Koeck's Corner: Catholic poll tops Pacelli undefeated
Austin Pacelli named No. 1 Catholic team in Minnesota by the Catholic Education Association poll. Don Carlson's Shamrocks near unanimous runner up. St. Louis Park Benilde ranked third after a state meet final. Also lists top 10 and notes past finals. Then football bowl picks and player notes.
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Minnesota Catholic Education Association
Austin Pacelli
Don Carlson
Shamrocks
St. Louis Park Benilde
Pacelli
de LaSalle
Benilde
Islanders
St. Cloud Cathedral
Marshall Central
St. Paul St. Thomas
Winona Cetter
St. John’s Preps
Rochester Lourdes
St. Paul Hill
Michigan
Oregon State
Nebraska
Arkansas
Louisiana State
Syracuse
Texas
Alabama
Iowa Stages Late Rally to Trip Gophers 76-74
Iowa overcame a 74-74 tie late to defeat Minnesota 76-74 on free throws by Gary Olson in the final three seconds. The game was part of the Los Angeles Basketball Classic with Minnesota dropping to 7 straight wins before the loss.
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Iowa
Minnesota
Hawkeye
Gary Olson
Gophers
Gerry Jones
Iowans
Phil Yates Olson
California
North Dakota
Moorhead
Concordia
Moorhead State
North Dakota State
Paul Bunyan
Bemidji
Lincoln U
Jefferson City
Augsburg
Morningside
Beloit
Carleton
Winona State
Carroll
Mankato State
Billings
Mont
Eastern Montana
UCLA
Utah
Santa Clara
San Francisco
San Jose
Calif
Los Angeles
Gary Olseon
Bruins
Keith Erickson
Utes
Albert Lea Rangers Triumph 9-6 Over Bruins in League Clash
Albert Lea Rangers topped Austin 9-6 in a Southern Minnesota League hockey game at Fairgrounds Rink. Ron Mathews and Kay Sorenson opened with goals early. Mathews, Sorenson, Gray and Nelson each scored twice for the Rangers while McAlister and Seavey led the Bruins with two goals each.
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Albert Lea
Albert Lea Rangers
Austin
Minnesota
Fairgrounds
Ron Mathews
Kay Sorenson
Rangers
Bruins
Lynn McAlister
Garth Seavey
Gary Majerus
Jack Walsh
Mathews
Sorenson
John Gray
Archie Nelson
Canadiens Edge Black Hawks 4-3 for NHL lead bid
Montreal defeated Chicago 4-3 on third period goals by John Ferguson and Jean Guy Talbot to move to 41 points while Chicago stood at 39. The Black Hawks, idle tonight, host Detroit while Montreal rests.
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Associated Press
Chicago Black Hawks
Montreal
Chicago
Toronto
John Ferguson
Jean Guy Talbot
Canadiens
Black Hawks
Detroit
Pacelli Hill Duo Lead All-Tourney in Austin
Pacelli and St Paul Hill each placed two players on the six man Pacelli Holiday All Tournament team. Dave Lobb and Ray Halverson earned Pacelli berths while Bill Tetzlaff and John Ahern starred for Hill. The Shamrocks beat Hill 82 68 to win the championship. Tom Rogers of St Paul Cretin and Jim Hoffert of East Grand Forks Sacred Heart joined the squad, with Tetzlaff setting a new tournament scoring record of 62 points.
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Austin Pacelli
St. Paul Hill
Pacelli
Dave Lobb
Ray Halverson
Bill Tetzlaff
John Ahern
Jim Hoffert
East Grand Forks Sacred Heart
Tom Rogers
St. Paul Cretin
Lee Koll
Shamrocks
Tom Rockers
Cretin
Hill
Jim Holfert
East Grand Forks
Sacred Heart
Don Carlson
Carlson
Lobb
Dave
Mike
Tom Ball
Pioneer
Pioneers
Mike Lobb
Tetzlaff
Rich Holtkamp
Winona Cotter
Michigan Edges Princeton as Bradley Fouls Out in Holiday Festival
Michigan, ranked No. 1, narrowly beat Princeton 80-78 at Madison Square Garden after Bradley scored 41 and fouled out late. Russell led Michigan with 27 as the Wolverines advance to face St. John’s in the final.
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Michigan
Princeton
Bradley
Tigers
New York
Russell
Oliver Darden
John Thompson
Wolverines
Pacelli Shoots Past Hill for Holiday Tourney Title
Pacelli Shamrocks topple St Paul Hill 82 to 68 to capture the fifth annual Holiday tournament at Austin gym. Dave and Mike Lobb spark the win with 25 and 28 points respectively, as Pacelli avenges last year's runner up finish and secures its second Holiday title.
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Herald
St. Paul Hill
Lobb
Dave
Mike
Pacelli
Hill
Austin
Cave
St. Paul
Shamrocks
O'Gorman
Sioux Falls
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Bowl roundups including Alabama and Arkansas in title game
Alabama leads as top ranked team while Arkansas seeks to extend its five game shutout streak into the Cotton Bowl against Nebraska. Nebraska itself blanked three foes in nine wins. Other bowls feature Rose Michigan Oregon State Orange Sugar Gator and East West events with NBC and ABC national telecasts.
