Karras to MC 24th Arizona Sports Award Dinner
Alex Karras will MC the 24th annual Arizona Sports Award Dinner on February 20 at Del Webb's TowneHouse. The event honors Arizona athletes and coaches of 1972, with tickets at 15 dollars and sponsorship by the Phoenix Press Box Association. Inductees include Frank Lancet and Dallas Long into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame. Steve Blass will join the dais.
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Sabers Defeat Yuma Criminals To Move Closer To Playoffs
Saguaro led wire to wire in a 58 to 51 victory over the Yuma Criminals at Saguaro. Mike Esler and Dave Hainlen top the Sabers with 18 and 12 points respectively as Saguaro improves to seven wins against ten losses.
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Kings edge Beavers as Kofa dominates boards in 77 70 win
Scottsdale unable to match Kofa star Dave Radtke on the boards as the Beavers drop their sixth B League game. Radtke scores 34 with 19 rebounds while Doug Fairchild leads Scottsdale with 34 points on 52 percent shooting.
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Coronado JVs upset Chaparral 67 64 in cautious city showdown
Coronado JVs defeated Chaparral 67 to 64 as the Firebirds fell 13 points behind in the third period. Mark Stevens led Chaparral with 23 points and 22 rebounds while Chaparral outrebounded Coronado 56 37, but Coronado outshot from the field and sent 38 free throws to Chaparral's 20.
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Firebirds Coronado Fall to Chaparral in Tight Victory Bid
Firebirds Coronado shot 42 percent and made half their free throws while Chaparral hit 32 percent from the field and 70 percent at the line. Mark Johnson led Don with 16 points, Ben Fisk 10, and Dave Fountain had 18 points 11 rebounds for the Birds. Chaparral sits 6-8 in its first year and may play Friday at Hayden in a new gym.
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Chris Gass
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Trojans Dominate Glendale in Conference Victory
Paradise Valley high school basketball hammered Glendale Cardinals 75 to 49 to snap a six game skid and improve to 3 11 in Skyline Division. Roy Slabaugh scored 29 with 17 rebounds while Larry Fleischer added 21 points and 15 boards as PV built a 16 8 lead and widened to a 65 28 third period margin. Glendale’s Vince McKee 13 and Mat Williams 10 led the visitors with 18 turnovers and 30 percent shooting. PV next hosts Sunnylope then plays at Flagstaff in a tough week.
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Drovers face Central Arizona in key junior college clash
Scottsdale Community College's first-year Drovers sit 10-1 in the conference with an 11 game win streak and a 19-5 season. They travel between Coolidge and Casa Grande for a 7:30 p.m. tip against Central Arizona College led by guard Lawrence Williams who scored 22 Friday after an earlier arrest.
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Gould to clash with Rothhammer at World Swimming Invitational
Australian triple Olympic champion Shane Gould will meet American rival Keena Rothhammer in the first annual World Swimming Invitational on February 14 in Los Angeles. Gould is among Munich Olympic gold medalists returning for the event facing Rothhammer, who defeated Gould in prior U.S. meets.
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Devils, Cowboys clash as ASU dominates rebounding in 91 62 rout
Arizona State beat Wyoming 91 to 62 in Tempe as ASU out-rebounded the Cowboys 50 25. Ned Walk praised the Sun Devils for crashing the boards and controlling the game with Owls. Rod Penner managed only three boards while Ron Kennedy and Mark Wasley led ASU with nine rebounds each.
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Porter wins second PGA satellite Ontario Open
Porter of Scottsdale clinched the $15,000 UAL Ontario Open title with a 54 hole 209. He shot 75 in windy rain to finish one stroke ahead of Mike Wynn and George Johnson earning $3,000 in his first full PGA year.
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Schlee Wins Hawaiian Open In Nerve Shaped Finish
John Schlee captures the $200,000 Hawaiian Open with a four under 68 and a 273 total, two strokes ahead of Orville Moody who finishes second at 275. Tom Watson collapses to third at 276 while Gay Brewer, J. C. Snead, Hale Irwin and Johnny Miller contend for top positions.
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Judo Team Members Secure Runner-Up Finishes in Tucson
Two Scottsdale YMCA Judo teammates earned second places at the monthly state tournament held at Pima College in Tucson. Issac Blake finished second in the open division and Darwin Barrie took second in the lightweight Brown Belt Division. They are coached by Scottsdale police officer Dale Samuels.
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