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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1969

Page

5

Wash Slaps Dubuque 78 69 in MVIAA clash at home

Washington Warriors powered to a 78 to 69 victory over Dubuque Rams to move to 7 1 in the Mississippi Valley. Jim West led with 21 points as Wash built a solid first half cushion and stretched it after intermission while free throws 22 of 30 sealed the win. Rick Williams and Craig Darling provided key scores with Darling finishing 16 and Heck 17 as the team withstood foul trouble and a late Rams surge.

King Wash Mississippi Valley Rams Skogman Jim West Bill Carrithers Mike Gillespie Jim Heck Craig Darling Carruthers Heck Rick Williams Warriors Rick Darling Gillespie Skip Schmulbach Dubuque Washington Wis Schmulac West Ee Ob & Nk William Fg West Darling Paait Arom & Pav Teak Tans

Warriors Sophs Defeat Dubuque 70 to 58 on Road

Washington's sophomores improved to 4-6 as they trounced Dubuque 70-58. After a 32-30 halftime edge for the Warriors, Phil Danowsky scored 26 to spark the turnaround, with Scott Brees adding 16 and Dwight Koster 10 along with key contributions from teammates.

Washington Dubuque Warriors Phil Danowsky Scott Brees Dwight Koster Westingen I Koster

Husker Aide Kelly Returns to N. Dame

George Kelly, Nebraska defensive line coach for eight years, was named Notre Dame linebacker coach on Friday. A former Notre Dame guard in 1950 1951, Kelly fills a vacancy after Johnny Ray resigned from Ara Parseghian's staff to coach at Kentucky.

South Bend Ind George Kelly U. of Nebraska Notre Dame Kelly Johnny Ray Ara Parseghian U. of Kentucky

Ciha Sinks 70-Footer Indians Ambush in Wamac Tilt

Marion defeats Manchester 69-64 to seize sole lead in the Wamac standings. Ciha scores 16 including a 70-foot opening shot as Schueler 15 and Schmuecker 12 provide key help. Manchester’s Phillips leads with 18 as late push narrows gap. six seconds left seal with Walker free throw amid a brief brawl.

Ciha Marion Bob Schueler Denny Schmuecker Sopn Mark Witte Manchester Leighton Phillips Dave Cook Phillips Indians Schmuecker Mike Walker

Washington tops Dubuque Senior 78 69 as Carrithers scores 16

Washington defeats Dubuque Senior 78 to 69 in a key league game. Bill Carrithers drives for two points and finishes with 16 for the winners, keeping them atop the Valley standings.

Washington Bill Carrithers Dubuque Wash Carrithers

Manchester Tips Indians 56 35 Contested Friday Victory

Manchester sophomores defeated Marion 56 to 35 as Mark Thomson led with 24 points. Paul Dyer added 14 and Dan Borst 13 for Manchester while Marion’s scoring was led by Kevi ne ah and teammates. The Hawks controlled the game from start to finish with a margin reaching 22 points.

Mark Thomson Manchester Sophs Marion Manhawks Paul Dyer Dan Borst Indians Kevine Ah Oac Dale Garinghon Ohahon Harper Alathe Bergstram Jim Herman Dave

Sweet Sparks UNI Gymnasts Take Dual Meet

Special to The Gazette Barry Sweet 물론 led Northern Iowa to a 97.21 to 69.66 win over River Falls State in Cedar Falls. He won parallel bars high bar and all around while Keith Hicklin placed second in all around and won rings and vaulting.

Cedar Falls Barry Sweet University of Northern Iowa River Falls State Sweet Cedar Rapids UNI Keith Hicklin Wore Senrubbe Rei Barry Oe Bennis ‘Wiedenman Man Kein Hicklin Jett “Conner Blektin Este Bor

Iowa City Holds Off Late Rally For 50-45 Victory

Iowa City edged Kennedy 50-45 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game at the Cougar gym. The Little Hawks battled zone defense for 32 minutes before a late burst pulled away, improving to 4-3 in league play and 54- overall. Kennedy dropped to 1-7 in the Valley, 2-7 overall, after trailing most of the contest.

Kennedy High Iowa City High Little Hawks Cougar Kennedy

Cedar Rapids Prep Night Features Three High School Games

La Salle visits Kennedy, Regis hosts Ottumwa, and Jefferson plays Clinton in Friday postponed action. Game at Clinton set for 7 p.m. Other matchups begin around 8 p.m.

Cedar Rapids la Salle Kennedy Regis Ottumwa Jefferson Clinton

Late rally falls short in 44-43 nailbiter

Bill Travis sparked a Texas City high back-and-forth scramble to within one at 44-43 with 4:47 left. Kennedy failed to score over the next four minutes as Iowa City pulled away, while City high coach Bill Holmstrom credited Kennedy’s press and his own team’s offense struggled from outside. Ward Stubbs led Iowa City with 16, O’Rourke of Kennedy struggled, Dunbar and Miner paced Kennedy’s scoring.

Bill Travis Kennedy Iowa City City High Bill Holm- Strom Erep Kevin O’rourke Dirk Dunbar Dunbar Ward Stubbs Bill Maher Terry Miner Ostberg

Iowa City Tops Kennedy Sophs in Girls Basketball

Iowa City defeated Cedar Rapids Kennedy 68 to 49 in soph basketball at Kennedy High School Friday night. Iowa City's Welsh scored 18 points and Drew Washburn led Kennedy with 16, though the line is garbled.

Iowa City Cedar Rapids Kennedy Drew Washburn Cougars

Prairie Sophs Defeat Lions in Friday Night Bout

Roger Shebetka scored 20 points to lead the Prairie sophomores to a 75-55 victory over Linn-Mar. Linn-Mar’s Steve Hubler tallied 29. Other scorers included Ne Behubler with 20 and Cline adding 14 as Prairie pulled away in the second half.

Roger Shebetka Prairie Linn- Mar Steve Hubler Linn-Mar Behubler Eins

Prairie Hawks defeat Linn-Mar 57 to 42 in gym showdown

Prairie Hawks topple Linn-Mar 57 42 led by balanced scoring. Jon Brase tops with 18 as Prairie outscored Linn-Mar 20 10 in the third and dominated the charity stripe sinking 15 of 25 to Linn-Mar 4 of 13. Dick Burns leads Linn-Mar with 16.

Prairie Hawks Linn-Mar Lions Linn- Mar Hawks Prairie Dick Burns Linn-Mare Linn-Maro Burns In Prairie Wes Itvalsky Waife Waychoff Linn Mer Isky Jaw

Wartburg Extends Win Streak To 13 In Iowa Conference

Wartburg defeats Buena Vista 80-56 in Waverly as all five starters score in double figures. Tom Manchester leads Wartburg with 16 points, Noel Austin tops Buena Vista with 12. Wartburg takes a 43-27 halftime lead and improves to 6-0 in conference, 13-0 overall. Buena Vista drops to 0-6 in conference, 2-12 overall.

Waverly Iowa UPI Wartburg Buena Vista Tom Manchester Noel Austin

Lancer Sophs Cruise to 79-58 Win Over Benton

LaSalle sophomore cagers rolled past Benton Community 79 to 58 with four players in double figures. Leading scorer Mike Pietrzak had 20 points, Dan Ryan 16, and Dave Handel and Steve Zamastil each added 13 as the Lancers dominated the contest.

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