The bleachers at the St. Louis Park High School stadium were packed Friday night for the annual Homecoming football game and it turned out to be a happy one for the numerous orange and black clad fans in attendance who saw Aaron Ellingson throw two touchdown passes and run one in to lead the host Orioles to a 41-14 rout of the Richfield Spartans.
The Orioles would get the ball following a Spartans punt and they would score on their second play from scrimmage as Ellingson threw a 28 pass to Akili Farris to put St. Louis Park ahead 7-0. Richfield would lose defensive back Mitchell January to an ankle injury. He is the brother of former state track and field champion Jessica January.
Ellingson would be the exalted leader on offense for the Orioles in the second quarter as he would be the factor in both touchdowns. The first would come after Sajid Nathim's touchdown was called back due to a 10 yard holding penalty and on the next play, Ellingson threw a 19 yard touchdown pass to tight end Sam Thyne and the lead increased to 14. The junior quarterback would keep the ball and he headed down field like he was headed to the nearby Holiday station and scored on a 77 yard run that extended the St. Louis Park lead to 21. But there would be no shutout on this chilly Friday night as Richfield would wrap up the first half scoring on a 12 yard touchdown pass from Ryan Miles to Donovan Erickson Lange and the Orioles lead at the half 21-7.
Both teams would reach the end zone in the third quarter. The Orioles would strike first as Nathim would score on a 21 yard run. The Spartans would convert on a fourth down and three play when Jacob Kateley ran stately down the field and hauled in a 59 yard touchdown pass from Miles to cut St. Louis Park's lead to 28-14.
Farris would show his versatility in the fourth quarter as he also played in the backfield. He took a hand off from Ellingson and ran 35 yard to the Spartan three yard line and he would reach the end zone on the next play. Penalties and turnovers would plague Richfield and St. Louis Park would capitalize on a turnover as McCabe Dvorak intercepted a Miles pass and ran the ball for a touchdown to wrap up the scoring. With the outcome decided, both teams went to their reserve quarterbacks. Will Dvorak replaced Ellingson for the Orioles and Spartan head coach Kris Pulford put in Max O'Connell and took out Miles.
St. Louis Park evened their record at 2-2 and begins a two game road trip on Friday, September 28 when they head to Benilde-St. Margaret's to face the Red Knights at 7 PM. Richfield fell to 0-4 and will host the Holy Angels Stars on Saturday, September 29 at 1 PM.
Earlier in the day, the St. Louis Park soccer teams faced the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars in a doubleheader that was rescheduled from Thursday due to the heavy rains that pelted the Twin Cities. The boys recorded their fifth shutout in six games with a 1-0 win over the Jaguars and the girls blanked Jefferson 2-0. It was also the St. Louis Park girls third consecutive 2-0 win.
Friday, September 21, 2018
Thursday, September 20, 2018
It's Homecoming for SLP Orioles as They Host Richfield Spartans
This week is Homecoming Week at St. Louis Park High School and the Oriole football team returns to their home stadium Friday night to host the Richfield Spartans at 7 PM.
Last week, St. Louis Park traveled to Richfield to face the defending Class AAAA champions, the top ranked Holy Angels Stars. It was a big night for the Stars Thomas Shelstad, who scored two touchdowns with one of them a 97 yard run to beat the Orioles 28-7. There was a bright spot for St. Louis Park as Sajid Nathim had the lone touchdown on a five yard run to avert the Holy Angels shutout. He will need to have a good game as the Orioles try to end a two game losing streak. The defense will also need to shut down the Spartan offense which almost got their first win of the season on September 7 against the Park Center Pirates but Emmanuel Tamba rushed for 268 yards and scored four touchdowns to beat Richfield 41-39.
So far, it's been a tough start for the Spartans as they head into the game with an 0-3 record. It doesn't get easier the next three weeks as Richfield will battle the Holy Angels Stars, Cooper Hawks and the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights. The Spartans quarterback is Ryan Miles, who has thrown two touchdown passes but has thrown four interceptions. One of the Richfield touchdowns was scored by Demetrius Coleman, who also plays defense and leads the Spartans with 13 tackles. He will have to have a stellar game against Oriole quarterback Aaron Ellingson.
The good news is that there is no rain in the forecast. Get there early. The stadium will be packed for Homecoming Football action.
