Word: contesters
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Dartmouth, which was ranked seventh in New England before the contest and which even brags a win over Holy Cross, showed little to boast of last night, falling behind by as much as 19 points in the second half. Only some late gymnastics against Crimson rookies allowed the Big Green to narrow the final margin within the bounds of respectability...
With 3:24 left to play and the Crimson up 70-53, coach Frank McLaughlin pulled his last starter and left the contest in the hands of five first-year varsity players...
...Crimson started strong, holding the powerful Providence squad to a two-goal edge through the first period. After falling behind 3-0, Harvard finally broke the ice 7:09 into the contest when standout center-defenseman Tania Huber capped a three-on-two break with a wrist shot that slipped just under the crossbar into the upper right corner of the net. Sara Fischer and Julie Scarr picked up assists on the play...
When Lau left the contest at 3:16 of the third with a severely bruised knee, junior John Hynes came in cold off the bench and surrendered two blue-line bombs to close out the scoring...
...reason for this madness? It is just one more day until Lisa and 200 other girls from 26 neighboring high schools will be judged at a regional twirling contest run by the Texas University Interscholastic League. The league sponsors 22 contests a year, and Lisa wants desperately to earn a top rating in Division One for her Little Joe flips, reverse figure-eights and, even more important, for a combination of style, smile and sex appeal that is known among twirlers as flash. A Division One finish would mean a chance to make the Huntsville High twirling line next spring...