Blanda Named AP Male Athlete of the Year 1970
George Blanda, then 43, tops a nationwide AP poll of sportswriters and sportscasters as the Male Athlete of the Year for 1970. Orr and Bench place second and third, with Blanda celebrated for excelling in a brutal sport at an advanced age and breaking baseball’s five-year hold on the award.
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George Blanda
Bobby Orr
Johnny Bench
Orr
National Hockey League
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Big Red Machine
Cincinnati
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Pearl White
Oakland Raiders
Associated Press
Boston Bruins
Howard “Hopalong” Cassady
Ohio State
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Brooks Robinson
New York Knicks
Willis Reed
Muhammad Ali
Joe O 'Theismann
Notre Dame
Jim Plunkett
Stanford
Bears
American Football League
College Scores From The Associated Press
College scores roundup lists numerous men’s games with scores and opponents across regions. Notable results include Army over King's Pa 64 32 Rutgers defeating Gettysburg 101 to 72 Kentucky 79 over Georgia 66 and Miami Florida 78 over Lafayette 75.
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Gettysburg
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Caro
Fisk
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Virginia
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A&t
St. Augustine’s
Fla. St
Manhattan
Jacksonville
Okla
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Morhead &I
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Tech
SW la
Tennessee
Florida
Auburn
Alabama
Wesleyan
Steubenville
Virginia basketball leads ACC clash despite crowd disruptions
A Charlottsville Daily Progress photographer noted John Akins and another photographer were called on for McGuire while Virginia faced fines for paper and debris tossed on the floor. Parkhill scored 18 for Virginia, now 2-1 in ACC play. South Carolina, 10-3, 33 was led by Tom Owona with 10.
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John Akins
Charlottonville
Prep Schedule Tonights High School Games
Tonight’s prep slate features HP Central visiting GB Dudley and Andrewa at Mt Labor along with Bartlet Yancey at Ragsdale Allen Jay at Bethany Ledford at Eastern Randolph Central Davidson at Southwest Randolph Hast Davidson at West Davidson Trinity at Randleman Stoneville at Southern Guilford Western Guilford at Gibsonville North Davidson at Fast Rowan Southeast Guilford at Northwest Guilford Thomasville at Salisbury Lexington at Albemarle
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Dudley Andrewa
Labor
Bartlet-Yancey
Ragsdale
Allen Jay
Bethany
Ledford
Randolph Central
Davidson
Randolph Hast
West Davidson
Trinity
Randleman
Stoneville
Guilford
Western
Gibsonville
North
Thomasville
Salisbury
Lexington
Albemarte
UCLA Holds Lead As Top College Basketball Poll
The Associated Press ranking shows UCLA as No. 1 with 632 points and 30 first place votes. Marquette stands second with 547 points, Southern California third, Pennsylvania fourth, and Western Kentucky fifth, after North Carolina and Maryland exit the top spots. South Carolina falls to sixth after losses to North Carolina and Maryland, with Jacksonville, Kansas, Notre Dame, and Kentucky rounding the top ten.
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Maryland
South Carolina
UCLA
Associated Press
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Temple
Marquette
Southern California
Pennsylvania
Western Kentucky
Jacksonville
Kansas
Notre Dame
Kentucky
Notch
St. Bonaventure
Fordham
Penn
Indiana
Villanova
Louisville
Utah State
Tennessee
Memphis State
Oregon
Drake
Purdue
Utah ‘State
Jay Birds Fall In Action As Thayer Kennedy Lead
Gibsonville beat Allen Jay 54 22 after leading 28 5 at halftime. Susan Yow scored 31 for Gibsonville and Debbie Dixon added 18. For Allen Jay, Debbie Ellington led with nine as Byrd and Boone top Gibsonville with 19 and 18.
