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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1969
Page
6
Area basketball teams enter a crucial weekend with key Western Maine tournament implications. Highlight is Thornton versus Westbrook at Warren Centennial Gym, as Biddeford and Saco squads chase essential wins to secure berths, aided by strong showings from Cantara, Lemay, and Dupill era scorers tightening the race.
Western Maine basketball review shows Westbrook ahead of Maroon in offensive efficiency while Thornton tops the defense. Westbrook averages 67.6 points per game on offense and 55.1 on defense, Thornton allows 54.1, with Stephens Rumford and St Louis Eagles following in defense. Other teams such as Portland Sanford Lewiston and Oxford Hills appear in the second defensive tier, and the offensive leaders list spots follow Westbrook with Cheverus Morse Lewiston Biddeford Brunswick and others.
The Second Annual York County Parochial School Basketball Tournament will be held at St. Ignatius gym in late February. Organized by John J. Meininnis Council Knights of Columbus, junior high teams from Biddeford Saco and Sanford will compete. A foul shooting contest debuts with one boy from each school vying for a trophy over a three day weekend.
Chicago AP confirms Marvelous Mel Parnell, famed left handed Red Sox ace, has been signed as a color sportscaster for the White Sox on WFLD TV. Parnell pitched 10 years with Boston, posting a 25-7 best in 1959 and spent the past four years on the Red Sox radio and TV team.
St Francis College frosh beat Bridgton Academy 84 to 78 behind Brian McBride with 26 points. The Red Knights improve to 8-1, Bridgton drops to 1-4.
Ann Hubert of Roll-A-Wa Lanes Biddeford and Jan Jordan of Colonial Lanes Westbrook will square off in a quarter final Western Maine title elimination at Roll-A-Way Lanes. The 10-string route match will be governed by a referee over fouls and lob lines and will be telescored.
Bethel Nancy Jayne Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward H Smith 20 Portland Ave Old Orchard Beach has received her varsity letter for field hockey at Gould Academy as a freshman goalie.
Oakland AP report states coach John Rauch accepted the head coaching job with the Buffalo Bills after six years with the Raiders. Rauch, 41, led the Raiders to AFL success and named coach of the year in 1967, with Daryle Lamonica as AFL Player of the Year. He will be joined in Buffalo by assistant Louis Englberger.
An international cast of track and field stars competes at the Los Angeles Invitational indoor meet at the Sports Arena. Highlights include Ron Clarke in the 2 mile, Bob Beamon challenging Ralph Boston in the long jump, Ralph Dowdbell in the 100 yard dash, Wade Bell as top rival in that race, and Bob Segeren favored in the pole vault. Other Americans include decathlon champion Bill Toomey in a relay, Charlie Greene, Willie Davenport, and George Woods in sprint and field events.
Sanford Junior High beat St. Mary's 37 to 23 yesterday after leading from the start. Key scorers included Charlie Voccia and Rene Paul with seven points each for Sanford while St. Mary's was led by Twomey and Ribaudo with two and two plus others.
Five leading college scorers stars faced rough nights as Santa Clara defeated California 80-69. Dennis Antery led with 30 points for the Broncos, backed by the Ogden brothers 18 each to push West Coast Conference record to 4-0. Colorado State crushed Air Force 83-65, Cliff Shegogg 21 for the Rams. Murphy of Niagara scored 47 in Columbia loss, changing season average to 35.9 while Maravich leads at 45.5. Other results: Utah State 102-87 over Denver. Arizona 72-43 over Creighton. BYU 89-78 over Wyoming. San Jose State 71-58 over San Francisco. Tulane 90-79 over Miami (Fla).
Seams pass in the Super Bowl game but he was a decoy as Sauer grabbed eight of Namath's throws for 133 yards. John Hadi of San Diego will quarterback the west through the first half with Len Dawson taking over in the second period. Hadi will have an even better numerical advantage. Three of his pass catching teammates Lance Alworth Ga Garrison and Jacque MacKinnon will be at Stram's beck and call.
Jacksonville AP report notes an anticipated high scoring AFL All Star game in the Gator Bowl East vs West with Namath and Griese at quarterbacks and Maynard and Sauer among top pass catchers. Stram and Lemm picked 22 starters with Snell excluded from voting.
Boston extended an eight game unbeaten streak by overpowering the Minnesota North Stars 5-1 at the Garden. Eddie Westfall and Ken Hodge fueled the charge with early scores, Phil Esposito added his 27th, and Ray Cullen added late to seal the win as Boston pressed their East Division lead.
The Boston Celtics, mired in third in the Eastern Division, host the San Francisco Warriors at the Garden as injuries thin the lineup. Bailey Howell asserts they should be atop the standings, with Sam Jones nearing full return and Emmett Bryant stepping up in his first year.
In Tokyo Ishiyama defeats Don Johnson by points while Williams versus Martinez ends in a ten round draw in a Tampa card pitting Japanese and American fighters. The bout results show Ishiyama at 130 percent and Johnson at 128 as the main event highlights.
Pass from McKenzie precedes Boston Bruins schedule as they head to Philadelphia for a Saturday matinee and return home for a Sunday night clash with Toronto.
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