Sectional girls hoops leads and district notes
In this sectional preview the Coggan High team under coach Ted Hungerford is praised for progress and potential as they vie to decide the sectional winner. The piece names standout players across Coggan Montour Oxford Junction and Delhi, highlights injuries heartening comebacks, and notes top guards and forwards with a call for readers to pick an all eastern Iowa team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coggan
Ted Hungerford
Ees
Eee
Delaware
Velma Wilson
Mary Ann Miller
Delhi
Ray Kuehl
Toddville
Walker
Charlotte Hopker
Virginia Olinger
Holsinger
Morris
Krouse
Earl Silka
Iowa
Sailors and Symbols Puzzle Clip Headlines
A miscellaneous cryptic-style list features clues and answers across nautical terms and mythic names. It includes references to sailors, a semiaquatic animal, war gods, and ancient deities, with scattered numbers and abbreviations suggesting a crossword or puzzle page.
Old-Town Basketball Recall Draws Reader Interest
A reader writes of backbreaking tally work and team mentions from the twenties to thirties. He notes two varsity players missing first all-state honors due to freshman status and town representation. He praises Carl Hogendorn's Sun day's Gazette article and invites information on older teams.
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Carl Hogendorn
North English
Spaniel Wins In Dog Show At Coliseum
A springer spaniel named Thirty Acres Speed owned by Charles Zastera won best in match at the all breed show with 46 dogs entered. Judge Rut Gilliland selected the winner, while Bobsno’s Kar en the beeshond took best of opposite sex. The event drew about 250 spectators and featured breeds from spaniels to retrievers and terriers. One pomeranian suffered a broken leg after being stepped on by a spectator and received veterinary care.
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American Kennel Club
Charles Zastera
Ellis Boulevard
Coliseum
Rut Gilliland
Kansas City
Karen
James Reeder
Center Point Road
Hubert Walker
Minnesota Matmen Rally To Top Cyclones 16 14
Minnesota defeated Iowa State 16 to 14 on Saturday night in Minneapolis as the undefeated Gophers rallied from behind. Lappin and Opperstad won bouts at 125 and 190 pounds, while Davis, Dittsworth, Bush, and Ware earned decisions.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Iowa State
poand—Lappin
Marsh
Opperstad
Ku- 45
peand—Davis
Cates
Dittsworth
Enson
Peand
Bush
Adama
Perlo
Notre Dame inks Texas football series for 1952 and 1954
Notre Dame announces a two game football series with Texas. The first game will be played October 4, 1952, in Austin, Texas, and the return contest on September 25, 1954, at Notre Dame.
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TEXAS
South Bend
Ind
Ins
Notre Dame
Austin
East Iowa Basketball Roundup Sees Immaculate Conception Fall
Immaculate Conception dropped 37-83 to Aquinas of La Crosse leaving Marion undefeated in Cedar Rapids Marion faces McKinley at Coe fieldhouse Tuesday. The Valley standings tighten with four teams tied for cellar and Waterloo and Franklin actions shaping the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borne
Immaculate Conception
Acquinas
la Crosse
Wis
Marion
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Coe
McKinley
Intracity basketball opens semester slate at Coe
Weel Whites big night ji intracity circles arrives Saturday with four public schools in action at Coe. Wilson faces Franklin and Roosevelt battles McKinley. St Patrick's aims to defend last year's title as it plays Immaculate Conception Monday. Immaculate Conception seeks to rebound after Saturday loss, pondering whether it stemmed from Aquinas or self mistakes. St Wene has an open week while I C visits St Martin's at Cascade Thursday.
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Coe
Wilson
Franklin
Roosevelt
McKinley
St. Patrick’s
Immaculate Conception
I. C
Acquinas
St. Wene
St. Martin's
Cascade
Upper Iowa near lead after wins over low-standing teams
Upper Iowa Union, still vengeful after a lone defeat by West Union, closed within a half game of the leaders with victories over Waukon and Fayette. This week's schedule has no loop games for Upper Iowa due to county tournaments.
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Upper Iowa + Union
Motte
Ifresksn
Ayette
Postville
West Union
Waukon
Fayette
Upper Iowa
Local High School Football Upsets Shake Standings
Wellman defeats Keota 74 44 and Kalona topples West Chester 35 27 as second and third place teams drop games last week impacting the race. Brees hings fi an refers to late season action and tense shifts in the league.
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Breeshing
Wellman
Kalona
West Chester
Keota
Fayette County Boys and Girls Non-League Tourney Week
Fayette County teams enjoy a second straight week of non-league play with both boys and girls squads taking part in the ongoing tournament.
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Fayette
18 Mighty Reinbeck Keeps Narrow Lead In Week
18 Mighty Reinbeck stretched its margin as Cedar Falls Teachers and Grundy Center lost again. Traer beat Eldora 39 36 to pull Eldora into a cellar tie, while Iowa City High hosts the Teachers in the league’s only game Friday night.
