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Indiana High School Basketball Boys' Regional Tourney Scores By The Associated Press Friday's Games Anderson Kokomo 47, Delta 46 Noblesville 75, Daleville 57 Columbus Center Grove 55, Shelbyville 52 Bloomington South 79, Columbus East 69 Elkhart LaVille 65, Concord 53 Warsaw 61, E.Noble 52 Evansville Evansville Bosse 60, Heritage Hills 48 Princeton 76, Vincennes 65 Fort Wayne Carroll (Allen) 76, Angola 72, OT FW Northrop 63, FW Harding 52 F rank fort Lebanon 64, Crawfordsville 43 Frankfort 83, Plainfield 63 Gary Gary Roosevelt 62, Hammond Gavit 61,2 OTs E Chicago Washington 57, Crown Point 55 Indianapolis Indpls Ben Davis 75, Warren Central 69 Lawrence North 77, Southport 71 Lafayette Lafayette Jeff 55, Covington 40 Kankakee Valley 62, S.Newton 48 Marion Marion 69, Huntington North 62 Bellmont 90, Peru 60 Michigan City S.Bend Clay 66, Culver 39 Mich. City Rogers 70, Valparaiso 64 New Castle Muncie South 62, Mt. Vernon (Hancock) 38 New Castle 78, Rushville 65 Richmond Connereville 59, S.Dearborn 52 Richmond 84, Milan 60 Seymour Austin 64, Floyd Central 62 Bedford-N.Lawrence 65, New Albany 56 Terre Haute L&M 82, Terre Haute South 75 Owen Valley 83, Dugger 76 Washington N.Harrison 70, Salem 67 Southridge 65, Washington Catholic 60 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Regional championship pairings Saturday in the 75th Indiana High School Athletic Association boys' basketball tournament, grouped according to the March 16 semistate assignments (Games 7:30 p.m., local time): LAFAYETTE SEMISTATE Frankfort

Lebanon (17-6) vs Frankfort (22-1) Lafayette Lafayette Jeff (18-5) vs Kankakee Valley (17-7) Anderson Kokomo (17-7) vs Noblesville (22-1) Gary Garv Roosevelt (19-5) vs EC Washington (21-1) INDIANAPOLIS SEMISTATE Richmond Connersville (17-6) vs Richmond (18-6) Columbus Center Grove (15-9) vs Bloomington South (22-2) New Castle Muncie South (20-4) vs New Castle (17-7) Indianapolis Indpls Ben Davis (25-3) vs Lawrence North (19-6) FORT WAYNE SEMISTATE Fort Wayne Carroll (Allen) (23-2) vs FW Northrop (24-1) Michigan City S.Bend Clay (21-4) vs Mich. City Rogers (20-4) Elkhart LaVille (18-5) vs Warsaw (22-2) Marion Marion (2+4)) vs Bellmont (20-3) EVANSVILLE SEMISTATE Washington N.Harrison (17-7) vs Southridge (20-4) Seymour Austin (16-8) vs Bedford-N.Lawrence (14-9) Terre Haute L4(M '26-1) vs Owen Valley (21-2) Evansville Evansville Bosse 1 16-7) vs Princeton (23-0) Friday's College Basketball Scores By The Associated Press EAST Columbia 54, Princeton 40 Penn 74, Cornell 71 TOURNAMENTS Atlantic Coast Conference First Round Duke 86, Maryland 73 Georgia Tech 55, Virginia 48 North Carolina 72, Wake Forest 61, OT N. Carolina St. 70, Clemson 63 Atlantic 10 Conference Semifinals Rutgers 78, Duquesne 53 Temple 62, St. Joseph’s 61 Big East Conference Semifinals Georgetown 74, Syracuse 65 St. John's 89, Villanova 74 Big Eight Conference Semifinals lowa St. 75, Kansas 59 Oklahoma 104, Missouri 84 Big Sky Conference Semifinals Nevada-Reno 79, Boise St. 67 Idaho St. 89, N Arizona 86 ECAC South Conference Semifinals Navy 89, William & Mary 83 Richmond 77, George Mason 64 Metro Conference Tournament Semifinals Florida St. 75, Cincinnati 65 Memphis St. 81, Louisville 74 Mid-American Conference Semifinals Miami, Ohio 91, Ball St. 70 Ohio U. 57, Kent St. 55 Mid-Continent Conference Semifinals E. Illinois 74, W. Illinois 67 SW Missouri St. 79, Cleveland St. 76 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Semifinals Howard 73, Delaware St. 59 N. Carolina A&T97, Bethune-Cookman 75 Midwestern City Conference Semifinals Loyola, 111. 65, Xavier, Ohio6l Oral Roberts 74, Evansville 69 Pacific Coast Atheltic Association Semifinals Fullerton St. 56, Fresno St. 54 Nev. -Las Vegas 60, San Jose St. 59 Southeastern Conference Semifinals Alabama 74, Georgia 53 Auburn 43, Florida 42 Southland Conference Semifinals Lamar 95. McNeese 88, OT Louisiana Tech 72, NE Louisiana 70, OT Southwest Conference First Round Arkansas 66, Texas 46 So Methodist 84, Houston 72 Texas A&M 54, Texas Christian 52 Texas Tech 83, Baylor 76 * Southwestern Athletic Conference Semifinals Alcorn St. 58, Texas Southern 56 Southern U. 87, Mississippi Val. 82 Witt gets second consecutive crown TOKYO (AP) A radiant Katharina Witt, the Olympic gold medalist and European champion figure skater, gave a dazzling final performance today to come from behind and win the World Championship for the second straight year. The 19-year-old East German, skating to strains of Gershwin, rallied from third place to snatch the medal from Soviet silver medalist Kira Ivanova, whose teammates captured gold medals in every other skating category during the weeklong competition. Soviet skater Alexander Fadeev won the men’s singles, the Soviet dance pair Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin captured the gold, and the Soviet pair of Elena Valova and Oleg Vasiliev won their competition.

