Cinderella tag for Iowa Valley as 16 teams enter state tourney
Iowa Valley of Marengo carries the Cinderella tag in the girls state high school tournament in Des Moines. The 19-8 team faces Manilla 25-1 in a 1 p.m. first round clash, with Montezuma 25-1 in the same bracket. Farragut seeks title defense at 27-0 as Guthrie Center and Mediapolis pace the scorers and defenses in a field featuring five former champions.
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Regina Seeks First State Berth in Class A Playoffs
State tournament berths are on the line for 16 Class A teams as Regina, Alta, Clinton St. Mary’s, Sibley, Elkader Central, Norwalk and others vie for eight spots advancing to Des Moines for the Iowa high school basketball tournament March 15-18. Regina faces Clinton St. Mary’s with Regina riding an eight game win streak and St. Mary’s boasting no losses to Iowa schools while sharing private-school status with Regina.
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Nominates for Iowa Cage Award
DES MOINES AP Eleven players the largest number ever have been nominated for the George Clarkson Award given annually to Iowas outstanding college senior basketball player Major college nominations are Leon Huff of Drake Gene Mack of Iowa State and Ken Grabinski and Gary Lusk of Iowa Small college nominees are Pat Melloy of Dubuque Dan Brietbach of Loras Dave Platte of Wartburg Gregg Bosch of Northwestern Bob Burnett of Grinnell Dan Marske of Upper Iowa and Dennis Engel of Simpson
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Two AA state tournament berths set after Monday clashes
In Des Moines two Class AA substate semifinals decide two state berths. Marshalltown seeks its 19th straight win against Des Moines Roosevelt while Oskaloosa faces Chariton in Veterans Auditorium. Remaining spots to be decided Wednesday across multiple sites.
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Gin, Dale Jones's Dog, Wins Fort Dodge Trials
Gin owned by Dale Jones of Center Point won first place in the Fort Dodge Retriever Club dog trials held Sunday. She topped the open class in the Ft Dodge event.
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Big Ten Purdue Musks Past Michigan State in Tight Showdown
College basketball results show Purdue 87 over Michigan State with a close margin. Other Big Ten scores include Michigan 92 over Minnesota 91 and Illinois 62 over Northwestern 90. Big Eight and Midwest results feature Missouri 61 over Nebraska 54 and Bradley 86 over St. Louis 73.
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Smith Wins U.S. National Indoor Title Again
Stan Smith of Pasadena California captured his third U S National Indoor Tennis singles championship in four years by defeating Ilie Nastase of Romania in four sets 6 3 6 2 6 7 6 4. The victory paid 9 050 dollars and moved Smith to the lead for the Commercial Union Grand Prix first prize with 110 tour points to Nastase s 71.
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Williams proposes four for Howard as trade target
Ted Williams floated a four for one deal with Boston to acquire Frank Howard, naming players like Sparky Lyle, Bill Lee, John Kennedy, Ben Ogilvie, and Cecil Cooper as possible pieces. Boston opposed trading four players for Howard, while Rangers beat Boston 3-1 in a rain-shortened exhibition.
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