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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1971

Page

11

Moore Leads Mexico Freshmen In Break Even Season

Mexico high school freshman basketball finished 10-10 under coach Bob Ligon with Moore the leading scorer at 276 points in 20 games. Barnes 179, Perkins 89. A squad averaged 43.9 points. opponents 15.7. B squad averaged 34.9 for 39.6 by foes.

Lewis Moore Mexico Bulldog Craig Barnes Alvin Perkins Channel 12 Bob Ligon Ligon Moore Barnes Perkins Steve Botkin Mike Graue Robert Cheatum George Simpson John Ekedahl Darrey Miller John Schreier Robert Young Ernest Moore Mike Kalm Jeff Mackey Kenny Nelson Steve Prior Lon Ellis Tom Gerling Darrell

Hardin and Centralia Win Grade School Trophies

Hardin seventh graders claimed the top trophy by beating St. Brendan's 43-11 while Centralia edged Hardin 37-28 for eighth grade honors. Mexico seventh grade impressed, finishing 6-0 with a 43-11 win over St. Brendan's as Randy Jones led scoring.

Roger Geary Hardin Centralia Darcy Henry Mexico Mike Niel Steve Marshall Ronnie Snell John Romine Richard Vance Hardin Pirate St. Brendan’s Fighting Irish Pirate Centralia Panthers St. Brendan’s Fulton Runnels Billy Armstrong Armstrong St. Brendan's Randy Jones Mike Haynes Marty Hunt Johnny Fry Austin Miller William Fry

Bulldogs Face Sedalia Tigers In Conference Showdown

Mexico Bulldogs seek to extend their Central Missouri Conference lead at home against Sedalia Smith-Cotton Tigers after a 64-58 OT win at Sedalia. Key players include Warren Williams and Kim Anderson, with Dennis White out due to an ankle sprain and Lawrence Cooper stepping in. Conference standings show Mexico atop the standings with a 5 0 mark as of now.

Mexico Warren Williams Sedalia Kim Anderson Anderson Tigers Steve Channel 12 Ty Mexico Lynn Cundiff Bulldogs Dennis White White Hannibal Cundiff Lawrence Cooper Jefferson City Columbus Bulldog Herb Belcher

Tigers and Cornhuskers meet in vital Big Eight clash

Missouri leads into a pivotal matchup with Nebraska in Lincoln as the Tigers chase Kansas and chase the title. Kansas stands 17-1 after an 11 game win streak, while Oklahoma and Kansas State also pursue banner dreams amid road woes and upsets.

Kansas Oklahoma State Stillwater Oklahoma Sooners Colorado Kansas State Iowa State Missouri Norm Stewart Mike Griffin John Brown Stewart Tigers Cornhuskers Nebraska Marv Stewart Dave Robisch Jayhawks Cowboys Sam Aubrey Oklahoma Norman Sooners Steve Mitchell

Buchanan Set To Defend World Title Against Navarro

Scot lands world lightweight champion Ken Buchanan faces Ruben Navarro in a 15 round title defense at the Sports Arena Los Angeles Navarro, a last minute substitute from East Los Angeles, seeks the upset as Buchanan, 26, aims to extend his record with a 38th win and only previous loss to Velasquez in Madrid. The bout airs via satellite to England and starts at 10 p.m. PST with uncertain attendance.

Los Angeles Scotland Ken ‘Buchanan Ruben Navarro Navarro Mando Ramos England Buchanan Edinburgh Ismael Laguna Puerto Rico Ruben Aileen Eaton Olympic Boxing Club Mandlo Ramos Laguna Miguel Velasquez Madrid

Moberly Coach To Wyandotte

Charles A Richards, 29, former Moberly Mo high school football coach, named head coach at Wyandotte High School in Kansas City Kansas. He brings two assistants, Ronald Haggard, 32, and James Grecius, 27, both previously with him at Moberly and Odessa.

Kansas City, Kan Charles A. Richards Moberly Wyandotte High School Clyde Strimple Richard Ronald Haggard Odessa James Grecius

Trojan Juniors Triumph in Seventh and Eighth Grade Games

The Trojan seventh graders beat Wellsville 18 to 15, rallying from 8-2 down with Daryl Hopke leading scorers at 6 and Gary Cameron 4. The eighth graders won 31-29 despite being outsized, with Kelly Young and Mark Robinson starring.

