North Little Rock Tops State High School Playoff Poll
The Associated Press final high school basketball poll ranks North Little Rock as number one with eight first place votes and 80 points. Fort Smith Northside is second, Hot Springs rises to third, and Little Rock Central drops to fourth.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Fort Smith Northside
Little Rock Central
Hot Springs
Jonesboro
Paragould
Newport
Fayetteville
Pine Bluff
Jonesborore
Newport Eacia Ae
Blytheville Stas Vaeceae
Leachville
Bay
Greenbrier
Harrison
Turrell
Attendance Drops at Oaklawn Park After Weather Delay
Cold weather and snow shortened racing at Oaklawn Park, reducing attendance to 157 669 through Saturday, down 17.4 percent from last year. Mutuel handle stands at 9 649 839, below the 10 750 658 from a year ago, though it remains above 1963 for the season. Jockey Robert Gallimore leads with 15 winners as the spring meeting nears its midpoint, with Larry Snyder and Terrance Dunlavy tied for second at 10 wins each.
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Ark
Oaklawn Park
Robert Gallimore
Gallimore
Larry Snyder
Terrance Dunlavy
Sikes Wins $306 in Pensacola Open Golf Tournament
Dick Sikes of Springdale Arkansas fired rounds of 72 73 70 75 to claim 306 dollars in the Pensacola Open golf tournament in Pensacola Florida. Doug Sanders captured the $65 000 top prize with a 277 total.
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Pensacola, Fla
Dick Sikes
Springdale
Ark
Doug Sanders
Bradley Ednes Guernsey for Area 13 Title
Bradley Junior Girls edged Guernsey 32 to 29 in the Area 13 tournament at Guernsey. Bradley led 7-6 after one and 17 to 14 at halftime, with a late Coleman shot for Guernsey not enough. Kathryn Coleman scored 17 for Guernsey, Alena 17 and Cason 14 for Bradley, as Bradley secured the win and All-District selections followed.
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Bradley
Guernsey
Coleman
Kathryn Coleman
Shirley Rosenbaum
Retha Adams
Alena
Cason
Fouke
Linda McCormack
Debby Nations
Spring Hill
Shirley Ros
Malvern Leopards Edge Hope Bobcats 74 64 In State Showdown
Malvern defeated Hope 74 to 64 at Ouachita Field House Arkadelphia to earn a playoff edge. Vaughn scored 31 for Malvern while Burnett led Hope with 22 points as the Leopards surged late to seal the victory.
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Ace
Kim Vaughn
Vaughn
Hope
Mike Archer
Malvern
Snowburg
Bobcats
Chancellor
Burnett
Jerry Burnett
Ronnie Ingram
Buddy Jordan
Dennis Ramsey
Stan Parris
James Chancellor
NCAA Playoffs Begin Tonight with Regional Games Set
The NCAA tournament opens with first round games in Philadelphia and Lubbock and more en route to Portland. Houston faces Notre Dame in Lubbock, SMU vs Texas in Waco, and Dayton hosts Mid-American action. North Carolina State upset Duke as Oklahoma State clinched the Big Eight title. Michigan tops Minnesota to secure an NCAA bid, while Bradley and St. Louis eye the NIT. The Solunar table provides hunting and fishing times for planning.
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Ore
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Lubbock
Tex
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Dayton
Ohio
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St. Joseph's
Connecticut
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Houston
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Larry Worsley
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UCLA
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Hank Iba
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Lawrence
Iba
Michigan
Minnesota
Cazzie Russell
Wolverines
Wichita
Drake
Bradley
St. Louis
New York
Villanova
Rider notch 99 engagements amid racing season end
A rider finishes the season with a total of 99 engagements, marking a high level of activity and consistent participation through the racing circuit. The tally reflects steady appearances across events and multiple standings.
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Iest
Guernsey Girls Win Season With 20 Wins and County Title
Pat Lively and Kay Coleman led Guernsey to 20 victories against three losses. The team captured the county championship and finished second in Area 13 under coach Enbaum.
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Enbaum
Pat Lively
Kay Coleman
Guernsey
Springum
Greenbrier Captures B Crown in State Final
Greenbrier defeated Turrell 54 to 49 to win the Class B senior boys state basketball tournament title in Little Rock. Coaches credited strong defense for turning points as Turrell’s 38 game win streak was halted. Turrell coach Jimmy Kimbrell praised Greenbrier’s defensive effort and cited the key turning point. Coach Doyce Winningham concurred on the Panthers’ defensive performance.
