Ragsdale Cagers Rise From Sandlot Roots To 8-2 Start
Jamestown. Coach Donnie Hunt, formerly wary of inexperienced players, guides Ragsdale with two standout sandlot transfers William Herbin and Charles Gilmer. The Tigers improved to 8-2, with rising juniors leading scoring while senior Scott Osborne captains and core reserves provide depth as they clash with Northwest Guilford, Eastern Alamance, and Northeast Guilford.
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John Baskin
Jamestown
Ragsdale
Donnie Hunt
Ivy
Hunt
Young Turks
Tiger
Northwest Guilford
Eastern Alamance
Northeast Guilford
Eastern
Tigers
Northwest
William “Sweet Man” Herbin
Charles Gilmer
Gilmer
Penn
Herbin
Scott Osborne
Osborne
Allen Jay
Jaybirds
Richard Glover
Jeff Aydelette
Glover
Aydelette
Eastern Alam
Steve Whicker
Ronald Lilly
Lassiter earns three top awards at Ragsdale banquet
Jamestown reports Mack Lassiter named 1966 Ragsdale High MVP and receives two other major honors the Bill Johnson Memorial Award for Best Back and the Best Offensive Player award. The 47 member Flying Tiger squad ended 1966 at 4 6 under Coach Hugh Gordon with 37 letters awarded and praise for character and teamwork.
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Jim Hawkins
Jamestown
Mack Lassiter
Ragsdale High School
Lassiter
Bill Johnson
Flying Tiger
Hugh Gordon
Monroe Leads NAIA Top Scorers In First Statistical Report
Earl Monroe of Winston-Salem State tops the NAIA scoring list at 43.1 points per game through six starts, with 259 total points for the 63-year senior. Henry Sterken trails at 35.7, while James Jones leads free throws at 39 of 42 and Larry Wright shoots 81.3 percent. Tony Missere averages 24 rebounds per game as Stillman, Texas College, Arkansas A&M, Winston-Salem State, and Roberts Wesleyan pace teams over 100 points per game.
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Kansas City
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Earl Monroe
Winston-Salem State
North Carolina College
Henry Sterken
Detroit College
James Jones
Grambling College of Louisiana
Larry Wright
Fort Valley State
Georgia
Tony Missere
Pratt Institute of New York
Stillman
Alabama
Texas College
Arkansas A&m
Roberts Wesleyan
New York
Leppert Named Manager of Gastonia Pirates Affiliate
Pittsburgh announces former major league catcher Don Leppert will manage the Gastonia, North Carolina, club in the Western Carolinas League for 1967. Leppert, 34, played for the Pirates in 1961 and 1962 and the Senators in 1963 and 1964, catching 66 games for Columbus in the International League last season as a two way manager.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Don Leppert
Gastonia
N.C
Leppret
Pirates
Washington Senators
Columbus
Ohio
Altitude Concerns Rise Among US Track Coaches
US track coaches at the US Track Coaches Association meeting discuss altitude training for Mexico City 1968. Panelists including Arne Arneson and August Erfurth weigh feasibility of simulating high altitude at sea level and advise careful athlete selection for distance events at 7,347 feet.
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Jack Donovan
Associated Press
Houston, Tex
United States
Mexico City
Track Coaches Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Bill Easton
Drake
Kansas
Mexico
Arneson
Laramie
Wyo
Erfurth
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T. G. Madison
Tom Payne
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WSS State
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