Wet Weekend Draws Record Skiers at Berkshire Soars
Berkshire Hills Conference venues such as Brodie Mountain Bousquet and Butternut Basin faced rain yet drew large crowds for a three day weekend. Officials described the period as the biggest winter weekend yet with lift tickets around seven dollars and total spending estimated at fifteen to twenty million dollars across lodging food and entertainment.
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Geary
Raymond) Callahan
Boston
Hy Segal
Massachchusetts Senate
Cheuce
Williamstown
Dedham
Brodie
Berkshires
Joe Gleason
Pittsfield
Bousquet
Butternut Basin
Chan Murdock
Jim Kelly
Jim
Jiminy Peak
Kelly
Murdock
Butternut
Wallingford Burr and Burton Basketball Game Change
Bulldog fans note the Wallingford vs Burr and Burton game moves from Ludlow to Manchester Elementary School gym on Tuesday February 16. Burr and Burton supporters must pay as away-game admission.
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Wallingford
Burr and Burton
Manchester
Ludlow
Win or else: Mt Anthony hosts MSJ Mounties in SVL clash
Mt Anthony Patriots battle MSJ Mounties at home in a pivotal SVL showdown. Bennington’s scoring star John Hart is expected to play after a thumbs-up from Mt Anthony coaches, as Pete Fairley drives a fast paced attack to secure a key win and tighten the race with Windsor.
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Dave Frederickson
Mt. Anthony
Patriots
Frank Bizzarro
MSJ
Las Vegas
Jimmy the Greek
Windsor
Bennington
Springfield
Cosmos
Brattleboro
John Hart
Havlicek
Pete Fairley
Mounties
Rutland
Penn Proudly Maintains Ivy League Undefeated Run
Penn teams through the season boast an 20-0 record under coach Dick Harter. The Quakers rely on depth with an eight-man starting group and a 14-man roster, lacking a single superstar yet maintaining high national rankings in contrast to Princeton’s past Bradley eras.
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UPI
Bill Bradley
Bradley
Princeton
Penn
Quakers
Dick Harter
Harter
UCLA
Niagara
Calhoun
Bob Morse
Wohl
Steve Bilsky
Jack McKinney
St. Joseph’s
Morse
Bilsky
Jim Wolf
Phil Hankinson
Craig Littlepage
Alan Cotler
Palmer Eyes PGA Title After Bob Hope Win
Arnold Palmer boosts confidence after a sudden death playoff victory at the Bob Hope Classic, eyeing his first PGA Championship starting February 25 at Palm Beach Gardens. He has 55 PGA Tour wins, 66 overall, and seeks a fourth world title, with neighbor crowds in Latrobe, Pa., awaiting his return. His plane suffered engine trouble en route home, but his spirits and earnings surpass $1.5 million since 1955.
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Ray Floyd
Palm Beach Gardens
Fla
Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Donald Giffin
P.G.A
Bruins Hold Lead In UPI Coaches Poll After Narrow Wins
UCLA remains atop the United Press International coaches ratings with 318 points and 17 first place votes, despite a one point win at Oregon and a two point victory at Oregon State. Marquette stays second with 298 points and 13 first place votes as the top seven teams stay unchanged. Southern California fills the final top ten spots as Michigan and North Carolina rise with wins, while LaSalle surges to 11th and Duquesne and Fordham move up. Kentucky and Notre Dame drop significantly.
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UPI
UCLA
United Press International Board of Coaches
Bruins
Oregon
Oregon State
Marquette
Southern California
Solitly
LaSalle
Explorers
Kenny Durrett
Villanova
Durrett
Duquesne
Fordham
Dukes
College basketball poll reshuffles with Kentucky drop to 14
Kansas earns one first place vote and 5th ranking as Penn State sits 4th with 227 points while undefeated Penn State is 20-0. Jacksonville rises to 6th with a 19-2 mark and Western Kentucky holds 7th. Kentucky plunges from 8 to 14 after a loss to Florida. Notre Dame falls from 10 to 20 following Villanova defeat. Tennessee remains 15th. Utah State moves to 16th. Louisville climbs to 17th. Villanova and Houston tied for 18th. Notre Dame completes top 20.
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Kansas
Jacksonville
Western Kentucky
Ing
Kentucky
Florida
Irish
Villanova
Notre Dame
UCLA
Tennessee
Utah State
Louisville
Houston
Martin soars to North American jumpmark
IRON MOUNTAIN Michigan Jerry Martin a 20 year old United States champion set a North American Ski Jumping record of 345 feet today in the first round of the Kiwanis Ski Club Invitational on Pine Mountain. Martin from Minneapolis jumped 346 feet on Saturday in the Pine Mountain international tournament but fell beyond landing and did not claim the record then.
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Iron Mountain
Mich
Jerry Martin
United States
Pine Mountain
Martin
Greg Swor
Minneapolis
Jennings wins Eastern jump title in amateur ski meet
In Salisbury Connecticut Bruce Jennings of Canaan New Hampshire won the United States Eastern amateur ski jumping championship with a 202 foot effort on the 60 meter hill and 207 point total. Hias Leitner of Stratton Mountain Vermont captured the Boyne Mountain slalom championship earning 1875 dollars of the 15000 total purse and moved to fourth in the ISRA money rankings.
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Conn
Bruce Jennings
Jennings
United States
Canaan
N.H
Boyne Mountain
Mich
Hias Leitner
Stratton Mountain
Leitner
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