Rangers Trail Bruins as Islanders Fall Short in NHL action
In National Hockey League play New York Rangers lost 6-3 to the Boston Bruins while the New York Islanders were defeated 4-2 by Detroit keeping the Rangers four points ahead in Division I. Boston took a 7th straight win with Carol Vadnais scoring the late go-ahead goal. The Islanders squandered a lead as Detroit’s Larry Giroux struck late to seal the win.
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Quinlan wins junior cross country title in Michigan
ISHPEMING Mich Mark Quinlan son of Mr and Mrs Ted Quinlan of Jefferson Heights Bennington captured the junior national cross country championship in a seven and a half kilometer race beating a field from the U S and Canada. Quinlan on his third and final Eastern team performance posted 24 03 to win as Eastern team dominated top five with four of the five places.
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Nuggets clinch ABA Western Division title with 137 123 win
Denver Nuggets coach Larry Brown led a champagne drenched celebration after a 137 123 victory over Virginia clinching the ABA Western Division. Rookie Bobby Jones hit a career best 31 points while Ralph Simpson and Dave Robisch added 23 and 21. George Irvine led the Virginians with 26 as Denver secured their 55th win. Brown,, praised the team as complete and unstoppable, becoming one of the few to win division titles in both ABA eras.
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World Series Skiing ends with Swiss victory and top rankings
Amateurs from 15 nations wrapped the final dual slalom as Sun Valley prepares for World Cup slalom. Switzerland tops the World Series with 99 points, Austria 81, West Germany 77, USA 71, Italy 57. In World Cup, Gustavo Thoeni leads with 219, Franz Klammer 215, Ingemar Stenmark 200. Anne Marie Moser Proell leads women's standings with 283, Hanny Wenzel second, Evi Muttermaier third. Weather delays delayed start. world series and cup downhill events merged this year after cancellations. Klammer set a downhill course record at 1:55.64.
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Thompson named UPI college basketball player of the year
David Thompson of North Carolina State won the UPI player of the year award with 116 votes to 54 for Adrian Dantley. He averaged 30.4 points per game and 54.6 percent shooting, finishing his career with 2,309 points despite NC State not repeating as NCAA champions.
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