Daytona 24 Hours endures dramatic finish by Haywood Ongais
Hurley Haywood Danny Ongais and Ted Field won the Daytona endurance race in a turbo Porsche after a tense finish when Ongais limped across the line at 20 mph with less than a minute to go. Ferrari and other rivals retired amid tire troubles and mechanical faults as 22 of 61 starters finished.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
UPI
Hurley Haywood
Danny Ongais
Ted Field
Ongais
Costa Mesa
Calif
Haywood
Danny
Allister MacNeil
Haywood-Ongais Field
Tickner captures another skate title
Charles Tickner of Littleton Colorado won his third straight national title in the championship men division at the 1979 U S Figure Skating Championships in Cincinnati before a record crowd of 13 573 at Riverfront Coliseum. He scored 150 22 points with seven ordinals to take first place, followed by Scott Cramer of Colorado Springs second with 143 30 points and 17 ordinals and David Santee of Park Ridge Illinois third with 143 12 points and 20 ordinals.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Charles Tickner
Littleton
Colo
U.S
Riverfront
Tickner
America
Scott Cramer
Colorado Springs
David Santee
Park Ridge
Mil
Firelands Girls Rally Past Keystone 44 23 in Conference
Firelands girls toppled Keystone 44 to 23 in Inland Conference action. A strong second quarter 19-6 powered Firelands as Susan Pete led with 16 points and Sherry Cameron added 14. Patti Polen led Keystone with 10 as their record moved to 5-8 overall and 3-8 in league play.
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Henrietta
Firelands
Keystone
Falcons
Susan Pete
Sherry Cameron
Patti Polen
Keystone Firelands
Polen
Pete
Wingle Basman
Cane Muniz
Thornsbe
Lewes
Jenkins
Tracy
Pirelands
Reysti
Laffite Wins Brazilian Grand Prix as Ligier Dominates
Jacques Laffite storms to victory from pole at Interlagos in 40 laps, with Patrick Depailler second as Ligier showcases reliability. Andretti exits early due to fuel pump failure. Reutemann third, Pironi fourth, Villeneuve fifth, Scheckter sixth. Laffite leads the points race as Andretti loses ground.
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Laffite
Brazil
Patrick Depailler
Sterlagos
Depailler
Ligier
Mario Andretti
Andretti
Lotus
Carlos Reutemann
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
Gilles
Villeneuve
Canada
Jody Scheckter
South Africa
West All-Stars win All-Star game in frigid Silverdome
The West beat the East as players like Thompson and Westphal led with 14 and 13 points in the first half, pushing a fast break style despite 19 degree wind chill. Erving led the East with 29 points, while Gervin, Hayes, Tomjanovich and Lanier also reached double figures as attendance reached 31,745.
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Wilkens
East
Weat
Silverdome
Giant Stadium
Thompson
Paul Westphal
Phoenix Suns
Julius Erving
Philadelphia
Erving
George Gervin
San Antonio
Washington
Elvin Hayes
Rudy Tomjanovich
Houston
Detroit Pistons
Bob Lanier
New Orleans
Pete Maravich
Westphal
George McGinnis
Seattle
Dennis Johnson
Jack Sikma
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles
Marques Johnson
Milwaukee
North Olmsted sits ninth straight in SWC wrestling win
North Olmsted Eagles edged Olmsted Falls 34-22 as Pat Kilbane and Mark Peracchio secured pins in the last two bouts to seal the Southwestern Conference victory. Mark Ciccarello beat Kevin Dieckman 14-10 in a key 132 pound matchup, while North Olmsted improved to 9-0, 6-0 and hosts Fairview next.
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Olmsted
North Olmsted
Pat Kilbane
Mark Peracchio
Eagles
Bulldogs
Mark Ciccarello
Kevin Dieckman
Ciccarello
Fairview
Warriors
Class AA sectional draw set for Elyria High tonight
The Class AA Sectional draw takes place at 8 p.m. tonight at Elyria High School. Competing teams include Avon Brooklyn Columbia Elyria Catholic Elyria West Keystone Brookside Lorain Catholic Buckeye Highland Oberlin Firelands Olmsted Falls Wellington and Northwestern.
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Elyria High School
Avon
Brooklyn
Columbia
Elyria Catholic
Elyria West
Keystone
Brookside
Lorain Catholic
Buckeye
Highland
Oberlin
Firelands
Olmsted Falls
Wellington
Northwestern
Edison crew retains Firelands mat title
Edison Chargers claim their sixth Firelands Conference wrestling title in nine years by finishing first with 171 points after six individual champions. New London settled for second at 15644, followed by Mapleton and others as Edison overcame a 140 to 133 leadership entering finals.
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Chargers
New London
Wildcats
Edison
New London Grapplers
Mapleton
Norwalk St. Paul
Black River
Western Reserve
Monroeville
Bay Rolls Over Avon Lake In 39-8 Victory
Bay pins Avon Lake in a 39-8 road win as Tim Platt and Colin Tillo deliver pins. Bay loses two weights 98 and 185 while dominating the rest. Avon Lake drops to 2-5 on the season with a tight junior varsity win for Bay 22-20.
