Bar Boys lead Morris in Illinois Valley Open bowling
Bowing at Echo Lanes the Bar Boys of Morris took first in the Illinois Valley Open Team Tournament with 3207, overtaking The Best Five of Morris who posted 3136. Top ten lists highlight Morris clubs and other area teams as the Lions Club event continues with Sunday bowled sessions and an entry drive led by director Bill Stangland.
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Bar Boys
Morris
Echo Lanes
Untouchables
Clyde’s Pizza
Coal City
Kindelspire’s
Carl’s
Aledo
Stone City
Joliet
Bubble’s
Mazon
Gary
Peru
Morris Lions Club
Bill Stangland
Stangland
Barbara Gill
Barb
Bill Mitchell
Pete Story
Gary Householder
Mayme Perry
Pat Hill
Lorraine Hansen
Burton Brown
Ken Remejes
Gordon Flatness
Don Franklin
Dick Wackerman
Chuck Klein
Russ Jorstad
Cliff Hall
Bob Roberts
Ray Aspel
Ed Severson
Dick Bryant
Jack Brady
Dave Shannon
Charles Bradley
Gerry Greiff
Don Klingerman
Mic Sever
Walton Player of the Year for UCLA Stars Again
Bill Walton, UCLA center nicknamed the Big Red Machine and ringleader of the Walton Gang, was named the Associated Press college basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season despite knee injuries.
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Walton—player of
Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
Bill Walton
UCLA
Big Red
Garretts last second shot lifts Alabama over Manhattan 87 86
Alabama edge Manhattan 87 86 in the National Invitation Tournament after Garrett hits a 20 foot buzzer beater at Madison Square Garden. Wendell Hudson scores 20 for Alabama as Manhattan exits with a 16 10 season. Seawright leads the Jasper rally with 16 second half points.
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New York
Glenn Garrett
Garrett
Alabama
Crimson Tide
Manhattan
Madison Square Garden
Henry Seawright
Jaspers
Seawright
Leon Douglas
George Bucci
Jasper
Wendell Hudson
Charlie Mahoney
Whitey Lockman Might Lead Cubs Toward NL East Pennant
Scottsdale AP Whitey Lockman could direct the Chicago Cubs to the NL East pennant in his first full season as manager. The Cubs improved to a 39-26 in Lockman’s follow-up, but remain behind Pittsburgh. The club fields aging stars like Williams Santo Beckett Kessinger, with Jenkins leading a strong rotation and concerns at catcher with Hundley and Rudolph.
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Scottsdale
Ariz
Whitey Lockman
Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs
Lockman
New York Giant
Durocher
Cub
Lip
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Billy Williams
Ron Santo
Jim Hickman
Joe Pepitone
Glenn Beckett
Don Kessinger
Milt Pappas
Juan Pizzaro
Randy Hundley
Dave LaRoche
Minnesota Twins
Bob Locker
Oakland A’s
Fergy Jenkins
Jenkins
Pappas
San Diego
Burt Hooton
Rick Reuschel
Santo-Kessinger-Beckett
Randy
Hamann fired as Carrollton High basketball coach
Carrollton High School head basketball coach Dick Hamann was dismissed by unanimous vote of the school board after 24 years in the role. His team finished 19-8 this season, with a 59-56 sectional loss to Petersburg Porta. Hamann will remain as track coach and a faculty member. he previously won a national history teacher of the year award.
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Bill Russell
Walton
UCLA
Bruins
Carrollton, Ill
Dick Hamann
Carrollton High School
Hamann
Petersburg Porta
Heisman Trophy The Possible Dream Film Preview
Former college stars Roger Staubach O J Simpson and Jim Plunkett are featured in a 24 minute 16 mm sound and color film. The film may be obtained free by groups from Tribune Films 38 West 32nd Street New York NY 10001. The film is sponsored by Panasonic.
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NEW York
Roger Staubach
O.J. Simpson
Jim Plunkett
Tribune Films
West 32Nd Street
N.Y
Panasonic
Bulls lose Cliff Ray for season as Boerwinkle activated
Chicago Bulls announce center Cliff Ray suffers a severely strained left knee ligament and will miss the rest of the season after a cast is applied following a 119 107 win over the Pistons in Detroit. Tom Boerwinkle, inactive all season after knee surgery, is re activated to join Dennis Awtrey against Portland.
