Louisiana All-State Track Team honors Milburn and Thomas
Milburn of Opelousas J S Clark High and Spencer Thomas of New Orleans Carver High head Louisiana 1969 All-State Track Team. Milburn runs 13.5 for high hurdles and 14.1 college height hurdles, Thomas 13.7, 14.2, plus 37.7 in 330 hurdles. Sahuque of New Orleans Redemptorist joins as Outstanding Track Man. Coach Whitney Pharr of St. Joseph Jeanerette named Coach of the Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Milburn
Opelousas
J. S. Clark High
Spencer Thomas
New Orleans
Carver High
Louisiana
Milburn
Thomas
Baton Rouge - Broadmoor
Jim Thomas
Minden
Jim Upton
Louisiana Prep
Baker
Billy Brown
Bobby Sahuque
Whitney Pharr
St. Joseph
Jeanerette
Baton Rouge - McKinley
Buffington
Vincent
Lloyd Wills
New Orleans - Carver
Bree Aaron Thompson
Operousas - Clark
Sahuque
Owen Self
Bobby Still
Baton Rouge High
Ted Heroman
Joe Ferguson
Phil Metrailer
MacDonogh
Jock Brand
Baton Rouge Catholic
Darrell Triche
Hahnville Carver
Mike Murphy
New Orleans - St. Martin's
Miller Chevis
Steve Hearne
Ruston
Milers
McKinnon
Reeves
Reggie Dupre
Mike Carroll
Fair Park
Randy Robichaux
Central Lafourche
Elwood Stevens
Robert Gill
Baton Rouge - Glen Oaks
Lafayette
Vernon Padgett
Willard Foreman
Richard Lewis
Natchitoches
Gerald Matthews
Bolton
Sylvester Bates
New Orleans - Lincoln
Ken Sehested
Terrebonne
Bert Jones
Breaux Bridge
Randall Richard
Utility
Pierre Thibodeaux
Baton Rouge
Jack Fontenot
Lacassine
Opelousas- Clark
Bobby Lahuque
New Orleans - Redemptorist
Jeanerette - St. Joseph
Joe Sincere
New Orleans - Martin
Charles Stewart
Shreveport - Washington
Harold Porter
East Jefferson
Joel Brand
Catholic
New Orleans - Martyn
Darrell Trishe
Hahnville - Carver
St. Martin’s
Steve Hear
Opelousas - Clark
Central Wafourche
Shreveport Fair Park
H. J
Joe Kopfler
Shreveport Woodlawn
P. V
Justin Brunet
Chauvin - St. Joseph's
Ken Cagle
Lake Charles - la- Grange
J. Spencer Thomas
New
State Track Team All-State Selections 1969
The all state list names Spencer Thomas of New Orleans Carver as MVP and outstanding track and field man with coach Whit ney Pharr of Jeanerette Saint Joseph earning coach of the year. Notable performers include Rodney Milburn Opelousas Clark and Bobby Lahuque Redemptorist New Orleans, with standout marks in sprints relays hurdles and distance events across multiple Louisiana schools.
West Monroe Dixie Youth Baseball Schedule Highlights
Weekly slate lists teams such as Pulp and Paper Peoples Loan Lee Tractor Sanders Lumber and Central Bank facing off at Northside and Southside Parks. Matchups run Tuesday through Saturday with times ranging from 4:00 to 8:00 PM and include ShelL Oil Tyner Petrus Coca Cola Green Brothers Nix Cage and more among league rivals.
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Pulp and Paper
Peoples Loan
Lee Tractor
Sanders Lumber
Northside Park
Central Bank
Tyner Petrus
Calvert’s
Shell Oil
Southside Park
Silmon Wholesale
Ouachita Bank
Building and Loan
Green Brothers
West Monroe Trucking
Burger Chef
Power and Light
Bancroft
Colbert's
First National Bank
Coca - Cola
Firestone
Nix Cage
Foremost
Monroe Trucking
Aewe Burger Chef
McLemore’s
Sand and Gravel
Shell Ol
Central Bark
Coca-Cola
Sanders Lumber Lak
Ea Sanders Lumber
Silmon
Wholesal Green Brothers
Coca - Cola Lee Tractor Building
Dave Hill Wins Memphis Open with 15-Under Total
Dangerous Dave Hill captured the Memphis Open title at Colonial Country Club finishing 15 under par with a 265 total. The Peck’s bad boy surged past Lee Elder and Bert Yancey after a five under par final round, earning a $30,000 top prize amid PGA suspension chatter and a dramatic incident on the 6th hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Hill
Bert Yancey
Memphis
Hill
PGA
James Dean
Lee Elder
Colonial Country Club
Elder
Coady
Tommy Aaron
Steve Reid
Don January
Yancey
Jets Open 74 Game Preseason Schedule With Interleague Showdowns
New York Jets will play six preseason games starting August 1 in Chicago against the College All Stars. The world champions meet the St Louis Cardinals in St Louis the New York Giants in New Haven Conn the Minnesota Vikings in Winston Salem N C and the Dallas Cowboys in Dallas. Only AFL opponent is a game in Oakland.
