Wolfpack Wins First NCAA Title as Thompson Stars
North Carolina State defeats Marquette 76 64 to claim its first NCAA basketball championship. David Thompson, the tournament MVP, scored 21 points while Al McGuire’s two first half technical fouls sparked the Wolfpack run.
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N. C
UPI
al McGuire
David Thompson
McGuire
Marquette
Thompson
North Carolina State
North Carolina‘State
Wolfpack
UCLA
Marcus Washington
Warriors
Washington
Jim Howell
Tom Burleson
Burleson
Monte Tone
Joe Spence
Bo Ellis
Spence
Irv Brown
Western Athletic Conference
Pro Baseball Rivalry Opens Week in Scottsdale
On Wednesday the Oakland A s face the Chicago Cubs at 1 p m at Scottsdale Stadium Cleveland Cuyahoga West plays Scottsdale CC at 3 30 p m. Friday the Cleveland Indians meet the Cubs at 1 p m at Scottsdale Stadium Mesa CC visits Scottsdale CC at 3 30 p m.
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Oakland A’s
Chicago Cubs
Scottsdale Stadium
Cleveland
Cuyahogate West
Scottsdale CC
Gilbert
Chaparral
Tolleson
Tan
Phoenix Christian
Glendale
Paradise Valley
Arcadia
Tempe
Coronado
McClintock
Sunnyslope
Scottsdale
Saguaro
Westwood
Central Arizona College
Washington
Chandler
Cleveland Indians
Mesa CC
Bruins Rally To Take Consolation Game In Greensboro
UCLA, ousted from the NCAA title picture, trailed Kansas 38 31 at halftime before a second half surge. Coach John Wooden urged pride and a championship mindset, guiding the Bruins to a 78 61 victory as Bill Walton and Keith Wilkes sparked the comeback.
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Greensboro
N. C
UPI
Ucla Bruins
Kansas
John Wooden
Birds
Wooden
Bruins
North Carolina State
UCLA
Bill Walton
Keith Wilkes
Walton
Wilkes
Foreman Favored In Caracas Title Defense Over Norton
Undefeated heavyweight champion George Foreman, weighing 224 pounds, is a 3 to 1 favorite to beat Ken Norton before 15 000 fans at Poliedro Stadium in Caracas. A victory could set up a September defense against Muhammad Ali with a potential TV audience in 70 countries. Norton weighed 212 1/4 pounds and argued for an American referee as the World Boxing Council backed Venezuelan officials.
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Caracas
UPI
George Foreman
Ken Norton
Norton
Poliedro Stadium
Asa
Zaire
Muhammad Ali
Foreman
Boxing Commission
Dick Sadler
Sadler
Local
World Boxing Council
Shus
WBC
Ramon Velasquez
Velasquez
Robert Brion
Ali
Belgian Congo
Video Techniques, Inc
Rotary Tennis Classic Opens Largest Valley Event
Tempe Racquet and Swim Club hosts the Schick Tennis Classic with 40 players led by Jimmy Connors in a $20 000 main event amid a six day schedule. The event includes senior Grand Masters matches and exhibition by Bobby Riggs with proceeds aiding Rotary youth programs and tennis associations in the Valley.
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Phoenix
Rotary
Valley
Tempe
Connors
West Germany
Karl Meiler
Sandy
Bobby Riggs
Mr. Hustle
ASU
Frank Rush
KXIV
Jim Spero
Tempe East
Rotary Club
Phoenix Distric Tennis Association
Rotary International Foundation
Fifth Avenue Electronics Clinch 3-0 ASL Victory
Scottsdale Fifth Avenue Electronics soccer team defeated Phoenix Eagles 3-0 in ASL play to move within one win of clinching its first league title with two games remaining. Chet Sywarungsymun scored twice and completed a hat trick after 62 minutes, with assists from Ansel Styles and Rolf Ziemann. The match was 1-0 at halftime, and Scottsdale now faces Lufthansa next Sunday at Monterey Park.
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Scottsdale
Fifth Avenue Electronics
Phoenix Eagles
Fifth Avenue
Eagles
Chet Sywarungsyman
Eagle
Phoenix
Walter Vaden
Sywarungsymun
Ansel Styles
Rolf Ziemann
Lufthansa
Monterey Park
Cocopah Girls Clinch City Elementary Track Title
Cocopah School amassed 131 points to win the City Elementary Girls Track Meet at Scottsdale High. Pima and Navajo-Paiute followed, with multiple records set across divisions by Cocopah and other tribes. Individual leaders included Krista Holmes and Kim Kurtzweg among several standouts in D to G divisions.
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Cocopah
Scottsdale High
Pima
Mohave
Supai
Krista Holmes
Kim Kurtzweg
Julie Adcox
Kim Metzger
Christy Stockton
Nancy Morgan
Teresa Retterbush
Laurie Morrison
Navajo
Karen. Revella
Hohokam
Holmes
Bethany Lemke
Chris Thom
Lisa Goldstein
Paiute
Lisa Lamkin
Soloma
Kathy Potts
Kathy, Tackett
Shelley Davis
Becky Brown
Pueblo
Retterbush
Lori Mangusa
Erin Leech
Amy Corder
Roxanne Straiger
Kurtzweg
Jane Vidulich
Hays
Terry
Benton
Morrison
Debbie Hammond
Kint Smith
Katie Freeman
Kathy Hughes
Cindy West
Cherry Wilson
Mary Shea
Yavapai
Revella
Sherri Ross
Freeman
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Sports
Venezuela
R & SC
Rotary Tennis
ASL
Colleen Davis
Metzger
Susie Gaw
Susie Gibson
Debbie Melton
Kathy Stanaslovic
Morgan
Vicki Grandinetti
Marleen Rehm
Hughes
Annette Hill
Jill Reiter
Somy Pollock
Adcox
Lisa Stanojlovic
Lori Unangst
Stockton
Lemke
Rowe
Julie Stigman
Apache
Kiva
E.’ Avalon
Dr. Scottsdale
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