Wooden Eyes UCLA Title Bid as Bruins Get Sharp
UCLA coach John Wooden expresses unchanged optimism for an NCAA title run as UCLA aims for a seventh consecutive championship. The Bruins, riding a 71 game streak, earned a first round bye and face Arizona State in the West Regional, with other regional matchups including Long Beach State, San Francisco, and Miami Ohio.
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OCC Invades For Twinbill To Open Cameron Baseball
Cameron College hosts defending NAIA District 9 champion Oklahoma Christian Tuesday at McCord Field in a 1 p.m. doubleheader to start a 17-game Aggies schedule. New coach David Brown plans to use Colson and Rushing on mound with a rotation of veterans including Moore and Berry supporting a ballclub expected to again be among Oklahoma's top NAIA teams.
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High School Baseball Tuesday Clash At Lawton And MacArthur
Lawton High hosts Wichita Falls High School while MacArthur visits Frederick at 4 p.m. The doubleheader follows a rainout last Saturday. Lawton uses Walz or Palmer on the mound with Kayley catching and Weatherman at first base. In the field Kilgore center, Elam right, Totte left. Easter, Jackson, and Ton at first, second, third for Harvey Mattox’s squad.
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Iowa State Wins NCAA Wrestling Title As Clarion State Upsets OSU
Iowa State claimed its second straight NCAA wrestling championship in Seattle with a final push from Clarion State. Wade Schalles of Clarion State defeated Oregon State's Mike R. Jones for the 158-pound crown, sealing OSU's bid to become the first western school to win the title.
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Mays Hits Sour Note as Mets Seek Center Fielder
Mets search for a center fielder as Willie Mays lands in trouble after missing a flight back to St. Petersburg training camp. Yogi Berra fines Mays up to 1000 dollars while his wife Mae Mays headlines New York sports news amid baseball travel chaos.
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Lawton YMCA Swimmers Take Second In State Tank Tourney
Lawton YMCA Barracuda Swim Team finished second at the state YMCA championships in Tulsa behind Southeast Thornton YMCA of Tulsa. Lawton scored 230 points to narrowly top Enid and claim multiple age-group titles led by Mary Lindquist and Judy Puckett with three individual firsts each.
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Exhibition Baseball Scores Across Cities
Exhibition games show Sunacy's Baltimore 10 defeating New York 0 and Boston 6 over Pittsburgh 1. Other results include Houston 10 over Minnesota Montres 1, Texas 2 over Los Angeles 6, and Atlante 3 over St. Louis 5. Several pairings listed in Florida and California venues with varied outcomes.
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Thorobreds Begin Fourth Title Drive
Kentucky State opens defense of the NAIA basketball title against Valdosta State with a strong 25 4 record and star players including Andre Hampton Bob Whitley Leon Harris and Jerry Stafford. The Thorobreds enter as third seed with a history of three straight championships while Valdosta State stands 16 7 and Augusta Illinois Wisconsin Green Bay Sam Houston State and Dallas Baptist are also in action this week with various matchups.
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NCAA Playoffs At A Glance First Round Scores
NCAA Playoffs At A Glance lists first round results from March 10 in multiple venues with teams including Furman, Penn, St. Deyton, Marquette, Miami Ohio, Austin Peay, Jacksonville, South Carolina, Texas Tech, Southwestern Louisiana, Houston, Maryland, Providence, and others. Subsequent doubleheaders set matchups in Nashville and Los Angeles with eight winners advancing to quarterfinals on March 15 and regional sites in Charlotte Nashville Houston and Los Angeles.
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