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Yellow Jackets
Joe’ Byrd
Doug Toast
Byrd
Jimmy James
Jaybirds
Garry Thayer
Norman Kennedy
Debbie Ellington
Allen Jay
Gibsonville
March of Dimes Game Slated At Trinity High
A March of Dimes benefit basketball game is set for Saturday night at Trinity High School Gym starting at 8 p m. Alumni teams from Allen Jay and Trinity will compete with no admission charged though donations will be accepted.
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Trinity
Trinity High School
Allen Jay
Elon Rolls To Tenth Victory
Elon improves to 10-4 after a 77-74 win over Pfeiffer in conference play. All five Elon starters scored in double figures, with Harry Comer leading Pfeiffer and Robbie Bick pacing Elon. Campbells beat High Point as Pembroke won at Fayetteville State, while Lenoir-Rhyne topped Guilford and Newberry hammered Francis Marion.
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Christians
Pfeiffer
North Carolina-Asheville
Unc-Asheville
Norfolk Amphibioug
Harry Comer
Elan Kame
Robbie Bick
Fayetteville
Campbell
High Point
Pembroke
Fayetteville State
Lenoir Rhyne
Guilford
Presbyterian
Lander
Newberry
Francis Marion
Alantic Christian
Elizabeth City
Tiger Matmen Swamp Graham in 45-13 Conference Win
Ragsdale Tigers dominated Graham 45-13 in a Mid-State 3-A Conference wrestling meet led by unbeaten Martin Morgan and Lorenzo Chapman who each delivered pins. Eight total pins occurred, six in the first period, as Greg Morgan Mickey Ward Randall Watts Tommy Aulen Prince Degse Horace Gilmer also recorded pins. The win improves Ragsdale to 5-1 in conference and 5-3 on the season, with Burlington Cummings visiting Thursday.
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Ragsdale High
Tigers
Mid-State
Graham
Ragsdale
Burlington Cummings
Martin Morgan
Lorenzo Chapman
Greg
Morgan
Wards
Randall Watts
Tommy Aulen
Prince’ Degse
Horace Gilmer
Aetocrar
Ingram
Madren
Ogle
Porterfield
Edwards
Pens
Brooks
Hicks
Waits
Morrison
Allen
Core
Deese
Smith
Gilmer
Padson
Watkins
Hwy—Johnson
Brown
Trinity tops in men’s game as Ewings fuels win
Trinity’s Carson Ewings scores 21 points and leads rebounding while Ricky Foster adds 16 and Terry Smith 10 as Trinity defeats Southwest by a stronger second half. In the girls game Southwest Randolph wins 42 32 led by Sylvia Myers with 15 and Ann Allen 22 while Donna Yow tops Trinity with 14.
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Southwest
Carson Ewings
Trinity
Ricky Foster
Terry Smith
Southwest Randolph
Sylvia Myers
Ann Allen
Donna Yow
Miller Makes It Guard Hero For UNC Star In ABA Comeback
Larry Miller, former UNC All American, reemerges with the Greensboro Cougars in the ABA. He boosts his conditioning and returns to the court after a bench season, posting modest early numbers as the team struggles near the Eastern Division cellar. Miller had started as a 6.4 minute forward, averaging 8 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists in 18 games before slipping back to the bench as Greensboro fights for form.
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Larry Miller
University of North Carolina All America
Miller
Los Angeles Stars
Carolina
Carolina Fang
Larry
Cougars
Cougar
Carl Scheer
Scheer
Med
Gray Signs TORONTO Welter Weight Bout With Paduano
Welterweight Clyde Gray of Toronto signed for a title bout February 18 in the Montreal Forum against Canadian champion Donato Paduano of Montreal. Paduano, ranked No. 3, has one loss and 27 wins. Miller's surge lifts the Cougars to fourth at the midpoint of the 1970 71 season as Larry Miller becomes the guard leader for Carolina, averaging 17.3 points and 7. re bounds while boosting the team’s momentum.
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Clyde Gray
Donato Paduano
Montreal
Montreal Forum
Paduano
Larry Miller
Miller
Cougars
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