Colorado Holds Big Seven Lead With 86 70 Win Over Iowa State
Colorado dominated Iowa State 86-70 to extend its Big Seven lead. Bob Jeangerard and Burdette Haldorson each scored 22, Mel Coffman added 14 as Colorado built a 44-37 halftime edge. ISU stopper Chuck Duncan was limited to six points before fouling out as Colorado’s defense held firm in the second half.
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Reach Finals of Four Ball Meet
Hollywood player Vonnie Colby and Cookie Swift Berger won 5 and 4 to reach the finals of the Women's International Four Ball at Orange Brook Golf Course. Joyce Ziske and Wiffi Smith advanced with a 2 and 1 victory over Barbara Romack and Dot Kirby, setting up a 36 hole final Sunday between Colby Berger and Ziske Smith.
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Fort Atkinson Triumphs Over Waucoma For Sectional Title
Fort Atkinson defeated Waucoma 49 to 43 to capture the sectional championship on Saturday night. Ma Dona Kupka led all scorers with 29 points, while Joyce Treloar scored 16 for Waucoma. Elma S. C. secured consolation honors with a 50 to 48 win over Lime Springs.
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Prep basketball recap pits Richart leads in 52 47 win
Patty Richart scored 23 points guiding a 52 to 47 prep victory over Newhall while Rita Houser tallied 31 for Newhall. The continued page one item notes the close contest and standout performances.
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Coggon Triumphs Over Central City In Sectional Final
Coggon Linn County champions ousted Central City 54 to 44 with Joanna Henderson scoring 22 and Irma Meakins adding 20 for the runners up. Troy Mills won consolation 66 to 26 over Viola as Joan Fuessley led Troy with 23 and Doris Pringle posted 11 for Viola.
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Clarence tops Calamus 57 to 49 for sectional title
Clarence beat Calamus 57 49 as Clancy scored 28 points to pace Clarence. Sheldah led Calamus with 32. Bennett won consolation honors 52 38 over LeClaire with Seivers scoring 28.
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Stanwood Wins Sectional Title With 55 37 Victory
Stanwood outpaced Martelle 55 37 in semifinal play to claim the sectional title. Stock led with 33 points and Siver added 18 for Martelle. Olin defeated Onslow 57 40 for consolation honors as Moreland scored 28 and Westphal 28 for their teams.
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Sacred Heart topples St Marys Cascade in sectional final
Sacred Heart of Monticello defeated Eastern Iowa Catholic league champion St. Marys Cascade 58 to 41 in the sectional windup. Fran Ferring scored 36 for Sacred Heart while Grace Strong added 16 and Peggy Moran 15 for Cascade. In the consolation, Sheila Callaran led Ep worth past Buck Creek 45 to 26 with Eunice Smith scoring 11 for the losers.
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Lamont Runs to Sectional Title Over Aurora in Upset
Lamont defeated Aurora 48 to 40 to claim the sectional crown as Judy Wessels scored 19 and Darlene Warner 16 for Aurora. Stanley won consolation 51 to 31 over Dundee with Faith Duckett and Davis each at 22, while Janice Puff led Dundee with 15.
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Gar Navillo advances as District champ over Colesburg 81-55
Defending state champion Gar Navillo moved ahead to the district by tapping highly rated Delaware County League champ Colesburg, 81-55. Sandy Fiete continued to boost her career point record with 55 points. Walters had 30 for Colesburg. Mar-Mac took consolation honors, 45-40, over Strawberry Point, Pederson hit 32 for Mar-Mac. Allen had 20 for the Pointers.
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Millersburg Wins Third Straight Over North English in Sectional
Millersburg defeated North English 64 to 57 to claim the sectional title as Helen O'Meara scored 34 points and Ruth Faas added 20. For North English, Darlene Denison led with 23 and Roselyn Van Fleet 18. Victor edged Kinross 46 to 42 with Phyllis Dietrich scoring 29 and Karen Blalock 27.
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Marengo Wins Since Unbeaten Iowa County Title Run
Marengo rolled to a 71-43 sectional victory over Norway to claim the Iowa county champions crown as Ras Jean Sheda scored 33 points. Norway’s Brosh added 18. Hartwick defeated Chelsea 61-48 for third place with Walton totaling 38 and Johnston 29 for Chelsea.
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Clutier Captures Sectional Title Against Dinsdale 73 to 67
Linhart scored 31 as Clutier led 43 30 at halftime. Dinsdale tied 59 with Hoppe basket but rally failed. Greiner scored 30 for Dinsdale. Van Horne defeated Toledo 66 52 in consolation. Linde led Van Horne with 35, Hofer had 28 for Toledo.
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Traer Wins Multiple Titles at Traer Invitational Wrestling Meet
Traer-West Waterloo won the invite with 79 points, edging host Traer 47. Two Traer wrestlers claimed titles: Dick Engle defeated Bill Dotson 1-0 at 120 pounds, and Bob Joens won the 127-pound title on a referee’s decision over Rohrssen. Final results list numerous semifinals and finals across weight classes with Traer, East Waterloo, and Jesup among top finishers.
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Grandelius Named MSU Backfield Coach After Devine Move
In East Lansing Michigan State head coach Hugh Daugherty announced freshman coach Everett Sonny Grandelius as backfield coach on Saturday. The decision followed news that Danny Devine was promoted to head coach at Arizona State.
