Lions fall 51 50 in semifinal regional thriller
Hayden Wildcats edged Lawrence High School 51 50 in the Class AA regional semifinal at Topeka. Lawrence ends season at 13 7, with Hayden (17 2) advancing to face Topeka for the regional title and a state bid. Tucker led Hayden with 19, Harris sat with fouls, and Light paced Lawrence with 14.
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Wildcats Rally Past Lions In Regional Thriller
Hayden edged Lawrence 51-50 as Bien scored twice in the final minute to seal the win after Browning and Greg Bien led Hayden with late clutch plays. Layups by Light and Harris kept LHS tied before the Wildcats pulled ahead 51-50. Scott and Taylor shined for LHS. Hayden shot 44 percent to Lawrence 41, and Hayden won the rebounding battle 31-30.
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Wildcats
Unseld Final Chance Against Pokes In Gallagher Hall
Kansas University sophomore center George Unseld enters the season finale vs Oklahoma State at Gallagher Hall needing 3 points to join the top ten in Big Eight scoring. He trails Charlton and Murrell but can move into 11th with a 16 point night, while Ellison seeks Kansas guards’ career marks.
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Big Eight Considers Action Over Basketball Fights
Kansas University athletic director A C Lonborg warns that crowd involvement in fights on courts threatens basketballs future as an indoor sport. He suggests harsher crowd fouls and officials enforcing them after a Kansas Missouri game fight between Nolen Ellison and Ken Doughty.
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First Black Player Competes Quietly in Florida State Tourney
Willie Mitchell, a Black player, took part in the Florida state high school basketball tournament for the first time with about 1,000 spectators watching. Extra UF campus police were present to maintain order.
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Taylor Getting Stronger After Hepatitis Recovery
Packers fullback Jimmy Taylor, 27, said he is clear of hepatitis A after a January hospital stay and expects no lasting effect. He plans light activity for six weeks to two months and hopes to return to full strength by the All-Star Game in Chicago next August.
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Tony Lema Fires 28 In Final Round At Seattle Open
Tony Lema posted the best nine hole score on the PGA Tour in 1962 with a 28 during the final round of the Seattle Open. Lema rallied to finish strong as the tournament concluded in Seattle.
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Syracuse Beats New York In High-Scoring Tilt
Syracuse defeats New York 129 to 118 in Thursday action while Boston tops Detroit 116 to 104. Friday schedules feature St Louis at New York and Boston at Chicago among others with several weekend games listed for Cincinnati San Francisco and more.
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23 Regional Cage Champs To Be Decided Tonight
Kansas high school basketball teams battle for regional titles across 23 sites. Regional winners advance to state tournaments in four classes starting next Thursday with AA in Wichita and BB in Dodge City. Top teams including Salina, Shawnee Mission, Campus, Wyandotte, Medicine Lodge, Hill City, Fulton and Corning vie for final spots as undefeated records face strong regional foes.
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Tescott
Eudora and LeRoy Seek State Finals Bid Tonight
Eudora and LeRoy meet at Gardner tonight to decide the Class B regional winner and advance to the eight team state finals. Eudora beat Spring Hill 71 58 while LeRoy toppled Tonganoxie 67 46. Spring Hill and Tonga play at 7 30 tonight.
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Exhibition Baseball Matches Preview Saturday Schedule
The Associated Press lists a packed exhibition slate across Florida and Arizona. Teams include Cincinnati Chicago San Francisco Cleveland Baltimore New York Minnesota Kansas City Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston Los Angeles Milwaukee Washington St. Louis and others playing in Sarasota Vero Beach West Palm Beach St. Petersburg Clearwater Palm Springs Mesa and Scottsdale venues.
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Big Eight Showdown Looms in Manhattan
Colorado coach Sox Walseth frets over a tough K State visit as the Buffaloes seek an upset to claim the league share. Kansas State's nine straight wins, strong front line led by Davis and Mueller, and a 34 game home streak color the preview.
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Clay reads poems as he eyes Madison Square Garden bout
In Greenwich Village Cassius Clay mixed poetry and punchlines at a coffee house audience debating if he can fight as well as he writes. He predicted a six round plan for his 10 round bout with Doug Jones next Wednesday at Madison Square Garden.
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Chamiton Leads Winter All-America Place on 10-Man Look List
Look Magazine selects the 1963 All-America basketball team by the USBWA. Tom Thacker of Cincinnati, Jerry Harkness of Loyola Chicago, and Art Heyman of Duke are unanimous choices. Cincinnati also places Ron Bonham on the squad. District 5 adds Charlton, Bonham, Thacker, Stallworth, and Silas.
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U S Hockey Club Defeated 11-3 by Finland in World Championship
Finland overwhelmed the United States 11-3 in the World Amateur Ice Hockey Championship opener for both teams in Stockholm. The Finns built a 3-1 lead in the first period, stretched to 9-2 by the second, while penalties hindered the U S squad and kept them on the defensive.
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U S Hockey Team Opens World Championship Campaign
U S coach Harry Cleverly sent the squad onto the ice in Stockholm to begin the World Hockey Championships. He stressed aggression and winning early, betting on defensemen Jack Kirrane and Dick Michaud, both international veterans, as two added strengths. The United States faces Finland after Finland’s opener loss to the Soviet Union 6 1.
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