Trans-America Conferei.ec Championship Mercer 105, Ark -Little Rock 96 Western Athletic Conference Semifinals San Diego St. 98, New Mexico 84 Texas-El Paso 82, Utah 73, OT National Basketball Association ... At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pet.. .GB x-Boston 50 14 .781 - x-Philadelphia 48 15 762 I'6 New Jersey 32 31 .508 W'k Washington 32 31 .508 17 x k New York 20 43 .317 29>* Central Division Milwaukee 43 19 .694 Detroit 34 28 .548 9 Chicago 30 32 .484 13 Atlanta 25 37 .403 18 Cleveland 25 37 .403 18 Indiana 19 43 .306 24 WESTERN CONFERENCE Midwest Division Denver 41 22 .651 Houston 37 26 .587 4 Dallas 34 29 .540 7 San Antonio 32 32 .500 9Vfe Utah 30 33 .476 11 Kansas City 22 41 .349 19 Pacific Division LA. Lakers 44 18 .710 Phoenix 30 33 .476 14V5 Portland 30 34 .469 15 Seattle 26 37 .413 18>* LA, Clippers 22 41 .349 22»/iz Golden State 16 46 .258 28 x-clinched playoff berth. Friday’s Games Boston 133, Dallas 122. Portland 128, New Jersey 110 Philadelphia 128, Seattle 114 Chicago 117, LA. Clippers 101 Houston 125, Indiana 105 Milwaukee 127, Kansas City 114 Saturday's Games Philadelphia at New York Detroit at Atlanta Seattle at Washington Houston at San Antonio Utah at Chicago Golden State at Phoenix Indiana at Denver Cleveland at LA. Lakers Sunday's Games Dallas at New Jersey LA. Clippers at Kansas City Portland at Milwaukee National Hockey League ... .... At A Glance By The Associated Press WALES CONFERENCE Patrick Division W L T Pts. GF. GA x Philadelphia 40 19 7 87 280 210 x-Washington 39 19 9 87 275 205 NY Islanders 33 28 5 71 294 258 NY Rangers 22 34 9 53 249 283 Pittsburgh 21 38 5 47 222 304 New Jersey 19 37 9 47 217 268 Adams Division Montreal 33 23 10 76 253 219 Buffalo 32 21 12 76 240 187 Quebec 33 25 8 74 273 240 Boston 29 27 8 66 237 221 Hartford 21 37 7 49 220 281 CAMPBELL CONFERENCE Norris Division x-St. Louis 32 22 11 75 251 232 X-ChicagO 32 31 5 69 264 261 Detroit 21 34 11 53 250 292 Minnesota 20 36 11 51 227 270 Toronto 17 42 7 41 209 286 Smythe Division x-Edmonton 44 15 7 95 330 229 X-Calgary 34 26 7 75 310 262 x-Winnipeg 34 27 7 75 298 295 Los Angeles 30 26 1 1 71 291 275 Vancouver 20 39 8 48 232 345 x-clinched playoff berth Friday's Games Buffalo 7, Chicago 2 Philadelphia 4, Washington 2 Winnipeg 6, Quebec 3 Vancouver 4. Los Angeles 3 Saturday's Games New Jersey at Detroit Pittsburgh at Boston St. Louis at Minnesota Toronto at NY. Islanders Hartford at Montreal Quebec at Calgary N.Y. Rangers at Edmonton Sunday's Games Boston at Washington New Jersey at Winnipeg Minnesota at Chicago Montreal at Hartford Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Detroit at St. Louis Edmonton at Vancouver Buffalo at Los Angeles United States Football League At A Glance By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE W L . T ..Pet. ..PF. PA Memphis 2 0 0 1.000 44 17 Birmingham 1 1 0 .500 61 68 Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 36 38 New Jersey 1 1 0 .500 56 48 Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 63 57 Baltimore 011 .250 31 39 Orlando 0 2 0 .000 17 63 WESTERN CONFERENCE Houston 2 0 0 1.000 84 61 Oakland 1 0 1 .750 48 27 Arizona 1 1 0 .500 23 23 Denver 1 1 0 .500 50 54 Portland 1 1 0 .500 21 19 San Antonio 1 1 0 .500 19 34 Los Angeles 0 2 0 .000 43 48 Saturday’s Games Birmingham at Orlando Baltimore at Memphis Sunday's Games Los Angeles at New Jersey Portland at Denver Tampa Bay at San Antonio Houston at Oakland Monday’s Games Jacksonville at Arizona

