Houston Cougars eye rematch with USL in NCAA duel
Houston, ranked ninth, earned an 84 83 late win over 11th ranked Southwestern Louisiana and faces a rematch in the Midwest regional at Wichita with Jacksonville and South Carolina also in the bracket. Newsome led with 28 points as UH carries a 21 3 mark into the matchup at Hofheinz Pavilion.
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Terry clinches scoring title for Arkansas in SWC
Terry, the Arkansas guard, has clinched the Southwest Conference scoring title with one game left, posting a 28.2 point average and a 175 point margin over runner up Sammy Hervey of Southern Methodist. Ira Terrell of SMU leads in field goal percentage, rebounding, and freshman scoring average, while Perry Gaudet tops free throw accuracy at 86.7 percent. Texas Tech remains without a top two scorer in the league despite an 11-2 record.
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Sammy Hervey
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SMU
Ira Terrell
Perry Gaudet
Texas Tech
Ron Richardson
Wood leads in saddle bronc at Houston Rodeo
Marty Wood of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs led the saddle bronc riding at the Houston Livestock Show Rodeo after scoring 73 points on his Thursday night ride.
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UT Still Leads in Border Golf
The University of Texas held a slim two stroke team lead over Houston after 36 holes at the Border Olympics in Laredo. Ben Crenshaw and Warren Chancellor topped the individual leaderboard with 136, while UH's Bill Rogers and Robert Hoyt shot 137s. Twenty-nine teams compete over the three day event with 18 holes remaining Friday and another 18 Saturday.
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Pecos Archery Club Plans Sunday Club Shoot
The Pecos Archery Club will hold a Sunday shoot at 1 30 p m with awards in all classes. Members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome to shoot. Refreshments will be available at the range.
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Bucks show larger deer further from Central Texas
A Parks and Wildlife Department study of 1,800 whitetails killed in 1972 73 across locker plants shows average buck weights increasing with distance from Central Texas. Data processed by computer map reveal a ripple pattern, with Edwards Plateau deer averaging about 70 pounds field dressed.
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Ditka Named Dallas Cowboys Receiver Coach
Mike Ditka the NFL rushing and receiving star retires as a player to join the Dallas Cowboys as receiver coach after a 12 year career with the Cowboys and a prior stint with the Chicago Bears from 1961 to 1966.
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Two former champions win openers in Golden Gloves
In Fort Worth Texas AP two former champions advanced in the state Golden Gloves with bantam James Martinez defeating Temple’s Carlos Stewart in a 118 pound debut after two flyweight titles. Fellow ex-champ lightweight Billy Miller also won his first state start.
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Paul Dobbs
Charles Lee
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Barry Yeats
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Midland Cubs Spring Training Opens in Scottsdale Arizona
Vedie Himsl announced Midland Cubs spring drills begin March 14 at the Cubs Minor League Complex in Scottsdale Arizona. The Texas League AA club stays in Scottsdale until April 13 before opening the season in Midland against Amarillo with Al Spangler guiding 1973 roster.
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Pecos League Opens Cage Tourney With Four Games
The Pecos Independent Basketball League starts its tournament tonight with four games. Green Lantern vs Balmorhea in Barstow at 7 p m leads off, followed by Fort Stockton against First National Bank. In the old West Pecos Gym, Popular Grocery faces Ben's Spanish Inn at 7 p m, and Odessa meets Alpine at R20.
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Sul Ross to Host 3 Day Intramural and High School Rodeo
Sul Ross State University hosts its third annual intramural and high school invitational rodeo from March 30 to April 1 in Alpine. Events include ten rodeo disciplines with shows at 5:00 p.m. Friday and 2:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Entry details available via Sul Ross Rodeo Club Box C-61. A western dance Saturday night features Al Dean and the All Stars.
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NCAA bids go to eight independents as NIT opens
The NCAA awards bids to eight independents including Marquette Providence and Houston as the NIT begins. No. 11 Southwestern Louisiana No. 14 Syracuse No. 17 St. John’s No. 18 Jacksonville No. 19 South Carolina also receive NCAA bids. Notre Dame Virginia Tech and American University of Washington join the NIT field as 25 berths are allocated plus runners up fill remaining spots for the March 17 25 tournament at Madison Square Garden.
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Small town teams lead state schoolboy basketball field
In Austin Texas AP report small town squads top state 1A 2A and 3A brackets. Petrolia 33-0 faces Sanford Fritch 27-3 with Snook 37-3 Kennard 38-3 also in 1A semifinals set for Saturday morning and final that night. Morton opens against Grand Saline in open 2A action. San Augustine and Mathis make first return since 42 years. Lamesa seeks third 3A title against Jefferson Moore of Waco in Friday night action.
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