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Newspaper

Biddeford Saco Journal

Location

Biddeford, Maine, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1969

Page

6

Bruins extended win streak as UCLA paces top ranked standings

UCLA remained unbeaten with a 100-64 win over Houston as Lew Alcindor sat out much of the game. John Vallely led with 18 points and Sid Wicks dominated the boards in the 45th home victory in a row. Santa Clara and New Mexico State also won to stay unbeaten as top teams held steady in the college basketball rankings.

Ginia Military Kentucky Dan _ Issel LaSalle Ohio Tennessee Knox State Michigan Ville St. John’s Tulsa West Virginia Hie Tate Villanova Kansas Wildcats Virginia Tech Kansas State Illinois Northwestern Cincinnati Northern Michigan Associated Press Santa Clara Davidson Dave Northwest UCLA Moser Bruins Jara Mexico State San Jose State New Mexico State exas-El Paso Micla Houston Lew Alcindor Chicago Chicago Loyola Broncos New Mexico Aggies Tennessee Tech Alcindor Tonsil Tis John Vallely Bill Sweek Sid Wicks

Bowlerettes blank Kezar Falls in Ladies Pro league clash

The 20th Century Bowlerettes defeated Kezar Falls 1 541 to 1 480 as Doris Gillis 334, Lorraine Foss 321 and Ann Temm 320 led the victors. Kezar Falls top scorers were F Hussey 320 and N Day 315 in Lebanon NH Wolcott of Williams College tops cross country weekend carnival with 268.40 points and Class A honors.

Kezar Falls Doris Gillis Lorraine Foss Doris Montpas Ann Temm Lebanon N.H Charles Wolcott Williams College Avery Caldwell Middlebury Charles Hewett Williams

Westbrook Tops Thornton to Claim Top Berth in Key Showdown

Westbrook High School defeated Thornton Academy 59 to 43 in a pivotal Western Maine II clash at Warren Centennial Gym. Matt Donahue scored 22 points to lift the Blue Blazers to a 51-28 final of the second half, raising his season total to 362. Dave Staples led Thornton with 14, while Le Caddigan added 10. The victory, watched by about 1,600 fans, preserves Westbrook’s lead and marks their 102nd win on the season combined with Thornton’s 102nd.

Westbrook Matt Donahue Maine A.ight Thornton Donahue

Stephens Bounces Back To Top Eagles In 92 73 Rally

Rumford St Louis falls 92 73 as Stephens erases early 17 point deficit with a sharp third quarter led by Bob McConnell 26 points and Cadorette 22 for St Stephens. Cadorette 8 6 Croteau 5 3 and Dupil pull down rebounds amid the scoring spree.

Rumford St. Louis Stephens Panthers Bob McConnell Stens Cadorette Steve Croteau McInnis G. Belskis Cogburn Cunningham Aube Louis Lessard Pinette Murphy Petrin Dutremble Labbe Es Caron Laliberte Croteau Lamb Kiley Redmond

Trackman Upset Clinches Win at Portland Meet

TA Trackman scores upset as Thomas Welch of Thornton Academy defeats Portland star Paco Ricks in the senior 40 yard dash at the Portland Expo. Portland High beat Thornton Academy 96 to 53 in the opening meet.

Hirshon Frost Harmon Poisson Neves Cloutier Lane Barter Hobby Rundin Kazalionis Harris Allen Audette de Pietro Meehan Coyne Blunt Wernig Barris Wojcik Dutremble Portland Portland High Thornton Academy

Roll-A-Way Edges Glen-Mor In Narrow Pro Net Meet

In a tight home lanes match Roll-A-Way Five edged Glen-Mor Five 1,488 to 1,460. Key scores: Tarbox 329 Fleurent 314 for Roll-A-Way. Thompson 304 and Cluff 282 for Glen-Mor. The result left Roll-A-Way 6-2 in the series.

