Kansas Faces Tough Indoor Bid in Big Eight Meet
Kansas seeks its seventh straight Big Eight indoor title as Colorado Nebraska and Kansas State loom as threats at Municipal Auditorium. Prelims start Friday evening with finals limited to the shot put and long jump, while Saturday features all finals. The Jayhawks rely on depth and key scorers like Rick Jacques in the 880 or 1,000 and Mike Stull plus Rogers Jones and Danny Seay in the long jump to challenge for the title.
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Yates Center sails past Eudora in regional action
Top seed Yates Center outscored Eudora through three quarters and pulled away in the final period for a 79 47 win in Baldwin regional play. Dan Gaylor 19 and Dennis Folks 16 led Eudora in their season finale as Yates Center advanced toward semifinals with Osage City and Spring Hill Basehor winners.
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McCoy Earns Academic All America Center Honor
Kansas football center Mike McCoy of Hiawatha earned first team Academic All America honors from CoSIDA. The 220 pound senior joins four Big Eight players on the squad and plans to attend medical school next fall. He holds near straight A grades in electrical engineering and has received $1,000 scholarships from the National Football Hall of Fame and NCAA.
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Goodrich Lifts Lakers Past Bucks In Tight Finish
Gail Goodrich, once dismissed in the expansion draft, hit a 15-foot field goal with four seconds left to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 109-108 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Wilt Chamberlain missed three straight late free throws, then Happy Hairston secured the rebound and fed Goodrich. West led L A with 28 points as the Lakers erased a late five-point deficit while Oscar Robertson sparked Milwaukee earlier.
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NIT selects five teams for 16‑team field at Garden
Jacksonville St John’s Fordham Syracuse and Niagara named as the first five entrants in the 16 team National Invitational Tournament to be held March 17 to 25 at Madison Square Garden. At least 19 more teams remain in contention for the remaining berths.
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Colby Edges Tribe in Region 6 Tourney Third Place Game
Haskell’s season ends 18-9 after a 73 67 loss to Colby in Winfield. Standouts include Hart 26 and Davis 13 for Haskell though foul trouble and free throw shooting hurt the Indians. Yell owrobe and Walls return from injuries as Postoak plans recruiting for next year.
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Lane Quits Packers For Private Business Career
St. Louis AP reports Gary Lane 29 former Missouri quarterback and Green Bay Packers quarterback retires to enter private business. Lane drafted by Cleveland previously owned by New York Giants and Los Angeles, spent last season with Green Bay mainly in scouting duties.
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Lions Seek State Bid in Sub-State at Northwest
Lawrence travels to Shawnee Mission Northwest for a Friday sub state playoff with the aim of avenging a 75 73 loss last Friday. Coach Darrell Falen expects a man to man defense to slow Steve Pearce and a run and gun Northwest attack on their home court.
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Look Out, Jim, Von Ruden Ready for Mile Duel
The piece profiles Tom Von Ruden of Stillwell Oklahoma a veteran distance runner aiming to challenge Jim Ryun in Saturday’s mile at Los Angeles. Von Ruden cites confidence detailing a recent indoor 3 56 9 mile and a strong 1 000 yard win while recalling his Olympic team participation in 1968.
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Vaughn Named Referee for 47th Kansas Relays
Vaughn Ray Vaughn, veteran Oklahoma Christian College coach, was named college division referee for the 47th Kansas Relays to be held in April 1922. He has 31 years coaching, 14th year as track head and athletic director at UCC, with athlete Jeff Bennett noted for a 1970 decathlon record of 7 704 points and a 1970 NAIA hall of fame induction. he also serves as NAIA representative on the AAU track committee.
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