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Newspaper
Morris Daily Herald
Location
Morris, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1978
Page
6
All Morris High School sports events for tonight have been postponed due to inclement weather. The affected events include girls basketball at Plano, wrestling hosts Dwight, and girls bowling at Batavia. No rescheduling information was available at press time.
In the Morris city double elimination tourney Syls defeated Yorkville 71 63 as Tim Heintz and Jeff Heintz posted 20 and 18 points. Yorkville's Larry Lynch scored 10 in a night of high scoring games leading Stag and other teams into Sunday brackets.
Immaculate Conception School girls lost 30 16 to Braceville at home. Braceville's Sherri Buck scored 20. Sixth graders led by Kris Spiezio with 30 points beat I C S 34 20. I C S eighth grade 4 6 and sixth grade 6 3 with upcoming C Y O games against St Pauls St Mary Sacred Heart Joliet and St Pats Joliet Saturday.
Broadway Joe Namath, 34, announced retirement after a season as a reserve with the Los Angeles Rams. The former Jets star, who led the 1969 Super Bowl III victory, played briefly but lost the starting job to Pat Haden. He cited no regrets and hinted at possible film work or other ventures, with support from former coach Bear Bryant and Rams mentor Weeb Ewbank noting his long career and passion for playing.
Denver overcame a late deficit to beat Buffalo 121-119 in overtime as David Thompson led with 34 points, including 22 in the second half. Bobby Jones added 27 and Dan Issel 21 for the Nuggets who snapped a three-game skid. Buffalo’s Billy Knight led all scorers with 40, Randy Smith 30. Other NBA results: Detroit over Golden State 99-95, Phoenix over Houston 118-96, San Antonio over Boston 113-103, Philadelphia over Seattle 128-125.
Gardner-South Wilmington Panthers forfeited four weights in a 34 23 home defeat to Streator. Coach Dan Wallenberg stressed forfeits plagued the season while noting MVK looms Friday. Notable results include Zortman and Dayar scoring for Streator while Vignocchi pinned Dayar and Crowe topped Hout.
Notre Dame the eighth ranked Irish defeated West Virginia 103 82 to go to 13 3 on the season. Rich Branning Bruce Flowers each scored 17, Kelly Tripucka 15, Batton 13 and Williams 10 while WVU guard Lowes Moore poured in 40 in a surprise big scorer night. Junius Lewis added 19 for the Mountaineers as Notre Dame stayed sharp after a busy three games in four days.
Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers 4-3 as the visitors capitalized on a relaxed road game. Lanny McDonald scored the decisive goal after a tense night with home crowds under heavy TV scrutiny.
Two wrestling brothers Garret and Gehrig Dergo recently shared a Peoria hospital for the same left shoulder operation. Gehrig, a sophomore at Illinois State University, and Garret, a Morris High School sophomore, were joined by brother George, ISU freshman, who filled Gehrig’s wrestling spot in his absence.
Eddie Johnston the 41 year old netminder traded from St. Louis Blues to Chicago Black Hawks says his next move may be his final season. He notes he can play this year and next and will discuss a post playing role with Chicago while praising Phil Myre and star goaltender Tony Esposito.
Two top centers Mychal Thompson of Minnesota and Joe Barry Carroll of Purdue meet in a pivotal Big Ten showdown that could decide second place. Thompson leads league scoring with a strong two-man guard effort while Carroll tops rebounding and is highly efficient in the paint.
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