St Francis Trojans Aim High In 14-1 Run
St Francis of St Francis Xavier School trojans ride a 10 game win streak to a 14-1 mark and 18th ranked state position. guard Tom Bakker leads balanced scoring as the team shifts from reliance on one star to multiple contributors. University High and nearby rivals also post thriller results while Bridgeport edges Clarksburg Notre Dame 26-21.
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Purdue Upsets Marshall With Late Run To 79 74
Purdue rallied from a deficit with seven unanswered points to edge Marshall 79 74. The Boilermakers built a 9 point first half lead and held a 42 37 halftime advantage before pulling away in Lafayette Indiana.
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Janet Lynn Wins Third Straight U.S. Figure Skating Senior Title
Janet Lynn of Rockford Illinois recovered from an early fall to edge Julie Lynn Holmes of Tulsa by a narrow margin and secure her third consecutive senior ladies title at the U S Championships. Holmes took runnerup as Luna Murray finished third.
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South Orange
N.J
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Park Ridge
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Watertown
Mass
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Wyncote, Pa
Sports on TV Today Highlights Multiple Live Events
Hockey St. Louis battles Boston at 2 p m. NBA New York faces Baltimore 2 p m to 6 p m and 11 p m to 12 a m. Wrestling at 3 30 p m. College Basketball hosts 1971 Black College Invitational at 4 p m. American Sportsman 4 15 p m. Golf Williams San Lego Open final round at 5 p m. WVU football reels at 8 p m and 8 30 p m. Pro Hockey Pittsburgh versus St Louis at 9 p m.
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Bolt slips in PGA Seniors lead amid back sprain
Tommy Boltarded a 75 in round three at Palm Beach Gardens to stay one stroke ahead of Julius Boros with a 212 total. Bolt plans treatment for a sprained back and may withdraw if relief fails, while Julius Boros sits at 213 and Sam Snead at 217.
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Bolt
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Sam Snead
Bob Hamilton
Marty Fureol
Hans Merrll
Freddie Haas
Jack Isaacs
Joe Lopez
Buck White
LaSalle Tops Hofstra for 14th straight win
Bob Fields and Kenny Durrett combined for 56 points as LaSalle defeated Hofstra 79-62 in a Middle Atlantic Conference east game. Fields had 29 points, Durrett 27, improving the Explorers to 14-1 while Hofstra fell to 10-4.
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Tar Heels Smother Maryland In ACC Clash
North Carolina jumped to a 25-5 start and rolled to a 105-79 win over Maryland in an ACC game. The 20th ranked Tar Heels improve to 12-3 overall and 5-1 in conference while Maryland shifts to 3-3 ACC and 11-4 overall. Bill Chamberlain 20 points, Dennis Wuycik and George Karl 17 each. Davd Chadwick 13 and Steve Previs 10. Howard White led Maryland with 24. UNC outrebounded 50-36.
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Neumann nets 63 as Ole Miss routs LSU in SEC clash
Johnny Neumann scored 63 points to lead Mississippi past LSU 113-90 in Baton Rouge. The sophomore, top national scorer, fell one point shy of the LSU Coliseum record. Al Sanders added 37 for the Tigers, as Ole Miss moved to 3-5 in SEC play.
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UCLA Rolls Past UC Santa Barbara 74 61 in Nonconference Win
Curtis Rowe scores 28 as UCLA improves to 15 1 behind Sidney Wicks 19 and a late 10 1 burst. Gauchos drop to 13 5 and trail 56 52 before the Bruins pull away. Santa Barbara led by Bob Schachter 17 and Doug Rex 12. Next up USC at the Sports Arena.
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Duquesne Tops Creighton In Hard Fought 72 69 Victory
Mickey Davis led both teams with 20 points and 20 rebounds as 18th ranked Duquesne defeated Creighton 72 69 in Omaha. Duquesne made 22 straight free throws and stretched its win streak to eight. Jarrett Durham added 19 points while Creighton’s John Taylor had 19 scoring. Garry and Barry Nelson fouled out for Creighton.
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Nelson Twins
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Blue Jays
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English girl sets world track mark at indoor championships
Margaret Beacham, 24, secretary, won the British indoor track and field championships 1500 meters in 4:20.5 at Cosford England. She beat US record holder Doris Brown by three-fifths of a second and outpaced the UK All-Comers best by 2.2 seconds, leading from start to finish with a final 200 meter burst. Beacham finished 11 seconds ahead of the next woman, A. Lovell.
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England
UPI
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A. Lovell
Kingwood Hosts Northern of Accident in Wrestling Meet
Kingwood High School wrestling team hosts Northern of Accident Maryland at 7 30 p m in the school gym. New coach John Toothman takes over after Tony Costello was drafted Jan 9. Kingwood also faces Morgantown here next Thursday.
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Kingwood High
Northern of
Accident
Stags
John Toothman
Tony Costello
Morgantown
Oklahoma Defeats Missouri Behind Fast Break Surge
Oklahoma used a fast break to rout Missouri 92 to 63 in a Big Eight Conference basketball game played in Norman.
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Okla
UPI
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Missouri
WVU Tops Virginia Tech In Gymnastics Meet
West Virginia defeated Virginia Tech 105-93 in a three team gym meet that Virginia did not attend. Dave Lawton won the rings and placed second in parallel bars, with Jim Means and Howard Kirk taking next spots. Emery Jones won the high bar and John Maurowski won the floor exercise for WVU. Ron Speary was runner-up on sidehorse in his best showing of the season.
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Jim Means
Howard Kirk
Lawton
Ron Speary
John Semes
WVU
Emery Jones
Morgantown
John Maurowski
Speary
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