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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1969
Page
7
Sunday Rollers Mixed Couples League results show Tight scores with notable performances. The record list notes Team Doubles totals and high individual scores including Leenmays 419 and C Greenleaf 127, with Holdouts leading overall totals and Sunset Garage also posting strong figures.
In week 25 of the Mixed Ies League the Sea Gulls won 142 to 58 while Spoilers defeated Strikers 126 to 74 and The Live Ones beat Odd Balls 110 to 90. Jets and Last Hopes fell behind. Our Gang posted 38 points. Season totals show Sea Gulls leading with 1,293 team points and 447 high singles and triples for A Montpas 355 and H Paul 391. D Gil lis 134 and E Jennison 150 top the ladies and men high-score lists.
The Clam Diggers won 120-64 over Jones. Hammers toppled Spoilers 113-71. Misfits fell 83-101 to Eagles as Flyers lost 71-113. Individual high scores include P Tar box 338 and R Lessard 342 for men with high single totals of 149 for Lessard and 139 for Parsons among the ladies.
Roll-A-Way Lanes lists weekly scores with teams Gas Jets Snoopy's Spoil ers Invaders Lovebirds Bombers Spark Plugs Tigers Dreamers Power Failures Misfits 4 L's Late Starters and 14 other entries. Team totals show Lovebirds 1270 and Invaders 453 high scores include G Perron 365 for ladies and B Provencher 389 for men.
Standby Club Mixed League shows Week ee results with Holy Rollers, Slow Pokes and Gar teams. Twisters lead with 1 384 total pins and 516 high single while R Souliere tops with 288 high series and 382 total. Leblond records 110 for the men’s division.
In the St Louis School League standings for week seven the Fantastics lead with 40, followed by the Martians 36 and Hot Shots 29. The Satellites show 36, Meteors 36, Strikers 41, and other teams Fantastics 44 and 12 for the Holy Rollers. Individual leaders note B Sivas with 2 and Bertrand and Labelle cited as high scorers.
In week 23 of the Saco Tanning League, Shaving led with 162-22 and 34, Maintenance 109-76, Shipping 190-84, Staking 99-85, Team House 98-86, Office 64-120, Finishing 55-129, Coloring 51-133, Electricians 32-152. Team totals show Shaving 1596, Staking 564. top individuals include R. Sylvestre with 368 and B. Marcotte 155 in high single.
The week’s league standings list teams and scores including Rachel and Reno at 150-42, Lew is' Market 148-44, Letourneau Shell 146-46, Holdouts 140-52, Hi-Lo's 96-96, Sunset Garage 86-106, Garnache 86-106, Volk: Packaging 56 136, and Vic's Appliance 8-.
The standings show Chargers 46 34 Angels 42 38 Fighters 38 42 Indirects 34 46 with Angels topping team totals at 1 485 and Angels high three by W Hall 370 and high single by A Gilbert 153.
In the 26th week of the Ladies Auxiliary League 20th Century Lanes, Pink Panthers lead team totals with 1,184 while De Swingers trail at 443. Records show Pink Panthers as highest team total and Perron posting high single.
The fragment lists several game scores including Browns 133 to 91 over Colts 124 to 100 Lions 124 to 100 Giants 122 to 102 Redskins 112 to 112 Eagles 106 to 118 Bears 104 to 120 Packers 71 to 153. Team totals show Lions 1622 and individual marks like High C. Martel 393 and Line R. Gendron 169, with Triple Single by Colts 564.
In week 23 of the Women’s League Flamingos staged a commanding 147 to 37 victory over Jerry's Oil while Misfits defeated Sheltra Realty 103 to 81 and Redskins fell 104 to 80. Evergreens dropped 114 to 70 as The Gals trailed 116 to 68 and Hi-Lo's lost 45 to 0.
Pepperell girls stretch, with Vellux beating Polysters 75 to 53 and Thermo Weave 83 to 45 while Electric trails 84 to 44 in week sixteen standings. Vellux leads team totals with 1349, Morin posts 315 for three singles, and L Morin tallies 129.
The record shows Falcons 53 43, Starlings 52 44, Hawks 50 46 and Owls 37 59. Team totals list Star lings at 1 154 and 404 for Star lings single. Names N Munford 303 E Moody 368 V ya 124.
The record lists Week 22 standings for the West Point Pepperell team. Dragons 126 over Pastime Lanes 50 in Upper Division, Warpers 100 over Tigers 76, Carding 84 over ae Class 124, with Tigers posting 1,495 team points and Dragons 532 in the top totals. Individual scores show J Dube 358 and B Dube 149.
In the 26th week of action T.W.U.A.C.LO league results show Jokers 1, Jokers 1,718 total team points. Bears 1,1494, Tigers 1,308, Space Shooters 110 to 98, Bombers 106 to 102, Pick Ups 103 to 105, KC Five 93 to 115 and 76 to 132. Individual records list Three Strings L. La chance 416, Single L. La chance 172.