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Watts Caan
Mighty Reinbeck
Cedar Falls Teachers
Grundy Center
Traer
Eldora
Iowa City U. High
Wilsons Upset East Waterloo in Saturday High School Game
Wilsons defeated East Waterloo 50 to 46 in a Saturday showdown, snapping a seven game losing streak and boosting their confidence for the next contest.
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Mississippi Valley
W.L. W
Lawn City
Udubses
Avenport
Roosevels
Ranklin
Clintonor Waterloo
Wilson
East Waterloo
Lone Tree Girls Clinch Capitol Valley Loop Title
Lone Tree's girls, unbeaten in loop play, clinched the Capitol Valley title by walloping Tiffin 62 to 41. The win ties them with the Tiffin boys as 1948-49 champions and no league games are scheduled this week due to Johnson County tournaments at Iowa City.
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A. L. Lincoln
Hawkeye
Clermont
McGregor
Muscatine
Iowa City
Wilton Junction
Lone Tree
Montour
Capitol Valley Bors
Lei
Tigfin Hyne Tree
Oxford
Osgrove
Deer
Bhcey Vile
Rivers
Tiffin
Lone Tree Lassies
Johnson County
North Iowa basketball standings thicken with key showdowns
Laver City and nearby squads held tight in the Northeast Iowa lead as the race for the championship narrowed. Osage visits Charles City on Tuesday then hosts Mason City on Friday in a top state showdown in which Cedar Falls and Decatur linger out of contention.
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S Laver City
Abs
Pate Hampton
Decatur
Sage
Charles City
Waverly
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Osage
Mighty Charles City
Charles City Comets
Mason City
Comets
Cresco
Decorah
Buchanan County Boys and Girls Tournament Update
The girls tournament paused league action last week. This week the boys begin their tourney at Lamont and league play will pause again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan County
Arban
Irbanks
Lamont
South Iowa Cedar Battle For Place and Show Positions
A brief note hints at a competitive clash in the South Iowa Cedar race aiming for place and show positions. The fragment underscores stakes for top finishers and the pursuit of podium status in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Cedar
Comets Extend Winning Streak as Mt Vernon Upsets West Liberty
Mt Vernon edged West Liberty 36 to 32 on Friday in a close Eastern Iowa clash. West Liberty remains unbeaten in league play with seven straight wins while Johnny Hunter leads his Comets in a Muscatine county tourney week amid two non loop games.
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West Liberty
West Branch Wilton
Univ. High
Mt.ernon
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
Johnny Hunter
Comets
Muscatine County
Wapsie-Eight Girls Equal Narrow Gap In Race
The Wapsie-Eight girls and Oxford Junction boys led a muddled meet last week with several events unclear in the damaged text. Oxford Junction continued to dominate the boys competition while the girls race saw closer contention.
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Wapsie
Patera
Lowden Sford
Tanwood
Memon Mechanicaville
Lisbon
Olin
Oxford Junction
Marion Extends Lead With Victory Over Independence
Marion remains atop the league after beating Independence 82 to 44. No Wamac games are on the schedule this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qizipten
Independence
Maquoketa
Manchester
Animosa Marion
Wamac
Montezuma Stops Belle Plaine as League Leader Bites Dust
Montezuma held Belle Plaine to 29 points and surged ahead 40 29 on Friday night. The win tightens the race for the league crown with Montezuma and Belle Plaine in close contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
O'Marengo
Belle Msine
Brooklyn
Tam
Toledo
Belle Plaine
Benton County Girls Capture County Tourney Excitement
The Benton County girls sparked the annual county tourney at Norway with a 42 37 win that pushed Norway to first place while Van Horne edged Garrison 32 28 to move into second.
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Benton County Books
É Girls
Norway
Newhall
van Horne
Garrison
Atkins
Walford
Jeystone
Horne
Hellsburs
Urbana
Pbana
Gisbellsburg
Lairstown
Biskstown
Alford
Benton County
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Darleen Sissler
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Ary Sweet
JoAnn Heideman
Donna Kramer
Ted
Troy Mills
Phyllis Jewster
Ardella Knoop
Clutter
Eten
Wellsburg
Marilyn Wiese
Margaret Ixon
Als
Knoop
Utter
Schneider
Sacred Heart
Olson
LeGrand
Brende
Lowden
Vernon
Morley
Reuter
Center Junction
Guilford
Hessing
Horr
Stanwood
Peggy Barber
Joyce Hansen
M. A. Merkel
O. J
Guetzko
Earlville
Lahey
Buck Creek
Jene
Greeley
Helms
Amxwee
Isi Tiy
Paotr Vy
Mia
ENE
Ital
Matmen Shade Cyclones
Packard
Detroit
U. S
Cedar Rapids
White Sidewell
Everla
Fred Adlon
NBC Network
Ford Theater
CBS
Franklin Institute
Dept
Rochester
N. Y
Hearn-Stevenson Motor
Second Avenue
RIAL
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Creanes
Waterloo Eos
Bune
Davenport
Blue Devils
Parodis
Patrick
New Hampton
Oelwein
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