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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1976
Page
7
A deadly blaze at Louisville Downs killed groom William Dormeier age 26 of Evansville Indiana and at least 90 harness horses. Flames rose about 75 feet as rescue attempts continued during the early hours.
Olympic champion Dorothy Hamill of Riverside Connecticut captured the women’s world figure skating title in Goteborg Sweden representing the United States.
Bill Conlin notes Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams aged stars who wisely left the game. He contrasts their exits with other aging legends who stayed on, and cites high salaries for fading players in Japan. He recalls Williams last at bat in 1960 and DiMaggio’s failed return as coach.
Benihana defeated Goodrich 60 57 after two overtimes in the city men s basketball tournament. Steve Burke scored 18 for Benihana while Ron Despain added 29. For Goodrich Roger Alarie 22 Cliff Sprinkle 12 led scorers.
The WHA table shows Calgary at 33 4 24 23 and Toronto at 18 5 4 with 269 321, followed by weekend results. Saturdays saw Cleveland 5 Houston 4 and Toronto 5 Calgary 2. Indianapolis 3 Cincinnati 2. New England 5 Phoenix 3. Sundays added Cincinnati 5 New England 3. Cleveland 5 Indianapolis 1. Winnipeg 2 Calgary 1. Edmonton 4 Quebec 2. San Diego 5 Phoenix 2.
Chandler beats Rincon 59-53 to win the Arizona Class AAA boys basketball title. Pendergast made nine of 11 shots for 20 points and 12 rebounds in the final, and co captain Steve King joined him on the all tournament team alongside Pettit Goslin Mayer. Chandler earlier beat East Phoenix in four overtimes and Sahuaro in the semifinal.
The Philadelphia Flyers signed Paul Holmgren, formerly with the Minnesota Fighting Saints. Holmgren had been drafted by the Flyers last year but chose a WHA contract instead, delaying his NHL entry.
Saidam Sure, a 3 year old gelding by Madies and Little Sure, swept the one mile Arizona Breeders Derby for S year olds at Phoenix, edging Bar Flyer by two lengths in front of Noorbound. Alvin McCauley rode the winner who paid 6.80 3.60 3.00. Crowd of 6,800 bet 387,303 across 10 races.
Virginia pulls a stunning 67-62 upset of fourth-ranked North Carolina in the ACC final, sending UNC to the NCAA Mideast Regional in Dayton. The Cavaliers earn a first-round game against DePaul while UNC faces the SEC winner, with Indiana Marquette and the Tar Heels in the same region.
The day’s results show EAST Brown 101 over Harvard 66 and Yale 54 over Dartmouth 52, with MIDWEST Indiana 96 over Ohio State 67 and Michigan 80 over Northwestern 77. Other notable margins include Auburn 90 over Louisiana State 60 and Texas Tech 74 over Texas A&M 72 in the conferences.
Kaylene Stitt won the all around with 35.15 as the Desert Devils defeated the Salt Lake City Gamers 138.6 to 135.4 at Paradise Valley High School. Stitt earned high marks on uneven bars and balance beam, with teammates York and D Arcangelo also placing in events.
Sunday mornings participants include 16 and over Grant Walker and 15 experts Bil Newsome 15 novices Mike Ladd 14 experts John Bear 14 novices Darren Beach 13 experts Jeff Gorman 13 novices John Seifers 12 experts Bill Adcock 11 experts Gary Brodie 10 experts Ogg Jackson 9s Richie Green 88 Allen Sporting 7s Tracy Garcia.
Bob Gramm and Ann Mushorn won the Class A title at the Xavier High School Charity Tennis Tournament played on Scottsdale and Paradise Valley private courts. They defeated Raul Disarufino and Carol Provo 7 5 4 6 6 4.
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