Penncrest Faces Pottstown In District Lacrosse Showdown
Penncrest, 10 0 1, edged to a 5 2 halftime lead before Pottstown narrowed the gap. Leslie Florio scored late to preserve Penncrest’s 8 7 semifinal win as they eye Monday’s Norristown title game against Conestoga.
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Mishgood
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Pottstown Lady Lions
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Conestoga
West Chester East
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Aerom
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Leon
Lisa
Stauffer
Gutapane
Stheetz
Ellen Cahill
Cathy Dignazio
Marsha Florio
Joan Laird
Margie Yost
Marple's Jim White a winner in district opener
West Chester State saw Jim White post a no hitter earlier in the week and pitch a strong five innings in Central League’s 2-1 win over Cheltenham. White drove in the decisive run with a second-inning sacrifice fly as Marple Tigers advance to the semifinals and await winner of Coatesville against Pennsbury with Dave Freeth likely to start Tuesday.
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Jim White
Penncrest
White
Newton High
King Chel
West Chester State
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Coatesville
Pennsbury
Craig Wolf
Mike Vernick
Mark Caplan
Wolf
Marple
Mike Landis
Bob Coyne
George Schmitt
Jim Carrigan
Schmitt
Wayne Videon
Tiger
Dave Freeth
Phillies fall to Reds as Rose homecoming ends drought
In Cincinnati, the Reds beat the Phillies 4-2 after Rudy Meoli booted a bases-loaded grounder in the eighth, letting two runners score. Del Unser and Garry Maddox hit back-to-back homers in the seventh to tie the game, ending Philadelphia’s 39 inning scoreless streak.
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Kenda Ae
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del Unser
Garry Maddox
Interboro Triumphs Over Souderton In District Softball
Interboro High edge Souderton 4 3 in the first round as Mary Ellen Sheckler singled in the winning run with a seventh inning drive. Ridley High fell 8 3 to Downingtown in their playoff game as Laurie Cappella shut down the offense.
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Interboro High
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Interboro
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Ridley High
Downingtown
Lee Aenoaa
Abington
Willow Grove Naval Air Base
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Anita Coppens
Mickey
Totman
Tia
Walsh
Bonnie Rowe
Laurie Cappella
Ridley
Diane Rapp
Dee Toth
Or Jo Urian
Jyl Christy
Christy
Tracy Barnett
Jackie’ Wenerd
Chichester Wins Playoff To Claim Del Val A Title
Chichester baseball coach Walt Gatchell led the Eagles to a 4-1 playoff victory over Sun Valley securing the Del Val A championship. Mark Neff earned the win despite arm soreness, while Warrington sparked the offense with a two run triple and later a home run. Sun Valley's only run came on a seventh inning double and a ground rule RBI. Warrington, Williams, and Gaspari had multi hit games as Chi overcome two early league losses to advance to the districts for a third straight year.
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Williams
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Pat Streotman
Feaster
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Danny Glesner
Neff
Ueaten
Lou Argentine
Eagles
Alan Warrington
Ayvee Eer
Chi
Advan
Hatboro- Horsham
District playoff drama delays game at Sun Valley
In Nether Providence a District round game faced lengthy debate before a 2:30 PM start to accommodate exams. The contest concluded at 4:15 PM as Sun Valley seniors prepared for prom at the Downingtown Inn while school officials, led by Principal Charles Fitzgerald, expressed concern over the decision to play.
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Downingtown Inn
Charles Fitzgerald
Sonics Clinch NBA Title In Five Games Over Bullets
Seattle rode Gus Williams 23 and Dennis Johnson 21 to a 97-93 win over Washington in Landover Md. Johnson earned MVP honors as Seattle erased a 2-1 series deficit, scoring 13 of the final 15 points. The victory avenged last year's loss and secured the championship in five games.
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Dennis Johnson
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Washington Bullets
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Sonics
Bullets
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