Marshalltown Leads Central Prep Poll In AP Basketball
Marshalltown moves to the central district lead while Mason City Holy Family edges West Waterloo for northeast top spot in the AP high school basketball poll. Dowling drops after a three game skid as Marshalltown and Ames surge ahead. St Ambrose dominates southeast with 80 points.
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Aurora Upsets Host Stanley In three OTs At Stanley
Aurora toppled the favored host Stanley 71 69 in a three overtime regional upset. Lone Tree defeated West Liberty 48 47, ending the latter's unbeaten run as Morton County area teams prepared for Saturday finals.
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Fayette-Ossian DeSales Overpowers Randalia in 74-58 Win
DeSales led by Murphy with 44 points to defeat Randalia 74-58 as Beman scored 25 for Randalia. In the other game Maynard beat Clermont Elgin 58-44 with Carolyn Nicholson scoring 25 and Sandra Olson adding 24 for Clermont Elgin.
Epworth rally led by Sheila Callahan with 28
Sheila Callahan led Epworth to a strong performance posting 28 points. The effort helped Epworth secure a solid showing in the game against a regional opponent.
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Garnaville to meet Colesburg for Gar Naville title
Garnaville, the defending state champion, advanced by beating Strawberry Point 75 56 with Sandy Fiete scoring 32. Colesburg edged Mar Mac 50 49 in overtime as Kimmons led the Colesburg win with 24. Garwin defeated Montour 48 44 behind Dixson 23 points. Gladbrook topped LeGrand 47 42 with Salasek 18.
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Meakins and Bigger lead scoring in Viola game
Erma Meakins scored 26 points and Bigger added 14 for Viola in a recent basketball matchup.
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Wagner powers 73 65 win for West Branch over Oxford
Wagner scored 38 points and Wells 39 for West Branch in a 73 65 victory. Tiffin beat Wilton Junction 48 41 as Mathias posted 21 and Davies 17 for Wilton.
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Calamus and Clarence Triumphant in Semifinals
Clarence defeated Bennett 79 to 38 as Sharon Olsgaard scored 32 and Janet Ehler 22 for Bennett. Calamus beat LeClaire 75 to 37 with Karen Schwennson adding 26 and Hilda Sheldahl 23 while Beverly Thompson had 25 for LeClaire.
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Protivin and Notre Dame meet for sectional title
In Lime Springs Protivin edged Elma 41 to 33 to reach the sectional final and Notre Dame defeated Lime Springs 60 to 41. Martinek poured in 32 for Protivin while Bickford had 31 for Notre Dame and Judy Lloyd scored 21 for Lime Springs. Aurora beat Stanley 71 to 69 in overtime as Lamont topped Dundee 51 to 36.
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Local girls hoops set for sectional final showdown
North English and Millersburg clash for the sectional title after semifinal wins. Millersburg beat Kinross 55 43 with Helen O Meara and Ruth Faas Bach scoring 27, while North English defeated Victor 49 36 led by Rosalyn Van Fleet with 23. Cascade reached finals by tallying Sacred Heart 68 39 and St Marys 39 38 over Epworth with Sunson Stoner scoring 22 and Eunice Smith 28 for Buck Creek.
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Central City and Coggon Advance in Section Semis
Central City edged Viola 81 to an unknown margin while Coggon defeated Troy Mills 67 to 37. Joanna Henderson scored 28 for Coggon and Jo anne Fuesseley added 17 for Troy Mills as the two teams move into the sectional semifinals.
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Cedar Rapids Open Ice Derby Sunday at Roosevelt rink
The Cedar Rapids speed skating season ends Sunday with the Cedar Rapids Open championships at 2 p.m. on the Roosevelt rink. If warm weather, the meet moves to the Manhattan rink and awards 12 trophies to skaters with the most points in each division.
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Iowa City Wrestlers Forfeit to Roosevelt
Roosevelt earned a Mississippi Valley wrestling win as Iowa City forfeited the match instead of competing in Rider gym. Iowa City was set to appear in the venue but did not compete.
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Speeder Tops Allied Industrial Dartball League Standings
Link-Belt remains undefeated after six games as the YMCA league begins its second month. The league plays Mondays at 7 30 p m at the YMCA with Speeder and Link-Belt leading the early standings.
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Registered Shoot in Bettendorf Sunday Feb 6
A registered trapshoot will be held in Bettendorf on Sunday February 6. Local shooters are invited to participate at the event and compete for prizes.
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Allcutt Gains In G. Gloves Novice Class
Novice boxing at Memorial coliseum featured a tight 147 pound bout with Dick Aucutt of Cedar Rapids defeating Richard Thomas of Burlington after three hard rounds. CIO leads the Novice team race with 24 points, Washington 20, Salow’s 16 as brackets narrow toward finals. Gerald Russel of Dubuque auto-champ at 118 pounds after single-entry.
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Conlan to Speak at Cedar Rapids Elks Night
John B. Jocko Conlan will be the speaker at the Cedar Rapids Elks sports night on February 16. The longtime umpire and former White Sox center fielder in 1935 has officiated in four All-Star games and four World Series and will conduct March baseball clinics for U S service members in Germany. A Q and A session will follow his talk amid Cedar Rapids talks of a Dodgers tie up.
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Wilson Fresh Cagers Edge Roosevelt 40-15 in City Fight
Wilson's freshman basketball team won its first intra-city game of the season, defeating Roosevelt 40-15. Chamipar led scoring with 14 points.
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Littler Leads Phoenix Open After First Round
Gene Littler, a former Navy sailor turned pro, shot four under par 66 to lead the Phoenix Open second-round field. Close behind are Walter Burkemo Johnny Palmer and Jack Fleck at 67, with Jimmy Clark at 68 and ten players at 69.
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Fight Results From Los Angeles Bout
Percy Bassett defeated Dave Gknarde by outpoint in Los Angeles in a 1280s era bout. The result lists Bassett as winner with a clear decision from the judges.
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Meet the Preps Raiders Face Keota in Tight Ke-Wash Showdown
Williamsburg coach Bob Murphy worries about two problems as his Raiders visit Keota to slow the Ke-Wash leaders. Keota is a strong club, and Williamsburg has shot poorly this season, averaging about 20 percent from the floor. Dick Papritz leads Williamsburg with 14 points per game as the Raiders aim to improve to around 50 percent shooting to stay competitive.
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Chisox Sign Lyons As Baseball Scout
Ted Lyons, Hall of Fame right? left famer, signed Thursday as a scout for the Chicago White Sox. Lyons spent his entire major league career with the White Sox from 1923 to 194? appearing in 705 games with 260 victories. He will have no specific territory.
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Girls Tourney Semifinals Across Northeast Regions
Readable scores show semifinal berths across Northeast venues including Albion Central and Central City with Liscomb Zearing and Troy Mills facing later matchups. Listings include numerous small-town schools with outcomes shaping advancing teams and district brackets.
Perez Asked to Fight Ortega Teran Winner in Title Bid
World flyweight champion Pasqual Perez of Buenos Aires has been asked to meet the winner of Saturday night's John Ortega Kenny Teran bout in Hollywood. Negotiations could shape a title defense as the two challengers settle their bout.
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