Lew Alcindor Named Outstanding Player in Title Run
Lew Alcindor led UCLA to the NCAA title with 34 points and 34 rebounds across the two games. The Bruins defeated Houston 101-89 and routed North Carolina 78-25 in the final, with Alcindor blocking nine shots and scoring key milestones. Teammates Mike Warren Lucius Allen Lynn Shackelford joined the All Tournament team as UCLA showcased a dominant title run.
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Los Angeles
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Bruins
Houston
North Carolina
Footal
Alcindor
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma State
Alex Groza
Kentucky
Larry Lucas
Ohio State
Mike Warren
Lucius Allen
Lynn Shackelford
Larry Miller
Elvin Hayes
Shackelford
Allen
Warren
Tar Heels
Charlie Scott
Dean Smith
John Woodsen
Steve Howell
Kansas
Flyers
North Caroline
Don May
Day
Dayton Flyers Capture NIT Crown Over Kansas in 14th Straight
Dayton, after sweating into the NIT field with a 10th of a 10-game win streak, defeated Kansas 61-48 to win the NIT title as Don May led with 17 of 22 in the second half. May, a 6-4 senior, topped the AP All Tournament team, while Jo Jo White earned a spot on the All-Tournament five for Kansas.
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NEW York
Dayton
Flyers
Don Donoher
Ton
Donoher
Louisville
Dan Obrovac
Obrovac
May
Associated Press
Kansas
Jo Jo White
Larry Newhold
Long Island U
Elwardo Webster
St. Peter’s
Bob ‘Whitmore
Notre Dame
St. Peter's
Gamble Puts Texan into Pensacola Lead
Ray Floyd, 25, surged to a one shot lead at the Pensacola Open after a rally that included an eagle on the par five eighth hole. He carded a 54 hole total of 202, four under par, while George Archer and Tony Jacklin trailed by one stroke. Tom Shaw and Dave Marr were tied at 204, with Shaw hosting early rounds of 63 and 67. The $80,000 event offers a $16,000 winner’s payout and a Masters berth for Floyd.
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Pensacola
Fla
Ray Floyd
Floyd
George Archer
Tony Jacklin
Tom Shaw
Dave Marr
Shaw
Augusta
Busters Fail to Place at KSU Indoor Meet
Garden City Junior College Busters competed in the Kansas State University indoor track meet in Manhattan. The team scored no top finishes though several athletes set personal bests and relay teams placed fourth in heats. Lonnie Taylor improved from KU Indoor with a 4 52.8 mile pace while Dee Rupp cleared 12 6 in pole vault and four sprinters posted sub 9 second 75 yard dashes. Next event is Garden City Relays on April 5.
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Garden City Junior College
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Homer Salter
Broncobusters
Buster Medley
Bob Jones
Mike Mann
Gene Robinson
Clark Davis
Garden
Mann
Robinson
Davis
Jones
Lonnie Taylor
Kansas University
Dee Rupp
Busters
San Jacinto Is JC Champ In Junior College Meet
San Jacinto of Pasadena Texas edged Mercer County of Trenton New Jersey 66-64 to win the National Junior College Basketball Tournament championship. Terry Mullen hit two free throws with 28 seconds left for the margin as San Jacinto finished 44-2 while Mercer County went 30-3. Murray College Oklahoma placed third, Northeastern Colorado fourth, Town Central fifth, Vincennes Indiana sixth, Miami Dade Florida seventh, and Robert Morris Carthage Illinois eighth.
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Hutchinson
Kan
San Jacinto
Pasadena
Tex
Mercer County
Trenton
N.J
Terry Mullen
Mercer
Murray College of Oklahoma
Northeastern
Sterling
Colo
Town/ Central
Vincennes
Ind
Sinth
Miami-Dade
Fla
Robert Morris
Carthage
Tll
Wright Captures Malabar Golf Crown in Melbourne
Mickey Wright of Dallas won the Tort Malabar Invitational in Melbourne Florida with a three stroke victory over Marilynn Smith. Wright moved from two strokes behind to lead by three after birdie and Smith bogey on Sunday. Wright earned 1300 dollars for first place while Smith took 1200 dollars for second.
