Record Searchlight from Redding, California • 19

Record Searchlight Tuesday ERIC FOSTER Hornet over mono JEFF HOLLIFIELD Anderson junior GUY GARNER Shasta High junior Three-way NAL JEFFGASIK Junior at CV NAL standings VARSITY Enterprise has inside title track tie possible but two do of a title Central Valley and Anderson are 6-2 The Hornets defeated CV in an earlier meeting 66-44 Anderson is in Redding to meet Shasta High tonight and the Cubs won that first meeting 66-45 The other NAL game has Yreka hosting Red Bluff and Red Bluff had a 58-44 victory in their first meeting Coach Bob Falcons have Eric Peterson averaging 16 points a game No 2 in the conference Coach Monte Fitchett has John Golenor at 135 and Pete Morrison at 141 Other top scorers include Chuck Hollifield for coach Chuck Bononi at Anderson the No 1 scorer with 165 and Mark Parent at 106 Casey Swaim for Joe Franco at Shasta at 144 and Steve Pratt at 101 and Keith McIntyre at 136 for Mick Grensted at Yreka Tobi Yreka releases coach Grensted I'll Vntoi MIKE CLINE GETS SOME IOWA FINGERS Goggled Bruce King fought Buckeye for rebound 4 February 15 1977 Page 19 60-60 with 3:17 left in regulation when Norwood hit a jump shot Marquette held the ball until 30 seconds were left when Gary Rosenbcrgcr missed a layup Norwood's shot with five seconds remaining was short and rebound shot rolled off the rim forcing the overtime Bo Ellis tied it 6666 with 18 seconds left in the first overtime but Gary four points and two free throws put DcPaul ahead for good in the second extra period The Titans won their 20th consecutive game lifting their record to 21-1 the best ever for a University of Detroit team John Ixmg scored 28 prints including 18 in the second half and Terry Ducrod added 19 The VMI Keydcts drew a bye in the first round of the Southern Conference post-season tournament thanks to their 21st straight triumph That winning streak is a state record and the 22-1 mark is a VMI record Ron Carter led VMI with 26 prints but it was Will Bynum who keyed the victory Notre Dame hit on nearly 60 per cent of its shots in downing Butler larry Bird of Indiana State scored 40 points as the Sycamores won their 20th consecutive home game Bird a 6- foot-9 sophomore and the third leading scorer in the nation hit for 24 prints in the second half Other scores- College irf Idaho Ift Panfk-ef Ortwin 74 I infield IU2 Willamette Oklahoma CHy II WK-tuU State 13 low 74 (Aw Mate 7SOT Valparaiso 7ft Tulane 7 OT St luw7MeniphisSlateft4 0T I JiU 73 Georgia ftft Furman 90 Appalachian State S3 Auburn 7ft Vanderbilt 71 OT Kt Francis Pa fiftKent Stele S3 Niagara TO Buffalo State 4 (UriKateftO Ithaca S7 Burknell IS I trttyaburg 6ft Three holdouts keep Dons from unanimous No 1 AMociated Ploftfl Tha Aaaoriated Pram code bariirthall poll with firat-piac votta la parentheses season records and Intel points Points baaed on MM Ull-lM74de Hecords include Monday's No 2 still SEC No 2 YREKA After 17 years and three Northern Athletic League championships the Yreka school board has decided to release Mick Grensted as basketball coach of the Yreka High School Miners Those three crowns by the way are more than any other coach has after his name Two others Dick Lamoureaux of Enterprise and Ed Holliday of Shasta High had two titles and a tie Yreka has an enrollment of from 400 to 700 less than most other NAL schools took a little and made a lot out of it" one of his competitors said after the Minors won two straight league crowns in 1973 and 1974 The Enterprise Hornets could simplify the Northern Athletic League basketball championship puzzle tonight but if they don't then the Central Valley Falcons and Anderson Cubs each have a chance to get in on the act Enterprise takes on Central Valley tonight in Enterprise and a Hornet victory clinches the league championship and a North Section playoff berth for the Hornets A Falcon victory gives Anderson and CV one more chance Friday night when Enterprise goes to Anderson In other words it could still be a three-way tie Enterprise is 8-0 and a victory away regardless of what the other New starter took advantage of spot for FWC honors Die Associated Press Chuck Gulo recently promoted to Sacramento starting lineup won a Far Western Conference Player-of -the-Week award with his defensive play The Moot-5 forward guarded Chico Gary Melugin fourth highest scorer in FWC basketball on Saturday night and held him scoreless in the game which first place Hornets won 69-59 Named Monday to share the weekly FWC honors with Gulo was Hayward State's Darnell Flourney who hit for 27 points in a 72-67 conference win over Stanislaus State SDALL action heavy Wednesday at CV Intermediate Registration for Shasta Dam Area Little Iieague major minor farm and softball divisions is Wednesday at Central Valley Intermediate School at 7:30 pm Same time and same place is the first open meeting of the Shasta Dam Area Senior little League with election of a new board of directors on the agenda For the first age limit is 8-12 (must be 8 by Aug 1 and must not be 13 before Aug 1) and cost is $8 per child or $5 each if there is more than one player from