Eight Teams Set For BB Regional Hero This Week
Ottawa hosts a class BB regional at the high school gym with eight teams led by Waverly 19 1 and Lyndon 16 5. The field includes Roosevelt Emporia Piper Stilwell LaCygne and Greeley from four district winners. First rounds Tuesday and Wednesday set up semifinals Thursday and finals Friday with state berth to Dodge City. regional tickets are 75 cents for students and 1 25 for adults.
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Big Eight Allows Freshman Play Across Varsity Sports
The Big Eight approved freshmen competing in all varsity sports starting 1968-69 except football and basketball. Don Pfrimmer granted another year of eligibility. the league cites rising costs and recruitment pressures. Wayne Duke cites concern over crowd behavior and vows strong action to reverse trends. Missouri and Nebraska opposed the freshman rule 6-2.
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Big Eight title race hangs on tonight’s Big matchups
The Big Eight race could end tonight after Kansas State at Iowa State and Kansas at Oklahoma. K State stands 9-3, Iowa State 8-4, Kansas 8-4, Nebraska 8-5, Colorado 7-5 with five teams in contention for at least a share or outright title. Various outcomes create scenarios of five-way ties or sole champion, with NCAA implications.
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Cyclones Meet Fort Scott In Class AA Regional Round Tip
Ottawa High faces Fort Scott in the Class AA regional first round at Fort Scott with a 9 p.m. tipoff. Pittsburg earned a first round bye as top seed, while Ottawa and Fort Scott seek upsets in a regional that also features Iola versus Altamont and Parsons versus Chanute. Jerry Blunk was ruled out for Ottawa due to illness.
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Pro Basketball Saturday and Sunday Scores Summary
Pro basketball results show New York defeating Detroit 133 to 107 while Los Angeles beat Seattle 127 to 107 and San Francisco edged Baltimore 117 to 109. On Sunday Detroit topped Chicago 134 to 123, San Diego beat St. Louis 104 to 106, and Philadelphia defeated Boston 133 to 127 with Los Angeles over Baltimore 121 to 114. Upcoming games include Boston at New York San Diego at Philadelphia Baltimore at Seattle and St. Louis at San Francisco at Oakland Detroit at Chicago.
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Overbrook and Baldwin Lead Class B Bid At Topeka
Overbrook aims for the Class B regional at City Auditorium in Topeka after beating Baldwin 69-51 for the district title in Perry. The Overbrook squad enters 16-3 and faces Louisburg at 7 p.m. Thursday, while Baldwin 6-12 meets undefeated Valley Falls at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Other openers: Spring Hill vs Onaga at 7 p.m. Wednesday and Lansing vs Silver Lake at 8:30 p.m. Thursday. semifinals Friday and finals Saturday.
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Hockey results from nightly NHL card
Minnesota 3 Montreal 2. Toronto 5 Los Angeles 2. New York 4 Philadelphia 0. Chicago 3 St. Louis 3 tie. Oakland 6 Pittsburgh 6 tie. Detroit 5 Montreal 2. New York 4 Chicago 0. Oakland 1 Philadelphia 1 tie. Boston 9 St. Louis 3. Montreal at Los Angeles.
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College scores from March 4 1968 AP roundup
The Associated Press reports East Princeton 68 over Columbia 57 and Cornell 75 over Penn 69. Brown 75 beat Dartmouth 70, Harvard 98 over Yale 89. Long Island U 68 defeated Duquesne 58, Syracuse 85 over Colgate 72, Army 75 over Rochester 55. Rutgers 97 swept Penn State 83, Massachusetts 72 over Boston U 68, Boston College 87 over Holy Cross, Villanova 58 over Providence 42, Connecticut 62 over Rhode Island. Continuous coverage from Ottawa Herald, Monday March 4, 1968.
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Keller wins two speed skating events at Tokyo meet
Olympic champion Erhard Keller of West Germany claimed the 500 meter race in 40.2 seconds and the 1500 meters in 2 minutes 15.4 seconds at a speed skating meet in Tomakomai, Japan on Monday.
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