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Mickey Wright
Melbourne
Fla
Dallas
Marilynn Smith
Miss Wright
Miss Smith
Harlem Stars perform for about 700 at Garden City gym
About 700 fans turned out at the high school gym Saturday night to see Bold Buie's Harlem Stars comedy basketball team. The Stars defeated Dicks Dairy of Garden City 66 to 32. Sponsor of the show was the Garden City Jaycees.
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Bold Buie
Harlem Stars
Stars
Dicks Dairy
Garden City
Garden City Jaycees
200 Schools Invited to Annual Sterling Relays
Sterling Kansas AP invites about 20 high schools to compete in the 40th Sterling Relays at Sterling College Saturday. Defending Class AA champions are Hutchinson Pratt in A and Lakin in B.
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Sterling, Kan
Sterling College
Hutchinson
Pratt
Lakin
California State Tankers Dominate College Division Meet
California State at Long Beach swimmers ran away with the NCAA College Division Swimming and Diving Championships at Emory University. CSULB compiled 349 points, Texas at Arlington 216, and California 188, as the three day meet concluded Saturday.
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Atlanta
California State
Long Beach
University of Texas At
Van's 230 Is Best in Loop at Garden Bowl
Martin Van rolled the high individual game of 230 Sunday night in the Jayhawker Mixed League at Garden Bowl. Floyd Smith of Dairy King had the top series with 563. Veda Farmer led women with 213, Estelle Reed posted a 494 women’s series, Johnson Photo Service took the high team game at 850, and Farr Construction posted the best team series with 2339.
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Martin van
Garden Bowl
Jayhawker
Maez and Simshauser
Floyd Smith
Dairy King
Veda Farmer
Johnson Photo Service
Estelle Reed
Red
Gulf Service
Farr Constuction
Biggs Wins Varsity Letter at Ball State
MUNCIE Ind Dean Biggs of Garden City has won a varsity wrestling letter at Ball State University here. Biggs is a junior here, having transferred from Garden City Community Junior College. He was also a standout mat man at Garden City High School. Ten such wrestling numerals were awarded by BSU this season. Pete Samuels is head wrestling coach.
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Muncie
Ind
Dean Biggs
Garden City
Ball State University
Biggs
Garden City Community Junior College
Garden City High School
BSU
Pete Samuels
Cowboys Rally to Capture 38th NCAA Wrestling Crown
Oklahoma State trailed by 19 points on the final day but surged in the consolation rounds, gaining a seven point edge as Iowa State and Oklahoma pressed with finalists. Sophomore Dwayne Keller upset Rick Sanders to seal an 81 78 win for OSU over Iowa State, with Michigan State fourth and Navy fifth.
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Myron Roderick
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Oklahoma State
Cowboys
Oklahoma
Iowa State
Dwayne Keller
Rick Sanders
Portland
Ore
Keller
Michigan State
Navy
Big 8 Cagers Set Record in Shot Accuracy
Big Eight teams posted a league wide .441 field goal accuracy for the season, a record surpassing prior marks. Oklahoma State led scorers and free throws. Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Oklahoma joined in setting school or conference records, while Don Smith of Kansas State led the league in scoring and Don Sidle of Nebraska topped field shooting.
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Jim van Valkenburg
Associated Press
Hank Luisetti
Stanford
Imade
Big Eight
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
New York
Kansas State
Town State
Huskers
Osujs
Don Smith
Luisetti
Don Sidle
Stu Lantz
Pat ‘Vrink
Gene Jones
Tom ‘Baack
Church Williams
Jones
Gene Williams
K-State
Sidle
Pro Basketball Scores From Sundays Games
A set of scores lists teams including Boston, Cincinnati, Houston, Baltimore, Washington, Detroit, Chicago, Minnesota, Cleveland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh. The results show various standard results with multiple teams and errant punctuation from the source. A stray sentence about a brown bat describing its echolocation remains in the text.
