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Eighteen Encanaba Oh tty Encanaba. Mtch. Monday. IKtember Glass slipper fits 'Cinderella' Wildcats SACRAMENTO. Calif When a football team goes winless one year and 13 1 the next, an 11 point deficit in the championship game seems hardly worth worrying about never thought we would lose because last year we were (HO and this year we were down just about every game going into the last quarter Those were the words of Northern Michigan flanker Maurice Mitchell after the Wildcats wound up an improbable comeback season by rallying to defeat Western Kentucky 16 14 in the Camellia Bowl By all rights, the Wildcats shouldn't even have been close in Saturday final of the NCAA eight team Division II playoffs The favored Hilltoppers turned loose a punishing I formation attack that ground out 302 yards rushing, more than twice Northern Michigan total Behind blocking that seemed to push the Northerners back yards at each snap, tailback Lawrence Jefferson scampered for lfil yards and fullback Arnold Snardon plunged for Meanwhile, the Hilltoppers touted defense was holding Wildcats rushing star Stu Betts to 22 yards and harassing Steve Mariucci into a 5-for 14 passing day Someone handed Hilltopper Coach Jimmy Feix a statistics sheet in the locker room, and Feix drawled.

looks like we won But Western Kentucky slipped twice, fatally First, with the Hilltoppers leading 14-3 in the second quarter. Mariucci lofted a long pass into a stiff wind Rick Caswell turned to intercept the underthrown ball and fell down. Mitchell grabbed the pass and raced in for a 49-yard touch down that cut the deficit to 14-10 at the half tried to stop with me on a dime and his feet got tangled up. explained Mitchell 'Hien Northern Michigan opened the second half with a line plunge by Don Awrey. It was the same kind of play the Hilltoppers had smeared in the first half, when they held the Wildcats to 34 yards rushing Only this time.

Awrey slid off a couple of tackles and Trewhella sparks Lakers Thr It as only it non conference game. but tb.it didn't stop Lake Superior States Mike Trewhella from turning in an outstandimg performance Trewhella scored 27 points to pace the lakers to an Hi 77 nonconference basket ba11 victory over Michigan Tech's Huskies in roundball action Lake Superior also was hot trom the charity line, hitting on of free throws Michigan Tech hit under mi per cent but had only 11 chances hitting on five them In other Michigan college basketball action. Kalamazoo dumped hh Kastern Illinois blasted Wayne State I'M and Bradley of Illinois slipped by the I niversity Detroit 71 Calvin edged Grand Valley Slate drubbed Siena Heights J1 HO Ohio Northern cut Ferris State 00 bumped Saginaw Valley 7 and Spring Arbor downed Michigan Dearborn nr, Oakland by Windsor ho 77 isconsin trounced Northern Michigan and Michigan overwhelmed Dayton 106-Hn Duane (iarner scored lio points and five of his team mates were in double figures Kalamazoo's non conference ictory over Paul Fverett and Ken Weber scored 23 each for Kala mazoo's record is Aquinas tell to 2-3 Dave Froelich had lu points to school scoring record and lead his learn the 1-1 Ho victors over Siena Heights Mma's Jim Davidson added 17 and Willie Dawkins had Charles McCullogh led Siena Heights ith 17 Alma evened its record 3 and Siena Heights dropp'd to 1 Calvin 0 foot center Mark Voenstra scored 24 points to lead the Knights over iirand Valley State in conference action The victory lifted Calvin's record to 3 1 I ndefeated Wisconsin hit a torrid 69 per cent in the first halt of its 92 59 nonconference victory over Northern Mich igan The Hadgers held the Wildcats top scorer. Dino Conley to five points before intermission In tI second half. Conley lioosted his total to a game high of 23 points The loss NML to 2-3 suddenly was running free on a 67-yard touchdown gallop were trying to tackle the ball and he Just kept bounding and bouncing and finally broke to the linebacker Rick Green, who otherwise lived up to Ms Little All-American status by making tackles all over the field.

