enjoyed great success as reserve and 7th grade coach at Midvale, at Tuscasawas.  Dennison native, Richard King, who once was Port Washington basketball coach, came to Carrollton to replace Bill LoPresti in the head cage job when the latter retired from coaching.  King had had a highly successful tenure at Centerburg.

Once again, the county was well-represented in the college athletic ranks:

Frank Welling of Strasburg, a Senior at Wittenberg University, won his varsity numeral at guard and received honorable mention All-Ohio Conference.  John Peters of Strasburg was performing at Otterbein College.  Ken Mast, 1944 Sugarcreek-Shanesville graduate and Bluffton College basketball Coach, was named Coach of the year in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' District 22 after piloting Bluffton to a 17-6 record.

ON THE DIAMOND - The Gnadenhutten Indians were the cream of the crop of county Class A teams in Tuscarawas and advanced all the way to the Regional Tournament.  During the Sectional Tournament Indian southpaw Bill Kohl fired a no-hitter as the Tribe defeated the Scio Panthers 7-0.  Gnaden downed the Hiland Hawks 8-3 in the Sectional finals to advance to the District Tournament and defeated Bridgeport 3-2 for the District crown before bowing 6-3 in its Regional opener to Wayne county's Northwestern.


Gary Gay
Lafayette, Tennessee

66 - Port Washington To Graduate 30 In 1966

PORT WASHINGTON - Dr. John P. Toth of Beavercreek, Ohio, Associate Professor of Education at the University of Dayton, will address 30 high school Seniors here Friday night at 8PM in the high school gymnasium.  Former Superintendent at the high school, he will use the topic, "Time On The Highways Of Life."  Baccalaureate services were held Sunday night in the school.  Marsha Casteel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Casteel of here and Linda Decker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Decker of RD 3, Newcomerstown, are respective Valedictorian and Saluatorian of the 1966 class.  Marsha's 4-year average is 3.87.  She has participated in high school band and chorus and county band and chorus 4 years, has been head majorette and a cheerleader 4 years, a member of the scholarship team, National Honor Society President, school yearbook editor, a writing contest winner and secretary of her class.  A member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, she will use the topic, "A World of Doers," for her valedictory address.  Linda, whose point average is 3.75,  has been active  in band, mixed chorus, German band and National Honor Society.  She also participated on the yearbook and newspaper staffs and is a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.  The 1966 graduates are:

Terry Bates
Larry Beighley
Ted Bolitho
Kay Caldwell
Carl Casteel
Marsha Casteel
Russell Daugherty
Linda Decker
David Dickinson
Bill Dummermuth
Rick Fillman
Rene Glazer
Barbara Hammel
Wayne Haupert
Keith Hauser
Patricia Hunt
Terry Jenkins
Barry Johns
Chester Jones
Roger Lewis
Linda Mathews
Mary Ann McCune
Kenneth Rothenstine
Jim Steinbach
Janie Shalosky
Glenn Smith
Bob Snyder
Dawn Taylor
John Tedrow


Tuesday, May 24, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  BOWERSTON - Errol Jacobs, head baseball-basketball coach at Conotton Valley High for the past 3 years,  has resigned to accept a similar position at North Ridgeville in Huron County.  North Ridgeville, 30 miles west of Cleveland, is a Class AA School with about 600 students in the top 3 grades.  Jacobs, a native of Baltic and a former coach there, was the "guiding light" for Conotton Valley in 1964-65 when it went to Regional Tournament action.  Thursday, May 31, 1966

66 - Port Prom Is Staged On Southern Plantation (5-21-66)

Dancing outside a southern plantation are Bonnie Herbert with Bill Dummermuth and Marsha Casteel with Leonard Cameron.  Dummermuth and Miss Casteel are Seniors, Miss Herbert a Junior and Cameron a 1965 graduate.

PORT WASHINGTON - Approximately 100 couples attended the Annual Junior-Senior Prom Saturday night in the high school and danced in a southern plantation atmosphere.  A wishing well, magnolia trees and a southern plantation mural provided the setting under the starlit ceiling.  Preceding the dance, each member of the Junior and Senior class and all teachers and personnel attended a banquet in the school cafeteria.  Senior class officers are:  Keith Houser, President; John Tedrow, Vice-President; Marsha Casteel, Secretary; Mary Ann McCune, Treasurer and Bill  Dummermuth, Student Council Representative.  Leading the Junior class are:  Greg Bender, President; Tim Page, Vice-President; Bob Sauerbrey, Secretary; Jim Hagan, Treasurer and Dean Kail, Student Council Representative.  All members of the Junior class served on committees for the event, assisted by Billy Honaker and Mrs. Janis Thomas, class advisors.