Sadecki Shuts Out Angels as Giants Win 4-0
San Francisco pitcher Ray Sadecki scattered four hits over nine innings to lead the Giants to a 4-0 victory over the California Angels. Willie McCovey homered for two runs, aiding Sadecki's strong spring showing as manager Bill Rigney praised his performance. Other results: Houston 11 Oakland 4, Cincinnati 6 St Louis 5, Washington 4 Philadelphia 2, Cleveland 5 Chicago Cubs 4, Detroit 2 New York Yankees 0, Baltimore 3 New York Jets 0, White Sox 6 Minnesota 3, Los Angeles 4 Pittsburgh 0, Boston 6 Atlanta 2.
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Atlanta
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Houston
Oakland
Baltimore
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
Minnesota
Cleveland
San Francisco
California
Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
ED Schuyler JR
Associated Press
Bill Rigney
California Angels
Ray Sadecki
Rigney
Giants
Anpels
Sadecki
Philadelpha
Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees
New York Jets
Chicago White Sox
Angels
Sal Bando
Don Pavletich
Bando
Pavietich
Athletics
Reds
Bob Bauman
Fed Whitfield
Tony Perez
Bernie Allen
Don Money
Cub
Denny McJain
Daryl Patterson
Tribunes State Champion Coach to Leave Post
Tribunes coach Bill Hanson, who built a basketball dynasty at Greeley County High Tribune and led the team to the state Class B title in Emporia, resigns after five seasons. His successor will not return next season along with other Tribune coaches Bob Hopkins and Jerry Poage. Hanson’s Tribune tenure compiled a 91-29 record, including a 23-4 final season and a 6-0 WKBA mark.
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Bill Hanson
Greeley County
Hanson
Bob Hopkins
Emporia
Rabbits
Western Kansas Education Assa
Montezuma
Cage
The
Whittier
Calif
Ottawa
Kan
Monte
Ensign
Copeland
Rozel
Scott City
Sharon Springs
Lakin
Leoti
WKEA
Johnson
Ulysses
WKBA
Leati
Meade
Southwestern Heights
Seoti
Wkea Kings
Larry Scice
Larry Mackey
Steve Schneider
Rich Grubb
Mike Hageman
Duane Gooch
Tom Farmer
Dave Northrup
Hunt Klein
Kans as Womens Bowling Leaders After Fourth Weekend
Kansas Women’s Bowling Association standings show Tribune leads Class D doubles with Joyce Nemechek and Grace Floyd 925, Letha Thompson tops Class A singles 694, Sandy Hyatt takes Class D all events 1,388, and Marge Lower leads Open class all events 1,784. Next weekend’s convention pause precedes April 6-7 conclusion.
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Kansas
Joyce Nemechek
Grace Floyd
Tribune
Lesha Thompson
Wichita
Sandy Hyatt
Topeka
Joyce Barker
Garden City
Karlene McKim
Salina
Bowling Association
Riverside Lanes
Hutchinson
Falley's Market
Teamsters Union
Ruddicks, Inc
Pleasanton
Osage City
Marilou Marple
Mary Lou Baertman
Emporia
Carol Welch
Helen Zarger
Kansas City
Letta Dresling
Kay Tucker Salina
Jeanne Malone
Ruby Snow
Marge Lower
Letha Thompson
Mary Mull
Winfield
Marilyn Petterson
Beloit
Ellen Baird
Lawrence
Kay Barker
Junction City
Big Eight Football At Its Best film planned
The Big Eight Conference and Frontier Airlines announced a 27 minute football highlights film covering the 1967 season and previews for 1968. Commissioned by Wayne Duke the film marks the first venture of its kind for both parties and premieres begin April 4 in major Conference cities. Frontier serves 66 cities in six states.
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Denver
Colo
Frontier Airlines
Frontier
Wayne Duke
Duke
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Pete Ward
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Bahamas
Bob Bailey
Mike Andrews
Tribunes
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Don McVey
N. Main
Mike McVey
Fulton
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