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Newspaper
Lubbock Avalanche Journal
Location
Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1966
Page
14
Texas Western edged Cincinnati 77-76 in overtime as Willie Cager starred with late baskets and a key free throw. Earlier SMU, KU, and Cincinnati traded leads in a hard fought regional semifinal with Cager delivering the decisive plays.
Sundown beat Deport as Sundown rose to 62 3 on the season while Springlake faces Jourdanton for a Class A final at 3 50 p m. Carolyn Cornak scored 40 in a Cross Plains win. Susan Britton led Springlake with 32 points and Anita O Harm double figures.
Regional play highlights include Western 74 Cincinnati 76 and Kansas 78 over SME 70 in the Midwest. Eastern regional notes feature Syracuse 78 Davidson 78 and Saint Joseph's 74 over Penn 74. Small college results show Akron 71 North Dakota 34 and Houston 82 Lutheran College in tennis and other sports scattered across conferences.
Western Kentucky led 79 78 after Steve Cunningham’s jumper but No 9 Michigan tied on a Russell jump ball with 11 seconds left. Greg Smith fouled Cazzie Russell for tying and winning free throws as 11 500 Iowa fans roared. Cunningham scored 24 and Wayne Chapman 22 for WKU.
York College surged after halftime to topple Lubbock Christian College with a 34-29 lead at the break. The Chaparrals fall into the consolation bracket and will face Fort Worth Christian for third place at Pom. York improves to 19-14 on the season.
A dense listing of radio broadcasts across multiple stations and times. It enumerates news, music, church services, sports reports, weather updates, and religious programs with station call letters such as KLBK, ROAD, and KTST-FM, including various affiliations and hourly slots.
A scrambled TV log lists stations CHANNEL 11 LUBBOCK and several Amarillo channels with Saturday March 1966 to Sunday March 1968 lineups. Entries show shows like Roy Rogers, Atom Ant, Secret Squirrel, Get Smart, World of Golf, News Weather and various children and variety programs across multiple channels. The page ends with a historical note referencing Kenry VII wives named Catharine.
Western's Nevill Shed paced the floor as his team fought back against Cincinnati, then cooled off after slugging Don Rolfes and being benched. Willlie Cager sealed the OT with four of five free throws as Western erased a 10 point deficit and advanced to the finals.
Disjointed game report notes SMU’s surprise upset bid against Kansas with quotes about mental readiness and inside play. Players and coaches reflect on fouls, strategy, and switching focus to Western in the wake of the SMU loss.
The Texas Sports Writers Association released its all state high school basketball squads. First team includes Harvey Huffstetler Wayne Dies Gene Falmon Roy Holloway Randy Moseley with Del Rio’s Falmon noted as the sole junior. Second and third teams list players from Kilgore Clear Creek West Orange and other schools.
Fragmented OCR market notes list horse placements, times, and odds across Sunland Park meets. Mentions January events, Queen stakes, and various horses with scattered numbers, with weather and attendance hints.
Lubbock High senior Cindy Hale advances to the Girls A singles semifinals at the Odessa Tennis Tournament after defeating Muss Cook of Crane 6 2 6 5 and receiving a bye in the opening round. Hale previously defeated an earlier opponent and is one of the few local entrants in Class A action.
Walter Reyna of Howard County set a two mile record with 9 37 in the final JC division events Ernest Parker of Blinn vault 14 24 5 for a new mark as the meet wraps up Jim Garrison of Lubbock Christian ties the 330 yard hurdles record at 39 2 Blinn and Howard County lead in points and finals berths Victoria and LCC figure in multiple events while Linoleum is briefly described as a cork linseed paste product note
A historical listing shows multiple Lubbock companies across sectors including motors, appliances, tabulating services, furniture, construction, insurance, photography, and utilities. The catalog includes names such as Ideal Motors, Jenkins TV, Montgomery Motors, Southwestern Bell, Republic National Life, Newsom Paint, West Texas Tile, and Williamson Maytag among others.
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