The Little Folks league reports results with several teams posting large margins. Lions led with a team total of 1,451 points while Hi Fi's scored 516 in beam events and individual honors show R Letellier with 295 points.
In the 26th week of the T.W.U.A. AFL CLO league, Electrons posted 144 to 64 at Martini's while Brats and Twis trailed. Patriots 117-91, Mists 75-133, Minis 65-143, Sand Bar Bullets 55-153. Team totals list Electrons 1,433 and 492, with J Trottier 332 and G Tremblay 137 as top figures.
In Week 23 of the Merchant's League Sneider's Market posted 132-52 and 581 high single for R. O'Brien 165 while Archie's Variety 114-70 Doc's Tavern 56-120 and Eddie's Taxi 68-108. Team totals list Sneider's Market at 1,649 with high triple by R. O'Brien 401.
West Point Shipping reports the 25th week standings with the Pencil Pushers posting a decisive 142 to 58 victory margin. The score highlights the Pushers dominance in the period ending this week.
Pencil Pushers posted a team total of 1 185 with 421 for three strings led by H Scam and B Penney. Dragons suffered an 86 114 loss to Hustlers while Hustlers defeated Pencil Pushers 164 336 in a rugged outing.
In a compact meet, Allied Shoe 126 and Market 126. 74 reads for Cote's Market 126 74 and Big R. Outlet 125 75. Westland 121.79, Allied Tee 119-81, Noyes Tie ao minus 116, Allied Maintenance Ti. Team totals show Allied Tape 1 571 and Allied tape 547. Three strings L Kalex 872, single A Guay 160.
Clark's Lunch leads with 487 team total and 530 team single. G Perron posts high triple 360 and high single 135. Teams include Domino's 188-20 Slow Pokes 134-74 Slo-Mo-Shuns 125-83 Jets 103-105 Tigers 74-134 Lock it to Me's 46-162 The Jollies 14-194.
Trade Donovan's Vending Sevigny's Market John's Texaco and other teams posted scores in a league table. Team totals include John's Texaco 1606 and Roland L Petit Co 566 with high scores by R Bouthilette 391 and 158 respectively.
In the 26th week standings the Sea Gulls posted a 148 to 60 win over the Strikers while The Live ro defeated Odds one 116 to 92. Jets lost 89 to 119, Last Hopes fell 76 to 132, Our Gang dropped 46 to 154. Team totals show Sea Gulls at 1,293 with single 447. Highs include Montpas 355 for ladies, Peale 1, Gillis 150 for ladies, Jennison 150 for men.
Team totals show Lions leading with 1 451 pins and singles toppers include R Letellier with 295 in boys and 115 high single for girls. Other teams include Wildcats 110-66 and Jokers 46-130 with Hi Fi's 516 high series and Bou tin 130 in boys.
A compact league record lists results for John Roberts Mixed League VIP with teams Tigers TNT Jets Jokers Robbers and totals. Individual high games note P Noble 301 and D Farwell 336 for men and P Nogle 121 for ladies. Overall team total shows Tigers 1334 and high single numbers across divisions.
The record lists team names with win loss tallies including Sting Rays 152 64 and Blue Jays 140 74. It also notes individual highs such as Rays 1 157, high three B hrane 332, high single C Sole 127, revealing a snapshot of the league’s performance and scorers.
In a WBA ladies standings update the Pigeons beat Sea Gulls 71 to 25 while Beagles lost 68 to 34 against Canaries 62 to 19. Team totals show Pigeons with 1,407 points and a trio of players led by G Wichaud and K Roberge with 124 points credited to K Roberge.
Readable lines show team totals and individual scores for Conpers 1073, Cuties 393, Maurice 294, Lizotte 306, Perkins 119, and Sylves- with Westland and Allied likely as team or sponsor references.
Final tallies show Win Dings leading with 1 096 points, Hippies 416, and a mix of teams such as aes Inc and The Blahs posting varied scores. Notable entries include Les Bebes, Shifters, Screwballs, and Bumsteads with lower totals. Longest names and odd spellings indicate OCR oddities in the season ledger.
T W U A AFL C10 reports women league scores with teams Pitter Patters 141 67 Pins Pal 133 75 Pokeys 132 76 Bowlerettes 127 81 Screwballs 107 101 Hellions 79 129 no 70 138 Sharpies 43 1 team totals Bowlerettes 1 481 singles 536 high patrons 343 high simple 4 Les Sard 136
Standings show Standingeek Sweethearts 128 Cuties 110 Cuppers 104 Levers 73 Saucers 64 Flyers 57 in a series of results with top teams and final tallies.
Sunday Rollers Mixed Couples results for week 19 show Double Zero's leading with 112 32 and N F L's 74 54. The Cripples 53 51 The Flops 69 75 Dreamers 60 92 Rebels 40 104. team totals list Double Zero's 1 163 and Dreamers 419 high scores include ladies T Clark 311 and men H Paul 371 high singles C Greenleaf 127 and H Paul 138.
