Jeff Tops Wash In Thriller Behind Marsh Strong Rebounding
Jefferson high rode Rick Marsh to a 76-67 victory over Washington as Marsh 17 points and 18 rebounds anchored a strong Jeff frontcourt. Brad Trickey finished with 20 points in a tense Mississippi Valley Conference showdown, lifting the J-Hawks to their eighth straight win while Washington dropped to 7-8 overall. Jeff held a decisive 45-31 edge on the boards and surged late after Trickey’s three straight baskets.
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Jim Lockett
Jefferson High
Rick Marsh
Marsh
Jeff
Washington
Brad Trickey
J-Hawks
Prairie High
Rick
Potting
Wash
Jefferson
Berts
Muscatine Tops Kennedy to Extend First-Place Lead
Muscatine defeated Cedar Rapids Kennedy 79-66 to stretch its Mississippi Valley Conference lead to 9-2. Despite Enright holding 6 points, Muscatine surged in the third quarter with a full-court press, aided by Wessels 17 Schaapbeld 12 and Kaeding 18. Washburn added 23 as Kennedy trimmed the gap late but could not prevent the rout. Kennedy hosts Iowa City West. Muscatine heads to Clinton.
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Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Muskies
Bob Wessels
Steve Schaapbeld
Larry Kaeding
Cougars
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Iowa City
Jeff
City High
J-Hawks
Clinton
Iowa City West
Enright
Drew Washburn
Enright Openeurn
A Wee
Wessels
Ellis
É Kaeding
Er Kiley
Iy Schaapbed
Greenwood
Wymore
Scott
OR Indlem’n
Ingstad
Lions Ride Regina for First Win on Tough Road Finish
Linn-Mar slipped ahead only once in the final 13 minutes but 19 seconds remained when Steve Graham hit a corner jumper at the buzzer to give Linn-Mar a 60 58 win over Regina. Ketelsen and Hubler led Linn-Mar with 14 points. Pelechek scored 19 for Regina as nerves and timely shots defined a chaotic late rally.
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Linn-Mar
Iowa City
Regina
Lions
Steve Graham
Doug Brainard
Graham
Jerry Egner
Iwo
Regals
Lynn Ketelsen
Jim Pelechek
Ketelsen
Steve Hubler
Hiner
O’brien
Christ Ns
Milder
LaSalle
Bob Cleppe
Dan Ryan
Dan
Prairie
Wash Sophs Stop Jeff in 65 61 Tilt
Washington sophomores led by David Jones rallied from behind to defeat Jefferson 65 61 Friday night. Jones scored 23 points, Greg Witwer added 21, while Jeff’s Craig Wilford and Jim Dulin each had 17. Jeff drops to 10 1 in MVC play. Wash improves to 7 3.
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Washington
David Jones
Tip Jefferson
Jeff
Jones
Wash
Greg Witwer
Craig Wilford
Jim Dulin
MVC
Jett
Kurka
Watson
Wilford
Kuenzi
Dulin
MacDowell
Allen
Torgler
UNI Wrestlers Fall to Spartans
Northern Iowa was defeated by Michigan State 21-11 in East Lansing. Notable results include UNI champion Dave Nicol pinning Greg Johnson at 118, and John Moellner defeating Lon Hicks at 126. The Panthers led 8-0 before MSU took control, with Mike McCready edging Ben Lewis at heavyweight.
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East Lansing
Mich
Northern Iowa
Michigan State
UNI
Dave Nicol
MSU
Greg Johnson
John Moellner
Spartans
Lon Hicks
Mike McCready
Ben Lewis
Mitten _oun Moeller
Lonicks
Tom, Milkevich
Mark Lothmann
Ping
Mike Eliff
Dave
John Abalace
Mark
Rick Radman
Mike Meador
Gerald Malcek
Mike St
Bruce Windel
Bob Boeck
Dave Ciolek
Randy Uming
Kennedy Sophs Fall to Muscatine 79 53
Muscatine defeated Kennedy Sophs 79 to 53 as Reed led Muscatine with 25 points and Ladd Heath added 15 for the Cougars. Kennedy’s Fills scored 8 and Heath 15 for Muscatine, with contributions from multiple players on both sides in a Friday road game.
