Notre Dame Faces Tar Heels In NCAA East Regional Battle
Notre Dame coach Digger Phelps jokes his 13 players are Irish for St Patrick’s Day as the 13th ranked Fighting Irish meet No 3 North Carolina in College Park Maryland at 8 15 p m EST. Tar Heel center Tommy LaGarde is hurt others are less than full strength.
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Alabama and St Bonaventure Favored In NIT Semifinals
In New York Alabama is a four point pick over Houston and St Bonaventure a two point favorite against Villanova at Madison Square Garden. Alabama beat Virginia Tech 79 72 to reach the semis. St Bonaventure defeated Oregon 76 73 while Villanova topped Massachusetts 81 71.
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Trucker Banquets Honor Wrestling and Basketball Teams
Norwalk High School schedules three winter banquets for its wrestling and boys and girls basketball squads. The wrestling event is March 21 at 6:30 p.m. at the VFW. contact Mrs. Dennis Corrigan. Boys basketball dinner is March 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. tickets 3 dollars, contact Mrs. John Schroeder. Girls basketball dinner is March 31 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. potluck, contact Mrs. Joseph Tengowski.
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Vacationland Pony League to Hold Spring Meeting
Vacationland Pony League will hold a spring meeting Saturday at 1 30 p m at the Norwalk Recreation Center. Teams wishing to enter should attend. The league serves boys 13 14 with a new 15 16 age group hoped this season. For information contact Bob Brown of Norwalk.
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Softball Meeting Set for City Teams Tonight
WILLARD an organizational meeting for the city softball teams is scheduled at 7 30 this evening in the city council chambers.
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Lucero Lee Wins Thistledown Feature In 1 02
Lucero Lee ridden by Wayne Howell captured the featured eighth race at Thistledown in five furlongs 1 02. The upset winner paid 11.40 6.20 5.00 with Diamond In The Sky finishing second and Center Tower third.
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Chicago Bulls chase playoff spot in Detroit win
Chicago earned its 10th win in 11 games with a 104-97 road victory over Detroit as Ed Badger weighs playoff odds. Chicago sits one game below .500 in the Midwest and must overtake Kansas City while hoping Seattle falters. May and Holland led with 22 and 26 points respectively.
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Indians pound Cubs in 14 8 as Garland avoids pitch
Cleveland collects 18 hits to topple Chicago 14 8 in Tucson exhibition. Wayne Garland suffers biciptal tendonitis and is ruled out until pain subsides. Dennis Eckersley wins hold despite seventh inning hiccup for Tom Buskey. Larvell Blanks, Bill Melton, and Johnny Grubb homer.
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Reds rally to beat Mets 7 4 in exhibition play
In Tampa, George Foster led Cincinnati with three hits including a double. Danny Driessen cleared the bases with a sixth inning triple as the Reds scored five to erase a Mets lead. Tom Seaver, Bob Apodaca, and Nino Espinosa allowed 12 Reds hits. The Mets scored three in the third and added one in the eighth.
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NOL All Star Team Dominated by Northern Ohio Seniors
Willard’s Don Danhoff leads the Northern Ohio League first team as a 6-4 senior posting 13.3 points and 10 rebounds per game. Teammates Mike Nicholls, Ed Nasonti, Randy Reile and Merritt Yackey join from Galion, Bellevue, Upper Sandusky and Tiffin Columbian. Second unit features Norwalk’s Terry Ray and Willard’s Mike Rosso, with other regionals Glen Noggle, Skip Vermilya and Jack Felton on the honorable list.
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Perreault Sparks Sabres to 6-2 Win Over Barons
Gil Perreault had two goals and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres beat the Cleveland Barons 6-2 to seize first place in the Adams division. Jim Lorentz set up Rick Martin for an early goal, Gardner tied it, and Perreault added a second period goal and another in the third, with Guevremont also scoring. Greg Smith added Cleveland’s final tally.
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Waltrip closes in on Yarborough after Carolina 500
Darrell Waltrip finished second in the Carolina 500 at Rockingham, trimming Cale Yarborough’s lead to a slim margin. Richard Petty won his first 1977 Grand National race, driving a Dodge to victory at Rockingham. Waltrip matched his prior runner-up result in Richmond with another brief challenge to Yarborough.
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Canadiens Clinch Best NHL Regular Season Record
The Montreal Canadiens secured the league's best regular season record with a 5-2 win over the Minnesota North Stars, reaching 119 points (54-8-11) while Philadelphia trails at 99. Coach Scotty Bowman noted the team planned for home ice in the playoffs and continued their high scoring style.
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