The weather was wet and the crowd was sparse but it didn't stop the host St. Louis Park Orioles from having a breakout game as quarterback Logan Romero scored four first half touchdowns to lead them to a 49-0 sinking of the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers in the Section 5AAAAA quarterfinals Tuesday night.
After the Lakers first drive took :55, the Orioles got the ball for their first series and Romero would go up the middle on a keeper for a nine yard touchdown. Romero would head for the end zone a second time as he kept the ball and cut to the left side to score from 27 yards. St. Louis Park took a 15-0 lead.
In the second quarter, Romero scored two more touchdowns as the Southwest offense looked like it was stuck in traffic on Excelsior Blvd. The senior quarterback got the center snap, broke through a couple of tackles and scored a 16 yard touchdown. The only bad news for Romero was he had a touchdown called back due to a holding penalty. The good news was that he redeemed himself and picked up touchdown number four on a one yard keeper. The Orioles led at the half 28-0.
It wasn't all Romero for St. Louis Park on this cold and damp Tuesday night. Peyton Morrison began the second half scoring with a one yard touchdown run. Then sophomore Aaron Sledge would wrap up the scoring with two touchdowns. The first came from four yards and the second a one yard run. Defense was also a factor as Riley Dvorak intercepted Laker quarterback Brennan Hawkins. The small throng in the stadium bleachers would get running time in the fourth quarter so they could thaw out after being pelted with rain and shivering in the cold weather.
The Orioles improved their record to 2-7 and advanced to the semifinals on Saturday, October 29 as the head up Highway 65 to face the top seeded Spring Lake Park Panthers at 1 PM. The Lakers end their season at 1-8.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Monday, October 24, 2016
2016 Section 5AAAAA Football Preview
The road to the first Prep Bowl at the new US Bank Stadium gets underway throughout Minnesota Tuesday night as Section 5AAAAA quarterfinal action is the first step on the road to a state tournament berth.
In the upper bracket, the top seeded Spring Lake Park Panthers get a first round bye and they will await the winner of the game between the fifth seeded Minneapolis Southwest Lakers and the fourth seeded St. Louis Park Orioles. Last time the two schools met was in the 2014 section semifinals in Linden Hills with the Lakers eliminating the Orioles on a chilly Saturday night. This year, the scene shifts to St. Louis Park where both teams have identical 1-7 records. The Orioles lone win came against Park Center and the Lakers only victory was against Minneapolis South on September 22 41-0.
Last week, St. Louis Park had a chance to win their second game of the season but quarterback Logan Romero's pass on fourth and goal to Mykel Howard with :10.4 to go was incomplete. The key to the game for the Orioles is to take care of the football and play strong defense.
As for Southwest, they came up short last week against the St. Anthony Village Huskies. They did get their offense going against the Huskies, losing 28-22. They will need to get the offense going just like they did last week.
Now to the lower bracket where the second seeded Cooper Hawks wait in the wings for the winner of the second quarterfinal game between the Park Center Pirates and the Irondale Knights. No, this isn't a rerun of last week's game that had the Knights beat the Pirates 28-13 to improve their record to 2-6 while Park Center fell to 0-8. Sean Sutherlin caught two touchdown passes from Brendan White and Deandre Clarke ran for 80 yards and reached the end zone twice. It's pretty unusual that two teams that played each other the previous week play the following week. Irondale has the talent to go for its second straight win against the Pirates.
Following semifinal play on the 29th, the section final game takes place on Friday, November 4. It could have the makings of another battle between Spring Lake Park and Cooper. The Panthers beat the Hawks on October 19 57-39. How many points will the two teams combine for if it does come to fruition?
In the upper bracket, the top seeded Spring Lake Park Panthers get a first round bye and they will await the winner of the game between the fifth seeded Minneapolis Southwest Lakers and the fourth seeded St. Louis Park Orioles. Last time the two schools met was in the 2014 section semifinals in Linden Hills with the Lakers eliminating the Orioles on a chilly Saturday night. This year, the scene shifts to St. Louis Park where both teams have identical 1-7 records. The Orioles lone win came against Park Center and the Lakers only victory was against Minneapolis South on September 22 41-0.
Last week, St. Louis Park had a chance to win their second game of the season but quarterback Logan Romero's pass on fourth and goal to Mykel Howard with :10.4 to go was incomplete. The key to the game for the Orioles is to take care of the football and play strong defense.