Last week, St. Louis Park traveled to Richfield to face the defending Class AAAA champions, the top ranked Holy Angels Stars. It was a big night for the Stars Thomas Shelstad, who scored two touchdowns with one of them a 97 yard run to beat the Orioles 28-7. There was a bright spot for St. Louis Park as Sajid Nathim had the lone touchdown on a five yard run to avert the Holy Angels shutout. He will need to have a good game as the Orioles try to end a two game losing streak. The defense will also need to shut down the Spartan offense which almost got their first win of the season on September 7 against the Park Center Pirates but Emmanuel Tamba rushed for 268 yards and scored four touchdowns to beat Richfield 41-39.
So far, it's been a tough start for the Spartans as they head into the game with an 0-3 record. It doesn't get easier the next three weeks as Richfield will battle the Holy Angels Stars, Cooper Hawks and the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights. The Spartans quarterback is Ryan Miles, who has thrown two touchdown passes but has thrown four interceptions. One of the Richfield touchdowns was scored by Demetrius Coleman, who also plays defense and leads the Spartans with 13 tackles. He will have to have a stellar game against Oriole quarterback Aaron Ellingson.
The good news is that there is no rain in the forecast. Get there early. The stadium will be packed for Homecoming Football action.
Monday, September 17, 2018
SLP Orioles Sweep Bloomington Kennedy Eagles
Though there was torrential rain late Monday afternoon, the weather cleared up in St. Louis Park for a Metro West Conference doubleheader as the Orioles hosted the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles with the boys winning 4-1 and the girls recording a 2-0 shutout.
Umbrellas were out in the St. Louis Park stadium bleachers as the boys game opened with wet weather and closed with two consecutive goals from David Benjamin that led the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 4-1 win over the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles.
The Orioles came into the game with an unanswered goal streak at 17 but it would come to an end on Diego Perez's rebound goal to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. However, the lead would be short lived as Randy Mayele would score from the left side to tie the game at one to end the first half scoring.
St. Louis Park would put the game away in the second half with three straight goals. Mayele would assist on two of them. He would center the ball to Nikolas Pantazides in the center slot and he would put the Orioles ahead 2-1. On the second goal, Mayele had another good centering pass, this time to Benjamin and he would tally with 13:00 remaining. Benjamin would score his second goal off a pass from Thomas Salamzadeh and that would end the scoring.
The Orioles extended their winning streak to seven games and improve their record to 7-0-1. They return to action on Thursday, September 20 against the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars at 7 PM at Bloomington Stadium. The Eagles ended a two game winning streak and fell to 4-4-1. They will also be in action on the 20th as they head up to New Hope to face the Cooper Hawks at 7 PM.
On to the girls game as the Orioles broke a scoreless tie with two second half goals to beat the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles 2-0.
Neither team would erase the zeros from the scoreboard in the first half. In the second half, the Orioles took the lead as Anna Jennisen sent the ball up field and in went off Alma Beaton and into the net. St. Louis Park suffered a blow in the second half when freshman goalkeeper Sophia Romero left the game due to an injury. She would be replaced in the net by Zio Leon Vega. Vega would make her presence known with a couple of key save that would keep the Orioles ahead. They would add an insurance goal after Kennedy goalkeeper Madeline Hergott blocked Aliviah McClinton's shot and as Hergott was playing far out of the net, McClinton dribbled the ball toward the left side of the goal and found the opening to put the ball in the net.
Both teams will be back in action on the 20th. The Orioles improved their record to 4-3-2 and will play at Bloomington Jefferson at 4:45 PM. The Eagles fell to 1-3-3 and will also head for New Hope to face the Cooper Hawks at 5 PM.
Between games, the 2018 St. Louis Park Homecoming court was presented with Daniel Cummins named king sand Jayda Witherspoon queen.
Umbrellas were out in the St. Louis Park stadium bleachers as the boys game opened with wet weather and closed with two consecutive goals from David Benjamin that led the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 4-1 win over the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles.
The Orioles came into the game with an unanswered goal streak at 17 but it would come to an end on Diego Perez's rebound goal to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. However, the lead would be short lived as Randy Mayele would score from the left side to tie the game at one to end the first half scoring.
St. Louis Park would put the game away in the second half with three straight goals. Mayele would assist on two of them. He would center the ball to Nikolas Pantazides in the center slot and he would put the Orioles ahead 2-1. On the second goal, Mayele had another good centering pass, this time to Benjamin and he would tally with 13:00 remaining. Benjamin would score his second goal off a pass from Thomas Salamzadeh and that would end the scoring.
