Pete Spoden Aims for Record Marks at State College
Cedar Falls star Pete Spoden, 6-6 senior, nears possible Mr. Basketball status as he closes his career January 25 with six games left. He already holds three Panther records including most points in a season 485 most field goals in a season 189 and most rebounds in a game 34. Additional marks look likely to fall as he caps his season.
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Spoden Eyes Break Records Against Augustana and Morningside
Spoden trails career marks in points 1099 to 1076 and rebounds 1097 to 1012 while field goals 412 to 405 and free throws 283 to 266. He could topple several single game records, with his best showing 32 points and 14 field goals vs Augustana in 1962 and 12 free throws vs Morningside that year.
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Happel Praises Iowa Prep Football Players
Iowa freshman coach Bill Happel praised local high school players at a South Side Civic club event honoring 1963 all city teams. The Gazette cited standout athletes across 14 sports including Regis star Jim Cummins and football standouts John Diehl and Don Rajtora. Frank Tvrdik received a baseball honor after 30 years with Cedar Rapids Legion teams.
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Gary Hilton
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SCI Wins 8th in Row With 73 68 Victory
State College of Iowa remained unbeaten in eight straight with a 73 68 non conference win over Western Illinois. Pete Spoden scored 16 points including a late three point burst to seal the victory while Duane Josephson added 24. Chuck Nolting was hospitalized after the game but health status was not disclosed.
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Seven hundred ten boys swim in city junior high meet
About 70 seventh and eighth graders from four public junior high schools swam at Washington high pool. The meet included multiple events with no team scoring and featured performances by swimmers such as Proctor Keehn Troxel Lauther Bergman and Putnam among others.
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Prep and college basketball results across multiple conferences
PREP BASKETBALL Alleman 65 Dav. Assn 54. B-Lincoln 73 Wheatland 53. G-Lincoln 93 Wheatland 59. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Big Ten Wichita 71 Minnesota 65 Illinois 74 Butler 53. Big Eight Marquette 67 Iowa State 62. New Mexico 59 Kansas 54. North Central Mankato State 85 Morningside 75. SIU 73 Western Illinois 68 Iowa Conference Central 75 Iowa Wesleyan 65 Simpson 85 Peru Neb 64 Dubuque 77 Plattville State 52. Iowa Colleges St Ambrose 76 St Joseph Ind 70 Graceland 96 Drury 65. East Kentucky 90 Syracuse 72 Boston U 79 Seton Hall 63 Trinity Conn 74 Harvard 72 Canisius 92 Western Ontario 58 Buffalo 68 Valparaiso 67 Rhode Island 74 St Johns 65 Boston College 97 Colby 80 Duke 84 Virginia 73 Loyola La 92 Georgetown 78 Miami Fla 108 Rollins 90 Midwest East Illinois 73 Anderson 72 Augsburg 84 St Marys 56 St Benedicts 88 Washburn 85 Southwest Houston 69 Mississippi St 61 Texas Tech 83 jaetes 71 Oklahoma City U 80 Texas A&M 70 Texas Western 64 Tenn Tech 48 West Utah 102 Washington St 71
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Fletcher tops 1676 pins to win Iowa Masters event
Ted Fletcher of Council Bluffs rolled 1 676 pins to win the season’s fourth Iowa Masters bowling tournament held in Fort Dodge on Sunday.
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Navy Scout Sees Texas as Top Tough Opponent
Annapolis AP Navy assistant coach and chief scout Steve Belichick says No 1 Texas is one of the best fundamentally sound teams he has seen, noting their blocking tackling discipline and a Don Faurot Bud Wilkinson split T offense. He praises quarterback Duke Carlisle as a key runner and says Navy faces a major test.
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Killebrew Tops Slugger Race for 1963 Season
Harmon Killebrew led the American League in slugging with a .555 percentage in 1963, while Bob Allison finished second at .533. Elston Howard was third at .528, with Dick Stuart and Jimmie Hall tied for fourth at .521. Killebrew had 515 at bats with 70 singles 18 doubles and 45 homers for 286 total bases. Allison logged 527 at bats with 25 doubles four triples and 35 homers among 143 hits.
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Iowa’s Traveling Squad Named
Iowa's 12 man basketball traveling squad departs for the Far West Classic in Portland Oregon December 26 30 despite a thigh charley horse for Jimmy Rodgers Coach Sharm Scheuerman leads guards Hawkins Rodgers Pauling Riddle Noonan centers Peeples Shea Bastian forwards Roach Lyon Denoma Jessen.
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Trotters to Perform in Quad Cities Show
The Harlem Globetrotters will appear at Rock Island Fieldhouse on Saturday January 4 for their annual Quad Cities engagement. The event features the famed team known for basketball tricks and family entertainment.
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Volleyball League Standings and Results Notes
League A shows teams including St Pauls First Luther Ken Pres and Grace Brethren with results such as First Lutheran 14 Grace Brethren 10 and St James 15 15 13. League B lists opponents like OChrist Ch and Noelridge Park with Cedar Christian and Latter Day Saints also pictured in final scores.
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