Scotts Corner Trojan Wellsville Trojans Daryl Hopke Hopke Gary Cameron Dennis Tarrants Harrington Bob Mindlin Kelly Young Mark Robinson Tigers St. Brendan's Cairo Renick Junior High Roger Gaston Rodney Willingham Joe Houston

Vianney End Signs Letter to Missouri Tigers

A 220 pound end from Vianney High School Kirkwood signed a letter of intent with Missouri University today. Steve Phillips a 6 3 lineman who played both offense and defense last fall helped Vianney finish a 10 0 season. The Tigers now have 17 signees on their list.

Columbia

Bowling Notes From Wednesday Morning Coffee League

Mexico Lanes reports scores with notable players including Ringo Gals Sandy Brown 165 Rona Wilson 160 Goof-Offs 1 Pat Phillips 156 Nancy Archer 175 Ann Stubblefield 426 Strikes and Spares 1 Gerry Johnson 164 Rosie Barrett Mickey Thomas 162 Rosie Barrett 481 Sno-Balls 3 Lucky Strikes 1 Dixie Hagedorn 187 Colleen Vanlandingham 163 462 High single Dixie Hagedorn 187 high team High Hopes 664 high team series SnoBalls 1852 Rosie Barrett 481 Team standings Sno-Balls 61-27 007 5042 37% High Hopes 50-38 Unknowns 45% 424% Goof-Offs 42-46 Strikes and Spares 39-49 Lucky Strikes 3344 54% Ringo Gals 3042 57%

Mexico Ringo Gals Sandy Brown Rona Wilson High Hopes Pat Phillips Nancy Archer Ann Stubblefield Gerry Johnson Rosie Barrett Mickey Thomas Dixie Hagedorn Colleen Vanlandingham

Northeast Missouri May Win Title

Northeast Missouri State can wrap up the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association basketball championship with two victories. A Saturday win at Southwest Missouri paired with Central Missouri losing to Northwest would clinch, and a Monday win over Central would seal the deal. Northeast, 8-0, faces Central, described as the hottest team, while Central’s slide and other MIAA results shape remaining races.

Northeast Missouri State Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Bulldogs Northeast Southwest Missouri Central Missouri Northwest Central Boyd King Lincoln Southeast Missouri Missouri-Rolla Chicago Circle William Jewell Drury Missouri Collegiate Athletic Union Westminster Graceland Culver-Stockton Tarkio Central Methodist Missouri Valley

Coaches Selected For Hall Of Fame

Jess Neely and Dr Ed Anderson, former coaches with over 200 wins, elected to the College Football Hall of Fame by the National Football Foundation. Neely coached at Southwestern Tennessee Clemson Rice and led Rice to six bowls. Anderson coached at Loras DePaul Holy Cross and Iowa and mentored Nile Kinnick George Connor and Bill Osmanski. Induction at the NFF 14th annual awards dinner on December 7 in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

New Brunswick N.J Jess Neely Eddie Anderson National Football Foundation Neely Jane Vanderbilt Southwestern Tennessee Clemson Rice Anderson Mansfield State Connecticut Loras DePaul Holy Cross Iowa Nile Kinnick George Connor Bill Osmanski

Astro Meet To Begin At Astrodome Friday

The third annual Astrodome Federation Track and Field Meet opens with top national athletes competing over two days. Fifty-two events are scheduled and past Astrodome meets set fourteen world records. Villanova star Marty Liquori leads the mile field with a best of 3:45.1.

Houston Marty Liquori Villanova

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Mike Rankin Paul Seigfieid Randy Davis Panther Fighting Irish The Pirates Les Runnels Mark Fine Rick Patton Ray Heaton Jim Kropf Panthers Russell Williams Jeff White Gary McFarland Virgil McCormack Mike Long Dennis DeBondt Andy Piper Butler Nunnelly Mike Dennis Greg Sewell Kimball Salisbury John Rominez Greg Kaiser Jeff Armentrout Greg Davenport Sedalia Tigers Gerbecz Steve Herzberg Chip Thompson Steve Holmes Kansas City Missouri Tigers Bengals Kansas Jayhawks Joe Cipriano Ramos Mando Kenny Wyandotte Trojan Juniors Logan Pharmacy Vianney Ledger ED Gary and BLUE N.E. Missouri Associated Press Hall Phil Astro Meri Ania Mutual Hiurange Don Beckett Agen Calhoun
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