Hoople predicts NFL playoffs and bowls with Hoople
Hoople and assistants forecast NFL divisional outcomes, Super Bowl pick between Baltimore and Kansas City, and New Year bowl results including Rose Ohio State and Orange Penn State. Includes notes on college players and basketball yearbook trivia and minor wrestling pairings at area schools.
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City Athletes Busy Tonight and Saturday
Pacelli hosts archrival Winona Cotter in a Central Catholic Conference basketball game at 8 p.m. Bequad plays at 6 20 p.m. Austin State Junior College travels to Rochester JC for a non league game Saturday. Austin High hosts Red Wing in a Big Nine wrestling match at 6 30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Pacelli wrestlers begin the St Paul Concordia tourney at 1 p.m. Saturday. Austin High gymnastics heads to Rochester Saturday to face John Marshall and Mayo.
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Spring Valley Returns to Maple Leaf Title Race
Spring Valley upset hopes as the Wolves beat Lanesboro 76 to 59 to move to 2-1 in Maple Leaf Conference play. Ted Torbenson led with 20 points and 13 rebounds, Terry Tobin added 18, Steve Fitch 14 points and 17 rebounds. Spring Valley hosts Rushford January 3.
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USC Signs First Negro Football Scholar Athlete
SIGN 18ST NEGRO COLUMBIA, S.C. AP The University of South Carolina signed its first Negro scholar ship athlete to a football grant in aid Thursday Carlton Hagood a 61 174 pound halfback from Lanier
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YMCA to Host Holiday Cage and Volleyball Meets
Austin's YMCA will hold holiday basketball and volleyball tournaments between Christmas and New Year. The 3rd annual High School Division basketball and 1st annual College Division tournament run Dec 26 to Jan 3, with entry due Dec 23 and a fee of 8 per team. Collegiate rules apply to college division. no high school players allowed.
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Pacelli Wrestlers Seek 8-Team Invite Tourney Win
Pacelli’s surging Shamrocks aim to extend two win streaks as they compete in an eight team invitational in St Paul Saturday. Other entrants include St Cloud Cathedral Maplewood Hill Concordia St Paul Academy Mendota Sts St Thomas Breck and Minneapolis MIA. Finals start at 7 p.m. with a sell out anticipated and no consolation round.
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Tempo Edges Big Bear 61 57 In Austin City League Thriller
Tempo defeated Big Bear 61 57 at Shaw Gym in a close city league game. Bernie Steiged scored 20 for Tempo, John Hertinger 16, Chuck Hoeg 10. Mark Hessenus and Larry Worke led Big Bear with 22 each. Tempo improves to 1-1 while Big Bear drops to 0-2. City action resumes Jan. 6.
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Austin High Gymnasts Travel to Rochester for JM Mayo Meet
Austin High gymnasts head to Mayo Gym in Rochester Saturday at 10 a.m. to face John Marshall and Mayo in a first ever competition. Mayo seeks to improve a 40 record vs Big Nine foes this season while Mayo has defeated JM and Eau Claire Memorial but lost to Albert Lea. JM is winless. Mayo features Bob Kurland in multiple events. JM counts Rich Taylor on side horse and parallel bars.
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Austin Boys Hockey Registration Opens Saturday
Austin youths aged 12 and under and 13 to 14 may register for pee wees and bantams. Registration at Park and Galloway rinks occurs Saturday and December 23 from 10 30 a m to noon and 12 30 p m.
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Scoreboard Basketball High Schools And Colleges And Pros
A mixed scoreboard lists high school games Spring Valley 76 Chatfield 59 and Preston 5 St Cloud Cathedral 110 Pine City 62. College results show Mason City 89 Austin JC Northwestern 89 Ohio U 80 and Drake 61 Iowa State 71 Illinois 105 Tulane 71. Pro results include ABA New Orleans 113 Dallas 168 Denver 116 Kentucky 95 New York 119 110 and BA Chicago 113 Milwaukee 111. Hockey appears without details.
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Blue Devils fall as NIACC pulls away in non-conference loss
Austin State Junior College dropped an 89 79 decision to North Iowa Area Community College in a non conference game at ASJC Gym. NIACC used a fast break burst in the second half to build a lead, then held on as ASJC struggled with careless passes and cold shooting. Ferguson led ASJC with 17 points while Jim Sallee paced NIACC with 14 points.
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Y Swimmers Host St Paul Midway For 2nd Straight Win
Austin Y swimming team aims for a second straight victory as it hosts St Paul Midway at 1 p.m. at the Y pool. Last week the Y topped Mankato YMCA 265-250 with the boys 133-107 and the girls 132-143, edge in total.
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