Extra Sports – With Dave Ross
60 years ago, I closely followed the exploits of Lou “The Toe” Groza of the Cleveland Browns as I trained diligently for my first participation in the local festival “Punt, Pass, and Kick” sponsored by Wagner Ford. Since then, I have paid special attention to football.
Last Friday, I saw something during warm-ups at Sidney Memorial Stadium that surely surprised me. The Tippecanoe Red Devils kicker scored 60-yard baskets, as did his announced counterpart with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Senior Jackson Kleather then threw a pair of boxers of 27 and 41 meters in the 34-20 verdict against Sydney. For the season, he’s the best with the two goals in the box and six extra points, as well as many touchdowns on kickoff and a clearance average of nearly 40 yards.
Coach Matt Burgbacher, formerly at Fort Loramie and Troy, told me Sunday that Kleather has only been kicking for 3 years and has been kicking for two years. So far, their top enthusiastic pursuers in Division I have been Bowling Green and Cincinnati. Believe me, this is going to change. ” His maximum productive is yet to come,” the coach summarized. “I actually do. “
In an unexpected twist, Burgbacher and his company will return to Sydney on Friday to “host” Vandalia-Butler due to delays in renovating the stadium in Tipp City. Sydney also hosted the JV game with Tipp on Saturday morning that would normally have been played. in the place contrary to school competition.
Bremen-Lehman
An impressive New Bremen team ruled Lehman for a moment directly into the season on Saturday night in SMS to secure a deal that will not be renewed. Lehman has already reserved Springfield’s southeastern dominance for 2023. New Bremen, meanwhile, is struggling to locate a new opponent, a recurring challenge for the upper echelon of the tough Midwest Athletic Conference. The 10 MAC members just won 14 of their 20 games out of the league, in line with performances beyond.
Cardinals athletic director Chad Wells visited the press gallery last Saturday and detailed the scheduling dilemma. “We contacted several schools with Week 2 which seemed like a smart game, but they don’t need to have anything to do with us,” Wells revealed. “We had an offer from a wonderful school force in Northeast Ohio that didn’t make sense on our side, either geographically or competitively. “
Thus, he continues.
As Wells and I looked across the box from the visitors’ side, I saw that a clever crowd had arrived in Sydney.
Scarcity of references
Here is tangible evidence of the publicized shortage of high-level school sports officials. Several Friday soccer matches north of Lima have been postponed to Thursday and Saturday to protect officials. Not enough staff for a classic Friday night.
Historian SCAL
Last Friday’s column involving former Jackson Center men’s basketball coach Jerry Harmon sparked a big reaction from Bob Wise, the basketball historian for the Shelby County Athletic League. I did radio and television with Bob for many years, and much of his studies also made it to the sports pages of this publication. Bob’s gifts were informative and entertaining, and made us all look good. He has also written and updated the history of each genre of SCAL basketball.
A 1955 Jackson Center graduate and longtime resident of the Hardin area, Wise and his wife Helen have just celebrated their 63. er wedding anniversary. Bob turns 85 on Labor Day and is committed to being there when the league turns one hundred in 2024.
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