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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1969

Page

5

Williamson Fired as Wisconsin athletic director

Ivan B Ivy Williamson who helped run Wisconsin football for two decades was dismissed after five straight losing seasons and shrinking crowds. The board of regents said a search committee will pick a successor and Williamson will become a professor of athletics at $18 800 annually.

Madison Wis Ivan B Ivy Williamson Wisconsin Board of Regents Department of Education

Prep Basketball Results Across Iowa and Nearby States

A dense recap lists numerous prep basketball results with teams like Independence, Valley, North Iowa Catholic, Cresco, and East Central Iowa noted among others. Scores span close games and blowouts. college and wrestling notes also appear, including Iowa Conference and Midwest results and various nonconference showings.

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Luther Defeats William Penn 66-51 on Slow Night

Luther held a 13 point halftime lead and held off a late William Penn rally to win 66-51. Bill Scott led Luther with 13 points while Tom Underwood added 12 for William Penn. Luther improves to 2-2 in conference play and 7-4 overall. William Penn drops to 1-3 in conference and 4-7 overall.

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Dubuque Edges Upper Iowa 97 85 in Close Iowa clash

Dubuque improves to 3 1 in conference and 8 2 overall with a 97 85 win over Upper Iowa. Finnegan scores 35 for Dubuque while Pat Driscoll leads Upper Iowa with 24 points in the loss.

Dubuque Upper Iowa Finnegan Cedar Rapids Pat Driscoll

Royals Top Columbus Sophs in Overtime Victory

Regis sophomore basketball edged Waterloo Columbus 59 53 in overtime. Gary Sweet and Tim Negro each scored 14 for Regis while Columbus top scorer Ingamells had 21 points and McCann added 21 for Columbus.

Waterloo Regis Waterloo Columbus Gary Sweet Tim Negro Ingamells Columbus Piapatriot O'Connell Cet Teeweet Rohrbach Mccan Beeday

Clausen Leads UNI Rally for 81 76 Win at Morningside

Northern Iowa erased a 38 36 halftime deficit to beat Morningside 81 76 in North Central Conference play. Larry Clausen scored 20 points and sank seven consecutive free throws in the final 1 51, helping UNI improve to 5 8 overall and 1 3 in conference while Morningside falls to 3 13 and 0 2.

Sioux City University of Northern Iowa Morningside College UNI Panther Larry Clausen C.R. Jefferson Clausen Ken Huelman John Martin Morningside Gary Pettig Steve Garrison Northern Iowa UNI (Bi Ith Cla I If Rri Merlin Tosie Ca Vanzante Terence Wut Ettig

Friday Prep Cage Roundup Highlights Tri Rivers Contests

Delhi Maquoketa Valley boys toppled East Buchanan 45 41 to seize first in the Tri Rivers with Glant 19 and Halford 14. MV girls also won 50 48 as Wilson 26 led. Calamus Oxford Junction split two games, Oxford Junction boys 60 51, Calamus girls 43 42. North Linn Alburnett results show two North Linn wins 60 58 and 61 51 with Merritt 19 and Hendryx 27. Williamsburg toppled by Brooklyn BGM 61 48. Norway over Shellsburg 90 38. Amana over Garrison 65 50 in boys with Amana also winning 60 56 in girls in OT. Iowa Valley beat HLV 71 68 in double OT. Sumner un defeated 100 68 over Valley. North High down Postville 64 41. Manchester beat Independence 70 50. Solon edged by U High 87 72. West Branch split with Durant. Tipton over Anamosa 53 46. Vinton beat Monticello 60 54. Tripoli swept Starmont 50 48 boys 79 38 girls. Lowden defeated Lisbon 61 55 boys and 47 37 girls. Center Point beat Springville 54 49 boys and 58 22 girls.

DELHI Maquoketa Valley East Buchanan Garlyn Glant Halford Patti Wilson Dolan North Linn Alburnett Coggon Alburnett North Linn Gals Jerry Merritt Spencer Thomas Kathy Hendryx

First Loss For Mid Prairie, Pitlik 20 Leads Comeback

Mt. Vernon handed Mid Prairie its first defeat 57-55 as Dennis Pitlik scored 20 for the victors and Doug Griener added 17 for Mid Prairie. Mid Prairie won the junior varsity 58-47. West Burlington-Waco split, Waco men 102-62 and women 102-34. Glen Fletcher led Waco with 29. Marsha Schrader 33 for Waco girls. Diane Reynolds 25 for West Burlington. Wellsburg swept Reinbeck 63-50 in boys and 56-51 in girls. Alan Primus 19 for Wellsburg. Frederickburg won two over Nashua. Rodney Peters 16 for Fred. Brenda Steege 22 for Fred girls. Elkader defeated Fayette 88-48. Bushkofsky 20, Palas 19 for Elkader. Alderson top Elkader with 14. Elkader 5-1 in Upper Iowa. Fayette 4-3.

MT. Vernon Mid Prairie Dennis Pitlik Doug Griener W. Burlington WACO West Burlington Glen Fletcher Dave Koett Marsha Schrader Waco Gals Diane Reynolds Reinbeck Wellsburg Alan Primus Gaylord Schelling Laurie Meyer Barb Anderson Fredericksburg Nashua Rodney Peters Jim Turner Brenda Steege Barb Hicks Fayette-Elkader Elkader Jim Bushkofsky Lee Palas Elkader Fayette Jim Alderson Upper Iowa

Marion Sophs Beat Maquoketa 44 31 In Wamac Game

Marion sophomores defeated Maquoketa 44 to 31 in a Wamac contest Friday night. Rod Jensen scored 10 for Marion while Jamie Stead led Maquoketa with 10. The win improves Marion’s record to 133 3 3.

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Regal Sophs Beat Lions in 90-67 Fri night

Regina sophomores led by Fitzpatrick and Jensen with 17 points apiece topped Linn-Mar 90-67. O'Brien and Frantz added 13 each while Kettelson led Linn-Mar with 25 and Hubler 24.

Regina Fitzpatrick Jensen Linn-Mar O’brien Frantz Regals Kettelson Lions Hubler Dart Colton Collins Haahr Omela I Oren Ensen Belecey Eigand Milder Eckeaie Reners

Charles City edges Decorah in tight 22-20 wrestling meet

Charles City won 22-20 over Decorah with two pins including Jon Scoles 3:24 at 145 pounds. Decorah JV won 37-13. Other falls listed include Dan Freiberg 3:52 at 120 and Bill Warner 5:15 at 165. In Tama-Wat, Waterloo Columbus defeated South Tama 25-19 with falls by Steve Yagla 1:34 at 112 and Dave Feisel at heavyweight.

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Indians hold off Maquoketa 73-66 in tense Wamac clash

Marion defeated Maquoketa 73-66 on the Indians' floor to move to 3-3 in Wamac play. Rich Kendall led Maquoketa with 20 points while Marion balanced scoring with Ciha 16, Schueler 14 and Morris 12.

Marion Maquoketa Ciha Indians Rich Kendall Greg Morris Bob Schueler Morris Jim Meggers Schueler Kendall Mark Hancher

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