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1980 WBL All-Star Game
The 1980 WBL All-Star Game was a basketball All-star game which was played on January 30, 1980, at the Alumni Hall in Chicago, during the 1979–80 season of the Women's Professional Basketball League. The East team was coached by Dean Meminger of the New York Stars while the West was coached by Steve Kirk of the Iowa Cornets. Two players were selected from each of the 12 teams in the league. Despite the East rallying from 12 points down with 2:04 left, behind Ann Meyers Ann Meyers Drysdale (born Ann Elizabeth Meyers; March 26, 1955) is an American former basketball player and sportscaster. She was a standout player in high school, college, the Olympic Games, international tournaments, and the professional level ..., the West came out on top 115–112. Charlene McWhorter of the West team was named MVP after scoring a game high 31 points before fouling out with 7:02 minutes left. Team rosters West East References {{Women's Professional Basketball League Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumni Hall (DePaul University)
Alumni Hall was a 5,308-seat multi-purpose arena in Chicago on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus. History Alumni Hall was dedicated on December 16, 1956, and was owned and operated by DePaul University. It replaced the University Auditorium, the school's prior on-campus gym. A student-led fundraising campaign raised $25,000 over five weeks. This covered part of the building cost, which totaled $2 million. Construction began on Oct. 3 in 1955 and finished in December 1956. The 44-year-old building consisted of classrooms, offices, an arena, a gymnasium with 5,200 seats, a swimming pool, locker rooms, handball courts and a cafeteria. Alumni Hall's value was equivalent to $18 million today. It was home to the DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team from 1956 until they moved to the Rosemont Horizon in 1980. The DePaul Blue Demons women's basketball team played all their home games at Alumni Hall from 1974 to 2000, while the men's team played occasional games there. The DePa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portage Daily Register
Portage or portaging (Canada: ; ) is the practice of carrying water craft or cargo over land, either around an obstacle in a river, or between two bodies of water. A path where items are regularly carried between bodies of water is also called a ''portage.'' The term comes from French, where means "to carry," as in "portable". In Canada, the term "carrying-place" was sometimes used. Early French explorers in New France and French Louisiana encountered many rapids and cascades. The Native Americans carried their canoes over land to avoid river obstacles. Over time, important portages were sometimes provided with canals with locks, and even portage railways. Primitive portaging generally involves carrying the vessel and its contents across the portage in multiple trips. Small canoes can be portaged by carrying them inverted over one's shoulders and the center strut may be designed in the style of a yoke to facilitate this. Historically, voyageurs often employed tump lines on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Shoemaker
''Cathy'' is an American gag-a-day comic strip, drawn by Cathy Guisewite from 1976 until 2010. The comic follows Cathy, a woman who struggles through the "four basic guilt groups" of life—food, love, family, and work. The strip gently pokes fun at the lives and foibles of modern women. The strip debuted on November 22, 1976, and appeared in over 1,400 newspapers at its peak. The strips have been compiled into more than 20 books. Three television specials were also created. Guisewite received the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award in 1992 for the strip. History Initially, the strip was based largely on Guisewite's own life as a single woman. "The syndicate felt it would make the strip more relatable if the character's name and my name were the same," Guisewite said in an interview. "They felt it would make it a more personal strip, and would help people know it was a real woman who was going through these things. I hated the idea of calling it 'Cathy'. Guisewite had Cat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Dunkle
Nancy Lynn Dunkle (born January 10, 1955) is a former American basketball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. Dunkle was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000. USA Basketball The 6ft 2in tall Dunkle was named to the team representing the US at the 1973 World University Games competition in Moscow, Soviet Union. It was the eighth such competition, but the first one in which the USA competed in women's basketball. The USA team had to play the Soviet Union in the opening round, and lost to the hosts, 92–43. The USA team bounced back and won their next two games. After preliminary play, the teams moved into medal rounds, where the first round loss carried over. In the medal round, the USA won their next three games, including a match against 6–0 Cuba, which the USA won 59–44. That sent them to the gold medal game, but against the host Soviet Union, now 7–0. The USSR won to capture the gold medal, while the USA finished with a silver in their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Candler
Belinda is a feminine given name of unknown origin, apparently coined from Italian ''bella'', meaning "beautiful". Alternatively it may be derived from the Old High German name ''Betlinde'', which possibly meant "bright serpent" or "bright linden tree".E.G. Withycombe, ''Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names'' People * Belinda Ang (born 1954), a judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore *Belinda Bauer (other), several people * Belinda Bencic (born 1997), Swiss tennis player * Belinda Carlisle (born 1958), lead vocalist for the rock and roll band The Go-Go's and solo artist *Bilinda Butcher (born 1961), vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine * Belinda Clark (born 1970), Australian former cricketer. * Belinda Cordwell (born 1965), former tennis player from New Zealand * Belinda Cowling, French medical researcher * Belinda Effah (born 1989), Nigerian movie actress. * Belinda Emmett (1974–2006), Australian actress and singer. * Belinda Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doris Draving