Monday, May 23, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

66 - Newcomerstown Blanks Tuscarawas 7-0 (5-19-66)

NEWCOMERSTOWN - Dave Paulen tossed a 3-hitter yesterday as Newcomerstown's baseballers (7-5) topped Tuscarawas (4-3).  Paulen walked 1 and struck out six.  Dave Paisley (4-3) was the loser, Tim Reed (0-0) taking over in the 3rd inning.  They allowed 8 hits, walked 5 and struck out 3.  John Hurst had 2 doubles and John Smith a triple and 2 singles for the Trojans.  Newcomerstown (8-5) would go on to win another game against Tuscarawas (4-4) and then clean West Holmes' clock 9-0 to up the Trojan record to 9-5 for the season.


Friday, May 20, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

Reported FINAL STANDINGS

1.  Gnadenhutten Indiands 8-4
2.  Tuscarawas Broncos 4-4
3.  Garaway Pirates 3-3-1
4.  Strasburg Tigers 3-3
5.  Midvale Blue Devils 2-3
6.  Port Washington Purple Riders 0-2
7.  Tuscarawas Valley Trojans (Was not involved in baseball this Spring)

Reported INDIVIDUAL STATS

Pitching

1.  Steve Moore (G) and Ray Nelson (M) 1-0
2.  Gene Bayer (S) 3-1
3.  Bill Kohl (G) 4-2
4.  Dave Paisley (T) 4-3
5.  Greg Troyer (GP) 2-2

Strikeouts

1.  Dave Paisley (T) 43
2.  Bill Kohl (G) 34
3.  Gene Bayer (S) 18
4.  Dan Andreas (GP) 17
5.  Greg Troyer (GP) 16

1B

1.  Tim Reed (T) 7
2.  Rick Schumaker (T) 6
3.  Mike Kail (G) 5
4.  Jim Young (GP) 5
5.  Five Tied With 4

2B

1.  Terry Willison (T) 3
2.  Mike Kail (G) 2
3.  Greg Troyer (GP) 2
4.  Ray Nelson (M) 2
5.  John Studer (S) 2

3B

1.  Seven Tied With 1

HR

1.  Dave Paisley (T) 1

66 - Newcomerstown Raps Port Washington 9-4 (5-17-66)

NEWCOMERSTOWN - The Trojans (6-5) hiked their baseball record yesterday by rapping Port Washington (0-2).  Rick Vierheller was the winning pitcher yesterday, striking out 13 and walking one.  Roger Lewis (0-1) was the loser, Greg Bender (0-0) coming on in the sixth.  Newcomerstown scored 6 runs in the 6th inning as Duke DeLong, Bruce Widder, John Smith, Warner Guy and  Vierheller all singled.  Jim Steinbach had 2 hits for Port Washington.  All of the Purple Rider runs were unearned as the Trojans committed 4 errors.


Wednesday, May 18, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  Dick King won't be handling the head basketball reins at Ridgeville afterall.  King, former Dennison High graduate and Port Washington High coach, has accepted the head cage duties at Carrollton where he succeeds Bill LoPresti who recently resigned.  He had accepted the Ridgeville job just last week.

66 - Newcomerstown Shutsout Strasburg 4-0 (5-16-66)

NEWCOMERSTOWN - The Trojans (5-5) evened up their record by topping The Strasburg Tigers (3-3) on Monday.  Dave Paulen was the winner allowing 3 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 8.  Ferris (0-1) was the loser with John Studer (0-0) taking over in the 5th inning.  Guy had 2 singles, Widder 2 doubles and John Hurst a triple and single for Newcomerstown.


Wednesday, May 18, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

66 - Gnadenhutten Wins District Baseball Title 3-2 (5-16-66)

Tournament Manager W.E. Laws presents the District Championship Trophy to Gnadenhutten's Mike Kail, Coach Ted Martin, Bill Kohl, Dan Jinks and Steve Moore. 

GNADENHUTTEN:  The red-hot Gnadenhutten Indian baseball team continued its torried tournament pace yesterday, tripping Bridgeport (14-6) to capture the District Title.  The winner of the West Holmes (8-0) - Union Local game could not be determined, but the winner did play Gnadenhutten (7-3) and lost.  That game was also missing from the archives.