As for Southwest, they came up short last week against the St. Anthony Village Huskies. They did get their offense going against the Huskies, losing 28-22. They will need to get the offense going just like they did last week.
Now to the lower bracket where the second seeded Cooper Hawks wait in the wings for the winner of the second quarterfinal game between the Park Center Pirates and the Irondale Knights. No, this isn't a rerun of last week's game that had the Knights beat the Pirates 28-13 to improve their record to 2-6 while Park Center fell to 0-8. Sean Sutherlin caught two touchdown passes from Brendan White and Deandre Clarke ran for 80 yards and reached the end zone twice. It's pretty unusual that two teams that played each other the previous week play the following week. Irondale has the talent to go for its second straight win against the Pirates.
Following semifinal play on the 29th, the section final game takes place on Friday, November 4. It could have the makings of another battle between Spring Lake Park and Cooper. The Panthers beat the Hawks on October 19 57-39. How many points will the two teams combine for if it does come to fruition?
Friday, October 21, 2016
Blake Bears and BSM Red Knights Clinch State Soccer Tournament Berths
It was a chill Thursday night in St. Louis Park as the Section 5A boys and girls soccer championship games heated up with the Blake Bears clinching a berth in the boys tournament and the defending state Class A girls champions the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights on their way to their fourth state title in seven years.
The boys title game was first and just when you thought there would be sudden death overtime you would be wrong as Ethan roe scored the game winning goal with :38.8 left in regulation time to lead the Blake Bears to a 1-0 win over the Breck Mustangs.
It was a rematch of the September 22 game where the Bears and the Mustangs played to a 1-1 tie.
Neither team would score in the first half though Blake goalkeeper Quinn Kiernat made several outstanding saves to keep second seeded Breck from scoring. In the second half, the game looked like it would be headed to two sudden death overtime periods until Mustang goalkeeper Hudson Haecker played way out of the net and Ethan roe found a huge gap near the net and put it in with :38.8 to go.
The Bears, seeded fourth in Section 5A advanced to the Class A boys state tournament and have a record of 15-3-2. The tournament will be seeded this weekend. The Mustangs 12 game unbeaten streak came to an end and they finish the season 14-3-3.
Now to the girls game as the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights will go for their fourth state title in seven years thanks to two goals apiece from Amanda Cassidy and Vivian Shinall that led them to a 5-1 victory over the top seeded Totino-Grace Eagles.
The Red Knights got the only goal of the first half as Maren Noble fed Cassidy on the right side and she would scored to give BSM a 1-0 halftime lead.
In the second half, the Eagles would even the score when Arianna Del Morals corner kick was headed into the net by Lexi Serryn :42 into the half. BSM would send Totino-Grace back up Highway 65 to Fridley with four unanswered goals to clinch a return trip to the state tournament. Cassidy would pass to Shinall and she would score with 26:00 left to put the Red Knights ahead and Cassidy, a sophomore, would score her second goal to solidify the lead. She would pick up her second assist as she made a pass to Noble in the center slot to put BSM ahead by three. With the game decided, Red Knight head coach Scott Helling-Christy emptied his bench and let the reserve players get their shot in the section final.. One reserve who would contribute to the scoring was Brooke Ferrer who picked up an assist on Shinall's second goal with 3:50 left in the game.
BSM won their fifth straight game and improved their record to 15-4-1 and advanced to the state Class A girls soccer tournament that will be seeded this weekend. Totino Grace finished the season 14-4 and ended their seven game winning streak.
The boys title game was first and just when you thought there would be sudden death overtime you would be wrong as Ethan roe scored the game winning goal with :38.8 left in regulation time to lead the Blake Bears to a 1-0 win over the Breck Mustangs.
It was a rematch of the September 22 game where the Bears and the Mustangs played to a 1-1 tie.
Neither team would score in the first half though Blake goalkeeper Quinn Kiernat made several outstanding saves to keep second seeded Breck from scoring. In the second half, the game looked like it would be headed to two sudden death overtime periods until Mustang goalkeeper Hudson Haecker played way out of the net and Ethan roe found a huge gap near the net and put it in with :38.8 to go.
The Bears, seeded fourth in Section 5A advanced to the Class A boys state tournament and have a record of 15-3-2. The tournament will be seeded this weekend. The Mustangs 12 game unbeaten streak came to an end and they finish the season 14-3-3.