The Orioles extended their winning streak to seven games and improve their record to 7-0-1. They return to action on Thursday, September 20 against the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars at 7 PM at Bloomington Stadium. The Eagles ended a two game winning streak and fell to 4-4-1. They will also be in action on the 20th as they head up to New Hope to face the Cooper Hawks at 7 PM.
On to the girls game as the Orioles broke a scoreless tie with two second half goals to beat the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles 2-0.
Neither team would erase the zeros from the scoreboard in the first half. In the second half, the Orioles took the lead as Anna Jennisen sent the ball up field and in went off Alma Beaton and into the net. St. Louis Park suffered a blow in the second half when freshman goalkeeper Sophia Romero left the game due to an injury. She would be replaced in the net by Zio Leon Vega. Vega would make her presence known with a couple of key save that would keep the Orioles ahead. They would add an insurance goal after Kennedy goalkeeper Madeline Hergott blocked Aliviah McClinton's shot and as Hergott was playing far out of the net, McClinton dribbled the ball toward the left side of the goal and found the opening to put the ball in the net.
Both teams will be back in action on the 20th. The Orioles improved their record to 4-3-2 and will play at Bloomington Jefferson at 4:45 PM. The Eagles fell to 1-3-3 and will also head for New Hope to face the Cooper Hawks at 5 PM.
Between games, the 2018 St. Louis Park Homecoming court was presented with Daniel Cummins named king sand Jayda Witherspoon queen.
Saturday, September 15, 2018
A Hot Saturday for SLP Oriole Soccer
The temperature was close to 90 degrees Saturday afternoon but it didn't cool off the host St. Louis Park Orioles soccer teams as both the boys and girls recorded shutouts. The boys blanked the New Prague Trojans 6-0 and the girls used a solid first half to shut down the Watertown-Mayer Royals 2-0.
The boys game was first as Randy Mayele scored two goals to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 6-0 win over the New Prague Trojans.
Mayele began the scoring for the Orioles as he drove downfield and the ball bounced into the net. Freshman Nicholas Kent, playing his first varsity game of the season proved himself after he got a pass from Alex Ruiz-Shimada and put St. Louis Park ahead by two.
Outstanding passing was also the key to the Orioles win and it showed on the third goal when Nick Riley found Zinedine Kroeten on the left side of Trojan goalkeeper Kade Eggum and he found an opening and put the ball in. St. Louis Park concluded the first half scoring as Lioul Minas received a pass from Ruiz-Shimada and he would also score his first varsity goal to give the Orioles a 4-0 halftime lead.
In the second half, Mayele, a junior forward would use his speed to dribble the ball through the center slot and score his second goal. Two more roster additions would factor into the Orioles scoring. Jovan Dennison would feed Bennett Kouame and he would put St. Louis Park by six to conclude the scoring.
The Orioles recorded their sixth straight win and improve their record to 6-0-1 and have scored 17 consecutive unanswered goals. They will return to action on Monday, September 17 at 5 PM as they host the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles. The Trojans, coached by St. Louis Park graduate Gospel Kordah, fell to 4-5-1. They will travel to Rockford on Thursday, September 20 for a 5 PM game against the Rockets.
Now to the girls game as Alma Beaton scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 2-0 win over the Watertown-Mayer Royals.
The game was rescheduled from August 27 due to inclement weather.
Beaton would assist on the first goal as she made a left side pass to Ellie Kent and she put the Orioles ahead. The St. Louis Park freshman would clinch the win when her shot was saved by Royal goalkeeper Sage Heitz and Claire Bargman scored on a rebound. Neither team would score in the second half as the Orioles used their bench to put the reserves into the game on this hot Saturday.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 2-3-2 and will also be in action on the 17th as they host the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles at 7 PM. Watertown-Mayer fell to 5-3 and hosts the Mound-Westonka Whitehawks on Thursday, September 20 at 7 PM
The boys game was first as Randy Mayele scored two goals to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 6-0 win over the New Prague Trojans.
Mayele began the scoring for the Orioles as he drove downfield and the ball bounced into the net. Freshman Nicholas Kent, playing his first varsity game of the season proved himself after he got a pass from Alex Ruiz-Shimada and put St. Louis Park ahead by two.
Outstanding passing was also the key to the Orioles win and it showed on the third goal when Nick Riley found Zinedine Kroeten on the left side of Trojan goalkeeper Kade Eggum and he found an opening and put the ball in. St. Louis Park concluded the first half scoring as Lioul Minas received a pass from Ruiz-Shimada and he would also score his first varsity goal to give the Orioles a 4-0 halftime lead.