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Sonny” Grandelius
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Davis Honored For Scholastics
Iowa City Cedar Rapids sophomore Tom Davis led all Iowa freshmen athletes with a 3.78 grade average for the 1953-54 year as governors presented sport by sport scholastic trophies during a national TV broadcast. Other winners include Rieck in basketball, Everman in cross country, Gibson in fencing, Salva in football, Patterson in gymnastics, Hurling in swimming, Courter in tennis, Deasy in rack, and Salmon in wrestling.
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Wartburg Triumphs Over Coe In College Wrestling
Wartburg defeated Coe 24 to 8 as wrestling results roll in across the college circuit. Other action featured Syracuse edging Army 16 to 14 and Harvard topping Columbia 15 to 14 while Wisconsin routed Minnesota 22 to 8.
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Grid Cardinals Sign Ohio State's Leggett
Dave Leggett, six feet one, 198 pounds, versatile back who starred at Ohio State and MVP of the Rose Bowl, signed a 1955 contract with the Chicago Cardinals on Saturday.
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CED PRIV One Onion S Trades Age Council
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Coe Sophs Top Lawrence 60 45 to Move Up in Midwest Race
Coe College held Lawrence to two scoring runs and pulled away in the final period to claim a 60 to 45 Midwest Conference win at the Coe fieldhouse. Dave Etienne led Coe with 16 points, while Chuck Elson added 11 as Coe played mostly with four sophomores and climbed to third place. Lawrence struggled, receiving just 10 from Bob Negronida and two field goals from Sal Cianciola.
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Queen and Queen Mother Cheer as Devon Loch Wins Steeplechase
At Hurst Park England Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mother watched Devon Loch, a 9 year old gelding, win the New Century steeplechase over two miles 275 yards. The queen hugged her mother and cried with joy as Devon Loch pulled ahead in the home stretch then joined jockey Bryan Marshall to celebrate.
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Detroit bid named for 1960 Olympics site
The U S Olympic Association confirmed support for Detroit as the 1960 summer Olympics site while also backing Squaw Valley California for the winter games. IOC selections will be made in Paris next June. American backing will focus on a single U S city this time, unlike previous bids.
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Lowden Wins Sectional Behind Licht 33 Points
Eleanor Licht scored 33 for Lowden as they edged Wheatland 59 to 56 to clinch the sectional title. Karen Erickson led Wheatland with 39 points in a tight regional final.
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Red Peppers By Gus Schrader
Iowa coach Eddie Erp admits his team lacked spark after a disheartening 40 minute display against Purdue. He deflects blame from a recent six overtime loss to Minnesota and notes Joe Sexson played the full game without a free throw. Randy Duncan joins mid-year enrollments as a notable incoming Iowa recruit from Des Moines Roosevelt. Forest Evashevski laments Northwestern coach Bob Voigt’s resignation and recalls Northwestern’s tuition and tough conference schedule.
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Broad early season college basketball scores flood region
A sweeping list of results from the day across conferences shows Iowa beating Purdue 76 67 and Michigan routing Los Angeles State 92 39, with Ohio State 90 over Indiana 87 and Illinois 104 over Northwestern 73. Other notable outcomes include Marquette 64 Drake 60 and Notre Dame 91 Chicago Loyola 83.
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Powerful Monona Triumphs Over Luana for Sectional Title
Monona rolled over Luana 66 to 27 to clinch the sectional title as Jean Overbeck poured in 31 points. Edith Doerring led Luana with eight. Lansing outlasted New Albin 58 to 49 in the consolation game, with D Clancy scoring 24 and Schuldt totaling 36 for New Albin.
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Central City Sec Sectional Results Recounted
Central City leads with Corron MM team posting 14 and North English, while Troy Mills 46 and Viola 26 show cons. results. Numerous line scores across Earlville Blairstown Lime Springs Garnaville Monticello and other towns detail final and consolation results, with teams like Maynard Ossian DeSales Clermont Elgin Garnaville Monona West Branch and Urbana among the listed competitors and outcomes.
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Cyclone swimmers set American and national records in 400 free relay
Iowa State, winning 72 19 at Ames, clocked 3 24.7 in the 400 yard freestyle relay to top Kansas. Cyclone quartet Jim Balleau Pete Janss Sandy Stewart and Jim McKevitt shattered Yale s American mark and the national collegiate record, with Yale previously holding 3 26.4 and 3 26.9 on a 20 yard course.
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Hartbeck in Final Hits 13 Points for Cornell
Cornell clinched its 15th win in 16 starts with a 93 to 67 victory over Carthage in Carthage. Dick Brubaker and Leo Carlson led with 21 points each, Watson Hartbeck scored 13 in his final Cornell game as the Rams built a 50-22 halftime lead and dominated after the break, while Gil Wilson emptied the bench. The Rams, undefeated in conference play, extended their Midwest standings and prepare for next week’s schedule.
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Iowa vs Purdue Big Ten showdown highlights rebounding dominance
Center Bill Logan grabbed 20 rebounds and added 12 points while Davis scored 11 as Iowa built a comfortable lead. Purdue’s Thornburg attacked the lane with eight of 13 free throws, and Sexson led by 14 as Northwestern trailed. Iowa outboarded Purdue 55-44, with Iowa shooting .381 from the floor and Purdue’s free-throw woes noted in the late stretch.
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Deep River Tops Gibson In Sectional Final
Deep River defeated Gibson 56 to 53 in the sectional final as Cranston scored 24 and Galbraith 20 for Gibson. Montezuma won third place with a 48 to 45 decision over Guernsey, with Ramsey netting 26 and Schrader 23 for Guernsey.
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