Eastern teams dominate NCAA tournament field
The NCAA announced a 53 team field with ACC Big East and SEC combining for nearly a quarter of invites. North Carolina and Georgetown top seeds in East and West amid movement of Georgetown from DC, NC State miss, NC No. 1 seed Tar Heels with two losses in 29 games.
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Force buried by avalanche of MISL goals in Wichita loss
Cleveland Force saw nine straight Wings goals bury them as Wichita Wings crushed Cleveland 12 to 5 at Kansas Coliseum. Timo Luckoski commented on a long day after the rout, while Wichita rose from fourth in the MISL West to end a losing streak with the emphatic victory.
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Cavaliers slump ends short in 108-101 loss to Rockets
Houston guard Allen Leavell sank eight free throws in the final 1:11 as the Rockets beat the Cavaliers 108-101 in Houston. Cleveland dropped its seventh straight road game, with Free scoring 29 points and Lloyd, Sampson helping build a 11 point lead before a late Cavaliers rally fell short.
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Buckeyes picked for NIT field
North Carolina State and others headline the National Invitation Tournament field. NC State, 19-13, opens at home against Florida State after learning they failed to defend the NCAA title. Several other teams and matchups follow across campus sites with Fresno State the defending NIT champ not in NCAA play.
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All Lorain County players named in girls hoops team
Amy Welch of Elyria West and Melanie Collins of Admiral King head the All Lorain County girls basketball selections as MVPs for AA and AAA. The AAA first team includes Barb Braatz, Lisa Kidd, Dawn Hughes, Val Hoiley, and Christina Arnold, with Sherry Mastin and others on the second line. Collins stars for Admiral King, aiding a 20-2 season. Welch led Elyria West to a 20-3 mark and conference and sectional titles while averaging 18.2 points and about 4 rebounds per game.
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