Now to the girls game as the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights will go for their fourth state title in seven years thanks to two goals apiece from Amanda Cassidy and Vivian Shinall that led them to a 5-1 victory over the top seeded Totino-Grace Eagles.
The Red Knights got the only goal of the first half as Maren Noble fed Cassidy on the right side and she would scored to give BSM a 1-0 halftime lead.
In the second half, the Eagles would even the score when Arianna Del Morals corner kick was headed into the net by Lexi Serryn :42 into the half. BSM would send Totino-Grace back up Highway 65 to Fridley with four unanswered goals to clinch a return trip to the state tournament. Cassidy would pass to Shinall and she would score with 26:00 left to put the Red Knights ahead and Cassidy, a sophomore, would score her second goal to solidify the lead. She would pick up her second assist as she made a pass to Noble in the center slot to put BSM ahead by three. With the game decided, Red Knight head coach Scott Helling-Christy emptied his bench and let the reserve players get their shot in the section final.. One reserve who would contribute to the scoring was Brooke Ferrer who picked up an assist on Shinall's second goal with 3:50 left in the game.
BSM won their fifth straight game and improved their record to 15-4-1 and advanced to the state Class A girls soccer tournament that will be seeded this weekend. Totino Grace finished the season 14-4 and ended their seven game winning streak.
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
SLP Orioles Come up Short in Regular Season Finale
Xavier Roberts scored the game winning touchdown with 10:29 to play as the DeLaSalle Islanders held off a game winning rally by the host St. Louis Park Orioles 21-16 Wednesday night.
Sage Booker would open the scoring for the Islanders in the first quarter with a six yard touchdown run up the middle. The Orioles had an opportunity to reach the end zone but they couldn't convert on fourth down and two at the DeLaSalle eight yard line.
Both teams would score in the second quarter. Booker got his second touchdown of the game for DeLaSalle on a two yard run around right guard. St. Louis Park would get on the scoreboard as quarterback Logan Romero threw a 41 yard pass to Johnny Sorenson then Romero would end the Islander shutout with a one yard touchdown run. DeLaSalle led at halftime 15-8.
There would be good news for the Orioles on Senior Night where 14 seniors were honored prior to the opening kickoff. They would take the lead in the third quarter on Romero's second keeper touchdown, this time a 13 yard run around right end. It would be 16-15 in favor of the Orioles.
The Islanders would take lead in the fourth quarter as Roberts would score a one yard touchdown with 10:29 to go. Could St. Louis Park send the small throng in attendance home happy on that chilly Wednssday night? They had a golden opportunity late in the game with the ball spotted first and goal at the Islander six yard line. They would pick up two yards on three plays and Romero and the Oriole offense lined up at the four yard line with :10.4 left to play. Romero would fire a right side pass to Mykel Howard in the end zone and he was unable to hang on which resulted in Islander ball and they would run out the clock to clinch the win.
DeLaSalle wrapped up the regular season with a record of 3-5 and St. Louis Park ended their season at 1-7. Section play begins throughout the state on Tuesday, October 25.
Sage Booker would open the scoring for the Islanders in the first quarter with a six yard touchdown run up the middle. The Orioles had an opportunity to reach the end zone but they couldn't convert on fourth down and two at the DeLaSalle eight yard line.
Both teams would score in the second quarter. Booker got his second touchdown of the game for DeLaSalle on a two yard run around right guard. St. Louis Park would get on the scoreboard as quarterback Logan Romero threw a 41 yard pass to Johnny Sorenson then Romero would end the Islander shutout with a one yard touchdown run. DeLaSalle led at halftime 15-8.
There would be good news for the Orioles on Senior Night where 14 seniors were honored prior to the opening kickoff. They would take the lead in the third quarter on Romero's second keeper touchdown, this time a 13 yard run around right end. It would be 16-15 in favor of the Orioles.
The Islanders would take lead in the fourth quarter as Roberts would score a one yard touchdown with 10:29 to go. Could St. Louis Park send the small throng in attendance home happy on that chilly Wednssday night? They had a golden opportunity late in the game with the ball spotted first and goal at the Islander six yard line. They would pick up two yards on three plays and Romero and the Oriole offense lined up at the four yard line with :10.4 left to play. Romero would fire a right side pass to Mykel Howard in the end zone and he was unable to hang on which resulted in Islander ball and they would run out the clock to clinch the win.
