Bennington Quintets Draw Playdown Berths in 1968
Three Bennington County high schools earned playdown spots in Vermont State banners. Mt Anthony faces Middlebury after MSJ disqualification, Burr & Burton and Arlington also draw opens as schedule shows Feb 19 26 27 and Feb 28 potential quarterfinals in Rutland Barre and Manchester venues.
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Middlebury
MSJ
Moille Union
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South Burlington
Champlain Valley
Barre
Bellows Falls
Rutland
Burr & Burton
Vergennes
Arlington
Proctor-Ludlow
Rutland High School
Springfield Cosmos
Brattleboro Colonels
Manchester
MSJ Headmaster Blasts Playdown Decision Refusal
In Rutland, Rev John W O Connell MSJ Headmaster criticizes the Vermont Headmasters Association for denying MSJ entry to playdowns after missing the Feb 10 deadline. MSJ had a 10-4 SWL league record and 13-6 season mark, with the decision shifting other teams to byes and reshaping Class L playdowns statewide.
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Proctor
Braintree-Randolph
Bulldogs
Rutland
MSJ
Vermont Headmasters’ Association
Northfield
John W. O’connell
Vermont
Today
Mt. Anthony
MLJ
WHA
Bernard Keefe
Dean Houghton
Donald Jacobs
Roland Rivard
John Spasyk
William Timbers
Clarence Courier
Thomas Lawson
James Leamy
Stewart Wooster
Donald Pierce
St. Albans
Carroll Hull
Bradford
Glenn Fay
Burlington
Wendell Searles
Rice
Raymond Mason
Lakes Region Union
Charles Davis
Bellows Falls
West Rutland
Arlo Monroe
Townshend
Donald Jameson
Hardwood-Union
Morin Smith
Danville
William Towne
Arlington
Robert Pierce
Spaulding High School
Barre
O’connell
Celtics suffer Sunday loss to Royals in Cincinnati
Boston swelled as a 41 away record but could not escape a Sunday losing streak. Cincinnati Royals defeated the Celtics 107-100 in Cincinnati, with Oscar Robertson scoring 30 and Jerry Lucas 21 helping buildup a late lead. Sam Jones led Boston with 24 points.
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UPI
Boston Celtics
Cincinnati Royals
Cincinnati
National Basketball Association
Oscar Robertson
Celtics
Robertson
Jerry Lucas
Royals
Sam Jones
Bailey Howell
Bill Russell
Lucas
Boston Garden
Burlington High School Captures 1968 Ski Title
Lyndon The Burlington High School varsity ski squad upset Windsor to win the Vermont High School Ski Championship at Lyndon Outing Club by 6.43 points. Mt Anthony finished eighth with 331.24 points, while John Woodard led Ski Meister honors for Mt Anthony in 10th. Burlington, Putney, Rutland, Windsor and Champlain led team standings in events with individual winners including Steve Murphy St Johnsbury and Hugh Barber Brattleboro. Winners and team results fed the New England meet in Hanover Feb 23 24.
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Burlington High School
Vermont
Windsor
Rick Davis
Bucky’ Broomhall
Mt. Anthony
Putney
New England
Robin Outwater
Mauhs
Steve Schultz
Richard Davis
Mike Scott
Rutland
Jim Spencer
Steve Hill
Burlington
Tim Merton
Jim Dayton
Middlebury
Dale Crane
Champlain
Wright Clark
Steve Crane
John Woodard
Dale Wilson
Buddy Cottrin
James Clemons
Montpelier
George Seivwright
Roberta Montpelier
Steve Murphy
St. Johnsbury
Dave Hazlett
Eddie Blakely
Peter Koledo
Springfield
Kyle Brown
Adam Ladd
Jock MacDonald
William Lykes
Mark Shearer
John
Robbie Robinson
Brattleboro
David King
Dave Austin
Bernie Wells
Eric Bergh
Peter Nelson
Brian Leonard
Gary Burke
Jerry Welch
Dave Lantz
James Russell
Jim Foster
Dave Frankiewicz
Windsor Putney
Champlain Valley
Mt. Anthony Middlebury
Training Spring Brings Its Out
Florida and other states brace for a spring training season as managers lean on the word if to guide players and assess hitting, pitching, and performance amid traditional adjustments. The lengthy quote hints at optimism tempered by conditional plans as clubs prepare across Florida Arizona and California.
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Fla
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Sette Bello Wins Widener in Narrow Hialeah Victory
Sette Bello captured the Widener Handicap at Hialeah by a head, paying $100 to win. Bold Hour and Favorable Turn dead heated for second as Proud Clarion finished sixth. trainer Jimmy Conway said running room limited Seminole Handicap chances.
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Hialeah
Proud Clarion
Jimmy Conway
Conway
Gamely
Princessnesian
William Haggin Perry
Santa Anita
Manny Ycaza
Five Patriot Grapplers Win State Wrestling Crowns
Mt Anthony Union High School wrestling, led by coach John Black, dominated the first Vermont State Championships at Harwood Union. The Patriots captured five first place trophies and three third places among seven teams, with Bruce Lackey earning the 123 pound title and the outstanding wrestler award.
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John Black
Vermont
Harwood Union School
Patriots
Bruce Lackey
Jim Hardwood
Jerry Martin
Rodney Dewey
Russ Christie
Patriot
Charles Kinney
Mark Hassenpflug
Roy Myers
Mt. Anthony
Harwood Union Grapplers
Springfield
Middlebury
Burlington
Stowe
Steve Snow
Pat Danforth
Snow
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Martin
Dewey
Christie
New England
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Mass
Appeal Set For Former Champion Cassius Clay in Court
Former heavyweight champion Cassius Clay appears before a three judge federal court in Houston to appeal his draft evasion conviction. If rejected at the 5th Circuit he could seek Supreme Court review. Clay was convicted June 20, sentenced to five years and fined $10,000. he has a $5,000 appeal bond and new counsel. He contends deferred service as a Black Muslim minister and alleges racially biased draft boards and remarks by Selective Service Director Hershey.
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Houston
Hayden Covington
New York
Quinnan Hodges
Covington
Charles Morgan Jr
American Civil Liberties Union
Morgan
Louisville
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
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