Thornton Takes Fifth Consecutive York County Track Title
Thornton Academy dominates the York County championships winning six of nine events and amassing 101 points to outpace Train Academy 62 and other teams. Bill Howard set records in the triple jump and 180 yard low hurdles as Joe Gerardi and Toussaint Paul also led Thornton in sprints and relays. York High School scored a single point in the final event with a fifth-place relay finish.
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Waterboro
Thornton Academy
York
Kerry Goodier
Benny Eagle
Noble
Dennis Moore
Thornton
Joe Gerardi
Traip
Toussaint Paul
Howard
Thornton Gerardi
Wayne Roy
Dave Year
Sonny Whittier
Bill Chocka
Toussaint
Trojans
Bob Foley
Train Academy
Golden Trojans
Tim Brown
Don Perro
Traip Academy
Monotous
Steve Harvey
Ron Marchand
Biddeford
Harvey
Gerardi
Brown
Whittier
Old Orchard Beach
Mark Lachance
LaChance
York High School
Cotsis
Koonce
Ierre
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Wentworth
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Niles
Reynolds
Voisine
Abbott
Marchand
Junkins
Moody
Mouzas
Roy
Chocka
Spencer
Davis
Perro
Leblanc
Pomerleau
Ribaudo
Shea
Kennebunk
Harness Racing Card Shows Multiple Races and Payouts
Daily at a glance schedule lists ten races with trotting and pacing events. Winners include Star Student Edgewood Uncle Chinbro Mane and more, plus show of payouts from exacta and quinela pools and a total handle of 60,260.
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Star
W. Chicoyne
Edgewood
R. Foster Sr
Jennine Hal
I. Foster
Chickadee Moran
L. Bryant
Ridgeview Dutchess
G. Reed
Terry Star
A. Bickmore Jr
Belle Melody
R. Smith
A. Nason
C. Smith
Showells Flash
R. McDaniel
Lady Crocker
R. Truitt
Noble Tess
E. Blash
Billford
R. Nadeau
C. Lutz
Tishi Wally
W. Colby
Lady Pointer
W. Clary
Chinbro Mane
D. Richards
Black Titan
R. Dagan
S. Brown
Baby Breeze
T. Olmsten
Chockoyette Mingo
W. Fisher
Hoperl
W. Berry Jr
Valsota
H. James
Sumter Mickey
W. Whittemore
Tulip King
Mr. Betters
Westerns
Bill
K. Cl
Alex T
Tamaleta
C. Parker Jr
Miss Wales
L. MacDonald
Soave
F. Woodbury Twila
T. Olmstead
Smallwood
Milford
C. Connor
Charles E. Hill
J. Gerry
Miss Montykel
Pineland Adios
E. Tracy
Chuck Roast
M. Pride
Baseball Schedule Briefs From Wednesday And Thursday
Results show Houston 7 2 over Ma at, San Diego 0. Wednesday features Atlanta Kelley 2 4 versus Inati Simpson 1 0 and New York McAndrew 2 1 apra 3 1 against Chicago Hooten 4 Pappas 3 3. Philadelphia Fryman 2 2 or Thompson 1 2 meets Montread Morton 1 4. Other matchups include N Pittsburgh Moose 2 2 versus Louis Spinks 3 1 and N Houston Wilson 2 3 against San Diego Arlin 3 3. Thursday has New York at Chicago and Pittsburgh at St. Louis as the only games scheduled.
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Houston
San Diego
Atlanta
Kelley
Inati
Simpson
New York
McAndrew
Apra
Chicago
Hooten
Pappas
Philadelphia
Fryman
Thompson
Montread
Morton
Pittsburgh
Moose
Ouis
Spinks
Wilson
Iego
Arlin
San Francisco
Baltimore
Palmer
Oston
Krausse
Cleveland
Wilcox
Hinton
Minnesota
Kant
Kanas City
Drago
Bradley
Texas
Broberg
Mwaukee
Parsons
Detroit
Cain
California
Rose
Oakland
Segui
Milwaukee
Boston
Kansas City
Montreal
St. Louis
West Houston
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
San Fran
Major League Leaders Highlights from The Associated Press
American League leaders include McCraw and Piniella with top batting averages, Tovar and Harper leading runs, D. Allen and Cash pace RBIs, Piniella and Nelson share hits, and Lolich tops pitching. National League showcases Torre and Kingman in batting and home runs, Morgan and Brock lead in runs and steals, with Carlton and Seaver striking out most batters.