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NEW York
New York Jets
Chicago
Jets
St. Lows Cardinals
St. Louis
New York Giants
New Haven
Baltimore
NFL
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Colts
San Diego
Oakland
Houston
Buffalo
Miami
Dallas
Cincinnati
Green Bay
AFL
Montreal
Detroit Lions
Boston Patriots
College All-Stars
Minnesota
Tampa
Fla
Washington
Kansas City
Birmingham
Ala
Los Angeles
N.Y
Detroit
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Portland
Ore
Denver
New Orleans
San Francisco
Seattle
Boston
Bowling Green
Ohio
Milwaukee
Allanta
Norfolk
Jackson
Miss
Memphis
Baton Rouge
Winston Salem
N.C
Princeton
N.J
Cincinnnati
Jacksonville
Raleigh
Mid-July Slated For Jimmy Ellis Title Defense
World heavyweight champion Jimmy Ellis plans a mid July defense with no opponent yet chosen. Manager Angelo Dundee notes many interested parties including Sonny Liston in Houston, plus interest from Tampa, San Diego, Los Angeles, Montreal, Tacoma, Dublin or Rome. Elliss last fight was September 1969 win over Floyd Patterson in Stockholm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach, Fla
Jimmy Ellis
World Boxing Association
Ellis
Dundee
Houston
Sonny Liston
Astrodome
Tampa
San Diego
Los Angeles
Montreal
Bob Cleroux
Tacoma
Wash
Tony Doyle
Henry Cooper
England
Dublin
Rome
Jets
Floyd Patterson
Stockholm
Junior Clinic Starts June 10
Monroe Municipal golf pro Johnny Myers schedules June 10 as the first day of the annual junior golf clinic for boys and girls ages 9-17. Sessions run every Tuesday for six weeks from 9 to 10 a.m. at the practice area by the pool, with clubs and balls provided. Contact Myers at the Muny golf shop for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Municipal
Johnny Myers
Munry Organization
Myers
Muny Golf Shop
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Milburn, Sahuque
Jones
Hearn
Robert Paul Adams
Track & Field News
Louisiana Sports Writers Association
California
McKinley
Purple Panthers
Opelousas High School
National Federation of High School Athletic Association
Brown
Federation
New Orleans - Martyn High
John McKinnon
Sam Reeves
New Orleans- Fortier
Andrew McKay
Hammond - Greenville Park
LaGrange
Baton Rouge - Lee
Ken Addy
Shreveport- B. T. Washington
Sincere
Stewart
Chauvin
Orleans - Carver
T. J
Hammond Greenville Park
Alexandria Bolton
Marrero - Lincoln
Allen Thomas
de- Ridder
Baton Rouge Lee
Houma - Terrehonne
Pierre Thibodaux
Baton Rouge - Catholic
Mark Wiegand
Blay
McKinley Ivory Davis
Kenneth Spearman
William Vincent
Don Buffington
Martyn
Bruce Tumblin
Charles Teague
Robert Williams
Opelhousas High
Gary Blanchard
Randy McCormick
Johnny Hollier
Jefferson Wayne Keller
Bruce Currie Carr Schmipf
West Monroe
Dixie Youth
Setco
McLemore
Power and
Oye
Loa
Tan
Jaings League
Nix - Cage Or McLemore's Burger Chef Foremost Sand and Gravel
Trucking North
Bancroft Pulp and Paper Law
Setco Peoples Loan Firestone
Colbert's Shell
Lee
Angelo Dundee
Jabe
Canton
Akron
Anaheim
Calif
Baltiemore
Falcon
Shel
Dodge
Riviera
Bel Air
Capri