Tough Openers Set Tone for AHS and PHS Cagers
Austin High and Pacelli opened with solid challenges instead of easy wins. AHS beat Rochester Mayo 66-43 after a rough start against Decorah, while Pacelli fell 70-49 to Cretin before rebound to Blue Earth 70-45. Both squads face key weekend tests as they seek crucial victories.
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Iowa
Packers
Rochester Mayo
Austin
Pacelli
St. Paul Cretin
Cretin
Shamrocks
Blue Earth
Bucs
AHL
PHS
Mankato
Rochester Lourdes
ASJC baseball champions win Herald Sports Achievement Trophy
The 1972 Austin State Junior College baseball team, state champions, will receive the Herald Sports Achievement Award. Coach Earl Perkins led ASJC to a 18-3 season, with four players named to the All State team. The trophy presentation occurs at ASJC Gym during the ASJC vs Lakewood basketball game half time.
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Fighting Saints
Chicago Cougars
St. Paul
Austin High
Albert Lea
Ron Shoemaker
Austin State Junior College
Herald
Austin State
Minnesota
Pacelli High
Hayfield
Earl Perkins
ASJC
Blue Devils
Golden Valley Lutheran
Rochester State JC
Normandale State JC
Bloomington
Fergus Falls
Don Leathers
Daryl Monson
Steve Seltz
Rick Knutson
Perkins
Lakewood
Riach Named Austin Legion Baseball Coach for 1973
Bill Riach announced as baseball coach for Austin Legion Post 91 for the 1973 season. Riach led the VFW Travelers to a 40-8 two year mark, with a 21-4 slate in 1972 and a First District title run to the State Tournament in Ely. He is a 40 year old multi sport veteran with no assistant coach named yet.
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Austin American Legion Post
Ron Thomas
Joe Stenger
Bill Riach
Herald
Riach
VFW Travelers
Travelers
Ely
Austin High JV cagers edge Owatonna in thriller
Austin High's junior varsity basketball team defeated Owatonna JV 50-45 on Monday afternoon. Randy Smith led the Packers with 12 points, followed by Scott Jacobson with 11 and Mike Gilbert and Steve Morgan with seven each. Austin plays Albert Lea this Saturday at 6 p.m. in a preliminary game at the Gym.
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CCC
Pacelli
Cretin
Rochester Lourdes
Minneapolis de la Salle
Lee Roll
Rochester
John Marshall
al Wold
Albert Lea
Mayo
Wally Brunswold
Austin
Mankato
Gordy Hakes
Red Wing
Winona
Dan McGee
Chatfield
Austin High
Owatonna JV
Howie Strey
Cagers
Randy Smith
Packers
Scott Jacobson
Mike Gilbert
Steve Morgan
Austin State Junior College
Wisconsin Clinches Top NCAA Hockey Poll With Weekend Sweep
Still No. 1 Hancock Mich AP Wisconsin tightened its lead atop the national college hockey poll by sweeping two games from Notre Dame. Michigan Tech, the previous runnerup, lost twice to Michigan State.
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Hancock
Mich
Wisconsin
Badgers
Notre Dame
Michigan Tech
Michigan State
Pacelli B Squad Earns First Win Of Season
Pacelli’s B basketball team rallied to a 55-43 victory over the Blue Earth Bees to move to 1-1. Mark Bushaw poured in 17 points, Marty Kiley 14, with strong rebounding from Bob Walcott and Joe O’Conner and solid defense sparked by Brian Bawek.
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Pacelli
Blue Earth Bees
Mark Bushaw
Marty Kiley
Terry Nelson
Bob Walcott
Joe O'Conner
Brian Bawek
Wolfpack crushes Georgia Southern as Thompson pours 40 points
North Carolina State defeated Georgia Southern 100 to 44 as sophomore guard David Thompson scored 40 points driving three Wolfpack scoring records. The game in Raleigh featured NC State dominance on both ends with Thompson's hot shooting catalyzing the rout.