This win earned the Indians (8-3) the right to meet Smithville in Regional competition Friday at North Canton.  For the 4th straight tourney start, it was the strong pitching arm of Bill Kohl (4-2) that guided the Indians to the victory.  Kohl faced only one serious Bulldog threat, that in the 7th and final inning when the Bulldogs nearly pulled the game out of the fire with a last-ditch rally.  Strategy failed for the Ohio Valley squad in the deciding inning however.  With the Indians leading 3-0, Bridgeport loaded the bases and scored 2 runs before the determined Indians rose to the occasion to preserve the win.  Here's what happened: 

Leadoff  batter George Habdo reached on an error by shortstop Darrell Laughlin prior to Kohl issuing a walk to Jim Dovault.  Habdo was tagged out stealing 3rd before Kohl granted walks to Gary Timko and Steve Gerevics.  A strikeout of Randy Massey was sandwiched between the walks, so the bases were full of Bulldogs with a 2 outs.  Jim Moore then delivered a key single to right field to drive in the 2 Bulldog runs.  With men on 1st and 3rd, Bulldog mentor Mike Rose sent pint-sized Greg Clark to the plate in hopes of gaining a walk and filling the bases once again.  Instead, Rose found out why Kohl is recognized as one of the District's outstanding hurlers as the Indian ace worked the 4-foot, 9-inch Clark to a 1 ball, 2 strike count.  Alan Rose was then asserted to pinch hit for Clark, but after the 1st pitch, Gerevics was tagged out at 3rd base in a rundown after trying to steal home and the victory belonged to Gnadenhutten.

Indian runs came in the 1st, 3rd and 5th innings.  In the initial inning, Steve Moore was walked by Bulldog hurler Jim Moore, Dan Jinks lined a single (4) to center field and Wayne Martin was granted a free pass to load the bases.  Mike Kail then sent a bouncing ball to Bulldog shortstop Habdo, who bobbled the ball and allowed Moore to score and the bases to remain loaded.  Don Finnicum was then a strikeout victim and Jinks was caught stealing home to relieve Jim Moore of a lot of tension and Indian runs.  Don Baker grounded out to the pitcher to end the inning.  In the 3rd, Martin once again worked Jim Moore for a base on balls before Mike Kail drilled a long double (2) to left field to give the Indians base runners on 2nd and third.  Ken Huprick, who left the game in the 6th after spraining an ankle in an attempt to steal 2nd, then brought Martin home with a sacrifice fly to left field.  The final Indian score came when Jinks beat out a single (5), stole second before being sacrificed to 3rd by Martin and coming home on a sacrifice foul ball to left field.

The Indians collected only 3 hits in the contest...the 2 singles by Jinks and Kail's double.  Meanwhile, Bridgeport garnered 4 hits...singles by Bobbie Munn, Timko and Moore and a double by Bill Anderson.  Kohl recorded 8 strikeouts and issued 5 walks.  He allowed 10 men to reach base, but was rough when the chips were down.  Moore was tagged with the tournament defeat, whiffing 6 and issuing 2 walks.  The Bulldogs committed 5 errors during the title match.

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 3

Steve Moore 4-1-0
Dan Jinks 4-1-2
Wayne Martin 4-1-0
Mike Kail 3-0-1
Don Finnicum 3-0-0
Ken Huprick 3-0-0
Don Baker 3-0-0
Bill Kohl 3-0-0
Roger Huebner 3-0-0
Darrell Laughlin 0-0-0

BRIDGEPORT BULLDOGS - 2

Bill Anderson 3-0-1
George Habdo 3-0-1
Bobbie Munn 3-1-0
Jim Dovault 3-0-0
Gary Timko 3-1-1
Randy Massey 3-0-0
Steve Gerevics 3-0-0
Jim Moore 3-0-1
Bulger 2-0-0
Piscin 0-0-0
Greg Clark 1-0-0
Alan Rose 1-0-0


Tuesday, May 17, 1966
Jerry Armstrong, Staff Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  Gnadenhutten (8-4) met Northwestern in the Regional Tournament in North Canton and lost 6-3, but the game was missing in the archives.

66 - Port Washington's 103rd All-Sports Banquet (5-11-66)

Receiving awards last night at Port Washington High's Annual All-Sports Banquet were Mary Ann McCune, Marsha Casteel, Rich Fillman, Greg Bender, Head Coach George Thomas, Roger Lewis and Bill Edwards.

PORT WASHINGTON - Last night's 103rd All-Sports Banquet in the high school gymnasium found Roger Lewis receiving the trophy for being the Most Valuable Player on the Purple Riders' basketball team.  Other squad members honored were Richard Fillman, leading rebounder and scorer and Greg Bender, most improved.  Mike Peeper, a reserve, received a trophy for maintaining an average of 57 percent in foul shooting. 

