Cowboys Can Clinch Wild Card Berth This Saturday
United Press International reports the Dallas Cowboys can clinch a wild card playoff berth by beating the Washington Redskins on Saturday. The Redskins, already division champs, may rest players as Green Bay, Detroit, and Minnesota chase the NFC Central crown with pivotal games. Pittsburgh leads the AFC Central as Cincinnati and Cleveland fight to stay alive.
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Pacer Rally Falls Short In Virginia ABA Tilt
Indiana Pacers lose 132 129 to the Virginia Squires as Julius Erving scores 41 points for Virginia while George McGinnis puts up 31 for Indiana Donnie Freeman adds 23 Mel Daniels 24 and the Pacers outscore the Squires 31 23 in the final period but still fall short to tie the Squires for second in the Eastern Division
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Globetrotters to Play in Greene County Arena
Harlem Globetrotters will face the Washington Nationals at Switz City Central gym on Tuesday December 19 at 8 p.m. Lin ton Civitan Club sponsors the fundraiser with $4 adults and $2.50 students. Hallie Bryant will hold free clinics December 14 at area high schools. Advanced tickets go on sale early next week in local towns.
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Linton Junior High Teams Beat Shelburn
Linton Junior High defeated Shelburn in basketball at Shelburn gym. The eighth grade won 34 to 17 and the seventh 40 to 31 with Linton leading 20-0 after one quarter and 29-7 at halftime. Scorers included Haun Simmons Stockrahm Elliott Lehman Gaither Heeles Gauher Shere Lucas for Linton and Jones Walker Woodsmall Woodward for Shelburn.
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Weekend Basketball Schedule Loaded With Local Matches
Area teams play eight games tonight and five on Saturday with several home games. Notable matchups include State High Sycamores visiting for a 3-2 start, Bloomfield at Lin ton, and Bloomfield at North Daviess. Shakamak hosts Needmore while Eastern faces Barr Reeve and Monrovia visits, plus North Central takes on North Vernon and North Knox plays Loogootee.
Bowling Results Elks League Nov 13 Leads and Lows
In the Elks League action dated November 13, Wheelers led by Donoghue 641 Collins 540 Butcher 504 Irish 490 and Kirk 479 went 3 0. Jims 1ga posted 520 425 430 497 477 going 0 3. Pirtles Wall 519 McBride 383 Powell 603 Meahlmann 521 Duncan 420 at 1 2. Moose Coulomb 457 Murdock 518 Cantrell 560 Lucas 448 Clayton Sr 502 went 2 1. Anderson Stiegerwald 457 Cory 390 Burgess 434 Coan 388 Smith 328 went 3 0. Comet Coal Clayton 262 Walker 403 Nolan 286 Priest 342 Rode 425 went 0 3. In Chesty Mixed League on November 19 Potato Chips G Mentillo 406 L Mentillo 400 R Blanton 384 L Blanton 565 won 3 0. PORK RINDS B Weddle 352 R Puckett 431 H Puckett 445 E Weddle 638 went 0 3. Corn Chips L Ball 344 D Harper 309 R Bogard 410 B Earle 412 went 1 2. Pretzels R Ashcraft 294 J Ashcraft 436 R Anthony 273 KE Anthony 418 went 2 1. Corniel R Turchi 516 T Burgess 374 F Walker 401 L Liston 456 went 2 1. Ripples L Corbin 476 V Barnard 439 D Hiatt 269 Paul Hiatt 403 went 1 2.
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Indiana high school hoops schedule scrolls across Friday night
Tonight Terre Haute State visits Linton while Bloomfield plays North Daviess. Central meets Shoals and Eastern hosts Barr Reeve. Worthington faces Dugger Needmore and Shakamak clashes with North Central. North Ver million vs North Knox at Loogootee. Saturday Bloomfield hosts Linton Shawswick tackles Central Monrovia meets Eastern Staunton plays Worthington. North Central travels to Vincennes.
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B Team Classic Schedule Set Across County
The reserve version of the holiday basketball classic will be held Monday and Tuesday with Bloomfield Central Worthington and Linton. Games run Monday at Linton and Bloomfield. 6:30 Bloomfield vs Central and 7:30 Linton vs Worthington. Tuesday features Bloomfield vs Worthington at 6:30 and Linton vs Central at 7:30 at Bloomfield.
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Linton Frosh Beat Brazil Frosh in Home Game
The Linton Freshman team defeated Brazil Frosh 47 to 38 at home on Thursday night. Coach Jim Hiseman praised the effort as the best of the season, with Joh Bredeweg grabbing 11 rebounds and Dan Carpenter adding 7.
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Dugger Junior High Teams Fall At Oaktown
Dugger Junior High eighth graders lost a close game at Oaktown with a 28 27 final as Dugger trailed 22 15 at halftime and cut the gap in the final period. Dugger scorers included Cox 13 and Hobbs 6 with Hale adding 8 and Wright 4. Seventh graders fell 38 31.
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