Awrey, who wound up with 111 yards on 11 carries against a defense that had yielded 98 yards per game on the ground, said he thought he was stopped at the line on the touchdown run think their linebackers reacted quickly enough." the sophomore added. Western Kentucky, stymied in the third quarter, reasserted itself in the fourth quarter and drove from its 17 to the Northern Michigan eight before stalling. Then Barry Henry's 25-yard field goal try sailed a few inches to the left of the goal post. Feix said he thought the kick was good, but noted: referee was right in position. He sprinted over to where he had a good view of the Western Kentucky 7 7 0 Northern Michigan 3 7 6 2 run (Henry Harves 25 25 pass from Larrimore (Henry kick) pass from Mariucci (Harves kick) 67 run (kick KentV Mich.

First downs 19 11 Rushing yards 70-302 37-140 Passing yards 26 133 Return yards284 Passes 2-11-15-14-1 Punts5-34 8-33 Fumbles lost 2-1 1-0 Penalty yards 5-354-40 Lawrence Jefferson (44) of Western Kentucky, fullback Arnold Snardon (31) leading the way, scoring the first touchdown against Northern Michigan University in the Camellia Bowl Saturday in Sacramento. NMU rallied for a lft-14 victory ami Ikv NCAA Division II championship. (AP WI rephoto) Jubilant Marquette greets 'Cats UUJl'KTTK. Mich Today is Nort hern Michigan Wildcat Day' in this jubilant Lpper Peninsula city fudging from the ear to ear grins on the windswept streets, the warm feeling may last all winter Northern won the National Collegiate Athletic Division II football title Saturday with a 14 victory over Western Kentucky in the Camellia Howl at Sacramento. Calif It very Mayor I lolly said as she named the dav for the victorious gridders I taught some of those players when they were freshmen and were doing nothing but losing I think this championship is good for them and good lor the town I'm fust delighted lor them Mrs.

Greer is a ty pical ex ample of the closeness bet Fired-up Lions upset Vikings PONTIAC Mich AP Fran Tarkenton probably said it best They re out of it and could have rolled over and died but they didn't Indeed, the Detroit Lions til whom Minnesota quarterback Tarkenton was speaking played Sunday as if they were going to in the National Football League playoffs apparently. they concerned the Vikings had won 11 and lost only one name this season and had beaten Detroit times in their last 1 meetings The Lions were tired up and with the help of three key de tensive plays, beat their Na honal Conference Central Division rival 17-in before a Pontiac Stadium crowd of 7 1 and a national television audience They won their Super Howl now let uet ours shouted a Viking as Minnesota tiled through the tunnel to the locker room afterwards And. Tarkenton stressed Satur day's game against Buffalo is must win situation, as it determines who will have the hornetield advantage in the post season playoffs Tarkenton was thwarted in his bid to ie I nitas career touchdown passing record of 29ii Lnitas was the color commentator for CBS at the game and as Detroit sacked Tarkenton tour times and intercepted two of his passes Detroit also recovered a Minnesota tumble the Lions three The lirst Viking turnover an interception by cor nerback Levi Johnson at the a I line early in the lirst irter It occurred after Minnesota had marched toward a potential score alter an interception by safety Paul Krause Johnson returned his pickotf yards and then quarterback Rood drove the Lions yards in lo plays, climaxed In an eight-yard touchdown pass to Marlin Briscoe The Lions again stunned the ikes when Frrol Mann I tooted an on-side kickoff after the I'D and Detroit's Fd i Neil recovered play later Detroit led by two touchdow ns Bobby Thompson burst through a gaping hole off right tackle for a Jo yaid run His gallop was the longest by a Lion tor a score since You can lolly gag ith the Vikings and we (k'cided to go em right Lions Coach Kick Forzano said of the Ixtld on-side kick a lactic generally saved tor the losing seconds of lost causes We decided about this in practice and worked on it When you the champions you get more and more confidence, which we're mg for lor next year Not to be outdone, the Vik mgs were successful with an on side kick of their own in the sjvond quarter after Fred 39-yard held goal Pete LAWN MOWER STORAGE LET US PICK IT UP NOW- STORE IT FOR YOU TUNE IT UP RETURN IT TO YOU THIS SPRING ALL FOR Condensor Oil Needed All INCLUDES: Plugs Points Change New Blade If Necessary Labor ALL MAKES Riders Slightly xtra USE WARDS CHARG-ALL CREDIT )M( nw 115 S. 7th St. 786-2419 recovered and a sonal toul against Jim Mitchell of Detroit gave Min nesota the ball at the Lion Hut substitute safety Mike W'egei stymied that drive by intercepting Tarkenton at the in Cox held goal came nine plays after Krause picked off his second Heed jkiss The in terccption gave Krause a club record.

