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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1961

Page

3

Washington Staves Off Jinx In Overtime Victory

Washington Warriors narrowly defeated Iowa City 59 56 in overtime to advance to the sub state final against Davenport Assumption. Nelson led Washington with 28 points including 20 in the last half and overtime while Minnick and Snook contributed key late plays as the Warriors rallied.

Lynn Howell Gazette Iowa City Washington Warriors Don Shupe Davenport Assumption Welton Iowa Nelson Tom Don Little Hawks Snook Warrior Ed Bastian Jones

Washington warriorsEdge Iowa City in thrilling substate clash

Tom Nelson led Washington with a 28 point barrage as the Cedar Rapids squad rallied to beat Iowa City in overtime at the fieldhouse. Justus Reid and the tenacious rebounding by Reid and Minnick fueled the comeback while coach Don Shupe praised the team effort and Nelson’s clutch scoring.

Tom Nelson Cedar Rapids Washington Iowa City Iowa Warrior Gary Macek Ed Bastian Nelson Tom Merryman Phil Minnick Minnick Washington High Warriors Bedlam Tom Justus Reid Justus Mike Hawk Don Shupe Keokuk Shupe Toni Snook Jones Jenson Hawk Bill Holmstrom Holmstrom

C R Trap Shooters To Meet Wednesday

The Cedar Rapids Trap shooting league will hold a meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p.m. in the cafeteria of the Collins Engineering building. Plans for forming the Otter Creek Sportsmen's Club will be discussed and all interested parties are urged to attend.

Cedar Rapids Trap Shooting League Collins Engineering Build Otter Creek Sportsmen’s Club

Dupas and Geck Score Narrow Wins in Orleans Fight Card

Ralph Dupas defeats Seile by points in Orleans, while CalicaGo Geck Gargett outpoints a foe 10 to none. The noisy crowd saw close action as other matches produced decisive decisions.

Orleans Ralph Dupas Neigleans Philadelonia CalicaGo Chek Geck Gargett Case

Two Bs Remain in Boys Tourney

Calumet and Churdan reach substate finals with wins Monday night. Calumet beat Estherville 58 47 in Spencer while Churdan defeated Carroll Kuemper 69 53 to face Ames. East Cedar Rapids etc.

Sioux City East East Sioux Center Sioux City Jerry Fish Churdan Carroll Kuemper Ames Fort Dodge Marshalltown

Bobcats Beat Keystone Five 76 59 in Substate Round

In Des Moines the Bobcats ousted Keystone Five 76 to 59 as Marshalltown State Champion suffered a cold 2nd quarter. Keystone’s season ends. Des Moines Roosevelt awaits the Bobcats next Monday night with a week’s rest before the next game.

Des Moines Keystone Marshalltown Bobcats Roosevelt

Ventura Eyes State Bid in Round One Girls Tourney

Unbeaten Ventura, eyeing its first state meet berth, faces Pekin of Farson in the first round. South Hamilton, 27-0, meets Mondamin as Elgin Valley and Holstein clash, with Everly and Pleasantville opening the afternoon games. Mondamin seeks to topple the 27-0 Hoosier-like squad.

Everly Pleasantville Holstein Elgin Valley Pekin Farson Ventura South Hamilton Ellsworth Mondamin DES Moines Fars

Iowa Bowl bid hinges on Northwestern win

Iowa faces a must win Saturday at Northwestern to avoid falling further from second place in the Big Ten standings. Don Nelson scored 34 points in a 74-64 defeat at Michigan State, and Iowa now stands 17 wins with 6 losses as Purdue and Iowa's other season-ending matches loom.

the Gazette East Lansing Michllowa Purdue Michigan State Northwestern Wisconsin Madison Iowa Evanston Don Nelson Jack Lamers Dick Hall

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