Bedford To Host Junior High Boys Basketball Tournament
Bedford will host the junior high boys basketball tournament with eight teams in two classes across three sessions from January 2 to January 7. Class A includes New Market Bedford Clearfield Lenox with schedule pairings and a Saturday finals at 8:00 PM. Class B features Conway Gravity Sharpsburg Blockton with finals on Saturday at 7:00 PM.
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Clearfield
Lenox
Blockton
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Gravity
Conway
Prescott
Nodaway
Gravity AS
Brockton
Conway Gravity
Osceola
Mt. Ayr
Corydon
Leon
Lamont
Seymour
Gravity Gals Edge Conway In Waubonsie Cage Thriller
Gravity Gals defeated Conway 55 to 43 as Peggy Rusco scored 41 and Evelyn Mothershead added 38. In the nightcap Conway boys overwhelmed Gravity 60 to 26 behind Peterman and Gould with 12 points each.
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Gravity
Conway
Peggy Rusco
Evelyn Mothershead
Conway Boys
Peterman
Gould
Pittman
Strayed Waubensie Trophy Sought By Timea-Press Appeal
The Waubensie Conference traveling trophy vanished and Harry Cole of Blockton asks schools to search for it. Any Bat or Nespe Bensie school that has the trophy should notify the Sparta Editor at Bedford Times-Press immediately.
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Waubensie Conference
Harry Cole
Blockton
Timea-Press Today
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Sparta
Bedford Times-Press
Raiders rout Corydon 65 46 in Bluegrass clash
Corydon Mount Ayr tied for second in the Bluegrass conference but trailed early and never recovered in a 65 46 loss. Corky Ingram led Mount Ayr with 28 points as they built a 40 16 halftime lead and a 59 32 three quarter edge.
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Mount Ayr
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Corky Ingram
Waubonsie Conference Basketball Standings Report
Waubonsie Conference releases basketball standings excluding December 23 games. Rankings reflect team positions and points totals from recent play, with notes on any games omitted from the period.
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Waubonsie Conference
Bedford Rifle Club NRA Qualifications Night at Bedford
Indoor rifle and pistol qualifiers held at Bedford Rifle and Pistol Club range in Ribbins Park. Medals awarded for Marksman Sharpshooter and Expert based on scores. detailed names list Corning and Bedford qualifiers across rifle and pistol divisions. Christmas rifle matches featured multiple events with winners including Bauer Annan and Bailie.
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Bedford
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Pennington
Dick Ashenfelter
Chas. Townsend
Dillinger
Ashenfelter
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Boyd Novinger
Myron Reynolds
D. Ashenfelter
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Townsend
Dilinger
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Metzger
Lemke
V. L. Ashenfelter
Beuyd Novmeger
Norman Annan
W. Pennington
A. Bauer
C. Townsend
Wm. Bailie
Bailie
Sharpsburg and Nodaway split twin series victory
Sharpsburg and Nodaway divided a twin basketball series Friday night with the local Sharpsburg girls winning the opener and Nodaway taking the follow up.
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Sharpsburg
Nodaway
Nodaway Over Sharpsburg in 68 56 Girls and 59 18 Boys
Nodaway girls led 30 24 at half and finished 68 56 behind Betty Pfander with 25 points while Nodaway’s Wallace scored 33. Sharpsburg boys struggled early, held scoreless in Q1 and total 18 by final as Duane Ridnour collected 27 for Nodaway and McKay 9 for Sharpsburg.
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Betty Pfander
Nodaway
Wallace
Duane Ridnour
McKay
Sharps
Sharpsburg Oo
Prescott and Nodaway Split in Waubonsie Conference Action
In girls action Prescott defeated Nodaway 67 49 as Judy Wallace scored 46 and Connie Campbell held to 22 while nodaway led by Duane Ridnour 24 before fouling out in the boys game Prescott won 75 62 Byron Brown scored 25 for the winners and Nodaway's Ridnour fouled out midgame.
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Nodaway
Prescott
Ingals
Judy Wallace
Connie Campbell
Mohaway
Waubonsie
Byron Brown
Duane Ridnour
New Grid Toys for 56 Squad
Bedford High School athletic officials announce 1956 grid gear order for the Bulldogs. Twenty four purple game jerseys with white numerals will replace worn uniforms. white jerseys will be used at home. Extra thigh pads were also purchased to replace worn equipment.
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Bedford High School
Bulldogs
Emery Leads State Scoring in Blockton–Gravity Tilt
Blockton High School star Jerry Kemery poured in 55 points against Gravity to seize top state scoring honors for the weekend. He hit 21 field goals and 13 free throws, set a state record, and has led the Waubonsie conference in scoring this season.
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Blockton
Jerry Kemery
Kemery
Des Moines
Rusco nets 70 as Conway edges Braddyville 86 59
Peggy Rusco erupts for 70 points leading Conway to an 86 59 non conference win over Braddyville. Rusco adds 28 field goals and 14 free throws while Braddyville’s S Moore scores 38 in a high scoring clash.
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Conway
Conway Bolsted
Peggy Rusco
Conway Boys Sail Past Braddyville in Non-Conference Victory
The Conway team defeated Braddyville 87 to 43 in a pre Holiday non league game. Jerry Beemer scored 28 points for Conway while Braddyville’s D. Clayton added 24 as the halftime margin stood 47 to 13.
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Braddyville’s Boys
Conway
Jerry Beemer
Braddyville
D. Clayton
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