Sabers Top Beavers In Intracity Showdown
Saguaro Sabercats built a 16 4 first quarter lead and never trailed, beating Scottsdale Beavers 56 50 at Scottsdale High. Dave Simmons led Saguaro with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Ned Norris added 15 points and 10 rebounds, while Steve Harris had 11 points and 11 assists. Mark Besh led Scottsdale with 10 points as the Beavers missed 18 of 26 first half shots and finished 42 percent from the field.
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Ned Norris
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Simmons
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Mark Besh
Bill Owen
Kelly Martin
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Bruce Larsen
Mark Bradley
Dave Cohen
Besh
Shane Murphy
Tom Larsen
Chris Palmeri
Steve Todare
Kirby Hutson
Russ Camper
Don Dole
Bill Farrell
Sunnyslope
Vikings
Trojans
Farrell
Chuck Beaulieu
Jim Judge
Dave Herron
Ed Horger
Jeff Kivet
Coronado Edges Marcos de Niza In B League Tilt
Coronado defeated Marcos de Niza 66 to 59 in a Friday night B League basketball game. Herb Sherman praised the comeback as Coronado rallied from a seven point deficit to win. Kevin Coyle led with 19 points and 15 rebounds by Bob Sloan helped the Dons, while MdN’s Gilbert Bailon top scored with 15. Coronado improves to 4-1 in league play with one game left before the halfway mark.
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Herb Sherman
Marcos de Niza
Sherman
Dons
Westwood
Kevin Coyle
Bob Sloan
Doug Dickerson
Rob Halchishick
Ben Greer
Greer
Bill Ketterer
Gilbert Bailon
Mdn
Shannon Colgate
Charlie Szymanski
NHRA Phoenix Winter Classic Qualifying Crashes Injure Two Drivers
Des Moines, Iowa driver Jim Cooper and Denver driver Jere Wilson were hospitalized after separate qualifying crashes at Beeline Dragway. Cooper, 34, injured head and arm in a rollover after reaching 146 mph in the quarter mile and placed in guarded condition at Mesa Lutheran Hospital. Wilson sustained wrist and other injuries with his dragster overturning after losing its airfoil wing. Final eliminations in eight NHRA categories are set for Sunday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jim Cooper
Denver
Jere Wilson
Cooper
Mesa Lutheran Hospital
Wilson
NHRA
Beeline Dragway
Gary Beck
Edmonton
Alberta
Redcoat press keys Gerard to 74 60 win on Dust Devils
Gerard High School, led by Don Koch with 22 points and Roger Elsey with 16, used a second quarter press to pull away from Santa Cruz 74 60. The Redcoats moved to 12 3 and tied for first in the Class A Central Division at 2 0, while Santa Cruz fell to 1 1.
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Gerard Redcoats
Santa Cruz’ Dust Devils
Gerard
Redcoats
Coolidge
Santa Cruz
Devils
Don Koch
Sunnyslope Vikings top Paradise Valley in Skyline clash
Sunnyslope beat Paradise Valley 69 57 on the road to move 2 2 in Skyline Division B. PV led 42 26 at halftime before a second half surge fell short as Sunnyslope shot 52 percent and PV hit 29 percent.
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Sunnyslope Vikings
Paradise Valley HS
Trojans
Vikings
Dog Selex By Perry Mutuel At Phoenix Greyhound Park
Selection for tonight's races at Phoenix Greyhound Park prepared by veteran handicapper Perry Mutuel. Lane assignments listed with dog numbers and paired bets include best bet Devil's Disciple in race 6 and quinella combo 36 across race 8.
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Perry Mutuel
Phoenix Greyhound Park
Tassey
Hotcha
Mahala Kay
Spanish Lake
Atley
Glendale Mitch
Nina
Ghosttown
Cedar’ Ridge
C.B
Herkimo
Mirage
Mary Ann
David Leon
Oklahoma
Kim
Lavish
Robi Bill
Babe
Powell rides four winners at Turf Paradise meet
Jockey Jim Powell, a perennial Turf Paradise champion, won four of five mounts on Friday including Keen Lucy in the feature while also taking Royal Assault, Mary's Lover, and Sunstriker. The meet totals 61 victories as the meeting ends Sunday with 5,500 in attendance and a $321,673 handle.
