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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1972
Page
17
Elkader Central, J C Regina H L V, Oelwein S H Advance with district victories amid a chaotic report. Sacred Heart and Clinton rank among top teams as Mid Prairie and Mt Ver non also claim district class A wins. H L V pulls a 67 66 upset over LaPorte City at Marshalltown.
In a high school boys basketball roundup, Elkadur Central clinched the Upper Town title by beating Cresco Notre Dame 100-90 as Notre Dame star Paul Sir poured in 49. Regina Iowa City advanced to a district final by defeating Winfield Mount Union 92-82. Sacred Heart of Sacred Heart Eastern topped Sumner 80-63 while Mid Prairie beat Van Buren 62-54. Montzuma led a set of Class A qualifiers with an 80-57 win over Eddyville and Treynor, Clinton St. Mary’s, and others advanced. Alta, 21-0, beat Truesdale in overtime 55-53, with Alta ranked 13th in the AP poll.
Montezuma, leader of the South Iowa Cedar League, improved to 20 1 with an 80 57 victory over Eddyville in class A district action. Bill Van Cleave scored 24 to pace the Braves who travel to Newton Friday to face H LV for the district title.
District roundups list Sioux City and Marshalltown area schools clashing in Class AA finals with scores and pairings. Notable performances include Lee Border leading H-LV and Tom Tecklenburg helping LaPorte City, while Eldora advances past Gilman in a 63-39 romp.
Oelwein Sacred Heart defeated Sumner 63 to 60 to advance to the district final against Lkader Friday night at Upper Iowa University. Key scorers included Hartman 17 and Schneider 13 for Oelwein Sacred Heart, while Sumner was led by Kroeger 17 and Howard 19 with supporting points from Reimler and Snyder.
Elkader Central defeated Cresco Notre Dame 100 to 90 in class A district play. Kuehl led Elkader with 1 or more points, and Elkader advances to face Oelwein Sacred Heart in the district final at Upper Iowa University Friday at 7 30 pm.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a sports notebook with scattered hockey scores, names, and abbreviations. It references teams, players, and results in a jumbled line of figures and codes, with little coherent context or complete standings.
Fifteenth-ranked Clinton St. Marys upset Bellevue 88 to 62 as Ken Trine poured in 30 points. The victory advances Clinton to the district final Friday at Maquoketa against the Midland-Lawden winner from Thursday night.
Mt. Vernon defeats Tipton to claim victory with Werling scoring late to put Mt. Vernon ahead for good. Tipton squandered an early lead, then reeled off eight straight wins before finishing with a 146 district mark. Hal Hufford and Mary Wood contributed key late baskets for Mt. Vernon.
Sophomore Tim O'Neill of the Luther College Norsemen was named MVP of the 1971-72 basketball team. He led in scoring averages, field goals, free throws, and rebounds, while John Lowe co-captained and paced in assists. Award winners also include Arvin Martens, Rod Wiener, and Dave Morrison as top players in various categories.
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