Vikings vote to move to downtown Minneapolis stadium
The Minnesota Vikings voted 3-1 with one abstention to accept a 30 year lease as prime tenant of a proposed 51 million domed stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The deal would cost the team 15 percent of gross ticket sales and requires city approval next.
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Pat Thompson
Associated Press
Bloomington
Jim Finks
Viking
Minneapolis
Vikings
Ridder
Met Stadium
NFL
Thomas A. Thompson
Thompson
Finks
Met
Seventh and
Ninth Streets
First Avenue North
Third Avenue North
Nelson and Swansons Standouts At Austin Boxing Night
Austin hosts a National Golden Gloves card with Craig Nelson edging Frank Cogswell on points in a three round battle at the National Guard Armory. The Swanson brothers Andy and Bill delivered dominant wins including a first round TKO for Andy and a unanimous decision for Bill.
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Dave Kranz
Herald City
Austin
Craig Nelson
Frank Cogswell
Rochester
National Golden Glove
Austin National Guard
Nelson
Cogswell
Mert Herrick
Gus Marmesh
Dale Ramlo
Swanson Brothers
Andy
Bill
Gary Eckart
Minneapolis
Swanson
Eckart
Dick Yakima
LeCenter
Yakima
Kelly Kaercher
Don Curry
Curry
Kaercher
Robin Higbe
Ed Curry
Higbe
Mike Kvasnicka
Brownsdale
Kvasnicka
Peter Susens
Jim Staley
Staley
Low Scoring Wednesday Night In Shaw Gym Cage
Wednesday boys basketball at Shaw Gym featured tight scores. Fish II beat the Dudes 26 to 15, Eastern Stars edged 5th Jumba 32 to 26, Tarantula won 21 to 20 over The Men, and Tum Tums defeated Dukey 5 41 to 29. Key scorers included Fish II’s John Straaton 18 and Al Walsh 12, Mike Mitchell 12. Tum Tums’ Dean Gerber 11. 5th Jumba’s Bob Rinaldi 10. Eastern Stars’ John Delmont 10 and Jim Nelson 10.
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the Fish II
Dudes
Eastern Stars
Tarantula
Tum Tums
Dukey
John Straaton
Fish II
al Walsh
Mike Mitchell
Dean Gerber
Tom Tums
Bob Rinaldi
John Delmont
Jim Nelson
Tough task ahead for Austin wrestling team
Austin High faces Red Wing in a Big Nine showdown as they chase the league title. Coach Prunty expects a hard match against Red Wing’s top five weights led by 132-pound Greg Anderson, while Austin relies on Dave Barnett at 180 and a core lineup Friday night.
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Austin High
Packers
AHL
Red Wing
AHS
Huck Prunty
Austin
Greg Anderson
Brian Trandem
Jerry Nauer
Bruce Flynn
Chuck Frawley
Dave Barnett
Doug Quann
Jerry Morgan
Mark Lenoch
George Bucklin
Denny Quam
Mark Krebshec
Marlin Burns
Steve Anderson
Bill Arnold
Dick Brekker
Rockets Sold Denver Partership Keep Hannum As Leader
The Denver Rockets were sold Wednesday to a five-man San Diego group but will stay in Denver. Alex Hannum remains president general manager and head coach as announced at the news conference.
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Rockets
Denver
Denver Rockets
San Diego
Alex Hannum
Packers Face Red Wing Test in Big Nine Tilt
Austin travels to Red Wing for an 8 p.m. Friday contest as the Packers seek to climb in the standings amid Red Wing’s tough home defense. Key players include Kevin Bohmbach for Red Wing and Kal Kallenberger leading Austin in scoring. Austin's recent wins and league rankings are noted along with the visiting B-squad game at 6:20 p.m.
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John Kolb
Herald
Red Wing
Austin
Packers
AHL
Oscar Haddorff
Kevin Bohmbach
Bob Riegelman
Keith George
Dave Mijolsness
Tom Barry
Mjolsness
George
Riegelman
AHS
Rochester Mayo
Champ Mankato
Kal Kallenberger
Mark Ostergaard
Greg Wagner
Dave Wagner
Joel Schieck
Mark Dixon
Mark Todd
Scott Bjerke
Tom Jacobson
Scott Jacobson
Minneapolis Tribune
The
Tribune
Mounds View
Anoka
Richfield
Windom
Minneapolis North
Renville
Eden Prairie
Minneapolis Washburn
St. Paul
Pacelli Aims to Stay On Comeback Trail at De La Salle
Pacelli Shamrocks travel to Minneapolis to face De La Salle Islanders in a key CCC contest at DLS Gym. Pacelli seeks a bounce back after two CCC losses while DLS, after early wins, carries recent setbacks including a 54-41 CCC loss and a 73-51 non league defeat. The game features notable players such as Pacelli’s Kocik Weber and De La Salle’s Parker Reynolds Fristrom Meyers Joseph, with coach Lee Koll evaluating starters by defense.
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Pacelli
Minneapolis de la Salle
Shamrocks
Minneapolis
Islanders
DLS
CCC
St. Paul Cretin
Rochester Lourdes
Faribault Shattuck
Lee Koll
PHS
de la Salle
Lourdes
Winona Cotter
Hopkins Eisenhower
Kall
Russ Weber
Bob Kocik
Mike Rockers
Jim Ashton
Bob Cummings
Koll
Kocik
Weber
Bill Parker
Pat Reynolds
Tim Fristrom
Frank Meyers
Pete Joseph
Mason City
Iowa
Newman
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Charles Stenvig
City Board of Estimate and Taxation
Richard Erdall
Dayton’s
B.H. Ridder Jr
Viking Directors
Ole Haugsrud
Duluth
Austin Daily Herald
Hockey North Stars
Metropolitan Sports Center
Max Winter
Nelson and Swansons
Austin Glovers
Mike Meyer
Meyer
Kent Kuehl
Rick Schultz
Rick Morgan
Tim O'Keefe
Willie Clennon
Randy Saari
Fairmont
Dean Biers
Dover
Paul Jenkins
Rick Nelson
Ronnie Bettin
Mike Krasnicka
Susens
Ken Hanson
Bill Swanson
Yekema
the Armory
Shaw Gym
Boys Shaw Gym
Austin Wrestling Team
Winona
John Marshall
Bonella Golf Shor Et Tie
Austin Country Club
Pixes
Remington
Gates
Monroe
Hormel’s
U.S
Ooertie
Kormal
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