Wartburg Downs Wartburg 77 Upper Iowa 70
Wartburg defeats Upper Iowa 77 to 70 as free throw accuracy carries the Knights to victory. John Miller scores 38 for Upper Iowa while Wartburg gains sole lead in conference race with a key home win.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1968
Page
10
Wartburg defeats Upper Iowa 77 to 70 as free throw accuracy carries the Knights to victory. John Miller scores 38 for Upper Iowa while Wartburg gains sole lead in conference race with a key home win.
Jefferson wrestlers dominated Davenport West 36-6 winning 10 of 12 bouts. Bob Shaffer 95 pounds improved to 14-1 with a 2 59 fall over Reeves, Ingvall 138 upset Ramirez, and Bob Miller 180 clinched with a 5 04 fall over Timmerman. Jefferson rises to 9 3 overall and 6-2 in the Valley, while JV won 34-8.
Eb Eischeid football coach and athletic director at Upper Iowa College has been hospitalized in West Union since Tuesday after suffering a series of chest pains. hospital stay details remain limited.
Manchester earned a 70 55 win over Anamosa in Wamac play. Steve Ferguson scored 19 points for Manchester while Jeff Ditch added 17 for Anamosa as the Manhawks improved to 8 2 in league action.
Postville defeated West Central 54 to 45 to stay in a two way lead of the Upper Iowa conference. Sid Herberts scored 19 for Postville while Dale Rueber added 13 for West Central. Postville also won the reserve game 60 to 38.
Dike girls beat North Tama 51 to 40 with Jeanne Madsen scoring 24 and Kim Powell 18 for North Tama. In the boys game North Tama won 59-54 in overtime as Jack Page led Dike with 20 and Maurice Kiidera added 20 for North Tama.
West Branch lost 63-62 as Stan Campbell led University High with 28 points while Larry and Joe Rummells each scored 19 for West Branch. U High also won the reserve game 30-28. In Cresco Darrell Serstand scored 26 guiding Delaware? Debor ah cagers to a 72-69 victory over Crestwood. Bob Barthelme had 14 for Crestwood. Decorah junior varsity won 54 40.
Wilton Jct Mt Vernon edged 57 55 behind Vauga Schweitzer with 15 points. Jack Allgood led all scorers with 3 for Wilton. The Wilton junior varsity also won 51 46.
Maquoketa Valley boys defeated Central City 59 to 58. Mike Steele scored 25 for Central City while Roger Straner had 21 for Maquoketa Valley. In the girls game Maquoketa Valley won 45 to 24 with Pattie Wilson scoring 28 for the winners and Lebne Shay and Linda Slater 16 for the losers.
In a boys basketball game Jan Young scored 23 for OLIN The opponents Keith Sharon and Dennis Chamberlain each scored 11 for the losers OLIN won the girls game 49 53 Mary Jae Rohwedder led with 29 Nancy Mostit had 17 for the losers
Dyersville Beckman defeated West Dubuque 25 15 as Ken Boum 165 pinned his foe for Beckman’s only win. West Dubuque heavyweight Duane Soppe won with a 1 03 fall. West Union North high topped Elkader 34 12 with Ron Chensbold 103 earning a swift 1 16 pin.
Starmont defeated Postville 22-19 with a strong showing. The Starmont junior varsity also won 41-12.
Luther defeats Buena Vista 98-93 in Iowa conference action as Rowell scores 33 and Mueller 26. Rowell hits 14 baskets and 5 free throws while Mueller goes 16 of 17 from the line tying a school record. BV's Arnie Johnson leads BV with 24 as Luther moves to 6-1 in conference.
Twyla Specht scored 32 as Stanwood Delwood girls beat Lincoln 49 to 16 in overtime. Lincoln boys fell 76 63 with Mike Walshire leading all scorers on 26. Other top scorers Kris Meyer 21 for Lincoln and John Laing 24 for Delwood.
Monticello edged Tipton 52 to 46 as Jim Zim merman scored 17 points for Monticello while Rich Morden led Tipton with 18. In the fresh soph game Monticello won the 18.
LeGrande defeated Baxter 89 to 52 as Dwane Cooling scored 18 points to pace LeGrande. Fretz Good led Baxter with 20 points while Sherry Sinclair topped the LDS girls with 30 in a 6 27 victory. Carol Breer led Baxter with unspecified points.
Spencer Thomas scored 26 points to lift Alburnett past Springville 59-50. Bailey and Boudish each had 13 for Springville as Alburnett also won the junior varsity 40-38.
Washington high school wrestling completes its best season by routing Rock Island 37-7. Coach Dave Rosenberg leads a 12-0-1 dual record with Rick Jensen going 19-0 and 15 pins, while Mike Mulcahy and Sandy Waller win by falls. Four wrestlers finish undefeated. JV ends 11-2.
Paul AP reports Mike Donohoe of the University of San Francisco became the first 1968 Minnesota Vikings draft pick to sign a contract with the NFL club.
Arnold Palmer fired a five under par 67 to share the 54 hole lead at the Bob Hope Desert Golf Classic in Palm Springs with Tom Weiskopf at 209. Billy Casper stumbled with a double bogey after a spectator mishap at Indian Wells, leaving Casper and five others at 211. In Iowa City, the Kennedy/Ke dgars wrestling dual fell 29-15 as Steve Jeffries pinned Greg Seifert and Rodger Bir scored the lone Kennedy pin in the heavyweight bout.
Cornell Rams beat Grinnell 76 to 63 at Mt. Vernon to end a two week layoff. A 30 30 halftime resulted in a 47 32 lead. Jack Carbee 19 and Tim Delong 17 led Cornell while Grinnell’s Mike Schwartz had 26. Grinnell 1 7 in league standings.
Coach replaced by Athletic Director as Coe earns a fourth Midwest Conference win. Ron Barnes 26 points and Dick McDermott 14 pace the Kohawks, while six free throws from Barnes and McDermott help offset 25 made field goals by Carleton. Carleton led early but Coe stretched a halftime lead to win 73 65.
San Francisco AP report says Pat Boone, Oakland Oaks owner, favors allowing Rick Barry to finish the season with the San Francisco Warriors to aid their lineup after Nate Thurmond's knee injury. Barry denies knowledge of any deal and says a Warriors owner Franklin Miculi described a friendly conversation.
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The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 lists pricing for carrier and mail subscriptions, including night edition and Sunday four issues at 1.40 per month and 515 per year, afternoon editions and Sunday seven issues at 1.60 per month or 14 per year, with rates for other states at 25 per year. The notice states no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service and credits the Associated Press exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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