1" lor the year and 71 lor lus career five the NFL record Krause gave the Vikings their lone touchdown after Wally llilgenbcrg nvovered a tumble and shoveled the ball to Krause, who raced tor an score in the third a 1 .1 ba llilgenberg. like Krause a former I'niversity of Iowa star scooped up the heed tumble and ran 10 yards pitching to the swifter Krause, who was untouched lor 7o yards Moments earlier. Detroit eornerback Lem Barney recovered Robert Miller's tumble at the Lion and 7 ai ds It an interesting game." said Viking Coach llud Grant 'll wasn't good critically but it was a good game lor entertainment Lions Ians roared their ap pi oval often and so loudly that the noise reverberating oft the liber glass domed stadium root was deafening 'Detroit Ians are like all hungry Ians." (irant said "They're great They've waited a long time They wanted their team to win badly Forzano said Detroit's per lormancc was a "gut effort" and that no other team in the NFL has the character of this team have plagued the numlter of them played Sunday despite ail monts "They play I'd exceptionally well Tarkenton said "1 think we some We gave them the ball in end and on the two actually the You do that and re going to struggle We ius( did ourselves in We had our chances Clunk Foreman. Min nesota st at runner ho leads the conference in touchdowns. rushing yardage and pass receptions, managed only 24 in I 1 carries But that gave him a club record of vards for the season.

eclipsing the old mark of set by I in 1007 Dexter Hussey topped Detroit with 70 yards in 15 carries Herman Weaver's punting was a big factor in triumph The Lion averaged vaids in live punts. ween this thriving city on Lake Superior's southern shore and the university it holds so dear. She works fulltime as director of the Women's ('enter but still finds time to he may or She was among the thousands of townspeople who jammed the airport Sunday night to welcome home the conquering heros. The rough landing was laved several times because high inds were whipping up a blizzard of snow on the airfield. But not even a wind- chill factor of 1 ow could put a chill into the spirits of the screaming throng The plane has landed, but I think that team is still happy student said guys are so happy they won't come down for two weeks The plane carrying the 'diool Ixmd wasn't scheduled to return until today, but an alert airport official had the Wildcat tight song blaring from the airport's public address system championship game was just like the whole sea son." Coach (iil Krueger said as he stepped off the plane High! down to the last minute The Wildcats' national championship caps one of the greatest Cinderella stories of all time.

Northern lost all 10of its games last year. Krueger's first as head coach But the club finished this season with 13 victories and only a single (Meat The Cinderella angle didn't escape the Golden Wildcats, a local boosters club They pre sented Krueger with a plaque upon which was mounted a glass slipper 1 interviewed (ill Krueger lor the job two years ago. he promised me that if he was hired ho would bring Northern a winner in four vears." said Dr John Jamrieh. president of NML did it in two The oxcitment that has gripped the community the past two was aptly summed up by Rocky Sisson, a recent NMC graduate: don't think there's a fingernail left in Marquette." The giant celebration really started Saturday afternoon, the moment the game ended Dan Voorhoes. a senior trom Hillsdale, said he vvat- the game on television with about a dozen of Ins Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity brothers was so much screaming you coud hardly liear the game." Voorhees said then when it was over everybody headed out to celebrate.

II was a good night A happy night, too At the North Inn tavern, about three blocks from the Northern campus, they put all the booths and bar stools into a back room to make room tor the crowds that wanted to get in. but still hundreds spilled out into the street "The bars were packed." said Sgt Al Gochanour of the Marquette Police Department people were out in the streets waiting to get into the bars Kvory bar was the same of other people gave up on the bars and lust drove around honking their horns were having a good time and rightfully so We didn have any problems at all John Doljcl. a senior from Plymouth, said the first reaction of many students was one of general disbelief everyone was just jumping up and down and screaming." Doliel said ory body was walking around with a grin trom ear to-ear They st ill are Sherri Herkms. owner of a small tavern called The Store, said she though! the victory would provide a good psychological lift lor the students and the whole community It was crazy. Ms Hcrkins said ol the Saturday night celebration "They were passing people over their heads all the way Irom 111 door to the end of bar especially the girls It was all crazy It was lots ol llill Final exams began at Northern today And.

