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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1968

Page

4

Jeff Defeats Cougars as Kennedy Fades in Rival Showdown

In the J Hawk gym Jefferson beat LaSalle 81 to 62 in a Mississippi Valley conference game. Kennedy’s winning streak ended, Kennedy led 43 29 at halftime then fell behind, Jeff connected on 16 of 19 free throws in the final period, Brusha and Mullin each had 19.

Kennedy Cougar Mike Collis Jefferson Jhawk Collis Cougars Steve Filer Mike Thomson Jack Ostberg Filer J-Hawks Dick Langton Jeff

Wash Warriors Pave Path To MVC Honors With 73 58 Win

Washington high school defeated Iowa City 73 58 in a tight game in which Don King’s press defense sparked a 25 12 third period run. Jim Heck led with 27 points aided by Craig Darling 16 as Washington built a double digit lead despite Iowa City’s 28 made free throws. Skip Schmulbach and Bill Carrithers contributed, while Washington out shot the Little Hawks 28 to 38 on field goals and took 50 attempts to Iowa City’s 38.

Washington High School Iowa City Don King Little Hawks Wash Jim Heck Craig Darling Warriors Heck Skip Schmulbach Bill Carrithers Skip Carruthers Mitv Tow Regis Hawks Mutralsky Duane Modracek

J Hawk Sophs Edge Cougars In Tight City Rivals Game

Jefferson sophomore basketball team beat Kennedy 67 to 64 as the Hawks rallied late. Brad Trickey scored 22 and Ed Julich 18 for Jeff, Don Greenwood led Kennedy with 18 in defeat. Jefferson moves to 3-1 in the Mississippi Valley Conference. Kennedy falls to 1-2.

Jefferson Kennedy Cougars J-Hawks Brad Trickey Ed Julich Jeff Don Greenwood

Iowa City Defeats Washington Sophs 75 50 in Friday Match

Washington sophomores suffered a fourth straight MWC setback as Iowa City won 75 to 50 on Friday. Dan Dunham led all scorers with 20 points for Iowa City while Dwight Kuster added 20 for Washington and Scott Brees 10. Binning and Burkett contributed limited points in the loss.

Washington Iowa City Little Hawks Dan Dunham Warriors Dwight Kuster Scott Brees Eithel Ta Fe Me Shove “Burkett Bill’ Binning Bob N

Mullin Leads Jeff Past Cougars 81 62

Jeff downed the Cougars 81 to 62 as Tom Mullin and Dave Erusha each scored 19 points. Ken Kennedy's Terry Miner Mark Votroubek and Dirk Dunbar watched from the lineup. Mullin slid hard for a loose ball in Friday night action.

Jefferson Tom Mullin Kennedy Terry Miner Mark Votroubek Dirk Dunbar J-Hawk Dave Erusha Mullin Erusha Jeff Cougars

Turmoil in Franco Sperati Stopover Near 1100 Block

A fragmentary report notes activity around Franco Sperati at 1102 1104 blocks with mentions of Tumie Ital nomende Atzori and Haly. The text is incomplete but indicates a possible dispute or confrontation.

Associated Press Tumie Ital Atzori Haly Franco Sperati

Hawks Hand Royals First Loss 50-40

Prairie high's cagers captured their biggest win ever with a 50-40 defeat of Regis at the Prairie gym. Mitralsky and Tow led the Hawks with 15 and 12 points respectively as Prairie used a zone to stifle Regis stars Gorman and Popelka.

Hawks Hand Royals Prairie High Regis Prairie Gym LaVerne Bruns Hawks Royals Prairie Jim Mitralsky Larry Tow Mike Gorman Phil Popelka Gorman Popelka Mike Mulherin

Jefferson Routs Iowa City In 33-19 Wrestling Meet

Jefferson's 4-0 squad dominated Iowa City 33-19 led by undefeated grapplers Balvant Sadler and Banke at 138 154 and heavyweight. Bentrim 165 took his first loss to Dan Brender as JV crushed Little Hawks 37-2 with 11 wins and a draw.

Iowa City Jefferson J-Hawks Grapplers Dave Balvant Steve Sadler Henry Banke Bob Bentrim Bentrim Dan Brender Dick Ingvall Banke Little Hawks

Five Lancer Starters Hit In Doubles

LaSalle flipped a 2 point halftime edge into an 87 65 win over Linn Mar in the LaSalle gym. Coach Kramer praised defensive adjustments after halftime as all five LaSalle starters reached double figures led by Loeffler 20.

Lancer LaSalle ECS Linn- Mar Duane Kramer Linn-Mar Mick Pietrzak Lancers Northway Lions

O'Donnell Sparks Regissophs Past Prairie 56 43

Pat O'Donnell scored 20 points to lead Regissophs to a 56 to 43 victory over Prairie. Other scorers included Brase with 10 and Leidigh with 8 as the team built a solid lead.

Pat O’donnell Regissophs Prairie Jon Brase Hawks Gueet Pat O'Donnell Tim Neore Joeve Rohrbach Pat Hagenle Rodger Jim Kendell Jeff Leidigh Miller Dace Cline

UNM Drops Top Scorer Greg Howard for Disciplinary Reasons

The University of New Mexico basketball team removed top scorer Greg Howard from the squad due to disciplinary reasons, announced by the sports department in Albuquerque.

Albuquerque N.M Greg Howard University of New Mexico

Hawk Matmen Dominate Illinois In Big 10 Showdown

Iowa wrestlers defeated Illinois 28 3 in Champaign led by heavyweight Dale Stearns pinning his opponent. The meet featured several close bouts with Iowa claiming multiple decisions and pins to secure the victory.

Champaign Ill Dale Stearns Iowa University Illinois Tom Bent Iowa Glenn Parke Don Brises Lows John Saene Carstensen Dan Yann Ed Lorentz I Wells Chuck Mar Reba Kirkpatrick Ilinois Steve Devries Low

Read and Use Want Ads Regularly Says Guide

A brief guide urges readers to place and check want ads regularly to locate goods, services, or opportunities. It emphasizes consistent scanning of listings and timely responses to favorable postings.

Fragmented Reading Excerpt from Cedar Rapids Gazette

An OCR fragment from the Cedar Rapids Gazette mentions a replication concept and general newspaper service. The readable text is unclear and lacks identifiable names, places, dates, or concrete events to summarize a specific news item.

Warriors Tie Moline in MV wrestling meet

Washington Warriors dig from a six point deficit to tie Moline 21 21 as Gary Menefee at 165 and Gary Jensen at 175 win decisive decisions. Rick Dye pins Rory Brems at 138 and Dan Kohl defeats Bob Ruud for Warrior wins. Moline tops JV 42 8. Washington stands 1 1 1 MV and 1 2 1 overall.

Gazette Washington Warrior Warriors Gary Menefee Gary Jensen Bill Vernon Wash Kurt Donnelly Maroons Ken Coverdil Menefee Jensen Washington Mississippi Valley Moline Rick Dye Rory Brems Dan Kohl Bob Ruud

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