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Eight EUP cage gamesThe Evening NewsRed Rtslated for this weekendin stateThe basketball season for the Eastern U.P. begins its fifth week cf competition this weekend as eight games involving eight area high school teams are slated for Friday and Saturday.The Sault High Blue Devils travel to Stephenson in a seemingly never-ending battle to end their losing streak, now 47 games long. The Blue Devils have been coming very close, but there’s always been a point or two separating them from the winner's circle.“Stephenson will be tough,” said Sault High coach Donn Westman. They’ve got three good scorers back from last year and have won two of their first three games.”The Saint Ignace Saints travel to Cheboygan to take on the Chiefs in a big Michigan-Huron Shores match. The Saints have lost only one game so far, to Grayling, while the Chiefs are undefeated in three games.The DeTour Red Raiders entertain Pickford in one of two EUP Conference matches Friday night. The teams have identical conference marks of l-l, while the Panthers are 2-3 and the Red Raiders 3-2 overall.Both teams' conference losses came from Cheboygan Catholic, who is currently at the top of the standings and undefeated in three games.The Cheboygan team will try to protect its record Friday night when it travels to Brimlev for the only other EUP Conference game of the weekend. It’s apt to be a big one, however. The Bays are 2-1 in league play and are in second place, behind the Eagles.The Rudyard Bulldogs play their second Great Lakes Conference match Friday night when they entertain the Munising Mustangs. The Bulldogs lost their only GLC contest so far this season against Manistique iast Friday.Munising has lost only one game in five they've played so far this year, to Ishpeming.The Bulldogs play again Saturday night against the Bays in Brimley. Both teams are apt to be a bit tired after their big games Friday night, but it should be a good match.The Newberry Indians travel to Manistique Friday night to seek their third win in five games. If they’re successful. the Indians will be the first team from the Eastern U.P. to defeat the Emeralds. Sault High and Rudyard both lost to Manistique earlier in the season.Cedarville plays a non-conference match at homeagainst down-state Vanderbiltin the only other gameSaturday. The Troians havebeen successful in only one oftheir first five games of theseason, defeating EngadineIasi Fridav.•*Eastern U.P. Conferencestandings:JON CARLISLE — Sports WriterQuarry says Foremanis bad for boxingCheboygan CathBrimleyDeTourPickfordCedarvilleEngadineW-L34)2-11-11-11-10-3NEW YORK (AP - Jerry Quarry thinks heavyweight champion George Foreman is hurting boxing, and that he can do something about it.“The longer he stays champion. the farther downhill boxing is going to go.” Quarry said, criticizing Foreman for his inactivity. The champion has had onlyPanthers defeat Alansonin cage action last nightThe Pickford Panthers picked up their third win of the season last night by downing Alanson 34-51.The Panthers led all through the game until foul trouble late in the final quarter allowed Alanson to catch up and pass Pickford by five points with only three minutesto go.“Our little subs played a great three minutes, though, said Pickford coach Paul23 points for the Alanson team.UCLA and N. Carolinato clash SaturdayThe Panthers are now 3-3 for the season.Line score: Pickford—Harrison. 'Thev saved the Baker- '2 ^20- Fountain, 3-5-gameforus” 5“11: J-'each- 2-2-44; Skinner,Steve Fountain led the I'0'5'2’ M°r„ris°n,Panthers with 11 points, while alt; F0-0-2, Jack Skinner,Ross Blumke had a game-high Striling ^2.2 andST. LOUIS (AP) - Bill Walton and his UCLA teammates have been warned to put on their running shoes when they meet eager North Carolina State Saturday in a clash of the nation’s two top-ranked college basketball teams.Norm Sloan, coach of the Atlantic Coast Conference challengers, says his team will be moving “as fast as we can” in the collision of the superpowers.A sellout Arena crowd of 19,-000 and a national television audience will watch the crucial matchup.Sloan promised WednesdayMcConkey, 1-0-5-2.Alanson—Becker, 3-0-3-6;Grange, 4-6-6-14; Blumke, 8-7-3-23; Armock, 1-0-4-2; Bellmer, 1-0-5-2; Armock. 1-0-1-2, and Kilpatrick, 1-0-0-2.one fight since beating JoeFrazier for the title lastJanuary.•Of course, before Quarry can do anything about Foreman, he must do something about power-punching Eamie Shavers in a scheduled 12-round fightFriday night at Madison Square Garden.Shavers isn't a problem in Quarry’s mind.“1 think it will last three rounds,” he said. I can knock out Shavers in the first round if he comes to fight.”The Shavers' fight is another lucrative one for Quarry — he is getting $60,000 against 60 per cent of the gate.