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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1977
Page
12
In Springfield last week Mt Anthony boys won the cross country race with Jeff Cook Dan Whalen and Dan Quinlan absent. The Patriot girls finished second, and the boys still secured the victory highlighting depth in the Patriot lineup.
Dave Steffen finished second overall and led the Patriots to a 24 point team victory. Greg Alderman Jim Rogalski Jim Malanga and Tom Leonard followed. In the girls race MAU claimed second with Liz Vigsnes third overall and first for MAU, supported by Robin Green Sue Vigsnes Betty Curran Diane White Donna Corkum Lynne Bellemare and Sue Dowd.
The Boston Celtics risk missing the NBA playoffs after a 99-89 loss to the New York Nets. Key injuries hurt Boston as Jo Jo White and Charlie Scott were unavailable, limiting guard play while Nets guards Hawkins and Skinner exploited the matchup as Dave Cowens led Boston with 29 points and 17 rebounds. Other NBA results include 76ers over Pistons 138-116, Kings over Trail Blazers 119-107, Suns over Bucks 130-113, Nuggets over Bullets 119-105, and SuperSonics over Jazz 120-99 with Pete Maravich held to 15.
Pitt edged Cincinnati 65-64 as Larry Harris hit a 22-foot jumper at the buzzer after a late scramble. Cincinnati led 64-63 with 11 seconds left but failed to close out, while Harris top-scored with 31 for Pitt.
Ian Turnbull erupted for five goals to lead Toronto past Detroit 9-1 after a scoreless first period. Wayne Thomas started in goal for Detroit, with Jim Rutherford finishing the game. The Leafs also got goals from Boutette Ashby Williams and McDonald, while Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Los Angeles won elsewhere. In the WHA, Birmingham, Indianapolis, and San Diego posted wins.
Tommy Watson arrives as favorite at Waialae for the $240,000 Hawaiian Open after wins in the Bing Crosby Pro-Am and San Diego Open. Tough roughs and fickle trades winds threaten, but Watson seeks a third straight win, joined by rivals Miller, Green, Nicklaus, Crenshaw and Palmer with international entrants Aoki, Murakami and Ozaki.
Henry Lloyd a wide ranging shortstop who played semipro baseball into his 50s may join Satchel Paige Josh Gibson and Cool Papa Bell in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Lloyd who died in 1965 at 81 after 37 years in professional and semipro baseball was seen as the leading candidate by the Special Committee of Negro Baseball Hall of Fame to be enshrined today.
Emile Griffith, wearing gold lame, defeats Christy Elliott by majority decision at Madison Square Garden in front of 10,930 fans. Griffith, nearing his 39th birthday, improves to 86 wins in 109 fights and signals pursuit of another world title. The bout ends with Elliott bleeding from the nose after 10 rounds.
Mt Anthony girls basketball host Bellows Falls in final game of the season. MAU missed the playoffs while BF clinched the Dot Jones League title. JV tipoff at 3 30 in MAU gym.
In Birmingham city court, assault and battery charges against New England Whalers coach Harry Neale were dropped after a Nov. 25 incident at the Whalers Bulls WHA game. Spectator Tricia Duncan had sworn out a warrant. Neale left town after Tuesday night’s 4-3 Bulls win and was escorted by police from the airport to his hotel.
Mt Anthony travels to Fair Haven as Hoosick Falls visits Salem N Y on Rt 22. Patriots beat Fair Haven 40 18 Jan 25 despite a poor performance and come off a 30 27 loss to Hoosick Falls. Key Patriots include Whitman Harris Frost Bull and two time state champ Bishop. JV at 6 with varsity at 7 30.
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