Local Cagers Start ERL Season With Bonner Springs Test
Ottawa High opens ERL play Friday at home against Bonner Springs after a 12 straight ERL wins and two straight league titles. Bonner, 5-1 and top five 3-A in state, presents a strong press defense and veteran core led by James Nelson and Clinton Taylor. Ottawa coach H K Stevens reshapes the lineup to boost scoring with eight-man rotation and a double post set as Bonner eyes an upset. The HAC opener follows with Ottawa meeting Baker in a cross-conference clash at OU.
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Cyclones
OHL
Bonner Springs
Boner
Bonner
H. K. Stevens
Stevens
Steve Stingley
Chris
van Jameson
Bruce Whitacre
Braves
DHS
OHS
James Nelson
Clinton Taylor
Dean Brotherson
Rene McDonald
Randy Massey
Shawnee Mission Northwest
Rosedale
Olathe
Turner
Argentine
Emporia
Spartans
Ottawa University
Baker
Open Heart of America
Wilson Field House
HAC
Kansas
KCAC
Missouri State
Missouri Valley
Baldwin
Graceland
Bill Frear
Frear
John Palmer
Bob Ludwig
LeMarr Miller
Bob Bryant
Rixey Wertenberger
Wildcats
Larry White
Doug McCurley
Mark Swig
Larry Alexander
Mike O'Neal
Cats
Griese Heads APs All Pro Football Team
Bob Griese of the Miami Dolphins won the quarterback spot on the AP All Pro team over Roger Staubach by 25 to 21 votes. The 60 man panel salutes top players from the NFL here in New York with Griese passing for 19 touchdowns in the regular season.
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Bob Griese
Miami Dolphins
Roger Staubach
Dallas Cowboys
Associated Press
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Staubach
Dolphins
Griese
Lary Csonka
Paul Warfield
Larry Little
Garo Yepremian
Cowboys
Ahtough Staubach
Rayfield Wright
John Niland
Bob Lilly
Willie Lanier
Kansas City
Dick Butkus
Chicago Bears
Lanier
Butkus
John Brockington
Green Bay
Otis Taylor
Ron Yary
Minnesota
Forrest Blue
San Francisco
Bubba Smith
Baltimore
Ted Hendricks
Colts
Dave Wilcox
Bill Bradley
Philadelphia
Rick Volk
Willie Brown
Oakland
Miami
Charley Sanders
Detroit
Bayfield Wright
Dallas
Larry Csonka
Gary Yepremian
Lakers Extend Streak Amid Tough Tests Ahead
The Lakers push their win streak to 32 as coach Bill Fitch notes the upcoming challenges against Atlanta and Milwaukee. Wilt Chamberlain’s return to top form anchors a rally that erased a Cavs lead, with McMillan, Goodrich, and West supplying key scoring and Hairston dominating rebounds.
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Bill Fitch
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
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Milwaukee Bucks
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Wilt
Chamberlain
Bucks
Fitch
Cavaliers
Cleveland Arena
Cavs
Los Angeles
NBA
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Boston
Jim McMillian
Gai
Goodrich
Jerry West
McMillian
Happy Hairston
Bobby Smith
Butch Beard
Senior Citizens Exempt From State Licenses
Pratt Kansas AP says a Jan 1 law exempts residents 65 and over from hunting and fishing licenses in Kansas. Officials note no license or certificate is needed, only proof of age and residency if challenged. The change may cut license sales by about 15 percent this year, previously exemptions started at age seven.
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Pratt, Kan
Kansas
Robert E. Ward
Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Commission
Ward
Allen Named NFL Coach of the Year After Turning Redskins
Washington coach George Allen, named AP NFL Coach of the Year, credits his staff and players for a standout season. He notes a 24-20 playoff loss to San Francisco ended their Super Bowl hopes, and recalls trades that built the Redskins from a contender to a challenger.
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George Allen
San Francisco
Allen
Los Angeles Rams
Skins
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Sonny Jurgensen
Jurgensen
Kilmer
Rams
Hill Gang
Myron Pottios
Jack Pardee
Diron Talbert
Los Angeles
Charley Taylor
Redskins
Don Shula
Miami
City Scores In Local Church and City League Basketball
Senior division results show Calvary Baptist 26 and Wesleyan 42 in a close church league matchup, while Nazareth 23 and F. Baptist 37 reflect another finish. Junior division highlights F. Lutheran 35 and Wesleyan 9. City League totals include Peoples Bank 54 and Gambles 56 with Grogan's 68 and Hubbard's 61 adding high totals.
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Gragg
Altic
Taylor
Pacheco
Humphrey
Thompson
Woodward
Bristow
Totals
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Rothfuss
R. Haslett
Rally Haslett
Haas
Carey
Gates
Ratliff
Nazarene
Adell
Thornton
Dunkin
Falls
Rowland
J. Dryden
S. Dryden
LeVailey
Jones
F. Baptist
Howell
Henderson
Peterson
Underwood
Pickering
Bird
Brooksher
Willhite
F. Lutheran
D . Switzer
M. Switzer
Cook
K. Switzer
Deitz
Zimmerman
G. Dehn
F. Dehn
Buick
Schoonover
Scott
White
Sheffield
Beatty
Johnson
Peoples Bank
Green
Forster
Wilson
Gollier
Martin
Magrain
Robbins
Buckner
Gambles
Baker
Gorache
Crockett
Burger
Buck
Cole
Horn
Ottawa Steel
Salb
Crane
Sass
O'Conner
DePriest
Jaycees Blue
Jordan
Winters
Smith
Dykstra
Kay
Jaycees Gold
Ragovin
D. Miller
McDaniel
Ross
Franks
Grogan
Kuntz
Cullen
Leonard
Garvin
Grace
Walter
Hubbard
Viette
Anderson
Reust
Platt
Lewis
Schmanke
Lyndon Ace Extends Lead In Area Scoring Drive
Lyndon Ace delivered 29 points to stretch Lyndon’s lead in local scoring as Bob Emery, Central Heights standout, raised his average to 28.7 points per game. The top four scorers after Emery were Osher of Wellsville 17.3 Dehn of Williamsburg 16.7 Pennington of Wellsville 15.5 and Hurt of Lyndon 15.2. Friday games feature Lyndon at Quenemo Williamsburg at Melvern Mound City at Central Heights Wellsville at Spring Hill Pomona at Waverly and Baldwin at Louisburg.
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Lyndon
Bob Emery
Emery
Osher
Wellsville
Dehn
Williamsburg
Pennington
Hurt
Quenemo
Melvern
Mound City
Spring Hill
Pomona
Waverly
Baldwin
Louisburg
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