Mexico Track Opens Outdoor Season With Dual Win Over Quincy
Mexico high school track opened the outdoor season with a dominant 91 2 3 to 49 1 3 victory over Quincy in a dual meet, marking Quincy’s first ever defeat in school history. Lonza Childs set a triple jump record at 41 feet 6 percent inches, Austin Miller and Andy Piper also set marks, with Luis Piper leaping 6 feet 4 inches in the high jump. Mexico led Sedalia 88 to 74 and posted more records in a quadrivalent meet with 101 to 68 over Monroe City and others. Mexico announced a triangular meet at Marshall next Tuesday against Marshall and Moberly.
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Bulldogs
Quincy Blue Devils
Quincy
Mexico
Cindermen
Lonza Childs
Chuck Worstell
Childs
Worstell
Austin Miller
Andy Piper
Sedalia Tigers
CEMO
Charlie Williams
Andy
Wilbert Gould
Monroe City
Hannibal
Bowling Green
Marshall
Moberly
Steve Sparks
Growl Sports or de MEXICO LEDGER Page April 7 1973
Saturday page highlights local sports and community notes from de Mexico Missouri Ledger. Read about high school scores, league standings, and upcoming games with concise game recaps and player mentions.
Piper's Jump Secures 5th in National AAU High Jump
MHS sophomore Andy Piper posted the fifth best national mark for 14 15 year olds in high jump at the AAU Junior Olympic meet in Salina Kansas. He cleared 6 2 inches in the Missouri Kansas division as Chevrolet officials lauded AAU youth sports impact.
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Andy Piper
MHS
Chevrolet Motor Division
Robert D. O'Connor
Piper
Salina
Kansas
Fourth Season Brings Rogers Top Golfer for Mexico High
Mexico High senior Mike Rogers returns for a fourth season as the Bulldogs’ number one golfer. He started golf in seventh grade at the Country Club and has led the team as low-point man in conference play three years and in district matches two. In 1972 he was District Medalist with a 72 two-round score among about 100. He placed third in the 17 year old division at Boy's State and fifth overall. He earlier won Jaycee Junior Tournament at Arthur Hills during his freshman and sophomore years. In 1971 he finished a close second in the City Sandgreen Tournament.
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Mike Rogers
Mexico
Bulldog
Rogers
Mike
Boy’s State
Jaycee
Arthur Hills
Terry Hagedorn 76 Sets Record With Perfect 500
The National Marine Corps Physical Fitness program for 1972-73 ends with freshman Terry Hagedorn scoring a perfect 500. Certificates go to 207 boys scoring 250-plus in a two testing year. Coaches Bob Gooch Jerry McFarland and Art Seals note results across fall and spring tests.
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Terry Hagedorn
National Marine Corps
Bob Gooch
Jerry McFarland
Art Seals
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