The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-12-29
SPORTS of TIMES
76I Diocesan
HighIights
BY LOU FABRO
Times Sports Editor

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AS we look back over the 1861 Diocesan sports
season, we're prompted to ~re-phrase one of Shake
speare's famous lines and say "sports fans die many
tlme before the final whistle to describe moments OF
heartstomping excitement that many athletic contests
generated during the past year. Let's review just some
OF the many ~highlightS oil 1861.
BASKETBALL Neighboring schools Dover ST.
Joseph and Dennison st. Mary held the spotlight most
Of the time.
St. Joseph recorded the best regular season re-
cord in the Diocese with a 1862 mark, it also was the
finest in the schools history. Coach Art Teynor's
Ramblers forged the longest Diocesan winning streak
in years when they won liz straight. This too was a
school record.
Dennison St. Mary, the team that ended st.
Joseph'S streak with a 58-s7 victory, made the best
showing in the post-season tournaments. Coach Paul
Drotovick'S Blue Waves won a non-county tourna-
ment title, a sectional crown and a district champion
ship. They won their regional opener but lost out in the
regional final to the eventual state champions. Even
so, it was the first time that ST. Mary got beyond the
sectional level.
GAINESVILLE RosEcRANs ALSO WON a nom
county tournament title but was eliminated in section
al action.
St. Charles captured the Central Catholic League
cage crown with a 81 record to end Newark Catholics
4-year reign. 1t was the third Gel title won or shared
by Coach Jack Ryan's Cardinals,
RAG Highlight of the track season was the
state final in which two Diocesan stars won champion
ships.
State Class "a" crown in the mile run for a second
straight year while speedy Terry O'Hare of New Lex
ington st. Aloysius shared the State Glass "a" title
in the 180-yard low hurdles.
Also in the state meet, Jim RiSh of Marion
Catholic took fourth place in the shot put; Jerry Wood"
ward of Rosary was fifth in the 120 high hurdles;
and Rosary's relay team placed fifth in the $50.
Marion Catholic won the Diocesan track meet for
the second straight year while New Lexington st.
Rose won the grade school crown.
BASEBALL-Watterson, Rosary and ChilLicothe
racked up league championships. The Watterson
Eagles, coached by Father Ken Grimes, won the
Central Catholic League title for the first time. Rosary
rolled to the Franklin County League championship.
Chillicothe Catholic, under Coach Pat Mannlon VINO
is now in military service, won its first baseball title
in history by taking the Ross County League crown.
FooTBALL-The Diocesan football season was
the most successful in history as II OF ID competing
teams chaked UP winning records. This was the Dig
gest total ever. 80,
For the second year in a row, the Diocese boosted
two unbeaten grid powers. Dover st. Joseph and
Lancaster both won all nine of their games. 1t was
st. Joseph's first unbeaten season since 1881 while
Fenwick made it two indicated campaigns In a row.
A jim VEELEY'S FENWlcK grid record
now shows % wins and one loss in three years. Fen
wick's football win string now stands at Ii straight.
ST. Joseph, coached by Art Teynor, has an 11game win
string longest in school history.
Four Diocesan teams Rosary, AqulnaS, PortS-
mouth Notre Dame and Marion Catholic won runner
I'D honorS in their leagues.
NDIViDU HoNORS A record six Diocesan
players won first-team berths on the AlFOhlo Class
aAS team while two others landed on the second squad.
Making the first team, as chosen by the ASsocl-
ated Press. were: Jack Evans and Bill Krantz of Dover
ST. Joseph; Bill zoos and Jake Ehrler of Fenwick; Bill
Shaffer of Portsmouth Notre Dame; and Joe Bradley
of Dennison st. Mary who also was named the states
outstanding lineman. Mike Oberholzer OF DennlSon 81;
Mary and Jon Schneider of Fenwick made the second
team. Tom Gorius of Newark Catholic earned an
honorable mention.
Sandy Bonvechio, now a budding grid star a.
Notre Dame. was named ALL Ohio in basketball. He
landed on the second team. The previous fall, Incl
dentally, he was named the states outstanding Class
"A" back. Bob Rogers of Newark Catholic, leading
Central Catholic League scorer for two straight years
and Rill Zoos of Lancaster Fenwick, won state honor
able mention honors.
Statewide recognition was earned by two out,
standing Diocesan baseball pitchers. Don Henne OF
81. Charles and John Durant of Rosary were named to
the West All-Star team and took part in the EastWest
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