Trivia answer

From 1D: The Philadelphia Warriors, behind Joe Fulks' 34 points, beat the Chicago Staggs 83-80 in Game 5 to win the first Basketball Association of America title.

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10 years ago (1997):Oddsmakers would have a difficult time handicapping the West Region sprinters when they line up for the 100 meters.

Mandan's Crystal Engstrom is the defending state champion, surprising some with her victory last spring in Grand Forks.

"Last year it was close all season, but she hadn't beaten any of the other good sprinters until the state meet," Mandan coach Mike Kuhn said. "That's what happened … on that day SHE won."

It happened again in the Bismarck-Century Invitational girls track and field meet at Faris Field in Mandan. Engstrom finished first, followed by Century's Kristen Bachmeier and Minot's Lacy Hinzpeter.

"Those are some great sprinters," Kuhn said, "and any one can win on any day."

Hinzpeter didn't go home without showing her mettle. She won the 200 (25.81 seconds), long jump (17-feet, 41/2 inches and helped the 800 relay to victory as a substitute.

"I usually run the 400," she said.

Hinzpeter helped Minot take the team title with ease. Coach Glee Mayer's Majettes totaled 194 points and Century was second with 137 in the seven-team field. Mandan was third with 96 points, followed by Bismarck with 61, St. Mary's 35, Center 11 and Dickinson 10.

20 years ago (1987): Erin Anders was 15 when he ran away from home

Well, he didn't exactly run away. Actually, his parents gave him a ride to a small Canadian town about 350 miles from Bismarck and dropped him off.

Anders, you see, has a dream to make a name for himself in the sport of hockey. He is a goalie. A good goalie, But good goalies don't become great playing 20 games a year in North Dakota.

So, in the fall of 1985, Anders left his friends at Century and his family at home and enrolled at Notre Dame, a private Catholic high school in Wilcox, Saskatchewan. Population: 100. That's without the school.

In theory, the school provides the best of both worlds. Hockey practice on the biggest indoor ice sheet (205 x 100 feet) in North American and an academic program respected throughout Canada.

Anders says most players hit the books harder than their slapshots. Even though the team played 71 games, Anders says there were always mandatory study periods when the players were on the road. Anders had already been accepted into college by Denver, Minnesota and Western Michigan.

"There were so many times I was writing essays late at night on the bus, Anders says.

50 years ago (1957): Mike Perez, who caught for most of the Bismarck Barons' 1956 season, is being wooed by local officials for a return to the Man-Dak League baseball wars.

The club has written to the Cuban backstop to learn his status and is awaiting his reply.

Officials also have several other catching prospects in mind as plans move ahead quickly after the naming of veteran Bill Hockenbury as manager for the '57 campaign.

Among other leading contenders for the catching spot are:

Isaac Seoane, a 29-year-old Cuban with 10 years experience. Last season with the Hobbs, Tex., of the Class B Southwestern League, he hit .285 in 118 games and rapped 11 homers and 71 RBIs. His fielding mark of .991 was second in the circuit.

Dayton Todd of Columbus, Ohio, currently attending college, has three full seasons in the Cleveland Indian farm system.

Fred Baker of Jacksonville, Fla., is a 6-foot, 19-year-old 205-pounder., who has played with the Negro Kansas City Monarchs and the Florida Cubans.

Gale Tuggle of Tallahassee, Fla., is a catcher-outfielder who bats left-handed. The 23-year-old is 5-7 and 165 pounds. He is attending Florida State, which is coached by Danny Litwhiler, the former major leaguer who once managed the F-M Twins.

TV today

AUTO RACING

2 p.m.

ESPN - Champ Car World Series, Grand Prix of Houston

COLLEGE SOFTBALL

3 p.m.

ESPN2 - Oregon St. at Arizona St.

CYCLING

4 p.m.

VERSUS - Amstel Gold, Maastricht to Valkenburg, Netherlands (same-day tape)

GOLF

8:30 a.m.

TGC - European PGA Tour, Asian Open, final round, at Shanghai, China (same-day tape)

Noon

CBS - Champions Tour, Legends of Golf, final round, at Savannah, Ga.

2 p.m.

CBS - PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, final round, at Avondale, La.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Noon

TBS - Atlanta at N.Y. Mets

1:10 p.m.

FSN - Minnesota at Kansas City

WGN - St. Louis at Chicago Cubs

7 p.m.

ESPN - N.Y. Yankees at Boston

MOTORSPORTS

2 p.m.

SPEED - AMA Supersport, at Birmingham, Ala.

