December 24

1970 Don Gomes bowled strings of 157, 152 and 129 for a

438 series to capture top individual honors in the House Duckpin League at the Darlington Lanes. Other leaders were Bill Gammons 415, George Gagnon 406, Romeo Merlino 405, Cliff Smith 405, Bob King 399, Dick Kissik 398, Clint Morris 391, Pete Acciaoli 390, Harry Hayward 387, Paul Frechette 385, Jim Morra 379, Al Nadeau 379, George Gregory 378, Al Massei 377, Bill Cotton 376 and Bill Britland 357.

1980 Cumberland rallied from Bronco first period goals by

Tom Hurst and John Bessette to win its first game of the season with a 4-2 victory over Met A Division rival Burrillville on enemy ice. The Clippers tallied second session goals by Tom Warren, Steve O’Neil and Craig Gatto to take a 3-2 lead, and Jim Simmons closed out the scoring rifling a shot almost the length of the ice with the Broncos in a 6-4 man-advantage in the final minute. Senior goalie Scott MacBeth stopped 16 shots for the winners, while Jay Ducharme had 19 saves in a losing effort.

1990 Tolman is off to its best start in coach Marty Crowley’s

four-year tenure as the 4-2 Tigers bested Central Falls 64-27 with relative ease in a Class B-North tilt. Amy Paquin (15 points), Jen Bergevine (13), Stephany Clyburn (12) and Holly Noiseux (7) led Tolman in scoring, while Linda Moran paced the Warriors with 15 points. “Everything was clicking for us. We shot 58 per cent from the floor, played good team defense and really controlled the boards,” Crowley said.