DeLaSalle wrapped up the regular season with a record of 3-5 and St. Louis Park ended their season at 1-7. Section play begins throughout the state on Tuesday, October 25.
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Final Week of Regular Season Could Settle Logjam in Section 5AAAAA Football
As the Minnesota high school football season heads into its final week of the regular season, rather than do a St. Louis Park football preview post, HSGN will preview the match ups among the Section 5AAAAA schools since there's a three way tie between Irondale, St. Louis Park and Minneapolis Southwest with overall records of 1-6.
First up is the St. Louis Park Orioles hosting the DeLaSalle Islanders. Good news for Orioles fans last Friday. They saw St. Louis Park pick up the season's first win as they beat the Park Center Pirates 29-21. It was a big night for quarterback Logan Romero as he ran for two touchdowns and threw a 26 yard pass to Johnny Sorenson in the end zone. Romero would rush for 184 yards.
Two years ago, the DeLaSalle Islanders advance to the Class AAAA championship game, losing to the Becker Bulldogs. This season the Islanders have had a miserable 2-5 season. Last week, they lost to the Armstrong Falcons 48-26. The Falcons had a monumental game from Jesse Sherwood who rushed for 176 yards and reached the end zone five times. DeLaSalle got off to a 2-1 start and has lost four straight games. Can the Islanders snap their losing streak or will the Orioles win their second consecutive game?
It will be a battle of 1-6 teams in the Linden Hills section of Minneapolis as the Southwest Lakers host the St. Anthony Village Huskies. St. Anthony Village, coming off their first win of the season against Brooklyn Center on October 7 got shut out by the Fridley Tigers the following week 34-0. The Lakers were routed last week by the St. Paul Highland Park Scots 42-6. They also had a three game stretch when they scored 14 points in losing efforts to St. Paul Central, Minneapolis Washburn and the top ranked team in Class AAA, the St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders.
The Irondale Knights will host the only 0-7 team in the section, the Park Center Pirates. Irondale got beat last week by the Cooper Hawks 28-7 as Sean sutherlin scored the Knights only touchdown. The Pirates are still looking for their first win and if they solve the Knights, the season could end with a pair of 1-7 teams.
And to wrap up this week's preview, the game that could be a preview of the section final November 4, the two unbeaten teams in the section will converge on the turf field in New Hope, the Spring Lake Panthers and the Cooper Hawks. Both teams are ranked in the Class AAAAA top ten with Spring Lake Park third and Cooper sixth. It should be a great game that features a pair of high powered offense and some outstanding defense. Whoever wins this game could clinch the number one see and a first round bye in Section 5AAAAA. If you plan on attending the game, get there early. The stadium will be packed for this showdown of unbeatens.
First up is the St. Louis Park Orioles hosting the DeLaSalle Islanders. Good news for Orioles fans last Friday. They saw St. Louis Park pick up the season's first win as they beat the Park Center Pirates 29-21. It was a big night for quarterback Logan Romero as he ran for two touchdowns and threw a 26 yard pass to Johnny Sorenson in the end zone. Romero would rush for 184 yards.
Two years ago, the DeLaSalle Islanders advance to the Class AAAA championship game, losing to the Becker Bulldogs. This season the Islanders have had a miserable 2-5 season. Last week, they lost to the Armstrong Falcons 48-26. The Falcons had a monumental game from Jesse Sherwood who rushed for 176 yards and reached the end zone five times. DeLaSalle got off to a 2-1 start and has lost four straight games. Can the Islanders snap their losing streak or will the Orioles win their second consecutive game?
It will be a battle of 1-6 teams in the Linden Hills section of Minneapolis as the Southwest Lakers host the St. Anthony Village Huskies. St. Anthony Village, coming off their first win of the season against Brooklyn Center on October 7 got shut out by the Fridley Tigers the following week 34-0. The Lakers were routed last week by the St. Paul Highland Park Scots 42-6. They also had a three game stretch when they scored 14 points in losing efforts to St. Paul Central, Minneapolis Washburn and the top ranked team in Class AAA, the St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders.
The Irondale Knights will host the only 0-7 team in the section, the Park Center Pirates. Irondale got beat last week by the Cooper Hawks 28-7 as Sean sutherlin scored the Knights only touchdown. The Pirates are still looking for their first win and if they solve the Knights, the season could end with a pair of 1-7 teams.
