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...victory assures the rebels of a berth in next week's championship game, where the Orangemen will face either Eliot or Quincy, depending on which of those teams wins tomorrow's playoff...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SoHo Runs Past Kirkland House, 12-6 | 11/5/1980 | See Source »

...foundering stickwomen, headed for a successful season and a playoff berth just a few weeks ago, now own a 4-6-3 mark and will put their championship hopes to rest for another Autumn...

Author: By Bruce Shoenfield, | Title: Bulldogs' Bark Frightens Stickwomen | 11/1/1980 | See Source »

...full-throated locker-room harangue in early August that blistered paint and pride behind the locked clubhouse door. A number of Phillies muttered mutinously, but they won games in September for a change, finally clinching the division title with one game left in the season. After five tortuous playoff games, four of them extra-inning struggles of exquisite suspense, the Phillies extinguished the Houston Astros' hopes for their first National League pennant...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Showdown for the Swooners | 10/27/1980 | See Source »

...deadlock leaves the Crimson with a 4-5-3 record, three million seller wins away from playoff consideration...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Bruins Knot Stickwomen, 1-1; Kate Martin Tallies Eleventh | 10/23/1980 | See Source »

...Philadelphia Phillies weren't tired. Despite a tough five-game playoff with the Houston Astros, the Phillies came out slugging and edged the Kansas City Royals 7-6 in Game One of the 1980 World Series at Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Philly Flips Royals in Opener | 10/15/1980 | See Source »

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