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Associated Press
Alabama
Arkansas
Razorbacks
Nebraska
Rose
Michigan
Oregon State
Orange
Texas
Sugar
Syracuse
Louisiana State
Broyles
Paul Bryant
Joe Namath
Steve Sloan
Bryant
Namath
Sloan
Cretin Defeats Sacred Heart 80 11 In Pacelli Holiday Tilt
Cretin High overwhelm Sacred Heart East Grand Forks 80 to 11 in the Pacelli Holiday basketball tourney consolation bracket. Tim Origer led with 26 points, Tom Rogers added 15, and Mike McKenny ran the fast break as Cretin built a 3 20 halftime lead and widened it with a 25 15 third period. Bill Gray and Dave Gaddie led Sacred Heart with nine points each.
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St. Paul Cretin
East Grand Forks
Sacred Heart
Pacelli
Tim Origer
Tom Rogers
Raiders
Origer
Cretin
Rogers
Mike McKenny
Eagles
Bill Gray
Dave Gaddie
Gray
Gudgel and Olson Lead Le Barron Archery League
Edwin Gudgel led the men with 271 and Mildred Olson topped the women with 224 in the Wednesday Archery League at Le Barron Body Shop range. Other high scorers were Wilbur Jones 256 Hlaven Rinehart 239 Eileen Borman 197 and Margaret Jones 188. Team No. 6 posted the high total of 74 with Jones Olson Verne Judd and Ralph Madison.
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Edwin Gudgel
Mildred Olson
le Barron
Gudgel
Olson
Wilbur Jones
Hlaven Rinehart
Eileen Borman
Margaret Jones
Jones
Verne Judd
Ralph Madison
Austin Sports Schedule Highlights This Week
This weekend features Pacelli at Winona Cotter and Mass at West in basketball on Saturday. Sunday games include Farmington at Austin in hockey, Austin VEFW at Fairmont VEFW and Austin VEW at Fairmont VFW in hockey.
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Austin
West At Austin
Pacelli
Winona Cotter
Farmington
Austin Vefw
Fairmont
Austin Vew
Falcons Lose Opener as Forest Lake Stuns Falcons
Faribault of the Big Nine drops its first game, 61-56, to Forest Lake in a nonconference clash. Darel Severson leads Lakers with 26 points and Dave Conley adds 14 as Tom Weaver tallying 15 for Faribault.
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Forest Lake
Allan Wold
Falcons
Darel Severson
Dave Conley
Lakers
Tom Weaver
Harvey Golberg
Owatonna
Janesville
Rap Waterviles
John MccClocklin
Indians
John Ross
Waterville
Red Wing
Ellsworth
Wis
River Falls
Willmar JC Wins Title in Holiday Tournament Final
Willmar Community College defeated Estherville JC 86 to 87 in a close final as Joe Pelant scored the winning jumper with two seconds left and led all scorers with 23 points. Craig Loge added 22 for Willmar while Ron Warrington led Estherville with 29. Hibbing JC beat Itasca JC 101 66 in the consolation game with Dave Kosel scoring 32.
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Willmar
Minn
Willmar Community , College
Estherville
Iowa
Joe Pelant
Pelant
Craig Loge
Ron Warrington
Iowans
Hibbing Junior College
Dave Kosel
Itasca JC
Lerud Tops Big Nine Scoring Lead With 90 Points
Austin guard Wayne Lerud leads the Big Nine in scoring after three games with 90 points, a 30.0 average, and 36 field goals plus 18 free throws. Tall Tom Weaver and Dave Daugherty also post high averages, with next action set for Jan. 8 across four matchups. Lerud has 154 points in five games and could raise that total against Minneapolis West in a non conference game Saturday.
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Austin
Wayne Lerud
Lerud
Packer
Tom Weaver
Faribault
Rochester
Dave Daugherty
Red Wing
Albert Lea
Mankato
Northfield
Owatonna
Packers
Minneapolis West
Weaver Faribault
Daugherty
King
Yule Owatonna
Stilwell Austin
Zahn
Heinz
Squires
Winona
Bohmbach
Brotvold
Kreuzer
Johnson
Doyle Red Wing
Lillard
Holton
Shed Rally Beats Dugans 97 86 In City League Night
Terry Nelson scored 28 as The Shed rallied from 35 25 at halftime to 97 86 win over Dugan s Sporting Goods at Shaw Gym. Mike House led Dugan s with 35 points while Mike King added 18 and Gary Monekens 16 for The Shed. The Shed improves to 3 2 and Dugan s remains winless in four starts. Next games set for Monday January 4 at Shaw gym and small high school gym starting 9 p.m.
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Terry Nelson
Shed
Dugan
Sporting Goods
Shaw Gym
Mike House
Mike King
Gary Moeykens
Thorp
Patterson Opens Training For Chuvalo Bout
Floyd Patterson former heavyweight champion started training in Marlboro New York for a 12 round bout against Canadian George Chuvalo in Madison Square Garden on February 1.
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Marlboro
N.Y
Floyd Patterson
George Chuvalo
Madison Squar Garden
Packers rely on Horning in Pro Bowl clash with Cardinals
Paul Hornung shines as the Packers face the Cardinals in the Pro Bowl at the Orange Bowl. Lombardi hails Hornung as clutch in a game likely to be decided by sudden death if tied after regulation. Hornung aims to erase past suspension woes with key running and kicking.
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Cardinals
Miami
Fla
Green Bay
St. Louis
Paul Hornung
Paul
Vince Lombardi
CBS
Hornung
Jim Tay
Baltimore
Cleveland Browns
Browns
Baltimore Colts
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