William Honaker, track coach, delivered a short message to the athletes,while presenting the awards for the cinder team.  He said that the members  of the track team who had to have the most determination were the distance men.  One of these is Bill Edwards, who pretty well set his own pace in the 2-mile run at the 1966 "A" meet.  His pace, which was too much for the other competitors, set a new county record of 10:44.6.  "After the run was over," Honaker said, "Bill ran around the end of the field to the press box to collect his 1st place ribbon.  This is a demonstration of stamina, for the rest of the boys who ran in the race were over at the finish line catching their breath!"  Senior, athletes were honored with awards given by the Booster Club.  The boys received cloth plaques and the girls a charm for a bracelet.

A brief monent of entertainment wa offered by Ann Heston, Grace Haupert, Shirley Martin and Cathy Loader when they sang a vocal version of "I Remember You."  They were accompanied on the piano by Becky Bender.  The quartet was called upon later to close the program by leading the audience in the alma mater.


Thursday, May 12, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

66 - Port-Gnaden Win 1st Annual Wilmington Girls' Track Meet (5-9-66)

WILMINGTON - Eight high school girls from Gnadenhutten and Port Washington stunned a 12-team field of much larger schools during the weekend in the 1st Annual Wilmington College Girls' Invitational Track Meet.  The meet was open to high school girls whose coaches are graduates of Wilmington College.  The local contingent piled up 37 points; although, not taking part in all the different events.  Leading the way for the Bonnie Struchen-coached local squad was Jean McCune of Port Washington who went 15 feet, 9.75 inches in the broad jump for a county record.  Other girls and their feats were:

Vickie Martin of Gnadenhutten, 4 feet, 2 inches in the High Jump for 1st
Jane Dichler of Gnadenhutten, 178 feet in the Baseball Throw for 5th

The 300-Yard Tap Shuttle Relay team of Grace Haupert, Pam Fillman, Sharon Tufford and Jean McCune, all of Port Washington, 0:40.5 for 1st

Janice Mizer of Port Washington, 4th in the 220-Yard Run
Sharon Tufford, 0:92.2 in the 75-Yard Dash for 1st and Pam Fillman 3rd in the same event

Vickie Martin, 3rd in the 100-Yard Run

The local team didn't participate in the 8-pount Shot Put, Discus and 440-Yard Run.

The girls stayed overnight Saturday in a barn at the farm of Suellen Graumilich who teaches at Tuscarawas.

TRACK TEAM STANDINGS

1.  Gnadenhutten-Port Washington 37
2.  Clinton Massey 33
3.  Princeton Cincy 20
4.  East Clinton 19
5.  Hillsboro 14
6.  Kettering Fairmont West of Dayton 12
7.  Wilmington High and Mount Healthy 10
8.  Xenia, Fairborn and Washington Court House 5
9.  Goshen and Tuscarawas 3


Tuesday, May 10, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE (5-10-66):  Gnadenhutten (6-3) will play Bridgeport (14-5) at 2 Wednesday in District Baseball Tournament action.  The Gnadenhutten-Bridgeport game will be at Gnadenhutten.  Steve Moore and Mike Kail both are hitting at a .500 clip to pace Gnaden.  Dan Jinks is at .400, Don Finnicum .368, Roger Huebner .333, Darrell Laughlin and Ken Huprich also are doing fine jobs.

NOTE (5-11-66):  Dick King, a Dennison High graduate and former basketball coach at Port Washington, has been named cage boss at Ridgeville High in Lorain County.  King, 31, replaces Jack Schumacher who resigned after a feud with the school administration.  King, a graduate of Muskingum College, has been head basketball and tack coach, assistant in football and athletic director at Centerburg High near Mount Vernon where his cage clubs posted a 73-33 record.

66 - Midvale Wins Junior High Track Meet (5-7-66)

UHRICHSVILLE - Two records were broken Saturday in the Annual County Boys' Track Meet.  Midvale with 48.5 emerged as the victor in the exciting Junior High event, a first place in the final event of the day...The 880-Yard Relay...deciding the outcome.  Tuscarawas Valley finished 2nd at 41.5.

