Oil City Captures Section 2 Championship
Oil City Oilers clinched the Section Two title by beating Meadville 50 44 at McComb Field House Edinboro State College to complete their league trophy possession after winning the first half. Tom Current led with 15 points, Jon Settlemire 12, George Sterner 10. Meadville’s Jeff Davern had 14. Oilers face McDowell Trojans in the District 10 final on March 13 at the same site.
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Mondville
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Hunter
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Wom
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Bowlers Swart Peterson Lead City Night Scores
Swart paced city bowlers with a 600 series after two 200 games in the VFW Mixed League, posting 229 and 212. Barb Peterson led the women with a 526 series in the Ladies Friday Night League. Clymer Pirates won a Section Six quarter final 54 to 0 behind Randy Wassink and Bill Eliason with 18 and 15 points each.
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Insdale
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Bysiek
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Giz Tripp
Tony Siee
Bob Lindstrom
Roxie Hajec
Lady Nite Owls
Alre Iy
Corry
Sar Peterson
Loretta Vanderhoof
Lew Alcindor Leads Bucks to NBA Record 19-Game Win Streak
Lew Alcindor scored 34 as the Milwaukee Bucks set an NBA record with 19 straight victories by beating the Detroit Pistons 103-95. Oscar Robertson and Jon McGlocklin aided the charge, while the Bucks extended their season mark to 64-11 and eyed the 68-win benchmark. Other NBA results featured the 76ers over the Knicks 121-116, Hawks over Lakers 105-104, and Royals over Portland 117-111. In the ABA, Virginia beat Pittsburgh 129-125 and Kentucky topped Florida 118-113.
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Houston Rookie Praised As Astros Contender Hope
The Houston Astros debut rookie shortstop Roger Metzger, praised by Manager Harry Walker as a potential NL contender. Metzger, despite a baserunning miscue, impressed with fielding and a ninth inning hit as Houston lost to Boston 4-3 in the Grapefruit League opener. Other spring results: Yankees 6 Washington 1. Braves 4 Expos 2. Pirates 2 White Sox 1. In Arizona, Oakland 20 San Diego 0. Giants 9 Cubs 4. Brewers 6 Orioles 4. Stan Bahnsen and others pitched two-hitters for the Yankees and Pirates. Ralph Garr and Sonny Jackson fueled Braves over Expos. Vida Blue-staffed A’s shut out Padres. Ted Kubiak and others homered for Brewers. Giants totaled 18 hits vs Cubs.
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UAVL All Stars dominated by Youngsville Eagles and Spartans
In UAVL play the Youngsville Eagles and Spartansburg Spartans led with undefeated Class B and Class C titles respectively. First team stars include Paul and Randy from Youngsville, Dave Boythe and Bob Greer from Sparta, with Tom Mortimer and Jim Pillar also earning top honors. Paul Yucha of Youngsville was unanimous league MVP.
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