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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1968

Page

6

Western League Standings and Saturday Results

Western League table shows San Diego and Seattle in playoff contention with Vancouver and Portland close. Saturday results featured Vancouver 3 Denver 1 and Seattle 3 San Diego 2, with San Diego 4 Seattle 1 and Vancouver 3 Denver 3 on Sunday.

San Diego Vancouver Portland Seattle Ceaecee Phoen Shine Denver Deta Phoenix Clinton New Jersey Long Island Johnstown Charlotte Nashville Jacksonville Greensboro Syracuse New Haven Salem

Pearce Named Outstanding at Sugar Bowl Track Meet

Kerry Pearce of Texas El Paso won the outstanding athlete award with a 13 40.0 clocking in the three mile run and led UTEP teammates in a strong showing. The Longhorns captured the mile relay in 3 12.6, a close win over Tennessee as David Morton anchored. Other top results include Felix Johnson Prairie View 1 50.8 and Danny McKillip 1 4 0.2 in the three mile.

Saskatoon Sask John Liley Oregon State University Terry Thompson Lee Evans New Orleans Felix Johnson Prairie View A&m Pat Bowers Kansas Kerry Pearce Danny McKillip Pearce Prairie View Texas Longhorns David Morton Tennessee Volunteers Art Sandison Washington State Danny Tague el Paso Mark Whzenreid Wisconsin Bob Lang Florida Clarence Ray Kentucky State Jim Greene Kentucky Oliver Ford Southern U Carl Bight LSU Jimmy Jasper Baylor Willie Davenport Southern Tony Pickett Houston Richard Polk Northeast John ‘W.morriss Jim Boldin Oklahoma State Rerick Leonard Histon Ken Swenson State Wade Bell Oregon John Stewart Curtis Mills A&m Jim Ward Stanford Hardee McAlhaney Jimmy Evans Southwestern Louisiana Dave Wagner John McDonnell Eric Sigmont Pat “McMahon Oklahoma Baptist Sam Bradley Li J. Cohen David. Matina

Ferguson Best Back For 2nd Straight Year

Woodlawn quarterback Joe Ferguson repeats as Outstanding Back on the Class AAA All-State football team chosen by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. He leads a 14-0 Woodlawn squad that set state marks and earned top AP ranking, with A.L. Williams named Coach of the Year and multiple Knights honored on offense and defense.

Joe Ferguson Shreveport Woodlawn High School Louisiana Sports Writers Association LSWA White Knight Woodlawn The Knights Associated Press Louisiana Tech Hedges Chalmette Ferguson Knowles John Kalbacher Holy . _Cross Tigers Broadmoor Airline Holy Cross Tiger LeDoux New Orleans Forshag Catholic Moley Ole Miss Norris Weese

Triple-A All-State Players Named in 1968 Monroe List

The 1968 Monroe News-Star selects top high school players across Louisiana. Notable honorees include Joe Ferguson Woodlawn outstanding back and Chuck Knowles Holy Cross outstanding lineman, with multiple seniors and juniors from Woodlawn, Neville, Holy Cross and others on the roster.

Mark Hollingsworth Woodlawn Reggie Dupre Opelousas Jim McKiever Sulphur Randy Nicar Morgan City Butch Robbins Glen Bendily Ouachita Monroe Chuck Knowles Holy Cross N.O Joe Ferguson W’dlwn S’port Jimiy LeDoux Kurt Forshag Jesuit Stanley Moley Chalmette

Colts Defender Smith Suffers Sprain After Cleveland Title

Baltimore in the NFL championship game 34 to 0 win over Cleveland. Bubba Smith of the Colts limped from an injured left ankle and was treated at a hospital Sunday night. He described the injury as possibly only a bad sprain.

Baltimore UPI Bubba

Richey Wins Sugar Bowl Tennis Singles Title

Top seed Cliff Richey of San Antonio defeats Ron Holmberg of Highland Falls in a three hour final 6 4 6 4 4 6 8 6 to claim the Sugar Bowl singles title in New Orleans. Holmberg and Jim McManus also win doubles, defeating Richey and Tom Delfesen 6 1 1 6 6 2.

Pelham Manor N.Y Larry Klecatsky St. Paul New Orleans Foolish Prince Fair Grounds Miami Eaglesham Miami Beach Tropical Park Arcadia Calif Joe F Fleet Allied Santa Anita Laurel Salerno Jalkyl Aurel Cliff Richey San Antonio Tex Ron Holmberg Highland Falls Richey Holmberg Ham "Richardson Dallas Tex Jim McManus San Francisco Tom Delefsen Los Angeles

St John’s Upsets North Carolina in Holiday Festival Semi

St John’s, ranked around 10th, stunned top seeded North Carolina 72-70 in the Holiday Festival semifinals in New York. UCLA routed Princeton 83-67 in the other semi as Lew Alcindor scored 40. Carnesecca hopes St John’s can stay competitive in the final against UCLA.

John Wooden Lew Alcindor Lou Carnesecca St. John’s Alcindor UCLA North Carolina Rofina Tha Radmoan Mat MYL Cai Avyulailala Ingl Tar Heels Carnesecea J. John’s New York Princeton Carnesecca Redmen Bruins

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