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Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1976

Page

3

Miss Young Fails in Historic Bid at Innsbruck

Sheila Young of Detroit finished third in the women's 1000 meter speed skating, 1 minute 29.14 seconds, as Tatiana Averina of Russia won Olympic record time 1 28.43. Teah Poulos of Northbrook earned silver with 1 28.97. Young ends her Olympics with three medals but misses a historic bid.

Innsbruck Sheila Young Russia Tatiana Averina Miss Young Detroit Miss Averina Monika Holzner West Germany Teah Poulos Northbrook Ill John Shea Irving Jaffee Jean-Claude Killy Galina Kulakova Soviet Union Ard Schenk Miss Poulos Chicago Tatiana East Germany Finland Austria United States Margit Schumann Detlef Guenther Helena Takalo Sheila

Blues forward Lefley Eyes 100th NHL Goal Milestone

St Louis Blues winger Chuck Lefley said he does not set personal targets yet acknowledged needing one goal to reach 100 after scoring his 30th and 31st in a 5-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Lefley emphasized he does not force goals but recognizes the upcoming milestone.

ST. Louis Chuck Lefley Lefley St. Louis Blues Lever Lesley Blues Vancouver Canucks

Prep Basketball Scoreboard Across Missouri Districts

Associated Press roundup lists numerous high school boys basketball results from Warrensburg Butler Canton Milan Jefferson City Booneville Oak Grove Mound City Fulton Marshall Columbia Rock Bridge Kirksville Highland Palmyra Santa Fe Concordia Manual K C Northeast Southwest Moberly Richmond Scotland Knox Mark Twain Louisiana LaPlata N Shelby Hallsville Sturgeon Monroe City Centralia Bucklin Keytesville Novinger Glasgow Brunswick Licking Salem St James Washington Elsberry Hannibal Orrick Wentworth Wright City Francs Howell Crocker Fillmore Union Star Leeton Smithton Montrose New Franklin Green Ridge Sedalla Salisbury Northwestern Borgia Warrenton Wentzville Fort Zumwalt Sullivan Pacific St. Dominic Winfield age.

Associated Press Warrensburg Butler Canton Milan Jefferson City Sedaila Smith Booneville Oak Grove Mound City Halt Fulton Rolla Marshall Trenton Columbia Rock Bridge Kirksville Highland Palmyra Santa Fe Concordia Manual Glasgow Brunswick Licking Salem St. James Washington Elsberry Gowling Green Hannibal Thomas Revere Ag Orrick Wentworth Wright City Francs Howba Crocker Fillmors Union Star Leeton Smithton Montrose New Franklin Green Ridge Sedalla Sacrea Heart Salisbury Northwestern Borgia Warrenton Wentzville Fort Zumwalt

College Mates Lead Nuggets Past Spirits in ABA Clash

Denver Nuggets powered by college mates David Thompson and Monte Towe, both rookies from NC State, opening a 13-2 fourth quarter spurt to beat the Spirits of St. Louis 123 to 109. Thompson piled 28 points with seven assists and nine rebounds while Towe added two baskets and an assist around seven straight points.

Denver David Thompson Monte Towe Denver Nuggets American Basketball Association Spirits of St. Louis

Maravich leads Jazz past Kings in New Orleans win

Pete Maravich scored 31 points with nine assists to lift the New Orleans Jazz 108-101 over Kansas City. Coach Phil Johnson praised Maravich as key to the win while Nate Archibald missed the KC game with the flu. Jazz extended to six straight victories and evened their season at 24-24.

NEW Orleans New Orleans Jazz Pete Maravich Jazz Kansas City Kings Phil Johnson Johnson Pete Nate Archibald Tiny Archibald Bill van Breda Koldt

Mizzou Faces Colorado After Wild Streak Breaker

Missouri, 5-1 in the Big Eight and 17-3 overall, hosts Colorado 4-14 overall after Kansas State ended Missouri’s 23 game home win streak. Nebraska visits Iowa State while Oklahoma State goes to Kansas State and Kansas entertains Oklahoma.

Kansas City Colorado Buffaloes Missouri Kansas State Tigers Boulder Nora Stewart Nebraska Iowa State Oklahoma State Kansas Oklahoma

Pepperdine Upsets No 3 Nevada Las Vegas on late shot

Pepperdine Waves upset No 3 Nevada Las Vegas 93 91 as Ollie Matson Jr. hits a 14 foot jumper with five seconds left. Pepperdine improved to 14 4 with 22 points from Marcos Leite and 21 from Dick Skophammer. Ed Die Owens scored 22 for the Rebels who suffered their first loss in 23 games after a 118 101 win at Nevada last week.

Los Angeles Ollie Matson Jr Pepperdine Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas Nevada Pepperdines Waves Marcos Leite Dick Skophammer Matson Rebels Eddie Owens

Young seeks Olympic immortality in TV heavy Olympics day

The Associates Press notes Sheila Young aims for Olympic immortality as ABC TV covers the Olympics from 11:30 AM to 2:36 PM and 4:30 PM to 10 PM CST. The schedule highlights Young's 1000 meter speed skating bid and includes ski jumping, cross country, luge, bobsled, pairs figure skating, and earlier finals. Medals awarded Saturday across speed skating, cross country, luge, bobsled, and pairs skating.

The Associates Press Sheila Young Abc-Tv Miss Young

Matadors Fall In OT In Moberly Tourney Opener

Mexico eighth grade boys lost 39 38 in overtime to Brookfield in the Moberly Junior High Tournament opener. Tony Johnson led with 21 points as the team drops to 3 8, with Howard Palmer contributing eight. Mexico meets Moberly for consolation at 6 30 p.m.

Moberly Mexico Brookfield Matadors Tony Johnson Pace Howard Palmer Tony Henderson

Pole Vault Record Set by Dan Ripley in LA Meet

Dan Ripley, 22, a San Jose State graduate, cleared over 18 feet 2% inches on his first attempt to establish a world amateur indoor pole vault record at the Los Angeles Times Indoor Games in Inglewood. He had one failure earlier at 16-6 but then no misses, surpassing his own 18-1% mark set four weeks prior in College Park, Maryland.

Inglewood Calif Dan Ripley San Jose State College Park

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