Taconic Faces Drury In Key NBL Showdown Tonight
Taconic High travels to North Adams Armory at 8:15 p.m. to challenge Drury in a pivotal NBL clash that could split first place as unbeaten Drury seeks its 10th league win and 16th of the season. The card also features Pittsfield High vs St Josephs North Adams at 7:15 and other regional matchups shaping the race for Western Massachusetts berths.
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Drury High
North Adams
Blue Devils
Pittsield
Pittsfield High
St. Joseph's High
Pittsfield
Mt. Greylock
Williamstown
Wahconah
Dalton
Adams
Lee High
Mt. Everett Regional High
Sheffield
McCann Tech
Monument Mountain
Great Barrington
Lenox
Millionaires
Mr. Everett
Lee
Drury
Taconic
Massachusetts
Braves
St. Joe's
Mt. Everett
Wildcats
Trail Lenox
Spartans
Hornets
McCann
Fourth spot could shift with key boys hoops results
At 6-4, fourth place could tie for third with a win at Williamstown if Taconic or Adams falter. St. Joe's seeks Western Massachusetts Class tourney berth after a 95-64 win over Mt. Greylock. Wahconah 5-5 eyes Class A bid. Mt. Greylock 1-9 could overtake St. Joe's with a upset, while Pittsfield beat the Gaels 62-47 in the first round.
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Taconic
Adams
Crusaders
St. Joe's
Massachusetts
Mt. Greylock
Wahconah
Warriors
Hurricanes
Dalton
Phs-St. Joe's of
North Adams
St. Joe's Crusaders
Pittsfield
Gaels
Wahconah Freshmen Tie Ninth Straight Win
Wahconah High’s unbeaten freshman team beat St. Joseph’s of Pittsfield 66 to 53 to extend their streak to nine. Brian O’Keefe led with 18 points, Richie Zink 17, and Peter Horth 15 for Wahconah, while Tom Bresnahan scored 12 for St. Joseph’s. A rematch is set for Saturday at Pittsfield.
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Dalton
Wahconah Regional High
St. Joseph's High
Pittsfield
Wahconah
Brian O’keefe
Richie Zink
Peter Horth
Grub Connolly
St. Joseph’s
Tom Bresnahan
West Springfield Tops Taconic 3-2 in Hockey
West Springfield High defeated Taconic 3-2 in Berry Division action at the Eastern States Coliseum. Dave Touhey scored twice, breaking the 1-1 tie, with Steve Morris adding a second period goal for the hosts. Taconic’s Ken Linehan and Todd Fitzgerald tallied, while Taconic goalie John Magner made 28 saves.
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West Springfield
Dave Touhey
West Springfield High
Fran Powling
Mike Laframboise
Steve Morris
Todd Fitzgerald
Braves
Troy
Linehan
Ken Brezoli
Taconic
John Magner
Catholic Youth Center Bantam games yield comfortable wins
Holy Family defeated St Charles 36 to 25 led by 18 points each from Russ Quetti and Bob Tassone. St Mary's beat St Joseph's 50 to 30 with Tom Curley and Greg Sachetti scoring 10 each. Mount Carmel won 50 to 21 over St Agnes with Mike Cimini scoring 19. Dalton's Dave Casey had 11. Tonight Notre Dame and St Seresa's play at 6, Holy Family vs Sacred Heart at 7, St Charles' vs Notre Dame at 8 in Junior League action.
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Holy Family
St. Mary’s
Mount Carmel
Catholic Youth Center Bantam
St. Charles
Russ Quetti
Bob Tassone
Tom Curley
Greg Sachetti
St. Mary's
St. Joseph’s
Jim Murphy
St. Joe's
Mike Cimini
St. Agnes
Dalton
Dave Casey
Notre Dame
St. Seresa’s
Sacred Heart
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O'Handey & Cimitt
Mevnier
Crmmin Bet
Ater Tazee
Hardin-Simmons
Howard Payne
Sam House
Doyle
Ae F. Austin
MeMor- Yeats
Bel Toes
PTS
Powerseed Connelly
Tiere
Éminete
College Basketball Scores and Results by the AP
East Holy Cross 4, Boston U 8. South Kentucky 116, Georgia 6 LSC 70. Auburn 64, Tennessee 72, Florida 61. Dayton 83, New Orleans Loyo W Vanderbilt 101. Alabama 79. Morehead Ky 97. Murray 3. Wm. & Mary 89. Old Dominion Furman 52, Richmond 51. Est. Ky 100, Tenn. Tech 6. Jackson Miss 109, Gram 89. Midwest Okla St 72, Town St 62. Oklahoma 84, Colorado 77. Kansas St 63, Missouri 6¢. Notre Dame 115, Tulane 80. DePaul 90, Wis Milw 72. Cent Mo 66. Wash Mo 63.
