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Black Athletes, Sports, 2002. Donald Bundy recalls basketball game that broke racial barrier. This story was written by Todd Hefferman St. Joseph News-Press April 20, 2002. Donald Bundy was a player on the Bartlett High school all black team during its historic game against the all-white Christian Brothers school before integration. The game was played in 1951.
In this folder is a picture of Bartlett High School basketball team. Nathaniel J. Neal was Head Coach. The team's name was the Panthers.
Friday, August 9, 1991, St. Joseph News-Press Wes Barnett wins three Pan Am silver medals. He was a weightlifter.
Thursday, January 6, 1994, St. Joseph News-Press Wesley Center Coach Dennis Snethen looks at Pete Kelley and Wes Barnett. Kelly is a 1996 Olympic hopeful. Both will compete at the National Junior Championships in St. Joseph in March. Story by Jeff Gelski.
NBC Sports and the U.S. Olympic committee presenting a Golden Moment. Every day during the Olympics an athlete will appear on the world wide web to answer questions Wes Barnett was asked what it was like at the opening ceremonies. His answer was it was a great experience walking into the stadium in front of thousands of American people. It makes everything more special. This article was from the St. Joseph News-Press.
September 13, 1992, St. Joseph News-Press is a picture of Wes Barnett lifting weights. Picture by Eric Keith.
Highland Community College students bring about a racial and cultural mix that spurs challenges and benefits to students and community alike is a story in the St. Joseph News-Press.
Sunday, April 1, 1990, St. Joseph News-Press there is a picture of Heath Dudley who played for the Griffon team who advanced into the national playoffs.
Wednesday, January 8, 1992, St. Joseph News-Press Gazette there is a picture of Central center Andre, Crittendon.
St. Joseph News-Press January 28, 1997, Aaron Crittendon and Dwayne Blakley would be playing football for the Missouri Tigers.
"Basketball game in 1951 was a 1st for St. Joseph" St. Joseph Newspress Column by Alonzo Weston regarding the first black/white game between Bartlett High School and Christian Brothers High School.
Photo of the 53-54 Basketball season of the Bartlett Panthers.
St. Joseph News-Press Friday, February 19, 1992, there is a picture of Betty Bullock bowling to raise money for the American Cancer Society.
In a plastic folder are stories about Mike Rucker a St. Joseph native and a Carolina Panther Football player.
Wes Barnett is one of the four weightlifters who will participate in the U.S. Olympic Festival There is a picture of him in this article.
In a plastic folder are news clippings of Wes Barnett. Dates July 20, 1996, June 12, 1996, and September 19, 1996, St. Joseph News-Press
A picture of Andre Crittendon appears in the story of central products help Griffon basketball on and off the court. The article is by Jack Corcoran.
Wednesday, March 21, 2001, is a story and picture of Dwayne Blakely at the Missouri Lincoln, NE football game.
June 28, 2001, is a photocopy of a newspaper article about Monique Holland who landed a spot on the 1996 Atlanta Olympic committee. She also coached the Division I women's college basketball team at Georgia Tech.
Wednesday, February 15, 1995, St. Joseph News-Press there is a picture of Andre Crittendon a player for Missouri Western Griffons.
Blakley ready to take over as Tigers' captain is the caption of a story in St. Joseph News-Press.
A picture of Sparkie Colbert who was the winner of a scholarship appears in the St Joseph News-Press April 16, 1992.
Weightlifting meet is an article written by a citizen praising Wesley Center.
St. Joseph News-Press November 25, 1995, Barnett places 18th at the World Weightlifting Championships.
October 21, 2000, St. Joseph News-Press Wes Barnett is honored by having the street in front of the Welsey Center named after him.
August 1, 2000, St. Joseph News-Press has a picture and story about Andrew Blakley playing football for Truman State University.
St. Joseph News-Press. The story about Wesley Weightlifters includes a picture of Brian Higginbotham, Larry Words, Tabitha Ortega, Angie Fredrickson and Damon Buckner.
August 19, 2000, St. Joseph News-Press the story is about Wes Barnett losing sight in his right eye.
January 11, 2000, baseball legend Buck O'Neil was at the Civic Arena in St. Joseph, MO.
November 23, 1993, St. Joseph News-Press a picture of the all-city football teams are pictured. One picture is All-St. Joseph offense, and the other is All-St. Joseph defense.
News-Press December 6. 2001 Alonzo Weston wrote an article about the Bartlett High School basketball game of 1951. You will find this story typewritten. There are 3 pages.
April 16, 1999, St. Joseph News-Press story is about Andrew Blakley running track.
January 9, 2001St. Joseph News-Press is a picture of Lakesha Jones playing basketball for the Griffons.
July 9, 1992, St. Joseph News-Press is a story about Wes Barnett spending July 4th holiday training.
July 28, 1996, Richard D. Words received 4-year scholarship to attend University of Missouri-Rolla. There is also a picture of him.