In the second half, Mayele, a junior forward would use his speed to dribble the ball through the center slot and score his second goal. Two more roster additions would factor into the Orioles scoring. Jovan Dennison would feed Bennett Kouame and he would put St. Louis Park by six to conclude the scoring.
The Orioles recorded their sixth straight win and improve their record to 6-0-1 and have scored 17 consecutive unanswered goals. They will return to action on Monday, September 17 at 5 PM as they host the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles. The Trojans, coached by St. Louis Park graduate Gospel Kordah, fell to 4-5-1. They will travel to Rockford on Thursday, September 20 for a 5 PM game against the Rockets.
Now to the girls game as Alma Beaton scored a goal and assisted on another to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 2-0 win over the Watertown-Mayer Royals.
The game was rescheduled from August 27 due to inclement weather.
Beaton would assist on the first goal as she made a left side pass to Ellie Kent and she put the Orioles ahead. The St. Louis Park freshman would clinch the win when her shot was saved by Royal goalkeeper Sage Heitz and Claire Bargman scored on a rebound. Neither team would score in the second half as the Orioles used their bench to put the reserves into the game on this hot Saturday.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 2-3-2 and will also be in action on the 17th as they host the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles at 7 PM. Watertown-Mayer fell to 5-3 and hosts the Mound-Westonka Whitehawks on Thursday, September 20 at 7 PM
Thursday, September 13, 2018
SLP Orioles-Holy Angels Stars Football Preview
The football schedule gets even tougher for the St. Louis Park Orioles when they head to Richfield Friday night to take on the top ranked team in Class AAAA and the defending state champion Holy Angels Stars.
Last Friday, the Orioles opened their home season against the Cooper Hawks in a rematch of last year's section final and it wasn't even close than the 13-12 win last November thanks to Nascier Borden's three touchdowns that led the Hawks to a 42-14 win over the Orioles.
There was a bright spot for St. Louis Park as junior running back Sajid Nathim had two one yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter. The Orioles will need to have a good game from Nathim and quarterback Aaron Ellingson needs tto spread the ball around to his receiving corps that includes Akili Farris and Cole Ewald. The defense will have to have a stellar game against a Stars offense that has averaged 31 points in two games. The defensive highlight last week for the Orioles was a fumble recovery by Aaron Sledge. He will need to force turnovers by Holy Angels.
Last season, the Stars took home their first Class AAAA title trophy with a win over the Cloquet Lumberjacks in the Prep Bowl. So far, Holy Angels hasn't missed a beat as they beat the South St. Paul Packers last week 28-6. Stars quarterback Rook Rowe threw two touchdown passes and caught a pass from Tristin Wiggins to lead Holy Angels. One member of last year's team also excelled against South St. Paul, running back Thomas Shelstad. Shelstad ran for 75 yards and reached the end zone. Mitch Hendrickson added a touchdown and was also a solid defense player along with his brother Jack. The Hendricksons and Shelstad are the keys to Holy Angels on both sides of the football, especially defense where they have give up a combined 13 points in their two wins.
It should be a really warm Friday night in Richfield. Bring a water bottle. Game time is 7 PM.
Last Friday, the Orioles opened their home season against the Cooper Hawks in a rematch of last year's section final and it wasn't even close than the 13-12 win last November thanks to Nascier Borden's three touchdowns that led the Hawks to a 42-14 win over the Orioles.
There was a bright spot for St. Louis Park as junior running back Sajid Nathim had two one yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter. The Orioles will need to have a good game from Nathim and quarterback Aaron Ellingson needs tto spread the ball around to his receiving corps that includes Akili Farris and Cole Ewald. The defense will have to have a stellar game against a Stars offense that has averaged 31 points in two games. The defensive highlight last week for the Orioles was a fumble recovery by Aaron Sledge. He will need to force turnovers by Holy Angels.
Last season, the Stars took home their first Class AAAA title trophy with a win over the Cloquet Lumberjacks in the Prep Bowl. So far, Holy Angels hasn't missed a beat as they beat the South St. Paul Packers last week 28-6. Stars quarterback Rook Rowe threw two touchdown passes and caught a pass from Tristin Wiggins to lead Holy Angels. One member of last year's team also excelled against South St. Paul, running back Thomas Shelstad. Shelstad ran for 75 yards and reached the end zone. Mitch Hendrickson added a touchdown and was also a solid defense player along with his brother Jack. The Hendricksons and Shelstad are the keys to Holy Angels on both sides of the football, especially defense where they have give up a combined 13 points in their two wins.
