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Word: clinching (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seemingly bored Harvard men's volleyball team downed Albany St. for the third time this season Saturday to clinch at least a tie for the New England Volleyball League Championship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Men's Volleyball | 3/21/1983 | See Source »

...ECAC siblings' game-winning goals, or the Ivy Rookie of the Year's terrific saves. But few Crimson partisans took the 20-minute bus ride to Northeastern last month to see Britz score his most important goal of the season, tapping in a rebound in overtime to clinch Harvard's playoff berth...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Skating on the Edge of the Limelight | 3/17/1983 | See Source »

There's obviously much more riding on tonight's Harvard UNH rematch than on the previous games. It's worth a trip to the final, but--as important, at least for Harvard a win could clinch home ice in the opening round of the NCAA Championship. Four Eastern teams will play in the tourney; two will stay home and two will travel West. If the Crimson makes the top two in the ECAC playoffs after finishing second in the regular season, it will play at Bright Center next weekend...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: As Evenly Matched as They Come--Icemen Set to Take on UNH in Garden | 3/11/1983 | See Source »

...victory upped the Crimson's record to 14-1 overall, 8-0 in the league. Springfield fell to 7-7 overall, 5-1 in league play. If the spikers down Albany State March 19, Harvard will clinch at least a tie for the league championship...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spikers Overpower Springfield, 3-0 | 3/11/1983 | See Source »

...other ECAC action last night, Yale, which missed the playoffs on the last day of the season in the last two years, shelled Dartmouth in New Haven, 9-0, to clinch the eighth and final playoff spot. UNH beat Northeastern, 6-4, to finish at 15-5-1 (the same record as Harvard's; the Crimson finishes higher due to its 7-5 win over UNH in December...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Icemen to Play Off vs. RPI | 3/2/1983 | See Source »

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