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Phoenix
Jim Powell
Turf Paradise
Keen Lucy
Fleet Marie
Tiz R
Powell
Royal Assault
Mary’s Lover
Chuck's Choices racing card summary
A racing card lists six races with paired entries. Each race shows two horse names per side and notes winners or chances. The matchups include Jud Ruler versus here He's A Cutie, Honey Melody versus Time Of Day, Prince Brummet versus Peso Utten, Regal Try versus F.D. Quick, Pepper Torch versus Royal Stew, and Atomic Tommy versus True Victory.
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Honey Melody
Nero Star
Prince Brummet
F.D. Quick
Royal Stew
Tommy
Races At Turf Paradise Preview By Chuck Badone
Selections for Sundays Turf Paradise races list top picks for each upcoming event. The note highlights Prince Brummel as the best bet in the third race with other contenders named for races seven through eleven based on form speed and distance suitability.
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Turf Paradise
Chuck Badone
Island Knight
Huntin Dreams
King’s Mate
Bar Island
Brown St. John
Vegas Midge
Chance
Rabie Rouser
Mr. Irvin
Sea of Love
Sitka
Ivan’s
Mike the
Centaur Blaze
Lucky Clue
Prince Brummel
Westphal sparks Suns to 124 115 win over Rockets
Paul Westphal scored 28 as Phoenix built a 71 51 halftime lead and held on for a 124 115 victory over Houston. Curtis Perry returned from a fractured facial bone with a mask and added a 3 point play sealing the win as Calvin Murphy and Rudy Tomjanovich each scored 26 for the Rockets.
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Phoenix
Paul Westphal
National Basketball Association
Houston Rockets
Houston
Curtis Perry
Perry
John Egan
Rockets
Suns
Adams
John
Shumate
John MacLeod
Scottsdale JV Girls Triumph Over Coronado
The Scottsdale junior varsity softball team won 22 to 11 against Coronado Friday. Ann Backman led with four hits, Jill Knappenberger hit three triples, and Linda Peters along with Sandy Raby homered.
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Scottsdale
Coronado
Beavers
Ann Backman
Jill Knappenberger
Linda Peters
Sandy Raby
Mariners visit Birds Sunday in Phoenix Coliseum
San Diego Mariners travel to Phoenix Coliseum at 4 p.m. for a Sunday game. Kevin Devine scored a hat trick and John French added two goals in Friday's 7-1 win over Minnesota. The Mariners sit second, one point ahead of Minnesota, with Roadrunners one behind after schedule changes linked to Ottawa’s demise.
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Phoenix
San Diego Mariners
Navy Town
Minnesota Fighting Saints
Mariners
Minnesota
Kevin Devine
John French
San Diego
Roadrunners
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Toronto
Denver
Ottawa
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Indiana
Fighting Saints
Tucson Mavericks
Bobby Barlow
Tucson
Mike Hobin
Hobin
Donny Borgeson
New England Whalers
Borgeson
Ottawa Civics
Mile Polis
Spaghetti Company
Polis
Mavericks
Dave Gorman
Lobos Rally Past Arizona State For WAC Win
New Mexico edges Arizona State 65 63 as George Berry seals the victory with two free throws at the buzzer. Berry leads with 21 points while Larry Gray adds 17 and Ricky Williams 11 for the Lobos who seize first in the WAC. Tony Zeno leads ASU with 16 points.
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N.M
George Berry
New Mexico
Arizona State
Berry
ASU
Rick Taylor
Sun Devils
Tony Zeno
Sun Devil
Taylor
Lobos
Arizona
University of Texas-El Paso
Larry Gray
Ricky Williams
Scott Liloyd
Gary Jackson
Zeno
Titans Sweep Three in Yuma Defeat
Arcadia Titans won three matches but fell 52 to 12 to the Yuma Criminals in prep wrestling. Jeff Witzeman 100 pounds won 7-5, Paul Scatterday 181 won 7-5, and Todd Scott 169 pinned in 3 55.
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Arcadia Titans
Yuma Criminals
Jeff Witzeman
Paul Scatterday
Todd Scott
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