Runners Set for WHL Finals in Portland Showdown
The Phoenix Roadrunners finish second in the regular season and advance to the WHL finals against Portland. They won 3-1 over Denver to take the semi final series four games to one at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Portland defeated San Diego 8-2 to clinch in six. Frankie Hughes and Larry Lund scored for Phoenix with Ted McCaskill sealing the win. Caley made 27 saves.
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Dons Sweep Doubleheader As Coronado Tops Kofa in League Play
Coronado defeated Kofa 2-1 in the opener and dominated the nightcap with a 6-2, then 9-3 performance. Jeff Straine keyed the first game rally with a walk and Benash and Love added runs, while Ray Forgie earned the win and Al Johnson led the Dons at the plate with a .452 average. Coronado improves to 9-3-1 in league play.
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Devils Sweep Arizona in Weekend Baseball Series
Arizona State driver Bobby Winkles praised humility after a three game sweep of Arizona. Mike Hansen earned two wins to move to 5-0, while Kent Jacobson hit an inside the park homer and Al Bannister drove in three runs as ASU opened WAC play with a 3-0 mark. Sun Devils face Grand Canyon College and Northern Arizona next at Phoenix Municipal Stadium before a road trip to UTEP.
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Giants split with Emeralds in PCL doubleheader
Phoenix Giants beat Eugene 10 to 4 to secure a split in the Pacific Coast League doubleheader. Al McBean allowed five hits to take the loss in the first game, while Phoenix jumped to a four run third inning in the second. Bobby Taylor hit his first homer of the year and Mike Sadek and Ed Goodson drove in multiple runs.
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Scottsdale Invitational Swim Meet Honors Local Swimmers
Fifteen local swimmers earned honors as the 1971 Scottsdale Invitational swam two days at Eldorado Park Pool. Vince Gullette led SST with two firsts and three seconds earning the high point trophy in the boys open division. Barbara Thompson won the girls 11 and 12 high point trophy with a 50 free win and top placings in IM and backstroke.
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Ward Opens 24th Arizona Bowling Tourney With Ceremony
Scottsdale resident Ward, 74, a Hall of Fame bowler and ABC member, delivered the ceremonial first ball for a strike at the 24th Annual Arizona State Bowling Association Men’s Championships. Frontier Lanes hosts team play for five weeks, with doubles and singles at Squaw Peak Lanes. About 538 teams and 2,500 bowlers compete statewide. Ward has 27 perfect games and a 230 season average, with a career average of 201 and nearly 20,000 games streamed.
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Reason To Pat Wins Turf Paradise Feature
Reason To Pat led from the start to win the 5½ furlong turf race at Turf Paradise. Jim Powell rode the 4-year-old bay gelding as he held off Wintresse and William D. by a neck at the stretch, with a final time of 1:03 1-5. The upset paid $6.40, and Mr. Prodigious finished fifth as the crowd of about 5,300 wagered roughly $253,267.
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