Mexico Bulldogs Earn State Cage Poll Ranking
The Mexico Bulldogs hold a 20-2 record and are ranked second in north Missouri Class L behind St. Joseph Benton in a Kansas City Star statewide poll. They sit fifth in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ranking and sixth overall in Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters, with other nearby teams like Montgomery County and Bowling Green also noted in regional listings.
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Vashon
Sumner
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Webster Groves North
St. Joseph Benton
Mexico Ute
Charleston
Spyfird Parkview
Mexico Bulldogs Exit Regional Wrestling Meet in Springfield
Mexico High School wrestlers placed at the regional tournament led by heavyweights and 112 pounds. Kansas City Center dominated with eight state qualifiers, while Mexico advanced 15 wrestlers to state competition as Districts jealously competed for titles and medals.
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Mexico
Kansas City Center
Kansas City Ruskin
Jefferson City
Grandview
Joplin Parkwood
Kansas City
Bob Gooch
Joplin
Dennis Ardell
Don Boyer
Neosho
Walt McGuire
Boyer
McGuire
Ed Boyd
Ron Bell
Glendale
Mark Rogers
Joplin Park
Wood
Chuck Worstell
Bob Parrish
Ruskin
Columbia
Hannibal
Dave Smith
Bruce Bynum
Dave Brown
Chip Chestnut
Mark Manne
Center
Dan Spalding
Randy Maynard
Darwin Goff
Hillcrest
Ed Garcia
Steve Galbreath
Mark Erhard
Chris Sandmoan
John Hawley
Bob Boyd
Jay Johnson
Pat Taggart
Mark Loeben
Greg Miller
Kansas Narrowly Tops Oklahoma In Big Eight Thriller
Fifth ranked Kansas edged Oklahoma 71-68 to stay atop the Big Eight with eight conference wins and 18-1 overall. Pierre Russell sealed it with two late free throws as Missouri remained in second by beating Iowa State 60-66 on home court.
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Missouri
Iowa State
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Sooners
Enos Slaughter Returns To Ball As Duke Coach
Enos Slaughter, longtime major league outfielder from Roxboro North Carolina, is named head baseball coach at Duke University after ten years out of the game. Duke athletic director Eddie Cameron announced the appointment at a Monday news conference in Durham.
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Enos Slaughter
Slaughter
Roxboro, N.C
Duke University
Duke
Eddie Cameron
Hull Grabs Second In NHL Goals With Two-Goal Night
Chicago Black Hawks right wing Bobby Hull scores twice against the Vancouver Canucks to lift his career total to 546 and claim undisputed second place in the National Hockey League. AP Wirephoto.
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Bobby Hull
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Black Hawks
Vancouver Canucks
Mason Top MilerDespite Shake Up
Miler John Mason, shaken by a Southern California earthquake, ran the fastest indoor mile in three years for the Pacific Coast Club. He finished in a dead heat with Henryk Szordyski after a bruising tumble, then shifted focus to the steeplechase with aims at eight thirty and the Olympics next year.
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John Mason
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Fort Hays
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PCC
Poland
Henryk Szordykowski
New York
Seattle
Jim Ryan
San Diego
Mid City Bowling Notes and Team Standings Summary
Mid City lanes report scores with Sapp 216 and 577 and Burt 201 554 along with Crews 181 429 and Beckett 549. Team standings show Charlie's 15 1, McMonigle 13 3, Pepsi 11 5, B and H 9 6, Jay's 7 9, Hale 3 124, Mid City 2 14, with high individual Sapp 215 577 and Mid City 3027 1033.
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Bird
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Rose
McMonigle Agency
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Pepsi Cola
Wallen
H. Johnson
unsigned stars may trigger baseball contract headaches
Baseball unsigned players loom as potential headaches for GMs in coming weeks. Zepp and Brown push for moves with teams including the Tigers and Indians signaling signings may delay. Other holdouts include McDowell Higgins Pinson Fosse and several Reds Cubs and Twins stars seeking higher pay in 1971.
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Larry Brown
Baseball
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Detroit
Minnesota
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Tigers
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Cleveland
Indians
Sam McDowell
Dennis Higgins
Yada Pinson
Ray Fosse
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Higgins
Sporting Goods
Baltimore
Dave McNally
Boog Powell
McNlly
Desa
Griffith
Boston
Carl Yastrzemski
Red Sox
Dick O'Connell
Rico Petrocelli
Reggie Smith
Billy Conigliaro
Yaz
Johnny Bench
Botkins Secures Fifth in 12,000-Pound Class at Farm Show
Botkins of Mexico placed fifth in the 12,000-pound class at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville Kentucky February 10 11. The event drew 115 tractors from nine states with five classes. Botkins drove a 4020 John Deere diesel and was the sole Missouri entrant to finish in the top ten. Local residents attended the two day show.
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van Botkins
Mexico
Louisville
Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center
Botkins
Falcons Assistant Named Oilers Defensive Line Coach
Walt Yowarsky, previously an Atlanta Falcons assistant, was named defensive line coach for the Houston Oilers on Monday. The NFL move solidifies Yowarsky’s role in Houston’s coaching staff.
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Walt Yowarsky
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National Football League
Houston Oilers
Coon Hunters Plan Outing in Mid Missouri
The Coonhunters Association of Mid Missouri schedules a night hunt at the former Cedar Grove School two miles west on Highway D near South Highway 54. A 7 p.m. business meeting precedes entries for the hunt, using United Kennedy Club rules. Trophies go to the top three high scores with plus points. The group celebrated its first year with a February 6 barbecued coon and deer supper attended by about 80 members.
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United Kennedy Club
Top Four Teams Retain Poll Spots
Kansas survives rally to keep No. 5 as UCLA Marquette USC and Pennsylvania hold the top four. Jacksonville remains No. 6 after a win. Western Kentucky slides to No. 9 following a victory over East Tennessee. Gilmore, Fox lead Jacksonville and McDaniels shines for Western Kentucky in key games.
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Trojans Fall To Ashland In Twin Losses
Ashland B team defeated Community R-6 61 to 45 as Trojans wearied by a heavy schedule. Nat Houston led R-6 with 9 points, Wayne Harris 15, while Ashland’s Jim Brink scored 19. Trojan girls trailed 11-3 after one, 30-5 at half, and 34-12 after three, hampered by illness with two players sidelined.
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Warren Mayes
Larry Whalen
Tony Albus
Ashland
Jim Brink
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Hallsville
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Elsberry
Royals Sign Buck Martinez and Ken Wright
Kansas City Royals reach agreement with catcher Buck Martinez and relief pitcher Ken Wright on Monday, signing two veterans while 12 winter roster players remain unsigned. Wright, a right hander, appeared in 47 games last season and contributed as both starter and reliever.
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Buck Martinez
Ken Wright
Kansas City Royals
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