Holland Reaches North and South Amateur Semifinals
At Pinehurst North and South Amateur, Mike Holland of Bishopville South Carolina and the University of South Carolina advances to the semifinals after beating Jay Sigel one up. Holland faces Gary Hallberg of Wake Forest and Barrington Illinois. Mike Donald of Hollywood Florida meets Ken Krieger of Aurora Colorado in the other semifinal pairing. Donald plans to return to Georgia Southern next season.
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Pinehurst
Mike Holland
Jay Sigel
Holland
Bishopville
S.C
University of South Carolina
Gary Hallberg
Barrington
Ill
Wake Forest
Mike Donald
Hollywood
Fla
Ken Krieger
Aurora
Col
Georgia Southern
Donald
High Point teen leads in golf tourney with strong play
Hallberg a 18 year old sophomore contender, five under par through five matches, wins 3 and 2 over Marty West. Holland climbs to claim a 1 under 71 after trailing early, as Donald defeats Kriger in late holes. Hodges and Snyder advance in singles. Shumate-Norman take doubles in a tense finish.
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Hallberg
Marty West
Bethesda
Shelby
Thomasville
Tommy Hodges
John Snyder
John Autin
Southpoint
Jane Gilliam
Patty Jackson
Shumate
Norman
Wilkes Central
Hodges
Butch Dunn
Cannon
Bailey
Snyder
Jackson
Gilliam
Phil Kaney
Association
Lexington
Kings Mountain
Salisbury
West Rowan
Wadkins rockets to 68 in Memorial debut
Bobby Wadkins, 25, eagled the 7th and posted a back nine 29 to surge to a four under par 68 and a share of the first round lead with Mark Lye in the Memorial Golf Tournament. Crenshaw slumped to 87, while Player Lietzke Rodriguez McGee tied at 70.
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Bobby Wadkins
Lanny Wadkins
Wadkins
Mark Lye
Gary Player
Bruce Lietzke
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Jerry McGee
Tom Watson
Tom Weiskopf
Jack Nicklaus
Dublin
Ohio
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Bobby Wedkins
Bruce Lietzkeay
Chi Chi Rodrigues
Fred Marti
Don Bies
Lyn Lot
Gary McCord
Dave Stockton
Tom
Tom Kite
Barry Jaecke
Successful Sox Deal Elevates Stone’s Winning Start
Steve Stone, now with the Chicago White Sox, led an 8-3 win over the Kansas City Royals aided by three White Sox homers from Jorge Orta, Oscar Gamble and Chet Lemon. Stone reflects on improved offense after moving from the Cubs, while Milwaukee, New York, Seattle and California posted other AL results.
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Stone
White Sox
Chicago
Kansas City Royals
Cubs
Jorge Orta
Oscar Gamble
Chet Lemon
Minnesota
Milwaukee Brewers
Toronto Blue Jays
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
Seattle Mariners
Oakland A
California Angels
Minnesota Twins
Royals
Jim Colborn
Texas
Meredith Lawson Cup Honors At AJ Banquet
Meredith and Lawson earned top honors at the Allen Jay Athletic Banquet with the Tommy R. Younts Award for sportsmanship. Meredith also received the SLAD Award and was named Best Blocker on the football team while Lawson, a sophomore, was voted MVP of girls basketball.
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Mike Meredith
Sherry Lawson
Allen Jay
Lawson
Meredith
Tommy R. Younts
Denese Corn
Craig Greer
Merri Conrad
Blaine Foy
Sherry Tucker
David Smith
Joel Tuggle
Marlo Zachary
Rick Sawyer
Kenny Cooper
Chris Henson
Carol Ann Dillon
Patti Carroll
Mark Trexler
Keith Yarborough
Jaybird
N.C. State
Kay Yow
Yow
Jaybirds
Mark Bivens
Tim Surrat
Ernie Bumgarner
Robbie Wood
Gallimore Tops Awards At Denton
Jeff Gallimore led Denton athletic honors being named man of the night at the Denton Athletic Banquet winning Best Attitude in basketball Lions Club Sportsmanship trophy and David Sheen Award. Tim Surrat and Cindy Nuckols also earned attitude and MVP honors in basketball and girls basketball.
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Denton
Jeff Gallimore
Red Raider
Lions Club
Monogram Club
David Sheen
Sive
Mike Terrell
Bivens
Cindy Nuckols
Kim Lax
Annette Loflin
Deborah Lanier
Karen Tysinger
Ginger Ridge
Tammy Kennedy
Nuckols
Susan Richey
Eagles Defeat Spartans 9-6 in CCC Narrow Win
East Davidson rallyes to beat Central Davidson 9-6 as Scott Lambe belts a two run double and all Eagle hits are singles besides it. Winning pitcher James Blackwell allows six runs while Joel Mize takes the loss with Mark Beanblossom relieving in the sixth. Central Davidson finishes 10-12 overall 5-9 league. East Davidson ends 8-6 in CCC.
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Thomasville
East
Davidson
Scott Lambe
Mike Allred
Central
Terry Young
James Blackwell
Joel Mize
Mark Beanblossom
Mize
Spartans
CCC
Gossage Dominates In Pirates Win Over Dodgers
Rich Gossage struck out eight in three innings as the Pirates beat the Dodgers 6-5 in 10 innings. Rennie Stennett delivered the game winner with a bases loaded single in the 10th.
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Gossage
Pirates
Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles
Tom Lasorda
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
Houston Astros
Philadelphia Phillies
San Diego Padres
Montreal Expos
New York Mets
San Francisco Giants
Stennett
Charlie Hough
Hough
Ed Kirkpatrick
Omar Moreno
Willie Stargell
Dodgers
HPGA Title On Line Leads Three at Blair Park Round
C. L. Beck F. M. Ingram and Bill Gray share the lead at three under par 139 entering Saturday’s third round of the High Point Golf Association 72 hole championship at Blair Park. Pairings and starting times dust the front side for the final two rounds.
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Holland
Sigel
Berwyn
Bill Hyndman
Huntingdon Valley
Donald
Kriger
C.L. Beck
F.M
Tootie) Ingram
Bill Gray
High Point Golf Association
Blair Park
Beck
Ingram
Gray
Central Netters Fall in State Tennis Tourney
Central High doubles duo Royster Tucker and Brad Robinson reached the quarterfinals after two straight wins but lost 4-6 3-6 to end their season. Semifinals feature Myers Park of Charlotte with four singles players and the top seeds. Jim Latham of Burlington leads the singles lineup.
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Chapel Hill
High Point Central
Royster Tucker
Brad Robinson
Tucker
Junior Robinson
Central
Myers Park
Charlotte
Jim Latham
Burlington
Nissalke Named NBA Coach of the Year in Houston
Houston Rockets coach Tom Nissalke, 42, earns NBA coach of the year after guiding a 40-42 team to a 49-33 division title and conference finals. He beats Jerry West 26-21 on first place votes and is a rare two league coach of the year winner. Nissalke credits his players and notes his personal honor reflects the team’s efforts.
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Tom Nissalke
Texas
National Basketball Association
Nissalke
Houston Rockets
Rockets
Los Angeles
Jerry West
NBA
American Basketball Association
Utah Stars
Los Angeles Lakers
Bill Sharman
ABA
Dallas
Joe Meriweather
Gus Bailey
Atlanta
Maryland
John Lucas
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Floyd Austin
Don Wood
Chick Cagle
Rob Poston
Ron Campbell
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Hubert Oliver
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Ernie Newton
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