Wash's King: Best Warriors Yet At Cedar Rapids Washington
Coach Don King of Cedar Rapids Washington praises the 1960-61 Warriors as the most improved and successful of his nine Wash teams. The squad, with one returning letterwinner, won the Tugged Mississippi Valley title outright and enters the state tournament with a 24-7 record. Washington is ranked No 6 by UPI and No 7 by AP, behind Ames and Des Moines Hoover potential substate outcome.
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Cedar Rapids Washington
Wash
King
Warrior
Don
Warriors
UPI Prep
Ames
Des Moines Hoover
UPI
Pete Seyfer
Kennedy
Washington Warriors show rapid growth before state tourney
Washington coach Don King praises a coachable sophomore heavy squad that has improved from the start of the season. Eight players have started, with seniors Fay Schmidt Seyfer and others leading. The team endured four close losses but finished strong with a four-game win streak and an Valley title clinching victory. They eye Hoover or Kuemper in the state opener.
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Washington
Wash
John Fay
Gary Schmidt
Seyfer
Tim Daugherty
Cal Franklin
Phil Harris
Norval Dickson
David Garner
King
Warriors
Dubuque Wahlert
Dubuque
Don
Metro
Hoover
Carroll Kuemper
Huskies
Kuemper
Vern Henkenius
Joe McGillicuddy
Joe
Upper Iowa
Clark McCleary
Young Wins Fourth World Sprint Title in West Berlin
Sheila Young, 25, of Detroit, swept all four races at the seventh World Sprint Speed Skating championships in West Berlin, claiming her third sprint title since 1973. Teammate Leah Poulos finished second overall as American skaters dominated the event alongside other sports highlights.
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Sheila Young
West Berlin
Germany
Sheila
Detroit
Leah Poulos
Northbrook
Dan Immersall
Madison
Wis
Johann Granath
Sweden
Peter Mueller
Mequeen
Innsbruck
Church Softball League Forms With Meeting on March 10
The Independent Church invites interested church teams to attend an organizational meeting March 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Salem United Methodist Church Corner First Avenue and Third Street SW. Two teams are needed. Call Denvais Valenta at 362-8870 for details.
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NIT invites six schools led by Kentucky and Louisville
Kentucky and Louisville headline a six team group chosen for the 39th National Invitation Tournament with Oregon Providence North Carolina A&T and Niagara also named for March 13 21 play. Louisville missed NCAA by losing to Memphis State in the Metro Six semifinals. Kentucky earned NIT berth by beating Alabama on national TV.
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Heavyweight MIT Wrestler Erland de Jeude Shines On and Off Mat
Erland van Lidth de Jeude of MIT drew notice at the NCAA Division II wrestling meet for size and skill. The Holland-born student parlayed a strong academic record in electrical engineering and computer science into wrestling success, singing the national anthem and eyeing Olympic hopes while balancing work with a brokerage job.
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de Jeude
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cedar Rapids
Cee
Eby
Erland
Asheati
Holland
MIT
Ron Pelligra
St. Lawrence
Pelligra
Boston
Ridgefield
U.S
Europe
Tuscon
Craig Helmuth
Gettysburg
Andy Zook
Millersville State
Mike Blakely
Montclair State
Cavaliers Defeat Tar Heels 67 62, Earn NCAA Berth
Virginia snipped the nets after a 67 62 win over North Carolina in the ACC finals on Saturday. The Cavaliers secured a spot in the NCAA national tournament.
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Billy Langloh
Nets
Virginia
North Carolina
Cavaliers
Record Eligibles for Little Brown Jug in Delaware
Delaware Ohio AP reports the Little Brown Jug on September 23 at Delaware County Fairgrounds has a record number of eligibles. Race secretary Tom Thomson notes February 15 sustaining payments were received on 160 entries for the 3 year old pacing classic. Armbro Ranger, Winter 1975 champion 2 year old, is among early payments.
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Delaware, Ohio
Delaware County Fairgrounds
Tom Thomson
Armbro Ranger
Indiana Coach to Lead Austrian Diving Team in Olympics
Hobart S. Billingsley of Indiana University says he may enjoy coaching in an Austrian uniform but has agreed to coach Austria's diving team for the Summer Olympics. He notes nationalism means little in diving and would coach any talented diver. he previously trained U.S. teams in 1968 and 1972 but declined the 1976 schedule due to IU duties.
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