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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 16, 1981

Page

11

Michigan survives Toledo to reach NIT third round

Michigan coach Bill Frieder praised his defense as the Wolverines rallied from a halftime deficit to beat Toledo 80-68 in the NIT second round. Mike McGee led with 25 points, Johnny Johnson added 22, and Adamek scored 19 for Toledo. Frieder noted the defense and balance, while Toledo coach Bob Nichols blamed weak defensive rebounding and limited protection of the interior. Michigan advances and awaits Tuesday’s second-round results to set a third-round matchup.

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Dodgers snap skid with 9 4 win over Houston in spring game

Verobeach Florida AP Terry Forster back from elbow surgeries earns win as Dodgers beat Astros 9 4 in major league exhibition. Pepe Frias drives in two with a seventh inning single, Guerrero adds a run producing single and double. Bob Welch allows two runs in three innings as Los Angeles earns its first preseason victory.

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Steeler Boss Yawns At NFL Talks In Maui

Art Rooney, 80, veteran Steelers founder and chairman, dismisses current NFL discussions as not exciting. He questions football salaries but doubts baseball wages, noting Steelers four Super Bowl titles and his son Dan as president. Raiders fight to move to Los Angeles dominates the local sports talk amid an ongoing antitrust suit in Los Angeles federal court.

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Reds catcher O Berry shows strong throwing arm in drills

Spring training highlights include Reds young catcher Mike O Berry silencing Pirates speedster Omar Moreno with two quick throws to second. Pirates also rallied for a 2 1 victory as Gary Alexander and Bill Robinson homered. Meanwhile Tigers rookie Les Filkins sparked an 8 4 win over Minnesota with three hits and a late run, though manager Sparky Anderson doubts his long term role. Filkins, 24, earned a Triple A shot after hitting .297 in Evansville last season.

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Lewis ties Owens feat in NCAA indoor long jump and dash

Houston sophomore Carl Lewis won both indoor events at the NCAA championships in Detroit, taking the long jump 27-10 and the 60-yard dash in 6.16 seconds. He beat Georgia's Mel Lattany by a nose at the tape, as his sister Carol Lewis excels in the same arena. Houston finished tied for fifth as UTEP romped to the team title, with SMU and others also scoring.

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District 5 5A baseball action opens week with Odessa High PermianEctor schedules

Odessa High and Permian begin 5-5A non district play with games against Midland Lee and Midland High while Ector starts 2-4A at home against Lames. The Eagles add a doubleheader at Kermit due to rainouts, with extra games at Snyder and Lubbock Morercy and visits to Andrews and Fort Stockton. Odessa College golf team finishes fourth at Chambers Mayflower invitational in Scottsdale. OC's Rob Stewart medalist with 152 and coach notes Billy Petty as standout. The Wranglers take a week off before Waterwood Invitational on March 28.

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Tank Patton and Junly Putsky Blanchard Midgets

Tank Patton defeated Junly Putsky in a contest involving Blanchard Midgets, with the event centered around a local youth league match. Details remain sparse in the fragmented OCR text.

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