PHS Opens at Brattleboro For Second Straight Season
Pittsfield High meets Brattleboro High in Vermont for the second straight season with Vin McKeever in his first year as head coach. Cocaptains Dan Sturma and Mike Keegan are seniors and starters. Sturma is a 6 footer at center, Keegan a 5 foot 1 guard. Brattleboro brings more experience and size to the opener tonight at 8.
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Brattleboro
Brattleboro High
Generals
Green Mountain
Pittsfield
Vin McKeever
Coakley
Taconic High
PHS
Dave
St. Anselm's
Keegan
John Keegan
Cheshire Road
Gill
Mahan
Brat Heborn
Dan Stumna
Jeff
Mike Keegan
Lenox Loses Court Opener To Suffield
Suffield Academy defeated Lenox 58 to 48 in Lenox Massachusetts as the Lenox team started slow, trailed 18-8 after the first quarter and 36-18 at halftime due to turnovers and missed free throws. Jody Haddow and Chris Higgins sparked a late Lenox surge with 17 and 16 points respectively, while Doug Morgan led Suffield with 18 as Bob Robert and Bruce Gossling added 16 and 12 for the home side. Lenox hosts Laurelcrest next at 2:30 PM tomorrow.
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Lenox
Mass
Suffield Academy
Jody Haddow
Laurelcrest
Brattleboro Faces Pittsfield In Early Berkshire Clash
Brattleboro led by coach Art Freeman opens season after a 9 11 record last year with Dennis Marine Marty Rounds and a cadre of front line reserves. Pittsfield and Wahconah also showcase Scrimmages as Monument Mountain faces Wahconah and Mt Greylock clashes Lenox while St Josephs Pittsfield opens at Albany Cardinal McCloskey.
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Carr
Langmaid
Rivella
Jay Baldwin
Brad Miller
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Art Freeman
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Great Barrington
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Dalton
Mt. Greylock
Williamstown
Lenox High
Lenox
St. Joseph’s High
North Adams
Lee High
Lee
Chicopee High
Drury High
St. Joseph's High
Albany
Cardinal McCloskey
Storm of Protest Forces Clay Frazier Bout Move to Orlando
In Tampa heated opposition and legal threats push promoters to relocate the Cassius Clay Joe Frazier heavyweight title fight to a domed Orlando venue near Feb. 17. Promoter Ron Gorton and Pete Ashlock say the move reduces seats but guarantees a $200,000 gate as legal challenges surface over Clay's draft conviction and the fight’s fate.
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Pete Ashlock
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Miami
Larry Sunbrock
Jacksonville
Sunbrook
Ting
World Boxing Association
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Jimmy Ellis
Gorton
Ashlock
Paul Pickett
Orange County Commission
South Miami
Murray Woroner
Assumption Prep beats Windsor Mt in Worcester league game
In Worcester Assumption Prep defeated Windsor Mountain 71 to 63 in a close first half 34-30. Assumption pulled away late with 11 fourth quarter free throws as Rick Reilly scored 24 for the winners and Windsor Mountain’s Mike Pettus led scorers with 33 though the Tigers fell. Windsor Mountain heads to a Jan. 9 home game versus Lenox School.
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Assumption Prep
Worcester
Assumption
Worcester Club
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Mike Pettus
Jim Sarmuk
Pittsfield
Lenox School
Windsor MT
FE ‘ & F Davis
Pettus
Melie
Mendelson
Rely
Mb Sarmuk
Arvy
Ay A Ai Rewceil
Peter Ae Lipette
Barton Oeo Sylvestre
Peek Oe
Berkshires Represented At 25th O'Melia Dinner
Berkshire County sent a large contingent to the 23rd annual O'Melia dinner at the Sheraton Plaza in Boston. Tom Lamb of Cheshire, Holy Cross cocaptain, attended head table amid a hepatitis driven season cancellation. brother Jerry Lamb and Dave Stetson of Pittsfield High joined, with Stetson sponsored by Dr. Tom Norton. No O'Melia Award given. past honorees were present. An honorary award went to Mike Carter of Sacramento State for proposing dedicating his season to Mary Cross after the Worcester school’s epidemic. Carter’s party included head coach Ray Clemons. Carter and Tom Lamb received signed footballs from Sacramento State’s 49-24 win over Puget Sound. Holy Cross students raised funds to send Lamb and Moncewicz, Crusader cocaptains, to the game. Boston College athletic director Bill Flynn donated $2,000 to Holy Cross to offset football cancellations, with Sac State suggesting other schools help. Tom Dowd of Boston Red Sox fame MC’d the event.
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Cheshire
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Pittsfield High
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Worcester
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Ray Clemons Carter
Sacramento State
Bill Moncewicz
Sacramento
University of Puget Sound
Lamb
Tom Dowd
Boston Red Sox
Teacher Toomey Breaks World Decathlon Record
LA AP report. Bill Toomey, a 30 year old English teacher at Santa Barbara City College, shattered the world decathlon mark with 8,417 points at the UCLA meet. He surpassed Kurt Bendlin’s 8,319 by 98 points, aided by a favorable day and support from his fiancée Mary Rand.
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West Germany
Kurt Bendlin
Mary Rand
England
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Ucla
High
U.S
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Fresno State
Calif
Barry King
George Pannel
Westmant College
Santa Barbara
Bowl prophecies mix in holiday gridiron day
A busy slate lists five postseason bowls to be played tomorrow on New Year’s Eve and Day, with predictions for each matchup. Colorado is favored in the Liberty Bowl, while Louisiana Tech, Drake, North Dakota State, Delaware, and Nebraska also receive noted picks alongside other bowl forecasts.
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Alabama
Rice
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Tex
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Drake
Sacramento
Calif
North Dakota State
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Despete
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Crimson Tide
Bear Bryant
Buffaloes
Louisiana
Steve Bradshaw
Associated Press
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Delaware
North Carolina Central
Nebraska
Georgia
Toledo
Davidson
Ohio
Michigan
Southern California
Ohio State
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Texas
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Arkansas
Grange
Penn State
Missouri
Tigers
Jerseys Face Blades In Meeting Of Unbeaten
Two undefeated hockey clubs, the Holyoke Blades and the High Lawn Jerseys, meet at Blunt Park Springfield Sunday at 7 30 P M in a test for the local club. Jerseys boast four straight wins while Holyoke aims to end the streak with strong forward lines and defense.
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Don
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Sorel
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Blades
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Dennis Breton
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Demerski
Clarkson
High Lawn Jerseys
Massachusetts Turnpike
Roosevelt Avenue
AIC
Butova Gymnasium
Vermont coach Bob Clifford resigns amid controversy
Bob Clifford, long time Vermont Catamounts football coach and winningest leader, requested relief from duties effective January 3 after a season of unrest and player protests. He posted a 37-29-1 record in eight seasons at Vermont and 0-4-81 in 14 seasons as head coach.
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Bob Clifford
Vermont
He University
Clifford
Colby College
Catamounts
Junior League Opens Monday at Boys Club
The Junior Basketball League at the Boys Club opens its season Monday night with two 6:15 games. Besse Clarke and Butler Flour meet in one game while Local 255 TUE and Pittsfield Sporting Goods face off in the other. Thursday brings Ea ton's $82 versus Local 256 TUE and Butler Flour against Local 255.
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Butler Flour
Pittsfield Sporting Goods
Eaton’s $82
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