Midvale held a slim 43.5-40.5 lead over Tuscarawas Valley going into the final and a victory was a must and Butch Shear, Barnett, Steve Keesey and Beans met the challenge, overtaking Strasburg's 880-Yard Relay team in the final heat to take the win.  The Trojans ended 5th in the event to kill hopes of a double victory.  Blue Devil Barry Weaver and Trojan Dale Foraker were the standouts in the Junior competition, each taking 2 blue ribbons.  Weaver also set one record.  He was clocked at 0:24.95 in the 220-Yard Dash to smash a record owned by Wertz of Tuscarawas Valley of 0:26.45 last year.  Quillen of Midvale also broke the record in taking 2nd place with a 0:25.6 time.  Weaver's other blue ribbon came in the 75-Yard Dash as he nipped Miller of Garaway with a time of 0:08.6.  Foraker took ribbons in the Shot Put with a 41-foot, 9.75 inch toss and the 440-Yard Dash with a clocking of 0:59.7.  Another record nearly broken was in the Pole Vault when Gene Ford of Midvale just missed  breaking the 9-foot, 3-inch record set by Miller of Garaway in 1959.  Ford topped 9 feet, 2.5 inches before missing at 9 feet, 3.5 inches.  The other record set in the Junior circuit was by Dwight Yoder of Garaway who blazed through the low hurdles with a 0:15.75 time to break a 0:16 record by Myers of Tuscarawas in 1961.  Tim Badertscher of Midvale provided fans with the finest finish of the day in the 880-Yard Run.  Running behind Myers of Tuscarawas and Sherer of Strasburg, he came on fast to overtake Myers at the 50-yard mark and finished about 2 laps ahead with a time of 2:22.4.  Other 1st places finishes in the Junior High competition included Rocky Boylan of Strasburg in the Discus (87 feet, 11.25 inches), Ken Duff of Strasburg in the Broad Jump (15 feet, 9 inches) and Mike Burkhart of Tuscarawas Valley in the High Jump (4 feet, 10 inches).  Garaway's 440-Yard Relay team of Snyder, Terry Miller, Smith and Richardson accounted for the other blue ribbon with a 0:52.6 timing.

TEAM TRACK STANDINGS

1.  Midvale Blue Devils 48.5
2.  Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 41.5
3.  Strasburg Tigers 41
4.  Garaway Pirates 40.5
5.  Tuscarawas Broncos 8.25
6.  Port Washington Purple Riders 1.25
7.  Gnadenhutten Indians 1

TRACK INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Pole Vault

1.  Gene Ford (M)
2.  Sherer (S)
3.  Boylan (S)
4.  Sears (TV)
5.  Yoder (GP) and Kappler (TV) Tied
Height 9 feet, 2.5 inches

Shot Put

1.  Dale Foraker (TV)
2.  Pope (GP)
3.  Shear (M)
4.  Adams (TV)
5.  Froman (S)
Distance 41 feet, 9.25 inches

Discus

1.  Rocky Borian (S)
2.  Shear (M)
3.  Miller (GP)
4.  Adams (TV)
5.  Mizer (P)
Distance 87 feet, 11.25 inches

Broad Jump

1.  Mike Burkhart (TV)
2.  Beans (M) and Angel (GP) Tied
3.  Badertscher (M) and Simmons (T) Tied
4.  Jones (S)
5.  Hurshey (P) and Baab (GP) Tied
Height 4 feet, 10 inches

75-Yard Dash

1.  Barry Weaver (TV)
2.  Miller (GP)
3.  Duff (S)
4.  Snyder (GP)
5.  Keesey (M)
Time 0:08.5

440-Yard Relay

1.  Garaway Pirates (Snyder, Miller, Smith, Richardson)
2.  Midvale Blue Devils
3.  Strasburg Tigers
4.  Tuscarawas Valley Trojans

Low Hurdles

1.  Dwight Yoder (GP)
2.  Badertscher (M)
3.  Jones (S)
4.  Levengood (TV)
5.  Myers (T)
Time 0:15.75 (Betters mark of 0:16 by Myers of Tuscarawas in 1961)

880-Yard Run

1.  Tim Badertscher (M)
2.  Sherer (S)
3.  Myers (T)
4.  Levengood (TV)
5.  Lawver (M)
Time 2:22.4

440-Yard Dash

1.  Dale Foraker (TV)
2.  Jones (S)
3.  Reed (T)
4.  Mann (M)
5.  Beitzel (S)
Time 0:59.7

220-Yard Dash

1.  Barry Weaver (TV)
2.  Quillen (M)
3.  Smith (GP)
4.  Scendolari (M)
5.  Kisserner (G)
Time 0:24.95 (Betters mark of 0:26.45 by Wertz of Tuscarawas Valley in 1965.)

880-Yard Relay

1.  Midvale Blue Devils (Shear, Barnett, Keese and Beans)
2.  Strasburg Tigers
3.  Garaway Pirates
4.  Tuscarawas Broncos
5.  Tuscarawas Valley Trojans
Time 1:50.7


Monday, May 9, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

66 - Tusky Valley Wins High School Track Meet (5-7-66)

UHRICHSVILLE - Records are made to be broken and that's just what happened Saturday when 5 records were broken and another tied in the Annual County Boy's Track Meet.  Tuscarawas Valley's talented Trojans copped the High School Division Crown with 62 points.  Midvale was runner-up with 53.  The varsity competition was highlighted when 5 records fell and one was tied.  Chuck DeMattio was the individual standout as the Midvale star grabbed three 1st places and broke a record in the low hurdles.

