Panthers beat Madison 84 to 61 in season opener win
Centralia Panthers defeated Madison 84 61 as Jim Smith led with 28 points and 18 rebounds. Coach Jim Enlow praised improved shooting 47 percent and stronger rebounding 42 32, noting bench spark from Bob Harvey. Madison’s top scorer was David Craigg with 31.
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Ceatralia
Centralia ‘Panthers
Madison
Céntralia
Jim Enlow
Aybough
Panthers
Centralia
Paris
Bob Harvey
Jim Smith
Steve Wieschhaus
Randy Bryson
Gary Burnett
David Craigg
Wayne Carpenter
Fighting Irish Grids Win Over Williamsburg Both Grades
St. Brendan's 8th grade beat Williamsburg 39 34 and the 7th grade won 27 22 securing their second win of the season. Leading scorers included Carl Fuemmler 12 and Herb Sandker 13 for the 8th grades, with Mark Fine 10 and R Wilson 11 for the 7th graders. The teams travel to Community R 6 High School at 10 a m on Saturday December 12.
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Fighting Irish
St. Brendan’s
Carl Fuemmeler
Terry Sells
Clyde Oligschlaeger
Denny Schnetzler
Benny Pettebaum
Herb Sandker
Loui Smith
Danny Railton
McCormack
Jim Krampe
St. Brendan's
Mark Fine
Paul Seigfreid
Danny Sells
Chris Jones
Mark Hoer
R. Wilson
E. Smith
D. Rashton
Finch
Community R-6 High School
Montreal Defeats St. Louis to Start New Coaching Era
Montreal tops St. Louis 6-2 as Al MacNeil NBCs his NHL debut as Canadiens coach after Claude Ruel’s resignation. Yvan Cournoyer returns from injury to greet the new coach. Pete Mahovlich adds two goals. Frank Mahovlich nets his 400th, Detroit links a 4-4 tie with Los Angeles. Boston earns a 4-4 draw with Buffalo to seize first in the East with 34 points.
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al MacNeil
National Hockey League
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Claude Ruel
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Canadiens
St. Louis Blues
Yvan Cournoyer
Buffalo Sabres
Bruins
Pete Mahovlich
NHL
Los Angeles
Matmen Grab Win Over Hannibal In Opener
The Bulldogs routed Hannibal 32 12 to start the season 2 0 as Mexico High wrestlers dominated both varsity and junior varsity matches. Coach Bob Gooch praised effort and conditioning, noting wind issues late, with a home opener against Columbia Hickman set for tomorrow.
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Hickman
Reggie Buresh
Nicisia
Gary Miller
Dennis Ardell
Offen
Bruce Copeland
Calvert
Mark Roger
Whitlock
Montgomery High Upsets University In Tournament Thriller
Montgomery R-2 High School edged University High of Columbia 60-55 to grab the invitation tournament title. Randy Etter led Montgomery with 18 points, while University top scorer Mitchell had 17. New Haven upset Bowling Green 69-62 in another game, with Pehle 22 and Schowe 19 leading the winners. Finals set for Saturday feature New Haven vs Montgomery for first place.
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Mexico Freshmen Beat Moberly In A And B Games
Mexico freshmen earned their first win of the season by defeating Moberly 37-429 in the A game and 39-26 in the B game. Craig Barnes led Mexico with 15 in the A contest while Darryl Miller topped the B team with 9. Joe Brown led Moberly with 10. The squads head to the Mexico Freshman Tournament next week with several opponents listed.
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Bob Cheatum
John Schreier
Joe Brown
Montgomery City
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North Callaway
Paris
Paling
Emmet Ashford Announces Retirement At Awards Banquet
Emmett Ashford, the first Black major league umpire, retires after 20 years in baseball, five in the majors, saying he departs on a high note after a standout year. Bench Gibson and Mays headlined the awards banquet with Robinson, Murtha ug, and Dalton also honored.
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Bob Gibson
San Francisco
Willie Mays
Brooks Robinson
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Pittsburgh
Danny Murtaugh
Orioles
Harry Dalton
Ashford
Joe Cronin
Bowie Kuhn
Cronin
New York Yankees
Bill Robinson
Syracuse
Chicago White Sox
Tucson
Barry Moore
Eight Teams Sign Up for Mexico Adult Basketball League
Major Joe Bailey announced eight teams Bull Moose Lazy 5s Soulsters Bucks Greens Roothogs Jaycees Runt Hogs join the Mexico Adult Basketball League. Teams split into Red and Green divisions with a playoff between division winners on February 28. This Sunday schedule features Bull Moose vs Lazy 5s at 1 30 p.m. and Soulsters vs Bucks at 2 50 p.m. Greens vs Roothogs at 1 20 p.m. and 2 50 p.m. Jaycees vs Runt Hogs also on the slate.
