Riley earns NAIA District 5 Coach of the Year honors
St Francis College hockey coach Bob Riley led the Red Knights to the NAIA District 5 finals at Biddeford Ice Arena and upset top seed Nathananiel Hawthorne College in overtime before falling in the championship. The Celtics open their title defense with seven of 12 players drafted first round by Red Auerbach.
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Dick Charles
Bob Riley
St. Francis College
Riley
Red Knights
Biddeford
Nathananiel Hawthorne
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
New York Knickerbockers
Houston Rockets
Celtic
Red Auerbach
John ‘Hondo’ Havlicek
Ohio State
Don Chaney
Houston
Jo Jo White
Kansas
Dave Cowens
Florida State
Paul Westphal
Southern California
Steve Downing
Indiana
Glenn McDonald
Long Beach State
Ski Report Highlights Base Depths And Powder Conditions
Saddleback reports a 26-38 inch base with packed powder and excellent conditions. Squaw Mountain shows 20-50 inches with powder and packed powder and excellent conditions. Sugarloaf lists 45-60 inches with powder and incomplete report.
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Squaw Mt
Rockets and SuperSonics Open Playoffs With Solid Defense
Houston Rockets and Seattle SuperSonics surged to 1-0 series leads fueled by stifling defense. New York Knicks were beaten 99-84 by Houston at Madison Square Garden while Seattle routed Detroit 90-77 in Detroit as Tom Burleson limited Bob Lanier to 15 points and Fred Brown scored 23 off the bench for Seattle.
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Associated Press
National Basketball Association
Houston Rockets
Seattle SuperSonics
New York
Red Holzman
Knicks
Rockets
Seattle
SuperSonics
Bill Russell
Detroit Pistons
Tom Burleson
Detroit
Bob Lanier
Madison Square Garden
Chicago
Kansas City
Mike Newlin
Ron Riley
Fred Brown
Houston
ABA Playoffs Semifinals Kickoff with Kentucky Lead
In the ABA best of seven semifinals Kentucky defeated Memphis 119 105 to take a 2 0 series lead. Tuesday also featured St Louis at New York and Denver at Utah with leads 1 0 and 2 0 respectively. Upcoming games include Kentucky at Memphis and San Antonio at Indiana.
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Associated Press
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Memphis
St. Louis
New York
Denver
Utah
San Antonio
Indiana
Quebec
Phoenix
Minnesota
New England
Toronto
San Diego
Hockey Playoffs Roundup with Openers and Scores
WHA quarter finals saw Quebec defeat Phoenix 5 to 2. NHL results include Boston 8 Chicago 2 and Pittsburgh 4 St. Louis 3 with series 1-0. Islanders 3 Rangers 2 and Los Angeles 3 Toronto 2 in overtime, series 1-0. Remaining matchups list Boston Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis Los Angeles Toronto.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Los Angeles
Toronto
Biddeford Saco Golf Course In Excellent Spring Condition
Professional Andy Anderson of the Biddeford Saco Country Club reports the local course in its best early spring state in years. Only holes 1 and 9 show water, with hole 8 featuring an enlarged bridge. changes include moving the hole three bridge to eight, a large bunker fronting the fourth green, a new par three second tee, and willow plantings between holes 1 and 9. Greens survived winter well and a few sunny days should remove brown turf on greens and fairways.
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Biddeford-Saco
Anderson
Youngsters Spark NHL Playoffs Open With Upsets
In a playoff opener dominated by youth, 24-year-old Clark Gillies scored the Islanders winning goal at Madison Square Garden as they beat the Rangers 3-2. Mike Murphy’s overtime tally gave the Kings a 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs in Inglewood, while Pierre LaRouche’s 4-3 Penguins victory over the Blues came in Pittsburgh. Phil Esposito sparked a Boston 8-2 win over Chicago, and coach Al Arbour praised his club's resilience after trailing 2-0.
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Madison Square Garden
Clark Gillies
Islanders
New York Rangers
Forum
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Calif
Mike Murphy
Toronto Maple Leafs
Pittsburgh
Civic Arena
Pierre Larouche
Penguins
St. Louis Blues
Vic Hadfield
Larouche
Boston
Phil Esposito
Tony
Chicago Black Hawks
al Arbour
Rangers
Kings
Maple Leafs
Toronto
Leafs
Murphy
Gene Carr
Ron Ellis
Bob Berry
Carr
Blaine Stoughton
Ellis
Gerry's Mobil Captures Biddeford Volleyball Championship
Gerry's Mobil defeats Boucher's Electric three games to one to win the 1974-75 Biddeford Parks and Recreation Men's Volleyball League title. Ricky Fecteau starred for Boucher's Electric despite the loss as Gerry's Mobil showcased depth and balanced scoring led by Captain Ray Séulard.
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Gerry’s Mobil
Steve Mailman
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Electric
Biddeford
Dick Danforth
Biddeford Parks and Recreation
Boucher’s Electric
Gerry's Mobil
Mobil
Boucher
Ricky Fecteau
Ofucher
Gordon Mailman
Gordon Wallace
Gerry
Ray Séulard
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Saco
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