Washington Sophs Win Loon Mat Championship
Washington sophomores won the Mississippi Valley sophs wrestling meet at Kennedy with 88 points, taking two individual titles. Bettendorf was second with 83, Jefferson third with 80. standout performances included Haines and Read, with Read posting the fastest fall in 26 seconds and Wright pinning all three opponents.
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Kerr Quits As Coach Of Phoenix Suns
Phoenix coach Johnny Kerr resigns after a 27 game tenure. Jerry Colangelo, named interim coach, led the Suns to a 121-120 win over San Diego in his debut, while Kerr shifts to scouting duties and remains with the organization.
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Pro Basketball Scores Across Leagues
Milwaukee 118 beat New York 105 while Cincinnati 116 edged Boston 110 and Detroit 92. Philadelphia trailed 12 in a game listed as 118 121 in San Diego at Los Angeles. Kentucky 108 defeated nittyburst 106, New York 125 beat Indiana 112. Denver 129 topped Washington 3. New Orleans faced Cos Angeles.
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Prep Cage Roundup Center Point Girls Rout Ed-Co 93 48
Center Point girls beat Edgewood Colesburg 93 to 48 as Diane Bowers scored 37. Sharon Phillips and Rita Leggett led Ed-Co with 14 each. Center Point boys won 92 to 83 led by Dale Cress with 26 while Ed-Co’s Mike Zittergruen had 29.
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Diane Bowers
Sharon Phillips
Rita Legget
Dale Cress
Mike Zittergruen
East Buchanan Edges North Linn In Overtime, 41 38
In a boys game North Linn fell 41 38 in overtime as Maynard Holub led East Buchanan with 13 points while Larry Norman topped the winners with 17. East Buchanan girls won 44 39 with Sheryl Decker scoring 16 and Mary Tietge adding 20 for North Linn.
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Sheryl Decker
Mary Tietge
Maquoketa Valley boys rout Alburnett 74-39 led by Glant 21
Garland Glant scored 21 as Maquoketa Valley defeated winless Alburnett 74-39. Tom Cashman added 15 for the losers. In the girls game Geri Grimm poured in 44 to lift Maquoketa Valley past Alburnett 75-53, leaving them 6-0 and atop the Tri-Rivers standings.
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Mt Vernon tops U High in sixth straight Hawkeye win
Mt Vernon beat Iowa City U High 66 to 54 as Dave Deaver scored 19 points and Roger Hoyt led U High with 25 points in a decisive conference victory.
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Keystone win as Regina topples Benton Community
Jerry Lehman scored 26 points leading Iowa City Regina past Benton Community 68 to 472. Don Obermueller added 23 for Benton in a hard fought nonconference game.
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Norway Girls Rally Past English Valleys 61 44
Dee Volz of Norway and Barb Hayes of English Valleys each scored 23 points as the Norway girls defeated English Valleys 61 to 44. Norway JV also won 38 to 26.
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Solon-Mid-Prairie sweep Solon in boys and girls games
The Solon-Mid-Prairie team swept host Solon with an 87-47 victory in the boys game and 70-66 in the girls contest. Jerry Kron scored 20 for the winners while Carl Rushek tallied 13 for Solon. In the girls game Rediger led with 29 but Candy Enabait outscored all with 32 in the loss.
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Jerry Kron
Carl Rushek
Rediger
Candy Enabait
McCarter Fined by Lakers for Refusing to Play
Willie McCarter former Drake star was fined 500 by the Los Angeles Lakers for refusing to enter the game late in a 125 95 victory over the San Francisco Warriors. Lakers GM Fred Schaus announced the punishment. It is regarded as the franchise’s largest fine.
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Gooden Leads Ellis YMCA Win Over Dubuque
Rick Gooden scored 19 as Ellis Branch YMCA defeated Dubuque 69 to 51 in high school age competition. Other Ellis scorers included Reid 9 and Keating 6 with Lorenc 5, Emison 4, Gable 4, Clar 2, Ferguson 4, Anderson 1. Cubes YMCA top scorers were Appel 14, Glass 14, Jerbert 10, Betsch 3, Cole 4, McDermit 2, Rolves 4.
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Dubuque
Alcindor scores 41 as Bucks top Knicks for first time
Milwaukee beats New York 118 105 as Lew Alcindor tallies 41 points and Connie Hawkins adds 24 including a late baseline jumper. Willis Reed held to 16. Bucks extend streak to four straight and close gap on Knicks in the East.
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UCLA
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Denver Rockets reach sixth straight win in ABA
Denver Rockets dazzled with a 129 113 victory over Washington as Larry Jones scored 36 points and Severn Tart added 30. The win pulled Denver within two games of Dallas Los Angeles and Washington in the Western division. Nets end Indiana streak 125 122 while New Orleans and Kentucky win to upset Pittsburgh and Los Angeles drop a late rally.
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Fumes Overcome Kansas State Back in Car Tragedy
Kansas State fullback Russell Harrison, 20, remains in critical condition after carbon monoxide fumes incapacitated him and fellow Omaha resident Sandy Anderson, 19, in a parked car. Found unconscious following a New Year’s Eve party, they had likely remained inside since Thursday. Harrison was a former Omaha Tech star and last year’s Kansas State junior fullback with all state honors in high school.
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Iowa Stars Edge Dallas Blackhawks 4-2 in CHL clash
The Iowa Stars stopped Dallas Blackhawks 4-2 on Friday night in Dallas. Grant Erickson and Bob Whitlock struck in the first period, Bill Orban and Mike Chernoff added late goals, while Garth Rizzuto and Rick Morris tallied for Dallas.
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Des Moines Extends Flint Loss Streak in IHL
Des Moines scored twice in the second period to beat Flint 3-2, extending Flint’s losing streak to eight games in the International Hockey League. Des Moines scorers were Moe Morisette Steve Sutherland and Duke Asmundson. Flint’s goals came from Wayne Ego and Ron Ringler.
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