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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1968

Page

13

West Central and Wapsie Valley Set for District Final

In Fayette West Central of Maynard and Wapsie Valley win semifinals to meet tonight at Upper Iowa’s Dorman Memorial gym for the district title and a state tournament berth in Des Moines. East Buchanan falls to West Central 84 38. Ed Co outlasts Wapsie Valley 53 51 in two overtimes.

Fayette Maynard Wapsie Valley Upper Iowa Dorman Memorial Gymnasium Des Moines Gene Elinge Blue Devils East Buchanan Edgewood-Colesburg Ed-Co Bob Allen Wapsie Valley Girls West Central Fayette County Ed- Co Fobes Pam Gehrke Ed Co

Beloit Rises to Tie for Midwest Lead With Lawrence Win

Beloit defeated Lawrence 89 to 78 to climb into a first place tie with Monmouth in the Midwest conference standings on Friday night.

Belgit Wis UPI Beloit Monmouth Lawrence

Montezuma Girls Edge Benton 54 51 in Semifinal

Montezuma clinched a 54 51 semifinal win over Benton Community as Brenda Hamor sank two late free throws with 10 seconds left. Paulette Maas led Benton with 24 points and Colleen Paar added 23 as Montezuma pulled away late behind Sandy Van Cleave 24 and Rose Schultz 15.

Montezuma Brenda Hamer Benton Paulette Maas Colleen Paar Sandy van Cleave Rose Schultz Brenda Hamor

Girls Districts Roundup From Iowa Meet Scores At Adel and More

District results show Guthrie Center 164 and Dalles Center 92 in Adel while Atal 80 beat Perry 52. Council Bluffs Woodbine 64 defeated Legan Magnolia 37. Avoca 74 tied Lewis Central 74. Carroll area games include Ghureas 297 and Manilla 66. Mount Ayr 69 over Moravia 35. Charles City Parkersburg 57 over Fredericksaure 45. Greene 63 over ? Enport Italand. Des Moines area action lists Roland 71 over Nerth Fok Ha Farrasut 65. West Central 38. Fort Dodge area includes Twin Rivers 73 over Stratford 53 and Rockwell City 56 over South Hamilton 54. Grundy Center led Gladbrook 53 to 43. Pella West Marshall 43. Montezuma 4 over Benton 51. Mount Pleasant Waco 7 over Union 6. Mediapolis 40. Pocahontas 98. West Monona 66 over Westwood 73. Holstein 63. Spencer Everly 81 over Sioux Rapids 62. Hartley 72 over Clay Central 67.

Adel Guthrie Center Dalles Center Atal Perry Council Bluffs Woodbine Legan-Magnolia Avoca Avsha Council Bluffs Lewis Central Carroll Tater Ghureas Pire A. Manilla Wi Crannon Mount Ayr Moravia Charles ¢ City Parkersburg Fredericksaure Greene Ee Eee Enport Italand Minersins Detweed DES Moinnsada Urbandale Roland Nerth Fok Ha Farrasut Adatreasey Villigen Hres Ee Hanan Ewansie Mr Ahiey dsewoed-Coles Fort Dodge Twin Rivers Stratford Rockwell City South Hamitton Grundy Center Gladbrook Dike Serge Bane Aes E Gran Pella

Knights Fall to Kansas City 5-2 in C H L Action

Kansas City defeated Omaha 5-2 on Friday night in a Central Hockey League game.

Omaha UPI Kansas City Omaha Knights

Lawrence Leads Midwest Swimming Finals Qualifiers

Lawrence qualified 11 men for the finals to lead the Midwest conference meet preliminaries at St Olaf pool in Northfield Minnesota. Finals are Saturday. Monmouth had nine in the finals followed by Carlton and Knox with seven each. Beloit five, Grinnell four, Cornell three, and Coe and St Olaf one each. Ripon failed to qualify.

Northfield Minn Lawrence St. Olaf Monmouth Carlton Knox Beloit Grinnell Cornell Coe Ripon

Carleton Captures Midwest Track Crown in Chicago

Carleton won six events and tied for first in another to sweep the Midwest conference track championship at the University of Chicago. The Knights totaled 74 percent of points, with St Olaf second and notable performances by Dave Johnsrud of St Olaf in shot put and Chuck McKee of Lawrence in long jump and 60 yard hurdles.

Chicago Carleton University of Chicago St. Olaf Cornell Lawrence Ripon Grinnell Monmouth Coe Knox Beloit Dave Johnsrud Chuck McKee

St Wenceslaus Wins First Game Since 1965

St Wenceslaus defeated St Joseph of Chelsea 51 to 39 to claim its first junior high basketball victory since 1965. Tony Cortez led with 17 points for St Wenc.

Chelsea Cedar Rapids St. Wenceslaus St. Joseph of Tony Cortez St. Wenc

Slotten Upsets in Big Ten Sidehorse Classic

Iowa’s Marc Slotten defeated teammate Keith McCanless in side horse as Michigan, Iowa, Michigan State and Illinois lead prelims at the Big Ten gymnastics championship in East Lansing. Thor and Russo tied for second in side horse as all-around race tightens.

