Wooden closes with 10th title in final UCLA run
UCLA defeats Kentucky 92-85 in Wooden’s final season ending his 27 years as coach with 10 NCAA championships. Key players Richard Washington 28 points and Dave Meyers 24 led UCLA. Kentucky’s Kevin Grevey scored 34. Rupp attended the game as Wooden bids farewell amid plans for a successor.
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Dave Meyers
Washington
Meyers
Kevin Grevey
J. D. Morgan
Louisville
Denny Crum
Cardinals
Syracuse
Crum
Bill Walton
Bomberger Leads Streamliner League Scoring at Boulevard Lanes
Ann Bomberger topped the Streamliner League with a 243 game and a 584 series at Boulevard Lanes. Dorothy Toufar posted a 512, while Shelby Hotel & Bar led team shooting with 2,303. In the 20th Century League Lee Alexander had a 227 single and Jim Legenza a 572 series with a 210 game. Ed Ridenour posted 214 and 201, Joe Earley 213, Dave Fulton 201, and Dave Zulkoski 200. Postal Finance won team honors with 864 and 2,485.
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Boulevard Lanes
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Shelby Hotel & Bar
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Joe Earley
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Dave Zulkoski
Postal Finance
Washington wins NCAA tournament MVP for Bruins
Richard Washington, UCLA’s 6'9\" sophomore from Portland, Ore., was named the Most Valuable Player after leading UCLA to a 92-85 win over Kentucky for their 10th title in 12 years. He and 6'8\" teammate Dave Meyers joined the all‑tournament team alongside Kentucky’s Kevin Grevey, Louisville’s Allen Murphy, and Syracuse’s Jim Lee.
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Allen Murphy
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Jim Lee
Syracuse
Simmons Tops Spring Camp as Bench Sets All-Star Pace
St Louis catcher Ted Simmons shines in spring training with three-homer game and 17 RBIs in 20 games, while Johnny Bench remains the odds-on favorite for the All-Star starting job. Bench sits in favor of Bill Plummer in a Reds win as spring action continues across the league.
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Johnny Bench
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Boston Red Sox
Bill Plummer
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Philadelphia Phillies
Tony Perez
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Marty Pattin
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Houston
Tom Griffin
Tony Oliva
Minnesota
New York Yankees
Terry Humphrey
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Lenny Randle
Texas
Atlanta
Rick Manning
Cleveland
Chicago Cubs
Dave Roberts
Johnny Scott
San Diego
California
Rennie Stennett
Pittsburgh
New York Mets
Mike Hegan
Hank Aaron
Milwaukee
Derrel Thomas
Ed Goodson
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Two Girls Earn Places on Baseball Team
Two Big Spring High School sophomore girls who began illegal practice with the boys team have made the squad legally. Coach William Crawbaugh said Lisa Brehm and Vicki Brookes asked to try out and stayed after expectations, earning spots on junior varsity with possible varsity time. The case follows a Commonwealth Court ruling lifting sex barriers to interscholastic sports, prompting eastern Pennsylvania schools to consider boys on girls teams.
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William Crawbaugh
Newville Senior High
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Ted Wagner
Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
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Neshaminy High School
Newville
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Piaa Board of Control
Boiling Springs
Golf Hall of Fame set for five inductees April 15
Pro golfer Jackie Cupit and entertainer Bob Hope head five men chosen for induction into the All American Intercollegiate Invitation Golf Tournament Hall of Fame on April 15. Also honored are the late Fred Cobb former North Texas State golf coach and Houston businessmen Bill Boyd and Charles Marino. The event runs April 16-19 at Atascocita Country Club. Cupit claimed the tournament title and had runner up and fourth place finishes in his three collegiate years.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar Fights 300 Fine Over Referee Comments
Larry Fleisher said he will assist the NBA Players Association and the ACLU in challenging Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s 300 dollar fine for calling referee Loeber inept. Bucks GM Embry noted the payment would be refunded if Kareem wins on appeal. Other players backed free speech while the YMCA liaison program aims to develop youth basketball with the union.
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Force junior high bowls high score in Monday league
Dan Force rolled the season high 256 in junior league action at Columbus Bowl joining a 595 series. Other top scorers include Pat Force 210 and 565, Ron Sutton 203, 200, and 571, Scott Souders 526, and Vicki Wilcox leading the girls with 183 and 504 as Nebraska tops team totals with 693 and 2 017. Liberty Cleaners led team highs with 875 and 2 471. In Platte Valley, John Jasper 236, Dave Anderson 976 with 201, and Budweiser at 908 and 2 635.
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Columbus Bowl
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Pat Force
Ron Sutton
Scott Souders
Vicki Wilcox
Nebraska
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Debbie Marcek
Lorraine
Bea Pensick
Barb Badie
Rayetta Williams
Dort Simpson
Connie Krzycki
Dorothy Hurd
Barb Raymer
Liberty Cleaners
John Jasper
Dave Anderson
Budweiser
Dave Foster
Kurt Behlen
Warren Hellbusch
Bob Owens Jr
Bruce Piller
Ray Brockeveldt
Don Struebing
South All-Stars named for classic NCAs all-star game
Lincoln coach Don Kelley selects a power packed South roster for the seventh annual Nebraska Coaches Association game set for August 15 at Pershing Auditorium Lincoln. Assistant Johnette leads guards Evan Schnegelberger Russell Anderson Bill Anderson John C Johnson Clayton Bullard Rob Hayner and others. The camp begins August 7 at Kearney State College with pregame activities at 7:45.
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Lincoln Plus X
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John Johnette
Omaha
Burke
Hughes Wilcox
Omaha Westside
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McCook
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Bison
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Geneva
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Schnegelberger
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Wilber
Dave Oman
Anderson
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Denis
Dankenbring
Doug Sweeney
Aurora
Vic Streufert
Seward
Streufert
Rod Felix
Vic
Felix
Sweeney
Lesser
Bill Holliday
Kearney State Gains Nine Football Prospects
Nine high school players notified Kearney State coach Claire Boroff they will play this fall. Ronald Groteluschen of Leigh High School, a 6-2 180 linebacker, earned All-State and all-conference honors in football and basketball and will major in physical education. Elmwood's Stan Houlden, a defensive end, earned all-conference honors and made the High School Prep All-America team. Central City graduate Mark Janky, a 6-0 160 defensive back, was all-conference in junior and senior years and All-State as a senior, plans to study computer science.
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Auburn
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Mark Janky
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