Baseball Practice Starts for Trojans at Community A-6
Community A-6 High School opens spring practice under Coach Mindlin with pitcher Greg Cox anchoring a veteran lineup. The Trojans, 4-3 in fall play and 1-1 in Little Dixie Conference, prepare for an April 5 opener versus Columbia Hickman, as returning lettermen Cox Lower Hopke Wenzel Shoemaker Tiller Harris Mayes lead a deep squad with solid defense and improving youth.
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Little Dixie
Ashland
Mindlin
Trojans
Sturgeon
Seaport
Community
South Callaway
Cox
Columbia Hickman
Bill Lower
Dennis Hopke
Kevin Wenzel
Trojan
Sparkplug
Ralph Shoemaker
Ike
Shoemaker
Larry Tiller
Tiller
Wayne Harris
Warren Mayes
Hiway
Cruzan
Monte Hanson
Butts
Young
Mid City
Florsheim
Nat Houston
Wayne Mayes
Tony Albus
Charles Wieschhaus
John Garnett
David Fendrick
Mexico
Tigers Edge Buffs 76-71 in Big Eight clash
Missouri Tigers hold off Colorado 76-71 at Boulder to improve to 9-3 in the league and 17-7 overall. Henry Smith leads with 26 points, John Brown adds 17 as Colorado stays in sixth with 4-7, after a back and forth first half and a late Missouri surge. Cliff Meely scores 31 for Colorado.
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Missouri Tigers
Tigers
Colorado
Boulder
Cliff Meely
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas State
Nebraska
Lincoln
Buffs
Jim Creighton
John Brown
Henry Smith
Brown
Bowling Notes From Mid City Lanes Teenage Standings Report
Bowling notes from Mid City Lanes detail weekly scores per church teams and high individuals. Tom Johnson tops high scores 235 236 and 707 with Friendship Baptist leading team totals 2913 1020, while Aderton and Beckett post top individual marks and McMonigle's squad leads the team standings alongside Charlie's and Pepsi. In international play, Romania and Hungary settle for a 3-3 tie in Group C at the World Ice Hockey championships in Eindhoven.
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Mid City Lanes
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Junior Jennings
Thompson Baptist
Roy A. Guile
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Bob Deason
Christian I
Ken Jensen
Christian II
Tom Johnson
Friendship Baptist
Marvin Griffith
Eneanee Baptist
Ibe
Mid City Commercial
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Florsheim
A. Beasley
Hiway
Aderton
Young's
Rothemeyer
Mid City
McMonigle
Buck
Hudson
B&h
Rudd
Charlie’s
Rage
Pepsi
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Johnson
Hales
Jennings
Jays
Bzell
Beckett
Road Runners
Jay’s
Eindhoven
Netherlands
Romania
Hungary
Major League Starts Drug Education Meet
In Fort Lauderdale the first organized drug education program for major league personnel begins with Dr. Garrett O Connor leading a session on amphetamine and barbiturate use. Club officials express resentment while others acknowledge questions and the aim to deter drug misuse among players and youth athletes. The seminars will also be held in Tampa and Phoenix for managers coaches GMs farm directors trainers and umpires.
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Garrett O'Connor
Johns Hopkins University
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Meggyesy
Howard
Jim Bouton
St. Louis Cardinal
Dave Meggyesy
Chuck Dobson
Oakland Athletics
Kuhn
Mike Burke
Yankees
Burke
Vietnam
Tampa
Phoenix
Ariz
Top 3 Teams Retain Poll Spots Kansas Moves to 4th
UCLA remains No 1 with 692 points after a 71 69 win over Washington. Marquette and Southern California hold second and third. Kansas rises to fourth with 531 points after a 1st place vote. Penn drops from fourth to fifth as South Carolina climbs to sixth.
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Vanderbilt
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Dayton
Rider
Pennsylvania
Foster To Fight Carroll in Scranton Title Bout
Bob Foster meets Hal Carroll in a 15 round light heavyweight bout at the Catholic Youth Center Scranton Pa. Foster defends amid a WBA ban while Pennsylvania sanctions the fight as a title contest. Carroll is ranked high by Ring Magazine and the WBA and case cites a sparse gate with no telecast.
