Lawrence High Defends Invitational Gymnastic Title
Lawrence High triumphs at home scoring 111 to 97 for Wichita South. Norman Wiles of South dominates with three event titles and all around, while Lawrence seniors Schubert Johnson and Yother lead the Lions as they edge South in the fourteenth annual tourney.
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South
Norman Wiles
Wichita East
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Medicine Lodge
Wichita Heghts
Topeka
Olathe
Winfield
Lawrence
Bob Young
Ron Ewing
Richard Wolfe
Ron Baker
Tim Nelick
Don Thorington
John Spearman
Jim Rehmer
Wiles
Lions
Joseph
Young
Rehmer
Bob
Ken Johnson
Om Carrier
Smith
Mast
Yother
Larry Schauner
Clif Nelson
Jimi Rehmer
Terry Blanchard
Longhorse
DuWayne Guthries
Medicine Lodges
Ron Wing
Tom Heiser
Wichita Heights
Jim Norris
Tom McGil
Gary Goertz
Don Lemons
Yether
Carrier
Topeka High
Ross
Lion Cagers Top Highland Park For Third In Topeka Meet
Lawrence High beat Highland Park 73-64 to finish third at the Topeka Invitational Tournament. Ray Johnson led Topeka with 25 points and was named the tournament MVP as district rivals Lawrence and Topeka split titles.
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Lion Cagers
Highland Park
Topeka
K State vs Oklahoma Tilt Shapes Big Eight Title Picture
Oklahoma leads the pack with a 2-2 league mark while Kansas State sits atop the Big Eight as NU is trending. key metric game in Norman could tilt the standings ahead of a Feb 24 Kansas showdown. Nebraskans credit strong defense and clutch from Tom Baack, Stu Lantz, and Bob Gratopp in a decisive 110-90 win over OU.
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Associated Press
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Huskers
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Bill Cain
Cain
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Ames
Mike Tate
Cyclones
Don Smith
Jim Abrahamson
Mike Murray
Three Lions Star In Topeka Invitational Top 10
Lawrence High basketball placed third at the Topeka Invitational. Three Lions finished among the top 10 scorers led by Ray Johnson of Topeka with 18.7 points per game over three games. Lawrence's John Thoren, Mike Harris, and Steve Mingus also ranked high with 15.7, 15.3, and 14.0 points per game respectively.
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Lawrence
Mike Harris
Dennis Leone
Thoren
Topeka
Tim McDonald
Highland Park
Fred Johnson
McDonald
Harris
Lions
Lawrence High Basketeers
Ray Johnson
John Thoren
KU Swimmers Start Invasion Of Southwest
The Kansas University swim team leaves for a five meet swing through Texas and Oklahoma led by coach Dick Beamon and 15 swimmers. They face Texas Tech Arlington State Texas University SMU and Oklahoma with a 7:30 p.m. start in Texas and 3:30 p.m. in Oklahoma. Beamon expects wins except possibly against SMU, ranked top five nationally with seven All-Americans, as KU seeks experience.
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Iowa
Arkansas
Missouri
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Bob Daniel
Bo Darrah
Tom Ellis
Bob Hines
Jim Merchant
Roy O’connor
Jim Coughenour
Hugh Miner
Bill Griffith
Mark Meisinger
Jim Kent
Dave Laney
Jim Askins
Tom Pettit
Topeka Teen Runs 25 Miles To Lawrence In Four Hours
John Van Valkenburgh 16, son of Mr and Mrs G Paul Van Valkenburgh, ran 25 miles from Topeka to Lawrence on Highway 40 in four hours and 15 minutes after a bet with friends. He started at 101 East 45th Street Topeka and was driven back by friends to Topeka. Villanova’s Bill Andrejko posted a 610 pass completion percentage with 114 completions in 187 attempts this season.
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Villanova
Bill Andrejko
Rupp Ties Allen in Victory Record Highlighting KU Class of 1923
Former Kansas star Adolph Rupp tied his mentor Phog Allen at 771 wins, with Allen praising the 1923 KU class. Allen recalled Rupp as a bright substitute on the great 1921-23 teams and credited him with pioneering coaching insights. He praised Endacott Ackerman Black and other Lawrence natives as part of KU’s strongest graduate cohort.
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Kansas
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Phog
Kentucky
Mississippi
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Lawrence
Paul Endacott
Phillips Petroleum
Tusten Ackerman
Waldo Bowman
McGraw-Hill Engineering News- Record
Andy McDonald
Lawrence High
Southwest Missouri
Vern Engel
A. E. Woestemeyer
Adolph
Halstead
Kan
Endacott
Charlie Black
Ackerman
Harv Schmidt Joins IHini as First-Year Coach
Harv Schmidt, captain of the 1956 57 Illinois basketball team, begins his first season as the IHini quintet head coach.
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Harv Schmidt
Illinois
Ihini
Seaman Triumphs In Tonganoxie Cage Tourney upset
Seaman of Topeka toppled Dwight 59-57 to claim first place in the Tonganoxie Invitational. Tonganoxie defeated Maur Hill 68-51 for third with 6-10 John Duncanson scoring 26. Jerry Thornburg's late layup preserved Seaman’s win as Dwight suffered its first loss in two seasons. Duncanson led Tonganoxie with support from Wyrick and Robbins. El Dorado beat Holton 61-59 for fifth and Osage City topped Immaculata 67-50 for seventh.
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Tonganoxie
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Maur Hill
Atchison
Jerry Thornburg
Rockets
Duncanson
Danny Wyrick
Phillip Robbins
Chieftains
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Robbins
el Dorado
Holton
Osage City
Immaculata
Leavenworth
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Rick Huff
She Charlton
New Hampshire
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HFC
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