Journal and Courier from Lafayette, Indiana • 34

Thursday Evening March 13 1969 HE JOU ALA ND COURIE LA AY IND Have Optimistic at Evansville Semi Local Semistate PRO Last as Colonels is the first for St Retain 1st Place ROSSVILLE (23 2) is turning up the LAAYETTE DODGE Grand Now In Progress Mid Central Loop All Stars Selected Northwest Semistate REE PORTABLE COLOR TV SET All Garni WEEKEND SPECIALS mm PHONE 742 1083 OPEN DAILY 9 9 PM SAT 9 5 PM 447 6111 38 46 52 54 170 190 180 41 35 43 53 55 all conference squad by die I of outstanding performances by 11 21 23 25 31 33 35 41 43 45 53 55 10 10 12 10 12 12 12 11 12 10 1413 1110 3 13W 17141 18W 24 32'i 7 10 11 12 1 18 2 2 3 3 2 4 5 Behind3 4 9 24Vj 29 17 17 16 17 17 17 17 16 15 15 16 17 in the Sweet Sixteen just a year after they finished seasons of 7 15 and 10 12 respectively Rex Mundi lost only one game during the season by more than six points and Bedford had only l3 3 4 2 1 And either his team or Bed ford will get the chance Satur day night to prove that the Scottsburg Vincennes game the whole story in the Evans ville semistate Head Coach: Jim Dailey i Asst Coach: Willie Williams5 Principal: Richard Carrabine School Colors: Blue and White i Nickname: Blue Raiders 582 J22508424292 2V 2i 20 Small School Big School Duel 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 11 10 10 21 31 33 51 45 23 for the ENTIRE weekend 16 17 one loss by more than seven points jelled in tourna ment fine teamwork Both clubs had five menz in double figures in their regional championship games mile mile KUBAT (34 11) Vincennes Rex Mundi Vincennes Morion Goshen Marlon Washington Jac Cen Del Washington Tolleston Rossville Tolleston HOPKINS (32 1) Vincennes Rex Mundi Vincennes Marlon Goshen Marlon Washington Richmond Washington Tolleston Rossville Tolleston BELL (314) Vincennes Rex Mundi Vincennes Marlon Goshen Marlon Washington Richmond Washington Tolleston Rossville Tolleston MARTIN Vincennes Rex Mundi Vincennes Morion Goshen Marlon I Washington Richmond Washington Tolleston NVermillion Tolleston 12 18 18 2O'i 35W Thorntown Wainwright East Tlpp Southwestern Clinton Central Carroll Clinton Prairie Hallo I'm Ken Hum This if my invitation to A personal invitation to come in and meet us and the new 1969 Dodges I'm con fident you'll find Lafayette Dodge a friendly place I'm looking forward to meeting you and having you as a satisfied customer 6 foot 3 James is best all around player in Billy averaging 36 points and 15 rebounds a game the tallest player on the starting five and his 6 2 brother Bob is the only other player over 6 feet But Vincennes Coach Wyman says try to wear you down with the press and then nail vcui in tho last nnarfpr Although the form chart has installed Coach Jim Tolleston Blue Raid ers as I the cream of the La fayette crop Coach Bob Done St Joe Indians have used the upset axe to advance this far They were 184 com ing Into Regional competition and were favored to take out Knox and did but they were definitely underdogs against Michigan City but edged the Red Devils for their first Regional championship Yet 'Gary Tolleston whose only loss to Chicago arragut 91 85 came back on Dec 4 comes 1 into the fray as the number five ranked team in the state and is team to beat for the Lafayette Semi state title The Lafayette com bined 93 won 9 lost record is the best in the state and the product of 25 1 North 24 2 23 2 and St 214 cam paigns! Phillips who new to vnicagu rial Hospital was hit twice by pitched balls in VII After his team beat Chris ney 81 55 for the Evansville regional crown Rex Mundi Coach Don Sheridan said I think we can win the The seven team Mid Central Conference! held its third annual basketball I awards banquet at Morris Bryant Wednesday night honoring die three teams tie tor the league title Thorntown Clinton Central and wainwngnt I all with 4 2 conference records Principal highlight of the oc 15 15 17 15 17 17 17 17 18 16 17 15 TARPAULINS and Canvas Awnings LAAYETTE TENT AWNING CO 125 5th St 7424277 By DICK HAM Once again Lafayette basket ball fans will be rooting for an outsider in IHSAA Semistate tournament in the Purdue Arena With the local Semistate title vacated by 1968 State champ Gary Roosevelt and none of this contestants ever a winner at the Semistate level the field is nevertheless an in teresting one Gary Tolleston coming in