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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1977
Page
8
Twenty one Class AAA boys compete at Arizona State University Pool with prelims Friday at 3 p.m. and finals Saturday at 10 a.m. Coronado leads with ten divers and nine in events, including Andy Mitchell and Karl Pierce among multiple entries.
Phoenix Racquets take on the Los Angeles Strings at Veterans Coliseum at 7 30 p m in a WTT match. Strings sit last in the West with a 1 7 record while Phoenix stands 3 2 and third in the division. Willie Aikens hits a go ahead homer in the ninth to lift Salt Lake over Phoenix 8 6 in the Pacific Coast League. Horace Speed sets Phoenix career homer record with his 48th in his Giant career.
Portland stars Bill Walton Maurice Lucas Lionel Hollins Larry Steele and Bob Gross overcome a virus and are set to play Friday in the NBA semifinal against the Los Angeles Lakers. Teammate Dave Twardzik also returns after missing the first three games. In hockey Dan Labranten and Willy Lindstrom scored for Winnipeg as they beat Quebec 2 1 to start the WHA final series. Paulin Bordeleau replied for the Nordiques.
HSV Hamburg defeated Anderlecht 2 0 to win the European Cup Winners Cup for West Germany in Amsterdam. The Belgian side fell short as Hamburg claimed the title in a decisive final.
New York State Supreme Court Judge Harold Baer ruled that the New York Jets must host their NFL games in New York and fulfill their contract with Shea Stadium in New York, barring games in New Jersey.
Men's AA Holiday Oldsmobile 17 Red Carpet 14 with Moore earning three runs on a homer and two runs batted in. James Bond 17 Palo Alto 3 led by Ken Hansen Jim Oblander and Bill Berger homers. Dynasty 37 Lindner Construction 8 as Lindner and Yeager star. Coronado Baptist 12 Pottery Paradise 5. Diamonds 17 Schaeffer Smith 12 led by Ward Welch Atwood. Our Gang 28 Coronado Baptist 2 powered by 23 second inning runs. Yellow Front 21 Sun Dials 7 with two homers by Donna Toon and four by Vickie Monroe.
The Progress All-City High School Girls' Basketball Team honors a mainly junior first unit with two seniors on the 10 player squad. Player of the Year is Chaparral's Chris Thom, edging Saguaro's Shelley Lickfeldt. Second team includes sophomores Kendra Webb Kay Kelso Cheryl Woodlock and seniors Barb Chambers Mary Jo Moran.
Junior guard Chris led Chaparral Firebirds to the Paradise Valley Invitational girls basketball title with standout season totals. She averaged 18.2 points per game, shot 38 percent, 55 percent from the line, and six steals per game, leading the city in scoring and steals.
Arcadia's Clare Chalmers and Scottsdale High's medley relay team qualified for the state meet at Cholla High in Tucson during Wednesday's interdivisional girls AAA events. Saguaro qualified in two events but did not travel due to prom conflicts impacting a runner.
Houston roared to a 118 94 victory in Philadelphia as John Lucas led with 20 points and sparked a first quarter burst to seize control. Julius Erving topped Philadelphia with 28 points while Rudy Tomjanovich added 24 for Houston.
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