Hirsch Huskies Claim Illinois Class AA Title In Upset
Chicago Hirsch led by Ricky Green and John Robinson defeated New Trier East 65-51 to win the Illinois state high school Class AA title at the University of Illinois Assembly Hall. Aurora West finished third with 67-45 over Lockport Central.
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Champaign
Ill
Chicago
Hirsch
Ricky Green
John Robinson
New Trier East
Aurora West
Lockport Central
Robinson
New Trier
Wall
Huskies
Moline
Lockport
South Side
Gold Coast Indians
Winnetka
Charles Stimpso
Trtal
John Castino
Frank Moran
Green
University of Illinois Assembly Hall
Ricky Green leads AP Class AA all tournament team
Ricky Green of Chicago Hirsch dominated the ballots with 73 of 75 votes to head the all tournament team. He is joined on the first team by Alvin Green of Lockport Central Matt Hicks of Aurora West John Castino of New Trier East and Bob Bone of Collinsville.
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Ricky Green
Chicago Hirsch
Associated Press
Green
Lockport
Aurora West
New Trier
Collinsville
Bob Bone
John Bryant
Aurora
Ellis Files
John Robinson
Chicago
Hirsch Tom Koch
Elgin
Frank Moran
Giants Angels Brawl Highlights Spring Exhibition Action
A spring exhibition between the San Francisco Giants and California Angels featured a bench clearing brawl in the third inning after Giants pitcher Jim Willoughby hit Sandy Alomar and Angels pitcher Clyde Wright hit Tito Fuentes. Fuentes was involved in a scuffle and both managers argued as Wright and Fuentes were ejected along with Fox Hiatt and Wright. In other games, Cubs beat A's 7-6 in 12 innings as Jose Cardenal delivered the winning hit in Mesa. Royals shut out White Sox 2-0 at Sarasota, and Cardinals edged Reds 1-0 at St. Petersburg with Ray Busse driving in the winning run.
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Associated Press
California Angels
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Angels
San Francisco
Jim Willoughby
California
Sandy Alomar
Clyde Wright
The
Angeles
Tito Fuentes
Fuentes
Wright
Charlie Fox
Jack Hiatt
Fox
Hiatt
Mesa
Ariz
Jose Cardenal
Chicago Cubs
Oakland Athletics
Horatio Pina
Ken Rudolph
Rick Monay
Cardenal
Cubs
Vida Blue
A’s
Chicago
Milt Pappas
Dick Green
Sarasota Fla
Kansas City Royals
Monty Montgomery
Mike Jackson
Gen Garber
Chicago White Sox
Royals
Rich Gossage
Bart Johnson
St. Petersburg
Fla
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
al Santorini
Mike Nagy
Cincinnati
Ray Busse
Whitworth advances in Sears Classic match play
Top seed Kathy Whitworth of Richardson defeats Carole Jo Scala 3 and 2 to reach the Sears Classic finals in Port St. Lucie with 15 rivals. Players welcome medal play for the final 18 holes and the LPGA leader notes the hard part is behind her. Finalists include Marilyn Smith Sandra Haynie Cathy Duggan Judy Rankin Sandra Spuzich Betty Burfendt Pam Higgins Joyce Kazmierski Gerda Boykin Betsy Cullen Sandra Post Mickey Wright Carol Mann Gloria Ehret.
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Port St. Lucie
Fla
Kathy Whitworth
Richardson Tex
Carole Jo Scala
Shingle Springs
Calif
Miss Whitworth
Ladies Professional Golf Association
LPGA
Marilyn Smith
Jupiter
Sandra Haynie
Fort Worth
Tex
Cathy Duggan
Fort Lauderdale
Judy Rankin
Midland
Sandra Spuzich
Indianapolis
Ind
Betty Burfevndt
Canaan
N.Y
Pam Higgins
Groveport
Ohio
Joyce Kazmierski
Detroit
Mich
Gerda Boykin
Conroe
Betsy Cullen
Tulsa
Okla
Sandra Post
Boyton Beach
Black Hawks Clinch Western Division Title With 7-0 Win
Chicago Black Hawks rout Atlanta Flames 7-0 as Tony Esposito posts his fourth shutout. Dennis Hull adds two goals to lift Chicago to its fourth straight division crown and third consecutive Western title. Bruins blank Rangers 3-0 behind Plante's second shutout with Boston.
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Tony Esposito
Dennis Hull
Chicago Black Hawks
Atlanta Flames
Chicago
Philadelphia Flyers
New York Islanders
Hawks
Boston
Gregg Sheppard
Derek Sanderson
Phil Esposito
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Jacques Plante
Plante
New York
Bruins
Toronto
Pittsburgh
Larry Mickey
Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
St. Louis
Uniondale
N.Y
Eddie Westfall
Montreal
Candiens
St. Louis Blues
Fred Huck
Porsches Capture Sebring 12 Hour Victory
Peter Gregg Hurley Haywood and Dr. Dave Helmick steered a Porsche Carrera to a decisive win in the Sebring 12 Hour Race. The German sports car led three of the race’s first five finishers as Chevrolet Corvettes faded. Helmick, radiologist from Hialeah, finished the winning car about 10 miles ahead of the field at 11 p.m. EST.
