Ukiah Grapplers Eye Top Finish In Santa Rosa Tourney
Ukiah High School wrestlers open the season at a 12 team Santa Rosa event hosted by Ben Terry. Coach Jerry Aikman aims to sharpen team strength with 156 grapplers expected, featuring Randy Spagnola and other Oklahoma entrants across weights from 95 to heavyweight.
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Ukiahi Wrestling
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Joe Kaye
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Ken Bedsaul
Dan Jurado
Gary Farnsworth
Danny Burton
Mike Cox
John Feliz
Mike Fox
George West
Aikman
Franco Harris Surges to AFC Rookie Standing
Franco Harris rose from shadow to standout for the Pittsburgh Steelers as injuries to Frenchy Fuqua and Preston Pearson opened a path. The Penn State graduate rushed for 1,056 yards as a rookie, tying Jim Brown with six straight 100 yard games and narrowly missing Brockington’s rookie mark.
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A's cut Cepeda and two others amid roster shakeup
Oakland releases Orlando Cepeda the 1967 NL MVP after waivers clear. Also let go are infielder Larry Brown and pitcher Joe Horlen as the A's announce signings and other moves including a 21-year-old switch hitter from Missouri and a Birmingham farm assignment. Finley wins court awards over Sportservice concessions.
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Chicago White Sox
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University i Missouri
Bastable
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Birmingham
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Sportservice Corp
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San Francisco
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U.S. Supreme Court
Ukiah Team Heads to Placer Invitational in Auburn
Ukiah Wildcats travel to the Placer Invitational in Auburn with Paul Jack providing TelePrompTer and radio coverage. Ukiah plays Del Oro Thursday at 5 30 p m with later games Friday and Saturday. a 9 p m final is hoped. Delayed telecasts and radio updates will air on TelePrompTer Channel 13 and KUKI 1400.
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Basketball tournament upends with steady results across events
United Press International reports few surprises as top teams win in holiday knockouts. Minnesota remains undefeated after a 41-35 win over Washington State. Oregon defeats Columbia 81-56 while Long Beach State tops Mississippi 87-68. Oklahoma City routs St. Francis 109-81 and Jacksonville beats Rutgers 84-71 in the Gator Bowl tourney. St Joseph's defeats Rhode Island 89-64 as La Salle edges USC 77-72.
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Washington State
Oregon
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Columbia
Portland
Ore
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Mississippi
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Ozie Edwards
Oklahoma City
St. Francis
Jacksonville
Fla
Leon Benbow
Pace
Philadelphia
Quaker City
St. Joseph's
Rhode Island
Pat McFarland
Mike Bantam
Jim Crawford
Bob Jones
Billy Taylor
LaSalle
Southern California
Lowell Leland carries Ukiah wrestling legacy to Idaho coaching
Idaho's Thatcher Elementary hosts Lowell Leland a former Ukiah High standout and 194 pound NBL champion now teaching fifth grade and coaching wrestling at Grace High. He recalls Ukiah teams from 1964 and aims to build a varsity program while balancing classroom duties and study including a recent Utah State graduate year on the Dean's List.
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Ukiaht
Redwood Kanpire
Roger
Margaret Leland
Ukiahi
Napa JC
LeRoy
Keith
Kent Leland
Thatcher
Grace
Potter Valley High School
Leland Bradly
California
Eugene Oregon
Jerry Aikman
Gary Weinkauf
Ed Jacobsen
Lakeport
Eureka
Defense steals Blue-Gray show
The 35th Blue-Gray game in Montgomery ended 27-15 with South defense starring. Ken Phares from Clinton Louisiana returned a third- play interception for a score and later set up another Gray tally. Mississippi State’s Frank Dowsing also intercepted, while Don Strock led the South in offense and Tom Formnai and Eddie Sheats earned top honors for the North. A crowd of 20,000 watched at Cramton Bowl as the game aired nationally.
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South
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Arkansas
Ken Garrett
Wake Forest
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Tom Formnai
Eddie Sheats
Kansas
Bill Sadler
Texas Christian
Mark Williams
Rice
Dennis Morrison
Kansas State
Doug Winslow
Drake
Martin Januszkiewicz
Syracuse
Morrison
Peter van Valkenberg
Brigham Young
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Lions Club
Montgomery
Cramton Bowl
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