And to wrap up this week's preview, the game that could be a preview of the section final November 4, the two unbeaten teams in the section will converge on the turf field in New Hope, the Spring Lake Panthers and the Cooper Hawks. Both teams are ranked in the Class AAAAA top ten with Spring Lake Park third and Cooper sixth. It should be a great game that features a pair of high powered offense and some outstanding defense. Whoever wins this game could clinch the number one see and a first round bye in Section 5AAAAA. If you plan on attending the game, get there early. The stadium will be packed for this showdown of unbeatens.
Monday, October 17, 2016
A Classic Comedy Game Debuts 50 Years Ago
"Today, one of these stars is sitting in the Secret Square," boomed the voice of announcer Kenny Williams as he introduced the nine celebrities on the premier episode of Hollywood Squares that debuted 50 years ago on October 17, 1966.
For the record, the first center square was former McHale's Navy star Ernest Borgnine. Also comprising the panel were regulars Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, Wally Cox and Cliff Arquette as Charley Weaver. There was also Abby Dalton, Agnes Moorehead of Bewitched, Nick Adams and Pamela Mason.
The "Master of the Hollywood Squares" was Peter Marshall, a former comedy straight man and musical comedy actor who was reluctant to take the job because he felt the show would last 13 weeks and instead it would turn out to be a career move since he would host every episode, daytime, nighttime and syndicated for 15 years.
Hollywood Squares was the creation of the production team of Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley. The duo produced an earlier variation titled The Celebrity Game that was hosted by Carl Reiner. The show aired for two short prime time runs in 1964 and 1965. But Heatter was set on developing another game show with many celebrities, so he came up with the idea of putting nine celebrities in a tic-tac-toe board.
Heatter and Quigley pitched the show to ABC, CBS and NBC and they were turned down. However, CBS did let them do a pilot so they cast as host Bert Parks. Unfortunately, the network rejected the show in favor of a short-lived Bob Stewart game The Face is Familiar.
But lo and behold, NBC game Hollywood Squares another shot on the condition that they find another host. So that's how Marshall came into the picture.
When Hollywood Squares debuted, it was up against reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show on CBS and Chuck Barris' first game show hit The Dating Game on ABC. It got off to a slow start because according to Heatter, the show was too slow when he saw an episode on a business trip to New York. When he returned, he demanded to add more questions and do a lot of editing. That gave birth to what made Hollywood Squares a hit, the "zinger." It allowed the stars to give humorous bluff answers and the show would move quicker.
Heatter's mandate worked. The ratings improved and it would become one of NBC's most successful game shows. In January, 1968, a prime time version debuted that also marked the debuted of an actor/comedian who would become the permanent center square Paul Lynde. With the addition of Lynde, the daytime show's ratings would zoom even higher. The network would also add a Saturday morning version titled The Storybook Squares, that featured children as contestants. The show lasted from January 1969 to August 1969 and was revived a few times on the daytime version in the 70s.
As Hollywood Squares moved into the 70s, the show became the number one daytime game show and would hold that post for three years. It also spawned a nighttime syndicated version that debuted in 1971, started at one a week and would later expand to bi-weekly. It also survived the deaths of two of its regulars, Cox and Arquette. Charley Weaver's spot in the lower left corner was filled by comedian George Gobel. Also, Karen Valentine became a semiregular.
But by 1976, Hollywood Squares was dropping in the ratings due to CBS's expansion of The Price is Right to an hour. NBC would move the show four times over the next four years and Lynde would leave in August, 1979. On June 20, 1980, after 14 yeras, Hollywood Squares was cancelled to make room for a new daytime talk show starring David Letterman.
As for the syndicated version, it would expand to five days a week and would move its production base from NBC in Burbank to the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. But Hollywood Squares was getting old and tired and up against shows such as Family Feud, The Joker's Wild and Tic Tac Dough. After a total of 15 seasons on the air, X got the square for the last time.
There would also be three revivals since the end of the original version in 1981. The first was part of NBC's Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour with Jon (Bowzer) Bauman of Sha Na Na taking over for Marshall as host. It got killed in the ratings opposite soap operas General Hospital and Guiding Light and was cancelled after 39 weeks. In 1986, the show returned in a more free wheeling version with John Davidson as host. Announcer Shadoe Stevens (who replaced Casey Kasem on American Top 40) would later appear on camera and introduce the host as "JOHHHHHHHHHHHHN DAVIDSON!" This incarnation would also go on location for special shows in Hollywood, Florida and Radio City Music Hall in New York.