The Trojans garnered only 3 blue ribbons, but depth proved to be the key as they scored at least one point in each event.  Trojan Jerry Babarcik edged out Midvale's Harvey Byers in the 440-Yard Dash with a time of 0:52.9 to record a new standard in the event.  The previous record was held by Hickman of Tuscarawas Valley with 0:53.1 clocking.  Other 1st place finishes for the Trojans were by Dillard in the pole vault (11 feet) and miler Curt Norris (4:50.1).  The victors collected 8 red ribbons.  DeMattio's record-smashing performance came in the low hurdles as he topped a time of 0:21.4 by Myers of Tuscarawas.  DeMattio's time was 0:21.25.  He also gained firsts in the high hurdles at 0:16.0 and a toss of 133 feet, 8 inches in the Discus.  DeMattio was pressed hard by Strasburg ace John Studer in both hurdle events.  Morning activities actually set the meet pace, as 2 field records were set.  Midvale's Bob Carlisle was the 1st to best an old standard, tossing the shot put 49 feet, 2 inches to better another Blue Devil record by Dean DeMattio of 48 feet, 10 inches in 1964.  Don Weber of Garaway then shattered the 2nd record of the day by going 6 feet, 1 inch in the high jump.  It betterd a 6-foot record held by Bill Housel of Midvale in 1958 and Russ McGlothlin of Tuscarawas in 1965.

Action in the afternoon was hot and heavy as 3 straight records tumbled.  The 1st was by Babarcik in the 440-Yard Dash, followed by DeMattio in the low hurdles.  Butch Reed of Tuscarawas then set a new record in the 880-Yard Run with a blazing 2:06.9 to shatter a record of 2:09.2 set last year by Martin of Tuscarawas Valley.  Gnadenhutten's Francis Krantz then tied the 220-Yard Dash record of Lonnie Fulp of Midvale in 1958 and Booth of Midvale in 1940 with a 0:23.1 timing.  Gary Adams of Tuscarawas Valley was right behind, Krantz, chiming in with a fine 0:23.4.  One of the most exciting finishes of the day was in the 100-Yard Dash which saw the 1st 3 places within a 10th of a second of each other.  Harvey Byers took the blue ribbon in the event with a time of 0:10.5, followed by Babarcik's 0:10.55 and Krantz at 0:10.6.  Other 1st places in the meet were by Weber in the Broad Jump (19 feet, 11.75 inches) and Bill Edwards in the 2-mile run (10:44.65).  Edwards was never headed in the 2-mile event and his time will stand as a record as it was the 1st running of the event in the meet.  Gnadenhutten captured blue ribbons in both relays.  The Indians' 880-Yard Relay team nipped Tuscarawas Valley with a 1:36.4 time as Carpenter, Krantz, Dan Jinks and Mike Kail bettered the 1:37 of the Trojans.  In the mile relay, Jinks came on strong in the final heat to once again edge out the Trojans.  Steve Long, Dan Bosley and Wayne Martin preceeded Jinks in the event as a 3:46.1 time was recorded.

TEAM TRACK STANDINGS

1.  Tuscarawas Valley Trojans 62
2.  Midvale Blue Devils 53
3.  Garaway Pirates 34
4.  Gnadenhutten Indians 30.5
5.  Strasburg Tigers 25
6.  Tuscarawas Broncos 10
7.  Port Washington Purple Riders 9.5

TRACK INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Pole Vault

1.  Dillard (TV)
2.  Blake (TV)
3.  Jones (S)
4.  Wardell (S)
5.  Albright (G)
Height 11 feet

Shot Put

1.  Bob Carlisle (M)
2.  Crilow (GP)
3.  Swinford (TV) and Burrier (TV)
4.  Hibbs (M)
Distance 49 feet, 2 inches.  (Betters mark of 48 feet, 10 inches by Dean DeMattio of Midvale in 1964.)

Discus

1.  Chuck DeMattio (M)
2.  Swinford (TV)
3.  Studer (S)
4.  Patton (S)
5.  Carlisle (M)
Distance 133 feet, 8 inches

Broad Jump

1.  Don Weber (GP)
2.  Hay (TV)
3.  Byers (M)
4.  Bender (P)
5.  Jinks (G)
Distance 19 Feet, 11.25 inches

High Jump

1.  Don Weber (GP)
2.  Byers (M)
3.  Youngen (GP)
4.  Carlisle (M)
5.  Adams (TV) and Burkhart (TV)
Height 6 feet, 1 inch. (Betters mark  of 6 feet by Russ McGlothlin of Tuscarawas in 1965 and Bill Housel of Midvale in 1957.)

