Three Local High Schools On Away Basketball Nights
Pittsfield High meets Monument Mountain at Great Barrington at 7 15 PM Taconic plays Northampton at 8 15 PM St Josephs faces Smith Academy Hatfield at 8 PM Pittsfield seeks second win after Dec 12 loss to Brattleboro Monument Mountain seeks first on their new home floor after losses to Wahconah Adams Taconic, Pittsfield, St Josephs lineups and captains listed with seniors and a sophomore starting guard Mike Britain for Taconic
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Monument Mountain
Great Barrington
Taconic High
Northampton
St. Joseph’s High
Smith Academy
Hatfield
Pittsfield
Generals
Brattleboro
Taconic
St. Joe's
Cardinal McCloskey
Albany
N.Y
Lenox High
Berkshire County
Berkshire
Lenox
Adams
Mt. Greylock
Hopkins Academy of Hadley
Williamstown
St. Joseph's of
North Adams
Commerce High
Springfield
North Adams Armory
Drury High
Lee High
Lee
Mt. Everett
Gateway Regional
Huntington
Sheffield
Spartans
Wahconah
PHL
Vin McKeever
Mike Keegan
Dan Sturma
Bill Hover
Ed Paris
Gary Tate
St. Jos
Billy DiNicola
Don Kessinger Signs First Cub 1970 Contract
CHICAGO AP Don Kessinger the Cub shortstop signed his 1970 contract becoming the first Cub to do so. An all star in recent seasons he led the NL in defense at short in 1963 and hit .273 this season with 38 doubles and 109 runs. Santo Williams and Jenkins had signed two year deals last spring.
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Don Kessinger
Chicago Cub
Kessinger
Eric Banks
Ron Santo
Billy Williams
Fergie Jenkins
Cub
Jardine Named Wisconsin Head Coach From UCLA Staff
John Jardine, former Purdue lineman and high school coach, was named head coach at the University of Wisconsin Madison. He vows to quickly build a winning program after the ouster of John Coatta, with Wisconsin seeking its first winning season since 1963. Jardine, 34, rose from Purdue lineman to Chicago area high school coach, then Purdue line coach, and later top assistant to UCLA’s Tommy Prothro.
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John Jardine
UCLA
Purdue
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Jardine
Elroy Hirsch
John Coatta
Chicago
Tommy Prothro
Keith Allen
Philadelphia Flyers
Allen
Philadelphia
Ski Report From New England Areas With Snow Depths And Surfaces
Cambridge, Mass. AP Dan deMichele, Harvard hockey left wing, is out six weeks with a fractured right ankle sustained in a 4 3 win over Clarkson in the ECAC Christmas Invitational final at Boston Garden.
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New England
Cambridge, Mass
Dan deMichele
Harvard
Clarkson
Boston Garden
Snow Delays Berkshire County High School Basketball
Heavy snowfall cancels all Berkshire County games including Mt. Everett Regional versus St. Marys of Westfield at Sheffield. McCann Tech versus Berlin High pending reschedule at North Adams with no new date declared.
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Mt. Everett
St.Mary’s of
Westfield
Sheffield
McCann Tech
Berlin
N.Y
North Adams
Bantams Boost Prestige Of Boys' Club Hockey Loop
Bantam All-Stars beat Holy Name of Springfield 9-2 to lift Boys' Club hockey prestige. Dan Carney led Pittsfield offense with five goals as defense limited foes to nine shots. Bruins stayed atop Bantam standings with 14-4 win over North Stars, Dan Carney hat trick. Regular season saw Dan Troy hat trick, Jim Troy and Tim Kelly scoring, plus late 5-4 over Black Hawks. Redwings edged Rangers 5-2 as Peter Kittredge tallied twice. Dan Carney hat trick highlighted Bruin win. Peewees saw Penguins undefeated with 3-0. Kings edged Seals 4-3. Mite standings notable for Blues 2-0 win over Bears and 6-1 upset by Barons over Bears. Slugger Willie Horton of the Detroit Tigers hit three grand slams in 1969.
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Fpittsfield
O’connor
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Cee Harrington
Bill Broderick
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North Stars
Dan Troy
Tim Kelly
Ray Broderick
Jim Troy
Black Hawks
Redwings
Rangers
Blone
Andy van Lindergan
Tom Roche
Arron Flynn
Brian Gordon
John Murphy
Bob Shea
Steve Terpak
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Clippers
John Pollander
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Bears
Steve Connally
Pat Godfrey
Barons
Mark Navin
John Crane
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Seals
Flyers
Kings
Maple Leafs
Canadiens
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Jurgensen Nelsen Lead East Offense in 26th Pro Bowl
Sonny Jourgensen of the Redskins and Bill Nelsen of the Browns will direct the East offense in the 26th NFL Pro Bowl on January 18 at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The East squad includes seven-time honorees Bob Lilly and Larry Wilson, rookies Calvin Hill Larry Brown Joe Greene and Tom Dempsey, and features eight players from Dallas and Cleveland. The East trails the West 12-7 in Pro Bowl history and last won in 1966.
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Sonny Jourgensen
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Redskins
Bill Nelsen
Cleveland Browns
Nelsen
Los Angeles Coliseum
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Dallas
Larry Brown
Joe Greene
Pittsburgh
Tom Dempsey
New Orleans
Cleveland
Jim Brown
Rowan Gabriel
Rams
Hockey games postponed by snow weather
Taconic High and Cathedral hockey along with Fittsfield High and Longmeadow were postponed last night. The matches were scheduled for the Springfield Coliseum and no makeup date had been announced.
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Cathedral
Fittsfield High
Longmeadow
Springfield Coliseum
Stormy Weather Suits Vikings Strong Running Ball Control
New York AP reports the Minnesota Vikings, led by Bud Grant, are a ball control team with a deep rushing corps including Dave Osborn Bill Brown Clint Jones and Oscar Reed. They aim to pressure Roman Gabriel and rely on a tough Purple Gang front four to disrupt the Rams.
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Minnesota Vikings
Los Angeles Rams
Bud Grant
Vikings
Roman Gabriel
Joe Kapp
Dave Osborn
Bill Brown
Clint Jones
Oscar Reed
Grant
Reed
Brown
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Minnesota
Los Angeles
West Coast
Falcons
Rams
Bryant
Paul Krause
Karl Kassulke
Fred Cox
Bruce Gossett
Bob Lee
Dale Hackbart
Purple Gang
Rams Head for Minnesota Loaded With Winter Gear
The Los Angeles Rams travel to Minnesota for a Western Conference playoff with the Vikings. Equipment manager Don Hewitt reports buying special cold weather gear including four shoe types with suction caps and glove and warmer varieties to protect players in freezing conditions.
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Los Angeles Rams
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Vikings
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Mid-West
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Palar Hears
Don Hewitt
Hewitt
George Allen
Canada
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