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Syracuse
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New York Athletic Commission
Catholic Youth Center
Vincente Rondon
Venezuela
Jimmy Dupree
Jersey City
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Carroll
Dick Tiger
Frank DePaula
Andy Kendall
Mark Tessman
Roger Rouse
Joe Frazier
Ring Magazine
Carreer
Joe Burns
Ray Anderson
Frazier
Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission
Billy Backus
Jose Napoles
Cards Still Make Mistakes At Intrasquad Game
St Louis manager Red Schoendienst criticized the club after a 9-7 intrasquad loss. Carlton to start Saturday against the Mets, with Linzy and Bertaina in relief and Gibson slated for Sunday.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
St. Louis Cardinal
Red Schoendienst
Vern Bensons
Ken Dovers
Frank Linzy
Frank Bertaina
Schoendienst
Bob Gibson
Mets
Wildcats Beat Knox County in State Tournament Quarterfinals
The Montgomery Wildcats defeated Knox County 81 to 65 at Monroe City to set up a quarterfinal against Hermann in Troy. Tony Marteen scored 34 points and Randy Etter added 24 as Montgomery led from the start, with Knox County’s Bob Sandknop 24 leading scorers. The win advances Montgomery toward a possible semifinal at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
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Montgomery Wildcats
Hermann
Wildcat
Bill Ballew
Ballew
Knox
County
Knox County
Montgomery
Troy
St. Francis Borgia
Wildcats
University of Missouri
Columbia
Tony Marteen
Randy Etter
Montgomery County
Bob Sandknop
Terry Joyce
Derald Rickeberg
Class M and S basketball playoffs shakeout in Missouri
State tournament favorites Hermann and Kansas City Manual advance after decisive first round wins in Class M. Class S focus on Cairo Urbana Skyline and Wright City with second round games slated Wednesday. Rounds culminate with Class M semifinals and finals in Columbia and Rolla and Class L results include Salem Rolla overtime thriller and other late clashes.
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Kinloch
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LaPlata
King City
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Braymer
Warrensburg
Appleton City
Concordia St. Paul’s
Salem
Rolla
Washington
Wilhoit Bowls Out as Clopton Coach Retires
Clarksville native Bob Wilhoit, 11year Clopton High School head coach, ended his tenure after his Hawks fell to Montgomery City in the Class M regional semi finals at Bowling Green. Wilhoit, a Hannibal LaGrange College and Union University alum, previously coached three seasons at Elsberry before leading Clopton.
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Bob Wilhoit
Clopton High School
Bowling Green
Wilhoit
Hawks
Montgomery City
Hannibal- LaGrange College
Union University
Jackson
Northwest Missouri, Central Missouri tie for second in MIAA race
In the Missouri Intercollegiate athletic Association standings Northwest Missouri and Central Missouri finish 8-4 for second place after Northwest defeats league champion Northeast Missouri 75-71 in Maryville. Ken Whitney scores 23 and Don Nelson 22 for Northwest, while Central Missouri beats Lincoln 103-85 with Terry Bozzay 24 and Mark Mathey 23. Southwest Missouri improves to 9-15 after a 78-75 win over Trinity University of Texas in Springfield.
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Northwest Missouri
Central Missouri
Northwest
Northeast Missouri
Maryville
Ken Whitney
Don Nelson
Bearcats
Northeast
Central
Lincoln
Jefferson City
Terry Bozzay
Mark Mathey
Southwest Missouri
MIAA
Trinity University of Texas
Springfield
Southwest
Illinois State
Drury advances to NAIA District 16 final in rout of Western
Drury crushed Western 62-45 in Springfield to move toward the NAIA District 16 final in Joplin. Roland Shultz tallying 25 points led the Panthers as they surged to a 25-5 start and a 28-13 halftime edge, while Missouri Southern fought past Rockhurst 80-72 to reach the final.
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Missouri Southern
Joplin
Kansas City
Missouri
Springfield
Southern
Rockhurst
Western
Panthers
Roland Shultz
Rich van Leeuwen
Hawks
Cards Hire Bob Leach for defensive line post
ST. LOUIS AP Bob Leach 38 was hired Monday to coach the Cardinals defensive line as head coach Bob Hollway nears completion of his 1971 NFL staff Leach previously led Ferris State for four seasons and will replace Dick Voris who shifts to linebackers duties
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ST. Louis
Bob Leach
St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Hollway
Hollway
Leach
Ferris
Mich
Dick Voris
Voris
Athletic Group Reorganizes At Laddonia Meeting
The Laddonia Athletic Association will hold its annual reorganizational meeting at 7 30 p m Wednesday in the Laddonia Community Building. George Albus secretary treasurer said three directors and officers for the new year will be elected and urged Khoury League Program supporters to attend.
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Laddonia Athletic Association
Laddonia
George Albus
Albus
McDaniels Sets Records But Hilltoppers Lose To Austin Peay
Clarksville Tenn AP Western Kentucky seven foot center Jim McDaniels scored 39 points and pulled 23 rebounds in a 96-94 Ohio Valley Conference loss to Austin Peay. His career totals reached 2,091 points and 1,052 rebounds, surpassing Ralph Crostwaite and Art Spoelstra marks from 1955 to 1958 and 1952 to 1954.
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Tenn
Western Kentucky
Jim McDaniels
Hilltoppers
Austin
Peay
McDaniels
Ralph Crostwaite
Art Spoelstra
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