2-Mile Run

1.  Bill Edwards (P)
2.  Gibbs (GP)
3.  Coen (G)
4.  Haut (TV)
5.  Miller (P)
Time 10:44.65.  (Will stand as record as this was the 1st year of the run.)

High Hurdles

1.  Chuck DeMattio (M)
2.  Studer (S)
3.  Border (TV)
4.  Youngen (GP)
5.  Hay (TV)
Time 0:16.0

100-Yard Dash

1.  Harvey Byers (M)
2.  Babarcik (TV)
3.  Krantz (G)
4.  Kail (G)
5.  Sherer (T)
Time 4:50.1

Mile Run

1.  Curt Norris (TV)
2.  Burkey (GP)
3.  Schuman (TV)
4.  Eberly (M)
5.  Young (GP)
Time 4:50.1

880-Yard Relay

1.  Gnadenhutten (Carpenter, Krantz, Jinks and Kail)
2.  Tuscarawas Valley Trojans
3.  Strasburg Tigers
4.  Garaway Pirates
5.  Tuscarawas Broncos
Time 1:36.4

440-Yard Dash

1.  Jerry Babarcik (TV)
2.  Byers (M)
3.  DeMattio (M)
4.  Rieger (S)
5.  Bender (P)
Time 0:52.85 (Betters mark of 0:53.1 by Hickman of Tuscarawas Valley.)

Low Hurdles

1.  Chuck DeMattio (M)
2.  Studer (S)
3.  Border (TV)
4.  Yackey (S)
5.  Hay (TV)
Time 0:21.25 (Betters markof 0:21.4 by Myers of Tuscarawas in 1963)

880-Yard Run

1.  Butch Reed (T)
2.  Amos (TV)
3.  Norris (TV)
4.  Burkey (GP)
5.  Hodkinson (M)
Time 2:06.9 (Betters mark of 2:09.2 by Martin of Tuscarawas Valley in 1965)

220-Yard Dash

1.  Francis Krantz (G)
2.  Adams (TV)
3.  Kail (G)
4.  Williams (S)
5.  Sherer (T)
Time 0:23.1 (Ties mark by Booth of Midvale in 1940 and Fulp of Midvale in 1958.)

Mile Relay

1.  Gnadenhutten Indians (Long, Bosley, Martin and Jinks)
2.  Tuscarawas Valley
3.  Strasburg Tigers
4.  Midvale Blue Devils
5.  Tuscarawas Broncos
Time 3:46.1


Monday, May 9, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

66 - Gnaden Drops The Big Zero On Malvern 15-0 (5-4-66)

GNADENHUTTEN - It will be Gnadenhutten (5-3) vs Hiland for the Sectional Baseball Tournament Crown today as a result of yesterday's action.  The Indians bombed Malvern on the strength of Bill Kohl's shutout.  Bill (2-2) posted his 2nd straight tournament shutout in a row, as the "still hot" Senior  had no-hit The Conotton Valley Rockets in their unreported game on Friday. 

With a little relief from Mike Kail (0-1), the two held the Rockets to 6 hits.  The 1st inning proved to be all the Indians needed to take the win, as they took advantage of Green Hornet Bucky Monroe's wildness to score 6 runs despite not collecting a single hit.  Monroe issued free passes to the first 2 Indians to face him...Steve Moore and Jinks...and continued his faulty control by hitting Wayne Martin to fill the bases.  Mike Kail then worked for a walk, driving in Moore for the 1st Indian run.  The Green Hornet settled down somewhat, but fielding errors began killing any Green Hornet hopes.  Jinks scored as 2nd baseman Tom Romano lost the "handle" on a ball poked by Don Baker.  Martin scored the 3rd Indian run of the inning by stealing home plate...one of 4 steals by the speedy 1st baseman.  Kail came home when shortstop Mike Campbell bobbled a bouncing ball from the bat of Kohl.  The final 2 runs of the wild inning were scored as a result of still another error...again by Campbell.  The Indians scored 2 runs each in the 2nd, 4th and 6th and added 3 insurance runs in the seventh.  Kohl allowed one extra base hit in his 4-inning appearance, a double by Romano.  Otherwise, he did a superb job of holding the Green Hornets at bay, striking out 8, walking 2 and giving up only one other hit, a single by Dave Early.  Kail started hurling in the 5th, whiffing 5, giving up no walks and allowing 4 hits.

