Coaler grapplers split dual meets with Lisle and Waubonsie Valley
Coal City wrestling defeated Lisle 42-24 but fell to Waubonsie Valley 39-21 on the Lisle mats. Coach George Dare rued key losses at 98 and 119 pounds while praising a more aggressive performance against Lisle. Coal City frosh soph lifted records to 6-0 with wins over Waubonsie Valley 48-18 and Lisle 42-24, led by multiple winners at 98 through heavyweight and listing final scores and pins for each weight class.
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Coaler Frosh-Soph
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Bob Vergenet
Eric Leasure
Kurt Rohrback
Paul O'Keefe
Jim Ryan
Ray Ramsey
Jim Roy
Mike Cerney
Indiana Keeps Big Ten Win Amid Knight Criticism
Indiana beat Iowa 69-51 in the Big Ten opener as Bobby Knight criticized his team for a "disgraceful" performance. Lute Olson faulted turnovers in the Hawkeyes' loss, while Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, and Purdue won on opening night.
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UPI
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Bobby Knight
Iowa
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Hawkeye
Lute Olsen
Michigan
Johnny Orr
Orr
Bill Frieder
Wolverines
Joel Thompson
Michigan State
Ohio State
Purdue
Immaculate Conception Knights into semifinal vs St Jude’s
Immaculate Conception School Knights beat St Joe’s 57 to 27 at Lewis University to advance to the St. Dennis of Lockport Tournament semis. Mike Lutz scored 21, Mike Niewinski 10, Steve Carter led LC.S. rebounds with nine. Knights 13-2,goto face St Jude’s of New Lenox Saturday at 7 30 pm.
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St. Dennis of Lockport
Lewis University
St Joe's
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Mike Niewinski
Steve Carter
Lc.s
St. Jude's of
New Lenox
Minooka
Braidwood
Tom Carey
Rick Jeffs
Gene Klover
J. Faletti
Morris Wrestlers at Princeton Tiger Tournament
The Morris High School wrestling team will compete in the 15th Annual Tiger Wrestling Tournament at Princeton High School on Saturday. Other teams include Peoria Woodruff Freeport Wilmington Geneseo IWC Rock Falls and Princeton. Preliminaries start at noon with a second round 30 minutes after. At 6:15 p.m. consolation championships and third place matches precede the weight class finals.
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Princeton High School
Peoria Woodruff
Freeport
Wilmington
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IWC
Rock Falls
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Suns Dominate Celtics In Westphal Lights Up Court
Phoenix star Paul Westphal scored 43 points and rookie Walter Davis added 40 as the Suns defeated Boston 121-111. Former Celtics Satch Sanders, K C Jones and Don Chaney returned but could not slow the visitors. Cleveland beat New Jersey 110-94 and New Orleans toppled Milwaukee 116-109.
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Sanders
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Chaney
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New Jersey
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Kings and Flyers Battle to 4-4 Tie Amid Injuries
United Press International reports the Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers finished 4-4 after a Thursday night game. Kings coach Ron Stewart praised the effort despite missing key players Marcel Dionne Gary Sargent and suffering injuries to Vic Venasky and Dave Hutchison. The Flyers faced similar problems with injuries as well.
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United Press International
Washington Capitals
Los Angeles Kings
Ron Stewart
Philadelphia
Stewart
Kings
Marcel Dionne
Gary Sargent
Vic Venasky
Dave Hutchison
Flyers
Payton Wins Jim Thorpe Award For 1977 Season
Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears has been named the 23rd Jim Thorpe Memorial Trophy winner by the Newspaper Enterprise Association panel of captains, reps and coaches. The 1977 season saw Payton rush for over a mile and inch toward OJ Simpson's record, while also excelling as a multifaceted leader off the field.
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Chicago Bears
Newspaper Enterprise Association
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Jim Brown
Gale Sayers
Bears
NFL
Simpson
Minnesota Vikings
Jackson State
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
Sears
Walter*” Payton
Craig Morton
Denver
ALSN
Dorsett Named NFC Rookie of the Year for 1977
Dallas running back Tony Dorsett, first Cowboy to rush for 1000 yards as a rookie, swept UPI NFC Rookie of the Year with all 56 votes. He totaled 1007 yards, with an 84 yard run vs Philadelphia, and a 77 yard TD dash vs St Louis en route to Super Bowl XII berth.
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UPI
Tom Landry
Dallas Cowboys
Cowboys
Tony Dorsett
Landry
Dorsett
NFL
United Press International
Calvin Hill
University of Pittsburgh
Dallas
Denver Broncos
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Vilas Beats Connors In Marathon Masters Clash
New York United Press International reports Guillermo Vilas defeated Jimmy Connors in a three hour match at the Marathon Masters, 6-4 3-6 7-5, drawing praise from Connors as fans packed the indoor arena. Connors must win today to reach the semifinals, with Vilas set to meet the Borg-Gottfried loser as a possible rematch in the final for the $100,000 prize.
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New York
UPI
Jimmy Sonners
Guillermo Vilas
Vilas
Connors
Manuel Orantes
Bjorn Borg
Brian Gottfried
Watson leads at Tucson Open with 63 after layoff
In Tucson Watson shot a 9 under par 63 after nearly three months away, carding nine birdies with no bogeys to lead the Tucson Open. Charles Coody sits two back after posting six under through the first round, chasing the Texan veteran.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Tom Watson
Tucson National
Charles Coody
Coody
Thursday's Results and Friday to Saturday Hockey Schedule
Thursday results show LosAngeles 4 Philadelphia 4 and Detroit 2 Toronto 1 Buffalo 5 Colorado 3. Friday's schedule lists Philadelphia at Atlanta and Vancouver at Cleveland. Saturday's games include NY Rangers at Colorado Cleve at NY Islanders Detroit at Montreal Buffalo at Washington LosAng at Pittsburgh Vancouver at Toronto Chicago at StLouis and Boston at Minnesota.
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Golden State
Pittsburgh
MVK Wrestlers Fall to Sandwich 30 29 in Mazon Duel
MVK Red Devils led 29 18 before forfeits in the 185 pound and heavyweight classes allowed Sandwich to steal a 30 29 win at Mazon Angeloff bemoaned a mentally tiredMVK squad after a 42 18 rout of Serena the previous night Pins by Faulkner Sereno plus forfeit outcomes shaped the final score and dropped MVK to 3 4 on the season The squad travels to Braidwood Reed Custer next Monday at 7 p.m.
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Red Devils
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Angeloff
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Sandwich
MVE
Mario Cortez
Mike Faulkner
Scott Sereno
Braidwood Reed- Custer
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