James Wood wrestlers advance as Hanover dominates meet
At Westminster Maryland Hanover leads with five finalists as James Wood advances two to the finals Galen Snider at 132 and Paul Chrisman at 126. Other Colonels struggle with three third-place bids and several early eliminations in the tournament stars and standings.
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James Wood
Colonels
Galen Snider
Paul Chrisman
Hanover
Great Mills
Susaqehannock
Anne Arundel
Jefferson County
Chopticon
Willie Walters
Ozzie Strosnider
Frank Creasy
John Brown
DeHaven
Monte Nail
Ralph Orndorff
Strosnider
Creasy
Brown
Nail
Orndorff
Snider
Chrisman
Homer Spears
Spears
Jimmy Sirbaugh
Roger Andrick
Andrick
Tom Dick
Handley matmen claim four champions in Blue Streak
Handley High finished third in the Blue Streak Wrestling Tournament in Harrisonburg led by champions Ricky Ebersole 126 pounds Jimmy Heatwole 132 Don McClure 155 and Mark Elander 167. Dennis Boyd 138 and Doug Lawrence 185 were runners up, Handley totaled 40 points with Strasburg 41 and Harrisonburg 44.
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Harrisonburg
Handley
Ricky Ebersole
Jimmy Heatwole
Don McClure
Mark Elander
Dennis Boyd
Doug Lawrence
Strasburg
Turner Ashby
C.B. Ashby
Ebersole
Harold Dellinger
Kirk Deadrick
Heatwale
Joey Morris
Jim Bosserman
Boyd
McClure
John Rudolph
Raymond Thomas
Thomas
Lawrence
Scott Robinson
Reggie Brown
Pepper Martin
Mike Prelip
Dale Dorsey
Tim Crisman
James Wood
Robbie Gulick
Matt Fukumoto
Leroy Andrick
Steve Martin
Jeff Miller
Terry Campbell
Gary Orndorff
Jim Morris
Rick Ebersole
Jim Souren
Wep Stickley
Phil Liskey
Flyers Crush Capitals as Unbeaten Streak Hits 12
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 4 1 in Landover to extend an NHL best streak to 12 games. Coach Fred Shero quipped about writing a book on their mistakes but praised the win over a struggling Caps squad. Bernie Parent nearly posted a seventh shutout. Eight Long Island athletes start for Maryland football.
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Philadelphia
Shero
Washington
Tommy Williams
Bernie Parent
Capitals
Long Island, N.Y
Maryland
Trenches Set to Decide NFC Championship Battle
The NFC title game pairs the Rams with the Vikings in a matchup of line play. Los Angeles end Jack Youngblood renews his duel with Minnesota tackle Ron Yary while Merlin Olsen faces Ed White. The clash also features Larry Brooks against Andy Maurer and Fred Dryer against Charles Goodrum as both teams seek control up front.
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Bloomington
White
Bud Grant
Ron) Yary
St. Louis
Don Coryell
Larry Brooks
Fred Dryer
Minnesota
Andy Maurer
Steelers Preparing for Snake Hunting Playoff Showdown
Oakland hosts Pittsburgh in a third straight playoff meeting for the conference crown. Ken Stabler and the Raiders seek to stop the Steelers defense and advance after a 28-26 upset of Miami. Terry Bradshaw fueled a 32-14 win over Buffalo with a 26-point second period.
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Terry Hanratty
Terry Bradshaw
Joe Gilliam
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bradshaw
Steelers
Buffalo
Oakland
Raiders
Joe Greene
Ken Stabler
Miami Dolphins
Stabler
Franco Harris
Greene
Pittsburgh
Terry
Bills
Woodbridge Vikings Rally Past Groveton In Tourney Opener
Woodbridge defeats Groveton 56 to 52 in the first round of the Thomas Jefferson Tournament. Mike Davis grabs 21 rebounds and scores 10 points to spark the Vikes as Langley edges Jefferson 60 to 49 in the other first round game.
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Alexandria
Woodbridge Vikings
Groveton
Thomas Jefferson
Langley
Jefferson
Woodbridge Bene
Mike Davis
Vikes
John Lloyd
Ken Sheetz
Craig Davis
Woodbridge Lloyd All C. Davis
M. Davis Shelton Hughes
Groveton Jones Morris Fells
Houston
Rickets Quander Taylor Dillon Hackney
Woodbridge
Reese Named To Coach At Kansas University
Lawrence Kansas AP Carl Reese former Virginia assistant head coach and defensive coordinator was named linebacker coach at Kansas under new head coach Bud Moore appointed Dec 17. Reese began as a Missouri graduate assistant in 1966 and played linebacker at Missouri before a coaching career at Northern Michigan Southern Illinois Eastern Carolina.
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Northern Michigan
Southern Illinois
Eastern Carolina
Missouri
Reese
Springfield
Classic Opens Tonight in Winchester Classic Basketball Tourney
Shenandoah College hosts opening round action featuring Shepherd College vs St. Pauls College at 7 p.m. and Howard University vs Lock Haven State College at 9 p.m. Shepherd with Dave Russell leads 8-2 while St. Pauls, Howard and Lock Haven compete for a title shot in Saturday’s final.
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Shepherd College
St. Paul's College
Howard University
Lock Haven State College
Shepherd
Rams
Dave Russell
Hagerstown
Ram
St. Paul’s College
Donnie Roberts
Tigers
St. Paul’s
Howard
Howard Bison
Shingleton Gym
Shenandoah College
Winchester Civitan Club
Northwestern Workshop
Bob Cooper
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