Lockney Longhorns rely on speed as they rebuild for fall
Lockney High faces depth and experience gaps in 1966 with Melvin Sissney posting 9.8 seconds for 100 yards. Coach Doc Mize notes small but aggressive backs, a battle for every position, and hopes for a faster offense as they aim to improve on a 7-3 past.
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Bill Hart
Lockney
Speed
Lockney Longhorns
Melvin Sissney
Longhorns
SAA
Doc Mize
Ricky Kellison
Sissney
Abil
Bobby Webster
Randy Henderson
Lockney Longhorns Football Roster and Schedule
Lockney district 3-AA Longhorns roster lists players by position from tackles to fullbacks with weights and class standing. Schedule shows games at Crosbyton Rails Memphis Dimmitt Abernathy Olton Hale Center and Abernathy district designation with last year results including Hale Center 18 Kress 35 and Friona 32 Dimmitt 6.
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Crosbyton
Rails
Memphis
Frienay
Dimmitt
Abernaths
Oltons
Dov
Hale Center
Kress
Petersburg
Ralls
Slaton
Olton
Friona
Abernathy
Fornes Named Head Football Coach at McMurry College
Charles J. Buddy Fornes was elevated to head coach at McMurry College Abilene Texas replacing Grant Teaff who will join Texas Tech. Fornes joined McMurry in 1961 and has served as defensive coach and golf coach and taught physical education. He earned All-Texas Conference honors twice and was co captain of the McMurry squad for three years.
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Abilene
Fornes
Texas
McMurry
Alworth To Miss Patriot Contest In San Diego Exhibition
San Diego Chargers receiver Lance Alworth will miss Saturday’s exhibition with the Boston Patriots after a wrist injury suffered against the Kansas City Chiefs, with rookie Gary Garrison set to start in his spot. Jim Tolbert and Bobby Almond are out with knee injuries.
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Escondido
Calif
San Diego Chargers
Lance Alworth
West
Boston Patriots
Alworth
Kansas City Chiefs
Chiefs
Gary Garrison
Jim Tolbert
Bobby Almond
Ropesville Eagles regroup behind 18 returning lettermen
Ropesville coach Roger Wickersham expects a stronger defense and better showings with 18 lettermen back from a district 2-B last season. Key players include two-time All-District tackle Sam Means and Bill McCormick, with Ted Lowrie at quarterback and Russell Arp gaining start potential as a newcomer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Means
Bill McCormick
Gary Rucker
Roger Wickersham
Eagles
Ted Lowrie
Wickersham
Ronnie Price
Jetterman
Joe Schwartz
Randy Cole
McCormick
Means
Roy Rowland
Mike Blackman
Ronnie Huie
Lonnie Exum
David Bradshaw
Gary Butner
Dennis Snider
Kyle Lewis
Larry Borsland
Rucker
Russell Arp
Abram Lara
Rosario Lara
Onis
Rop esville Roster Shows Eagles Team Details and Schedule
ROPESVILLE DISTRICT roster lists Eagles with green and white colors and coaches led by Roger Wickersnam. Players span positions ends to fullbacks with numbers and years noted. schedule includes Sept dates and district results with several scores such as Amherst 41, Meadow 14, and Cooper 36.
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Longhorns
Weldon Doc
Mize
Tech
James Hyatt
Ronnie Henderson
Lamar
James Collingsworth
West Texas
Larry Reedy
Fefterman
Jim Kropp
van Bradley
Glenn Quebe
Carlton Johnson
David Smith
John Weathers
Bennie Sue
Letterman
Lloyd Collis
Larry McCain
Keith McCulloch
Alex Ochoa
Ken Brendon
Jimmy Jeffries
Ken Cooley
Lanny Barnett
Steve Barker
Ricky Kellison
Xenior
Robert Cook
Bobby Webster
Randy Henderson
Tandy Johnson
David Workman
I&d
Tim Stansell
Sundown
Anton
Whiteface
Amherst
Paducah
Matador
Meadow
Cooper
Wilson
New Home
Horses Stricken at Acredale Ring
Six valuable show horses died and at least 10 others were in critical condition after a horse show in College Park Maryland. Veterinarians believed grass in the ring sprayed with poisonous insecticide caused the illness. The first death was Earl Marshs Brandy a palomino mare during the Bit and Spur summer show. Several other horses became ill within minutes and were treated by Dr. John R Keller. All stricken animals were tethered in the same area and multiple owners noted grass access.
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College Park
Acredale
Earl
Marsh
Brandy
John R. Keller
Bethesda
Meadow Bronchos Tackle Slots Look Strong for 1966 Return
Coach Duane Locke forecasts a quick agile Bronchos squad with 17 lettermen, depth to offset six two way starters lost from 1965. Sundown Amherst loom as title contenders as Locke notes Wilkes McAllister twin pair and twins Williams Green rivalry for guard spots and Young at right tackle.
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Meadow
Sundown
Duane Locke
Locke
Amherst
Jim Wilkes
Gary
Pete) McAllister
Steve
Jerry Williams
Barry
Larry Green
Joe Young
Don Taylor
East Germany tops European swimming medals in rain hit meet
East Germany leads European championships with five of first 12 medals as Martina Grunert sets a 100m freestyle record and Frank Wiegand lowers the 400m individual medley mark. The Soviet Union earns three medals in diving and Russia sees a silver in sprint events amid persistent rain.
