Coe Beats Beloit 77-72 in Midwest Conference Thriller
Coe KOHawks upset Beloit 77 to 72 at Moray Eby Fieldhouse led by Dennis Cleveland 16 and Bill Schmarzo 19 points. Sophomore heavy roster and strong second half margin sparked a 48-37 run after halftime. Beloit tied late before Coe clinched with key baskets from Craig Harbers and Dave Grady.
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Roosevelt Coleman
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Alonzo Jackson
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Dan Cushman
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LaSalle Subdues Beckman In Narrow Wrestling Dual
Cedar Rapids LaSalle edged Dyersville Beckman 26 to 24 as John Gearhart and Sean Hennessy won pins. The meet featured multiple close decisions and pins including Nerve and White for LaSalle and key bouts at 132 and 185 pounds.
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Dyersville
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al Leigh
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Darry Nerve
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Tim Marks
Mark Krapfi
Ron Mormann
al Garin
Mike Deutmeyer
Tom Marks
Clemens Wins NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Jim Clemens of Sioux Center Iowa receives a $1500 NCAA postgraduate scholarship for academics and athletics. A three year letterman on the Augustana football team he holds a 3.88 GPA and will enroll at the University of Iowa College of Medicine next year.
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Jim Clemens
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Bruce Jenner Voted Top Male Athlete of the Year
Bruce Jenner won the Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for 1976 with a world record total of 8618 points in the Montreal Olympic decathlon. He scored 237 votes ahead of Tony Dorsett and was lauded for his second-day dominance and dramatic finish with his wife Chrystie present.
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Bob Mathias
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Drake Defeats Iowa State 61 55 Amid Referee Criticism
In Des Moines Drake beat Iowa State 61 55 with ISU coach Lynn Nance and officials under fire for calls. The piece also notes football season ticket sales, wrestling meet plans, and Big Ten standings led by Minnesota.
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Phillips Oklahoma Faces Missouri In Wichita Semis
Phillips University of Oklahoma meets top-seeded Missouri in the Wichita State Holiday Women s Basketball Classic semifinals after Phillips crushed Colorado State 82 48 and Missouri overwhelmed Graceland 108 49. Kansas State takes on Wichita State after 80 50 win over Simpson. consolation games pit Simpson vs Oklahoma and Colorado State vs Graceland.
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Foreman and Dorsett Named Players of the Year
The Miami Touchdown club selects Chuck Foreman of the Minnesota Vikings as professional player of the year and Tony Dorsett of Pittsburgh as college player of the year for 1976. Both will be honored at the club dinner on January 18.
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Tony Dorsett
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Miley dies in crash after car leaves highway in Louisiana
Mike Miley, 23, infield star for the California Angels, died early today when his car ran off a highway curve, hit a culvert and overturned. A Yazoo City native living in Metairie, Miley played college football at LSU before turning pro with a 90 000 bonus, and appeared in 14 Angels games last season. He began in El Paso, traveled to Salt Lake City, then joined the Angels organization. Denny Carter said weekly quarter midget races will be held at Fairbank, Iowa, starting May 14, 1977, with free admission.
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Iowa State Gymnasts Name Arends Captain
Iowa State announces John Arends from LaGrange Illinois has been elected captain of the unbeaten Cyclones gymnastics team. Coach Ed Gagnier says the Cyclones host Indiana State at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hilton Coliseum.
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