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Sebring
Fla
Peter Gregg
Hurley Haywood
Dave Helmick
Helmick
Hialeah
Indians trade Fosse and Heidemann to Oakland for Duncan and Hendrick
Cleveland ships catcher Ray Fosse and infielder Jack Heidemann to the Oakland Athletics in return for catcher Dave Duncan and outfielder George Hendrick. Duncan hit .218 and Hendrick .158 for Oakland last season, while Fosse batted .241 for Cleveland and Heidemann .256 with Portland before a late call to the majors.
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Cleveland Indians
Ray Fosse
Jack Heidemann
Oakland Athletics
Dave Duncan
George Hendrick
Duncan
Oakland
Hendrick
Iowa
Fosse
Indians
Heidemann
Portland
Associated Press
Jack Heidelmann
Tucson
Ariz
California
Reno
Nev
New York
Carol Mancuso
Los Angeles
Knicks bow to Celtics in final regular season game
The Knicks finish 57-25, second in the Atlantic, as Boston wins 108-103 behind Cowens 29 points Chaney and Havlicek 21. New York opens the playoffs Friday against Baltimore, while Detroit clinches third in the Midwest with a 110-98 win over Kansas City Omaha led by rookie Chris Ford.
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Associated Press
Atlanta Hawks
National Basketball Association
Chicago Bulls
Atlanta
New York
Dave Cowens
Don Chaney
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Knicks
NBA
Boston
Baltimore
Cowens
Paul Silas
John Havlicek
Celtics
Earl Monroe
Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Chris Ford
Kansas City
SIU swimmers post strong showing at NCAA meet
SIU finishes 20th in the NCAA swimming championships in Knoxville as Rob Dickson places fifth in the 200 butterfly in 1 52.6. Coach Ray Essick notes six-man squad and six season bests, five lifetime bests, and two new SIU varsity records amid strong individual efforts from Dickson Sullivan Dougherty McGinley Ferreira and others.
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Rob Dickson
Knoxville
Tenn
SIU
Indiana
Ray Essick
Dickson
SSU
Pat Sullivan
Southern
Steve Dougherty
Rob McGinley
Linebacker Dave Robinson Sits Out as Redskins Eye Free Agent
Washington coach George Allen watched 57 players at Redskins camp but focused on linebacker Dave Robinson, a free agent from Green Bay. Robinson has not decided to play next season and said his wife would decide whether they move to Washington, with two children in tow.
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Washington
Washington Redskins
George Allen
Redskins Park
Dave Robinson
Redskins
Green Bay Packers
Robinson
Vteeran
Penn State
Surprising Collinsville Bows To New Trier East In 61 59
Kahoks center Merle Tiemann played through a sprained ankle as Collinsville fell 61 59 to New Trier East in the state tournament, finishing the season with a tough hour and a half schedule. New Trier outrebounded 46 to 19 as Tiemann struggled to score in his final game, while Collinsville fans prepare for a homecoming parade at 1 30 p.m.
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Collinsville
New Trier East
Champaign
Kahok
Gary Tiemann
Elgin
Jeff Wilkins
Norman Cook
Lincoln
Mike Dempsey
Moline
Chris Wall
Danny Jones
Lockport
John Bryant
West Aurora
Michael Mathews
Hirsch
Tiemann
New Trier
Bob Bone
Kahoks
Vergil Fletcher
Football playoffs eye tie breaks and class splits
Illinois high school officials weigh tie breaking methods for 1974 football playoffs with Kansas style possession on opponent’s 10 yard line considered. Debate on two classes in wrestling reels grows alongside court action over Lanark’s ineligible player case and Edwardsville gym insurance bill opposition. Fans camp near Assembly Hall as Class A and AA basketball crowds top 13 thousand and approach 16 thousand.
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Harry Fitzhugh
Illinois High School Association
Fitzhugh
Kansas
Lanark
S.H.S.A
Mt. Carroll
Injuries hampered Salukis in Florida track meet
SIU suffered a 79 75 loss to Florida as key runners Lonnie Brown David Hill Gerry Hinton and Patterson were sidelined by injuries. Freshmen and relay squads still grabbed five firsts led by Gary Mandeher in the mile and SIU’s mile relay clocking 3 16 1.
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Glen Stone
SIU Sports
Gainesville
Fla
Lonnie Brown
David Hill
Gerry Hinton
Stanley Patterson
SIU
Florida
Southern Illinois
Middle Tennessee
Saluki
Lew Hartzog
Salukis
Louisiana State
Southwestern Louisiana
Brown
Hill
Hinton
Southern
Patterson
Gary Mandeher
Mike Bernard
Kent Kasik
Gerry Craig
Jack St. John
Gerald Smith
Wayne Carmody
Eddie Sutton
Terry Erickson
Erickson
Beaufort Brown
Mike Larrison
Mike Ritzman
Scott Walters
Firlda
Gary Mandehr
George Bridges
Goswell Depiza
Bill Hancock
Jesse Agnew
Paul Witte
Tommy Haynes
Phil Robins
H.H
John Power
Hessey Bostic
Ron Frye
Harold Smith
Keith Cromartie
Tommy Liesz
Jim Ana
Pat Basins
Curt West- Pahl
Weyne Carmody
Nate Jenkins
Jim Mims
Bennie Giles
Dennis Bruce
Jack Owen
Dave Harris
Lino Brammucci
Myles
John Worchester
Will Green
Randy Allom
Smith
Carmody Sutton
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Champaign, Ill
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Matt Hicks
Gal
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Black Hawks
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Marion
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Pauline Fosse
Cleveland
Mrs. Fosse
Merle Jones
I.H.S.A
Edwardsville
East St. Louis Lincoln
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