OU Late Try Late Builds Win 67 66 On Last Second Shot
In Stewart Gym Ottawa University falls 67 66 to Southwestern after a late shot by Hale counted as no good and a disputed call. Roy Dunn scores 22 for OU, Loren Evans 24 for Southwestern, Hale tops Ottawa rebounds with 17. Conference implications and final-season notes accompany the wacky finish.
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Ottawa
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Kansas Wesleyan
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St. Mary of the Plains
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VanErt
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Tony Judenis
Berding
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Hale
Exum
Southe Western
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Rickard
Ron Guest
Guest
Bill ReQua
ReQua
Dunham
Judents
Olberding
District Basketball Scores From Various Arenas
The Associated Press reports regional results with Concordia beating Sacred Heart 82 to 62 and Goddard defeating Circle 55 to 36. Other notable finals include Hayden 67 over Seaman 62 and Tonganoxie 73 over Paola 62. District play continues across venues including St John's and DeSoto with multiple tight finishes.
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Seaman
Tonganoxie
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Dodge City
Pratt
Coyotes Win ECAC Crown
Kansas Wesleyan clinched the Kansas Conference basketball title and a NAIA playoff berth by defeating Baker 101 to 80 in the season finale. Larry Williams led the Coyotes with 33 points while Baker’s top scorer was Jerry Brown with 25 as Friends faded from first place after a Monday loss to Bethel.
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Kansas Wesleyan
Kansas
Baker
Coyotes
Larry Williams
Jerry Brown
Friends
Wesleyan
Bethel
Central Heights Triumphs 78 49 in Class BB Opener
Central Heights defeated Hartford 78 to 49 to reach the semifinals against Roosevelt in the Class BB tournament. Rex Foltz 24 points 17 rebounds and Bob Lyon four blocks 13 boards sparked the Vikings who led 37-21 at halftime. Hartford's Gus Jacob scored 25 but teammates stalled to 28 percent shooting.
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Neomesis
Roosevelt
Emporia
Hartford
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Rick Bowman
Vikings
Foltz
Bowman
Harteford
Gus Jacob
Jaguars
Bob Lyon
Brown
Tuesday Night Bowling Scores From Local Leagues
Readable bowling score list from Tuesday night events shows highs by couple dozen teams. Notable performances include J Carey 195 and 512 series for Peoples National Bank and E McDaniels 153-451 for Shinn & Haley Abstract, with several players posting 500-plus series across local leagues.
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Arnold's Jewelry
J. Simms
Shinn & Haley
E. McDaniels
Three UCLA Stars Decline Olympic Bid for Scholastic Reasons
KANSAS CITY AP three UCLA stars Lew Alcindor Mike Warren and Lucius Allen rejected bids to the NCAA 48 man Olympic Trials squad citing scholastic constraints. The NCAA squad includes Elvin Hayes Wes Unseld and most major scoring leaders with several Negro players. Walter Byers NCAA executive director called the response gratifying and noted few declined. Trials run April 4-6 with coaches Ray Meyer Tex Winter John Bach and Brad McCutchan.
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Oscar Robertson
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Lucius Alen
Alcindor
Allen
Creighton
Bob Portman
Ray Meyer
DePaul
Tex Winter
Kansas State
John Bach
Fordham
Brad McCutchan
Evansville
Local Scores From Greeley and Northern Heights
Basketball results show Greeley 60 over Fontana 54 and Prescott 67 beating Parker 44. Greeley 94 over Blue Mound 57, while Northern Heights 64 defeats Eske Ridge 58 and Harveyville 55 over White City 41. Alta Vista 70 defeats Americus 43.
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Big Eight stars named to NCAA Olympic squad
Six Midlands players headline the 48 man roster for NCAA Olympic trials in Albuquerque April 4 through 6. From the Big Eight Jo Jo White 6-3 Kansas, Stuart Lantz 6-3 Nebraska, Ike White, Don Smith 6-9 Iowa State. from the Missouri Valley Westley Unseld 6-8 Louisville, Mike Butler 6-1 Memphis State. Independent Creighton 6-5 Bob Portman.
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Midlands
NCAA
Albuquerque
N.M
Jo Jo White
Kansas
Stuart Lantz
Nebraska
Ike White
Don Smith
Iowa State
Missouri Valley
Westley Unseld
Louisville
Mike Butler
Memphis State
Creighton
Bob Portman
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