Playoff showdown sets Sierra Spartans and Cabrillo Congs
CIF Southern Section 3-A openers pit Sierra High Spartans at home against Lompoc Braves while Cabrillo Congs clash with Monrovia Wildcats. Monrovia eyes first-round breakthrough after four straight playoff losses. Sierra boasts balance with Kyle Palmer leading at 19.2 ppg.
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Scott Ostler
Lompoc Braves
Sierra High Spartans
Whittier
Cabrillo Congs
Monrovia
Murphy
Ganesha
Camarillo
Cabrillo
la Mirada
Wildcats
Bratz Anchors Stanford in TV Showdown With Bruins
Stanford guard Mike Bratz carries the Cardinals offense as they face UCLA at Pauley Pavilion on a tape delayed 10 p.m. Channel 5 telecast. Bratz scored 27 points in the upset of Washington last week and averages 19.2 points per game.
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Mike Bratz
Stanford Cardinals
Ucla Bruins
Pauley Pavilion
Channel 5
Stanford
Bratz
Washington
Lompoc
Mike
Cardinal
Kim Belton
Nets coach hails Nuggets as title contenders after upset win
New York Nets coach Kevin Loughery praised the Denver Nuggets as a strong NBA title threat after a 91-88 upset. Loughery, a two time ABA champion with the Nets, noted the Nuggets' layup restriction as a key factor and predicted a competitive playoff run.
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United Press International
Kevin Loughery
Denver Nuggets
American Basketball Association
National Basketball Association
Loughery
New York Nets
Nuggets
ABA
Mike Bantam
van Breda Kolff
Nets
Dan Issel
Calvin
Bobby Jones
Washington Bullets
Indiana Pacers
Detroit Pistons
Los Angeles Lakers
Seattle SuperSonics
Kansas City Kings
New Orleans Jazz
Milwaukee Bucks
Bullets
Pacers
Phil Chenier
Kevin Grevey
John Williamson
Pistons
Lakers
Bob Lanier
Eric Money
Barons Winless Night Amid Cleveland Rescue Effort
The Cleveland Barons fell 5-3 to the Buffalo Sabres as the team, saved from financial ruin hours earlier, embraced a $1.3 million rescue plan from the NHL, the players association and owner Mel Swig to finish the season. The move would cover player contracts wages pensions insurance and operating costs for the remaining 21 games.
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Richfield
Ohio
UPI
Cleveland Barons
Buffalo Sabres
Len Frig
Barons
Bob Stewart
NHL
Don Ruck
Frig
New York
League
NHL Players Association
Mel Swig
Buck
Cleveland
Alan Eagleson
The
Players Association
Robbers' haul from Yonkers bank may be hard to spend
FBI said a substantial portion of about 1.3 million stolen from Hudson Valley National Bank consisted of non negotiable checks made out to Yonkers Raceway. Looters hid in the bank basement and startled staff counting racetrack receipts and cleaning a meeting room.
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Yonkers, N.Y
UPI
FBI
Robert Besley
Bureau
New Rochelle
Hudson Valley National Bank
Yonkers Raceway
High School Beach Area Evening Sports Schedule
Tonight features girls basketball with San Luis at Cabrillo and Santa Ynez at Lompoc. Friday brings swimming meets Righetti at Cabrillo and Lompoc at Arroyo Grande at 3 p.m. Tennis has Lompoc at Santa Ynez at 3:30 and golf Carpinteria at Lompoc at 1:30.
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San Luis
Cabrillo
Santa Ynez
Lompoc
Righetti
Arroyo Grande
Carpinteria
Cabrillo Opens Baseball Season With Weekend Doubleheaders
Cabrillo hosts Tulare High in a 3 30 p m opener while Lompoc and Cabrillo run doubleheaders on Saturday Antelope Valley beats Lompoc in an 11 a m start Monache plays Cabrillo with 10 a m and 1 p m games Next week non league play then Northern League season begins March 8 Cabrillo at Arroyo Grande Lompoc at Righetti
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Cabrillo
Tulare High
Lompoc
Antelope Valley
Monache
Arroyo Grande
Righetti
Holmes tells his version to jury
In Amarillo Texas Ernie Holmes testified he gave a panhandler $20 and did not know the silver cylinder contained cocaine He says he was approached in a motel restroom and only wanted to help The jury weighs whether he knew he was buying 250 milligrams of cocaine on January 31 1976 Closing arguments were ready to begin The defense faces a potential 2 to 20 year sentence if convicted Police officers described the cylinder as a cocaine snorter and questioned the sighting of another man during the exchange
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Amarillo
Tex
UPI
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ernie Holmes
Holmes
Tom Curtis
Jack Magee
Magee
Floyd Burke
Rodney Murphy
Louis Blames Angina Pains on Wrestling
Former heavyweight boxing champion Louis, 62, was told by his doctor to rest at home for two or three days after experiencing chest and stomach pains on Wednesday. The doctor noted the ECG was normal and suggested the pains may trace to a wrestling injury from more than 25 years ago.
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Las Vegas
UPI
Joe Louis
Louis
Harold L. Miller
Miller
Bouie Sparks Syracuse Past Niagara in 106 82 Victory
Syracuse freshman Roosevelt Bouie dominated Niagara with 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks as Syracuse improved to 22 3. Guard Jimmy Williams led with 18 points while Dale Shackelford added 14 in the 106 82 win. Niagara’s Vern Allen top scored with 23.
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Bucks
Pete Maravich
Bud Stallworth
Paul Griffin
The
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Bob Dandridge
Milwaukee
United Press International
Syracuse
Roosevelt Bouie
Niagara
Dan Raskin
Bouie
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Dale Shackelford
Jim Boeheim
Jimmy Williams
Shackelford
Vern Allen
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Tar Heels
North
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Norm Sloan
Sloan
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Phil Ford
Walter Davis
Mike O’koren
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Duke
South Carolina
South Florida
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Nebraska
Iowa State
Missouri
Temple
Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech
Virginia
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