Caron Named Unanimous SVL All Star Captain Coach of Year
Tom Caron of Bennington Catholic was named to the SVL first team unanimously, sharing captaincy with Jim Ross of Bellows Falls. Frank Bizzarro earned Coach of the Year honors as Rutland led the league with strong performances from Ed Robinson and Ed Reczek, plus a deep second team including Stan Krawczyk and Al Plante.
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Bizzarro
Rutland
Tom Caron
Bennington Catholic
Jim Ross
Bellows Falls
Saber
Frank Bizzarro
BCHL
Pilots
SVL
Ed Robinson
Ed Reczek
West Rutland
Ross
Ray Czachor
MSJ
Stan Krawczyk
al Plante
Bill Brooks
Frank Buggiani
Bob Pratt
John Champine
Brooks
Steve Greenslet
Bennington
Tom Champine
Don Chaffin
BCHS
Dana Buckman
Windsor
Charles Quimby
Springfield
Plante, Brooks
Pratt
Reczek
Czachor
Golden Horde
Robinson
Celtics slip to No 2 as playoff bid opens with Royals
Celtics enter the best of five preliminary series as underdogs after Philadelphia seized the division title from Boston with a 55-25 mark. The team will host Cincinnati in the opener before traveling to Cincinnati then Boston for the next two games. Tom Sanders led Boston with 23 points while Larry Siegfried, John Havlicek and Sam Jones added 18, 18 and 18 respectively as Oscar Robertson led Cincinnati with 24 points and Jerry Lucas 23 in a 121-104 loss.
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UPI
Boston Celtics
National Basketball Association
Celtics
Cincinnati Royals
Philadelphia 76Ers
Baltimore
Red Auerbach
NBA
Cincinnati
Bill Russell and Company
Wilt Chamberlain
Philadelphia
Auerbach
Royals
Russell
76Ers
Boston Garden
Tom Sanders
Sam Jones
Sanders
Larry Siegfried
Texas Western Mines NCAA Title Upset Over Kentucky
Texas Western under coach Don Haskins shocked top ranked Kentucky 72-65 in the NCAA final to claim the title as Bobby Joe Hill led with 20 points and teammate David Lattin added 16. Kentucky’s Louie Dampier and Pat Riley each scored 19 in defeat. The Miners, from El Paso, 7500 students, had few prior high profile games but dominated the second half. Duke defeated Utah 79-77 in the consolation game as Jerry Chambers poured in 32 for Utah.
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College Park
UPI
Bobby Joe Hill
Texas Western
Don Haskins
Hill
Kentucky
Miners
Haskins
Eastern New Mexico
East Texas
Pan American
Weber State
Fresno State
Adolph Rupp
el Paso
Tex
TWC
Southwest
David Lattin
Orston Artis
Louie Dampier
Pat Riley
Dampier
Tommy Kron
Duke
Utah
Jerry Chambers
Kansas
Clyde Lovellette
French Finish Strong at Stowe As Perillat Takes Meet Title
French team led by 26 year old Guy Perillat won the U S Alpine International Championship at Stowe with four of six events. Perillat edged Jean-Claude Killy in slalom to claim the meet title while Florence Steurer won the women's giant slalom and finished fifth in slalom. Marielle Goitschel won the women's slalom, and American skiers Heuga and Allen posted top overall standings. Isakov set a new world weightlifting record at 355 pounds in Moscow.
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Perillat
UPD
U.S
Guy Perillat
Bois d’Amont
France
Florence Steurer
St. Gervais
Jean-Claude Killy
Marielle Goitschel
Val D’isere
Mt. Mansfield
Peter Rohr
Madelein Vailloud
Killy
F.I.S
Jim Huega
Tahoe City
Calif
Wendy Allen
San Pedro
Heuga
Miss Allen
Billy Kidd
Stone
Moscow
UPI
Tass
Vasily Isakov
Isakov
Budapest
G. Veres
Hungary
Rambler American Wins Mobil Economy Run Trophy
Rambler American averaged 23.80 mpg across 3,301 miles from Los Angeles to Boston to win the Mobil Economy Run top trophy. Driver Les Viland, 53, of Livonia Michigan, captured Class A and overall performance trophies, his 10th victory in the 30 year event. Dodge, Chevrolet, Plymouth, Oldsmobile and Buick divided division titles as 50 cars began the test and 2 failed to finish. The race set records as the longest and fastest with an average speed of 51.84 mph.
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UPI
Chrysler
General Motors
Los Angeles
Boston Prudential Center
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Livonia
Mich
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Alburquerque
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
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Chevrolet
Plymouth
Oldsmobile
Buick
Villanova Star MVP Summer Barnstorming Tour Aids NIT Champion
Brigham Young Cougars won the NIT by defeating NYU 97 84 at Madison Square Garden to claim their second title. Villanova’s Bill Melchionni was named MVP after a tournament defining performance while Craig Raymond led BYU with 21 points and 18 rebounds.
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BYU Cougars
Madison Square Garden
New York University
Latin America
Stan Watts
Utah
Temple
Army
NYU
Villanova
Scrappy
Wildcats
Bill Melchionni
Melchionni
Brigham Young
Dick Nemelka
Jeff Congdon
Arlington Grabs Seventh Grade Title
The Arlington seventh grade basketball team claimed the Bennington County Junior High League crown by defeating Bennington 35 to 26 at Bendi Saturday night. Coach Ken Nickerson guided Arlington, who had a 4-1 regular season record, through a tight final period as Rich Pickren anchored boards and fed teammates Rick Mears and Keith Budro for 26 and 14 points respectively. Doug Woodard led Bennington with 12 points while Chris Gates added 10.
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Arlington
Bennington County
Downing Bennington
Bendi
Eagiets
Ken Nickerson
Bennington
Rich Pickren
Pickren
Rick Mears
Keith Budro
Mears
Budro
Doug Woodard
Chris Gates
Kittens
Bowlers Top 700 In ABC Tourney
In Rochester 27 000 bowlers competed as the 63rd American Bowling Congress tournament began. Bill Williamson led singles with 724, while Garth Mohan posted 707 in his ABC debut. Team event saw Heiseman Old Style Beer top with 2916, and Arlington led with a late rally in a separate game context.
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Rochester
N.Y
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Yonkers
Heiseman Old Style Beer of
Milwaukee
Drury Falls To Weymouth In Semi Final Showdown
Drury High School of North Adams fans watched Weymouth High edge them 62 56 in the Massachusetts state championships semi final. Durfee High of Fall River defeated Westboro 74 59 in the other semi final. Durfee and Weymouth meet in the finals, a rematch of the Eastern Massachusetts Class A title game. Dan Trudeau led Drury with 17 points.
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Drury High School
North Adams
Massachusetts
Weymouth High
Durfee High
Fall River
Westboro High
Durfee
Weymouth
Drury
Blue Devils
Dan Trudeau
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Lou Rossini
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Steve Carmen
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Wilcox Rudio
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Benn. Ll
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Doug Caron
Fairley Hart
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Drury Falls
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