Biddeford Wrestlers Rally To Top Fryeburg Academy 42 15
Biddeford varsity wrestling overcame a 12-0 deficit to beat Fryeburg Academy 42-15 at the Tiger Gym. The Tigers moved to 6-4, with key pins from Marcotte and Small and a decisive 12-10 145-pound win for Gary Marcotte. Fryeburg forfeited in the 132-pound and 9-2 or 19-13 decisions shaped the final score as Biddeford earned the victory and heads to a tri-meet with Medomak Valley and Westbrook.
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Fryeburg Academy
Jim Wood
Tiger Gym
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Tiger
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Fryeburg
Richard Merrill
Ray Lamarre
Matt Shea
Tom Whittaker
Tgers
Carl Marcotte
Orange
Black
Norm Morin
Pete Langevin
Gary Marcotte
Russ Wade
Marcotte
Gil Marcotte
Tom Small
Letourneau
Jim Anthony
Tom Booth
Tom Cole
Medomak Valley
Westbrook
Lagare
Langevin
Wade
Gregston
Anthony
Small
Gagnon
Booth
Cole
Celtics Rally Edges Lakers 109 103 in Tight Finish
Don Nelson sparked Boston with 18 points off the bench including 11 in the fourth quarter as the Celtics edged the Los Angeles Lakers 109-103. Nelson praised by teammates and coaches for his late scoring and improved play, while the Celtics outboarded the Lakers 51-38 and benefited from strong shooting. Gail Goodrich and Kareem Abdul Jabbar led scoring for LA with 27 points each.
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Don Nelson
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
Bill Sharman
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Celtics
National Basketball Association
Sharman
Oe Nelson
Los Angeles
Gail Goodrich
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Goodrich
Red Sox Select Pitchers in College Draft
Boston builds pitching depth in winter draft with first round choice Nathaniel Puryear a 6 4 195 lb right hander from Biloxi Mississippi. Second round pick Dennis Burtt from Santa Ana Junior College and third round Steven Schneck from Kalamazoo Community College. Fourth round selected catcher Gary AOE from Broward Junior College Columbus Ohio.
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Miss
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Puryear
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Stillman College
Tuscaloosia
Ala
Dennis Burtt
Orange
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Burtt
Santa Ana Junior College
California
Red Sox
Steven Schneck
Benton Harbor
Mich
Chuck Koney
Gary Aoe Ee
Broward
Columus
Ohio
Red Sox draft first basemen and college pitchers in rounds five to eight
Boston completes a draft run selecting Ronald Alburtis 19 a 6 5 first baseman from Blinn College. They also pick Jeffrey Spahr Ol Leach Russell Cain David Tyler Gregory Jemison and John Tudor in rounds five to eight and in the secondary phase. NBA results headline several close overtime games including Pistons Cavaliers 119 118 and 76ers Bucks 112 102. Spirits of St Louis top Pacers 114 112 in overtime with Denton and Jones key contributors.
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Blinn Junior College
Brenham
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Jeffrey Spahr
Bethel Park
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Ol Leach
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Ala
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Churchville
George Wallace
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Charlottesville
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Coatesville
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Rod Thorn
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Lewis
Marvin Barnes
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Jones
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Virginia Squires
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Hawks Rally Past Massabesic For 77 68 Victory
Marshwood pulled away in the final two minutes to defeat Massabesic 77 68 in a Southern York County League basketball game. Marshwood improved to 2-6 while Massabesic fell to 0-6 after a foul filled contest with 53 infractions. Key scorers included Bobhare 19 for Marshwood and Keith Taylor 19 for Massabesic.
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Waterboro
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Weieers
Mustangs
John Chasse
Dennis Wormwell
Chasse
Hawks
Bobhare
Wormwell
Keith Taylor
Massabesh
Noble
Sanford High School
Frasier
Stevens
Holman
Tobey
Levesque
Roberge
Parmley
Ellis
Ghidoni
D. Harrison
LePage
A. Harrison
Libby
Gendron
Newman
Taylor
Graves
Gagne
Ferguson New Ranger Coach Ferguson New Ranger Coach
John Ferguson became New York Rangers general manager and interim coach after firing Ron Stewart. The 37 year old former Montreal Canadiens left wing signed a multi year deal and said he would name a coach at year end. He pledged to earn respect by play and effort rather than hitting alone.
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NEW York
John Ferguson
New York Rangers
Ron Stewart
National Hockey League
Montreal Canadiens
Tigers Stop Trojans 49-39 in Biddeford Thornton girls clash
Biddeford edged Thornton 49-39 at the Steve White Gym to claim its fifth win against three losses as Carol Lamontagne led with 18 points on 4 field goals and 10 free throws. Thornton top scorer Mari Warner had 19 with Biddeford's late free throw burst sealing the win.
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Steven Dandy
Biddeford
Thornton
Steve White
Tigers
Carol Lamontagne
Tiger
Lamontagne
Warner
Gaa
Trojans
Sheila Baiguy
Lowell
Kiddeford
Varsity
Marie Leblond
Biddeford-Thornton
Karen Reardon
Pam Roberts
Dick Danforth
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