Bulldogs Climb to Fourth in Loop Conference Standings
Bedford High sits at fourth after its first Bluegrass conference win of 1956-57. Osceola leads with 3-0, Mount Ayr 1-0, Leon 2-1, while Mt. Ayr, Leon, and Osceola had been undefeated before Friday. Osceola beat Leon 44-26. Lenox moved to fifth after beating Seymour. Upcoming games include Lenox at Bedford and Osceola at Corydon among six scheduled matches.
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Leon
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Prescott Wires Gravity in Twin High School Meet
Prescott girls beat Gravity 32 28 after a 18 18 halftime tie with Janice Mansfield scoring 12 and Sharon Blazek 17 to earn player honors. In the boys game Prescott cruised 50 31 behind Byron Brown's 17 points while Gary Beemer added 13 for Gravity.
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Prescott
Bus Cook
S. Prescott
Janice Mansfield
Sharon Blazek
Gravity
Byron Brown
Gary Beemer
Lenox Gals Lose Twice to Winterset in Non Conference
Lenox High dropped both ends of a non conference girls basketball twin bill to Winterset. Winterset B squad defeated Lenox reserves 40 22 while the varsity game ended with Winterset leading 62 43. A Royal scored 26 for Winterset and Judy Harding had 23 for Lenox.
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LENOX
Lenox High School
Winterset
A. Royal
Judy Harding
Bedford Falls to Leon in Bluegrass Conference opener
Bedford High opened its Bluegrass Conference season with a 46 33 loss to Leon as Don Dougherty scored 11 and Maurice Fulton led Leon with 15. Bedford’s B squad beat Leon’s reserves 55 25 in the curtain raiser.
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Bedford High School
Leon
Bedford
Don Dougherty
Maurice Fulton
Blockton Sweep: Boys and Girls Triumph Over Clearfield
Blockton swept both ends of a Waubonsie Conference doubleheader defeating Clearfield. In girls action Mary Skinner scored 34 as Blockton girls won 58 to 21, Delia Parker had 12 for Clearfield. In the boys game Blockton rolled to 69 29 victory led by Doyle Saville with 14 points, halftime lead 42-8.
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Blockton
Clearfield
Mary Skinner
Bomberettes
Oriole Hens
Delia Parker
Brockton
Doyle Saville
Randall Maharry
Prescott Edges Clearfield In Tight Waubonsie Clash
In Waubonsie Conference action Prescott girls spoiled Clearfield 40-38 on a late photo finish led by Janet Hunter with 18 points while Garnet Bennett held to 14. Clearfield boys bounced back to defeat Prescott 51-35 behind Jim Parker 19 points as they notched their first league win.
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Clearfield
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Oriole Hens
Janet Hunter
Garnet Bennett
ROAR
Clearfield Boys
Jim Parker
Larry Walter
Final Quarter Surge Seals Win With 25 Points
In a close contest, the Prescott boys pulled ahead in the final period with a 25 point burst. Clearfield had 15 25 27 51 by quarter totals, highlighting a strong fourth from Prescott to ice the game.
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Prescott
Clearfield
Girls Tourney Pairings Fixed at Lenox Gym
The IGHSAAU announced that one girls sectional tournament will be held in Lenox High School gym. Semis set for Thursday at 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. with finals the next Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Pairings assign Conway vs Gravity Monday 7 p.m and Clearfield vs Cromsi Monday 8:30 p.m. Lenox faces ye in the other matchup.
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Conway Vv
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Sharpsburg
Clearfield v. Cromsi
Bedford Nips Corydon Hi In Bluegrass Clash 50 47
Bedford added a win to its Bluegrass standings on Friday night defeating Corydon High 50 to 47 in a seesaw game. Harold Shepherd sealed the victory with two charity tosses in the fourth quarter. Corydon’s Brewer led all scorers with 17 points as Corydon also faced Bedford’s junior team 82 26 in the curtain raiser.
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Bedford
Corydon High School
Harold Shepherd
Don Dougherty
Corydon
Brewer
Various small school basketball scores across towns
Scoreboard totals show Bedford winterset Lenox Prescott and nearby teams with mixed results in boys and girls games. Standout players include W Pruitt McElfish J Pruitt and others, with team notes from Shenandoah meet and local cafe standings.
Lenox Wins Two From Seymour in Conference Doubleheader
Lenox swept both ends of a half conference doubleheader on Friday night. The girls edged Seymour 48 to 47 as Judy Harding scored 16 and Marge Cox added 26 for Seymour led 18 22 at halftime then fell short. In the boys game Ed Sundell led Lenox with 16 as the team slowed Seymour top scorer Dick Sharp to 13. Lenox led 22 18 at halftime and held on for a 48 45 victory on the winners floor.
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LENOX
Judy Harding
Seymour
Marge Cox
Ed Sundell
Lenox Lads
Dick Sharp
Sharpsburg Suffers Double Loss to Conway in Tight Clash
In Sharpsburg Friday night the girls game ended 16-14 with Conway edging Sharpsburg. Conway key scorer Freemyer tallied 10 points while Brand led Sharpsburg with 6. Scoring by quarter shows Conway 4 10 12 16 and Sharpsburg 2 3 6 14.
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Conway
Sharpsburg
Conway Boys Top Sharpsburg 48 39 In Waubonsie Tilt
Gould scored 20 of Conway 48 points as Conway defeated Sharpsburg 48-39 in Waubonsie Conference action. Senzee added 17 for Conway, which led 16-8 after one period and 30-19 at halftime, pulling away to the win.
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Conway
Gould
Conway Boys
Sharpsburg
Waubonsie
Athelstan Residents Attend Sunday Church Services
Mrs. Marton Jenkins reports that Mr. and Mrs. Chas Overholt and their daughter from Shambaugh attended church here Sunday. A dinner followed at Leonard Rusco’s home with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jackson and others.
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Marton Jenkins Athelstan
Chas. Overholt
of Shambaugh
Leonard Rusco
Donald Jackson
W. W. Burns
Cora Byrns
Roy Armstrong
Bedford
C. L. Stephenson
Joy Len
Weekend family visits listed across several towns
A long reader note lists numerous cousins and friends visiting or spending time with relatives in Bedford Clarinda Lenox Sheridan St Joseph St Louis Haxton and surrounding areas. The item closes with a religious quote attributed to Henry Ward Beecher about good nature being a fruit of Christianity.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Blair Dealers Present New Answer to Poultry Puzzle
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