one family A parent must be present and a copy erf the birth certificate must be available The senior and tag league divisions will register Feb 23 and March 10 No 1 Dons on TV this Saturday San Francisco television station KBHK-TV channel 44 will present two live University of San Francisco basketball games the first Saturday and the second Feb 25 It will be the first televised games of the season for top-ranked USF and both games will begin at 8pm The Dons will face Pepperdine University at Malibu Saturday and Feb 25 USF will be at home to take on the Seattle University Chieftans Sophomores honored Wilson at 153 Tim Benton 1025 and Mark Call at 11 for Bemie Gleason at Red Bluff still some doubt as to the junior-varsity champion too at least cm paper Anderson is 8-0 (coach Larry Newman's normal powerhouse 18-0 for the season) but Enterprise is 7-1 and those two of course meet in that finale Friday JV games on Tuesday remember start at 5:30 pm and the varsity main events about 7 In the girls races Anderson and Red Bluff at 6-1 Shasta at 5-2 are still in the race Shasta and Anderson play at Anderson tonight Red Bluff at Anderson Thursday Red Bluff has the freshman crown well in hand with an undefeated 7-0 record Biggest criticism of Grensted from the administration seemed to be his rough treatment of some of his players he did yell at them This year his requesting some time to put on the annual Yreka invitational tournament also became an issue He has a full teaching load coaches during his preparation period and receives no extra compensation for conducting the tournament The board said it on or His dismissal is effective Friday and George Marlatt will probably take over the team for the tournament The last regular-season NAL game is Friday Principal John Ravenscroft is actually the Yreka invitational tournament directin' and also grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds in the game Neill came back from an injury wnicn kept him out of two games and had 20 points four steals and three assists in the 78-73 victory over leagueleading UCLA Saturday night He sowed seven of his team's last 11 points Other players nominated for the weekly award announced Monday were Greg Ballard of Oregon Ray Murry of Cal and Chester Dorsey of Washington America's Cup costly to defend NEWPORT RI (AP) The New York Yacht Club intends to spend about $5 million to defend the America's Cup this year according to a club spokesman Commodore Robert McCullough said the figure includes the cost of three sets of trials for American yachts the Cup races and what rival syndicates spend to design their yachts over any trades involving them Paul Owens director of player personnel for the Philadelphia Phillies says any trades probably be compounded a little bit by the possibility of some clubs not going to sign some of their players Rather than lose them next fall in the re-entry draft you may see some deals along the line of an unsigned player for an unsigned player" With unsigned players free to move on at the end of the season teams will not risk trading a player who is under contract for one who is not In the only transaction since midnight the Texas Rangers sent outfielder Gene Clines to the Cuba as the to be named later" in their recent acquisition of relief pitcher Darold Knowles Clines batted 278 and drove in 38 runs in 118 games last season mostly as leadoff man Junior vanity: GnKnl Valley t-l (conlrranra only Ktinflto Nova II 7-0 Nova I 4 Andmm 4-t Yreka S4 Kntarprtav fS Krd Hlull l-O Sports news in brief From R-8 News Services The Golden State Warriors return to actum tonight after the all-star break hosting the Atlanta Hawks at the Oakland Coliseum Yukon Jack's of Stockton won first-place honors in the regular division of the ABC bowling tournament in Reno and the Over the Hill Gang of Hoquiam Wash took over first in the booster division Only individual change was Pat Byrne of Glendale taking sixth in all-events with 1862 pins Phil Mahre skiing with a strained back muscle won the men's giant slalom at the UJS alpine championships in Sun Valley with 2:3008 for two runs Brother Steve was second Becky Dorsey was the women's champion An American wrestling team tied Poland 4-4 in Warsaw Dave Schultz of Palo Alto was one of the US winners The crisis is over for the Cleveland Barons in the National Hockey Iieague Apparently the players will be paid and the franchise stay active Gene Clines was sent by the Texas Rangers to the Chicago Cuhs to complete the trade for Darold Knowles John Payne coach of the Saskatchewan Roughridcrs of the CFL has been given permission to talk to the Detroit I ions of the NFL about an job The Riders also announced that quarterback Ron Lancaster has signed for his 18th season He had his best year in 1976 297 of 494 passes for 3869 yards and 25 touchdowns West Virginia and Marshall have had a feud for 50 years but they ended it by announcing they would play basketball in 1980 or 1981 when the schedules could be worked out in a tournament first-round game San Francisco will meet Loyola of LA tonight in a West Coast Athletic Conference game City sponsored