Doris may refer to: People Given name * Doris (mythology) of Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys * Doris, fictional character in the Canadian television series '' Caillou'' and the mother of the titular character * Doris (singer) (born 1947), Swedish rock and pop singer * Doris, mother of Antipater (son of Herod I) * Doris Achelwilm, German journalist and politician * Doris Akers (1923–1995), American gospel music singer and composer *Doris Akol (born 1970), Ugandan lawyer and administrator *Doris Allen (other), multiple people * Doris Anderson (1921–2007), Canadian author, journalist, and women's rights activist *Doris Anderson (screenwriter) (1897–1971), American screenwriter *Doris Margaret Anderson (1922–2022), Canadian nutritionist and politician * Doris Angleton (1951–1997), American socialite and murder victim *Doris Bartholomew (born 1930), American linguist *Doris Beck (1929–2020), American politician * Doris Belack (1926–2011), Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Cook
Jane Constance Cook (Ga’axstal’as) (1870–1951) was a First Nations leader and activist of the Kwakwakaʼwakw people. Biography Ga’axstal’as was born in 1870 at Port Blakely in Puget Sound, Washington. She was the daughter of Gwayulalas, a Kwagu'l noblewoman from Tsaxis (Fort Rupert, British Columbia) and a European fur trader William Gilbert. After her mother died, Ga’axstal’as returned to central coast villages and was educated by a missionary couple in 'Yalis (Alert Bay, BC). In 1888, Ga’axstal’as married Nage, Stephen Cook whose mother Kwak'waballas was from the Mowachaht and 'Namgis nations and whose father John Cook was an English ship builder. They had 16 children, ran a general store and a salmon saltery, and later, established a family commercial fishing fleet. Like many First Nation women of her time, Ga’axstal’as was a midwife and throughout her life, she was called to comfort people who were dying. Ga’axstal’as was fluent in Kwak'wala a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Colasurdo Mayo
Patricia Colasurdo Mayo (born 1957) is an American former basketball player. Following a college career at Montclair State University, she played professionally for the San Francisco Pioneers (WBL), San Francisco Pioneers in the Women's Professional Basketball League, the first women's pro basketball league in the United States. Early life Raised in Bayonne, New Jersey, Colasurdo attended Holy Family Academy (Bayonne, New Jersey), Holy Family Academy in her hometown, where she had more than 1,200 points, 1,000 rebounds, 400 blocked shots and 500 steals. During her senior season, she averaged 30 points and 16 rebounds per game. College career During her senior season at Montclair State University (MSU), she averaged 23 points and 11.5 rebounds and was named Kodak All-American. She finished her career with 1.646 points and a school record 1.076 rebounds during her four-year career at MSU. In 1991, she was inducted into MSU's Hall of Fame. Professional career Mayo was drafted with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Mayo
Paula or PAULA may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Paula, in video game ''EarthBound'' * Paula, in ''The Larry Sanders Show'' * Paula Campbell (''EastEnders''), in 2003 Film and television * ''Paula'' (1915 film), a silent film * ''Paula'' (1952 film), an American drama * ''Paula'' (2011 film), a Canadian animation * ''Paula'' (2016 film), a German film * ''Paula'' (TV series), 2017 Music * ''Paula'' (album), by Robin Thicke, 2014 * "Paula" (Zoé song), 2006 * "Paula", a 1972 song by Monica Verschoor * "Paula", a 1981 song by Tim Weisberg People * Paula (given name), including a list of people with the name * Paula of Rome (347–404), ancient Roman saint *Paula (surname) Other uses * Paula (computer chip), the sound chip of the Commodore Amiga computer * ''Paula'' (novel), memoir by Isabel Allende, 1994 * ''Paula'' (1876 barque), a German ship from which was sent the longest travelled message in a bottle * ''Paula'' (insect), a synonym for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Kocurek
Marie Kocurek (born c.1956) is an American former basketball player. After playing college basketball for Wayland Baptist University, she played three seasons in the Women's Professional Basketball League. After playing her first two and a half season with the Minnesota Fillies, she was traded to the Nebraska Wranglers The Women's Professional Basketball League (abbreviated WBL) was a professional women's basketball league in the United States. The league played three seasons from the fall of 1978 to the spring of 1981. The league was the first professional w ... in 1981 after publicly complain about the Fillies owing her 9,000 dollars in back pay. With the Wranglers, she won the WBL championship in 1981. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kocurek, Marie 1956 births Living people All-American college women's basketball players American women's basketball players Wayland Baptist Pioneers athletes Women's Professional Basketball League players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anita Ortega
Anita Ortega is an Afro-Puerto Rican former collegiate basketball player at UCLA. She was an All-American. The team went on to defeat the University of Maryland, College Park in 1978 to take the Division I collegiate title (National Champions). In 1979, she played in the 1979 Pan American Games, representing Puerto Rico. Her father was born in Bayamón. Ortega played in the Women's Basketball League (WBL) from 1979 to 1981. She was an all-star for the San Francisco Pioneers. In 1982, Ortega returned to her alma mater as an assistant basketball coach. In 1984, Ortega pursued a career in law enforcement. She presently holds the rank of captain with the Los Angeles Police Department. She also officiates Division I women's basketball. Years In 2002, Ortega was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame. In 2003, Ortega was featured in the Los Angeles Times-- "In Either Role, She's a True Officer of the Court" In 2006, Ortega and her law enforcement background were used to develop a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
