Austin High swimmers post strong state qualifiers amid early season slips
Austin High’s swimming team opened the season with a loss to Rochester Mayo but saw underclassmen shine. Nelsen and Shugart, both state qualifiers, claimed two events each and earned personal bests as Shugart topped 200 free in 1 57.5 and 100 free in 53.5 while Nelsen posted 2 15 1 in the 200 I M and 58 4 in the 100 fly. Mark Hanson led with wins in the 100 and 200 free and swam on the winning 400 free relay. The squad hosts Northfield tonight at Ellis Junior High at 6 p m before traveling to Park Relays in St Louis Park and finishing preholiday action at Winona on November 22.
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Austin High
Rochester Mayo
Pat Nelsen
Jeff Shugart
Nelson
Shugart
Austin
Mark Hanson
AHL
Northfield
Ellis
Bud Higgins
ASJC Upsets Lakewood State JC for Second Win
ASJC Blue Devils upset 76 66 over Lakewood State JC before 250 at the ASJC Gym. Star freshman Jim Riles scored 15 of his 20 in the final 2 minutes despite illness. Ball led with 19 points, Felten 18, Allen 10, as ASJC overcame height disadvantage and pressed to control the boards. They improve to .500 and host Golden Valley Lutheran Saturday.
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John Kolb
Herald
Austin State Junior College
Lakewood State JC
ASJC
Lakewood
Jim Riles
Blue Devils
Duane Allen
Steve Krupicka
Allen
Krupicka
Jim Mittun
Mittun
Dan Ball
Ball
Riles
Stan Munson
Dale Felten
Felten
Jeff Crouse
Golden Valley Lutheran of
Minneapolis
Seeeese
Riles Austin JC
Winkels Werner
Haddo
Munson
Iverson
Big Nine clash Austin hosts Mankato in heighted showdown
Austin High eyes a third straight win as it hosts Mankato in a Big Nine Conference battle at the AHL Gym. Mankato lists 6-5 Bruce Bauman and 6-5 Al Thomas as key forwards with Scott Krueger at guard, while Austin counters with Kal Kallenberger and Joel Schieck. The game follows recent league tests and features both 2023 champions among top title contenders.
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John Kolb
Herald
Austin High
Packers
Mankato
AHL
Austin
Scarlets
Tab Austin
Rochester
John Marshall
Bruce Bauman
Scott Krueger
al Thomas
Scott Wolner
Norris Anderson
Krueger
Wolner
Luverne
Red Wing
Kal Kallenberger
Joel Schieck
Greg Wagner
Dave Wagner
Kallenberger
Schieck
Wings
Mark Ostergaard
Bowling Top Five League Standings and Winners
The list shows top five scores and winners across multiple divisions including Austin Bowl Fagles F Brown 672 and J Wiemann 628, with mixed doubles led by B Jorgensen 511 and D Bohr 471. Also named are Elks Hubbard 626 and Kilgore 677 in Echo Majors, plus Miners Berg 529 and Bowers 525 in a field of league results.
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Austin Bowl Fagles
F. Brown
J. Wiemann
L. Hyland
H. Hinkle
Austin Faces Tough Big Nine Trip To Mankato
Austin High wrestling travels to Mankato for a 7 30 p m Big Nine meet both teams 2 0 overall 1 0 in conference Mankato led by veteran Bob Mundahl at 167 pounds with a 2 0 mark Austin makes two lineup changes Jerry Guyette starts at 138 and Jerry Morgan opens at 167 Austin's 5 0 unbeaten Dave Barnett at 180 anchors the Packers lineup Coach Roy Edstrom guides Mankato AHL B squad meets Bees at 6 p m.
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Austin High
Mankato
AHL
Scarlets
Red Wing
Ayl
Windom
Bob Mundahl
Austin
Jerry Guyette
Jerry Morgan
Dave Barnett
Packers
Doug Quam
George Bucklin
Denny Quam
Mark Krebbsbach
Marlin Burns
Mark Lenoch
Steve Anderson
Bill Arnold
Dick Brekke
Roy Edstrom
Mankato Bees
Canadiens Hand North Stars Fourth Defeat In West
Montreal defeated Minnesota 6-3 as Chicago blanked Los Angeles 6-0. The win moved Montreal within one point of the division lead, with Minnesota dropping to second place after their third straight road loss. Lemaire and Cournoyer each scored twice for the Canadiens. Drouin added two goals for Minnesota while Dryden stopped 24 shots.