‘‘Pm a totally different fighter,” said Quarry, who has won four straight fights since announcing his retirement after a “low point.” one-sided loss to Muhammad Ali on June 27. 1972.Free of personal problems and in top shape. Quarry feels he can win the championship — and that a victory over Shavers will give him the shot.The DeTour Red Raiders’ * girls’ basketball team ended 1' their “March Madness” last t night at the hands of Ewen-Trout Creek in state quarter- t final action in Newberry. q The Panthers will now move t on 10 the state semi-finals I after defeating the Red i' Raiders 53-31.They were just too fast for t us, ” said DeTour Coach Kathy g Kohring. “We couldn’t seem s to stop their fast break, which ii was quite effective. Sandy g Manning, the Panther’sFight fires uASSOCIATEDthat his Wolf pack would do its utmost to sever UCLA's colossal winning string at 78 games.While Sloan exuded op* timism, UCLA Coach John Wooden voiced his usualI Bowling Scores Ireserve.itRangers tie with Sabresafter disallowed goalBy FRED RQTHENBERG Buffalo net. The red light w'entI think it’s a game that’s very, very good for basketball because of the interest each team has generated,” Wooden said.UCLA, headed by the nearly incomparable Walton, opened its season by crushing Arkansas 101-79, then squeezed past Maryland 65-64 and beat Southern Methodist 77-60.North Carolina State, in extending its victory string to 29 games, overwhelmed East Carolina 79-47 and Vermont 97-42 behind 6-foot-4 All-American David Thompson.SOO MAJOR LEAGUE— Bob Hirschenberger rolled 747 for high individual series, while Bill Dynes scored 279 for high individual game. Charles Barnes and Son scored both high team series, 3186, and high team game, 1134.STANDINGS: Joe’s Bar, 70; Allan’s Music, 69; DouglasDistributors, 61; Goebel’s, 56li; Charles Barnes and Son, 56; Soo Amusement, 54; Andary Realty, 51; Fegan Cement, 50; Madigan Agency, 47; Man Store, 43; Soo Supply and Equipment, 40V and John Hancock, 33.Associated Press Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) -Normally when the Rangers and Sabres get together, goalson and the Rangers started their goal-scoring dance, but referee Brian Lewis whistled an end to the festivities.'He (Lewis) said heSimpson rests* t-for SundayBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)MASTER’S LEAGUE— John Sandie scored both high individual series, 639, and high individual game, 232. Hamm’s rolled 2941 for high team series, while Milk Producers scored the high team gameCLASSIC LEAGUE: Jim Kramer rolled high individual game with 256 and high individual series, 668. Swan Electric rolled 2934 for high team series, while The Ship scored 1020 for high team game. Other high scores were tossed by: Oscar Horning, 249-664; A1 Prideaux, 248-662; Pete Synett, 604; Walt Koehler, 600, and Norb Landerville,STANDINGS: SwanElectric, 65; The Ship, 54; Fasenello’s, 62; Tele-PrompTer. 56; Roo’s Standard, 46; Ojibway, 39: Buyer’s Guide, 32, and BarishBrothers, 0.By THE PRESSIt was billed as the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association, but from all the fisticuffs at the Boston Garden Wednesday night you’d have thought the big, bad Bruins of the National Hockey League were in town.It started early in the third period between New England goalie A! Smith and Jack Gibson of the Toronto Toros. Before the fighting subsided, three other players joined thefray.At any rate, it seemed to fire up the Whalers. Trailing 5-3. they rallied on goals by Hugh Harris. John French, Tim Sheehy and Paul Hurley for a 7-5 lead. Guy Trottier tallied for Toronto but French popped his fourth goal of the game into an empty net with 18 seconds left and the Whalers had an 8-5 triumph.Elsewhere, the Houston Aeros edged the Winnipeg Jets 3-2, the Jersey knights downed the Cleveland Crusaders 4-2. the Los Angeles’ Sharks trounced theEdmonton Oilers 7-2 and the Vancouver Blazers nipped the Quebec Nordiques 2-1 in overtime.Aeros 3, Jets 2Gordie Howe set up two goals in the first period, one by his son Mark, and Houston held on to beat Winnipeg and move into a second-place tie with Minnesota in the WHA’s West Division.Pistons wincome so fast and often nobody couldn’t see the puck. He notices when one is thought it was covered,” said disallowed. Popein, who saw both red andWednesday night somebody the puck. “The goalie rolled noticed. down on top of the puck but I“It was a goal. I saw it from could still see it through his the bench,” Ranger Coach legs and I’m on the other side Larry Popein said of the — of the rink. It was a quick now you see it, now you don’t whistle. No doubt about it.” — disallowed goal that Walt