Walton and Petty Lead Finals Showdowns in NCAA Title
UCLA center Bill Walton and Florida State guard Otto Petty emerge as top players after semifinal wins. Walton poured in 33 points with 6 blocks as UCLA overwhelmed Louisville 96 77, while Petty sliced through North Carolina with dazzling dribbling to help Florida State clinch a 99 75 victory. The teams set up a marquee final with UCLA seeking a sixth straight crown and Florida State aiming to derail that streak.
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Los Angeles
Bill Walton
Otto Petty
UCLA
Florida State Guard
Walton
Ucla Bruins
Louisville
Petty
Seminoles
Bruins
Cardinals
Florida State
North Carolina
Hugh Durham
Durham
Tar Heels
Greg Samuel
Pettypa
Varsity Numeral For Jeff Boone
Jeff Boone of Garden City earned his first varsity basketball numeral for Southwestern College of Winfield. The Moundbuilders finished 10-6 in the league for third place in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Boone, son of Stuart Boone, transferred from Garden City after playing there and junior college basketball. He is a junior forward with one year left, averaging about 10 points per game and ranking second in free throws at a 71 percent rate.
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Winfield
Jeff Boone
Garden City
Southwestern College of
Moundbuilders
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Boone
Stewart Boones
Southwestern
The
Garden Cilian
Niagara edges St Johns in NIT semi thriller
In a tense List National Invitation Tournament semi final Niagara beat St Johns 69-67 as Al Williams made key free throws with five seconds left after a disputed foul call. Maryland defeated Jacksonville 91-77 to reach Saturday's final led by Tom McMillen and Len Elmore.
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NEW York
Greg Cluess
Joe DeBonis
St. John's
N.Y
al Williams
Niagara
Redmen
Cluess
Williams
Maryland
Terrapins
Jacksonville
Madison Square Garden
Tittle Guards
Tom McMillen
Dolphins
Terps
Len Elmore
McMillen
Lefty Driesell
Garden City Busters Open Season at Lamar in 2 PM Tilt
Garden City Junior College starts baseball with a doubleheader at Lamar Colorado Tuesday. Coach Dorm Saylors leads 14 players including sophomores Steve Douglass and John Bengkamp with Dana Albright Albert Mesa Kelly Hays and Greg Esaw infield and outfield arrangement. Next action April 4 at Dodge City Jaco and home opener April 7 against Liberal JC at Clint Lightner Field.
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Garden City Junior College
Broacbusters
Garden
Clint Lightner
Liberal Junior College
Saylors
Ron Hopkins
Steve Douglass
Lamar
John Bengkamp
Garden City
Dana Albright
Hays
Albert Mesa
Kelly Hays
Wichita
Greg Esaw
Esaw
Wilken Kleeman Hit Pair of 216 Games
In mixed league play Larry Wilken and Earl Kleeman each bowled 216 games. John Farmer led with a 580 series. Monica Summers had 214 high game and Marilyn Holcomb 516 series. Lawrence Bullshippers topped team with 2416 series. Roster note lists freshmen and players with positions and pitches.
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Payhawker
Larry Wilken
Earl Kleeman
John Farmer
Monica Summers
Marilyn Holcomb
Farmland Foods
Lawrence Bullshippers
Nicklaus quits smoking as he leads five way tie in New Orleans
Jack Nicklaus, seeking Masters momentum, says he quit smoking to ease nerves after a 66. He joins Billy Casper, Mason Rudolph, Bunky Henry, and Bob Payne at five under par in the Greater New Orleans Open. Casper, in a slump, had taken four weeks off, while other stars struggled.
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New Orleans
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Billy Casper
Mason Rudolph
Bunky Henry
Bob Payne
State Big Favorite In Loop Gymnastics
LAWRENCE Kan AP Towa State's defending NCAA champions were heavily favored as ninth annual Big Eight Conference gymnastics meet opened. Compulsory routines set, preliminaries for optional routines start noon Saturday, with finals Saturday night. Town State seeks fourth straight title. expected to win all events except high bar, likely Nebraskas Hoppy Batten.
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Lawrence
Kan
Towa State
Town State
Cyclones
Nebraska
Hoppy Batten
Big Southwest motorcycling scene and new tracks
The Bear Creek Motorcycle Club of Johnson opened a new 1.4 mile track hosting 600 spectators as riders from four states entered 56 competitions. Ulysses gains a new golf course manager, 25-year-old Ronald Patrick, while Dodge City fields its athletics and West Palm Beach club moves in. A Kepley School trip series promotes Discover America with visits to state parks and landmarks. Colby Community College opens a public golf driving range with free balls Saturday. The NJCAA all America cage squads list includes Bob Wilson and Richard Marsden, with Fort Hays State posting a 13-11 season and Brent Frack contributing.
