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Newspaper

Mexico Ledger

Location

Mexico, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1975

Page

4

Love St Captures First Place in Championship Playoff

Love St. Christian rallied from a four point halftime deficit to beat St. Brendan 76 to 52 in the local church league final, securing a three season title streak. Jim Van Schyndel led with 30 points, Craig Barnes 14, Dan Pitts 12, while Dennis Shockley had 20 for St. Brendan. First Baptist won the third place game 50-46 over Centennial Baptist in the preliminaries.

Love St. Christian Love St St. Brendan Jim van Schyndel Craig Barnes Dan Pitts Jim Kropf Dave Lankford Mike Graue First Baptist Centennial Baptist

Wake Forest Upsets No 1 NC State In Big Four Clash

Wolfpack falls to Wake Forest 83-78 ending NC State's 36 game win streak. Star David Thompson held to 15 points as Deacons use zone and pressure to win at Greensboro. Duke then beat UNC 99-96. UCLA, US Cal, Marquette, Arizona State wins follow in ranked-matchups.

Ken Rappoport David Thompson North Carolina State Wake Forest Deacons Greensboro N.C Carl Tacy Thompson Tacy Duke North Carolina UCLA Davidson Southern Cal Villanova Marquette DePaul Arizona State Texas Tech Oregon State Fense Skip Brown Phil Spence Wolfpack

Texas First Stop For MU On Road Trip

Missouri meets Texas at Gregory Gym in Austin for the Tigers first televised game of the 1974-75 schedule. Mizzou stands 8-2 as Texas hosts at 2 p.m. Missouri then faces Ohio U in Athens Tuesday, continuing a four game road swing.

Texas Columbia Missouri Austin Tex Tigers Mizzou Gregory Gymnasium Ohio U Athens

Mexico Bulldogs face Hannibal after two week layoff

Mexico the Bulldogs bring a 5-2 record into tonight's game with Hannibal Pirates. Senior center Dennis DeBondt leads in scoring and rebounding, while guards Don Dempski and Mike Dennis provide double figure scoring. The rivals met last season in a 76-70 Mexico victory, with DeBondt posting 23 points and 13 rebounds.

Mexico Jefferson City Dennis DeBondt Ligon Don Dempski Mike Dennis Dennis Bulldogs Hannibal DeBondt Pirates Ezra Ed) Thompson Mark Sanders Joe O’briant Don Sparks Sanders Andy Piper Jim Lankford Steve Rampy Thompson

Mexico Bulldogs to face Hannibal twice in late January

The Mexico Bulldogs will travel to Hannibal on Tuesday January 28, with the Pirates coming to Mexico on January 30. The two postponed matches close Mexico's dual meet schedule for the season.

Mexico Hannibal Bulldogs Pirates

Wildcats Rally Past Troy For Tie Atop East Missouri

Montgomery Co. R-2 Wildcats overcome two week layoff and 6-8 center foul trouble to beat Troy 57-47. Pittman Miller led scorers with 17 points, Bobby Murdock 11, Penn 10 as Montgomery improves to 9-1 and joins Van-Far (6-0) in league lead. JV won 40-38. next up Marceline in Paris Tourney.

Montgomery City Montgomery Co Wildcats Troy Van-Far Montgomery Charlie Penn Penn Pittman Miller Bobby Murdock Larry Shramek Wic

Finley Pursues All Way In Battle Over Hunter Free Agent

Oakland A's owner Charles O Finley vows to press appeals after a judge allowed baseball arbitrator Peter Seitz to declare Catfish Hunter a free agent. Hunter, 28, won 25 games last season and the Cy Young, then joined the New York Yankees in a record contract. The ruling centers on Finley's withholding of part of Hunter's 1974 salary and the reserve system.

Oakland Oakland A Charles O. Finley Catfish Hunter U.S. Supreme Court Finley Neil Papiano Peter Seitz Hunter Seitz Cy Young New York Yankees George W. Phillips Papiano

Oklahoma Sooners Win 1974 College Football Championship

Oklahoma Sooners finished 11-0 and were named national champions by the Associated Press after overcoming probation penalties. Barry Switzer’s team led in first place votes with 51 of 60 and 1,162 of 1,200 points, ahead of Southern California. Notre Dame, Penn State, and Michigan followed in the final rankings.

Alex Sachare Oklahoma Sooners Sooners Barry Switzer Associated Press Southern California Oklahoma Trojans Ohio State Hatches Michigan Alabama Notre Dame Penn State Auburn Nebraska Miami Ohio Baylor American Football Coaches Association Associated Prong Toot Tel Ars Ayournah St. Te A Mich Maryland Florida Texas A&m Ae VW AM $S. St Texas Houston Tennessee Beston Cen College Billoni Ty

Sturgeon tops Hallsville in high scoring clash

Sturgeon led by M C Russell 29 points and 9 rebounds outscored Hallsville 46 to 45 final totals show 26 field goals and 20 personal fouls. Hallsville's Wordon 16 points and Crosswhite 10 led the visitors in a high tempo game with strong shooting totals.

Sturgeon -Chistn M. C. Russell Harvey Smith Woods Haverstick Russell Sheard Jones Hallsville Wordon Crosswhite Crane Brown Fisher Hight

Paris Coyotes Fall, Boys and Girls Split Actions

Paris Coyotes lost to Monroe City 59 to 49 in a non conference game after a strong start. David Hollingsworth led Paris with 10 points while Keith Crowe scored 18 for Monroe City who had three players in double figures. Paris falls to 2 5 overall. Girls lost 34 32 to drop to 6 5. Terri Troy 11, De De Levings 9 led Paris. Monroe City top scorers Lanham 10, Seward 9. Paris plays Marceline Monday. boys meet Centralia Thursday at 7 30 p.m.

Monroe City Paris Coyotes Coyotes Paris David Hollingsworth Keith Crowe Terri Troy de de Levings Lanham Seward Marceline Centralia

Sturgeon Bowls Narrow Loss in Conference Thriller

Sturgeon Bulldogs fell 66-65 to Hallsville in a tight conference game Friday night. Senior guard Jim Kism scored 29 points, matching his season pace, while Melvin Harvey added 16 for Sturgeon, now 6-? overall and 2-2 in the Little Dixie Conference. Hallsville also won the junior varsity clash 45-41.

Sturgeon Sturgeon Bulldogs Jim Kism Chism Hallsville Melvin Harvey

Wellsville Tigers start 1975 with decisive win over Bowling Green

Wellsville-Middletown A-1 Tigers upset Bowling Green 77-66 in East Missouri Conference play, lifting their record to 4-6 overall and 2-4 in league. Five starters scored in double figures led by Ron Reagan with 24. A strong fourth quarter powered the victory as coach Richard Shaffer praised tougher defense and faster breaks. Junior varsity followed with a 38-3 win.

Bowling Green Wellsville Shaffer Tigers Ron Reagan Melvin McPike

Top Notch Defense Keys Tigers Victory

Mark Twain Tigers press defense produced a 53-34 non conference win over Silex. Robert Stevenson led with 14 points as Twain pulled away in the third period, while Silex failed to reach double figures. The Tigers improve to 6-3. girls team won 29-28 with a late stand. Lisa Gregg scored 10 as Twain girls move to 3-9.

SILEX Mark Twain Tigers Tigers Robert Stevenson Mark Twain

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