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Joe Bailey
Cage Action
Mexico High School
Bull Moose
Lazy 5
Soulsters
Bucks
Greens
Roothogs
Jaycees
Runt-Hogs
Bailey
Maj. Bailey
Mizzou Cagers Beat Idaho 80-60 in Columbia
Missouri defeated Idaho 80-60 as Henry Smith scored 24 points and tied for team rebounding honors with 10 boards. The Tigers started their 41st and final season in Brewer Fieldhouse and led 41-27 at halftime with Mike Jeffries also grabbing 10 rebounds.
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Missouri
Idaho
Columbia
Oklahoma
Miami
Oxford
Ohio
Henry Smith
Tigers
Old Brewer
Smith
Mike Jeffries
MMA Coaches Appointed to Lead Varsity and Intramural Teams
Missouri Military Academy announced new and returning coaches across four varsity, one battalion, and two intramural sports. Major Joe Bailey will chair the varsity wrestling program, with Lt David Arnold assisting and David Steinmetz returning as basketball coach alongside Lt Pat Magoon.Lt Keith Byerly heads swimming and Major Sylvester Belinski leads rifle. Battalion Basketball League coaches include Capt Thomas Wiles Sgt First Class Lavernon Smiddy Capt Ray Campbell and Lt Albert Hamlin, directed by Major Ernest Lehto. Intramurals feature Major Kenneth Mortenson coaching weightlifting and Lt Ron Kelly coaching soccer. The academy’s varsity open today with the Colonels at Centralia, after earlier matchups against Kemper Military School.
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Joe Bailey
David Arnold
David Steinmetz
Pat Magoon
Keith Byerly
Sylvester Belinski
Battalion
Thomas Wiles
Lavernon Smiddy
Ray Campbell
Albert Hamlin
Ernest Lehto
Kenneth Mortenson
Ron Kelly
MMA
Colonels
Centralia
Kemper Military School
College Basketball Scores From Regis to Missouri St Louis
College basketball results show Regis 83 over Fort Hays State 67 in Kearney. Southern Missouri 87 tops Missouri St Louis 87 in overtime. Northwestern Nebraska? Oklahoma Note: limited readable items include Southern Minnesota 79 over Lincoln 63 and Northern Colorado 81 over Fort Lewis 72.
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Fort Hays State
Kearney
Neb
Southwestern
Kan
Southeast Missouri
University of Missouri - St. Louis
Southern Minnesota
Linoln
Northern Colorado
Fort Lewis
Minnesota to Try For NFC Playoffs
Vikings coach Bud Grant downplays quarterback role as Gary Cuozzo misses the Chicago game and Bill Cappleman reactivates to back up Bob Lee. If Minnesota wins, they clinch a NFC playoff berth and third straight Central Division crown.
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Mexico Bulldogs Ready For Weekend Back-To-Back Games
Mexico coach Lynn Cundiff voiced optimism for two victories as the Bulldogs, at 3-1 and second in the Hannibal tournament, prepare to host Keokuk tonight and face Moberly tomorrow. Key players include Warren Williams, Keith Campbell, Gary Smallwood, John Reaves, and Lawrence Cooper with scouting notes on Keokuk’s Yoder, Turner, Adkins, and Ritter.
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Warren Williams
Bulldogs
Cundiff
Keith Campbell
Gary Smallwood
John Reaves
Lawrence Cooper
Mike Straube
Ian Roan
Gordy Willams
Straube
Williams
Keokuk
Steve Yoder
Clyde Turner
Mike Adkins
Jeff Ritter
Moberly
Hannibal
Spartans
Backus Becomes World Welterweight Champion in 4th-Round KO
Syracuse AP report details Billy Backus winning the world welterweight title after returning to boxing in 1967. He stopped Jose Napoles 1:00 into the fourth round on a badly cut left eyelid. Backus, who quit five years earlier to work on blacktopping roads, now holds a 29-10-4 career record.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Billy Backus
Backus
Jose Napoles
Van-Far and Montgomery split junior high hoops
Van-Far and Montgomery R-2 split a junior high double header. Van-Far Seventh Graders won 37 27 led by Mike Clithero with 12 points. In the Eighth Grade game Montgomery R-2 defeated Van-Far 48 22 with Netre Pate scoring 19 for the winners and Tommy Spradling tying for high on Van-Far with 6.
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Montgomery R-2
Van-Far
Mike Clithero
Netre Pate
Tommy Spradling
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