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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1975
Page
9
John Volk of JUMPER Auto Auction hit a late turnaround jumper to beat Crotty 70 69 in the City Recreation Basketball League playoff at Wright School. The win forces a deciding Game Three Monday night.
In a tense City Recreation Basketball League playoff game at Wright School, Dan Taylor hit a 10-foot bank shot with three seconds left to lift Auto Auction to a 70-69 victory over Crotty Ferrando, forcing a deciding third game. Crotty had led 69-68 before Taylor’s late play, as Auction rode strong defense and Linden’s rebounding to stay alive.
Corry Junior High School edged Codranton 44 to 42 in the Townville Lions Club Basketball Tournament opening game. Keith Hillkirk coached Baby Beavers trailed at halftime before a tight second half, with Tim Swackhamer leading scorers and Gary Pass adding 11 as Corry defends its title with action slated to continue tomorrow and run through next Thursday and Friday.
Gannon College, 24 2 this season, hosts NCAA Division II East Regional action beginning tonight with CW Post, 23 3, facing Philadelphia Textile, 20 5, in the tourney opener, followed by top seed Gannon meeting Hartwick College, 19 5, in a doubleheader. The victors advance to Evansville Indiana for the Division II finals. Jacque MacKinnon, ex pro football player in the NFL and WFL, dies at 66 after head injuries from a fall leaving a minor traffic incident.
Lock Haven tournament director William Holland released pairings for the Northwest Regional Class A Wrestling Tournament. First round starts at 7 tonight with semis at 2 tomorrow and wrestle-backs to follow. The top three finishers in each weight advance to the state finals, featuring local grapplers Jay Grace Rick Fenno Randy Kendrick against Rick Boal Rob Hassinger and Jerry Levenduski.
State Auditor General Robert Casey charges Slippery Rock State College and president Albert A. Watrel with improper aid. Twenty eight athletes received 375 to 1576 dollars from a student activities fund, while 36 athletes and six leaders were waived non resident tuition totaling about 750 dollars yearly. Fifteen athletes received funds without formal aid requests. Watrel defends that trustees will review the audit findings.
Princeton Southern Illinois Oral Roberts and Oregon are the first four invitees to the eighth National Invitation Tournament announced by Pete Carlesimo Fordhams athletic director and NIT selection chair. Oral Roberts holds the best record among them at 19-7 as NCAA at larges were issued to 32 teams.
Speedway announces a driver meeting for Late Model and Sportsman divisions tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. at the Sugar Grove Fire Hall with refreshments. A later session is planned for Hooligan drivers. all Late Model and Sportsman drivers urged to attend.
The Phoenix Suns limited the Chicago Bulls to 65 points, the Bulls' season low, in a dominant defensive display. Suns coach John MacLeod praised the effort as they held Chicago well under its usual pace, while the Suns improved defensively beyond their 103.3 points allowed per game.
The NCAA announced an expanded 32 team tournament with Kentucky Indiana Alabama and other powerhouses like Marquette UCLA and Louisville among those in the field. First round games begin March 19 at eight sites with the winners moving to four regionals and the title game in San Diego. Seeding and remaining qualifiers depend on conference results and final regular season play.
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