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New Orleans
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Alabama
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Wm. & Mary
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Richmond
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Tech
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Midwest
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Town St
Oklahoma
Colorado
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Missouri
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DePaul
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Wash
Unity College Beats Christian 130 to 67
Unity College trounced Christian College 130 67 Saturday night with eight of ten home players in double figures. Bill McAvoy led with 27 points while Ron Taylor and Dennis Larson tied for second with 16 each. Art Gerald led Christian with 24 points as Unity built a 59 33 half time edge.
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Garo
Tuskegee
St. Mary's
W. Md
Uurry
Maine
Unity Col- Guilford
Lenoir
Unity la
Tech
Bill McAvoy
Ron Taylor
Dennis Larson
Art. Gerald
Christian
Randy Pelka
Unity College Christian
Richards
Jt Coxty
McAvor
Jenne
Hunr
Larsen
Far West Scores Rout, Idaho Narrowly Edges Utah
In college basketball action Far West Montana defeated Idaho 68 to 64 while Utah topped Arizona State 112 to 102. Creighton beat San Francisco 58 to 46 to complete the day’s results.
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Far West
Montana
Idaho
Utah
Arizona State
Creighton
San Fran
Penguins and Kings Win Peewee Hockey Doubleheader
In a Boys' Club peewee hockey doubleheader, the Penguins shut out the Canadiens 7-0 and the Kings edged the Maple Leafs 4-3. Penguins scorers included Fitch Bowlby Riggs Selin, Esterbrook, and Berry starred for the Kings with three goals and an assist, while O'Brien Berry and Magner added key goals against Toronto.
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Canadiens
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Maple Leafs
Gary Jamross
Dan Fitch
Dave Hudson
Roger Bowlby
Bowlby
Fitch
Lane Rubin
Steve Riggs
Bob Riggs
Brian Esterbrook
Steve Selin
Selin
John Berry
Berry
Tim O'Brien
O’brien
Leafs
John Skumin
Shaun Brennan
Paul Harrison
Bill Magner
Magner
Dave Ferguson
John Gagnon
Practices Don’t Exist Says School Committeeman
Dalton Berkshire School Committee member Jessa M. McGarry says he is convinced the alleged practices of administering a paid-deadening treatment to a school athlete do not exist. He wrote to committee chair Martin J. Cooney detailing long discussions with athletic director O’Connor, praising staff care, while colleagues call the charges unfounded and consider libel action.
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Jessa M. McGarry
Cenixval
Berkshire
Indo
Meyer
Martin J. Coamey
McGarry
Cooney
O’connor
O'Connor
Lipa 61 Points In Loss For Berkshire CC
Hudson N Y Berkshire Community College star Joe Lipa scored 61 points but Berkshire CC fell 117 114 in overtime to Columbia Greene Community College in Hudson. Lipa nearly tied the Berkshire mark as Peter Erwin led Columbia Greene with 39 points. Berkshire CC sits at 6 6 on the season and will play Holyoke CC and Greenfield CC in upcoming games.
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N.Y
Drury High
Joe Lipa
Berkshire Community College
Pittsfield
Mass
Columbia-Greene Community College
Hudson Girls’ Training School
Lipa
Berkshire
Rick Agnew
Dick Boyer
BCC
Peter Erwin
Niagara University
Columbia- Greene
Danny Della-Giustina
Holyoke Community College
Holyoke
Greenfield Community College
North Junior High
Greenfield
Columbia
Werkshire
Ec Greene Brp BF PY Lipa
Talent
Mull
Peete
Erwin Wo Malgreaz Stremaier
Beyer
Pittsfield Girls Club Swimmers Set Nine Records
Pittsfield Girls Club dominated Ludlow with nine swimming records across age groups. In 10 and under Marcia Wallace set a pool mark in the 25 yard freestyle. In 11-12 Susan Osthoff led records in individual medley and 50 yard butterfly and helped a medley relay and 30 yard backstroke record by Barbara Goodrich. Amy Auger paced 50 yard butterfly and 20 yard freestyle relay, with Wheeler also setting a 100 yard free record.
