Franklin Captures City Title In Overtime Heroics
Franklin defeated Roosevelt 41-39 in overtime to claim the city basketball title at Coe fieldhouse. Tom Davis scored a key jumper early in OT while Roosevelt fought back, with Scroggs tying the game in regulation and Jedlicka and Randolph trading late scores. Officials and fans debated the overtime timing amid a fans scene-filled finish.
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Roosevelt
Coe Fieldhouse
Thunderbolts
Intracity
Tom Davis
Bob Scroggs
Ron Thenhaus
Ray Jedlicka
Dave Randolph
Davis
Scroggs
Jedlicka
Thenhaus
Elliott Day
Day
Randolph
Sgt
Eastern Illinois Upsets Central Michigan 67 to 57
Eastern Illinois College defeated Central Michigan 67 to 57 on Friday night, extending its season win streak to 18 and its Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Association record to nine wins.
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MT. Pleasant
Mich
Eastern Illinois College
Central Michigan
Eastern
St Wenceslaus Tops St Patrick’s 55 48 For Parochial Crown Share
St Wenceslaus captured a share of the city parochial title by defeating St Patrick’s 55 48 on the St Wene court. The Redhawks led from early in the first period and secured the win with strong scoring from Hughes Kazimour and Colbert while Cambridge and Trosky led St Pat’s in scoring.
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St. Wenceslaus
St. Patrick’s
St. Wene
Redhawks
Cambridge
St. Pat’s
Kazimour
Hughes
Farrell
Trosky
Tom McEachron
Mac
Drakozal
Tom
Shamrocks
Roman
Hawks
Denny Cambridge
Drahozal
Colbert
Bob Ceyner
Redhawk
Yogi
Bendereld
Miller
Big Second Quarter Lifts Bears To 55 42 Victory
Springville McKinley blanked Springville in the second quarter to surge from an 11 6 first quarter deficit. McKinley led 22 11 at halftime and kept the margin through the rest. Phil Cummins led with 17 points, Don Semoha 12, Ray Wyman 15 for Springville.
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Gazette
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McKinley
Bears
Phil Cummins
Don Semoha
Cummins
Wayne Krotz
Semoha Yeisley
Happel
Wyman Rotz
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Grace Elam
Olst Bailey
Trimble Pulrab
E. Bailey
McKinle
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High School Cage Results Across Iowa Counties
A dense list of high school basketball results from Benton to Delaware and beyond. Notable scores include Keystone over Newhall 58 45, Blairstown over Shellsburg 59 29, Van Horne over Garrison 66 42, Cedar Consolidated matchups Dysart over Geneseo 46 43 and 41 25, plus many regional games with varied outcomes. Local college and professional results appear in brief at the end.
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Norway
Atkins
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C.R. Franklin
C.R. McKinley
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Til
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Lester
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Wayland
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Leo Gives Up on Pact for Maglie
In Los Angeles Sal Maglie and New York Giants owner Horace Stoneham clash over pay. Manager Leo Durocher says he won’t negotiate further after offering a 100 percent raise to Maglie, about 35000 dollars, and steps aside to let Stoneham finish talks.
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Barber
Maglie
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Lisbon Indees cruise to 103 47 win over Center Junction
Lisbon Indees rolled to a 103 to 47 victory over Center Junction for their 12th win in 17 starts. Broker and Teidemann led with 27 and 21 points, while Dart scored 18 for the losers. Alburnett hosts Lisbon tonight.
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Center Junction
Broker
Teidemann
Dart
Alburnett
Waltonian Archers to Hold Indoor Olympic Shoot
The Waltonian Archers of Cedar Rapids will stage an indoor Olympic shoot this Sunday at 1 p.m. in the 4 H Youth Center at Hawkeye Downs. All members are urged to compete.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Steelers Collins Win in Industrial League Basketball
Iowa Steel defeated LaPlant Choate 72 to 41 in Industrial league play at Roosevelt. Collins Radio 1 beat Iowa Manufacturing 48 to 45. Hube Johnston led Iowa Steel with 24 points, George Hand added 22, Wally Krause 14 for La Plant, Dick Sundberg 19 for Collins, and John Beardsley 23 for Imco.
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LaPlant- Choate
Collins Radio 1
Iowa Manufacturing
Roosevelt
Hube Johnston
George Hand
Wally Krause
LaPlant
Dick Sundberg
Collins
John Beardsley
Imco
Iowa State Matmen roll past South Dakota State 27 2
Iowa State wins eight of nine bouts to defeat South Dakota State 27 2 in Ames. Matches highlight tight decisions by Asearson and Wilson and a heavy weight win by Weldon, with Larson and Wiras also scoring for the Cyclones.