East Lansing Mich UPI Michigan Iowa Michigan State Illinois David Jacobs Marc Slotten Keith McCanless Thor MSU John Russo Wisconsin Fedorchik

Cornell Takes Wrestling Lead at Midwest Meet

Cornell leads after Friday with 19 points as 11 wrestlers qualified for semifinals in Ripon Wisconsin. St Olaf Carleton Grinnell Lawrence Ripon Monmouth Beloit Knox and Coe follow with varying totals. St Olaf tops qualifying with seven wrestlers advancing.

Cornell St. Olaf Carleton Grinnell Lawrence Ripon Monmouth Beloit Knox Coe Grinnel

Upper Iowa Takes Lead in Wrestling Tournament

Upper Iowa scored 74 points to take the lead in the Iowa conference wrestling tournament in Dubuque. Wartburg followed with 62, Luther 58, Simpson 39, Dubuque 32, Buena Vista 10, Central 7, and William Penn 0 as semifinals and finals approach.

Upper Iowa Dubuque Iowa Wartburg Luther Simpson Buena Vista Central William Penn

Big Ten Indoor Track Trials Reach Semifinals in Columbus

In Columbus the Big Ten indoor meet saw one record broken and another tied as Wisconsin and Michigan qualifiers advanced seven and eight men respectively to Saturday finals. Mikel Butler of Wisconsin and Larry Midlam of Michigan both clocked 8.1 seconds in the 70-yard high hurdles, with Butler matching his own 7.6-second mark. Indiana’s Kevin Grimsley won the long jump with 24 feet 3 1/2 inches. Finalists included Minnesota’s Hubie Bryant in the 60-yard dash, Mike Mondane of Socra in the 440, and Ray Arrington of Wisconsin in the 880.

Columbus Ohio UPI Wisconsin Minnesota Mikel Butler Larry Midlam Michigan Butler Indiana Kevin Grimsley Hubie Bryant Mike Mondane Socra Ray Arrington

Stabbing After Dayton-Dunbar-Beaver Creek Game

In Dayton Ohio a Beaver Creek player Tim Swain and fan Robert Brookauer were stabbed after a tense tournament game won 74-73 by Beaver Creek. A Beaver Creek cheerleader’s grandfather James S Rollins died of a heart attack amid floor clashes. Four police officers were injured in the melee at the University of Dayton arena.

Dayton Ohio U. of Dayton Beaver Creek Greene County Dunbar Tim Swain Robert Brookauer

Huskers fall to Cyclones in overtime thriller

Iowa State upset Nebraska 93-92 in overtime at Lincoln as Steve Cooper hit a late shot and Don Smith led with 38 points. The win keeps Cyclones in national title contention and muddies the Big Eight race with Kansas State and Missouri looming. Nebraska drops to fourth at 8-5 while Oklahoma could join the title chase.

Iowa State Glen Anderson Nebraska Joe Cipriano Lincoln Steve Cooper Kansas Oklahoma State Missouri Oklahoma K-State Colorado Ames

Indiana Extends Lead As Big Ten Swim Marks Fall

Indiana holds a clear edge after two days with 279 points to Michigan 23 and Michigan State 161. Juan Bello of Michigan and Kip Pope of Illinois each shattered Big Ten records, Bello’s 200 yard freestyle a best 1 42.08 and Pope’s 100 yard breaststroke final 1 00.23. Wisconsin 136 Ohio State 98 Minnesota 8 Illinois 69 Northwestern 5 Purdue 53 Iowa 22 trail.

Ann Arbor Mich UPI Michigan Juan Bello Illinois Kip Pope Indiana Hoosiers Michigan State Belio Pope Wisconsin Ohio State Minnesota Northwestern Purdue Iowa

Big Eight Iowa State Narrowly Edged by Nebraska in High-Scoring Tilt

College basketball results across conferences include Iowa State 93 97 Nebraska in the Big Eight with late drama, plus Midwest and Southern contests. Notable wins featured Ripon over Coe in OT, UCLA and Arizona routs, and several upsets across NAIA and regional leagues.

NBA Scores and Postponement Highlight Night

Celtics 94 Chicago 87 in a tight conference clash. Detroit tops St Louis 131 121 while Baltimore defeats San Diego 156 114. Cincinnati 122 San Francisco 101. Los Angeles of Philadelphia game postponed due to wind.

Boston Chicago Detroit St. Louis Baltimore San Diego Cincinnati San Francisco Los Angeles Philadelphia

Establishment and pricing notes from Cedar Rapids Gazette

The Cedar Rapids Gazette, founded in 1883 by The Gazette Co., is published daily and Sunday at 408 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Rates include carrier 55 cents per edition, 1.80 per month, 15 per year, Sunday 7 issues 1.60 per month. mail subscriptions vary by region with no mail service in carrier areas.

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Vinton Defeats West Union 88-58 in Friday Game

Vinton improved to 9 9 on the season with an 88-58 win over West Union North. Steve Noeller scored 20 points for Vinton while Chuck Koch led West Union with 18. The Vinton sophomores also won 73-52.

Vinton — Vinton West Union North Steve Noeller Chuck Koch West Union Vinton Sophs

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