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McCraw
Che
Piniella
Tovar
Min
Harper
Ben
D.allen
Chi
Darwin
D.nelson
Tex
D.johnson
Bal
Thompson
Cle
Rudi
Oak
Cash
Det
Duncan
R. Jackson
P.kelly
Locker
Lolich
Coleman
Torre
Lee
Morgan
Cin
Watson
Htn
Kingman
Stargell
Pgh
Jits
Brock
Ier
Agee
Ontanez
Tolan
Bonds
Candenas
T.martinez
Fregosi
Sanguillen
Marshall
Man
Carlton
Phi
Seaver
Busy rookie Irving Young tied modern major league record
Irving Young pitched in 43 games for the Boston Braves in 1905 his rookie season making him the busiest first year pitcher in modern major league history.
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Irving Young
Boston Braves
Maroon Nine Tops Sanford Thornton in Error-Pilled Victory
The Maroon Nine defeated Sanford 10 to 5 at Thornton Field on Tuesday. John Bouchard earned his first mound win in two years with 34 1 3 innings pitched and 0 2 record coming in. The game featured 11 errors and saw Thornton surge from a 2 0 early deficit to take control and finish with eight runs across the final two frames.
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Wells
Seagull
Seagulls
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Fregeau
Bouchard
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L'Heureux
Rogers
Boltz
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Rbi Smith
Lemay
Presly
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Goodwin
Emmons
BH Lemay
Presby
M. Perkins
Thornton Academy
Sanford
Thornton Field
Maroon and Gold
John Bouchard
Thornton
Trojans
al Chassion
Bill Dumont
Arsenault
Mike Verrier
Neff
McKay
Levasseur
Tom Perkins
Jon Stanley
Mistos
Jacques
Jack Morrison
O'Connell
Legere
Babcock
Mike Chaisson
Verrier
Ouellette
Paquin
Stanley
Jim O'Connell
Knox
Bill Morrison
Davis
Mondor
McNabb
Massie
Morrison
E Dumont
Chassion
Dumont
Miscue Costly Loss For Westbrook At Home
Westbrook falls 3 to 1 to Biddeford as Crowley blanks the Tigers through eight. Mullen fans 17, Labonte drives a late Biddeford run in, while Westbrook strands runners and commits key miscues that cost a league contest at Olmstead Field.
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Bridges
High School
Cheverus
Biddeford
Deering High School
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Tigers
Olmstead Field
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Lemay
Graham
Laconte
Sia
Mullen
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Duke
LaFlamme
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Salvas
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Rossignol
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Berthiaume
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Black
Sylvester
Rick Rossignol
Rawdon
Mike Labonte
Phil Hatch
Gerry Berthiaume
Don Doube
Dennis Salvas
Tiger
E DiBiase
Hatch
POA
RBI
Boosters Club At Biddeford Names Officers
The Biddeford Athletic Boosters Association elected Ralph Valliere as president and officers for 1972 73 including Dave Heffernan vice president Norma Lavigne secretary and Bob Norton treasurer. They planned Homecoming with the Deering game on Oct 28 and an adults dance on Nov 4. The group donated an 8mm camera and projector to the high and junior high athletic departments and voted to subsidize girls basketball and boys wrestling summer clinics.
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Biddeford Athletic Boosters Association
Ralph Valliere
Dave Heffernan
Norma Lavigne
Bob Norton
Fanless Felix Millan tops NL for fewest strikeouts
Felix Millan of the Atlanta Braves struck out only 22 times in 635 plate appearances to lead the National League. Jesus Alou of Houston and Matty Alou of St. Louis followed, finishing second and third in strikeout avoidance.
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Felix Millan
Atlanta Braves
Jesus Alou
Houston
Matty Alou
St. Louis
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