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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1977

Page

7

Prep Basketball Scores and Wrestling News Summary

Fort Osage defeated KC Center 67 to 45 while Manual beat KC Westport 74 to 45. Slater routed Marceline 78 to 4 and other notable scores include Jefferson City 57, Smith-Cotton 47, Gallatin 65, South Harrison 58, and Joplin Memorial 100, Lebanon 41. Riverview Gardens wrestler Rocky Streb, 17, won the 119-pound state title as Riverview claimed the Class 2A team championship for the second straight year.

Associated Press Fort Osage KC. Center Manual K.C. Westport Slater Marceline Poplar Bluff Perryvill -Souih Shelby Mark T Vince Sweet Clinton Pleasant Hut Defferson City Smith-Cotton Montgomery County van- Galla-Farber Gallatin South Harrison Concordia Pilot Grove Joplin Parkwood Springfield Glendale Joplin Memorial Lebanon Rocky Streb Riverview Gardens High School Bernice Altrogge Mexico Ritenour Riverview

Mexico Holds Off Waynesville In Close Road Win

Mexico Bulldogs defeated Waynesville 64 64 on the road to cap a tough trip. Led by Ronnie Miller 19 points and Frank Sidney 16, Mexico improved to 14 8 overall and 4 3 in MSC play, with Jamie Williams adding 10 and Dan Turner 7 off the bench. Sailes led Waynesville with 27 points as the Tigers fell to 12 11 and 2 5.

Waynesville Mexico Bulldogs Patchase Bulldogs Atea Mexico Ronnie Miller Frank Sidney Tigers Jamie Williams Dan Turner Miller Sidney Williams Mike Sailes MSC Turner Sailes Merricovarsit Miller Spurrier Perkins Tate Willents Howard Waynesville Varsity Moore Salles Gatson Houser Melton Spurgeon Pritchard White Dunn Keyler Fe En Non Hos Mexico Barnes Mueller Whistler Henderson DeBondt Pastey Fountain Keeler Ty Patterson Faster Waters Burtot Forel Maxico Waynenyitie

Coyotes Rout Hornets To Close Regular Season

Paris Coyotes dominate Westran Hornets 64 34 to finish 14 4 overall and 10 2 in Lewis and Clark with a 27 point second half surge. Mitch Williams leads Paris with 18 points as Paris earns seed second in regional play and hosts Missouri Military Academy Tuesday.

Paris Paris Coyotes Westran Hornets Coyotes Lewis & Clark Slater Westran Hornets Mitch Williams Church Herron Bobby Gilliam Iand Kenny Warbritton Othe Barry Rucker Centralia Missouri Military Academy of Mexico

Wildcats rally past Van-Far for 81-62 win in finale

Montgomery Co R-2 Wildcats, led by Elmer Ridder Marvin Marteen and Wes Steffan, beat Van-Far Indians 81-62 in East Missouri Conference action. Ridder 23, Marteen 20, Steffan 16, Keller 21 for Van-Far, with Montgomery’s JV also winning to close the season.

Vandalia Montgomery Co Wildcats Van-Far Indians East Missouri Elmer Ridder Marvin Marteen Wes Steffan R-2 Marteen Ridder Van-Far Steffan Montgomery

Panthers Fall As Highland Sprints Past Centralia In Close Finish

Centralia Panthers 73, Highland Cougars 100 in a varsity game. Highland led 27-14 after one period and 33-17 in the fourth. Centralia fought back in the middle but fouls and misses doomed them. Clarence Enlow lamented a rough night with missed shots as Jim Enlow’s squad eyes the Class 2A regional. Ray Wright led Centralia with 21. Greg Walker and Jerry Brockmiller paced Highland with 17 and 15 respectively. Junior varsity also went to Highland 64-51.