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Little Rock
Greenbrier
Turrell
Jimmy Kimbrell
Kimbrell
Doyce Winningham
Panther
Ranked UCLA tops USC 52 50 in Pac 12 clash
Regular season action saw UCLA edge USC 52 50 while Marquette fell 69 73 to an upset bid. Vanderbilt beat Tulane 85 62 and BYU, already WAC champion and NCAA berth assured, defeated New Mexico 88 73.
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Marquette
UCLA
Southern California
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Brigham Young
New Mexico
State Class AA Play Opens With Favorites Leading Field
Region 2AA teams are seen as the likely favorites in the 1965 Class AA state high school basketball tournament opening in Little Rock. A four year stretch of strong showings has marked the event, continuing the AAA-AA tour status.
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Little Rock
Scifres held to 11 as Greenbrier tops Turrell
Greenbrier limited James Scifres to 11 points while Dwayne Nash and Benton scored 11 and 10. Turrell’s Jacky Kimbrell and Danny Gill each had 14. The all tournament team featured Nash, Benton, Scifres, Kimbrell, House, Baker, Bentone Cone, Stuart, Townsend, and Lamb.
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James) Scifres
Winningham
Greenbrier
Scifres
Turrell
Dwayne Nash
Benton
Danny Gill
Jacky Kimbrell
Rockets
Nash and
Kimbrell
Barry House
Danny Baker
Hickory Ridge
Bentone Cone
Wilmot
Robert Stuart
Taylor
Stan Townsend
Altheimer
Mike Lamb
Delight
Madlock Texaco Wins Bodcaw Invitational Final
Madlock's Texaco defeated Perry's Truck Stop 65-63 in the Bodcaw Independent Invitational final at Bodcaw gym. Larry Bruce led Madlock with 24 points, Wade Stevenson 13, Royce Townsend 11, Briat Odom 10. Wayne Lee scored 26 for Perry's, Earl Ray Murphy 11. Briars Plant beat Deans Truck Stop 85-80 for third place.
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Texaco
Perry
Truck Stop
North Little Rock Aims for 1965 Class AAA State Title
North Little Rock, holding a 27-2 season record with four returning starters from last year’s championship squad, enters the 1965 Class AAA state basketball tournament as the favorite. The Wildcats have dominated the AAA crown in the past four seasons and are the AP’s top-rated team.
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Little Rock
North
Wildcats
Associated Press
Region 2AA runners up shift to Newport Paragould Leachville
Regional contenders from Region 2AA include Newport Paragould Leachville and Greene County Tech joining this year’s AA field after past winners Leachville Helena Jonesboro and Paragould. The 1960s region track lineage shows continuity with new entrants from the same region.
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Leachville
Helena
Jonesboro
Paragould
Newport
Greene County Tech
College basketball results and ACC tournament upset
Summary of numerous late season college games across the nation with scores for Fordham Holy Cross Yale Dartmouth Connecticut and more plus notable ACC Championship result No Carolina State defeating Duke 91 to 85.
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Basty
Fordham
Holy Cross
Manhattan
Yale
Dartmouth
Connecticut
R. Island
South Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
Louisiana St
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Auburn
Alabama
Marshall
Midwest
Michigan
Minnesota
Indiana
Purdue
Iowa
Illinois
Villanova
Marquette
Miami
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Wisconsin
Northwestern
Bradley
St. Louis
Ohio State
Mich
Boxing Night Holds Fast in Kingston and Portland
Sugar Ray Robinson of New York defeated Jimmy Beecham of Miami by a knockout in Kingston Jamaica. In Portland Oregon Elmer Rush stopped Tony Anchondo of Carlsbad New Mexico and Andy Kendall of Seattle with knockouts.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
New York
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Miami
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Ore
Elmer Rush
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Tony Anchondo
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Hoe Bryan
Basketball Poll Advances Top Teams With Byes
North Little Rock Little Rock Central Fort Smith Northside and Hot Springs drew first round byes after high regular season finishes. Northside captured the western division title and the Wildcats won the eastern division.
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Little Rock Central
Fort Smith Northside
Hot Springs
Northside
Wildcats
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