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Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1967

Page

6

Thornton Aces Sanford Invitational Opener Over Brunswick 73 54

Thornton Academy coasted to a 73 54 opening round win over Brunswick High School in the Sanford Invitational Christmas Tournament. Bruce Stackpole and Dick Pike sparked an early 5 0 start, with Pike adding nine first period points. Barry Hobbins led Thornton with 15 points while Leroy Grover topped Brunswick with 21. Thornton meets St Louis High of Biddeford in tonight’s final at 8 15.

Sanford Thornton Academy Brunswick High School Maroon St. Louis High School Biddeford Thornton Bruce Stackpole Dick Pike Rick Frost Pike Frost Barry Hobbins Horizon Leroy Grover Brunswick

South Portland Quintet Drops TA Frosh in Saco

Memorial Junior High School of South Portland defeated Thornton Academy freshmen 58-29 at Linnell Gym in Saco on Wednesday night. McAleney led Memorial with 22 points while Foran topped TA frosh with 8. The game stayed with South Portland in front in all four quarters.

Memorial Junior High School of South Portland Thornton Academy Linnell Saco Memorial McAleney Foran TA Frosh Memorial Jr. H.S Chisholm Gorman Ketterick Conley Sutherland Lesneski Carpentier Robbins Langford Crangk Vance Ryan Thronton Frosh Lukas Petrin Tarr Foss Wagner Coito Mike Coitoc Trudeau King

Memorial Officials and Player Scoring Ledger

The fragment lists players Gaines Lamontagne Car Boudreau Means Regali Ploard Reardon with memorial marks 12 26 45 58 and Thornton 6 13 21 2. Officials named Bowie and Roberts. Time 4 8s.

Gaines Lamontagne Caras Boudreau Means Regali Ploard Reardon Memorial Thornton Bowie and Roberts

Holiday Rolloff Winners Listed At Pastime

In the Holiday Handicap roll off at Pastime lanes last night Mel Gould of the Westland Shoe league won with 568, starting with a 40 pin handicap. Louis Lamontagne of West Point Shipping took second with 562 and a 55 pin bonus start, edging out in the final string. Doug Smith of Independent Shop had a 118 single, high for a non winner. Other scores include E. Larkin 541 D. Smith 525 L. Kalex 525 A. Daudier 519 MH Roberge 505 C. Smith 492 L. Hebert 488 R. Gagne 486 H. Newenham 472.

Mel Gould Westland Shoe League Louis Lamontagne West Point Shipping League Doug Smith Independent Shop League E. Larkin D. Smith L. Kalex A. Daudier MH Roberge C. Smith L. Hebert R. Gagne H. Newenham

Ladies League Rolloff Set For Friday Night

Bowing event at 20th Century Lanes features a handicap rolloff for this Friday at 7 pm. Eligible bowlers include members from the TWA AFL C10 Ladies circuit and local leagues with several named participants listed. Prizes depend on entries. Merchant's Men's Handicap Roll Off postponed due to schedule conflicts.

William Pollock John Chupka Lillian Lessard Annette Montpas Madeleine Adams Jeannette Montpas Grace Perron Ruth Boyajian Joan Soulard Ann Temm Lorraine Foss Dot Montpas Rita Doran Roland Roy Phyllis Tanguay Priscilla Guertin Irene St. Amand Claire Gagne Sandra Tanguay Rita Bedard Terry Clark Flo Tardif Claudette Paras Lillian Marin Rose Dow Ruth Weiss Leo Goulet

Don Fogg Wins Twin City Handicap Event

Don Fogg of the Spoilers won the Twin City Handicap rolloff at Roll-A-Way Lanes with a 669 total to top 29 bowlers. Edward Gilbert of Bouffard's Mariners was second with 627 and Dave Letellier of Lee's Studio placed third with 625. Fogg earned 90 bonus pins, Gilbert 65, and Letellier 40. Other top finishers included S. Foss, J. St. Onge, K. Whitten, H. Jones, D. Grant, R. Cheney, W. Beaulieu, R Parker, and G. Papcum.