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North Stars
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Los Angeles
Albert Lea No 2 in Wrestling Poll
Three Big Nine Conference teams appear in the first Minnesota high school wrestling poll. Albert Lea is ranked second, Faribault eighth, and Rochester John Marshall eighteenth. Anoka holds the top spot, with Caledonia at eleventh in Region One.
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Coaches Association
Albert Lea
Faribault
Rochester
John Marshall
Anoka
Caledonia
AHS Gymnasts Host Fairmont In Dual Meet
The Austin High gymnasts seek a third straight dual win as they host Fairmont at Ellis Junior High Gym after easy wins by the Packers over Rochester John Marshall and Albert Lea. B squad begins at 6 15 p m followed by varsity. The Bees remain unbeaten.
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Packers
Rochester
John Marshall
Albert Lea
Fairmont
Ellis
AHS Bees
All-America college football team named by AP
The Associated Press College Division All-America 1972 list includes running backs Billy Johnson of Widener, Jimmy Edwards of Northeast Louisiana, and Mike Deutsch of North Dakota, along with quarterback Bob Biggs from UC Davis.
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Billy’ Johnson
Widener College
Jimmy Edwards
Northeast Louisiana
Mike Deutsch
North Dakota
Associated Press
Bob Biggs
University of California
Davis
USC's Davis aims beyond touchdowns in football and life
USC sophomore Anthony Davis, AP Back of the Week after six TDs in a 45-23 win over Notre Dame, says fame won’t define him. He recalls a troubled youth, stresses grades, and notes his past as a high school thief while pursuing football and potential baseball prospects with Baltimore Orioles interest.
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Associated Press
Trojans
Notre Dame
Davis
Baltimore Orioles
San Fernando High School
USC
ASJC Receives Herald Award After Lakewood Game
ASJC earned Herald recognition after defeating Lakewood in a basketball game. Sports Editor John Kolb presents the trophy to players Joe Dolan and Rick Knutson alongside Coach Carl Perkins as ASJC posted an 18 3 record and held a national ranking.
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ASJC
Lakewood
John Kolb
Joe Dolan
Rick Knutson
Carl
Packers and Vikings clash in pivotal title race
In Bloomington Minnesota and Green Bay renew their fierce series with the Packers 8 4 needing a win to clinch the Central Division title in the NFC while the Vikings 7 5 must beat both Green Bay and San Francisco to secure a fifth straight divisional crown.
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Green Bay
Packers
Vikings
San Francisco
Christmas Trapshoot at Cedar Valley Club Near Austin
A Christmas Trapshoot is scheduled Sunday at the Cedar Valley Conservation Club, a mile north of Austin on Highway 218. The day-long event starts at 9 30 a.m.
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Cedar Valley Conservation Club
Austin
Highway 218
Austin High Gymnasts to Perform at Big Nine Clash
The Austin High girls gymnastics squad that won the Big Nine Conference and is 7-1 in dual meets will entertain at the Austin versus Mankato Big Nine basketball game. They are coached by Ruth Rehn.
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Austin High
Austin
Austin Cagers 10th in Minneapolis ratings
Austin jumps to 10th in this week's Minneapolis Tribune high school basketball ratings. The Packers opened with a 71 66 loss to Decorah Iowa and beat Rochester Mayo 66 43. Mounds View tops the poll at 2 0. Other top 10 includes Anoka Duluth Denfeld Windom North Renville Eden Prairie Washburn Richfield. Rochester John Marshall sits 16th among Big Nine teams.
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Greg Wagner
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Iowa
Decorah
Rochester Mayo
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Mayo
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Minneapolis Tribune
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Denfeld
Windom
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Rochester
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Packers QB Kallenberger and Adams Wolff named Prep Parade All-Staters
Kal Kallenberger top Big Nine passer with 724 yards and seven TDs named to 1972 Prep Parade All-State Football Team. Also honored are Dave Ver Hayden Jim Perkins Ron Wolff and others from multiple schools. All-State picks to be feted at University of Minnesota banquet.
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Adams Wolff
Prep Parade
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Whiz Kal Kallenberger
Wcco Radio Prep Parade
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van der Hayden
Perkins
Red Wing
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Lourdes
Wolff
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Centennial
George Wemeier
Minneapolis
Washburn
University of Minnesota
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Bloomington Jefferson
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