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Raleigh
N.C
David Thompson
North Carolina State
Georgia
ASJC Cagers Schedule Two Home Games This Week
ASJC's cagers, 1-2, host Lakewood and Golden Valley Lutheran in two non league tilts. Coach Jim Mittun relies on sophomores Ball, Winkels, Felten, Riles, and Allen with Ball averaging 22.7 points to lead the team.
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Austin State Junior College
Blue Devils
Lakewood
White Bear Lake
Golden Valley Lutheran
ASJC
Waldorf
Forest City
Iowa
MACC
Mason City
Wisconsin Tech
la Crosse
Jim Mittun
Dan Ball
Dave Winkels
Duane Allen
Dale Felten
Jim Riles
Riles
Ball
Felten
Winkels
Allen
Bowling Top Five Results From Echo Lanes
Echo Lanes top five scorers include S Peterson 671 Cashman 668 Wallace 661 Whitcomb 640 and Sellers 637. Hoot Owl leaders show B Everhart 610 Blum 599 Olsen 596 Carey 585 Kelly 585. KC of C includes Meyer 558 Standinger 543 Morgan 542 Delaney 540 Miller 535. Echo Girls and Bowlerettes list Bailey 486 Haines 480 Anderson 469 Ross 467 Olson 465. Junior College men Stock 519 Rose 473 Anderson 463 Hoffman 471 Siegfried 442. Women Hilden 511 Kime 465 Kittleson 435 Mallow 433 Swenson 380. Area Church Champlin 596 Applebury 576 Grundy 574 Britt 567 Deblon 563.
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Echo Lanes
S. Peterson
Cashman
E. Wallace
D. Whitcomb
L. Sellers
Hoot Owl
B. Everhart
J Blum
W. Olsen
H. Carey
H. Kelly
K OF C
Gene Anderson
Bob Hoffman
Dale Siegfried
Sally Hilden
Laurie Kime
Spring Kittleson
Lynette, Mallow
Kathy Swenson
Don Champlin
Ed Applebury
Stan Grundy
Steven Britt
Jeff Deblon
Gophers Rout Wisconsin-Milwaukee Behind Musselman Depth
Minnesota dominates Wisconsin-Milwaukee 79-60 as Bill Musselman’s team improves to 3-0. Coach Charlie Parsley notes UM’s physical play and the Gophers’ size advantage with four players taller than Milwaukee’s 6-6 starter Ed Williams. Wisconsin-Milwaukee had lost to Ohio State 92-81 previously.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Charlie Parsley
Minnesota
Gophers
Musselmen
Parsley
Dave Winfield
Ron Behagen
Panthers
Ohio State
Bill Musselman
Milwaukee
Ed Williams
Austin High B squad dominates Richfield in 39 11 win
Austin High School’s B squad wrestling team improved to 5 0 this season by defeating Richfield 39 11. Pins by Phil Hagen at 126 and Steve Brady at 155 highlighted the meet while Bruce Kuehl 105 Randy Shamp 119 Craig Forch 132 Jerry Botham 138 Tom Maloney 180 and Steve Guyette heavyweight earned decisions. Delhanty won by forfeit at 167 and Stock drew at 112.
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Austin High
Richfield Bees
Phil Hagen
Steve Brady
Bruce Kuehl
Randy Shamp
Craig Forch
Jerry Botham
Tom Maloney
Steve Guyette
Dave Delhanty
Dave Stock
Pacelli JV Opens Season With Win Over Wells
Pacelli junior varsity basketball opened the season with a 65 to 45 victory over Wells JV. Mark Grimley scored 23 points, Cliff Uher 14, and Denny Helebrant 8 while Helebrant grabbed 9 rebounds. Pacelli plans more games and invites teams to contact Athletic Director Pete Schmidt.
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Mark Grimley
Shamrocks
Cliff Uher
Denny Helebrant
Helebrant
Uher
Mike Wheeler
Pacelli
Rochester
Lourdes
Pete Schmidt
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