UCLA Tops Rankings as Marquette Hovers Close
UCLA remains No. 1 in a poll of writers and broadcasters while Marquette moves closer to the top, cutting into the Bruins lead. South Carolina and North Carolina chase in a tight top group as Oregon State and Long Beach State rise in the updated standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Rappoport
Associated Press
UCLA
Marquette
Bruins
Bruin
Warriors
Fordham
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
North Carolina State
Southern California
Ohio State
Trojans
Kansas
Butler
Brigham Young
Indiana
Tong Beach State
St. John's
N.Y
Kentucky
Southwestern Louisiana
Penn
Temple
Florida State
Hawaii
Maryland
Jacksonville
Ohio University
Virginia
Louisville
Marshall
Carolina
Southern Cal
Ohe State
Long Beach St S
St John’s
Louisiana
Florida St
Ome U
Arizona State
Dartmouth
Duquesne
Florida
Hawai Houson
Hines
Loyola
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Missouri Michigan
Murray State
New Mexico State
Purdue
Princeton
Loui
Syracuse
St Joseph's
Tulsa
Itan State
Villanova
Washington
West Virginia
Wichita State
Trevino eyes Masters bid after earlier vow to skip
Lee Trevino, who once said he would never play the Masters, now aims to win it and plans to cut back in 1972. He spoke from El Paso to West Coast writers and eyed the Pebble Beach Open defense and a new No. 6 wood for the Open, hinting he will show at Crosby and Masters despite skepticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rancho LA Costa
Calif
Lee Trevino
West Coast Sportswaters
Trevino
la Costa County Club
el Paso
Tex
Jack Nicklaus
Augusta
Pebble Beach
Crosby
Tommy Jacobs
la Costa
Aggies edge San Francisco in overtime 82 79
New Mexico State University beat the University of San Francisco 82 to 79 in overtime after a 79 79 regulation tie. John Williamson scored 32 for NMSU, while Kevin Restani led USF with 27 as the Aggies improve to 5 3 and USF falls to 3 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Mexico State University
University of San Francisco
New Mexico
Ft. Hayes
Kan
State
Aggies
John Williamson
NMSU
Restani
San Francisco
Carlsbad Cavemen remain undefeated in 4A action 6-0
The Carlsbad Cavemen stay the only undefeated big school team after beating Seminole 84-75 Bowie 83-65 and Alamogordo 107-78 for a 6-0 record. Hobbs, Roswell, Clovis and Mayfield are also noted with their standings and results through Dec. 18 in 4-AAAA and 3-AAAA. Roberto Clemente nears Pie Traynor in Pirates RBIs as he prepares to drive in his 29th run next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry McCormack
Carlsbad Cavemen
Cavemen
Seminole
Tex
el Paso
Bowie
Alamogordo
Hobbs Eagles
Midland
Amarillo
Caprock
Tascoso
Hobbs
Roswell Goddard Rockets
Goddard
Roswell
Clovis
Rockets
Odessa
Tearm
Austin
Las Cruces Mayfield
Trojans
EFC Paso Bowie
Carlsbad
Oas
Clovisse
Canyon
Carsbad
Silver City
Las Cruces
el Paso Cathedral
Bel Air
Mayfield
Artesia
Denver
City
Roberto Nears
Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirate
Clemente
Buc
Pie Traynor
Roswell Bowlers Lead With 600s In Monday League
Four bowlers topped 600 as Roswell Commercial League action at Red Rooster Lanes featured R T Westy Westenbarger with 662 after games of 232 214 and 216 Bodie Nolen added his 21st 600 plus of the season with 626 Frank Baker 618 and Mike Cavanaugh 605 also hit 600 plus top team score went to Chew Den with 2969 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Red Rooster
R.T. Westy Westenbarger
Bodie Nolen
Frank Baker
Mike Cavanaugh
Chew den
Roswell, Goddard Compete In Poe Corn Invitational Standings
Roswell and Goddard show strong play in the Poe Corn Invitational as Roswell moves to 4-5 on the year and Goddard climbs to 4-6. Individual scoring highlights include Mike Hill and Larry Harris for Roswell and James Edmondson and Brad Aldrich for Goddard. Roswell meets Coronado on December 29 while Goddard enters the Highland Tournament in Albuquerque that same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Clovis
Roswell
Goddard
Bill French
Frank Cortez
Don Duncan
Ron Lang
Coyotes
Santa Fe
Midland
Odessa Ea Oiney
GHS
Bobbs Shelton
Milton Gibson
Ricky Rapp
Danny Satarek
Wayne Hunter
Henry Reece
Eddy Kruse
Pete Torrez
Dick Virpey
Mike Hill
Larry Harris
James Edmondson
Brad Aldrich
Chub Brown
David Gregory
David Storey
Storey
Rapp
Edmondson
Aldrich
Harris
Squarek
Kruse
Tarpey
Rockets
Coronado
Albuquerque
Vols Edge Razorbacks in Liberty Bowl Thriller
Tennessee top Arkansas 14 13 in the 13th Liberty Bowl as Curt Watson breaks up the late drive with a 17 yard TD run. Jim Maxwell and George Hunt provide key plays and 10 2 season ends at 10 2. Arkansas quarterback Joe Ferguson shines with 200 passing yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Memphis, Tenn
Tennessee
Curt Watson
Arkansas
Vols
Watson
Jim Maxwell
George Hunt
Carl Witherspoon
Jon Richardson
Razorbacks
Tom Reed
Reed
Richardson
Witherspoon
Bill McClard
Razorback
Scott Binnion
Louis Campbell
McClard
Campbell
Joe Ferguson
Jim Hodge
Bill Rudder
Frank Broyles
Colts keep .500 with 74 63 win over Lovington Wildcats
Colts basketball, led by Coach John Hiller, improved to 4 wins 3 losses after defeating Lovington 74 to 63 on Saturday. Earlier they slipped to 3 3 while Artesia and Ruidoso surprised them. Next game is January 21 against Ruidoso. Broncos prep for second half after 1 8 season with a January 18 home game at Cahoon Armory versus White Sands Missile Range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hiller
Colt
Lovington Wildcats
Colts
Artesia
Ruidoso
Hondo
Plains of Texas
Tularosa
Levington
Dick Estergard
Bronco
Broncos
White Sands
Cahoon Armory
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aggie
Alan Graham
Roswell Coyote
Nmsu Aggie
Graham
RHS
NMMI
Lovington
Hogs
Joe Edwards
Santa’s
Peis
Santa
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!