Ottawa Cyclones defeat Leavenworth 76 to 69 for second in NEA
Ottawa Cyclones beat Leavenworth 76 69 to claim second place in the Northeast Kansas league as Morris leads with 22 points and Forsythe adds 21. Leavenworth outscored 48 42 from the floor but Ottawa draws 34 free throws to 21. Ottawa B team wins 52 44 in warmup, Gordon Wilson tops with 19 points.
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Don Higgins
Mike Garcia
Bob Allen
Gordon Wilson
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Bill Hysom
Marie Keelin
Ottawa High School
Chuck Langdon
Gonsalves Gave Poor Performance in MSG Bout
Johnny Gonsalves, a 26 year old lightweight from Oakland, suffered an upset loss to Paolo Rosi at Madison Square Garden. The judge’s vote split, with Jack Gordon dissenting, leaving Gonsalves at 47-10-83 and Rosi at 24-4. Gonsalves weighed 136 and Rosi 135 pounds.
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Oakland
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Madison Square Garden
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Boxling
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Gordon
Harold Barnes
al Bert
Rosi
Basketball Scores From Associated Press Night Results
Scores from numerous Kansas high school games include Ottawa 76 over Leavenworth 69 and Emporia 60 over Sumner 58. Other notable results: Paola 80 over Shawnee St. Joseph's 64, Hiawatha 40 over Maur Hill 29, and Spring Hill 58 over Louisburg 64.
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Hudora
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Harveyville
Appanoose
Auburn
Michigan Valley
Reading Oliver
Reading
Admire
Neosho Rapids
Emporia State Wins Central Conference Playoff
Emporia State defeated St. Benedicts 66 to 57 to clinch the Central Conference title and advance to a best of three playoff with Bethel for a NAIA tournament berth in Kansas City starting May 11. St. Benedicts finished second at 7 3.
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Ieague
Tar Heels Top Nation as ACC, SEC Showdowns Unfold
The University of North Carolina Tar Heels remain undefeated 24-0 through a packed college basketball night, while Duke fell 86-72 to the McGuire-led squad. Other conferences saw West Virginia edge GW 77-75, Tulane rout LSU 91-51, and UCLA seize a PCC lead with a 71-66 win over Cal as BYU and Utah State contended in the Skyline battle. Villanova was upset by Mount St. Mary’s 86-70.
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Final Game For Braves Tonight
Ottawa University bows out with 8:40 p.m. tip against Bethany College Swedes in a Kansas conference finale. The Braves, 9-12 overall and 6-7 in league, seek a .500 season by beating a tall Swedes squad that already defeated Ottawa 90 079 earlier.
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K-State Hopes Balance With Big Seven Title On Line
Kansas State seeks to defend its Big Seven crown tonight at Kansas State. The Wildcats, 13-6 overall, ride an 8-2 league run after an 86-77 overtime win over Iowa State to stay within a half game of Kansas. Iowa State, 15-6 overall and 5-5 in league, visits Colorado as Missouri hosts Oklahoma while Kansas State faces Colorado in a key regional clash.
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Chuck Vogt
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Wilt Chamberlain
Buffs
Kansas Favored For Track Title
Kansas is favored to win its sixth consecutive Big Seven indoor track and field championship tonight after Blaine Hollinger, a Kansas senior from Russell, won the broad jump with 23 feet 0 inches despite not practicing all winter. Kent Moerke placed second at 23 feet 2 inches as Kansas qualified 11 athletes for finals while Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Iowa State trailed in the points race.
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Promise To Toothpick Jones Draws Big Interest In St Petersburg
In St Petersburg Florida Keith Sam known as Toothpick Jones draws attention as a potential star in a 140 pound class at the Big Eight meet. Nebraska’s Gardner and St Louis Cardinals hurler Walker Cooper weigh forecasts of 15 to 20 wins with Jones promising strong effort in the high and low hurdles and a possible windup decision if he gains control. Coaches Stan Hack and Cooper praise his speed and accuracy noting his late season improvement and history of fast times in the 60 yard dash.
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Bowling Notes Highlight Local League Pins And Scores
Barbara Shader of Mode O Day led with a 200 game the 212 series while Maxine Finch of Towner had 211. Ruth Mack topped the 30 with 521 and Finch added 476. Season totals show Lees leading with 65 wins, 45,259 pins, followed by Towner 42,782 and Ottaw a Building and Loan 40,861.
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Final Games In Area Tourneys
Edgerton special: Rantoul edges Princeton 48 46 for third in district tourney. Linwood champs 57 44 over Princeton. Kenny Johnson ties late, overtime yields 46 all, Souter Williams hooks in for 48 46 consolation win. Boecker 16 Brown 15 pace Rantoul. Foltz 18 Demoret 15 lead Princeton.
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Melvern Clinches Class B District Title at Lebo
Melvern roared back after halftime to topple Lyndon 56 to 42 in the Class B district final at Lebo. Three Melvern players hit double figures led by Jim Weis with 21 points, while Reams 14 and Johansen 13 complemented the attack. Lyndon led 21-19 at intermission before Melvern pulled away in the third and final frames. Lebo took third with a 79-50 win over Overbrook.
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Bronson triumphs 49 39 over Richmond in district final
Bronson defeated Richmond 49 39 to win the class BB district basketball title. Prescott claimed third by beating Colony 71 65. In Paola Paola won the class A district crown after routing St Joseph Shawnee 80 64 with Olathe topping Osage City 75 65. Jim Messer led Olathe with 22 points while Rosetta and Mariott led Osage City with 31 and 21 respectively.
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Baldwin Beats Eudora 73 63 for Class B third place
Baldwin defeated Eudora 73 to 63 to finish third in the Class B district tournament. Baldwin led early, built an eight point halftime edge, and finished ten points ahead. Tim Bell led with 24 points, Bud Spear 18, Gary Milburn 14 as Baldwin placed behind Tonganoxie, which won 67-47 over Lan sing.
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Bud Spear
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Starkey Si Wright
Taotala
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Bronson Edges Richmond In Low-Scoring Tilt 49 39
Bronson surged in the second half to pull away from Richmond and win 49 to 39. Swain led Bronson with 17 points while Tom Chambers and Jim Brock paced Richmond with 13 and 11 points respectively.
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Harveyville Wins District Tourney 60 51 at Scranton
Harveyville captured the class BB district basketball title with a 60 to 51 win over Appanoose in Scranton. Taylor and Crumb led Harveyville with 22 and 17 points as the team built a 36 to 22 halftime lead, while Appanoose rallied but could not close the gap.
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Steete
Skating Title To Stay In Family
COLORADO SPRINGS Col o The men's world figure skating singles title appears likely to stay with the Jenkins family as David Jenkins, 20 year old collegian, enters the free skating finals with a solid lead over his brother Hayes Alan who retired after four years at the top. The outcome hinges on the final program tonight.
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United States
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David Jenkins
Hayes
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