It should be a really warm Friday night in Richfield. Bring a water bottle. Game time is 7 PM.
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Jefferson Girls Basketball Coach Lambrecht Passes Away
There will be a new head coach for the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars girls basketball team in the 2018-19 season.
On September 8, Paul Lambrecht, who was going to begin his second season coaching the Jaguars this winter, passed away from cancer at the age of 53.
Lambrecht became the Jaguars fourth head coach in the program's history, replacing Andy Meinhardt in 2017.
Prior to coaching the Jaguars, he was the head coach of a school that had the same nickname, the Jordan Jaguars. He graduated from the Scott County school in 1984 and became the head girls basketball coach seven years later. He led Jordan to the state tournament three times and didn't win a state title as they finished second, third and fourth. Among the players Lambrecht coached at Jordan was Brittany Chambers, who is the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,826. She later went on to Kansas State where she was a second team All American and was drafted in the second round by the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks. Another notable name was Leah Dietel, who ranks third on the career scoring leader board with 2,478 points. Dietel went on to play for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits. Both Chambers and Dietel also excelled in volleyball.
In addition to coaching, Lambrecht also was involved with baseball. He had a long career in townball playing for the St. Benedict Saints that played in the state tournament in 2013 and 2016.
Our condolences go out to everyone at Bloomington Jefferson and the Lambrecht family on Paul's passing. No word on who will guide the Jefferson girls basketball team in the upcoming season.
Sunday, September 9, 2018
September 9 Marks 50th Anniversary of Syndicated What's My Line's Debut
A little over a year after the prime time version of What's My Line was canceled by CBS after a 17 year run, the classic panel game show returned in syndication, debuting on September 9, 1968. Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the show's return to TV, spawning a number of revivals of other game shows from the team of Mark Goodson and Bill Todman.
It was the summer of 1968. The Goodson-Todman game show empire was crumbling after CBS axed What's My Line, I've Got a Secret, the prime time version of To Tell the Truth and Password. The daytime To Tell the Truth would also be canceled, leaving only two game shows from the prolific pair that aired on NBC's daytime lineup, Snap Judgement, hosted by Ed McMahon and the original Match Game with Gene Rayburn as host.
So Gil Fates and Bob Bach, long time G-T staffers, pitched an idea to Goodson of airing What's My Line in daily syndication. Though Goodson was initially pessimistic about the idea, the company went forward with the revival. One regular panelist who would return was Arlene Francis.
One thing that would be a new dimension to What's My Line would be demonstrations by the contestants after the actual game was played. It was an element of G-T's other long running panel show I've Got a Secret. But who would be the moderator? Original host John Daly, who recently left the Voice of America was offered to return to his post but he turned it down. In Adam Nedeff's book TV Game Shows FAQ, Daly responded to Goodson "Save this show business stuff for I've Got a Secret. You better get yourself a new boy."
And so they did in Washington newsman Wally Bruner. He also covered the Vietnam War for ABC.
The revived What's My Line debuted on September 9 and instituted a number changes to move the game along. First, Bruner would give a clue before the occupation was revealed to the home audience. For example: "Deals with a product that is worn." Second, the contestant would demonstrate his/her skill after the game. The curtain would open and the fun began. After a second spot, the third would be a Mystery Guest with the panel blindfolded. They would have two to three minutes to establish the Mystery Guest's identity.
Also on the debut panel was former kids show host and comedian Soupy Sales. Six weeks later, he would join Francis as the second regular panelist. He would be so popular that a number of local station managers requested reruns of episodes with Sales on the panel
The What's My Line revival turned out to be a hit and also paved the way for revivals of To Tell the Truth and Beat the Clock, which debuted in syndication the following season. Also debuting was the first run game show He Said, She Said, hosted by Joe Garagiola and revived four years later under the title Tattletales with Bert Convy hosting. Convy was also one of many guest panelists over the show's seven year run.
Other guest panelists included Allen Ludden, Gene Shalit, Anita Gillette, Jack Cassidy and a Welsh actor named Gawn Grainger.