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Utrecht
Netherlands
East Germany
Martina Grunert
Frank Wiegand
Soviet Union
Leonid Malichev
Russia
Britain
Bobby McGregor
Dichev
West Germany
Hungary
Sweden
France
Austria
Rain Postpones U.S. National Doubles Tennis Meet
Rain washed out all matches at the U S National Doubles Championship at Longwood. Play resumes Tuesday at 9 a m with first round matches to be completed before afternoon play. Defending champions Roy Emerson and Fred Stolle are favored to retain the title.
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Brookline
Mass
U.S
Longwood Cricket Club
Australia
Roy Emerson
Fred Stolle
Tony Roche
Don Newcomb
Owen Davidson
Bill Bowery
Davidson
Bowery
Newport
R.1
Dennis Ralston
Bakersfield
Calif
Clark Graebiner
Beachwood
Ohio
Meadow Roster and District Team Details
Meadow Roster lists Bronchos in Slate Meadow District 2 B with purple and gold colors. It names coaches Duane Locke Willard Hedges Melvin Reynolds and players by positions and weights with season schedule and results including district game denotations and scores.
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Duane Locke
Eastern New Mexico University
Willard Hedges
West Texas State
Melvin Reynolds
Southeastern Oklahoma
Jim Wilkes
Letterman
Gary
Pete) McAllister
Barry Green
Jimmy Branch
Joe Young
Letteman
Don Taylor
Gerald Caswell
Leonard Williams
Bobby Nash
Steve Williams
Jerry Williams
Dennis Liles
Hector Campos
Lynn Day
Jerry
Butch) Blair
Larry Green
Bobby Young
Terry Jones
Mildenberger Signs Jimmy Fletcher for Sept Title Fight
Karl Mildenberger adds Jimmy Fletcher of Los Angeles as sparring partner for the Cassius Clay title bout set for September 10 in Frankfurt. Fletcher replaces Tommie Sims, who quit amid complaints that Mildenberger hit too hard.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Jimmy Fletcher
Los Angeles
Karl Mildenberger
Cassius’ Clay
Wolfgang Mueller
Fletcher
Tommie
Hurricane) Sims
Mildenberger
Youthful cindermen eye national Jaycee action in Denver
Young track and field athletes from 40 states converge on Denver for the U S Jaycee Championships. Dunbar High’s Robert Medlock and Lockney’s Melvin Sissney headline Texas entrants as the three day event runs August 25 to 26 with finals on Saturday.
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Cindermen Eye
Jaycee Action
Avalanche-Journal
Denver
Colo
I Nation
U. S. Jaycee
Lubbock
Dunbar High Speed
Robert Medlock
Lockney
Melvin Sissney
Pepsi-Cola
Wheaties Sports Foundation
United States Track and Field Federation
Charles
Chic) Werner
USTFF
Bob Richards
Marlin McKeever Leaves Hospital After Accident
Marlin McKeever, star Rams receiver, was released from a Newport Beach hospital after injuries from an auto crash that cost him the tiny finger of his right hand. He plans to return to Rams camp this week and begin running by week’s end as Billy Truax earns praise at tight end ahead of Saturday’s Coliseum clash with the Cardinals.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Marlin McKeever
Los Angeles Rams
McKeever
Pasadena
Rams
Billy Truax
Ram
George Allen
St. Louis Cardinals
Coliseum
Armstrong First SMU Casualty
Sophomore linebacker Mike Armstrong wrenched a knee in opening SMU drills and a check is being made on possible torn ligaments. Coach Hayden Fry noted high expectations for the Dallas product. A Tuesday report will state if he can return this season. Also, 81 candidates attended SMU’s first SWC practice with 24 lettermen present.
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Dallas
Tex
Mike Armstrong
Southern Methodist
Armstrong
Hayden Fry
Jim Hagle
Navarro Junior College
SMU
Fry
Friona's Sims Signs with Angelo State
Angelo State College announced the signing of Bobby Sims of Friona to a letter of intent. Sims will play at linebacker and offensive guard and was named the outstanding lineman in the Greenbelt Bowl. He will team with Roy Farmer and Don Burrell from Lubbock.
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San Angelo
Angelo State College
Bobby Sims
Sims
Friona
Lubbock
Roy Farmer
Don Burrell
Angelo
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Letterman Bobby Webster
Workman
Jerry Haley
Mark Montandon
Tommy Ball
Larry Beedy
Jeffries
Ken Blendon
Letterman Robert Cook
Fornes Indians
Bobby Davis
Leroy Scott
Ropesville Eagles
Walt McAlexander
Ropesville
NewsHome
Roger Wickersnam
Tulsa
Pean Andrews
Randy Martin
Bill Tudor
Larry Parchman
Steve Wright
Joe Ortega
Resano Lara
Lares Parchman
Joe Ortexa
Fresh
Terry Bradshaw
Oo Jefferman
Rick Bevers
Ted Tlange
Poek Breasen
Jon
Frestimian
Plains
Jronnett
Warteface
Loyd Jordan
Floyd Wilson
Tim Melcher
Adam Perez
Roy Cato
Mike Blair
Billy
Butch) Tongate
Walt Me
Alexander
O'Donnell
Lorenzo
Hermleigh
Bovina
Grand Falls
Butch Blair
Mike Cato
Bill
Medlock
Sneed
Clarksburg
W.va
Sam Snead
West Virginia Professional Golfers Association
Thord Deckray
CPCU
Angelo Pact
UCU Ee
Umea A A
Oil Co
Womble Olds Body Shop
Ave. C
Mercentile Financial Corporation
Caprock Investment Co
Lubbock, Texas
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