Sabercats Return to Central Division Battlegrounds
Saguaro Sabercats, after a solid midseason stretch, head to Westwood for an 8 p.m. tipoff as Central Division play resumes. Arcadia, Coronado, Chaparral, Paradise Valley and Scottsdale also vie for wins in 8 p.m. games, with each team featuring mixed results and key players returning from breaks.
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Jerry Ford
Saguaro Sabercats
Sabercats
Saguaro
Westwood
Arcadia
Scottsdale
Coronado
Mesa
Chaparral
Thunderbird
Paradise Valley
Moon Valley
Jerry Eckman
Wa Sabers
Estwood
Greg Gatewood
Warriors
Eckman
Fred Trump
Titans
Jim Hansen
Beavers
Bill Owen
Jack Haupt
Doug Fairchild
Kent Springer
Kent Tamsen
Mark Stevens
Teachert
Dave Fountain
Trojans
Brophy
Progress Prognostications Preview Area Basketball Picks
Progress staff forecasts Arizona State at Wyoming 79-70 and Arcadia at Scottsdale 70-62. Other selections include Scottsdale CC over Mesa 72-67, Chaparral 74-64 at Thunderbird, Coronado 74-70 over Mesa, Moon Valley 68-60 over Paradies Valley, and Westwood 55-52 over Saguaro with Gatewood back.
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Jerry Ford
Scottsdale CC
Mesa
Arizona State
Wyoming
Devils
Hollins
ASU
Kennedy
Arcadia
Scottsdale
Titans
Beavers
Odell
Chaparral
Thunderbird
Firebirds
Laydff
Coronado
Dons
Paradise Valley
Moon Valley
Trojans
Skyline
Saguaro
Westwood
Sabercats
Sabers
Cowboys
CSU Rams
Laramie
Jimmy Hanson
Doug Fairchild
Dick Anderson
Mark Stevens
Alaric
Wilson
Paradies Valley
Warriors
Greg Gatewood
Graham upends Motorola in season opener thriller
E. V. Graham toppled defending champion Motorola 66 45 as the Men's Winter Basketball League opened. Ron Barr led Graham with 29 points, Milt Jacobs 14, and Dave Zesiger 12. Motorola’s top scorers included Don Sundby 11 and Mike Stautner 12. National Life beat Sports Center 46 41 as Gary Robinson 11 and Fred George 10 led. Lasher Cowie vanquished Demas Volkswagen 47 35 with Bill Erb 14. The 258th Company edged Herbethon 44 38 as Steve Palmer 14 and Harry Winters 10 starred. C S Flyers triumphed 37 31 over Solid State Devices with Wes Richards 16 and Rob Young 8 guiding the winners.
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Motorola
Graham
Ron Barr
Milt Jacobs
Dave Zesiger
Mike Stautner
Don Sundby
Gary Robinson
Fred George
National Life
Larry Reisenrath
van’ Quathem
Bob Ipsen
Brian Kaniff
Lasher-Cowie
Demas Volkswagen
Bill Erb
Demas
Herbethon
Steve Palmer
Harry Winters
George Houston
John Petrusha
C.S. Flyers
Solid State Devices
Rob Young
Butch Hart
Mike Bemis
Wes Richards
Solid State
Smiley Stars In 80 72 Drovers Win Over Phoenix College
Scottsdale Community College center Will Smiley, a 6 10 transfer, scored 30 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lift the Drovers to an 80 72 victory over Phoenix College. Emile Shelton led the Bears with 26 as SCC improved to 10 2 overall and 1 0 in the league.
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Will Smiley
SCC
Phoenix College
Bobsnider
Scottsdale Community College
Smiles
Will. Smiley
Arizona Junior College
Drovers
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Giant
Ivan Duncan
Duncan
Mesa
The
Hokams
MCC
Scottsdale
Bears
Neil
Farrington
Owen Lomax
Gordie Violet
Violet
Will Connelly
Bone
Lomas
Robert Lucas
Emile Shelton
Gary Dodson
Elvis Easter
Ira Keeton
Bruce Metzger
John McCann
Floyd Hicks
Rams stun Sun Devils in WAC opener close finish
Colorado State edged Arizona State 74-72 on a buzzer beater jump shot by Rudy Carey. Hollins scored 20 for ASU while Phillips led CSU with 18 and Carey added 16 as the Rams shot 48.5 percent to ASU's 36 percent.
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Fort Collins
Colo
Colorado State
Arizona State
Rudy Carey
Sun Devils
Laramie
Wyoming
Lionel Hollins
Danny Phillips
Carey
Como Ponticaria
Tim Hall
Hollins
Ken Gray
Devils
Rams
Spaw resigns after eight years as Saguaro football coach
Marlin Spaw, Saguaro High School’s only head football coach, resigns to focus on teaching and duties as athletic director. In eight seasons he posted a 55-25 record, with city and league titles in 1969 and 1970, and produced players who joined the University of Arizona and University of Colorado. Applications for the head coaching job are being accepted through the district personnel office.
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Saguaro High School
Marlin Spaw
Sabercats
Spaw
Saguaro
Ray J. Davis
Davis
Harmony
Greg Boyd
Marty Shuford
University of Arizona
Wayne Mattingly
University of Colorado
Knox Chosen NFC Coach of the Year After Rams 12 2 Season
Los Angeles Rams coach Chuck Knox discusses hard work and sound preparation after guiding the team to a 12 2 regular season, NFC West title, and a decisive playoff loss to Dallas. He praises players John Hadi Harold Jackson and a strong defense as keys to success.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Chuck Knox
Los Angeles Rams
Knox
Tunate
John Hadi
Harold Jackson
Rams
Dallas
Twisters to Meet in Long Beach Invitational
The Scottsdale Girls' Club Twisters gymnastics team returns to competition with an eight team meet in Long Beach California. Competitors Tammy Manville Pam Godward Kari Lewis Carol Johnson Kittie Kennedy Jerri Cameron and Jan Shelley travel with coach George Kreutzer to face teams from Seattle Reno Fresno San Francisco Van Nuys and two Long Beach squads.
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S@ottsdale
Arizona
Twisters
Long Beach
Calif
Seattle
Reno
Fresno
San Francisco
van Nuys
George Kreutzer
Tammy Manville
Pam Godward
van ‘Nuys
Kari Lewis
Carol Johnson
Kittie Kennedy
Jerri Cameron
Jan Shelley
Julie Minotto leads with 66 in Paradise Valley tourney
Women's golf results from a Crier's Tournament at Paradise Valley Country Club show Julie Minotto posting 66 to win Class AA. Carol Cain scored 65 to win, with Lucille Sherwood 69 for Class B and Nell Bonnewell 75 for Class C. Terri Rockham and Pat Saunders posted top low nets in other classes. Aina Fortune won Class C with 14.
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Julie Minotto
Paradise Valley Country Club
Carol Cain
Lucille Sherwood
Nell Bonnewell
Terri Rockham
Coronado Golf Course
Pat Saunders
Aina Fortune
Suns Tackle Kings in Midseason Fray
The Phoenix Suns visit the Kansas City-Omaha Kings for a midseason game. Phoenix stands 16-24 in the Pacific Division, fourth, 1.5 games ahead of Seattle. Kings guard Jimmy Walker sits with tonsillitis at 18.4 ppg, while Nate Archibald returns from a 21 game absence after a leg injury.
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UPI
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Suns
NBA
Coller
Seattle
Kansas City-Omaha
Jimmy Walker
Nate Archibald
Kings
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Mesa CC
Tommy Prothro
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