Austin High honors athletes at Spring All Sports Banquet
Austin High School honored 24 athletes and cheerleaders at the Spring All Sports Banquet. MVPs included Vic Mathews football Mark McClanahan baseball Kyle Henderson tennis Dickie Stokes golf and state tournament honors went to Billy Sandifer Donald Booker and Butch Watterson. Coach Joe Jones received a Morgan County Coach of the Year plaque.
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Alabama
C. M. Newton
Austin High School
Vic Mathews
Mark McClanahan
Kyle Henderson
Dickie Stokes
Billy Sandifer
Donald Booker
Butch Watterson
Joe Jones
Morgan County
Winton Receives Patriot Award At Brewer All-Sports Banquet
At Brewer High School all sport banquet Tommy Stevenson reports nearly 100 athletes coaches and cheerleaders honored. Don Mincher former major league player entertained and spoke on pro dedication while Gary Winton the Patriots star received the Patriot Award for outstanding student athlete.
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Tommy Stevenson Florette
Brewer High School
Don Mincher
Huntsville
Mincher
Decatur
Merridenville
Brewer
Yesteryear
Mickey Mantle
Texas Rangers
Oakland A’s
Gary Winton
Winton
Patriots
Martha Jones Reaches WSGA Golf Finals in Fort Lauderdale
Sophomore Martha Jones of Alabama upset Nancy Hager 2-up in the Women's Southern Golf Association semifinal at Fort Lauderdale. She faces defending champion Betty Barry in a 36-hole final as Barry previously defeated Polly Riley. Jones earned the WSGA grant-in-aid award announced by WSGA president Mrs. E. H. Jakes.
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Larry Canterbury
Florida
Martha Jones
University of Alabama
Decatur
Southern Golf Association
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Nancy Hager
Dallas
Martha
Betty Barry
Mobile
Miss Barry
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Beth
WSGA
E. H. Jakes
Nashville
Vanderbilt Rips Tide to Clinch SEC Title
Vanderbilt crushed Alabama 13 to 7 to sweep the SEC baseball title, hitting four home runs led by Tommie Powell Greg Collins John McLean and Ted Shipley. McLean earned the win as Vandy scored in every inning except the first and eighth and advanced to the NCAA district tournament in Starkville Mississippi.
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Nashville, Tenn
Vanderbilt
Alabama
Commodores
Bama
Vandy
Tommy Powell
Greg Collins
John McLean
Ted Shipley
Powell
McLean
Calhoun
Jimmy Archibald
Starkville
Miss
Archibald
Chaney
Bryant
Cleveland
Potter
Wood
Wessel
Peeples
Collins
W—Mclean
L—Archibald
Hr— Vanderbilt, Powell
Shipley
Russell Becomes Seattle Coach General Manager
Bill Russell signed with the Seattle SuperSonics as both coach and general manager for a five year, 125000 dollar per year contract. The hiring follows a storied seven time NBA champion playing career with Boston and prior player coach experience.
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Seattle
Bill Russell
National Basketball Association
Seattle SuperSonics
Sam Schulman
Sonics
Richard D. Covey
Russell
Boston Celtics
Bill
University of San Francisco
St. Louis Hawks
Boston
Celtics
NBA
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Austin
Sandifer A
Morgan
THE
Decatur Daily
Greg Eubanks
Lee Austin
Steve Woodruff
Joe Earls
Beth Ellis
Judy Collins
Gayle Allen
Jerry Albano
Mike Gunner
Stanley Manor
Mike Morris
Joey Sherman
Patriot
Wes Thompson
Elliott Readies
Ivan Elliott
Jay Thrasher
Elliott
Baily
Ricky Brooks
Vandy Rips
U.S. Aau
Lexington
American Allstars
Marathon Oil
Marathon
Aleksandr Salnikov
University of Kentucky
Includine Andrews
Andrews
Kevin Grezey
Grevey
LSU
Terry Robiskie
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Raymond
Robiskie
Lucy
Ad Miles
New Orleans
Second Ward High School
Wirephois
TV Man
Los Angeles
Schulman
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