Monroe, showing that he had control at times, ended with 14 strikeouts.  But the 9 walks and equal number of hits he allowed accounted for the defeat.  Kail was the batting here for the victors, smacking  out a triple (1) and 2 singles (5).  Roger Huebner was the only other Indian to get more than one hit...pounding out 2 singles (2).  The remainder of Gnadenhutten hits, all singles, were by Moore (2), Martin (1), Kohl (1) and Don Finnicum (3).  Finnicum had 3 runs batted in on the single and 2 sacrifice flies.  Romano lead the Green Hornets in the hitting department, banging out 2 singles and a double.  Other Malvern hits were by Earley, John Tubaugh and Monroe.

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 15

Steve Moore 5-2-1
Darrell Laughlin 0-1-0
Dan Jinks 4-2-0
Dan Bosley 1-0-0
Wayne Martin 5-3-1
Mike Kail 5-3-3
Don Finnicum 5-0-1
Don Baker 4-1-0
Ken Huprick 4-0-0
Bill Kohl 4-2-1
Roger Huebner 4-1-2

MALVERN GREEN HORNETS - 0

Stack 4-0-0
Mike Campbell 3-0-0
Glenn Clark 3-0-0
Bucky Monroe 3-0-1
Bob Evanich 3-0-0
Tubaugh 1-0-1
Dave Earley 3-0-1
Tom Romano 3-0-3
Angeloni 3-0-0


Thursday, May 5, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  Gnadenhutten won their game against Hiland in the Sectional Championship and now their record is 6-3.  The game went missing in the Daily Reporter archives.  Gnaden now moves on to the District Tournament.

66 - Hiland Blanks Tuscarawas 9-0 (5-4-66)

Hiland High School's baseball team this season includes Art Miller, Jim Boyd and Carl Swartzentruber.

GNADENHUTTEN - The Hiland Hawks shutout the Tuscarawas Broncos (4-2) in the Tuscarawas Sectional Baseball Tournament behind the one-hit pitching of Art Miller.  Art made a shabbles of a fine Tuscarawas hitting machine as he went the distance for the Hawks with some sharp pitching and the help of some fine fielding by his teammates.  The Hiland infield was excellent throughout the contest, robbing the Broncos of usual base hits with fine coverage and throwing.  Miller ended the day with 10 strikeouts, 5 walkds and only one hit against him...a double (1) by Phil Johnson in the third.  The 5th inning proved to be the key to the Hawk win, as they came up with 6 big runs to add to a 3-0 lead.  John Kandel started the inning by reaching on a fielding error by Bronco shortstop Jim McCauley.  Bronco pitcher Tim Reed (0-0), who had replaced starter Dave Paisley (4-2) in the 4th, then gave up 4 straight walks...to Merle Hershberger, Art Miller, Randy Starner and Rich Clark...to allow 2 runs to score.  Ray McWilliams (0-0) took over Bronco pitching chores at that point, rendering a single to John Hochstetler, which drove in Art Miller.  McWilliams finally retired the 1st batter of the inning, whiffing Ron Stutzman, before Joe Wengard drove in Starner with a sacrifice bunt.  Paul Swartzentruber then provided the big blow of the inning with a double to permit Clark and Hochstetler to cross home plate.  He was caught stealing 2nd prior to brother Galen being a strike out victim which ended the inning.  Earlier Hawk runs came in the 1st and 4th innings.  In the initial inning, Jim Boyd's single with the bases loaded drove in Art Miller and Starner to give the winners an early lead.  The other run was scored when Wengard poked a triple to drive in Hochstetler.

Paisley was tagged with the defeat, working 3.7 innings during which he struck out one, walked one and issued 5 hits.  Reed, who toiled for 1.3 innings, had control  trouble, walking 4, striking out no one and giving up one hit.  McWilliams struck out 5 walked one and gave up 4 hits.  Art Miller aided his own cause, banging out 3 singles.  Wengard belted a triple and single.

HILAND HAWKS - 9

Galan Swartzentruber 2-1-0
Merle Hershberger 4-1-1
Art Miller 4-2-2
Randy Starner 4-2-1
Rich Clark 1-0-0
Troyer 3-1-1
John Hochstetler 3-2-1
Ron Stutzman 4-0-0
J. Miller 0-0-0
Joe Wengard 3-0-2
Paul Swartzentruber 3-0-1
Jim Boyd 1-0-1
Kandel 1-0-0
Gerber 0-0-0

TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 0

Terry Willison 3-0-0
Jim McCauley 3-0-0
Dave Paisley 3-0-0
Rich Schumacher 3-0-0
Tim Reed 3-0-0
Ray McWilliams 3-0-0
D. Sherer 3-0-0
Andy Ronald 2-0-0
John Bihari 1-0-0
Tom Johnson 2-0-1
Goshorn 1-0-0


Thursday, May 5, 1966
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio