Tar Heels Clinch ACC Top Seed With Win Over Duke
North Carolina secured the No. 1 seed in the ACC tournament by defeating Duke 92 79, while South Carolina moved to third with a 59 54 win over North Carolina State. Clemson finished 9 5 and Maryland Wake Forest tied for fifth as the league races wrap.
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Duke
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Maryland
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Virginia
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Guilford to Play Wofford at Home in NAIA District 26
Guilford College hosts Wofford in the NAIA District 26 playoff pairing with Lynchburg and Appalachian also earning berths. Guilford, 24-? on the season, faces Wofford, 19-8, in Lexington North Carolina as the defending champion.
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Wofford
Lexington
N. C
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
Lynchburg
Oii
Appalachian
NIT Round Matchups Set For Thursday Action At MSG
The National Invitation Tournament reveals early round pairings for 14 teams at Madison Square Garden March 9 18. First round doubleheaders include Memphis State vs Providence and New Mexico vs Saint Peter's with Marquette Tulsa Rutgers Utah State also scheduled. Quarterfinals run Monday and Tuesday with winners advancing to unspecified next rounds.
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Gentry and Kretzer Awarded NC State Athletic Honors
Raleigh AP reports two NC State seniors received major awards at halftime of the State versus South Carolina basketball game. Bill Gentry, All-ACC offensive tackle and All-Academic, won the H. C. Kennett Athletic Scholarship Award for athletic ability leadership scholarship and character. Bill Kretzer received the Jon Speaks Award endowed by Kappa Alpha Fraternity for attributes associated with the late Wolfpack captain.
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North Carolina State University
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Burlington
Bill Kretzer
Springfield
N.J
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H. C. Kennett
State
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
ACC
Kretzer
Jon Speaks
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Mantle Makes First Base Move Attracts Crowds
Mickey Mantle begins spring training as a first baseman causing big crowd interest. The 35-year-old joins the infield after Joe Pepitone moves to center field, while Mantle reports quick hands and steady throws as photographers follow every move.
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Mantle
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Mick
Joe Pepitone
Pepitone
Frank Crosetti
Defending Champions Lead In Four Ball Golf Tourney
At Pinehurst North Carolina the defending champions Mickey Bellande of Biloxi Mississippi and Curtis Person of Tulsa lead the Four Ball event with a 5 and 2 victory over Wallace W Simp son of Pinehurst. Medalists David Goldman and Lewis Lacy won 3 and 1 on the No 2 course.
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N.C
Mickey Bellande
Biloxi
Miss
Curtis Person
Try Club
Seg Teteegies
Mon
Col Wallace W. ‘Simpson
David
Spec) Goldman
Dallas
Tex
Lewis Lacy
Oklahoma City
University Park
Paschal Et Al Fireball Records Fall in Weaverville Race
In a burst of speed at Asheville’s half mile, Dareeringer and Richard Petty set lap and two lap marks during Fireball 300 qualifying. Dieringer hit 20.31 seconds for a one lap record 88.626 mph while Petty’s two lap run matched that speed. Petty later set a two lap 40.62 sec for 88.626 mph, but Dieringer’s mark stands as the record. Petty noted the extraordinary speeds and said they did not know why they are faster. Paschal first broke Junior Johnson’s speed record at 20.45 sec 88.019 mph.
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Weaverville
N. C
Dareeringer
Richard Petty
Jim Paschal
Dieringer
Petty
Teco
Fireball Roberts
Paschal
Junior
Darel
Stalling Tactics Stir College Basketball Debate
Coaches debate the stall in college basketball as Penn, Princeton, and UCLA use time-wasting tactics to gain an edge. Dick Harter of Penn says teams stall to win, while John Wooden argues for action on rules and hints he may avoid it if it harms the game.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
Dickes
Harter
Lofen
Bill van Breda Kolff
Prince‘ton
Dartmouth
Tigers
van Breda Kolff
Princeton
Johnny Wooden
Ucla Bruins
Thea
Wooden
More Invited To Masters Play
AUGUSTA Ga AP Pros Gardner Dickinson Jr and Don Massengale and amateur Michael Morley have been added to the list of players invited to the 1967 Masters Golf Tournament April 6 9. Officials said Dickinson was nominated by former Masters champions and Massengale by former U S Open champions. Two more pros outstanding on the winter tour will be invited April 2 bringing the American player total to 63.
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Gardner Dickinson Jr
Don Massengale
Michael E. Morley
Dickinson
Massengale
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