Innsbruck awarded 1976 Winter Games after bid drama
The IOC awarded the 1976 Winter Olympics to Innsbruck Austria after Lake Placid and Salt Lake City bids collapsed amid funding doubts. Reverend Bernard Fell led the U S effort while Denver withdrew earlier and Colorado voters rejected state funding. Innsbruck had hosted the 1964 Winter Games.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Innsbruck
Austria
Bernard Fell
International Olympic Committee
Lake Placid
N.Y
Tampere
Finland
United States
Salt Lake City
Utah
IOC
Chamonix
France
Fell
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Wolfpack Meets Fire-Soid Cavaliers in ACC Showdown
NC State coach Norm Sloan seeks revenge as eighth ranked North Carolina visits Reynolds Coliseum to avenge a December loss to North Carolina State. The teams met in the Big Four final where State defeated North Carolina 68 to 61.
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Associated Press
Norm Sloan
John Wooden
Sloan
North Carolina State
Wolfpack
Wooden
UCLA
Bruin
North Carolina
Reynolds Coliseum
State
Tar Heels
Dean Smith
Greensboro
Valley school routs RMA led by Ian Valentine 75-55
Ian Valentine scored 17 as Richmond's St Christopher School defeated Front Royal Yellow Jackets 75 to 55. Randy Fauntleroy and Mike Wallace added 14 each, Benson led Jackets with 21, John Coleman and Dave Flowers each had 10. JV loss 57-39.
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Front Royal
Tim Ranson
Yellow Jackets
Richmond
St. Christopher School
Saints
Ian Valentine
Randy Fauntleroy
Mike
ST. Christopher
G T Jones
Garrett Wallace
Valentine
Mitchell Blair Hall Fauntleroy
Worsham
Randolph-Macon
Megahan Brunget
Monroe Smith Benson
Coleman
Flowers
St. Chris
R MA
Woodbridge Defeats Fauquier in Lopsided District Rivalry
Woodbridge Vikings built a 28 6 halftime lead and cruised to a 62 31 win over Fauquier. Mike Byrd scored 18 points and Mike Riley added 16 as Woodbridge improved to 10 6 and tied for third in the Commonwealth District while Fauquier fell to 3 12 and sat in 10th place.
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Warrenton
Woodbridge Vikings
Fauquier Falcons
Vikings
Handley
Mike Byrd
Mike Riley
Perry Gilliam
Falcons
Fauquier
Gilliam
Bolden Johnson Mudd Tibbs Robinson Benda
Woodbridge White
Argenbright Byrd
Phillips Farmer Meek Stecher
Carey Dowdy
Rilet
Ws Scott
Woodbridge
UCLA Cruises to 62d Win In Row
The Bruins stretched their win streak to 62 with a 70-53 victory over Purdue as No. 9 Minnesota, now 14-2, eyeed UCLA. Bill Walton had 20 points and 17 rebounds while Long Beach State overwhelmed Los Angeles State 104-82. Indiana beat Northwestern to stay unbeaten in the Big Ten.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Bill Musselman
Minnesota
Gophers
Big Ten
Purdue
Indiana
Northwestern
Bruins
U Know Who
Bill Walton
Long Beach State
Los Angeles State
Alabama
Mississippi State
Marquette
DePaul
Ed Ratleff
Long Beach
Raymond Lewis
John Ritter
Hoosiers
Wildcats
Charles Cleveland
Allie McGuire
Larry McNeill
Handley tops Lane in balanced 66-56 district win
Handley Judges overcome Lane Black Knights 66-56 in Charlottesville. Stover 16, Baltimore 15, Roberts 14 lead a three man double figure effort as Handley builds a 34-28 halftime advantage and holds on after Lane surges to within four. Arnette paces Lane with 16 points. Handley improves to 10-6, Lane to 7-7.
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Charlottesville
Black Knights
Roger Stover
Jim Baltimore
Eric Roberts
Lane
Winchester
Handley
Knights
Chip Garber
Winchester Crew
Roberts
Maroon and White
Charlottsville Jinx
Williams Garber
Dorsey Roberts
Baltimore Lavender
Finley
Stover
Arnette
Morris
Crawford
Randolph
Rayne
Bryant Shifflett
Tyler
Totals
Schlee wins Hawaiian Open after eight years on tour
John Schlee captures his first pro tour victory in eight years at the Hawaiian Open at Waialae Country Club. He shoots a final round 68 to finish four under par and earns $40,000 as wife Sherri praises the comeback after decades of struggle.
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Musselman
UCLA
Southern California
Trojans
Honolulu
Hawaii
John Schlee
Sherri
Schlee
Schlees
John
Waialae Country Club
Aylor Leads FCJH Wrestling Team to Tourney Victory
The Robert E. Aylor Junior High team won the Frederick County Junior High Wrestling Tournament held at FCJH. They scored 88 percent to top Gar Field at 76-42 and Frederick County at 73 percent, with Handley placing fourth. Individual winners included Jenkins 98 pounds Donivan 132 Williams 185 and J Cross 112 Chrisman 126 B Cross 138 Sempeles 126 Dokes 155 Bevels Ringold Staley Fairweather earned second for Gar Field.
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Robert E. Aylor
Frederick County
J. Cross
Chrisman
B. Cross
Sempeles
Dokes
Bevels
Ringold
Staley
Fairweather
Gar-Field
Edwards Sets Record As AMA Tankmen Post Win
Edwards led Randolph Macon Academy Yellow Jackets to a 52 42 victory over Staunton Military. He won the 60 and 100 yd freestyle events, setting new school and pool marks in the 60 and nearing the century record with 52.6 seconds. Other results include 160 medley relay 1 33 4 and 400 freestyle relay 4 21 2.
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Front Royal
Randolph-Macon Academy
Tankmen
Staunton Military
Chip Edwards
Yellow Jackets
Edwards
Skinner
Herring
Hines
Bowie
Rollison
Crane
Longshore
Hogerton
Byers
Abadi
Tate
Koch
Orton
Price
Davies
Clawson
Christopher
Reordan
Winning
Brewer
Wright Scores 22 As Monroe Triumphs
Frederickburg report states James Monroe Yellow Jackets defeated Osbourn 66 to 42. Eric Wright scored 22 with seven field goals and eight free throws, backed by Gusty Cooper with 16. Osbourn’s Skip Hogan and Greg Morrisey led the losers with nine each as Monroe rose to 13-4 while Osbourn fell to 3-13. Monroe led 38-20 at halftime.
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Fredericksburg
James Monroe Yellow Jackets
Osbourn Yellow Jackets
Jackets
Eric Wright
Gusty Cooper
Skip Hogan
Greg Morrisey
Monroe
Osbourn
James Monroe
Wright
Cooper
K. Cunningham
Robinson Loving
Henry Hogan
Strickland Morrisey
Dodson Crow
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Gold O’clem
Martinsville
Shellprove the Pet
Misty Smile
Madison Bell
Maintree
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Graduation St
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Prince Dee Dee
Virginia
Smith
Everett Case
George Karl
Monte
Towe
Peter Gregg
Jacksonville
Daytona Beach
Jennifer
Gregg
Hurley Haywood
Chicao
Vanderbilt
Butch Feher
University of Kentucky
Jim Andrews
Feher & Andrews
Vandy
Steve Turner
Kentucky
Greg Arnette
Stonewall Jackson
Cary Morris
Aylor
AMA Tankmen
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