Maroon and Gold Joins Big Six In Major Scheduling Shakeup
Thornton Academy enters the Big Six Conference along with Portland South Portland Westbrook Cheverus Deering and Biddeford. The move adds home and home games with Westbrook and Portland and shifts Sanford tournament status as TA eyes a tougher schedule.
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Veterans Boost Eagles Baseball Team at St Louis High
St Louis High lists 45 candidates for baseball under coach Jim McGrath with a veteran core. Senior lettermen Don Lauzier Don Rochefort Ron Cote Paul Berthiaume Rick Thibeault lead a tested lineup alongside returning seniors and a deep junior and sophomore pool. The Eagles host Cheverus on April 19 to open the season after posting a 9-7 league record last year.
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Cubs Shape Up As Exciting Young Club For 1968 Pennant Run
The 1968 Cubs, led by Leo Durocher, feature a young pitching core of Ken Holtzman and Ferguson Jenkins with Joe Niekro and Rich Nye in spring battle. Banks, Santo, Phillips, Hundley, Beckett, and Arcia anchor a lineup while concerns focus on bullpen depth and health.
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Kennebunk Duo Bowls Clean Sweep In Match
The Kennebunk bowling team of Dick Weeman and Pete Wood defeated Al Martin and Nick Gillis at Glen-Mor Lanes by 83 pins yesterday and again by 80 pins at 20th Century Lanes. Wood scored 1,217 with Weeman at 1,115 while Gillis had 1,163 and Martin 1,086. Wood totaled 2,410 for 20 games. next challengers are Dick O'Brien and Ronnie Desrosiers.
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Round Three of NBA Playoff Unfolds Tonight
Boston Celtics host the Detroit Pistons in Round Three at Boston Garden as the series sits tied 1-1. Bill Russell looks to rebound after 34 in opening game and 14 in Detroit while Bailey Howell is sidelined by flu. The Pistons, strong late in the season, have won two of the last three against Boston and 10 of 13 entering tonight.
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Exhibition Baseball Results From Tuesday
The Associated Press reports exhibition games with Cincinnati beating Los Angeles 7 to 2 and New York N facing St. Louis 0. Atlanta edged Baltimore 2 1, Pittsburgh defeated Boston 2 1, Minnesota topped New York A 4 2, Chicago A beat Oakland 4 0, San Francisco won 3 2 over Chicago N, and California defeated Cleveland 6 2. Upcoming twi night games listed include Cincinnati versus Detroit in Tampa, Houston against Pittsburgh in Clearwater, and Los Angeles against Chicago A in Vero Beach with several New York teams meeting in St. Petersburg and other matches scheduled across Florida and Arizona.
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Player Salary War Threatens In Basketball
The high stakes battle over Elvin Hayes centers on NBA rivals the San Diego Rockets offering $300,000 for three years while the ABA Mavericks counter with $500,000. Hayes weighs options after private talks with Rockets owner Bob Breitbard. he previously favored the NBA but remains open if negotiations meet his price. The ABA draft is set for April 8, with no cross-league agreement restricting a player from pursuing the best contract.
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San Francisco Wins Semifinal Tilt 124 109 at St Louis
In the Western Division NBA semifinals, the San Francisco team defeated St Louis 124 to 109 to take a 2-1 series lead. Tuesday’s results set up Los Angeles at Chicago with LA leading 2-0 and Eastern matchups NY at Philadelphia and Detroit at Boston tied 1-1. Thursday schedules include Boston at Detroit.
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Dallas wins series as ABA playoffs close in 3-0 sweep
ABA Dallas 116, Houston 103 gives Dallas a 3-0 lead in the best-of-five series. Kentucky 100, Minnesota 95 leaves the series 1-1. Pittsburgh 121, Indiana 108 puts Pittsburgh up 2-0 in their best-of-five. Denver visits New Orleans and Kentucky visits Minnesota in Thursday’s slate. No games scheduled Thursday elsewhere.
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Hockey Scores Roundup From Major Matchups
Pittsburgh defeated Los Angeles 2 to 1 as Montreal faced Toronto and Philadelphia met St. Louis. Other games matched Pittsburgh at Oakland Minnesota at Los Angeles New York at Boston Chicago at Detroit with St. Louis versus Philadelphia in Quebec.
