Firebirds Eye Playoff Bid as A League Race Heats Up
Chaparral sits 4-3 in the A League in third place while Firebirds host Mesa Jackrabbits at 7 pm in a pivotal showdown that could reshuffle the playoff picture. If Firebirds win they gain a two game edge. loss tightens the field with Yuma and Mesa still alive. Jeff Rominger leads with 17 points per game, Gary Kirk adds 16, and Ted Platts contributes 10 and 10 with rebounding.
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Chaparral
Firebirds
Dick Anderson
Arcadia
Tempe
Mesa
Jackrabbits
Yuma
Firebird
Anderson
Scottsdale
Jeff Rominger
Gary Kirk
Ted Platts
Jackson fuels ASU comeback in 79 71 win over Montana
Arizona State forward Gary Jackson scored 25 points, 17 in the second half, to lift the Sun Devils to a 79-71 nonconference victory over Montana. Rick Taylor added 21 as Montana rivaled early before ASU pulled away.
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Missoula
Mont
Arizona State
Gary Jackson
Sun Devils
Montana
Jackson
Rick Taylor
ASU
Michael Ray Richardson
Grizzlies
Ned Walk
Evening High School Basketball Schedule Highlights
Tonight games include Mesa at Chaparral Sa guaro at Casa Grande Chandler at Scotts dale Gerard at Gilbert Agua Fria at Paradise Valley all at 7 or 8 p.m. Wednesday brings Scottsdale cc at Central Arizona 7 30 p.m. Softball and playoff rounds follow at Papago Park with 1 30 and 3 30 p.m. starts.
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Paradise Valley
Agua Fria
Saguaro
Casa Grande
Gerard
Gilbert
Coronado
Arcadia
Mesa
Chaparral
Scottsdale
Scottsdale cC
Central Arizona
Softail
Yuma
Marcos de Niza
Westwood
Tempe
Papago Park
64Th Street
Oak Street
Saguaro Sabercats Aim For Win Versus Westwood in Open
Saguaro high school softball, 10-0, faces Westwood in the Central Division tournament at Papago Park. Coach Jerry Bicknell emphasizes urgency as The Big Gold Machine looks to advance to state. DeeDee Murphy and Deanne Clark pace a strong defense and pitching duo.
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Sabercats
Westwood Warriors
Jerry Bicknell
Bicknell
Bicknell’s
Big Gold Machine
Papago Park
64Th
Oak Streets
Westwood
Chaparral
Yuma
Marcos de Niza
Scottsdale
Paradise Valley
Tempe
Sagiaro
DeeDee
Murphy
Deanne Clark
Mary Bruemmer
Shelly Lickfeldt
Winnie Saunders
East Favored in All Star Clash at Spectrum
Eastern Conference coach Tom Heinsohn leads a strong East lineup with MVP past winner Nate Archibald and stars like Havlicek and Cowens facing a West squad led by Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Rick Barry. Seven West players debut All Star appearances amid a record attendance bid.
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Tom Heinsohn
Boston
Spectrum
Heinsohn
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Seattle
Bob McAdoo
Buffalo
Dave Bing
Washington
Hayes
McAdoo
Dave
Cowens
Rudy Tomjanovich
Houston
George McGinnis
John Drew
Atlanta
Doug Collins
Randy Smith
JoJo White
The
West
Rick Barry
Golden State
Barry
Bob Dandridge
Milwaukee
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Brian Winters
Nate Archibald
Kansas City
al Attles
Curtis Rowe
Detroit
Jamaal Wilkes
Scott Wedman
Alvan Adams
Fred Brown
Phil Smith
Norm van Lier
Rutgers routs Princeton to extend undefeated run
Rutgers beat Princeton 75 62 to stretch its winning streak to 17 as Mike Dabney led with 18 points and Phil Sellers added 22. Princeton, led by Barnes Hauptfuhrer with 17, cut the lead to 55 53 before Rutgers finished strong. Gov. Byrne watched as 7,556 fans packed Jadwin Gym.
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N.J
Rutgers
Mike Dabney
Scarlet Knights
Tigers
Dabney
Frank Sowinski
Phil Sellers
Barnes Hauptfuhrer
Sowinski
Armond Hill
Skein
Jadwin Gym
Brendan T. Byrne
Sellers
Americans lag in Innsbruck trials as Hamill faces cold
American Olympians posted poor results in early Innsbruck trial runs with no top ten finishes in downhill events. Dorothy Hamill, 19, battled a cold reducing practice from six to two hours, while Jim Morgan and fellow bobsledders trailed in two man sled trials.
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Dorothy Hamill
United States
Hamill
Riverside
Conn
Jim Morgan
Saranac Lake
N.Y
America
Tom Becker
Indianapolis
Morgan
Brent Rushlaw
Fred Fritsich
Akron
Ohio
Daniel Grant
Glen Falls
William Renton
Kane
Becker
U.S
James Denney
Duluth
Minn
Andy Mill
Aspen
Colo
Karl Anderson
Greene
Maine
Greg Jones
Tahoe City
Calif
Pete Patterson
Sun Valley
Idaho
Steelers star Ernie Holmes faces cocaine possession charge
Amarillo report says 27 year old Ernie Holmes of the Steelers front four was free on $1,000 bond after being charged with possession of 250 milligrams of cocaine. Holmes has a prior criminal history including a 1973 assault with a deadly weapon case and a psychiatric hospital treatment.
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Tex
Ernie Holmes
Pittsburgh Steelers
National Football League
Holmes
Newton
Byrd
Youngstown
Ohio
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