Hermann Highland Cougars Centralia Sie Enlow Dickerson Greg Walker Jerry

Missouri to add south end seats at Faurot Field

Missouri board votes 6-2 to fund 8 700 new seats at Faurot Field south end for about 970 000 dollars. Existing capacity 55 000, plan to start for 1978 season. Financing via 50 cent ticket surcharge. opposition cited high cost and previous north end plan reversal.

Missouri Columnia University of Missouri Board of Curators Faurot Field Columbia North End Hill Commuent Pleasant Smith Mexico C.R. Johnston Springfield

Tigers Meet Kansas State In Big Eight Showdown

Missouri Tigers and Kansas State Wildcats, both 9-3 in the Big Eight, meet today at 3 10 p m. MU stands 19 5 overall, K State 17 7. Regional TV to cover. MU beat K State 66 60 at Manhattan earlier this season. in their last three games, the visitor has won.

Columbia Maisdouri Tigers Kansas State Wildcats Kstate Missouri Wildcats Manhattan

Highland and Harrisburg Girls Fall In Semifinals

In the Missouri girls high school basketball tournament, six teams reached today’s finals. Hickman Mills edged Lindbergh 43-42 in 3A semifinal action, while Bishop DuBourg squeezed past Highland 53-52 despite Highland’s late rally. Canton and Hamilton won 2A semis, Canton 53-38 over Benton Kelly and Hamilton 59-41 over Springfield Catholic. Northeast Nodaway meets Belle in 1A final after Nodaway beat Wheeling 53-17 and Belle defeated Harrisburg 47-42. In the DuBourg Highland game, Lynn Hrdlicka led DuBourg with 18 and Marilyn Schmitz scored 16 for Highland, who missed a late free throw to seal the loss. Karen Peacock led Highland with 22. Canton shot 68 percent early and finished 60 percent for the game with Jeanne Uhlmeyer scoring 12.

Associated Press Hickman Mills Bishop DuBourg Rolla Lindbergh DuBourg Highland Warrensburg Canton Hamilton Benton-Kelly Springfield Catholic Northeast Nodaway Belle Wheeling Harrisburg Bishop DuBourg-Highland Lynn Hrdlicka Marilyn Schmitz Karen Peacock Jeanne Uhlmeyer

Hard-Luck Trojans End Hallsville Streak 68-57 Comeback

Community A-4 Trojans beat Hallsville 68-57 to close the Little Dixie Conference and regular season. Randy Hoyt led with 21 points as Hallsville shot 36 percent while Community hit 63 percent and won the rebounding battle. Coach Bob Mindlin credited the bench and free throws, noting a strong late first half stretch that turned the game.

Hallsville Community Trojans Trojan Bob Mindlin

Nevada-Las Vegas Dominates Pan American 135 106 at Home

Nevada-Las Vegas improved to 6-1 at home with a 135-106 win over Pan American. Eddie Owens, Glen Gondrezick, and Reggie Theus led with 75 points. The Rebels opened strong, built a 28-10 lead, then cruised as Theus hit nine straight second-half shots. Pan American’s Henry Taylor had 36 and Michael Edwards 30 for the visitors.

Ben Eet Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas Convention Center Pan American Nevada- Las Vegas Jerry Jarakanian Rollers Rebels Eddie Owens Glen Gondrezick Reggie Theus Nevada-Reno St. Mary's Princeton de Lash Penn Yale Cornell Brown Columbia California Washington State Stanford Washington University of Hawaii Centenary Owens Gondrezick Theus Las Vegas Henry Taylor Michael Edwards

T-Birds Shuts Down Salisbury In 53-40 Win

North Callaway finishes regular season with three straight wins, holding Salisbury to 40 points as Rick Wilson leads with 22 and Kevin Zuroweste and David Vaughn add 10 each. NorCal improves to 15-8, 9-3 in KCAC play, and eyes a Class 2A regional debut against Van-Far after a physical game featuring 47 fouls.

Kingdom City North Callaway Thunderbirds Salisbury Lewis & Clark T-Birds NorCal Cliff Welch Slater Paris Centralia Thunderbirds Van-Far

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