Cats Slam Holcomb for HPC Crown
Lakin-Elkhart Wildcats beat Holcomb 42 to 25 in the High Plains Conference final. Elkhart shot 36 percent to Holcomb’s 19 percent, with Wayne Thompson and Allen Stegman each eight rebounds. Shane led Elkhart with 19 points. Holcomb’s 25 points marked its season low.
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Morris Gillaspie
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Dick Baier
Shane
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High Plains All-Tournament Team Selected
Elkhart and Holcomb led the all tournament selections with two players each, Syracuse placing two, while Satanta, Johnson, and Sublette also earned notice. Honorable mentions went to Holcomb, Lakin, Syracuse, and Satanta athletes. Bo Belin signed with the Los Angeles Angels for the 1963 season.
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Syracuse Bulldogs rally to third place over Sublette 50 38
Syracuse Bulldogs, led by Bob Him with 18 points, pulled away in the third period to defeat Sublette 50 to 38 for third place in the High Plains Conference meet. Sublette shot 28 percent, while Syracuse hit 28 percent, but the Bulldogs went 22 of 38 from the free throw line to seal the win.
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Lakin Broncs Defeat Johnson For Fifth Place
Lakin Broncs topped Johnson 54 to 38 in the High Plains Conference tourney fifth-place game. Cliff Burrows' team led by as many as 18 points, posting 42-30 after three quarters and finishing 4-8 on the season while Johnson falls to 2-8 in the last six games. Gary Beymer led Lakin with 19 points, Don Dahl had 16, and Johnson's Butch Josserang scored 11 as Neil Cleaves added eight.
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Garden City hosts 13-team junior high tourney this week
Thirteen teams compete in the 16th annual Garden City Junior High basketball tournament at Ben Grimsley Gym Wednesday through Friday. Seventh and eighth graders share one division, ninth graders in another. six teams in the 7th-8th division and seven in the 9th grade. Matches include Liberal, Garden City B, Dodge City, Hugoton, Ulysses, and Lib-Lakin. Final games set for Friday with trophies for top three in each division.
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Pitcher Norm Bass Signs A's Contract
Kansas City Athletics announce 1963 contract for Norm Bass, once a standout rookie in 1961 but a disappointing 1962 season. The right hander rose from Class C to the American League in 1961 with an 11–11 record, then spent 1962 in AAA with a 5–4 mark after a harsh year.
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