Dryden saw things a little Tkaczuk scored in the third differently, period of New York's l-l “it was under my hand,” National Hockey League tie said Dryden, who got in the with Buffalo. way of 36 Ranger shots,Elsewhere, Chicago and making some spectacular Philadelphia skated to a 2-2 tie saves in the final period. “I and Pittsburgh walloped thought it was a good call.” California 9-1. Flyers 2. Black Hawks 2, tieWith eight minutes left in Second-period goals by Rick the game, Tkaczuk appeared MacLeish and Garry Dor-to score the tie-breaking goal nhoefer of Philadelphia offsetOJ. Simpson plans to take it with 1030. easy for a while, perhaps STANDINGS: Milkbeginning Monday, but he has Producers, 60; Dick’s Bait, 60; no such ideas of resting McDonald Furniture, 55; Soo Sunday. Bottling, 53; Hamm’s, 51;That’s the day he will at- Warner’s, 48; Rudyard tempt to break two National Electric, 48; Superior Moving Football League records, both and Storage, 47; Chippewa held by Jim Brown, former Marine, 35; and Zephyr Oil Cleveland Browns’ running Co., 26.wben he steered the puck behind goalie Dave Dryden from a scramble in front of theV olleyballa pair of goals by Chicago’s Len Frig and Dick Redmond in the second period.The deadlock kept Philadelphia two points ahead Three games were played in of Chicago in the battle for ladies' volleyball last night at first place in the Western the Loretto gym. Division.Ely’s won two over Wydra’s, Penguins 9. Seals 115-9 and 15-4. Napoleon’s took Rookie Ron Lalonde and Syl two from Jean’s Jewelry. 15-5 Apps scored tw=o goals each as and 15-3, and Foodland Pittsburgh romped over defeated Northern Linen, 15-0 California for the Penguins 16-1. first victory in nine games.back.Simpson has raced for 1,803 yards on 298 carries in the Buffalo Bills’ 13 games this season. He needs 61 yards and eight carries to eclipse both of Brown’s marks.He gets his chance against the New York Jets, against whom he gained 23 yards earlier this season.Simpson is more concerned over the Bills, now 8-5, winning a wild card berth in the American Football Conference playoffs. They have a chance, but the odds are slim.First, they must beat the Jets. Then the Houston Oilers must upset the Cincinnati Bengals.“A1 Cowlings and I talked on the telephone the other night,” Simpson said, “and A1 is trying to fire up the Oilers toCHIPPEWA LEAGUE— Jerry Kangas rolled 484 for high individual series, while Linda Jacobson and Kangas tied for high individual game with 180 each. Pogjese had both high team series, 1971, and high team game, 683.STANDINGS: Coca Cola, 42; Northern Sports Center, 37; Village Inn, 35; Linda’s Restaurant, 34V Slagle’s Mobil, 31V, Poglese, 30; Flowing Well, 25; Innovations Salon, 24: Bowden’s, 13, and Lou’s of Rudyard, 8.IROQUOIS LEAGUE: -Chuck Bellows rolled 222 for high individual game and Jerry Wartella scored 556 for high individual series. Rudyard Standard had high team game with 1062, while TelePrompTer had 2920 for high team series.STANDINGS: Douglas Distributors, 70; Coast Guard, 69; Brimley VFW, 60; Rudyard Standard, 56; Spinar Insurance, 52; Joe’s Bar, 45; TelePrompTer, 44; Free Press. 44; Tone Road Barber, 41; Kincheloe, 39: RobinsNest, 38, and Les Cheneaux, 30.City cageAntlers defeated National Guard 77-68 in city basketball league action last night.Tony Nertoli had 16 for Antlers and Duke Snider alsohad 16 for National Guard. Coast Guard lost to Hallesy’s Bar in a forfeit.seventhstraightMichigancollege scoresBy THE ASSOCIATEDCancel swimRecreational swimming andgym at the Sault Area HighSchool has been canceled for Saturday due to Rotary wrestling, according to John McDonald, Community School director.The cancellation is for the one day only, and there will be recreational swimmins andDETROIT (AP) — Despite the loss of two key players, the Detroit Pistons proved they still can more than hold theirown as they trounced the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night for their seventh straight victory.Bob Lanier sparkled for the Pistons m the National Basketball Association game, dunking 33 points, collecting 20 rebounds and five steals while blocking three shots in the 114-96 romp.John Mengelt and Stu Lantz both are benched. Mengelt injured his ankle last weekend, while Lantz has been suffering for some time with a broken forearm.Detroit Coach Ray Scott said the game was one of the team’s “best overall efforts.“We had to be sharp and very careful because we had key players missing,” he said. “We played consistently, and when we do, the defense is good.”The Pistons surged to an 18-2 lead, led by six at the half and then broke the game open in the final 12 minutes after Los Angeles closed the gap to
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