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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jan 28, 1969

Page

21

Oh Those Kids They Lead Way on Bowling Scene

Scoring dominated the scene as 13 year old Fran Misiak rolled a 254 drill at Red Fox. Wallace earned the eye on your face award while watching a 3 10 split. Ike Bizak hit 701 for Lakewood Business Men at Cat Bowl followed by Walt Kobylinski with 242 456.

Dave Taylor Fran Misiak Red Fox Fran Wallace Ike Bizak Lakewood Business Men Cat Bowl Walt Kobylinski

Butterball Bruce Koren Leads Long Bowling Evening

Bruce Koren rolled a 670 high game to pace the Greater LA Junior Travelers at Norwalk Bowl, with 210 247 213. Other top scores included Cheryl Kominsky 228 644 and Dave Pearson 234 636, amid a night of lively, unofficial competition and bowling tips from Don Carter and Marion Ladewig.

Norwalk Bowl Bruce Koren Bruce Cheryl Kominsky Dave Pearson Tim Jantos Glenn

Wayne Hightower A Sleeper In ABA All Star Contest

Louisville reports Wayne Hightower is selected as Hannum's sleeper for the West in the second ABA All-Star game. Hightower, averaging 14.8 points and 9.1 rebounds for the Rockets, is praised for defense. Contributing picks include Merv Jackson and Jim Ligon, with Art Heyman joining Harding’s East squad. Connie Hawkins misses due to injury. Walt Simon steps into the East lineup.

Wayne Hightower Louisville Alex Hannum Rockets Hannum Hightower Merv Jackson The Stars Harding Minnesota Pipers Jim Ligon Kentucky Art Heyman Minnesota

Laver Wins Australian Title in One-Sided Final

Rod Laver defeated Andres Gimeno 6-3 6-4 7-5 to claim the Australian Open singles title in Brisbane. Laver and Roy Emerson won the men's doubles 6-4 6-4 over Ken Rosewall and Fred Stolle, while Margaret Court and Judy Tegart beat Billie Jean King and Rosemary Casals 6-4 6-4 in women’s doubles. Mrs Court had earlier beaten Mrs King for the women’s title, and the mixed doubles final was halted by darkness with Stolle, Ann Haydon Jones, Court, and Marty Riessen sharing the purse.

Brisbane Australia Rod Laver Andres Gimeno Laver Roy Emerson Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle Stole Ann Haydon Jones Britain Mrs. Court Marty Riessen Evanston Ill

Former Millikan and BYU Star Honored at Sports Night

Keith Nielson, honored by the Century Club for all America, did not attend the Century Club Sports Night banquet last Thursday. He faced Roy Barth of UCLA, ranked No. 13, in a key match, losing 7-5 6-4. Ken Stuart of Long Beach fell in the first round to Jim McManus of Berkeley, 6-0 6-1.

Keith Nielson Century Club Nielson Roy Barth Ucla Chuck Barth Salt Lake City Ken Stuart Long Beach Jim McManus Berkeley McManus Brazil Kenneth R. Nielson Belo Horizonte Keith Brigham Young University BYU Millikan High Billy Jean Moffitt King Kathy Harter

Tennis figures join mission trip and local events

The article notes BYU star Keith Nielsen now in Belo Horizonte Brazil on two year missionary service with the LDS Church. It covers local tennis mentions including Erik Baer of BYU beating Tom Gorman, and lists upcoming Lakewood Country Club Junior Veteran Senior Tournament entries and Cal State Long Beach 1969 tennis schedule with numerous dates.

Brazil Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Mormon Recreation Park Corn Park Seventh St Dawn Helzer Earl O'Neill Pearl Cannan Harter CAL State Long Beach

Lakewood Basketball Final Score and Oddities

Lakewood beat Manos Pizza 39 to 47 with Ugas Segwotts scoring for Lakewood. Waide contributed 1 point, while Nobodys 42 and Alexander appear in scattered OCR fragments with unclear roles.

Lakewood Ugas Segwotts Manos Pizza Waide Alexander

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