The last version would have a longer run, running from 1998 to 2004 and featured Tom Bergeron as host and Whoopi Goldberg as the center square. Also taking part in the hysteria were Caroline Rhea, writer Bruce Vilanch and Gilbert Gottfried. There was one episode where Gottfried was called on for a whole show because a contestant guessed incorrectly that would win the game and it propted him and Penn Jillette to shout "YOU FOOL!" When Goldberg left the show, Henry Winkler would become one of the executive producers along with his partner Michael Leavitt. The problem with this version was that it didn't have a consistent bonus round, using three different ones throughout the show's run.
Hollywood Squares had many celebrity guests throughout its many incarnations. But 50 years ago, it would debut and would eventually become one of the funniest game shows of all-time.
For the record, the first center square was former McHale's Navy star Ernest Borgnine. Also comprising the panel were regulars Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, Wally Cox and Cliff Arquette as Charley Weaver. There was also Abby Dalton, Agnes Moorehead of Bewitched, Nick Adams and Pamela Mason.
The "Master of the Hollywood Squares" was Peter Marshall, a former comedy straight man and musical comedy actor who was reluctant to take the job because he felt the show would last 13 weeks and instead it would turn out to be a career move since he would host every episode, daytime, nighttime and syndicated for 15 years.
Hollywood Squares was the creation of the production team of Merrill Heatter and Bob Quigley. The duo produced an earlier variation titled The Celebrity Game that was hosted by Carl Reiner. The show aired for two short prime time runs in 1964 and 1965. But Heatter was set on developing another game show with many celebrities, so he came up with the idea of putting nine celebrities in a tic-tac-toe board.
Heatter and Quigley pitched the show to ABC, CBS and NBC and they were turned down. However, CBS did let them do a pilot so they cast as host Bert Parks. Unfortunately, the network rejected the show in favor of a short-lived Bob Stewart game The Face is Familiar.
But lo and behold, NBC game Hollywood Squares another shot on the condition that they find another host. So that's how Marshall came into the picture.
When Hollywood Squares debuted, it was up against reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show on CBS and Chuck Barris' first game show hit The Dating Game on ABC. It got off to a slow start because according to Heatter, the show was too slow when he saw an episode on a business trip to New York. When he returned, he demanded to add more questions and do a lot of editing. That gave birth to what made Hollywood Squares a hit, the "zinger." It allowed the stars to give humorous bluff answers and the show would move quicker.
Heatter's mandate worked. The ratings improved and it would become one of NBC's most successful game shows. In January, 1968, a prime time version debuted that also marked the debuted of an actor/comedian who would become the permanent center square Paul Lynde. With the addition of Lynde, the daytime show's ratings would zoom even higher. The network would also add a Saturday morning version titled The Storybook Squares, that featured children as contestants. The show lasted from January 1969 to August 1969 and was revived a few times on the daytime version in the 70s.
As Hollywood Squares moved into the 70s, the show became the number one daytime game show and would hold that post for three years. It also spawned a nighttime syndicated version that debuted in 1971, started at one a week and would later expand to bi-weekly. It also survived the deaths of two of its regulars, Cox and Arquette. Charley Weaver's spot in the lower left corner was filled by comedian George Gobel. Also, Karen Valentine became a semiregular.
But by 1976, Hollywood Squares was dropping in the ratings due to CBS's expansion of The Price is Right to an hour. NBC would move the show four times over the next four years and Lynde would leave in August, 1979. On June 20, 1980, after 14 yeras, Hollywood Squares was cancelled to make room for a new daytime talk show starring David Letterman.
As for the syndicated version, it would expand to five days a week and would move its production base from NBC in Burbank to the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. But Hollywood Squares was getting old and tired and up against shows such as Family Feud, The Joker's Wild and Tic Tac Dough. After a total of 15 seasons on the air, X got the square for the last time.
There would also be three revivals since the end of the original version in 1981. The first was part of NBC's Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour with Jon (Bowzer) Bauman of Sha Na Na taking over for Marshall as host. It got killed in the ratings opposite soap operas General Hospital and Guiding Light and was cancelled after 39 weeks. In 1986, the show returned in a more free wheeling version with John Davidson as host. Announcer Shadoe Stevens (who replaced Casey Kasem on American Top 40) would later appear on camera and introduce the host as "JOHHHHHHHHHHHHN DAVIDSON!" This incarnation would also go on location for special shows in Hollywood, Florida and Radio City Music Hall in New York.