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AMES
Iowa State
South Dakota State
Hugh Assd
Laverne Andersh
S.D.S
Louis Asearson
Maris Williams
S.D
Sowaene Rush
Pal” Vetter
Bob Wilson
Walter Christman
Connie Gerdes
Darwin Wendland
Ron Larson
Thomas Neuberger
Bob Wiras
Jule Moravec
Mel Weldon
Alan Evans
Air Force Worldwide Basketball Tournament Planned for Omaha
Omaha reports eight air force teams from Europe and the Far East will compete in a worldwide basketball tournament in Omaha from February 28 to March 1. The event brings together squads from multiple theaters for a regional showdown.
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Omaha
INS
Air Force
Iowa Hawks Face Purdue In Big Ten Opener At Lafayette
Iowa resumes the Big Ten basketball season tonight at Lafayette Indiana as the Hawks meet Purdue. KCRG will carry the game at 7 30 with Bob Brooks providing play by play after a 7 10 interview with Coach Bucky O Connor and 7 25 lineups. Western Union will feed quarter by quarter scores from the Illinois Ohio State game as Illinois and Iowa are tied for the conference lead.
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Bucky O’connor
Western Union
Brooks
Illinois
Iowa
United States tops 500 meter speed skating standings at Oslo
Ken Henry of Chicago and Don Mc Dermott of Englewood New Jersey won the 500 meter race in near record times 43.2 for Henry and 43.9 for Mc Dermott. The U S team built momentum through the first two days with Andrea Mead Lawrence winning the women's giant slalom and Brooks Dodge placing in the men's giant slalom as part of a points surge. United States 17.5 points Austria 17 Germany 14 Norway 11 Switzerland 9 Italy 3 France 2 Belgium 1 Sweden 3.
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Chicago
Don McDermott
Englewood
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Switzerland
Lake Placid
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Austria
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Boxing card results from New York and Hollywood bouts
By Associated Press report Billy Graham 148 outpointed Jimmy Herring 156 in New York. In New Orleans Joe Brown 138 ½ drew Walter Haines 144 ½ from Brooklyn. Hollywood Carl Olson 162 from San Francisco outpointed Tom Harrison 167 from Los Angeles 10.
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New Ae
Jimmy Herring
Newark
New Orleans
Joe Brown
Walter Haines
Brooklyn
Drew
Hollywood
Calif
Carl “Bobo” Olson
San Francisco
Tom Harrison
Los Angeles
Immaculate Conception Clinches Northeast Iowa Crown
Immaculate Conception wins the Northeast Iowa Catholic basketball title by beating St. Mary’s 57-52 on the ICF floor. The Greyhounds led by Don Jennings and Dick Knowles, held off a late St. Mary’s rally as seven seniors were honored in their home finale. St. Mary’s finished 11-5 in conference. I.C. 12-4.
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Downing St. Mary’s
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Jim Barnes
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Bob Schoeberl
Glenn Hurt
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Marion Indians Clinch 73-56 Win Over Monticello
Hugh Leffingwell of Marion scored 42 points breaking his own single game scoring mark as Marion defeated Monticello 73-56 to close the regular season. Lou Panisen topped Monticello with 18 in a game Marion broke away in the third quarter. Marion prepares for the sectional tournament at Martello against Mt. Vernon with a 17-1 record. Marion sophomores also extended their win streak to 18.
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Frank McLeod
McLeod
Wally DeWoody
Od Meier
Oelwein Beake Reaches 138-Pound District Semifinal
Oelwein wrestler John Beake advanced to the 138 pound district semifinal at New Hampton as the district high school wrestling meet progressed. West Union failed to place a semifinalist with preliminaries and quarterfinals featuring Osage E Waterloo and Cedar Falls contenders.
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Gary Klemesrud
Osage
Bob Worley
Sherwin Everling
E. Waterloo
Jim Barnes
Bob Davidson
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Charlie Huff
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Bill Leeman
Reed Craft
Hartley
Cedar Falls
DeWayne Kastle
Don Mortimer
Teachers High
Gary Grimes
DeWayne Mingus
Keokuk Kernels appoint Steve Alan as business manager
Dr. Charles Logan president of the Keokuk Baseball Association announced the appointment of Steve Alan as business manager of the Keokuk Kernels in the Three-I baseball league. Alan previously served as sports director for radio station KOKX.
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Keokuk Baseball Association
Steve Alan
Keokuk Kernels
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