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Pittsfield
Ludlow
Marcia Wallace
Susan Osthoff
Barbara Jean Goodrich
Cindy Johnson
Mary Carey
Miss Osthoff
Donna Bailey
Leslie Leon
Janice Wheeler
Miss Wheeler
Barbara Donovan
Emerson Black
Homer Laube
Donald Tanner
Brattleboro Ski Jump Sunday At Harris Hill
Brattleboro will host the Fred H. Harris memorial ski jumping tournament this Sunday on Harris Hill, sponsored by the Brattleboro Outing Club. The event traces its origins to 1922 with a history of notable winners and the Winged Skis trophy, donated by Fred Harris.
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Fred H. Harris
Harris Hill
Brattleboro
Fred Harris
Cartier
New York
Harris
Torger Tokle
Norway Ski Club
New York City
Torger
Arthur Tokle
Arthur Devlin
Lake Placid
N.Y
Sweden
Jacques Charland
Trois Rivieres
Que
Sepplichtenegger
Austria
Peter Robes
Etna
N.H
University of Wyoming
John Bower
Auburn
Maine
Middlebury College
Adrian Watt
Duluth
Minn
Memorials List Sweet Lenaghan In Lions Club Benefit
The Thomas Memorials of Lee marquee a Lions Club benefit game against the Harlem Wizards at the Boys' Club gym Saturday February 28. Net proceeds go to the district retina eye fund. Sweet a Great Barrington native Lenaghan an AIC standout join Paul Procopio and Billy Walker from area schools in the fundraiser.
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Lee
Pete Sweet
Hank Lenaghan
Harlem Wizards
Lions Club
Retina
Sweet
Starles High
Lenaghan
Great Barrington
American International College
Paul Procopio
St. Joseph’s High
Cranwell School
AIC
Billy Walker
Lee High
Sistrunk Leads Northampton J C In Loss To Stockbridge
Willie Sistrunk, former Pittsfield High basketball star, scored seven points for Northampton Junior College in a 63-51 defeat to Stockbridge School of UMass. He hit three field goals and one free throw.
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Pittsfield High
Northampton
Stockbridge School
University of Massachusetts
Sistrunk
Frazier Stops Ellis After Quick 4th Round Knockdowns
In New York, Joe Frazier defeated Ellis by decisive knockout after Ellis was decked twice in the fourth round. Referee Tony Perez counted to nine both times as Dundee halted the bout when Ellis failed to respond. Frazier praised his accuracy and recalled taunting Ellis during the exchanges.
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Angelo Dundee
Jimmy Hillis
Joe Frazier
Dundee
Frazier
Ellis
Jimmy
Perez
Tony Perez
Yank Durham
Smokey Joe
Sissy
Joe
Expansion Foreseen To 32 Teams
Kansas City AP Rozelle says NFL merger solidified pro football and envisions 32 teams possibly including Mexico and Hawaii. He warned no timetable but noted Canadian plans considered, with care to avoid disrupting the pro football program. The remarks followed Kansas City’s Super Bowl victory over Minnesota.
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Mexico
Hawaii
Pete Rozelle
Rozelle
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United States
Canda
Mro
North Adams Transcript Names New Sports Editor
Gregory A. LaFreniere of Tucson has been appointed sports editor of the North Adams Transcript succeeding Tom McShane, who plans retirement in spring. A North Adams native, LaFreniere moved to Bisbee in 1958 and previously worked as copy editor for the Tucson Arizona Daily Star. He joined the Transcript yesterday and will serve two weeks as a general assignment reporter before moving to the sports desk.
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North Adams
Gregory A. LaFreniére
Tucson
Ariz
North Adams Transcript
Tom McShane
LaFreniere
Bisbee
Tucson Arizona Daily Star
Transcript
James A. Hardman Jr
McShane
Holyoke Hands St Josephs 1-0 Loss in Hockey
Holyoke High hockey defeated St Josephs High 1-0 at the Boys' Club after a first period goal by Steve Crosson at 12 40. Assists went to Rich Ayers and Don Ferguson. Holyoke saved 28 shots from st Josephs goalies Larry Wilson and George Cooper. St Josephs goalie Michael Mulligan and Jim Reed posted 11 saves. Holyoke drew seven penalties to St Josephs one. St Josephs now stands 1 4 for the season.
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Holyoke High
St. Joseph's High
Steve Crosson
Rich Ayers
Don Ferguson
St. Joseph's
Holyoke
Larry Wilson
George Cooper
Michael Mulligan
Jim Reed
St. Joseph’s
Halyoke
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