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Kansas
Bear Creek Motorcycle Club
Johnson
Ulysses News
Bear Creek
Ulysses
Ronald Patrick
Ron
Dodge City Country Club
Dodge City
Patrick
Kepley School
America
Alabaster Caverns State Park
Freedom
iOkla
Capulin Volcano
Raton
N.M
Scott County State Park
Old Fort Union
Palo Dural Canyon State Park
Amarillo
Tex
Colby Community College
Dennis Michaelis
Michaelis
National Junior College Athletic Assn
Bob Wilson
Northeastern
Colorado
Juco
Sterling
Bob
Richard Marsden
Hutchinson Jaco
Archie Myers
Big Spring
Tom Jordan
Levelland, Tex
Three Games Tonight to Kick off Rec Loop Meet
Three post season games open the town league A division tournament sponsored by Garden City Recreation Dept. Seven teams in a double elimination run four nights at the junior college gym. Readies for next week, with Villarreal Tile and Carpeting tied for first at 93, Garden By-Products 8-4, and Kendall-Brookover facing Garden City Co-op and Dicks Dairy in Saturday play.
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Garden City Recreation Dept
Junior College Physical Education
Fansler-Burtis
Pappas Concrete
Villarreal
Dicks Dairy
Garden By
Kendall
Brookover
Garden
National Guard
Garden City Co-op
Co-op-Dicks Dairy
Kendall-Brookover
Young Garden City matmen win multiple honors at K State tourney
Seventeen Garden City youths competed in Manhattan with eight athletes earning four firsts, a second and three thirds among 26 Garden City wins. Tim Schiffelbein won 72 pounds after overtime, with Tim Keller, Scott Pratt, Mike Ackerman, Doug Zimmerman, Carl Bigler, Bob Eatherly and Colin McGovern also placing in a strong field of 153 Kansas wrestlers.
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Garden City
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Kansas
Tim Schiffelbein
Shaver
Douglass
Katz
Kinsley
Tim Keller
Keller
Hall
Arveson
Chapman
Mike Ackerman
Valdez
Wichita
Ackerman
Benton
Doug Zimmerman
Taylor
Stafford
McHenry
Linwood
Zimmerman
Bassett
Carl Bigler
Herrman
Harvey
Hays
Bigter
Bontz
Curtis
Bob Eatherly
McCarthy
Eatherly
Turner
Derby
Devine
Leon
Colin McGovern
Thornborrow
Paulson
McGovern
Wolfenberger
Hutchinson
The
Garden Citian
Baker
Ryan Will Continue Comeback At Florida Relays
GAINESVILLE FL. AP Jim Ryan once the premier mile runner will press his comeback at the Florida Relays running for Club West of Santa Barbara Calif. He is not expected to enter the mile but will run an 880 in the 2 mile relay open event Friday and likely the three quarter mile leg in the distance medley on Saturday. Teammate Jerry Van Dyke runs the mile in the open division. Strong rivals include Barry Brown and Jim Wilkins as nearly 4000 athletes compete over two days.
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Bruins
Samuel
Durham
Petty
UCLA
Henry Bibby
Louisville
Wooden
Jim Price
Cardinal
Cardinals
Gainesville, Fla
Jim Ryan
Florida
Ryan
Kansas
Club West
Santa Barbara
Galif
Jimmy Carnes
University of Florida
Jerry van Dyke
Barry Brown
Florida Track Club
Providence College
Jim Wilkins
North Carolina State University
Bright Buffaloes Golf Season Outlook at Garden City High
Garden City High’s Buffaloes show strong season prospects with 17 players on the roster including five seniors, three juniors, seven sophomores, and two freshmen. Captain lineups place Mark Hilyard, Keith Bertholf, and Jim Fishback among the top returnees as they prepare for a busy schedule across five to six May events plus early invitational meets and a key league tournament.
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Garden City High
Buffaloes
Garden City Country Club
Jaycee Airlinks
Russell Bray
Mark Hilyard
Keith Bertholf
Mark Anderson
Kent Wells
Bill Seyhert
Jim Fishback
John Gurley
Charles Robinson
Jay Benson
Richard Stoeckley
Bray
Benson
Buff
Stoeckley
Hilyard
Frank Sargent
The
Buffs
Great Bend
Lake Barton Country Club
Guymon
Okla
Pratt
Syracuse
Garden City
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Marshall Wingate
Tom Wasdin
Elmore
Buster Baseballers
Colo
Jaco
Antelopes
Dorm Saylors
Fall; Albright
Garden Jace
Lawrence Washington
Wellington
Gar
den Frosh
Kevin Sterling
Mark Douglass
Wilken
Kleeman
Dennis Nelson
Rushton
Larry Applehans
Rusty Meinert l
Randy Dietz
Satanta
Eleazar Zambrano
Scott City
John Bergkamp
Washington
Hays, Esaw
Albright
Terry Wilson
Larry Ziegler
Dave Eichelberger
Ralph Johnston
Jim Colbert
John Schroeder
Billy Ziobro
Frank Beard
Gary Player
Tony Jacklin
England
Howie Johnson
Bobby Cole
Bruce Crampton
Cole
Crampton
Casper
Aie, Asie Ceferes
Walt Ditzer
Bob Greek
Ken Richardson
Ken
Phoenix
Ariz
Baltimore Orioles
Dodge
Lance Nichols
Beejay
Nichols
West Palm Beach
Fort Hays State
Brent Frack
Ingalls High
Tigers
FHS
Frack
Ingalls
Gank
Eues Prov
Financial
Pendoe
Interstate Securities Company
East Laurel
Taco John
American Legion
Dine and Dance
Hall OF Fame
Eagles Lodge
Sam
Sheila How
Moose Lodge
Cate Haein
Willy Amd
Four Boys
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