with a 25 1 record (and that only lossto an Illinois school when some of the Gary regu lars were ailing) is a toi heavy favorite to win yet big city foe South Bend St Joseph will convincing when the two fives clash in second game at 1:45 The 12:30 pm opener will feature a battle between two of the sipall school survivors the Rossville Hornets and North alcons Most fans are split right down the middle on which of these two to support The afternoon winners meet at 8:15 pm Saturday for the title Coach Mike Hornets are shooting for their first Semistate I crown in making first appearance 1 Boys' and 1 Girls BICYCLE To Be Given Away REE GITS To Kids Accompanied by Parents No Purchase Necessary Malibu $12 plus 6c per mile Impala 1 4 plus 7c per 16 16 18 18 19 Thorntown averaged 680 of fensively while giving up an av erage yield of 590 and Randel piled up 154 points for a 257 av erage to edge Lesley who fin ished with a 218 per game mark Other exploits drawing mention were single game highs established by Randel school record 41 against Covington Gipson a Southwestern record of 28 against Clinton Prairie De Boy a school mark of 36 554543515515254 John Kamstra Tom Bonebrake Phil Wilson Bob Knapp Dave Mosson Jon Canine Bill Ticen Dave Seifert Ralph Haynes Randy Reed Mike Garrett Darrell Skiles Head Coach: Mike Jones Asst Coach: Mike Reynolds Principal: Roger Voreis School Colors: Red and White Nickname: Hornets i GARY TOLLESTON (25 1) Cubs Phillips Shelved By Wrist racture SCOTTSDALE Ariz (AP) disclosed 707662649587493 382MO 658605500 421 419 387 208 LAAYETTE DODGE INC 1203 MAIN X)th teams and individuals dur ing the past season Tippecanoe County landed five player on the all loop honor team beaded by Greg DeBoy and Dennis Sweeney of County champion Wainwright Other Tippecanoe selections were Doug Lesley and Ches ter Miller of East Tipp and Craig Gipson of Southwestern Rounding out the all star ar ray were Dana Hood of Carroll Randy Kingery and Gene Bow man of Clinton Central Bill ultz of Clinton Prairie and John Randel of Thorntown Thorntown swept further hon ors by being the top of fensive and top defensive team and Randel emerged as the Mid Central scoring champion for the six game loop season 11 11 12 12 12 12 17 12 17 10 15 11 16 12 17 11 12 155' 12 SEMISTATE TICKETS ON SALE AT JE It was announced Wednes day that about 1000 Semi state tourney tickets would be on over the counter sale at the Lafayette Jefferson High School athletic: office the rest or the weeK The Jeff office will be open each day from 8 am to 4 pm and the tickets pricedat $350 for the three game meet will be available until 4 pm riday No single session tickets are being sold at this time Nos Lt Dk Name and Position Ht 10 11 13 15 20 22 24 30 32 40 44 54 Bv ERIC PREWITT line for theif second straight EVANSVILLE (AP) Coach semistate title Scottsburg is the Ray Manis of Bedford enters only team among the four that the Evansville semistate of the has never won a semistate state high school basketball SCOUTED 7 TIMES tournament with the theory that How tough does Vincennes you get this any Coach Gunner Wyman consider bodys But aware that most people consider his 'team 17 8 and Evansville Rex Mundi 214 as nobodys in the field completed by Vincennes and Scottsburg both 254 Manis says tough top choose between Vincennes ranked third Jn the state and Scottsburg No 6 just i glad they re playing each othei Alices will be try 145 180 170 145 170 175 165 150 160 155 150 11 150 12 Head Coach: Bob Donewald Asst Coach: Hal inch Steve Lemme Principal: Br James Linscott CSG School Colors: Blue and White Nickname: Indians NOS Lt Dk Name and Position Ht Wt iYr Age 10 20 22 24 30 32 34 40 42 The fact that he scouted the Warriors seven times this season is a clue Scottsburg will be and away the' toughest team he said suffered a linear iracrure oi right wrist when struck by a pitched ball in the 7 1 loss to the California Angels against Pine Village Lesley 30 against Wainwright and Bowman 30 against Sbarps ville Principal Richard Coon of Southwestern league president presided over the banquet that drew a crowd of 150' ollowing are the final all game and conference standings: Conf RpMrdpd tournament Gary Tolleston is making its last stab at grab bing an Indiana high school state basketball championship before going into consolidation next year The Blue Raiders