Don Fogg Spoilers Edward Gilbert Bouffard Mariners Dave Letellier Lee Fogg Gilbert Letellier S. Foss J. St. Onge K. Whitten H. Jones D. Grant R. Cheney W. Beaulieu R Parker G. Papcum

Hockey scores and results from Wednesday and upcoming games

The Associated Press reports Wednesday results Montreal tied Toronto 2 all, Minnesota and New York tied 3-3, Boston defeated Chicago 7-2, Oakland and Pittsburgh tied 0-0, and St. Louis beat Los Angeles 4-2. Today’s games include Minnesota at Montreal and Philadelphia at Detroit. Friday features Pittsburgh at St. Louis.

Associated Press Montreal Toronto Minnesota New York Boston Chicago Oakland Pittsburgh St. Louis Los Angeles Philadelphia Detroit

Fights Last Night Across Several Cities

In Portland Gene Herrick 150 of Saco knocked out Bobby Barrett 156 of Worcester in the 2nd round. In Fargo Smiley Johnson 166 of Chicago stopped Duane Horsman 162 of Rochester in the 5th. Orville Qualls 240 of Omaha knocked out Hastings Hart 207 of St Paul in the 3rd. In Tokyo Kuniaki Shibata 127 of Japan knocked out Chong Koo Suk 133 of South Korea in the 2nd.

Associated Press Portland Maine Gene Herrick Saco Bobby Barrett Worcester Mass Fargo N.D Smiley Johnson Chicago Duane Horsman Rochester Minn Orville Qualls Omah Neb Hastings Hart St. Paul Tokyo Kuniaki Shibata Japan Chong Koo Suk South Korea

Semi-Pro Basketball Clash in Kennebunk Tonight

Two top semi pro teams meet at Kennebunk High School Gym for the Holiday Championship to benefit the Athletic Fund. The Warriors led by Hargis Seaward Peabody and Duffy face the Collegians led by Drown with Smiths and Sullivan. Tap-off is 8 p.m.

Kennebunk Kennebunk High School Warriors Pete Hargis Colby Sherm Seaward Kennebunk High Walt Peabody Marty Duffy Sanford High Mike Barra University of Maine Collegians Phil Stirk Allan Evelyn Bob Parks Dennis Eacleson

Eagles Triumph Over Sanford In Sanford Holiday Tourney

St Louis high school Eagle varsity defeated Sanford 80 to 69 to open the Sanford Holiday Tournament. Jay Couser led Sanford with 35 points as Ray Belanger paced St Louis with 25 and Ron Cote added 14. Sanford struggled with rebounding and defense while Simard and Murphy controlled for St Louis.

Levasseur Couser Levasseur Pelletier Simard Cote Rochefort Levasseur Anise Ote St. Louis Couser Simard Murphy Pétanger Roberge Cote Couser Roberge Ns Murphy Couser Belanger Belanger Couser Murphy Frith Simard Pelletier Levasseur Warner Denver Pelletier A Sanford Jay Couser Redskins Ray Belanger Ron Cote St. Louis Lessard Dutremble Cadorette Bouffard Pinette Roberge Sullivan Hartsgrove Frith Pike Bennett Crozier

Pro Basketball Scores From The Press Cincinnati Victory

The Cincinnati team won 132 to 127 over Los Angeles while Philadelphia defeated New York 114 to 105. St Louis beat Boston 116 to 113 and San Francisco edged Cincinnati. Friday schedule lists multiple matchups across the ABA and NBA circuits with teams including Denver Houston Dallas Indiana New Orleans Minnesota and New Jersey.

Cincinnati Los Anges Phila Phia New York St. Louis Boston San Fancisco San Diego Seattle Los Angeles Philadelphia Baltimore San Francisco Chicago Detroit Mimi Fla

College basketball scores from multiple tournaments

First round results across several events in Los Angeles and other sites. UCLA routed Minnesota 95 to 55 while St. Louis beat Utah State 97 to 78. Kansas State defeated Missouri 71 61 and Colorado topped Iowa State 80 62. Various winners list across Far West Rainbow and other tours with scores and matchups.

Associated Press UCLA Minnesota St. Louis Utah State Kansas Arkansas San Jose St Rhode II Gonzaga State Western Michigan the Citadel Ark. St. Pan American S . la. Tech Sam Houston

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