July 24, 1992, St. Joseph News-Press there is a picture of Wes Barnett trying on the Olympic team medal presentation suit.
Jerry Polk looks at the weight with disdain as they fall is a caption at the bottom of his picture in the St. Joseph News-Press.
January 28, 1993, St. Joseph News-Press there is a picture of Andre Crittendon as he towers over teammates at a recent Central High School basketball practice.
September 26, 1991, St. Joseph New-Press. There is a picture of Frank Davis, a student from Memphis TN who played football for Central.
St. Joseph News-Press September 28, 1991, is a picture of Jimmy Jackson scaling a fence at the Horace Mann recreation complex.
In plastic is Mike Rucker articles January 20, 1999, St. Joseph News-Press about him ready to play in Senior Bowl The bowl is an all-star game designed to showcase college football players for the NFL draft.
St. Joseph News-Press The caption under the picture of Wes Barnett reads "The bar bends under the weight of several hundred kilograms as Wes Barnett prepares for the 2000 Olympic Weightlifting Trials at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO."
July 24,2000 St. Joseph News-Press a picture of Wes Barnett's picture hands on a wall at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.
A photocopy of an article is about Coach Gibson. John Gibson was one of the quality coaches this city has seen.
April 26, 2002, St. Joseph, News-Press is a picture of Lamont Turner senior men's basketball player at Missouri Western State College receiving the Missouri Western/News-Press Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award.
St. Joseph News-Press July 13, 1996, Barnett weighs his future. He wonders if the sport can bring him a consistent living wage.
A photocopy of St. Joseph News-Press September 24, 1996, has a picture of Carolyn Williams who bowled a 255, 188 and 267 for a 700-series in January. March 21, 2001
July 21,1992 St. Joseph News-Press is a picture of young Wes Barnett, 14, working our at Carr's Gym.
Rucker has confidence in Carolina's front office is the title of a St. Joseph News-Press article March 21, 2001.
April 24, 1999, St. Joseph News-Press Weightlifting Champions Wes Barnett top picture working to overcome eye surgery and bottom picture is Pete Kelley working to recover from a skiing accident.
December 2, 1994, News-Press Olympic lifter Barnett is weighing retirement after his 20th-place finish last week at the International Weightlifting Federation's World Championships as he thinks his odds of winning a medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta appear dim.
News-Press St. Joseph February 28, 1984, Bill Hedge Central football coach is working with physical education instructor Jon Herrman, Joyce Piveral, assistant principal, Ruth Swartz, nurse and Donna Wright, librarian, to tackle students' drugs and alcohol use.
Headline St. Joseph News-Press June 1, 1992. Local lifter makes Olympics. This is an article about Wes Barnett. There is also a picture of him lifting weights.
Griffon News March 30, 1995, Lady Griffs take third place in NCAA Division. There is a picture of Tonya Foster of the Griffon team.
St. Joseph News-Press July 21, 1992. This story is about a story told by Harold Barnett about his son Wes Barnett. There is also a picture of Harold Barnett relaxing on the front porch of the house where Wes grew up.
April 21, 2002, St. Joseph News-Press is a picture of John Chavez, one of the many area minority coaches. There is also a picture of Plattsburg players. Plattsburg is one of many small-town teams with a multiracial makeup. There is a picture of Lafayette High School players as they come out of a huddle with high fives during a basketball game. The Lafayette team is multiracial.
St. Joseph News-Press March 24,1992 is a picture of the first team of the 1992 All St. Joseph boys' basketball team. Andre Crittendon is on that team. The girls' basketball team includes Alecia Lee, Darcy Nikes, and Jamie Wahlert.
September 1, 1996, St. Joseph News-Press Barnett ties knot. This story is about his wedding with Carol Lyn Meske.
April 21, 2002, St. Joseph News-Press is a picture of Lafayette High School's Yanique Javois as she dribbles the ball during a game at Lafayette High School. The story is about female coaches.
In the St. Joseph News-Press is a picture of Central hurdler David Davis. He is an accomplished jazz musician who uses his own music to focus on hurdling. Davis set a school record last week in the 110-meter hurdles and won the Suburban League, Big Eight championship.
July 30, 2009, St. Joseph News-Press a picture and story about the Negro League Baseball Museum paying tribute to some of the greatest, and unknown, baseball players. Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier by being the first black player to play professionally.
St. Joseph News-Press December 5, 1993, is a picture of Preston McGaughy of the Elwood football team.
February 27, 2000, St. Joseph News-Press is a Black History Tribute. One area family's American heritage is manifested by almost a century of service in the military. The names are Edward Holland, Cecil Wright, Creed Holland, Wilbur Holland, Clifford Holland, Floyd Holland, Denise Moore, Chad Moore. William Tillman, George Johnson, Billy Johnson, Theodore Johnson and Michael Johnson.Collection
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