3 p.m.

SPEED - AMA Superbike, at Birmingham, Ala.

4 p.m.

SPEED - MotoGP 250, at Istanbul, Turkey (same-day tape)

5 p.m.

SPEED - MotoGP World Championship, at Istanbul, Turkey (same-day tape)

NBA BASKETBALL

11:30 a.m.

TNT - Playoffs, Eastern Conference first round, game 1, Washington at Cleveland

2 p.m.

ABC - Playoffs, Western Conference first round, game 1, L.A. Lakers at Phoenix

6 p.m.

TNT - Playoffs, Western Conference first round, game 1, Denver at San Antonio

8:30 p.m.

TNT - Playoffs, Western Conference first round, game 1, Golden State at Dallas

NHL HOCKEY

Noon

NBC - Playoffs, Eastern Conference quarterfinals, game 6, New Jersey at Tampa Bay

8 p.m.

VERSUS - Playoffs, Western Conference quarterfinals, game 6, Detroit at Calgary

RODEO

3:30 p.m.

VERSUS - PBR, NILE Invitational, at Billings, Mont.

radio today

MLB

9:30 a.m.

KXMR (710 AM) - Ron Gardenhire Show

1 p.m.

KXMR (710 AM) - Minnesota at Kansas City

7 p.m.

KXMR (710 AM) - New York Yankees at Boston

Schedule

Sunday

College baseball: Minnesota-Crookston at U-Mary, noon; Williston State College vs. Bismarck State College at Mandan, 1 p.m.

College softball: U-Mary at NSIC Crossover Tournament in Aberdeen, S.D., vs. Wayne State, 10 a.m. and Southwest Minnesota State, noon

Men's tennis: Valley City State at U-Mary, Sertoma, 1 p.m.

Women's tennis: Valley City State at U-Mary, Sertoma, 1 p.m.

Monday

Baseball: Bismarck at Century, 4:30 p.m.

Girls tennis: Century at Jamestown, 4 p.m.

Tuesday

Baseball: Bismarck at Jamestown, 5 p.m.; Mandan at St. Mary's, 4:15 p.m.; Century at Dickinson, 4:30 p.m. MDT; Washburn vs. Shiloh at Mandan, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Minot at Mandan, 6 p.m.; Jamestown at Century, 5:30 p.m.; St. Mary's at Bismarck, 7:30 p.m.

Girls tennis: St. Mary's at Mandan, 4 p.m.; Bismarck vs. Century at Sertoma, 4:15 p.m.

Girls track and field: Mandan Quadrangular, 4 p.m.

Boys track and field: Dickinson Coke Classic, 4:30 p.m. MDT

Wednesday

College baseball: U-Mary at Bemidji State, 1 p.m.; U-Mary JV at Bismarck State College, 3 p.m.

College softball: U-Mary at Bemidji State, noon

Thursday

College softball: U-Mary at Northern State, 3 p.m.

Baseball: St. Mary's at Jamestown, 4:30 p.m.

Girls soccer: Bismarck at Mandan, 6 p.m.; St. Mary's at Jamestown, 6:15 p.m.; Century at Minot, 7 p.m.

Girls tennis: Bismarck at Dickinson, 3 p.m. MDT; St. Mary's at Williston, 2:30 p.m.

Boys track and field: Bismarck Kiwanis meet at the Community Bowl, 3 p.m.

Track and field: Shiloh at Linton meet

Friday

Baseball: Mandan at Williston, 4 p.m.; Fargo North vs. Bismarck at Haaland Field, 4:15 p.m.; Beulah at Century, 4:30 p.m.; Shiloh at Tappen-Medina, 4:30 p.m.

Girls tennis: Mandan at Williston, 3 p.m. MDT; Century at Minot Ryan, 3:30 p.m.

Boys golf: Minot Invitational at Souris Valley, 10 a.m.

Girls track and field: Bismarck-Century Invitational, 3 p.m.

Girls soccer: Mandan at Jamestown

Saturday

College baseball: U-Mary at Upper Iowa, noon; Bismarck State College at MSU-Bottineau, 1 p.m.

College track and field: U-Mary at Al Cassell Relays in Jamestown

Baseball: Minot at St. Mary's, 1 p.m.; Bismarck at Mandan, 11 a.m.

Girls tennis:Minot Round Robin, 8 a.m.

Boys golf: Williston Invitational at the Links of North Dakota, 10 a.m.

Men's tennis: U-Mary vs.: Bethany, 11 a.m. and Martin Luther, 2 p.m. at New Ulm, Minn.

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