Ledford fires coach over fan pressure after rebound season
Ledford High School's Larry Morgan was fired after a 10 10 season and 7 7 conference finish. Fans blamed him for missing a Davidson Randolph championship despite a strong defensive record and a previous 5 15 year. The piece argues fans misjudge coaching and warns against letting fans control athletic decisions.
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Ledford High School
Larry Morgan
Morgan
Panthers
Ledford
Davidson- Randolph
Central Davidson
West Davidson
Southwest Randolph
Davidson County
Penn
Bison Take Third in State Swimming Championship
In Chapel Hill High Point Central finishes third behind Grimsley and Myers Park. Grimsley and Myers Park set multiple records while High Point swimmers Crowder and Cottam claim multiple top finishes in sprints. The Bison medley relay places second and individual winners include Crowder and Prince among others.
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Chapel Hill
High Point Central High
Greensboro Grimsley and
Myers Park
Charlotte
Grimsley
High Point
South Mecklenburg
Bob Cottam
Robert Crowder
Bison
Crowder, Cottam
Jimmy Tinsley
Frazier McGee
Bruce Dickson
Jim Schlestett
Colvard
Berry
Self
Heinen
Rickie Prince
Tom Berry
James Tingen
HPC Girls Split Pair at Mars Hill and Western Carolina
High Point College ladies basketball split a weekend pair at Mars Hill. They lost 57 to 44 to Mars Hill and won 50 to 42 over Western Carolina. Jackie Silar led with 18 and 15 points respectively as the Panthers finish with a 10-4 record and a home game vs Wofford to close the season.
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Mars Hill
High Point College
Mars Hill College
Lady Panthers
Western Carolina
Jackie Silar
Wofford
Oscar Ellington
AAU
High Point
Ricky Whitt
Larry Carlisle
Louis J. Fisher
Local Cagers Lose In Finals
Burlington Silver Craft's High Point team fell to Greensboro champions 57 to 45 in the North Carolina Recreation Society tournament final. High point man Bob Davison scored 18 and Billy Meacham 12 for High Point.
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Burlington
Silver Craft
Greensboro
N. C. Recreation Society
Bob Davidson
Billy Meacham
Teague AAU Awards honor McCauley and DuPont
The 1970 Teague Awards named Don McCauley of North Carolina and Laura DuPont of Charlotte as top male and female amateur athletes in the state. Mayor support capped a program honoring rising AAU athletes, with speaker J Robert Paul urging Olympic dreams and sportsmanship amid a night of recognitions.
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Paul
U. S. Olympic News
U. S. Olympic Committee
Teague-Aau
Don McCauley
North Carolina
Laura DuPont
Charlotte
Teague
John Belk
Robert Davis
High Point
G. Richard Goodley
Thomas J. Lynch
Winston-Salem
Fisher
Louis Fisher
AAA
Robbie Dickson
Ray Kisiah
Dickson
Keith
Willis Casey
William L. Stewart
Mary Montagomery
Asheville
Robert Crowder
South Mecklenburg wins 4-A state title in Greensboro
South Mecklenburg defeats Winston-Salem Atkins 86-74 to claim the 4-A state basketball crown. Don Sherrill 22 points and Steve Harris 20 lead the Charlotte school to a 23-1 season, with Freiner 18 and Davis 14 contributing. Atkins had five in double figures. || Wake Forest wins 2-A title 53-51 over Whiteville, first state crown for the program. North Pitt 80-59 over Hendersonville in consolation.
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Greensboro
South Mecklenburg
Winston-Salem Atkins
Grimsley High Gym
Don Sherrill
Steve Harris
Charlotte
Mark Freiner
Walter Davis
Atkins
Norton Barnhill
Sam Kennedy
Tyrone Baldwin
Jesse Williams
Worth McCloud
South
Pinecrest
North Lenoir
Durham
Charles Wadtell
Washington
Pisgah
Winston- Salem
Wake Forest
Glenn Woodlief
Whiteville
Waccamaw
North Pitt
Hendersonville
Raleigh
Louisburg
Union High
Sampson County
Clay Predicts Easy Victory For Famed Fighter
Muhammad Ali predicts an easy win as he trains for Monday night boxing match against undefeated champion Joe Frazier. He dismisses the challenge while hinting at public doubt and plans a New York training push with a 212 pound target and secret travel.
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Miami Beach
Muhammad_ Ali
Joe Frazier
Ali
Frazier
New York
Louisville
Count Basie
Angelo Dundee
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J. Robert Paul
the Mart
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Jim Beatty
McCauley
Dupont
Art Richardson
Pacs
RCS
Gibson
Discount Center
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Master Charge and
BankAmericard
Coats
Gastonia Ashbrook
Burlington Williams
Clay
Place ‘N Press
Hedgecock Builder Supply CO
Ward ST
Asheboro
Lexington
Walnut Cove
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