After four seasons, Bruner would leave the show to host a new how-to show titled Wally's Workshop. He would be replaced by Larry Blyden. Also departing would be announcer Johnny Olson, who would become the iconic voice on The Price is Right who originated the phrase "Come on Down!" After a series of guest announcers that included long time NBC staff announcer Wayne Howell, Chet Gould would become the new permanent announcer in early 1973.
In 1974, the set got a makeover and the opening was changed. The animated opening and the panelists introducing each other were jettisoned in favor of Gould's brief intro of one of the day's contestants followed by his introductions of the panel and Blyden.
However, the end of the show's seventh season would be the last for What's My Line. There were few station orders for an eighth season and many felt that the show had run its course. So that would be the end of the syndicated version of a show that began in 1950 and ran until 1967 before lasting seven seasons in syndication.
What's My Line's success would also spawn revivals of Password, after reruns of the CBS daytime version did well in syndication and a show that would become the number one daytime show following its debut in 1973, Match Game. But their biggest and longest running revival hit would be The Price is Right, first hosted by Bob Barker and now under the hosting reigns of Drew Carey.
What's My Line opened up the daytime syndication market for game shows, which is still strong today with Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.
It was the summer of 1968. The Goodson-Todman game show empire was crumbling after CBS axed What's My Line, I've Got a Secret, the prime time version of To Tell the Truth and Password. The daytime To Tell the Truth would also be canceled, leaving only two game shows from the prolific pair that aired on NBC's daytime lineup, Snap Judgement, hosted by Ed McMahon and the original Match Game with Gene Rayburn as host.
So Gil Fates and Bob Bach, long time G-T staffers, pitched an idea to Goodson of airing What's My Line in daily syndication. Though Goodson was initially pessimistic about the idea, the company went forward with the revival. One regular panelist who would return was Arlene Francis.
One thing that would be a new dimension to What's My Line would be demonstrations by the contestants after the actual game was played. It was an element of G-T's other long running panel show I've Got a Secret. But who would be the moderator? Original host John Daly, who recently left the Voice of America was offered to return to his post but he turned it down. In Adam Nedeff's book TV Game Shows FAQ, Daly responded to Goodson "Save this show business stuff for I've Got a Secret. You better get yourself a new boy."
And so they did in Washington newsman Wally Bruner. He also covered the Vietnam War for ABC.
The revived What's My Line debuted on September 9 and instituted a number changes to move the game along. First, Bruner would give a clue before the occupation was revealed to the home audience. For example: "Deals with a product that is worn." Second, the contestant would demonstrate his/her skill after the game. The curtain would open and the fun began. After a second spot, the third would be a Mystery Guest with the panel blindfolded. They would have two to three minutes to establish the Mystery Guest's identity.
Also on the debut panel was former kids show host and comedian Soupy Sales. Six weeks later, he would join Francis as the second regular panelist. He would be so popular that a number of local station managers requested reruns of episodes with Sales on the panel
The What's My Line revival turned out to be a hit and also paved the way for revivals of To Tell the Truth and Beat the Clock, which debuted in syndication the following season. Also debuting was the first run game show He Said, She Said, hosted by Joe Garagiola and revived four years later under the title Tattletales with Bert Convy hosting. Convy was also one of many guest panelists over the show's seven year run.
Other guest panelists included Allen Ludden, Gene Shalit, Anita Gillette, Jack Cassidy and a Welsh actor named Gawn Grainger.
After four seasons, Bruner would leave the show to host a new how-to show titled Wally's Workshop. He would be replaced by Larry Blyden. Also departing would be announcer Johnny Olson, who would become the iconic voice on The Price is Right who originated the phrase "Come on Down!" After a series of guest announcers that included long time NBC staff announcer Wayne Howell, Chet Gould would become the new permanent announcer in early 1973.
In 1974, the set got a makeover and the opening was changed. The animated opening and the panelists introducing each other were jettisoned in favor of Gould's brief intro of one of the day's contestants followed by his introductions of the panel and Blyden.
However, the end of the show's seventh season would be the last for What's My Line. There were few station orders for an eighth season and many felt that the show had run its course. So that would be the end of the syndicated version of a show that began in 1950 and ran until 1967 before lasting seven seasons in syndication.
What's My Line's success would also spawn revivals of Password, after reruns of the CBS daytime version did well in syndication and a show that would become the number one daytime show following its debut in 1973, Match Game. But their biggest and longest running revival hit would be The Price is Right, first hosted by Bob Barker and now under the hosting reigns of Drew Carey.
What's My Line opened up the daytime syndication market for game shows, which is still strong today with Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy.
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