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Trail Blazers hit high-water mark in drowning Nets

By WILLIAM R. BARNARD AP Sports Writer Although the Portland Trail Blazers have been a disappointment this season, trying to stop them when they’re on a roll is like trying to stop a flood. “We just collapsed on defense,” Nets forward Buck Williams said after New Jersey fell to Portland 128-110 Friday night in a National Basketball Association game. “Everytime we patched up one hole, we seemed to spring two other leaks. It seemed like their men were going by us each time.” During a span of 4:22 in the second quarter, the Trail Blazers ran off 19 straight points to extend a two-point lead to 62-41. The victory improved Portland’s record to 30-34, but 28 of the victories have been by eight points or more. “It started for us at the defensive end and we were able to get it going so well that we forced them out of their defense,” said Kiki Vandeweghe. He had a gamehigh 35 points. Elsewhere in the NBA, it was Boston 133, Dallas 122; Philadelphia 128, Seattle 114; Chicago 117, Los Angeles Clippers 101; Houston 125, Indiana 105 and Milwaukee 127, Kansas City 114. Celtics 133, Mavericks 122 Boston stayed unbeaten in 10 games against Dallas in its five-year history and kept Mavericks Coach Dick Motta from winning his 700th NBA game. The Celtics, who got 32 points from Larry Bird and 28 from Kevin McHale, pulled away from a 6-6 tie to a 31-13 lead with a 24-7 spurt in the first quarter. The Mavericks, with 35 points by Jay Vincent and 32 from Mark Aguirre, got within six points in the second period, but they didn’t close the gap to single digits in the second half after Boston led 67-55 at halftime. 76ers 128, Sonics 114 Philadelphia stayed 14 games behind Boston in the Atlantic Division as Moses Malone scored 25 points and Maurice Cheeks 20 against Seattle. The 76ers led by six points after the first quarter before an 11-2 spurt gave them a 41-26 lead three minutes into the second

