Amazing Windup For 76ers
The Philadelphia 76ers, once the league’s worst, reached the playoffs after beating the Houston Rockets 130-129 in overtime. Lloyd Free tied it with a late driving layup, and a goaltending call by Joe Meriweather sealed the win. Shue’s rebuilding era already shows a playoff contender, tying Buffalo for second in the Atlantic Division.
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Salvation Army Stays Unbeaten in Basketball Standings
The Salvation Army team improved to 5-0 with a 99-68 win over Hill's as Dave Roseberry scored 20 and Mel Donnell added 20 for the losers. Gooch's DX beat Midwest 91-74 and Nesper topped Hood Sewing 101-90, while Rusty Hamilton led Good's with 27 and Mike Kenney 29 for Nesper. In wrestling, Mike McCready of the Hawkeye club won the freestyle title as William Lee of Chicago was disqualified for signing. Chris Sones and Larry Morgan also won titles. Ohio State head coach A. Miller announced staff additions for 1976-77.
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Salvation Army
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Salvation Army Basketball
Cleveland
Mike McCready
Hawkeye Wrestling Club
Iowa City
Wiliam Lee
Mayor Daley Youth Foundation of
Chicago
McCready
UNI
Chris Sones
Iowa
Air Force
Sones
Sfiother Hawkeye Club Forestier
Larry Morgan
Te Cleveland-Sheraton Ho
Iowa tailback injuries force Spring drill changes
Iowa's football team releases two tailbacks Dave Schick and Joe Willis from spring drills due to neck and knee injuries. Jon Lazar is out until fall, leaving Ernie Sheeler at tailback and coach Bob Cummings moves quarterback Jim Arkenlpane to add depth.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Dave Schick
Bettendorf Prep
Joe Willis
Linden
New Jersey
Jon Lazar
Ernie Sheeler
Bob Cummings
Jim Arkenlpane
Williamsville
N.Y
Big 8 Split For Cyclones
Senior righthander Jerry Winter pitched a three hitter for a 4 0 victory as Iowa State split a Big Eight doubleheader with Oklahoma State. OSU won the nightcap 9 4 behind a five run fifth inning aided by three Cyclone errors. ISU stands 1 1 in league play and 11 16 overall, OSU 20 12. ISU jumped ahead 3 0 in the first three innings then heads to Norman for a Tuesday double header against Oklahoma.
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Okla
Jerry Winter
Iowa State
Cyclones
Oklahoma State
Winter
Oklahoma
Norman
Holstrom Heads ADs In Iowa High School Association
DES MOINES AP Bill Holstrom of Clinton is new president of the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association at its annual meeting. Rollin Dyer of Atlantic is first vice president. Officers include Howard Stutzman Boone second vice president John Harris Corning secretary Paul Stoppels Linn-Mar treasurer Gary Cross Camanche historian. Five district directors were elected and seven service awards were presented to Vic Jones Ken Wells Bob Brown Chuck Burdick Finn Eriksen Jim Duncan Dr Joseph Spradling.
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Bill Holstrom
Clinton
Iowa High School Athletic Director's Association
Rollin Dyer
Atlantic
Howard Stutzman
Boone
John Harris
Corning
Paul Stoppels
Linn-Mar
Gary Cross
Camanche
John Nardini
Villisca
Tom Peterson
Sioux City East
Bill Kimber
Adel-De- Soto
Paul Lewison
Anamoga
Wendell Hill
Bettendorf
Vic Jones
Lawton-Bronson
Upper Iowa Honors Kuennen for wrestling leadership
Frank Kuennen a senior from St. Lucas was named Outstanding Contributor to wrestling at Upper Iowa. He finished second in the NCAA Division II wrestling tournament with a 26 3 record and was named co captain alongside Randy Schroder. Other letter winners include Hal Vaughn Cedar Rapids Kevin Andrew Mechanicsville and Kevin Parker West Delaware.
Feuerbach Tops Field at Northern Town Decathlon
In Cedar Falls AP reports Tom Feuerbach of Western Mianois won the fifth annual University of Northern Town Decathlon with 5,913 points. Vince Barbeka of Ricks Junior College placed second with 6,699 points, Bill Lawson of Cedar Falls third with 5,679 points, Gary Whittman of Cedar Falls fourth with 4,796, and Ed Wort of Western Illinois fifth with 2,352.
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University of Northern Town
Tom Feuerbach
Western Mianois
Vince Barbeka
Ricks Junior College
Bill Lawson
Gary Whittman
Ed Wort
Western Illinois
Iowa Girls Eye Metric System Move for Track Records
Des Moines reports Bob Smiley urged Iowa to adopt metric timing for high school track after 1977 to avoid yardage records. He called for quick transformation to stay ahead, and backed current girls basketball rules six players with three guards and three forwards. He argued five on five is unsuitable for high school girls and would affect play and fun.
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Des Moines
UPS
Iowa Girls Athletic Union
Bob Smiley
Iowa
Smiley
Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association
Philosphy
Cornell 23rd in Division III scoring final ranking
MT VERNON Cornell finished 15 7 and played in the Division III Midwest regional ranking 23rd nationally in Division II offensive stats. The Rams averaged 82.3 points per game the top mark among Midwest and Iowa conference teams. Barry Hopkins led the team as top scorer and rebounder with a 19.9 point average ranked 49th nationally.
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Cornell
Rams
Midwest
Iowa
Barry Hopkins
Gibney earns fourth straight Midlands all conference honor
Greg Gibney of Cedar Rapids Prairie and Loras is named to the Midlands all conference team for a record fourth time. Teammate Bob Wagner is the league's most valuable player and Tony Degado of Lewis is coach of the year.
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Dubuque — Loras
Greg Gibney
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Bob Wagner
Tony Degado
Lewis
Clancey Ace At CRCC In Weekend Round
Jay Clancey of 2035 Cottage Glen Road SE scored the season’s first reported ace at Cedar Rapids Country Club on the 120-yard No 5 hole with a nine iron. Playing partners were Bob Caldwell and Tom Huntington. Club pro Dave Shackelford opened holes 13 and 14 for the ace to count, and Clancey finished with a par.
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Jay Clancey
Cottage Glen Road
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Bob Caldwell
Tom Hunting
Dave Shackelford
Clancey
Jim Plunkett Signs With San Francisco 49ers
Quarterback Jim Plunkett joined the San Francisco 49ers after five seasons with the New England Patriots. He said he was glad to be back. The roundup also notes Houston McTear questioning college football and track at Florida. Other items cover coaching moves at Tulane and Davidson, playoff absences for Billy Cunningham and Dave Cowens, and various baseball, boxing, and racing notes.
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Jim Plunkett
San Francisco
New England Patriots
Plunkett
Houston McTear
University of Florida
McTear
Miami News
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