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Muscatine
Kennedy
Cougars
Reed
Ladd Heath
Furlong
Rigler
Randieman
Lemar
Blake
Askan
Holauist
Mull
Hoag
Fills
Marion Sophs Roll Anamosa Indian Sophs 66–40
Marion sophomores defeated Anamosa 66 to 40 at the Marion gym led by Mark Hess with 26 points and Jeff Draeger contributing 20. The Indian Sophs were held to low scoring as Steve Dresback and others added limited output.
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Marion
Mark Hess
Anamosa
Marion Gym
Jeff Draeger
Steve Dresback
Hess
Jeff Breeser
Brad Richurtz
Rick Slatern
Steve
Preshack
Kim Hackett
Doug Rickel
Dean Sega
Scott Clark
Mike Schmidt
Craig Pilcher
Swimmer Sets State Junior College Record in Odd Trunks Loss
Tim Cuddohy of Grand Rapids junior college set a Michigan junior college record in the 1650 yard freestyle, clocking 18 59 3 after losing his trunks on the 37th lap of the 72 lap race. He won the event amid a standing ovation after diving to retrieve the trunks from the pool bottom.
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Livonia
Mich
UPI
Tim Cuddohy
Michigan
Cuddohy
Grand Rapids
Top Ten High School Basketball Standings by AP
Storm Lake dominates with a 14-0 record after an 68 2 win over Estherville. Cedar Rapids LaSalle loses 88-86 in OT to Prairie. Des Moines North edges West Des Moines Valley 79-72 in OT. Lincoln 14-2 defeats Omaha Tech 71-69. Heelan beats Carroll Kuernner 72-50. Ames defeats Waterloo East 51-33. Hoover tops Des Moines Tech 59-?. Algona 14-1 over Clear Lake 53-36. Mason City 11-5 tops Newton 82-81 in OT. Ottumwa 12-3 did not play.
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Cedar Rapids Prairie
Des Moines North
West Des Moines Valley
Council Bluffs
Lincoln
Omens
Neb
Tech
Lions City Heelan
Carroll Kuerner
Ames
Waterloo East
D. Hoover
Des Moines Tech
A. Algona
Clear Lake
Maen City
Newton
Ove
Ottumwa
Anamosa tightens grip, beats Marion 66 to 52 in gym
Anamosa improved to 10-2 in Wamac play after defeating Marion 66-52. Marion stalled early, missing seven opening shots, and trailed 36-19 at halftime as Anamosa dominated the boards led by Ross Brainard with 18 points. Coach Del Bush faced technical fouls and blamed execution rather than officiating.
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Anamosa
Indians
Raiders
del Bush
Bush
Jim Edwards
Bob Russell
Randy Teymer
Marty Meeks
Ross Brainard
Anderson
Russell
Sis
Coffman
Teymer
Witte
Ma. Meeks
Morris
Brainard
Ul B Witte
Edwards
Wshawsky
Strothers Miller
Weed Meeks
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Bailey
Mr. Meeks
Potter
Gissel
Miles
Jansen
Skilling
Arnold
Beardsley
McGreevy
M Witte
Wishniewsky
B. Witte
Meeks
Strothers
Pet Marion
Coe Downs Knox 78 72 In Eby Fieldhouse
Randy Johnson and Dave Gale combined for 44 points as Coe defeated Midwest rival Knox 78 to 72 at Eby Fieldhouse. Gale scored 21, Johnson 23, while Dick Taylor led Knox with 26 points and Jim Soldwedel added 11. Coe improves to 9 a conference mark and hosts Monmouth next.
