Cheevers Stifles Flyers To Sweep Bruins Advance
Gerry Cheevers earned his seventh playoff shutout as the Boston Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3 0 to close out the four game semifinal. Don Marcotte and Jean Ratelle scored for Boston while Cheevers stopped 21 shots. Montreal leads New York 3 1 in the other semifinal creating a possible Bruins Canadiens final.
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Boston Bruins
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Philadelphians
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Jean Ratelle
Ross Lonsberry
Don Saleski
Orest Kindrachuk
Bill Barber
Ratelle
Wayneson
Philadelphia
Shero
Bruins
Stephenson
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
Montreal
New York Islanders
Waltrip Wins Talladega Grand National in Strategy Move
Darrell Waltrip drove the green and white Chevrolet to a 260875 victory at Talladega after faking a late move. Cale Yarborough Benny Parsons and Donnie Allison finished second through fourth as about 90000 fans watched the Winston 500 bumper to bumper. Waltrip cut inside on the final lap to prevent a sling shot past him.
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Talladega
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Darrell Waltrip
Franklin
Tenn
Cale Yarborough
Benny Parsons
Donnie Allison
Waltrip
Littler Ends Long Dry Spell With Houston Open Victory
Gene Littler, 46, ended a two-year win drought by taking the Houston Open at Woodlands Country Club. He led most of the day, finishing with a conservative final round 74 and a 276 total, 12 under par, over Chi Chi Rodriguez who settled for second.
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Houston
Gene Littler
Littler
Woodlands Country Club
Little Chi Chi Rodriguez
Baseball sectional pairings announced for area high schools
Series of sectional matchups across classes AA and AAA set for early May with games May 2 to May 13. Winners advance to district play in May at Athens Chillicothe Ironton and other sites. Notable clashes include Logan at Marietta, Athens at Lancaster, and Warren at Nelsonville York.
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Lancaster
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Athens-Lancaster
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Nelsonville-York
Meigs
Belpre
Nelsonville
York-Warren
New Lexington
Aridan-Belpre-Meigs
Regional wrestling results and upcoming dates listed
The schedule shows set matches with dates to be determined for Southern Miller Eastern Crooksville Trimble Federal Hocking and Kyger Creek Alexander Hannan Trace Oak Hill. It notes May 6 for Alexander Kyger Creek at North Gallia Southwestern Oak Hill and Hannan Trace, May 9 for Oak Hill Hannan Trace Southwestern at North Gallia Alexander Kyger Creek on May 11.
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Crooksville
Celtics Fall, Sixers Triumph in Seventh Behind Stifling Defense
The Philadelphia 76ers eliminated the Boston Celtics 83 to 77 in a gripping seventh-game series showdown. Sixers coach Gene Shue credited sharp defense for the upset as Philadelphia dethroned the defending champions and set a new tone for the playoffs.
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Celtics
Tom Heinsohn
Philadelphia
Heinsohn
Boston
Sixers
Gene Shue
NBA Playoff Sparks Fly as East Meets Houston Rockets
Eastern Conference final set as Philadelphia hosts Houston after Rockets beat Washington 108-103 to lead quarter-final series 2-2. Western action sees Golden State edge Los Angeles 115-106 to force a seventh game in L A while Denver tops Portland 114-105 in OT to stay alive.
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Lionel Hollins
Nuggets
David Thompson
Dan Issel
Baseball scores and results roundup from majors week
Recap of Tuesday and Sunday major league games with wins for Chicago Cincinnati Montreal Los Angeles New York and Pittsburgh Houston San Francisco Philadelphia St Louis Atlanta Montreal San Francisco and Houston. Includes Monday and Tuesday matchups with team pairings and pitchers noted.
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San Francisco
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St. Louis
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Softball tournaments announced in Marietta and Lancaster
Marietta hosts an ASA sanctioned double elimination softball tourney May 21-22 at Weeping Willow Fields with a $45 entry and two Dudley softballs. Lancaster holds a Memorial Day weekend slow pitch Class A ASA tourney with a $60 entry. contact Al Brown or mail requests to Lancaster Parks. Bowling Green receives a signing note as Emzer Shurelds from Lima committed as a 6-7 forward with top season averages.
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Carpenter Tire
Weeping Willow Fields
Ron Miller
Enos Singer
Lancaster
ASA
al Brown
Lancaster Parks and Recreation
E. Fair Ave
Fidrych Aims for May 24 Return From Knee Surgery
Detroit pitcher Mark Fidrych threw batting practice in Bloomington as he recovers from knee surgery. Manager Ralph Houk hopes to start him in an exhibition with the Reds on May 19 and insert him into a five man rotation if successful, targeting the Angels game May 24.
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Ralph Houk
Bird
Houk
Fidrych
Cincinnati Reds
Tigers
California Angels
Ohio Bobcats Tennis Sweep and Golf Team Finish
Ohio University tennis beat Bowling Green 5-4 and Wright State 9-0 to improve to 12-8 and 2-3 in conference play. The golf team finished fourth at the Kent State Invitational led by Mark Flackenzier 70 and Bob Moll 71 with Vandick 75 Johnson 75 and Denser 76.
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Bob Moll
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