Seagren Seeks 18 Foot Indoor Vault in Run for Record
New York wire reports 22 year old Olympic champion Bob Seagren aims to vault 18 feet indoors after clearing 17-6 last weekend. He holds outdoor 17-9 world mark and predicts higher bars soon as meets roll through Montreal and Los Angeles this February.
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Steele leads Northeast State past McNeese State 88 70
Freshman Henry Steele scored a Northeast State single game freshman record 36 points to power an 88 70 Gulf States Conference win over McNeese State at home. Stockton and Peel added double figures as Northeast built a 44 25 halftime lead and protected third place in the league while McNeese dropped to 3 6 in conference play.
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Walk Owens power Florida past LSU in SEC clash
Neal Walk and Andy Owens combined for 57 points as Florida beat LSU 95-79. Maravich scored 50 for LSU, but Florida built a halftime edge and held on. Auburn beat Mississippi State 87-68, Mississippi topped Vanderbilt 75-67, with Tur ner leading Ole Miss and Hagan contributing for Vandy.
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Recreation Basketball Roundup Highlights Local Scores
Salley scored 13 as Eddie's topped the Celtics 49 38. Reagan led KLIC with 17 and Albritton's Pharmacy beat KLIC 51 47. St Francis defeated First National 75 40 with Register scoring 20. State Farm crushed Ouachita Bank 77 37, Brown 21. Civitans beat Jaycees 48 43, Tannehill 15. The Aces overpowered Chiefs 44 20, Miles 12. Central sank the Troopers 36 28, McFarlin 18 for the losers.
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Wisner Boy Teams Highlight Friday Night Action
Wisner teams and Monterey girls faced off in a scrap noted for Friday night action. The brief mentions Wisner’s boys and Monterey girls with sparse details and no final score.
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Tech Upsets Northwestern State In Natchitoches
Louisiana Tech men’s basketball stunned Northwestern State 86-84 in a gulf States Conference matchup. Southwestern Louisiana tightened its crown chase by routing Southeastern 95-66, with USL at 10-1 and NSC at 7-2 heading into key games.
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Pro Football Moves Spark Busy National League Offseason
Not a forward pass was thrown but a flurry of staff changes and personnel moves dominated a Boston press conference as Clive Rush and George Sauer Sr. joined the Patriots new leadership. Vince Lombardi assembled a six man Redskins staff while Packers Zeke Bratkowski joined as assistant and Norb Hecker signed with the Giants. Other appointments included Bill Barnes with New Orleans and Ken Carpenter with Indianapolis CFL, plus multiple assistants across NFL clubs.
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Player Leads Durban Open After 67 First Round
Gary Player fired a five under par 67 to take the first round lead at the South African National Open in Durban. His score puts him atop the leaderboard as the event begins in South Africa.
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Bernice Meets Sterlington In District Playoff Clash
Bernice and Sterlington square off in a girls District 2-B playoff game at Farmerville tonight at 7. Sterlington closes district play unbeaten at 10-0.
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Playoffs in 2 A Basketball Race in Panther Gym
Action unfolds in the District 2 A basketball tournament at Lake Providence. Delhi and Vidalia clash in girls play at 5 and boys at 6 30, while Lake Providence faces Rayville in a 8 o clock game as quarterfinals run today and Friday toward a Saturday final.
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Tigers Lose Warden in Expansion Draft
After rookie lefty Jon Warden was selected in the American League expansion draft, the Detroit Tigers were left with only two bachelors Earl Wilson and Daryl Patterson on the roster.
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