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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1980
Page
9
A dense recap of Saturday and Sunday basketball scores across conferences including Southeast and Southwestern tournaments with Georgia Tech, Indiana, Duke, Kansas, and Louisville among teams, plus hockey results for NHL and college teams and upcoming games listed.
Blue Ensign scored by seven lengths over Golden Profit in the Bowie Stakes at Bowie Race Course, earning $84,350. Lunar Probe edged Be Glorious by a nose to win the El Monte Stakes at Santa Anita, worth $45,250. Withholding captured the Louisiana Derby by two lengths at the Fair Grounds. The Wheel Turns took the Cicada Stakes at Aqueduct by a half length. Parimutuel strike caused cancellations at Suffolk Downs Sportsman Park and Keystone Track. Parimutuel clerks at Golden Gate Fields refused to cross picket lines, canceling racing there. Spectacular Bid dominated the Santa Anita Handicap by five lengths. Cornish Cup and Crescent City Derby results reported from New Orleans. Water Lilly won the Next Move Handicap at Aqueduct by 2 1/2 lengths.
The Big 10 Pac 10 and ACC supply seven of 16 first round byes in an expanded 48 team NCAA tournament. ACC gets five bids with four byes. top seeds DePaul Kentucky LSU Syracuse lead four regionals. Byes also include Georgetown Notre Dame Louisville Indiana Ohio State Brigham Young Oregon State.
Long Beach State coach Tex Winter defends NIT value after NCAA selections, noting many quality clubs in the National Invitation Tournament. The 43rd NIT features 32 teams, including Pepperdine in the opener, with rounds through March 19 at Madison Square Garden.
Dave Eichelberger overcame 45 mph gusts and a wind chill around 12 degrees to win the Bay Hill Classic by three strokes. Leonard Thompson shot 74 to finish runner-up at 282 as Eichelberger posted 279 for the 72 holes. The victory marks his second career win following the Greater Milwaukee Open.
Howard University defeats South Carolina State 75-69 to capture the MEAC Tournament title. Spriggs leads Howard with 23 points, Ratiff adds 25 for the Bisons, while Wilson and Robinson pace SC State with 17 and 16 points respectively. Howard finishes 21 7. SC State drops to 12 17.
Eric Heiden, the American speed skater and world champion, won the opening 500 meters in 39.82 seconds but finished as runner up to Hilbert van der Duim in the remaining three races. Heiden attributed his defeat to emotional un readiness and spoke of plans for a holiday and life beyond skating.
Duke University basketball coach Bill Foster resigns after winning the ACC Tournament and earning an NCAA invite. He will coach through the NCAA tournament before stepping down, with South Carolina rumored as a target, while Tom Davis emerges as a leading Duke candidate.
USC Aiken defeats Voorhees 8 5 in the opener as John Petrey and Mike Conigliaro spark the offense with four hits and a homer plus a triple. The Pacers home double header with Piedmont College and Saturday contest with Morris College were postponed due to snow and rain and rescheduled for later in the week. Tim Stokes earned the win in relief of Thomas Riley, as USC Aiken pitchers struck out six without a walk.
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