Wake Forest 79 Villanova 69 in Eastern Regional semifinal
Wake Forest defeats Villanova 79 to 69 at College Park to reach the NCAA finals in Louisville. Len Chappell scored 22 and Bob Woollard 19 while J. Packer added 18 as the Deacons out rebound 50-46 and St Joseph’s beat St Joseph’s Philadelphia 94-85 in the third place game.
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Demon Deacons
Wake Forest College
Villanova
Wake Forest
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Yale
St. Joseph's
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Chappell
Deacons
Woollard
Jones
White
North Carolina
New York University
Philadelphia
Wake Forest OF Chappel
Ey Packer
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Hull Peewee Eeeene
McCoy See
Villanova White Eee
Hoffman
Booth
Gorman
Kelly
Tiller
NYU
F Kramer
O'Neil
Hairston Cea
Frontera
Als
Ween Tees
St Joseph's Nyu
Appalachian Is State Mat Champ Byjohn Savas
Appalachian High School of Boone regained the state wrestling title at High Point Senior High. The Mountaineers finished strong after a rough first day to clinch the crown, earning six team titles in seven years. Asheboro and Thomasville battled for second and third as local favorites Low points and match results are summarized, with three defending champions repeating their titles.
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John Savas
Appalachian High School
Boone
North Carolina
Mountaineers
High Point
Asheboro
Blue Comets
Thomasville
Bulldogs
Appalachian
Max Dennis
Gary Harris
Comets
High Point High School
Gary Hiier
Adaghlets
Ether Edminston
Randy Boggs
Max Murrow
Murrow
Floy Rhue
New Bern
Boggs
Greenville
Dalton Owens
Salisbury
Fred Lee
Yellow Jacket
Dayton Advances To NIT Semifinals
Dayton, led by 32 points from Chmielewski and 24 from Hatton, defeated Loyola of Chicago 94-77 to reach the NIT semifinals. Duquesne outplayed Navy 70-58 while Holy Cross edged Colorado State 72-71 in the day’s other first round games.
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Sopho
Bill Chmielewski
Gorman
Hatton
Dayton
Houston
Omore
Flyers
Mutkac
Attani
Loyola
Chicago
Temple
Gordy Hatton
Cougars
Texas
Duquesne
Dukes
Navy
Willie Somerset
No Contract Yet Says HPC President on Coach
High Point College president Dr. Wendell M. Patton issued a statement denying official confirmation of reports that Tom Quinn of Newberry College would become HPC basketball coach. Patton said no contract exists and no announcement will be made until April.
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HPC
Wendell M. Patton
High Point College
Tom Quinn
Newberry College
High Point Enterprise
Greenville
S.C
Quinn
Newberry
High Point
Patton
Virgil Yow
HPC Cage
Greenville News
Buckeyes Upset Wildcats to Reach Final Tournament
Ohio State, led by Jerry Lucas with 33 points, defeated Kentucky 74 64 in the Mideast Regional final to advance to the national tournament in Louisville. The Buckeyes meet Wake Forest in the opening round, building on last year's regional win over Kentucky. Lucas scored 25 in the first half and fueled a 41 37 halftime lead with Navlicke supporting in the second half.
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Tea
Jerry Lucas
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Kentucky
Louisville
Wake Forest
Lucas
John Navlicek
East Carolina College Preview of Stasavich Single Wing
East Carolina College football under Coach Clarence Stasavich staged a spring practice game a week before the goal of full spring drills. The scrimmage with Lenoir Rhyne ended in an 18 to 18 tie as players adjusted to the single wing offense amid cold windy conditions.
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N.C
Clarence Stasavich
East Carolina
Stasavich
ECC
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Thusiasm
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Hinkle Wins Another as Lenoir Rhyne Tops Wofford 6-0
Lefty Gary Hinkle improved to 11-0 in three seasons with Lenoir Rhyne shutting out Wofford 6-0 in Hickory. He left after five innings due to cold weather, fanning nine and allowing one infield single. David Dale's three run homer led an eight hit attack with two hits overall. Benny Kennerly pitched the last four frames for the Bears.
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N.C
Gary Hinkle
Lenoir Rhyne
Wofford
Hinkle
Lexington
Benny Kennerly
David Dale
Dale
Brennan Elliott
Hal Looney
Wofford J.qbeevers
Ninkley
Kennerly
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Fla
Jerry Buchek
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Bob Gibson
Ray Savecki
Savecki
Tony Gonzalez
Ted Savage
Tony Taylor
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Mahaffey
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Sadeck
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Herrera
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Bradenton
Joe Adock
Milwaukee Braves
New York Mets
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Ken MacKenzie
Howie Bedall
Roy McMillan
Adcock
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Bob Uecker
del Crandall
Amado Samuel
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Vecker
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Pittsburgh
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Wake Forest Triumph Clinches Eastern Regional Title
Wake Forest coach Bones McKinney praised players Bob Woolard Frank Christie Bill McCoy and Weideman after a dramatic overtime win over Villanova to seal the Eastern regional crown. Guard Packer supplied the key scoring as the Deacons held off the Wildcats and advanced to the next round.
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Bones
Bob Woolard
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McCoy
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Jones
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Packer
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Yankees Extend Exhibition Win Streak in Fort Lauderdale
The New York Yankees improved to seven straight pre season victories by beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 7 to 5 in Fort Lauderdale. Pitchers Bill Stafford Ralph Terry and Tex Clevenger limited the Dodgers to six hits as Roger Maris returned from a bruised rib injury. Frank Howard hit a two run homer for Los Angeles.
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Fila
New York Yankees
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York
Los Angeles
Bill Stafford
Ralph Terry
Tex Clevenger
Stafford
Clete Boyer
Roger Maris
Frank Howard
Terry
Drysdale
Richert
Smith
N. Sherry
Colfax Clinches District 5 Class A Title In Tight Final
Colfax High School defeated King 48 39 to win the District 5 Class A basketball championship. Colfax led 20 17 at halftime, King briefly took the lead in the third before Colfax pulled away. Larry Morgan scored 24 for Colfax and Thurman Dodson had 18 for King.
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Colfax High School
King High
Colfax
King
Larry Morgan
Thurman Dodson
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