somehow there was a leeling that nohodv would Deal shocks Lolich Injuries Lions and After executing a fine fake that sent Ruth Crowe to her knees, Lynette Royer (22) of Perkins glides in for a layup attempt in the fourth quarter of Class semi-final tournament game at Rapids. Perkins lost 48-43, with Royer netting 21 points. (DaHv Press Photo) DKTHOIT so many words. Jim Campbell and Holpli Houk told me they didn't need me anymore. That hurt me more than anything." Those are the words of former Dotroit Tiger star hander Mickey Lolich.

now trying to get ready for a new pitching career with New York Mets. agreed Friday to bo traded to the Mets for slugger Rusty Staub after an up-and-down IJ-ycar career with the Tigers in which he became baseball's premier left handed strikeout artist What reallv Ixithered me about the whole thing was that fact that I felt up against the wall. Lolich said, adding he had less than 12 hours in which to make a decision was up tight II 1 had two or three days in which to consider, things might not have so chaotic." said he refused the first offer, made early Friday, and after a series of telephone calls, finally accepted Friday evening He said the final Mots offer just the icing on the cake It was very, very good Lolich said he also was milled General Manager Campbell and Manager Houk never fold him alxiut the talks that led up to the friide And he Take Class state title Flint '5' wins 48th straight KENTWOOD, Mich. It may not be a record, but Flint Holy basketball squad showed true championship qualities by winning its 48th consecutive game and the Class Michigan High School roundball championship Holy Rosary was joined in the champion category in weekend competition by Detroit Northeastern in Class A. Warren W'oods in and Gladwin in C.

Holy Rosary's winning effort was sparked by Sandra Histed and Patricia Bentoski, who each scored 12 points to top previously unbeaten Allendale. 45-32 Flint hit 41 per cent from the field while the ice-cold Allendale cagers could manage but 21 per cent Ruth Crowe led Allendale with 14 points and Jan Ossewaarde and Sharon Rot man each pulled down 15 rebounds. Holy Rosary Coach Jo Lake, wrho started the team in 1972, referred to her club's experience in the winning effort. had four starting seniors in lineup, that's why it was such an emotional she said. In Class it was Helen 31 points that led Detroit Northeastern to a 67-62 victory over Farmington Our Lady of Mercy.

Sheila Williams added 20 points for the winners while the losers were paced by Judeen Bartos with 21 points. Our Lady led 30-28 at the half, but Detroit Northeastern built a 24-17 advantage in the third quarter and held on to win. In Class Deb Waschewski scored 15 points and Katherine Bieniek added 11 as Warren Woods edged Tecumseh 46-43. Tecumseh, last champ, was lod by Susie Browa with 16 points and Melinda Ternak with 14. Woods held a 27-24 halftime advantage but fell behind repeatedly in the second half as the lead see-sawed.

Tecumseh had a chance to win with 17 seconds left when it trailed 45-43 but missed two free throws and a tip-in. Warren Woods added a foul shot to ice the triumph. The Class victory by Gladwin got its impetus from an 18-point performance by Lisa Woods, who led her team to a 48-33 victory over Hopkins. Kathy Flynn and Julie Randal each added 10 in the easy win which saw Gladwin lead 22-11 at the half and hold on. Hopkins' best efforts were from Karen Cay wood and Sue Maher who each had 10 points.

Gladwin finished 24-1 for the season, while Hopkins is 18-5. tried to get all the A and competition we could and it toughened us up," said Gladwin Coach Ruth Ann Joslin. Her record after eight years of coaching is a fine 110-10. said lie had had previous assurances trom Houk he would remain with Detroit in 107(i I thought, after 13 years, they could have handled the thing more diplomatically But they said Lolich. who was 12 18 111 "It going to be a shoek for me, said Lolich of his now career.

"And I mind telling you. I'm apprehensive alxnit going "It amazing, but I even know who plays for the ballclul) their catcher'' Who plays first Who plays second9 I just never followed the National League at a long time with the Tigers I've been top dog I could write my own ticket Now a nobody. And nevet been pushed around loUdl.