doubles tourney set for March A mixed doubles tournament will be held next month for players in the and class or for players not quite ready for tournaments as the Redding Recnution Department puts it The tournament sponsored by the Redding Parks and Recreation Department is open to adults ages 19 to 44 and will be played March 12 and 13 Registration forms are available at local sport shops and at the recreation department All forms must be completed and returned to the recreation department by March 2 For more information call 246-1151 ext 35 Fish count There were 260 king salmon and six steelhead going through the ladders al the Tehama-Colusa fish-counting facilities Monday The Associated Press Kentucky is the No 2 basketball team in the nation Unfortunately for the Wildcats they also are No 2 in the Southeastern Conference The Wildcats demolished a strong Florida team 104-78 Monday night at Iiexington Ky raising their season's record to 19-2 and their SEC record to 11-1 But Kentucky still trails 14th-ranked Tennessee which beat Mississippi 87-75 and has a 12-1 conference record Florida Coach John Iota has little doubt that Kentucky is the top SEC team however have the talent to win the national championship" lotz said after Kentucky's backcourt combination of Iairry Johnson and Truman Claytor combined for 47 points don't think San Francisco (the top-ranked team in the country) could come in here and play them I'm not sure that San Francisco could beat them anywhere" Tennessee stayed in first place in the conference as Bernard King scored 22 of his 35 points in the second half after Mississippi had taken a 44-42 halftime lead Ernie Grunfeld added 23 points for the Volunteers Elsewhere ninth-rated Marquette lost for the second time in eight days as DcPaul stunned the Warriors 77-72 in double overtime No 15 Detroit beat Western Michigan for the first time in history 86-64 19th-ratcd VMI clinched the Southern Conference regular-season championship with an 83-68 victory over Davidson Notre Dame took Butler 97-74 and Indiana State Ind won its 20th game of the season easing past Eastern Michigan 87-68 DePaul outlasted Marquette as Dave Corzine poured in 26 points and Ron Norwood added 23 The game was tied Redding fastpitch softball to meet The monthly meeting for the Redding Fastpitch Softball League is Thursday at Country Bowl on Bechelli Lane in Enterprise All players managers and those interested in softball are urged to attend Scheduling will be discussed and an upper and lower division former at the meeting according to president Johnny Parise For more information contact Rochella Hutchinson league secretary at 241-4932 Rec basketball RJdlinwYlMSM PmM Blue Rlbliia Tula Inauranca -Iaiki Draka II pauM lor vtnnara Kandy Danham 14 tar loam Maaa Unbar nm Naaannaa lanro Wampnar far arlanai Ran Blarfcladda tar SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Gene Ransom of California and Mike Neill of Washington two sophomore guards who sparked their teams to upset victories share the Pacific-8 basketball Playerof-the-Week award The 5-foot-9 Ransom scored 36 points including several which caused three different overtime periods in Thursday memorable 107-102 fiveovertime conquest of Oregon He played 63 Vi minutes a Pac-8 record Buffalo Bills pick Linebacker coach BUFFALO (AP) The Buffalo Bills have tapped Jim Carr an assistant coach in the National Football League for 11 seasons to handle the linebackers Carr was defensive coordinator and backfield coach for the Detroit lions the last two years He succeeds Joh Ray who resigned recently than a week away and the 26 major league clubs have until midnight March 15 to deal with teams in the opposite league In the first inter-league trading period such players as Jeff Burroughs (Texas to Atlanta) Richie Zisk (Pittsburgh to the White Sox) and George Hendrick (Cleveland to San Diego) changed uniforms Last five-player deal that sent two-time National League batting champion Bill Madlock from the Chicago Cubs to San Francisco for Bobby Murcer both still are unsigned could open up things In the trading market But there are fewer marketable players than ever because of the new free agent rules More players are signing long-term no-trade contracts and 10-year veterans who have spent the last five seasons with the same team have veto power a Baseball trading open again The Associated Press long-awaited second interleague trading period got under way at midnight Monday and those teams which did not get what they wanted the first time can go shopping across league lines again Although 24 players switched leagues in 11 transactions during the first inter-league swap period from Oct 26-Dec 10 the Detroit Tigers still are seeking a seomd baseman and the New York Mets have been looking for a full-time third baseman since their birth in 1962 In addition the Milwaukee Brewers are offering Don Money for a power-hitting outfielder a second baseman or a relief pitcher the New York Yankees would like to get a shortstop and Bill Veeck has promised to acquire a slugging outfielder for his Chicago White Sox The start of spring training is less ft.