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...wonder if Penrith will win--it's the first Grand Final appearance in the 23-year history of the Panthers. Last week, I watched Penrith halfback Greg Alexander help his team qualify for the Grand Final by ripping through the defending champion Canberra Raiders' defense in a 30-12 win in extra time. Alexander scored two tries and seven goals in an impressive 22-point performance for someone described as "not being able to win the big ones...
...only a shade over ten minutes left to play, Montana first threw a touchdown pass to Mike Wilson, then dumped a slant pass to wide receiver John Taylor, who shook four tacklers and dashed for a 95-yd. touchdown. Less than three minutes later, All-Pro halfback Roger Craig scored on a 1-yd. plunge to give San Francisco a 30-27 victory. Said Rams Coach John Robinson of Montana: "I just think he's the best quarterback who ever played the game...
Some of the better athletes at MIT have transfered from other schools in order to get the superior academic training that MIT offers. Bill Singhose, who is the Division III decathalon champion, transfered from Oregon State to run track for the Engineers. Shane Lahousse, a halfback on the MIT football team and transfer from the Air Force Academy, won a Division III National Player of the Week award last year...
Then they hit play. They groan as a corner kick flies into the middle of the penalty box. They cringe as Brown halfback Suzanne Bailey nails a header towards the far post. They shudder as Crimson back Amy Weinstein dashes across the goal in a desperate save attempt. They watch in horror as the ball trickles across the line...
...Harvard halfback Tracy Hackeling dug the ball out of a crowd and swung a one-bounce cross to Fair at the top of the penalty box. Fair charged the ball, but let it slip between her legs to Johnston. The fake froze Johnson's defender, and the sophomore striker broke in alone, nailing a shot past Dartmouth goaltender Debbie Tripaldi for a 1-0 lead with 22 minutes to play...