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Avon Lake
Bay
Tim Platt
Colin Tillo
Rockets
Toe Briggs
Petr Sak
Key Keane
Roll Geet Hahn
Markinet
Bob Seiple
Ken Bowen
Im Platt
Bruce Jen
Mike Stuckard
Brian Jenson
Randy Nickel
Steve Hart
Gary Milliken
Mike 1853
Reber
Jim Murray
Jett Meyer
Lee Sellers
Mike James
Dan Hay
John Peterson
Riel Tomumek
Jvt— Bay
Girls AAA sectional draw set for Feb 13 at North Ridgeville HS
The Girls Class AAA Sectional draw takes place February 13 at 5:15 p.m. in room 114 at North Ridgeville High School. Sectional games run February 26, 27 and March 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 with district action on March 12 and 14. Participating schools include Amherst, Avon Lake, Bay, St. Joseph Academy, Elyria, Fairview, Midview, St. Augustine Academy, Lakewood, Cloverleaf, Admiral King, Lorain, Southview, North Olmsted, North Ridgeville, Magnifiend Rocky River and Westlake.
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North Ridgeville High School
Amherst
Avon Lake
Bay
St. Joseph Academy
Elyria
Fairview
Midview
St. Augustine Academy
Lakewood
Cloverleaf
Admiral King
Lorain
Southview
North Olmsted
North Ridgeville
Magnifiend
Rocky River
Westlake
Carner takes LPGA Triple Crown with 4 and 3 win
JoAnne Carner won the $100,000 LPGA Triple Crown at Mission Hills Country Club defeating Pat Bradley 4 and 3 to claim $23,000. The meet featured 28 events, with top players and Olympic connections noted across track, tennis, and golf.
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JoAnne Carner
Pat Bradley
Mission Hills Country Club
Carner
Buckeye Boys Dominate Independence In Dual Meet
Buckeye wrestling built a 51-15 non conference victory at Medina with four pins by Tom Rice Jim Sander Rich Morton and Miles Steele plus an 18-4 major decision by Darin Mason. Morton pinned Mike Dolansky at 167 and Steele pinned Frank Rte Slater at 175 while others earned decisions and byes in a busy lineup.
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Medina
Buckeye
Independence
Tom Rice
Jim Sander
Rich Morton
Miles Steele
Bucks
Darin Mason
Scoth Sweress
Brian Bournival
Mick Zelotte
John Miser
Joe Luria
Dan Hrobat
Craig Sturgitl
Mes Montague
Dale Onaghe
Robert Iktowowrski
Carl Baer
Rig ‘Mason
Sup Dec den Studilka
Morton
Mike Dolansky
G Sites Steele
Frank Rte Slater
Dee Matt Melillo
Gerard Piodarchy
College basketball highlights from a busy Saturday card
Unbeatens Indiana State stay perfect with 20th win as Larry Bird posts 22 points and 22 rebounds. Duke beats Maryland behind Jim Spanarkel 27 and Mike Gminski 22. North Carolina edges Virginia Tech with clutch efforts by Al Wood in regulation and overtime. Bruins beat Oregon on Brad Holland’s 23, UCLA guards featured in the team’s “letter play.” Louisville tops Cincinnati as Darrrell Griffith scores 25. LSU upends Kentucky. Texas tops TCU. Michigan State defeats Northwestern. Texas A M over Houston. Temple stops Drexel. Arkansas over Rice. Vanderbilt over Mississippi in a wide Saturday slate.
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Mike Gminski
Duke
Maryland
al Wood
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
UCLA
Louisville
Cincinnati
Darrell Griffith
al Green
LSU
Kentucky
Jim Krivacs
Texas
TCU
Kelser
Michigan State
Northwestern
Vernon Smith
Texas A&m
Houston
Ricky Reed
Keith Parham
Temple
Drexel
Sidney Moncreff
Arkansas
Rice
Vanderbilt
Mississippi
Tommy Ad Milk H Springer
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Delauney
JMS Ferrari
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Porsche
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Paul Newman
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Peter Gregg
Jacky Ickx
Belgium
Newman
Dick Barbour
Brian Redman
England
Charles Mendez
Johnny Rutherford
Scott Hamilton
Bowling Green
Ohio
Robert Wagenhoffer
Fontana
Stacey Smith
John Summers
Wilmington
Del
Smith
Summers
Carol Fox
Westland
Mich
Richard Dalley
Lathrup Village
Elaine Zayak
Elaine
Paramus
N.J
Jackie Ferrell
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Roxboro
Mass
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Danell¢ Porter
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Burt Lancon
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Chicago
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Firelands Girls
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Madison Square Garden
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Jerry Urry
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Sean Greswald
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Bee Johnson
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Don Sinko
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Mike Hoyt
Rick Kugler
Randy Cales
Rick Mackovina
Dino Mastantuano
Don
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Brian Ant
Chris Fonnone
Edison Crew
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Derik Derkite
Ilsop Plus
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Teckoff
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Hoy—Terry
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Knights of Columbus
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Pacific Coast Track Club of
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Richmond
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Martina Navratilova
Tracy Austin
National Basketball Association
Board of Governors
NBA
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NFL
Charles “Bubba” Smith
National Football League
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U.S. District Court of Appeals
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William Sullivan
Oklahoma
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Larry Bird
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Jim Spanarkel
Brad Holland
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