Saguaro Sabercats eye a tougher basketball season
Central Division preview notes Saguaro High School as the Sabercats face a rebuilding year under coach Jerry Eckman. Only four lettermen return including 6-1 guard Jack Lorbeer and 6-2 Al Lessig, with lack of height a concern but quickness and attitude praised.
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Paradise Valley Basketball Faces Inside Rebuilding Challenge
Paradise Valley High School eyes a rebound season in Skyline Division B as coach Bob Carroll loses center Greg Jones to injury and returns four lettermen including Greg Clark. The team must develop frontcourt depth led by 6-4 Chuck Beaulieu and 6-2 Tom Bemrich while relying on guards for scoring and fast break potential. Carroll names Sunnyslope as favorite in the league with St Mary’s close behind.
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SCC Takes Second in Valley of the Sun Classic
Scottsdale Community College finishes runner up to Phoenix College Bears 95-89 at Phoenix College gym. Roland Coit and Floyd Hicks lead PC with 21 points and 12 rebounds each while Dave Ebel tops SCC with 23. Bart Bradley fouls out for SCC as G Williams and Jones add for SCC.
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Suns Host Rockets In NBA Clash At Veterans Memorial
Phoenix tries to snap a losing skid as it hosts Houston at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Suns sit 8-12, last in the Pacific, after a 88-85 loss to Portland. Rockets sit 11-9, third in the Central, following a 96-91 defeat to Atlanta.
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Grand Canyon tops Southern Utah State 67 57 to open season
Rod Hightower and Mike Haddow each scored 20 points to lift Grand Canyon College over Southern Utah State 67 to 57 in the opening game. The Antelopes seized the lead at 8 6 early, taking the advantage on a Hightower tip off and holding the edge. Grand Canyon led 34 30 at halftime.
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Baylor Heads To Cotton Bowl After Texas A&M Upset
Baylor University clinched its first Cotton Bowl berth after Texas defeated Texas A&M 32-3, with Baylor set to face Penn State. Baylor must beat Rice in its season finale to claim the outright conference title as coach Grant Teaff plans rest before the final game. Alabama improved to 11-0 with a 17-18 win over Auburn, closing in on a national title with Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.
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UCLA routs Wichita State as Drollinger leads with 21
Ralph Drollinger 7-foot-1 junior scores 21 and grabs 17 rebounds to spark UCLA to an 85-74 season opening win over Wichita State at Pauley Pavilion. UCLA aims to carry on its late eight year playoff string, while USC, Arizona and others post early wins.
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Solid Mist Favored in Valley of the Sun Handicap At Turf Paradise
Solid Mist trained by Richard Hazelton is favored as the early pick for the 13th Valley of the Sun Handicap at Turf Paradise. The $15,000 claiming race features New Governor as a strong challenger after his Phoenix win last Sunday, with Centaur Blaze Divisive Herbergette and Lieutenant Checker also entered. General Diplomat won Friday’s six furlong feature for 2 year-olds.
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Vicks Picks By Ken Vick for Turf Paradise Races
Veteran handicapper Ken Vick lists 20 thoroughbreds for tomorrow at Turf Paradise. Each horse receives a preferred ranking with brief chances notes and the lone best betShady s Style noted as the 10th race top pick while other entries like Cody Bill Surface Thinker and Naval Convoy appear among the selections.
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Pride on the line as Arizona faces Arizona State
Arizona and Arizona State meet at Arizona Stadium in a pivotal rivalry clash with a sellout crowd of 40,000. Arizona sits 8-2 as a slight favorite while ASU is 6-4, both aiming for second place in the WAC behind BYU.
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Mesa Community College to clash with Indian Hills in Wool Bowl
Defending NJCAA champion Mesa Community College faces Indian Hills of Iowa in the Wool Bowl. Indian Hills ranked second. Mesa fifth. Iowa hosts at 10-0, Mesa 8-1. Freshman Gonzalez to start at quarterback replacing injured Ramirez, who may be available if needed. Offense to run through Dowell and Jones.
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Dog Selex Card for Perry Track Meeting
Best bet Chuck O Luck leads the 10th race while the best Quin is 1 2 in the 9th. The card lists horse pairings with riders and connections such as Miranda Dee He Can plus many other horses across twelve races.
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