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Chicago
Chicago Bulls
Cliff Ray
National Basketball Association
Tom Boerwinkle
Ray
Bulls
Pistons
Detroit
Boerwinkle
Portland Trail Blazers
Dennis Awtrey
Bell and Dergo Place High at Illinois State Finals
Rick Bell finished fourth at 80 pounds and George Dergo fifth at 97 pounds in the Illinois Wrestling State Finals in Des Plaines. Bell and Dergo each won three of five matches. Fortunes included a 5-2 opening win for Bell, a 2-1 win in his fourth match, and a 4-2 overtime loss in the third place bout. Dergo opened with a pin, then a 4-0 win, followed by a 2-1 overtime loss and a 5-0 decision, then clinched fifth with a 6-0 win. San Snyder wrestled at 105 pounds, dropping his first match, then fell in his wrestle-back 3-2. Other results: Doug Linn won 10-2 then 10-2 loss in 125. Terry Lewis 134 pounds had a bye then 5-4 loss. Ron Rockowski heavyweight lost 7-1. Paul Gilbertson 65 pounds lost 5-4. Joliet Boys Club won team title with 52 points, West Chicago 49, New Lenox 46, Sterling 29. 66 teams entered. Shabonna’s next meet is Friday–Saturday, March 23–24, at New Lenox, with rounds at 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday.
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Rick Bell
George Dergo
Illinois
Des Plaines
Bell
Dergo
San Snyder
Snyder
Ron Rockowski
Paul Gilbertson
Joliet Boys Club
West Chicago
New Lenox
Sterling
Shabonna
Finland
Kutches
Todd Kutches
Brian Wooldridge
Tom Haas
John Bolen
Tom Finland
Richardson
Greg Bednarik
Parnell
Peterson
Joe Parnell
Bruce Erickson
Spangler
Greg Strait
Kevin Carter
Ed Butterfield
Kutches win intramural league title over Finland 63 60
Kutches built an 18 10 lead in the first period and held on to defeat Finland 63 60 to claim the Junior Senior League Tour nament championship in the intramural basketball league. Finland, the regular season champion, was led by Frnland with nine points and Richardson with eight as Kutches' seven players scored in the third period to surge ahead.
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Kutches
Finland
Frnland
Tom Frnland
Jay Richardson
Collins and Brewer named to AP second team
AP named Doug Collins of Illinois State and Jim Brewer of Minnesota to the 1973 All-America basketball second team. Illinois’ Nick Weatherspoon and Northern Illinois’ Jim Bradley received honorable mentions.
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Helix High School
San Diego
Walton
UCLA
David Thompson
North Carolina State
Ed Ratleff
Long Beach
Kermit Washington
American University
Providence
Ernie DiGregorio
Doug Collins
Illinois State
Dwight Lamar
Southwestern Louisiana
Minnesota
Jim Brewer
Giant
Thompson
Rat
New York
Maywood
Associated Press
Illinois
Nick Weatherspoon
University of Illinois
Jim Bradley
Northern Illinois
Lincoln Favored to Win State AA Title
The Illinois Class AA tournament moves into the supersectionals with undefeated Lincoln Railsplitters (29-0) as the top choice to capture the state crown at Champaign. Lincoln led the AP rating with 12 of 18 first-place votes and 261 points, ahead of Elgin (26-1) and Lockport (27-1).
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Associated Press
Lincoln
Champaign
Elgin
University of Illinois Assembly Hall
Lockport
Collinsville
Thornridge
Aurora West
Chicago
Gulfstream Park Opens 1973 Racing Season With Big Stakes
Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Florida starts its 1973 meeting on March 5 and runs until late April. Three $100,000 stakes are planned including the Gulfstream Park Handicap on March 24, the Florida Derby on March 31 for Derby entries, and the Pan American Handicap on turf at a mile and a half on April 14.
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Hallandale
Fla
Gulfstream Park
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