have the best record of the four team field 25 1 having lost only to out of state Chicago arragut ront row from left the title favorite in the Semistate basketball Name and Position Ht Wt Yr Age Mike Byszewski 5 11 Tom Dennig Steve lowers Paul redlake Don Hecklinski Dale Lesicki Rick Manus'zak Dean Piotrowski RickSeall John Stratigos Willie Winston Terry Wiseman DR LITKENHOUS (J9) Vincennes Rex Munai Vincennes Marion Goshen Marion Washington Richmond Washington Tolleston Rossville Tolleston 160 170 1 By The Associated Press Darel Carrier and Gene Moore combined for 49 points to keep the Kentucky Colonels on top in the Eastern Division of the American Basketball Asso ciation Carrier threw in 27 points and Moore 22 as the Colonels defeat ed the New York Nets 106 98 at Louisville Wednesday night and took a half game lead over the idle Indiana Pacers A defeat would have dropped the Colo nels out of first place Willie So merset scored 31 for the Nets New Orleans rallied for a 107 vvci xviKUiu auu whipAi hJSta 100 eesday that outfielder Ad Angeles also won at home beat 5 ing Denver 125 122 in overtime VITAL BASKET James 28 points in minute left paced New Orleans! Tuesday Cincy Powell each scored 25Por treatment at Wesley Memo points to lead Dallas over Minnpsntn I ffamA His WllVCl dUVAUU AAVC pUllIld JU the last 27 seconds to tie Los An I first inning by California Mnrnhv ai mu cuu vi icguiauuiii time 118 118 but baskets by Dr Jacob Suker club physl George Stone and George Leh dan made the preliminary ex a mann put the Stars ahead to amination and said it was un stay in the overtime certain how long Phillips would Lehmann tallied 30 points for be sidelined He will be re the Stars while Wayne Hightow placed in Centerfield by rookie er had 33 and Larry Jones 32 for Oscar Gamble Denver The Warriors got the size to match the Alices 6 foot 7 Jerry Memering 6 3 Tom Turner and 6 3 Randy Bowman But they have Billy James who has been con tacted by about 200 college scouts at last count Warrior Coach Jim Barley' a member of the Marion High dcnuui team weiu iu uie naii you in uie lasi quarter state finals in 1950 says the Bedford and Rex Mundi are NORTH VERMILLION (24 2) Wt Yr Age 155 145 180 200 165 160 155 185 145 Independent BB wu Recreational league University Lutheran 35 Blesse Sacrament 23 47 69 82 WoH Lutheran: irischla 28 Sacrament: Uechiitner a Calvary Baptist 18 29 State arm Renegade 13 36 120 1000 Byp 52 4476111 Rat da not include gas Chance or Tolleston's Raiders Bradd Johnson Paul Wise Mike Wise Renni Cannon Don nell Baity and James Ray back row: Coach Jim Dailey as sistant Willie Williams Goodes Vern Williams Mark Vaxter Art Stokes Virgil! Taueg Ray Radford and assistants Bill Paige and Ajax Tripplett STANDINGS By THS ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL Eastern Division won Baltimore 53 Philadelphia 51 New York 50 Boston 44 Cincinnati 37 Detroit 29 Milwaukee 24 1 Los Angele 50 Atlanta 46 San rancisco 39 Chlcogo 32 San Diego 31 Seattle 29 Phoenix 16 Champions rankfort 28 Logonsport 27 Rochester 33 Hammond 24 Hammond 32 rankfort 17 I WJ 1 1 I Uliruvt I uminji i I Hammond Tech 35 Loqansport 33 jeasion wad the selection of the Gory roebel 37 South Bend Cen I rankfort 38 South Berid Central 241 laami cnaches and the citing Lebanon 48 Gary Wallace 32 league coacnes ana uie ciuug tOrOTr 44 quiver 44 South Bond Riley 43 Logonsport 21 lora 39 Culver 35 East Chicago Washington 43 South Bend Central 38 Lafayette Jeff 60 Peru S3 1 1949 South Bend Central 57 rankfort 55 1VS0 jeff 55 soum Bena ventral Jeff 51 Elkhart 50 Jeff 54 Logansport 37 South Bend Central 61 Gary lace 54 Elkhart 63 Hammond 53 Gary Roosevelt 59 Jeff 46 Jeff 71 Gory roebel 58 Crawfordsville 70 East Chicago wCovory: 311 McGurk Washington 59 i JTT jO ivut BaI! 1 IQ East Chicago Washington 77 Cov WU Pglic 4 Ington 51 I State arm Gators ct Logansport Lebanon 65 I WL Timmons 15 Gators: Wilson 9 East Chlcogo Washington 67 Jeff i 64 (OT) Epworth Hats Methodist 37 Jeff 81 Royal Center 66 Lafayette YMCA 19 26 Triton 61 LEpworth YMCA: KnnelyJ 1T46 Chicago Washington $9 Lebo AMuhrMn lCTS Micro Electronics 32 47 59 lSSy £3north Miami 38 fea WorT Stalo Championship I CIS: Conner 20 National Pratnor is BOLINGER CENTER (36 11) EVANSVILLE Scottsburg Bedford Rex Mundi Bedford Vincennes Scottsburg Scottsburg WAYNE Marlon North Goshen North