Corry Beavers face Iroquois and Prep in key 1968-69 games
Hoopster Hollerings notes Corry Beavers travel to Iroquois led by Denny McLaughlin and Doc Wilson, then host Erie Prep as the PCIAA champions. Prep coached by Dick Fox. Iroquois beat Corry 62 58 last Friday. Friday 8 PM tip expected as both games loom large.
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Iroquois
Denny McLaughlin
Doc Wilson
Beavers
Prep
Corryiles
Dick Fox
Corry
Erie Prep
Top teams start season strong with NC, Kentucky, Houston wins
North Carolina defeated Oregon 89-78 led by Scott with 34 points as Kentucky beat Miami of Ohio 86-77 with Casey scoring late. Houston downed Pepperdine 80-60 with Spain leading. LSU rode Maravich’s 52 points in a blowout of Loyola New Orleans 109-82.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Kentucky
Houston
Pete Maravich
Charlie Scott
Mike Casey
George Thompson
Ken Spain
UCLA
Oregon
Scott
Casey
Miami
Ohio
Elvin Hayes
Pepperdine
Spain
Marayvich
Louisiana State
New Orleans
Loyola
Thompson
Marquette
St. John's
Milne
Cincinnati
Kansas State
Vanderbilt
Southern Methodist
Duke
Alabama
Western Kentucky
Southeast Louisiana
California
San Francisco
Ducks
Tar Hells
Dan Issel
Wildcats
Cougars
Maravich
LSU
Preis Maravich
Cortains
LE Henangetta Lading
Suns and Oaks Fall in Separate NBA ABA Losses
The Dallas Chaparrals edged Oakland 111 to 112 in a late shot clash. Seattle topped Phoenix 118 to 108 as Lennie Wilkens 33 and Bob Rule 31 led the SuperSonics. Miami defeated Indiana 109 to 104 in the ABA.
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Associated Press
Phoenix Suns
Oakland Oaks
Dallas Chaparrals
Oakland
Oaks
American Basketball Association
Suns
National Basketball Association
Seattle
NBA
Miami
Indiana
Ciney Powel
Rich Barry
Spider Bennett
Dallas
Ron Boone
Lennie Wilkens
Bob Rule
Phoenix
SurferSonics
Wilkens
Erie gridmen named to all star squads in 1968 selections
Two Erie players earn second team spots on the Associated Press All Star list as Cathedral Prep quarterback Pat Steenberge and McDowell halfback Jeff Davis gain second team honors. McDowell end Mike Peck lands on the third team. Donora’s Lomax is listed on the second team fullback.
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Erie
Associated Freas
Pat Steenberge
Cathedral Prep
Jeff Davis
McDowell
Mike Peck
Beaver Grid
Macaim Lomax
Lomax
Davis
Beavers
John Lewchinko
Beaver Falls
Dennis Booker
Kiski
Opening Day Hunters See Three Die in Pennsylvania
Opening day of Pennsylvania's two week antlered deer hunt drew about 1 million hunters with around 20 500 deer bagged. The vast majority faced fog and rain with no snow for tracking. Three deaths occurred from accidental gunfire or heart attacks, including Newton P Dougherty Sr 32 of Lycoming County. Lester Norris 29 of Centre Hall and David Free 18 of Conneaut Lake. Edgar C Vollman 66 of Williamsport died after a heart attack. The season runs to December 14 and violations were mostly loaded guns in vehicles. The Shortest Distance between Customer and Store is the newspaper motto.
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Pennsylvania Game Commission
North
Newton P. Dougherty
Old Lycoming Township
Lycoming County
Williamsport
Dougherty
Lester Norris
Centre Hall
Centre County
Quehanna
Clearfield County
David Free
Rt 2
Conneaut Lake
Edgar C. Vollman
Divine Providence Hospital
Cascade Township
UCLA Tops AP preseason college basketball poll
UCLA opens as unanimous No. 1 in the Associated Press preseason poll with 480 points and 24 first-place votes after a 94-82 win over Purdue. North Carolina second, Kentucky third, and Kansas fourth as Notre Dame waits to debut.
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Associated Press
UCLA
Bruins
I. Purdue
North Carolina
Oregon
Kentucky
Xavier
Ohio
Miami
Kansas
St. Louis
Notre Dame
Houston
Davidson
New Mexico
Cincinnati
Villanova
New Zealand Exports Venison To West Germany Rising
New Zealand increases venison exports led by West Germany as buyers pay 1.5 million New Zealand dollars for three quarters of shipments. Deer are killed in Fiordland and carcasses are flown by helicopter to refrigerated ships. ANNAPOLIS note mentions Navy linebacker Mike Crimmins, son of Bernie Crimmins.
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Wellington
New Zealand
West Germany
U.S
Fiordland
South Island
Another Crimmins
Annapolis, Md
Navy
Mike Crimmins
West Lafayette
Ind
Notre Dame
Bernie Crimmins
Ohio State Holds Lead In Final AP Poll Before New Year Bowls
Ohio State solidified its top ranking in the final AP major college football poll of the season with 70 first place votes and 651 points. Southern California held second after a 21 21 tie with Notre Dame, while Penn State moved to third. Georgia remained fourth after routing Georgia Tech, with Texas rising to fifth and Kansas dropping to sixth. Notre Dame climbed to seventh, Tennessee eighth, Arkansas ninth, and Oklahoma tenth after a big win.
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Thompson
Cincinnati
Don Ogletree
Rick Robertson
Vanderbilt
Andy Thacker
Tom Hagan
Bill Voight
SMU
Ohio State
Associated Press
Buckeyes
Southern California
Notre Dame
Southern Cal
Penn State
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Texas, &I l
Téaas
Kansas
UCS
Tennessee
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Purdue
Alabama
Auburn
Michigan
Oregon State
Ohio U
Missouri
Arizona State
Houston
Florida State
Seminoles
Southern Methodist
Arizona
Ariona State
Calif
Texas
Albama
Two Pennsylvania Boys On Little All-America Team
North Dakota State and San Diego State each placed two players on the AP 1968 Little All-America squad. Picked were Hatchett and Petge for NDSU and Edwards and Dryer for SDSU, with other honorees including Garrett, Nix, Cerone, Nelson, Cobbert, Wade and more across offense and defense.
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NEW York
North Dakota State
San Diego State
Associated Press
Paul Hatchett
Jim Petge
Lloyd Edwards
Bred Dryer
Aztecs
Jack O'Brien
Colorado State College
Wade
É Fools
Emory & Henry
Hatchett
Garr
Edwards
Cerone
NAIA
Nix
Texas Adel
Illinois State
Nelson
Western
Bob Erdeljac
Clarion State
Jeff Petrucci
California
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Skip Schwab
Big Guy
Skip
King Edward ‘A
Erie Gridders
Ross Moore
Allentown
Deiruff
Bob Pilz
Maston
Tom Geishauser
Altoona
Guilfoyle
Booker
Ed Beverly
Harrisburg
John Harris
John Skorupan
Beaver
Lewchinko
George Jacoby
Mt. Lebanon
Sam Natase
Bellefonte
Bob Sacavage
Mount Carmel
Greg Beish
Clearfield
Pennsylvania
Moore
Pilz
Easton
Geishauser
Beverly
Jim Jones
Skarupan
Skorupan
Lenchinko
Jacoby
Art Walker
Natasse
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