UCLA Wins Final AP Poll For Third Time In Six Years
UCLA tops the final 1968-69 AP poll with 44 first place votes and 898 points, La Salle second with one first-place vote, Santa Clara third, North Carolina fourth, and Davidson fifth. The Top Ten includes Purdue, Kentucky, St. John’s, Duquesne and Villanova. Drake$, New Mexico State, Marquette, Louisville, Boston College, Notre Dame, Colorado, Kansas and Illinois also listed.
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League Names Valuable Player and Coach of the Year
Stan Pawlak, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, named league's most valuable player after a 705-point season averaging 27.1. He joined the all-star team. first team also includes Bellamy Spraggins Richter McNeill. Second team lists Keller Jackson Stephenson Cornwall Boceim. Coach Novak of Wilkes-Barre named Coach of the Year. Upson receives John F Kennedy Sportsmanship Award. Also: Al Romano to fight Jim Drury in a 10-round bout March 15 at the Armory.
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Allentown
Bob Keller
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Scranton
Art Stephenson
Wine Coma
Rich Cornwall
Binghamton
Jim Boceim
Stan Novak
Tony Upson
Trenton
N. J
John F. Kennedy
Recreation Volleyball Tomorrow Schedule Promises Tight Games
Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. CJ2 faces National Guard Independents while State Farm hosts earlier action. At 8:30 p.m. Moose plays CJS with Raymonds meeting CJ1 Ajax in a busy lineup.
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Coho Salmon To Be Part Of Taber Show Thursday
Northwest sport fish coho salmon featured in Taber Safari Show hosted by Ed Sierer. Sierer to narrate living color adventure films at Rex Theater Thursday 8 p.m. Open to public. Corry Rod and Gun Club endorses event for all ages.
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Westminster and Gannon Ready for NAIA Final Clash
Westminster 20-5 faces Gannon ranked 10th in District 18 NAIA final at Beaver Falls. Westminster beat Indiana 67-44 using tight defense and sharp shooting ending Indiana's 21 game win streak. Gannon defeated Edinboro 89-57 to extend its win total to 22 with five losses.
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Bowling Leaders and Scores Highlight Local Action
Lyle Thompson topped last night's bowling with a 249. In Men’s B league, Moose Lyle Thompson led with 243 and notable scores included Steve Zajac 236 and Harry Paulson 232. Other tallies feature Wil lie Harrison 223 Chet Hajec 215 Stanley Hajec 214 Tony Stee 211 Andy Syentek 203 Ed Kaiser 200. Additional industrial league scores show Dave Brooks 204 George Koestner 204 Ed Berry 206. Local teams Spartansburg and Bimbers Auto Body posted strong marks with several players earning high 200s and low 300s. Team standings list Ken Clark 212 Dick Tall 209 Al Dunnewald 207 Leonard Frack 203.
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Kentucky Cups 24th SEC Title
Kentucky clinched its 24th SEC championship in Adolph Rupps era with a 90 28 win over Auburn. Rupp praised the victory as equal to their first, as Dan Insel Mike Casey and Mike Pratt led the scoring with 34 23 and 18 points. Other top teams also won or fell in actions affecting NCAA bids.
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Butch Beard
Wally Anderzonas
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Pete Maravich
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Mississippi State
Meadville Apologizes For Actions
Meadville High School principal Thomas Knorr apologized to Titusville officials and students after unruly Meadville basketball fans disrupted the season finale. He noted Meadville’s reserved section had previously housed Meadville fans only and said a letter to Titusville was written. The Meadville student council planned to address the issue and send an apology.
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Cardinals Sign Six Strays to Highest Cub Pay Ever
Cardinals General Manager Bing Devine and Vice President Stan Musial secure six star players including Cy Young winner Bob Gibson with salaries topping 125000 for Gibson and 100000 for Musial as the team braces for 1969. Other locks include Lou Brock, Curt Flood, Mike Shannon, Nelson Briles, and Ray Washburn reaching terms while Dal Maxvill and Julian Javier remain unsigned.
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