Iowa Hawks Rally Fails Despite Second-Half Fight
Purdue upends Iowa 87 76 as the Hawkeyes erase a 40 26 halftime deficit but fall short. Lester leads Iowa with 21 points while King scores 21 and Wulfsberg 10. Purdue’s Jordan tops scoring with 24 as Parkinson and Thomas spark from the bench.
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Hawks
Wulfsberg
Olsthoorn
Iowa
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Purdue
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Bruce Parkinson
Gerald Thomas
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Hawley Named Ontario Athlete of the Year for 1976
Jockey Sandy Hawley, 27, from Mississauga led North American riders with 417 victories in 1976 and earned a purse total of 4 546 723 dollars. He topped Olympic skier Kathy Kreiner and trailed only Angel Cordero in earnings in Ontario Sports Writers and Sportscasters Association poll. Center Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs ranked third.
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Darryl Sittler
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National Hockey League
Kennedy Girls Top Lions 53 49 In Tight Conference Battle
Kennedy Cougars defeated Linn-Mar 53 to 49 as the Kennedy guards pressured Linn-Mar forwards. Peggy Burke led Linn-Mar with 23 points, Marlena Mossburger was sidelined for Kennedy, Mona Mossburger contributed inside, and Kennedy improved to 14–1 in Metro play this season.
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Mona
Linn Mar
Peggy Burke
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Harold Wilkinson
Five Share Early Lead At Tucson
Johnny Miller opened with a two over par 74 in the Joe Garagiola Tucson Open as Tom Watson and four others led at 67 while frost delayed play and some players finished in darkness. Craig Stadler shot 68 to sit one stroke back, with Ben Crenshaw and Jerry Pate at 74 and Ray Floyd at 73.
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Gil Morgan
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Jim Dent
Tommy Aaron
Joe Inman
Jerry McGee
Rik Massengale
Ben Crenshaw
Jerry Pate
Phoenix
Ray Floyd
Dave Stockton
Wash Girls Topple Prairie Cagers 59-56
Cedar Rapids Washington defeated Prairie 59 to 56 in a tight home game to improve to 8-7. Mary Beth Maher led Wash with 20 points, Barb Mims sparked late as the Warriors held off a late Prairie rally led by Sheila Lynch and Tina Pulver.
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Washington
Prairie
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Wash
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Barb Mims
Sheila Lynch
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Gert Wison
C.R Prairie
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Courice Holthous
Jeff Girls Roll Past J C West in Valley Showdown
Jeff High School’s girls basketball team defeated Iowa City West 86 61 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game. Coach Jim Lockett praised rhythm defense and balanced scoring led by Robin Smittkamp Teresa Langguth and Connie Neal as Jeff moved to 7 8 on the season.
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Iowa City West
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Nets
Women of Troy
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Connie Neal
Tracy Trosky
Polly Hildebrand
Wendy Baird
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Neal
Jeff Express
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Iowa Uses Two Point Guards In Loss To Purdue
Iowa coach Lute Olson hinted at starting freshman Ronnie Lester against Illinois after Lester and Cal Wulfsberg shared guard duties versus Purdue. Lester scored 10 of 19, including six of his first seven in the second half, drawing praise from Purdue scorer Walter Jordan.
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Lester
Lute Olson
Olsthoorn
Bruce King
Iowa
Lute
Schaus
Olson
Hawkeye
Minnesota
Larry Olsthoorn
Ronnie Lester
Illinois
King
Joe Barry Carroll
John Strief
Champaign
Cal Wulfsberg
Clay Hargrave
Purdue
Walter Jordan
Lafayette
Ind
Ronnie
Cal
Tommy Norman
Norman
Dick Peth
Wulfsberg
Purdue Fans Ridicule Poor Big Ten Officiating
Iowa freshman Olson criticizes the referee trio Richard Weiler Gary Muncy and Phil Robinson after a Purdue Iowa game. He notes a disputed technically counted basket and a two shot foul rule, while Purdue coach Fred Schaus and others comment on the officiating and players like 7 foot freshman Joe Parry Carroll of Denver.
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Gary Muncy
Phil Robinson
Iowa
Olson
Tom Scheffler
Bruce King
Scheffler
Weiler
Marquette
Notre Dame
Lute
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Larry Olsthoorn
Pella
Mike Thompson
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Olsthoorn
Joe Parry Carroll
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Colo
Bobby DeMoss
Fred Taylor
Ohio State
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Fred
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