Glen-Mor Pat Tarbox Connie Fleurent Flo Thompson A. Hubert H. Ouellette C. Fleurent P. Tarbox L. Camire Jen-Mor M. Cluff A. Leach A. Nunan F. Thompson J. Crown

Biddeford Boys Edge Waterville In Tight Gym Meet

Biddeford boys win by four tenths of a point as Scott Libby leads Waterville in parallel bars floor and still rings while Steve Macomber tops tumbling and others place across seven events. The girls show improves against Waterville with Terry Spang and Helen Cote shining on floor and balance beam. Final: Waterville 28.8 Biddeford 18.9 with 300 plus fans.

Biddeford Iboys Waterville Tigers Scott Libby Steve Macomber Ightman Helen Cote Bideford

Sanford Five Overpowers Rams 71 49 in Saturday Basketball

Sanford Five defeated Kennebunk 71 to 49 as Bill Roberge led with seventeen points followed by Al Pike with sixteen and Beau Sullivan with thirteen. The Redskins opened 21-6 and built a 48-23 halftime lead as Sanford’s Jayvees won 66-61 in the prelim.

Sanford Kennebunk High Redskins Rams Bill Roberge al Pike Beau Sullivan Pete Landry Sanford Jayvees Prem Roberge Pike Carlisle Levasseur Sullivan Morin Booker Alexander Allen Pelletier i. Fall Pepinennebunk Tate Bradbury Stone Miller Nutting Normand Smith I Iquist Hansen Wilams May Kennebunk

St. Mary's Edges St Louis Junior High in Card Game

St. Mary s overcame a slow start and a six point deficit to beat St. Louis Junior High 38 26. St. Mary s pulled away with 17 straight points in the third period and relied on stifling defense to force many turnovers.

Ting St. Mary's St. Louis Junior High Arkling Eagles Mista St. Mary's Jr Ribaudo Twomey Dumas Lance Paul

Gr eg oire And Petrin Take Two Man Event

Gregoire and Petrin win the two man team rolloff at Pastime Lanes with 1125 total. Marcel Roberge and Leo Beaulieu take second with a ras total. High team singles prize goes to Ray Martel and Ernie Jennison with 252. Next rolloff set for next Saturday afternoon.

Rolloff Deeaniee Ray Petrin Marcel Roberge Leo Beaulieu Ray Martel Ernie Jennison D. Bouffard L. Kalex

Community leaders to co-sponsor 18th Junior Goodwill Dinner

Tant and Jews will co sponsor the 18th annual Junior Goodwill Dinner on January 29 at Fenway Park hosting 150 youths from public and parochial high schools.

Fenway Park

Cheverus Edges Biddeford In Final Minutes 56-49

Cheverus erased a late deficit to beat Biddeford 56 49 at the Portland Expo. Marty Norton led the Stags with a hot finish while Peverada and Brennan added scoring. Cantara topped Biddeford with 18 points as Cheverus improved to 5 2 in league play and 8 3 overall.

Portland Cheverus Biddeford Portland Expo Stags Tigers Portland Blaze Marty Norton Peverada Jack Brennan Brennan Peveradaere Art Descoteaux Leo Cantara Roland Fon Dick Lemay Gordon Mailman Westrook Sunberth Man Placentini Norton Ridge Gillis Mailman R. Cantaralec L. Cantara National Hockey League Lemay Associated Press Ouellette Boston Gourdouras Montreal Perrino Bho Sparaane Detroit vtPnee New York St. Louis Philadelphia Chicago Toronto Los Angeles Pittsburgh

Bob Plessis Wins First Roll Off at Roll-a-Way Lanes

Bob Plessis topped the under 105 division with a 1 150 total to capture the first weekly roll off for men bowlers at Roll-a-Way Lanes on Saturday afternoon.

Charlie Smith Harry Bartley Dick Grant Jack Miniutti G. Giles Miniutti D. Grant Oor R. Camire B. W. Donald R. Lessard Bob Plessis

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