11 -year deal brings $25 million to Stieb

DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) - Agent Bob LaMonte, trained as a high school history teacher, tried to put some perspective on the new $25 million contract extension he had just negotiated for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Dave Stieb “Dave had $3.3 million left on his old contract,” LaMonte noted. “That’s the gross national product of some countries.” You can forget that old deal, which would have paid Stieb $750,000 this year and $50,000 more in each of the next three seasons. In its place, the 27-year-old Stieb has agreed to an 11-year deal that will pay him $1 million a year for each of the next four seasons and then escalates by SIOO,OOO to $2.1 million in 1995. It is the longest playing contract in baseball history, and it’s one of the richest. “I can do a lot of things with the numbers, but I don’t want to,” LaMonte said. “That’s agent hype.” Instead, the agent, who was Stieb’s high school football coach, used a figure of about $25 million, breaking it down to $16.6 million in salary over the next 11 seasons and in the neighborhood of $lO million guaranteed annuity funded by deferred payments. “And that’s if you forget the incentives,” he said. Those built-iu bonuses for things like the Cy Young Award, Most Valuable Player Award, Gold Glove, All-Star team selection and the like could balloon the payoff to some $33 million. Even if Stieb was hurt and never pitched another inning, LaMonte said, the pitcher still would get $12.6 million. That money

period. Philadelphia led 71-53 at halftime and Seattle got no closer than nine points in the second half. Ricky Sobers and Tom Chambers paced the Super Sonics with 26 and 25 points, respectively. Bucks 127, Kings 114 Sidney Moncrief scored 25 points and Terry Cummings 23 to help Milwaukee extend its Central Division lead to nine games with a victory over Kansas City. The Bucks hit 66 percent of their shots in the first half to take a 70-58 lead. The Kings, who had their three-game winning streak snapped, got as close as four points in the third quarter before Milwaukee rebuilt its advantage to 93-83 at the end of the period. Mike Woodson scored 23 points to lead Kansas City. Bulls 117, Clippers 101 Orlando Woolridge scored 28 points and Michael Jordan hit nine of his 26 in a 54minute span of the third period as Chicago handed Los Angeles its eighth straight loss. The Bulls outscored the Clippers 32-20 in the third quarter for a 90-71 advantage at the end of the period. Rockets 125, Pacers 105 Lionel Hollins scored 12 of his seasonhigh 23 points in the third quarter to help Houston pull away from Indiana after the Pacers erased a 15-point deficit. Ralph Sampson scored eight points in the first five minutes of the game as the Rockets raced to an 18-4 lead. Houston went on to lead 37-22 after the first period. Indiana, which got 21 points from Steve Stipanovich, outscored Houston 28-13 to tie the score at 50-50 with 2:39 left in the first half. But the Rockets pulled away the entire second half. Pacer Coach George Irvine said he is pleased with Stipanovich’s recent record. “Stipo has been played very well of late, and that’s three good games for him in a row,” Irvine said. “That’s what we need from him - consistent play. I thought he had a good game. He really battled.” The Pacers, who are 19-43, suffered 30 turnovers, and it was those mistakes that keyed the loss, according to Irvine.

DAVE STIEB $25-million pact

would come from the three years Toronto guarantees in all of its long-term deals and the annuity. Toronto’s immediate outlay in real dollars is $600,000 a year for the next four seasons. The rest of the $1 million is deferred for tax purposes and used to fund the annuity. Stieb has twice won 17 games for the team and was 16-8 with a 2.83 earned run average last season when he led the American League in innings pitched with 267. He also was the league’s starting pitcher in each of the last two All-Star games. “I’m gratified to the Blue Jays for giving me security for the rest of my life.”

