Marmaton Valley Wildcats Upbeat About 1971 Season
Marmaton Valley returns 14 lettermen under coach Neill Wheeler after a youth movement. Doug Bacon leads as quarterback and linebacker, named to the Kansas Super Defense Team. Receivers Curtis Hammond and Brian Jackson aim to boost an aerial offense beyond 1,000 passing yards. Jackson returns from a cracked sternum to join the revamped backfield.
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Marmator Valley
Neill Wheeler
Wildcats
Wheeler
Doug Bacon
Bacon
Kansas Football News
Marmaton Valley
Curtis Hammond
Brian Jackson
Cats
Hammond
Jackson
Prairie View
Marmaton Valley Wildcats Backfield Promises Speed in New Season
Marmaton Valley head coach Wheeler outlines a fast backfield with senior Bruce Carter and junior Danny Drake at halfback and bruising Nolan Singer at fullback. The line is small but quick, with veterans Pat McAloon Glenn Wolfe Robert Sager Melvin Sander Larry Thompson Joe Vanatta Jay LaRue and Steve Spencer. Freshmen Virgil Davis and Mike Jackman may earn carries. Season schedule includes games against St. Paul Crest Uniontown Pleasanton Mound City Prairie View Blue Mound Central Heights Humboldt.
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Bruce Carter
Danny Drake
Nolan Singer
Wildcat
Pat McAloon
Glenn Wolfe
Robert Sager
Melvin Sander
Larry Thompson
Joe Vanatta
Jay LaRue
Steve Spencer
Wildcats
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Doug Bacon
Edward Meives
Carney Baker Jr
Curtis Hammond
Pat Hicks
Brian Jackson
Steve Houk
Mike Jones
David McDonald
Jim Sager
Billy Stanford
Donald Weston
Mike Wolfe
Jeff Jackson
David French
Mike Williams
Brad Swanson
Virgil Davis
Barry Marley
Randy Spencer
Dane Wilson
Frank Johnson
Steve King
Rollin Ward
Vauga Walker
Kern Colgin
Daniel Bronne
Mike Jackman
Dennis Beal
Bill Thomas
Frank Stewart
Letterman
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Blue Mound
Central Heights
Tiontown
Mound City Favored In TRL Football Standings
Mound City Eagles are listed to win the Three Rivers League title in a poll of eight league coaches. Prairie View, the defending state champion, is projected for second with Cent Heights Uniontown Blue Mound Marmaton Valley Pleasanton and Crest following.
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Kansas City Invitational Indoor Tennis Tourney Set
Kansas City hosts an invitational indoor tennis tournament February 3 to 6 with $15 500 in prize money sponsored by the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission featuring top players from the area.
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Fire officers fired over Rico Carty beating case
Three Atlanta police officers JR McKarebern L D Smith and C E Turner were fired after a 72 hour Aldermanic police committee hearing found them guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer in an August 24 assault on Braves outfielder Rico Carty and his brother in law Carlos Ramirez. Carty testified he was beaten and Ramirez struck with a pistol and jailed.
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