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And when I blew it . . .
Officials Ben Dreith (left) and Pat Haggerty yuk it up during time out in Kansas-Missouri game Monday night. Haggerty had just called a foul on the Tigers but his whistle didn't work so he decided to forget about the infraction. Looking on are Dave Robisch (right) and Bud Stallworth, who didn't seem to get the joke.
Kansas gals shoot straight
The University of Kansas women's rifle team captured third place in their division in the third annual "Pheasant Shoot" conducted at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, on February 13, 14 and 15. Results were announced last week.
KU's Carol Waltz, Orange, Tex.
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junior, placed third in the individual standings in the women's division with a score of 501 points.
The women's team compiled 1, - 878 points behind Kansas State with 1,932 points and the University of South Dakota with 1,942 points.
Other shooters and their scores for the KU team were Mary Arnold, Holton junior, 494; Barbara Westervelt, Parsons junior, 442; and Tana Monroe, Columbia, Mo., junior, 441.
Future holds promise
Miranda retains optimism
By DON BAKER Kansan sports writer
With the present basketball season nearing an end it is obvious that any hope of KU catching Kansas State in the Big Eight basketball title race is slim. A Wildcat victory over Colorado tonight would end the race. It is also no secret that many people are already looking ahead to next year as being one that the Jayhawks could regain the conference championship and go a long way toward the NCAA title
Assistant basketball coach Sam Miranda shares this optimism.
The nine win-two loss record of the freshman team substantiates Miranda's statement. The two losses, to the K-State and Missouri freshman teams, both came on the road and the officiating of both games has been openly criticized by both Miranda and assistant coach Gale Catlett.
"I think we have a good chance to go a long way next year," he said in an interview Wednesday. "We only lose one (senior Chet Lawrence) and we've got a good group of freshmen."
On paper the freshman team is impressive with the likes of Leonard Gray, Randy Canfield, Mike Bossard and Mark Williams. But Miranda has not been similarly impressed with its results.
"We have only been mediocre up until the last game," he said.
"On the second half of the Missouri game we played well as a team for the first time."
Miranda would not blame the losses on the officiating directly but made it clear that it definitely effected both games.
The results of the game support Miranda's analysis. Trailing 42-38 at halftime, the frosh roared back to win handlely 89-68. Bossard, a 6-6 forward, led the comeback with a perfect 10 for 10 shooting effort from the field in the second half and ended with game high totals of 28 points and 15 rebounds.
"Overall this has not been an outstanding year," Miranda said. "But you must remember that the freshman program at KU is a learning process. Don't get me
wrong—we try to win every game we play. But our main purpose is to get them ready for varsity basketball. Some of our poorer freshman teams have produced exceptional varsity players."
Miranda did not mean to imply that this year's frush team is bad by any standards. Canfield, 6-11 center from Wichita, and Gray, 6-7 forward from Kansas City, Kan., were highly sought by colleges throughout the nation and Bossard and Williams were the most highly prized preps in the Washington, D.C. and Denver areas respectively.
He did say that until the Missouri game the team had been disappointing in that it lacked consistency and had not reached its full potential. He further said that it would take a repeat of the effort displayed against Missouri to defeat Kansas State when the two teams end their seasons in Lawrence on March 7.
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As for next year Miranda said he thought several of this year's freshman team could compete quite well at the varsity level with some having a shot at being a starter.
He said, "I don't think our boys returning are going to roll over and die, however, so it's going to be a hard battle for a sophomore to make the starting five."
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In addition to the freshman and varsity teams Miranda also concerns himself with the tedious chore of recruiting.
He said, "Within the state we are presently interested in three or four boys. Overall we are looking at around 10 prospects."
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"Everyone knows we're after Tom," Miranda said. "He's a fine ball player with good promise."
Miranda was non-committal as to specifically who KU was looking at with the exception of one, that being Tom Kivisto, East Aurora, Ill., product and the brother of KU's sophomore guard Bob Kivisto.
As soon as the present season is completed KU recruiting efforts will be stepped up in an attempt to sign the country's top talent.
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