Tragic Sports Year Hits Tiant Family Hard
The death of Luis Tiant Sr and then his wife overwhelms the Boston pitcher as sports world reflects on tragedy. The piece also touches on Joe Namath’s Jets future, baseball pay, and various sports figures and network changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiant
Milton Richman
UPI
New York
Luis Tiant
Boston
Cuba
Adolfo
Joe Namath
Jets
Namath
al Ward
Joe
House Select Committee On
Bowie Kuhn
Boone Arledge
ABC Sports
Howard Usell
Herb Granath
ABC
Andy Russell
Steelers
Thornton Academy girls beat Lewiston 68 31 at Linnell Gym
Thornton Academy goes 2 0 after opening loss with a 68 to 31 home win over Lewiston. Mari Warner led with 19 points while Diane Jamieson Betsy Elliveau and Mary Blow scored in double digits. Karen Horvat added seven assists as TA dominated to the finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Belliveau
Thornton Academy
Lewiston
Tammy Roy
Linnell Gym
Mari Warner
Linnell
Thornton
Eee
Diane Jamieson
Maroon and Gold
Betsyelliveau
Sue Bardeen
Mary Blow
Belliveau
Blow
Barden
Karen Horvat
Westbrook
Terry Tardif
Thornton Girls
South Portland
Sanford
Dambois
Langley
Baugh
Roy
P. Bellegarde
Blais
Shank
Paula Bellagarde
Thornton-Lewiston
Seagulls rally past Mustangs in SYCL clash
Old Orchard Beach beat Massabesic 62 57 as Billy Presley sparked the comeback off the bench with six straight free throws. Keith Taylor led Massabesic with 18 points before fouling out as Kennebunk, Wells and Marshwood also won in SYCL action.
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Billy Presley
Old Orchard Beach
Massabesh
Waterboro
Kennebunk
Traip Academy
Kittery
Wells Eged
York
Warriors
Traip
SYCL
Wells
Lee Gove
Bobby Grinnell
Briggs
Coreau
Soule
Haney
J. Libby
Taylor
Woodsome
Boulett
Martin Time
Cooney
Lush
Mayo
Schmidt
Campbell
Thompson
Shook
Bennett
H. Jackson
Parish
Scontras
Baran
Bailey
Rowan
Romano
Palmer
Wilson
Abbott
Gray
Lavasseur
Perrino
S Wells
Gove
Grinnell
Bland
Ross
Griffin
Jepson
Thyng
Leroux
Berry
Chase
Matthews
Poulin
Ballentine
Lytle
Curry
Catsoulis
Hersey and Corriveau
York girls edge Wells in overtime thriller
York Lady Cardinals defeated Wells 60 to 58 in overtime after Beth Armstrong drove for the winning basket with 10 seconds left. Wells led early and at halftime before York tied the game late and pulled out the victory.
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YORK
Beth Armstrong
Wells Girls
Wells
Eth Margeson
Case
Boswell
Anderson
Berry
Laroux
Armstrong
Boncal
Margeson
Stevens
Perry
Paradis
Parker
Putnam
Goodwin
Bussey
Ackley
Tigers Down South Portland in Opener at Tiger Gym
Biddeford under new coach Ron Cote opened 1976 77 with a 75 61 win over South Portland. Ike Decoteaux led with 20 points while Dan Labonte was sidelined by a sprained ankle. Guard trio Micky Cosgrove Ron Perreault Guy Genest paced the Tigers as Descoteaux Potvin added double figures.
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Guy Genest
Biddeford
Joe Belyea
South Portland
Tiger Gym
Ray Manalas
Genest
Steven Dandy
Tiger
Tigers
Ron Cote
Dan Labonte
Ike Decoteaux
Art Descoteaux
Micky Cosgrove
Ron Perreault
Descoteaux
Tim Potvin
Cote
Potvin
Red
Bob Brown
The
Perreault
Harry Clark
Charlie Brown
Ray Manalus
Expo
Cheverus
Cosgrove
Casteau
Lemieux
Jerry Custeau
John Ewing
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Luque
Mike Gonzalez
Minnie Minoso
Fenway Park
Luis, Jr
Cincinnati
Luis Tiant, Sr
Washington
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Reds
Sparky Anderson
Hollywood
John Wayne
Deron Johnson
Red Sox
San Diego
Jimmy Connors
Marjorie Wallace
Golden Trojans
Dick Danforth
Trojan
Mustangs
York Girls
Jezar
Ane
Manalus
King
C. Brown
Gorham
Belyea
Moon
Kierstead
DiMauro
B. Brown
McFarland
Burrows
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