Readable results show Baby Dolls edged Sneakers 54 53 with 39 leading Tigers. Jolly 37 lost to Cutie Pies 55 as team totals reached 1 223 for Tigers. High single by R Lachance noted amid scattered scores and missing details.
GTC leads 136 56, Super Sports 128 64, Jaguars 117 75, Chargers 96 96, Bacarrooters 85 107, Road Runners 14 178. Jaguars total 1,392 with high team single 481. Highs: Vicki Ziminski 333 and Pris Grenier 128.
Cowboys lead with 126 74, Rams 120 80, Packers 104 96, Jets 103 97. Bears 99 101, Redskins 92 108, Bengals high triple by D Sevigny 359 and B Demers 323. High single A Soignon 13% and C Boutet 127. Cowboys team total 1181, Redskins team total 420.
A snapshot of local league results lists teams and scores including Foss Metal 144 to 56 over unspecified opponent, Gosselin Contractors 130 to 70, Spoilers 117 to 83, Roll-A-Way 111 to 49, Teds Gulf 109 to 91, Sunbeam Bread 5 106 to 94, Funtown U.S.A. 103 to 97, Souliere Shell 100 to 100, West Point Pepperell 97 to 103, Saco Transmission 94 to 106, Bouffards Marina 92 to 108, Labella and Methot 87 to 113, Varsity Club tallying the sequence.
Standings show West Point Pepperell leading 1782 total with team highs by J Forcier scoring 425 and 166 in single events. The meet features Phillip and Hackers in a high scoring contest with West Point Pepperell tallying 631 in the high three.
Georgetown Holy Name League results show Holy Name 54 over St Anthony 26, St Anthonys 52 over Notre Dame 28, Notre Dame 42 over St Marys 30, St Marys 46 over Holy Cross 3, Holy Cross 50 over Boston College 20, with St Marys totaling 1 582 in team score and 567 in another metric. Individual highs are K Chenard 406 and F Kelley 166.
Channel P.A.S. defeats Skips and Standbys with a 137 87 margin and 1 86 team total. Individual highlights include A Caron high three for the ladies and D Letellier 370 high single and 153 high series among the men. Channel P.A.S. 118 106 and 107 117 games are noted in the score line.
Esso Bees won 126-66 over Snoopy s while 133-59 for another matchup and 125-67 for B B B and D Sluggers 108-84 Turtle Doves 101-91 Set Ins 93-99 Road Runners 85-107 Mission Impossible 79-113 Bombers 69-123 The G s and F s 41-151 Team totals list Esso Bees 1 188 Snoopy s 430 high three and high single awards go to B Davis 345 and B Munford 375 for men 156 high single for B Munford 156 and R Davis 143 for ladies 345 for men 375 156 143 430.
In the 25th week standings the Sta division shows Dingalings at 0 90, Sharpies 107 93, Freds Babies 92 108, Lollipops 120 64, Duds 136. The crowd reports a noisy scene as teams posted uneven results across multiple matchups.
A cryptic report lists high school swimming or track results with entities such as F Nadeau and M Coker. It notes Coker 316 and 140 lad lies, plus a Ding-a-lings 520 total and 1 406 for a high team.
Biddeford High School unveils the 1969 spring track slate coached by Joseph Plamondon. Meets include April 25 at Biddeford and Lewiston, April 29 at Thornton Academy, May 2 at Gorham, May 6 at Portland, May 8 at South Portland, May 17 Westbrook Relay, May 23 at Thornton, May 26 27 York County, May 31 Southwestern Maine, and June 7 state meet at South Portland.
In playoff action from the NHL, Montreal defeats New York 5 to 2, taking a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. Also, Boston shuts out Toronto 7-0 to go up 2-0 and St Louis blank Philadelphia 5-0 to hold a 2-0 lead in their series.
Jerry Forcier of Roll-A Way Lanes meets Don Saucier of Congress Square Lanes in the final half of the Men’s Western Maine championship at Roll-A-Way.
Eastern Division schedule shows Montreal at New York Boston at Toronto St Louis at Philadelphia Oakland at Los Angeles. No games scheduled today with two teams trading victories in the best of seven playoff series.
Lanes Sunday at 5 p.m. feature Forcier leading Saucier by 33 pins in a tight finale that promises a heated clash between rivals. Winner advances to face Charlie Milan Bangors Brewer Lanes for the State title, last year’s TV thriller. The match, sanctioned by the WAB Prop Assoc, will be governed by foul and line judges.
Worcester Massachusetts AP reports Holy Cross announced captains for wrestling and golf. In wrestling the tricaptains are Fdot Needham Tom Walmsley and Frank Robilloto. Dick Cunney is golf captain.
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