Boxing results from Boston and Miami matches
Willie Burton outpointed Gary Pate in Boston while Luis Rodriguez stopped Carl Moore in Miami. Burton, 175, from New York, and Pate, 174, from North Easton, Mass, fought a sharp bout. Rodriguez, Miami middleweight, defeated Carl Moore, Phoenix, Ariz., 10 rounds.
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Playoffs Open With Fresh Starts for Mullins and Warriors
San Francisco star Jeff Mullins scored 33 points to lift the Warriors past St Louis 124 109 for a 2-1 lead in the Western Division semifinals. Dallas swept Houston 116 103, New Orleans crushed Denver 130 104, Pittsburgh beat Indiana 121 108, and Kentucky edged Minnesota 100 95 in NBA and ABA playoff action. Reed Snyder and Beaty led St Louis in a tight game as Mullins and Warlick sparked SF.
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Annual Biddeford-Saco Country Club handicap event
Evelyn Nadeau led the women with 320 and Paul Sullivan 348 won their groups in last night's Roll-A-Way Lanes rolloff at Biddeford-Saco Country Club. Doris Nadeau was second with 314 Anna Winston third at 311. Evelyn added three bonus pins, Doris 24 extras, Anna 66 handicap pins. Howie Jones was second in the men with 336 Hubert Watson third at 335. Evelyn had the high women’s single at 120 and the high overall single was 130.
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Jackie O'Halloran Stops Polite In Mass Bout
In Walpole Massachusetts Jackie O Halloran 239 of South Boston stopped Carlie Polite 200 of Springfield in a boxing match. The bout concluded with O Halloran securing the win by stoppage in the final rounds.
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Elwin Johnson Leads In York County Bowling Final
Elwin Johnson opened a 39 pin edge on challenger Ray Camire in the first half of the York County championship at Roll-A-Way Lanes. Johnson finished 1,108 to Camire 1,069 as extra spares and a decisive 139 in the sixth string widened the gap. The second half is set for Tuesday April 2 at 3 30 p m with scores listed for both players.
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Orr Will Take Regular Turn Against Rangers
Boston Bruins halfback Bobby Orr returns from a knee injury to take his regular defensive turn as Boston seeks a second place tie with New York in the East Division. The Bruins, 6-1-2 this season against the Rangers, hope to gain ground with Johnny Bucyk in goal and Gerry Cheevers unavailable.
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Gibson Loses to Red Sox in Spring Training Oddity
Winter Haven Florida AP report says catcher Russ Gibson underwent an appendix operation on Tuesday. Manager Dick Williams, with a headache, notes the Red Sox will juggle catchers Elston Howard and Gene Oliver and recall minor league manager Jackie Moore for spring training duties. Gibson, from Fall River Massachusetts, will be out five to six weeks, trainer Buddy LeRoux states.
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Biddeford Little League To Meet
East Biddeford Little League will hold a meeting Thursday March 28 at 7 30 p m at City Hall Edward Myers president says all interested are invited Pedro Cano wins 462867 in Spanish pools a single correct forecast of 14 results Canary Islands resident Madrid
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Local Scho Track and Baseball Teams Forming
Biddeford Junior High issues spring sports call with track and baseball candidates registering. Track starts in first season. teams in Portland league. Freshmen and grades seven and eight field teams. Ken Bissell to coach track. Huck Hanson leads freshmen baseball. Ralph Berry runs seventh and eighth baseball.
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Waslewski Dominates Deep in Grapefruit Pitching Test
In Fort Myers AP report, Waslewski pitched seven strong innings for Boston in a 2-1 loss to the Pirates. Williams praised Waslewski though Manny Mota hit a two run homer in the first. Scott and Foy had miscues that aided Pittsburgh, while Bunning outpitched the Red Sox. Yaz battles groin tightness and slow at bat as he works back into form.
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New England Ski Areas Report Mixed Snow Conditions
Tuesday afternoon reports from Maine to Connecticut show variable snow, with new powder and packed snow in several resorts. Notable data include Saddleback 0 in, Squaw Mountain 4 to 20 inches, Sugarloaf 3 to 20 inches, Cannon Mountain 4 to 5 inches, Stowe 28 to 55 inches, Killington 12 to 25 inches, Mount Snow 6 inches new man made, Bromley 3 to 12 inches, Powder Hill 15 to 45 inches, and general conditions ranging from good to bare spots with limited lower sections and spring-like edges. Weather calls for Wednesday thawing, plus warmer temperatures near 50s to 60s, with continued mild Thursday.
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