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Dave Gale
Coe
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Eby Fieldhouse
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Kohawks
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Helfrich
Wood
Taylor
Jim Soldwedel
Steve Helfrich
Robbie Clark
Monmouth
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Mremeste Filp ' Gal
Peterson
Eeceponel
Cc In
McCulla
Denoma
Davis Panther
Pelts
Fotal
Nox
Prairie upsets No 2 LaSalle in OT 88 86
Prairie high’s rebounding and defense turn the tide in the second half to force overtime against No 2 LaSalle. Jon Brase scores 27, Dan Ryan 26, and Dave Randles secures the winning bucket with six seconds left as Prairie snaps LaSalle’s two losses this year. Jeff Wessel leads LaSalle with 30. Bruns praises rebounding and the full court press.
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LaSalle
Lancer
LaVerne Bruns
Scrappy Hawks
Lancers
Jon Brase
Prairie
Dave Randles
Wessel
Brase VW
Cieppe
Serbo’sek
Zalesky
Pietrzak
Jibney
Handley
Randles
Malloy
Etter
Psasso
Yanecek
Stepanek
Vva
Rairie
Ryan
Serbousek
Maloy
Brase
Gibney
Ralf Stepane
Indies
Fetter
Yanacek
Isaksson sets world indoor pole vault mark in LA
Kjell Isaksson, a 5-foot-7 USC student, cleared 17 feet 734 inches on his first attempt to set a world indoor record at the Times Indoor Games. He beat former record holder Bob Seagren and an international field, eclipsing Jan Johnson's mark by half an inch. Earlier, Henryk Szordykowski and John Mason finished the indoor mile in 3:59.9 for a fastest-of-year time.
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Los. Angeles
Kjell Isaksson
Isaksson
University of Southern California
Bob Seagren
Jan Johnson
Kansas
Poland
Henryk Szordykowski
John Mason
Pacific Coast Club
UNI Swimmers Fall Second Dual Meet At Stout
Northern Iowa’s men’s swim team dropped their second dual meet of the season as Stout State edged UNI 65 47 in Menomonie Wisconsin On the day UNI’s Melsha won the 100 and 500 free events and the 400 medley relay team Lampkin Rose Honeywell Fielding posted 3 57 5 The meet featured multiple event results with UNI riders and relay squads contributing in a broad set of sprints and distance races
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Wis
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Stout State
UNI
Melsha
Lampkin
Rose
Honeywell
Fielding
Meisha
UND
Es Winkler
McMahon
Kowalski
Up Hyde
Ande Bogert
Trempeon Tee
Eaton
Janickiss
Thompson
McMahon 'S Honeywell
LaRue Aieen
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Vande Bogert
Priest As
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Hyd
Winkler
Fritts
Poe
Sanicki
Rod
Stout
Thompsony
Rewalsky
VanderBogert
Priest
World Title Fights and Knockouts Across Cities
In Los Angeles Ken Buchanan edged Ruben Navarre out 15 to claim the world title at 134.2 pounds, with Navarre at 135 in Los Angeles. Brisbane saw Jeff White outpoint Lionel Rose 15 to 12 4 in Brisbane, while Perth featured Anthony Moroci beating Toro George 10 in Australia. Bologna had Carlos Duran defeating Roy Lee 10 in middleweights, and Los Angeles hosted Armando Muniz stopping Indian Mike Seyler in the third round in Eugene Oregon.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Ken _ Buchanan
Scotland
Ruben Navarro
Brisbane
Australia
Jeff White
Lionel Rose
Sydney
Perth
Anthony Moroci
South Africa
Toro George
New Zealand
Bologna
Italy
Carlos Duran
Roy Lee
Jamaica
Armando Muniz
Mike Seyler
Eugene
Ore
Prairie Sophs Defeat LaSalle 66 52 In Backcourt Win
Prairie's sophomore basketball team avenged an earlier loss by beating LaSalle 66 to 52. Gary Bowman scored 24 for Prairie. LaSalle's Rick Carano 5 and Gary Frett 15 led their side, with other notable scorers including Jim Williams 2 and John Staub 4 for LaSalle.
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Prairie
LaSalle
Lancers
Gary Bowman
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