Kentucky UCLA poised for national title showdown
Kentucky and UCLA moved closer to a national championship meeting after regional wins. Kentucky beat Notre Dame 109 99 in Columbus, while UCLA toppled Long Beach State 88 65 in Seattle. Other regional results defined four quarterfinal matchups for Saturday with Kentucky facing Jacksonville and UCLA meeting Utah State. The winners advance to the semifinals in College Park and the title game March 21.
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Georgia Tech Makes First NIT Appearance In New York
Georgia Tech, 16-9, opens the 33rd NIT in Madison Square Garden against Duquesne as Rich Yunkus leads the Engineers with Pete Maravich resting. St. John’s, 18-7, faces Miami of Ohio in the other first round doubleheader, while Louisville meets Oklahoma in the nightcap. The bracket advances to quarterfinals with semifinals set for Thursday night.
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Aiken Trackmen Open Season With Strong Showing
Allendale Fairfax swept both varsity and junior varsity meets from Aiken High in Allendale, 75-45 varsity and 75-48 junior varsity. Coach Simon Lewis praised a faster, deeper team led by sophomores and standout Richard Hallman who won three events. Dan Plyler and Donald Jennings also shone with notable finishes as Aiken prepares for two meets next week at Lexington, Saluda, and Lucy Laney.
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Hornet Baseball Opens Season At Orangeburg
Aiken travels to Orangeburg for the Region 1-AAAA opener at 4 p.m. to start the Hornets 1970 season after an 8 10 season under Coach Phil Chewing. Veterans Wilson Plunkett and Norman Belcher lead the lineup along with two 69 Pony League champions joining the squad.
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Santa Anita Derby San Felipe features 18 contenders for 11 16 mile race
Racing Roundup previews the San Felipe Handicap at Santa Anita with 18 three year olds listed for the 11 16 mile distance and high weights for top probables including George Lewis 122 Royal Comedian 122 and Might 120. Also named are Terriago 118 Plex Old 117 Pro Tanto 117, plus Cana dian Turf Handicap entries at Gulfstream Park and other national stakes at Pimlico Aqueduct Golden Gate Oaklawn.
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Pool Table Putting Pays Off For Tommy Jacobs
Tommy Jacobs shot a five under 66 to take the first round lead at the $150,000 Monsanto Open in Pensacola. He credited a pool table putting lesson from a brother and friends that corrected his stroke and yielded 10 one putts in the tree lined Pensacola Country Club layout.
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NCAA Title Up For Grabs Evansville Showdown
Tennessee State, a youthful squad without seniors, faces Philadelphia Textile, a 28-2 Rams with a 27 game win streak, in Evansville for the College Division title. Textile coached by Herb Magee dominated California Riverside 79-63 in the semifinal as Jim McGilvery scored 23 and Carl Poole 22.
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Guilford Knocks Out Stephen F. Austin In NAIA Upset
Guilford Quakers topple top ranked Stephen F. Austin 100 94 in the NAIA tournament quarterfinals. Guilford outrebounds 55 30 and slows the Lumberjacks with aggressive zone defense. David Smith scores 36 for Guilford while Greg Hyder sparkles for Eastern New Mexico in another upset.
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