A modest unassuming star Tracy Crocker earns Prep of the Week
Tracy Crocker of Kennedy High School is honored as Prep of the Week. The 6-1 senior guard scored 29 points in a season opening win at Dubuque Senior and 19 in a loss at Davenport West, shooting 56.1 percent in two games. Coach Dave Etienne praises his 11 straight second-half baskets.
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Crocker Leads Cougars With All-Around Playmaking and Leadership
Crocker, a standout guard for the Cougars, averages 24 points in the Metro area and shows game-changing anticipation on defense. Teammate Etch praises his leadership and team focus, noting Crocker’s drive to involve others and improve the squad. Other highlights include Marion’s Sean Mooney grabbing 10 boards and Dan West of Linn-Mar winning the 119-pound Monticello Invite.
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Messersmith Trade Shocks Yankees and Baseball
Atlanta sells pitcher Andy Messersmith to the New York Yankees for 100000 dollars pending his approval. The deal follows a flurry of trades on Oahu as Baltimore Montreal and Seattle make multiple moves. Messersmith helped spark free agency after arbitration victories and starred for Atlanta before an elbow injury limited him last season.
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Howe reaches 1000 goals in WHA win over Bulls
Gordie Howe ended a 10 game goal drought by scoring his 1000th career goal as the New England Whalers defeated the Birmingham Bulls 6-3. Howe opened the scoring 1:36 into the first period as crowds of 10,000 cheered.
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Notre Dame Star Browner Named Lineman of the Year
Topman Ross Browner of Notre Dame, a 6 3 247 pound defensive end, is chosen as United Press International Lineman of the Year for 1977.
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Tipton and Iowa Valley cruise in wins on wrestling night
Tipton edges West Branch 34 to 15 with two pins by Chris Cook at 185 and Don Challis at heavyweight. Iowa Valley dominates Mid Prairie 41 to 15 with four pins by Kurt Watson 98, Tim Kiefer 112, Mike Wyatt 119, Randy Billups 167 and heavyweight Scott Gunzenhauer scoring a 1 44 pin.
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ISU Tops Iowa in Week’s College Wrestling Poll
Iowa State holds the No. 1 ranking in the latest poll with Iowa at No. 3 and Oklahoma State at No. 2. The top 20 also includes Wisconsin Lehigh BYU Oklahoma Oregon State Penn State Cal Poly Clarion State Michigan State Kentucky Missouri Arizona State Minnesota Rhode Island Michigan Syracuse Louisiana State.
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Tech Rattlers game in Philippi ends with no contest
West Virginia Tech and Alderson Broaddus failed to play when Tech arrived in Philippi. The Golden Bears found the floor bare and the Battlers arrived only to discover Tech players were already en route home.
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LaSalle Tops Regis In Low-Scoring ECSC Clash
LaSalle defeats Regis 44-42 in a defensive East Central Iowa Conference girls game. Meek leads LaSalle with 18 points as Regis stalls Sullivan and Fagan, while Jeffery and Drakozal spark the Lancers with key rebounds and steals.
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Cardinals trade for Jim Otten in deal with White Sox
St Louis acquires minor league pitcher Jim Otten from Chicago in exchange for the contract of fellow minor leaguer Stan Butkus. The move reshapes the Cardinals farm system and shifts pitching depth for both organizations.
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