Altoona Star Johnston Named to All-State Team Again
Johnston of Altoona was selected to the Pennsylvania AP All-State scholastic basketball team for the second consecutive year. He finished the season with 527 points in 23 games, averaging 22.9, with a high of 32 against Williamsport. Other first team selections included Jankans Reading Wilkes Dallas Durrett Pittsburgh Schenley Calabria Aliquippa.
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Pennsylvania Associated Press
Peeiere
Orcas
Commonwealth
Bill Jankans
Reading
Mike Wilkes
Dallas
Ken Durrett
Pittsburgh Schenley
Chad Calabria
Aliquippa
Altoona
Mountain Lions
Allooia
Uniontown
Williamsport
Dankans
Jeepel Engs
Chester Tonight
Jankans
Wilkes
Cherry Hill High School
South Jersey
Wilkes- Barre
Ashley
Plymouth
Durrett
Uniontown Tonight
Durett
Schenley
Pittsburgh Westinghouse
Calabria
Corry’s Pete McLaughlin earns second-team Section Two All Star
McLaughlin, Beavers junior scoring leader, is the lone junior on the second team as Section Two coaches pick ten players for All Star honors. Meadville dominates first team with four seniors and one junior. Oil City places two on the first team. The season features Meadville’s 21 4 record and a 26 point game high by McLaughlin, who is projected to become the Beaver era’s second all-time scorer.
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Corry
Pete McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Beavers
Meadville
Oil City
Chris Buchanan
Ed Lukasik
Bulldogs
Rod McCord
Dave Straub
Bud Erickson
Warren
Buchanan
Deluxe
Lukasik
Yenaielen
Punxsu!tawney
Straub
Erickson
McCord
Glenn Brown
Leroy
Chip) Williams
Titusville
Tom Mays
Franklin
Paul
Beaver
McDowell
Duane Edwards
Art Biltz
Craig McNamara
Dave Bierbach
Ron Tarr
Scott Hunter
Rich Bush
Oil City Derrick
February winner named in Hickok Pro Athlete of the Year
The league honors a February standout who leads scoring with 53 goals in the Hickok Pro Athlete of the Year race.
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Hockey League
Hickok
Mercer Meets Braddock For West Crown
Mercer and Braddock clash for the Western Class B title after Jim Thorpe High School beat Darby 99 to 72 to reach the state final against Williamsburg. Bob Brown led Thorpe with 33 points, Joe Morgan 29, Keith Miller 10, while Oliver Smith topped Darby with 22.
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Associated Press
Jim Thorpe
Hazleton
Thorpe
Darby Two
Williamsburg
Pittsburgh
Bob Brown
Joe Morgan
Keith Miller
Oliver Smith
Darby
PIAA
Darby Colwyn
Montrose
Bethlehem
Braddock
Mercer
New Wilmington
Lassiter Leads Pool Tourney To Fifth Straight Win
Luther Lassiter of Elizabeth City N C won his fifth straight match at the National Pocket Billiards Championships in New York. He defeated Lou Butera of West Pittston Pa 150-60 to move to 5-0 in the 14 game round robin. Defending champion Joe Balsis of Minersville Pa rose to second place at 5-1 after beating Ed Kelly of Baltimore 150-18 and Butera 150-55.
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New York
Luther Lassiter
Elizabeth City
N.C
Lassiter
Lou, Butera
West Pittston
Joe Balsis
Minersville
Ed Kelly
Baltimore
Butera
Yankees, Dodgers tie 3 0 as Monbouquette shines in return
Monbouquette pitched six innings allowing two hits as the Yankees blanked the Dodgers 3-0. He had been traded to Detroit after eight seasons with Boston, and the game featured new signings and farm-team moves, with Wills debuting at short for the Dodgers and other spring results across the league. Earl Robinson named basketball coach at Oakland Merritt Junior College.
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Ford
New York Yankees
New York
Los Angeles Dodgers
Monbouquette
Detroit
Boston
Tigers
Baltimore
Chance
California
Cleveland
Minnesota
Kansas City
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Houston
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco
New York Mets
Ehe
Cade
Mexico City
Lou Johnson
Jeff Torborg
Pete Ramos
Tdoo
Ney Womack
Lou Clinton
Yankees
Maury Wills
Dodgers
R Monbouquette
Red Sox
Orlando Pena
Orioles
Wally Bunker
Frank Bertaina
Dick McAuliffe
Indians
Angels
Jackie Warner
Infeld
Cage
Oakland
Calif
Earl Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Oakland Merritt Junior College
Bowling scores and league leaders in local circuits
The article lists multiple high scores from the A League at Bowl-Aire and other leagues including VFW Businessmen's and Spartansburg Men. Notable performances include Dunnewald 215 220 222 and Burkhart 192 202 247, with several players such as Bay Willett Perkins and Weerhoff posting strong series. Also mentions Don Zimmer arriving in Japan as a baseball veteran.
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al Dunnewold
Tom Burkhart
John Chillock
Earl Meerhoff
Jim Bay
Chuck Wille
Art Perkins
Hillock
Bowl-Aire
Dunnewald
Maples
Burkhart
Weerhoff
Bay
Willett
Perkins
Paul Clark
Lafer Douglas
Shorty Doan
Bob Hand
John Woodard
Bill Hammond
Phil Sample
Eddies- Yak
Carl Clabbatt
Len Migliaccio
Chillock
VFW
Giz ‘Tripp
Joe Niedomys
Don Jones
Earl Slayton
Allison Kent
Price
Bob Sanders
Ron Thompston
Tony Stec
Tony Kostyal
Perry McCray
McInnes Steel
Howard VanTassel
Dave Herberg
Spartansburg
Zimmer
Japan
Tokyo
Don Zimmer
Washington Senai
Tors
1Kimba Dry
Ae Sane
Pol
Aero-Flow Dynamics
Paci cl
Colza
Solons Urge Inquiry Into PIAA Following Plymouth Protest
Luzerne Democrats Mehelchick and Curwood push for a five member House committee to investigate PIAA handling of contested games. The Plymouth protest over a six man on court foul led to Plymouth losing to Williamsport in two overtimes after a denied protest. Proposals reference Plymouth Williamsport game and Reading’s Class A playoff win.
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Ofvgines
Luzerne Col Democrats
Pennsylvania Interschol Athletic Association
Wood
A. Mehelchick
PIAA
Plymouth
Tramsport
Williamsport
Mehelchick
Curwood
Plymouth-Wil- Hameport
Williamspor
Reading
Pro Golfers To Have More Money To Shoot At
American golfers eye additional prize money as Allan Golfer of the Year Championship expands. Twelve Americans and five British pros will compete alongside fifty British golfers and five others. Qualifying occurs across four 1967 events including the Colonial National Invitational at Chicago and the Cleveland Open, with final selection based on scores.
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Ana "Tr Pagedy
Chicago
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