Marion Huntington Marlon INDIANAPOLIS Washington RlchmonJac Con Del Richmond Silver Creek Washington Washington LAAYETTE Rossville Vermillion Rossville Rossville sB st Joseoh Tolleston Tolleston Rosters of 4 Clubs Net Panel Tries Again Sports Editor George Bolinger made the big jump from last in the Sectional pickings to first in the Regional selections However he had to share first place honors with Tom Kubat contribution to the Journal Courier sports staff Each had 36 winners including 11 of the 16 champions i Next all tied with 34 correct games and nine titlists were assistant sports editor Dick Ham last week Sectional pick em champ Dr Litkenhous the old pro and Jack Martin author of Picking Up Jacks Jack Hopkins was second last with 32 right ones and eight champions white Kenny Bell came in last with 31 8 The seven seers are very close to unanimity in their Semi state choices Ham Litkennbus Hopkins and Bell see eye to eye on all the games Kubat goes along with the same winners but takes Jac Cen Del over (Richmond as the only change from the rest selections find North choice over Rossville as his only variance from the rest Bolinger though is something else! Whereas the other six go with Tolleston Marion Vincennes and Washington as the final four Bolinger picks Scottsburg and Rossville as Semi state champions along with Marion and Washington He also tabbed Wayne North to oust uosnen riere are tne prognostications DICK HAM (34 9) Vincennes Rex Mundi Vincennes Marlon Goshen Marion Washington Richmond Washington Tolleston Rossville Tolleston Lost PCt 22 26 27 31 38 47 51 Western Division 26 30 39 44 43 46 61 Result Baltimore 111 New York 110 Boston 126 Philadelphia 117 Atlanta 109 Chleoao 90 San rancisco 97 Los Angeles 85 Seattle 125 San Diego 112 Only games scheduled Game Philadelphia at Chicago Detroit at San Diego Seattle vs Milwaukee at Green Bay Boston at Cincinnati Only games scheduled Game Milwaukee at Los Angeles Detroit at San rancisco Baltimore Cincinnati at Cleveland Only game scheduled AMERICAN Eastern Division won Kentucky 36 Indiana 36 Miami 34 Minnesota 1 34 New York 17 Western Division Oakland si PtenvBr 39 New Orleans 35 32 Dallas 33 32 Los Angeles 28 "QU9Tw! tr WQ Az I Result Kentucky 106 New York 98 Dallas 122 Minnesota 100 New Orleans 107 Miami 102 Los Angeles 125 Denver 122 Overtime Only games scheduled Games Denver at Los Angeles Kentucky at Houston New York at Indiana Dallas vs Miami at St Louis Only game scheduled Games Dallas at New York Houston at New Orleans Minnesota at Oakland Only games PROBABLE LINEUPS VERMILLION (24 2) Pos ROSSVILLE (23 2) reft Congleton (6 3) Jon Canine (6 3) Mike Newell (6 3) Dave Seifert (6 3) Gary Arrasmith (6 7) Randy Reed (6 3) i Karl Hughes (5 9) Phil Wilson (5 10) Terry arrell (6 0) Dave Mosson (5 9) Game time: 12:30 pm Saturday Purdue Arena SB STJOE (21 4) Pos TOLLESTON (25 1) Dale Lesicki (6 3) 1 Vernon Williams (6 3) Steve lowers (6 3) I Virgil Taueg (6 2) Tom Dennig (6 3) Mark Vaxter (6 6) Paul redlake (6 1) 1 Henry Goodes (6 1) lean Piotrowski (Ml) Donell Baity (5 11) Game time: 1:45 pm Saturday 947 while Coach Jim Cai a five year con solidation appear after having won the first Sectional and Regional championships Rossville is the choice of most of the so called expertsut upsetting the favorites haseen North reason its successful rise to the Sweet Sixteen While the Hornets were win ning their previous two tour neys as most sports writers predicted the 7alcons came winging in from out of nowhere even if they did enter tourney play with a 19 2 mark They recorded a Sectional upset of defending Attica and a Regional title with a thrilling come from behind victory over Regional favored Lafayette Jefferson While Tbllestqn in its final campaign before entering a consolidation has been a Semi state contender in the past the venture Joseph Jeff Congleton Karl Hughes Jim Crist Gary Arrasmith Ralph Morgan Mike Newell 25 Terry arrell Ron arrell i Paul Bright Dale Conrad 170 Gerry Bishop 175 John Walthall 205 Head Coach: Jim Calvin Asst Coach: Jerry ulk Principal: Ron Howard School Colors: Blue and White Nickname: ighting alcons SOUTH BEND ST (21 4) Lost Pct Behind 2 32 32 32 50 13 28 $4 i I 1 liii i fl 1 i Hk BiKMlIBnPiBHw I 'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii EC? jli! 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