The last version would have a longer run, running from 1998 to 2004 and featured Tom Bergeron as host and Whoopi Goldberg as the center square. Also taking part in the hysteria were Caroline Rhea, writer Bruce Vilanch and Gilbert Gottfried. There was one episode where Gottfried was called on for a whole show because a contestant guessed incorrectly that would win the game and it propted him and Penn Jillette to shout "YOU FOOL!" When Goldberg left the show, Henry Winkler would become one of the executive producers along with his partner Michael Leavitt. The problem with this version was that it didn't have a consistent bonus round, using three different ones throughout the show's run.
Hollywood Squares had many celebrity guests throughout its many incarnations. But 50 years ago, it would debut and would eventually become one of the funniest game shows of all-time.
Thursday, October 13, 2016
SLP Orioles Soccer Teams Eliminated By Hopkins Royals
Section 6AA soccer play took place Thursday night at Hopkins High School as both St. Louis Park Orioles teams had their seasons come to an end.
The boys game was up first and freshman Clarence Weah broke a scoreless tie with 4:36 left in the first half that led the Royals to a 2-0 win over the Orioles.
Weah accounted for Hopkins only first half goal as he scored from the left side to give them a 1-0 halftime lead. Royals goalkeeper Ryan St. Clair kept the Orioles from tying the game with several outstanding saves. Hopkins would get an insurance goal from Andy Berris and St. Louis Park couldn't get anything past St. Clair as the senior goalkeeper helped the Royals advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Hopkins improved their record to 8-7-2 and will travel to Minneapolis Washburn to play the Millers in the semifinals at 3 PM on Saturday, October 15. St. Louis Park ended their season at 3-11-2.
In the girls game, Chance Douglass scored two goals to lead Hopkins to a 3-1 win over St. Louis Park.
Isabelle Olson would ring the Royal bell with the first half's only goal. She lined a shot from the left side and it went past Oriole goalkeeper Anna Roethler and into the net. Hopkins led 1-0 at the half.
Hopkins would go up by two in the second half on Chance Douglass' right side goal. St. Louis Park would get back in the game as Malaika Bigirindavyi would score from the center slot to cut the lead to one. Was overtime possible on this chilly Thursday night? It wouldn't be possible when Chance Douglass tripped in the penalty area and the official called a foul that awarded her a penalty kick. she made the most of the opportunity and sent the ball into the net.
The Royals improved their record to 11-5-1 and will head to Minneapolis to take on the Washburn Millers in the semifinals on Saturday, October 15 at 5 PM. The Orioles ended a 10 game unbeaten streak and finished their season with a record of 9-5-1.
The boys game was up first and freshman Clarence Weah broke a scoreless tie with 4:36 left in the first half that led the Royals to a 2-0 win over the Orioles.
Weah accounted for Hopkins only first half goal as he scored from the left side to give them a 1-0 halftime lead. Royals goalkeeper Ryan St. Clair kept the Orioles from tying the game with several outstanding saves. Hopkins would get an insurance goal from Andy Berris and St. Louis Park couldn't get anything past St. Clair as the senior goalkeeper helped the Royals advance to Saturday's semifinals.
Hopkins improved their record to 8-7-2 and will travel to Minneapolis Washburn to play the Millers in the semifinals at 3 PM on Saturday, October 15. St. Louis Park ended their season at 3-11-2.
In the girls game, Chance Douglass scored two goals to lead Hopkins to a 3-1 win over St. Louis Park.
Isabelle Olson would ring the Royal bell with the first half's only goal. She lined a shot from the left side and it went past Oriole goalkeeper Anna Roethler and into the net. Hopkins led 1-0 at the half.
Hopkins would go up by two in the second half on Chance Douglass' right side goal. St. Louis Park would get back in the game as Malaika Bigirindavyi would score from the center slot to cut the lead to one. Was overtime possible on this chilly Thursday night? It wouldn't be possible when Chance Douglass tripped in the penalty area and the official called a foul that awarded her a penalty kick. she made the most of the opportunity and sent the ball into the net.
The Royals improved their record to 11-5-1 and will head to Minneapolis to take on the Washburn Millers in the semifinals on Saturday, October 15 at 5 PM. The Orioles ended a 10 game unbeaten streak and finished their season with a record of 9-5-1.
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