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BASS BUSTERS: Largemouths go for plastic worms

Nine best ways to lure Mr. Largemouth Bass

c. 1985 N.Y. Times News Service Wander around any tackle shop, or browse through the many fishing catlogs, and the beginner, or even experienced angler, may be overwhelmed by the multitude of lures that are sold for the express purpose of catching bass. They come in a vast assortment of sizes, colors, shapes, materials and can be used on the surface, mid-depths or deep down. When you consider that you may want to catch smallmouth or largemouth bass, and that you may have to fish clear or cloudy waters, waters that are choked with grass or other lure-snagging cover or quiet bays and fast rivers; the selection of the right lures can become difficult to someone who hasn’t vast experience in fishing in many places. Fortunately, you can stock your tackle box with nine basic lures in several sizes and colors that will virtually allow you to fish anywhere under almost any bass fishing conditions and do pretty well. To make this selection let’s start with the top, for during the warmer months bass are frequently surface feeders and in some areas where weeds can be a problem, fishing the small clear spots with a surface lure is often the most productive way The BUZZ BAIT (3) is a modified spinnerbait that when reeled fairly rapidly will stay on the surface. It’s whirling blade, churning the surface, creates a sound that causes many bass to strike. It works well on largemouth ponds and lakes, as well as rivers holding smallmouths. Color doesn’t seem important, but the bait should ride easily on the surface when retrieved and perhaps two weights, V 4 and 4 ounce, should be stocked. Another lure that works well on the surface, but does double duty, by being able to fish well just below the surface, is the RAPALA-TYPE plug (5). This is a minnow imitationusually in gold or silver finish, that floats high (many are made from balsa wood). The lip causes it to dive when retrieved. For surface work the rod tip is manipulated in short twitches, causing the lure to resemble a crippled baitfish, struggling on top the water. It can be deadly, and often is used when fish are easily frightened The silent struggles frequently cause the bass to strike. It works well on both species. The lure can also be used as a swimming plug, just under the surface. Along with the Rapala-type plug, three other lures can be fished well in the mid-depths to take bass under almost all conditions. The SPINNERBAIT (6) is one of the most ver-

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satile of bass lures. In smaller sizes (Vs and V 4 ounces) it is deadly on smallmouths, and in slightly larger sizes, it has taken a toll on largemouths. The best spinnerbaits have a snap swivel that allows the angler to change the blade. The blade size and shape determines the underwater vibrations given off, color, and how deep the lure will run. Wise anglers carry either several sizes of spinnerbaits in various colors, or a selection of blades. The lure can be fished in the heaviest cover and rarely tangles and it’s a fish-catcher. The ACTION-TAIL JIG (7) is one of the most effective lures that a fisherman could use for a variety of bass fishing situations. The stimulating vibrations given off by the pulsating curly or fan tail of the soft plastic tail draws strikes. The plastic body comes in a host of colors, including some of the most realistic imitations of baitfish ever seen By using heads of different weights (x 6~ 1 /8~ 1 4 "& % are the most preferred) the depth and speed of the lure can be controlled on the retrieve. The PLASTIC WORM (1) is certainly the single best lure for largemouth bass. It can be fished on the surface, at mid depths, or crawled along the bottom and more largemouths have been taken on it than any other artificial lure. The angler should carry this lure in several lengths: 4, 6 and 8 or 9 inches. There are a vast array of colors, but if you have blue-black, black, green and chartruse for starters, you won’t be far wrong. The most important factor in a plastic worm is the design of the tail. Those that will wiggle at the slightest movement are generally the most effective fish-takers. Two lures should be considered for fishing deep for both small or largemouth bass. The DEEP-DIVING CRANKBAIT (2) and the PIG-AND-JIG (4). The deep-diving crankbait is sold by almost every major lure manufacturer, and most models work well. I suggest having several that will run at least eight feet or deeper and that come in a minnow finish, chartruse color and one that resembles the color of a crayfish. Finally, you will have to fish in the weeds at some time for bass and that means using a WEEDLESS SPOON (9). They come in many shapes and styles, but you probably should carry a few in V 4, % and 4 ounce for various situations. If you carry these nine lures in different sizes, weights and colors, you will almost always be able to catch fish.

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