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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1977
Page
7
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William and Mary stunned No. 2 North Carolina 78-75 as John Lowenhaupt scored 21 and the Indians held a 32-31 halftime edge. UNC rallied late, but Bobby Boyd and Billy Harrington hit key free throws to seal the win in a historic upset. Other top-25 results highlighted Notre Dame, Louisville, Maryland, Holy Cross, Syracuse, Kansas, and more.
In the Rock Bridge tournament Hickman edged Mexico 43 30 Montgomery County R 2 beat Fulton 40 28 Rock Bridge rolled past California 50 33 Mexico fought hard in loss led by Beck Branstetter and Baler with 13 19 and 9 points respectively while the R 2 squad rallied late led by Kozemski 13 and Lotton 10.
Billie Jean King defeated Linda Mottram 6-1 6-2 to reach the second round of the Bremar Cup in London. In Melbourne, Bill Scanlon won a 17-15 first set tiebreak and beat Ray Ruffels 7-6 6-3 at the Marlboro Classic. Tony Roche withdrew with a stomach muscle injury against Steve Docherty.
Central 79 Westport 53. Wentworth Military 63 Keniver Military 37. Winnetonka Invitational semifinals four winners. Winnetonka 70 51. North Kansas City 74 Hickman Mills 47. Northwest Missouri Conf DeKalb 38 Lawson 41. North Platte 57 Lathrop 47. Lee's Summit Tournament Oak Park Truman 45 North Kansas City 38 in OT.
A collage of college scores from the East West and Midwest regions with teams like George Washington Wisconsin Holy Cross Iona Lafayette Manhattanville Navy Rhode Island LaSalle Syracuse Vermont Yale Virginia Tech Wake Forest and more. NBA results include Boston Kansas City San Antonio New Jersey Philadelphia Portland and other Tuesday and Wednesday games with multiple OT notes and ties.
Central Loan Co sponsors a new football contest conducted by The Ledger. Readers will find ballots and entry details in Central Loan ads on The Ledger sports page this Friday and next Wednesday.
Gordie Howe, 49, notched his 1000th career goal on a first period power play as the New England Whalers defeated the Birmingham Bulls 6-3. Howe, famed for his Wings era, scored 786 NHL goals and 67 playoff goals in a 31st pro season.
Kansas City Chiefs linebackers Willie Lanier and Jim Lynch will retire together after this season. The pair, who teamed for 11 seasons, started as midseason alternates and developed into a famed linebacking duo cited by owner Lamar Hunt for their strong contributions and Super Bowl memories.
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