Rams need win at Marion to share conference title
Mt. Vernon travels to Marion seeking a South Seven Conference split with Benton as both squads chase a share of the title. Benton already finished 12-2 in league play while Mt. Vernon stands 11-2. A doubleheader features both freshmen and sophomores with a second title at stake. Coach Bob Arnold notes Marion has won four straight at Mt. Vernon and that 6-7 center Steve Strickland will sit longtime backup Terry Sledge leads in his absence.
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Centralia
Fleming Seizes World Crown Lead As Skaters Move To Final
Peggy Fleming, 19, of Colorado Springs, extended her World Figure Skating Championship lead to 723.7 points after Thursday, with Gaby Seifert and Beatrix Schuba in pursuit. The men's title race in progress features Emmerich Danzer and Tim Wood, while dancing champions Towler and Ford defend England’s supremacy.
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Mich
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England
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Indianapolis
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Prep Schedule for March 1–2 in Southern Illinois
Friday matchups include McLeansboro at Benton Mt Vernon at Marion West Frankfort at Herrin Carbondale at Harrisburg Sparta at Du Quoin Anna at Chester Pinckneyville at Belleville West Metropolis at Elvorado Dongola at Gorham Century at Shawnee Eldorado at Johnston City Meridian at Vienna Saturday games feature Edwardsville at Centralia Lesser at Trico Carrier Mills at Eldorado.
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Hawks Stay Dominant Over Knicks In Overtime Victory
The St. Louis Hawks beat the New York Knicks 105-102 in overtime as Joe Caldwell scored early in OT to secure the win. New York had tied late in regulation on a Dick Barentt basket but fell short after a late surge.
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Intramural Finals Tonight For SIU Clubs
SIU hosts intramural basketball finals at the arena with two unbeaten teams the Brown Gods 8-0 and Sigma Pi A 10-0 meeting in a 6 PM preliminary to the Southern Centenary game. Gods beat Animals and Dukes while Sigma Pi A defeated Misfits Kappa Alpha Psi A and Bills to reach the final.
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STU
SIU Mascot Judy Wills to Perform Tonight in Centenary Game
SIU Centenary faces a 3 22 team as guard Judy Wills, the human canine mascot, will perform at 8 05 p m in the Arena despite a technical foul incident in a 59 56 loss to Kentucky Wesleyan. Coach Hartman defends his actions and vows continued mascot displays with SIU officials confirming no lasting damage to the program.
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Carbondale freshman basketball tops Herrin to stay 16-1
The Carbondale freshman team beat Herrin 39 to 35 Thursday to cap a 16-1 season. Coach Bob Wargo’s squad had not lost since a recent setback at Centralia, after a start of 6 11 12 10 39 versus Herrin 9 7 7 12 35.
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Centralia
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Perschbacher
Valmeyer moves toward district title in prep basketball
Scores show Valmeyer led by Rohlfing 18 and Marissa 16 in a 63 53 win over Valmeyer Schellhardt 22, Rohlfing 18, Bundy 12, Carroll 6. Trico faces Valmeyer tonight at 7 30 p.m. for the district crown as other area games wrap up.
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Adolph Rupp Named Top Conference Coach
Adolph Rupp, Kentucky’s famed basketball coach, was named the 1968 Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year by The Associated Press. The 66-year-old leader will take his 16th team to the NCAA playoffs next week, as Kentucky clinched its 23rd SEC crown after a 13-13 previous season. In Carterville, First Methodist beat First Christian 63-60 and Grand Avenue Baptist topped Crainville 79-36 to reach the church basketball finals, with games scheduled and a trophy for the winner.
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Mexico, IOC discuss South Africa readmission stance
Mexican Olympic officials led by Ramirez Vazquez and IOC delegates Jose de Jesus Clark Flores and Marte R. Gomez met with Avery Brundage to seek reconsideration of South Africa’s readmission to the 1968 Games. They cited the global boycott movement and ongoing protests as pressure for a new IOC decision while noting the February vote tied readmittance to end of segregation and a unified South African team.
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International Olympic Committee
Mexico City
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IOC
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Jose de Jesus Clark Flores
Marte R. Gomez
Gomez
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Soviet Bloc
Rose Bowl Named New Home for LA Wolves Soccer
Pasadena officials announced the Los Angeles Wolves NASL franchise will play at the Rose Bowl. Acting general manager Alan Rothenberg called the stadium the finest facility for watching soccer in Southern California. The Wolves are owned by Jack Kent Cooke, owner of the Lakers and Kings, with no coach or roster yet.
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Rose Bowl
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Wolves
Jack Kent Cooke
Los Angeles Lakers
National Basketball Association
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National Hockey League
Millikin Ranked 19th in Final NAIA Poll
Northeastern Oklahoma State leads the final NAIA basketball rankings with a 24-1 record. Eastern New Mexico Austin College Alcorn A M Howard Payne Earlham Pasadena Guilford St. Cloud State and defending champion St. Benedicts follow. Millikin sits in the second ten with Central Washington Albany State Jackson State Westminster Morris Harvey Carson Newman Fairmont State Wartburg.
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