Montezuma Ghost Town Feels Big Drive to State
Montezuma enters the boys and girls state tournament with unbeaten records and strong fan support. The girls hold a 28-0 mark and three straight Iowa titles, while the boys are also unbeaten and set for the class A final week. Community pride runs high as fans pack Veterans Memorial Auditorium and locals express optimism for both squads next year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Montezuma
Mediapolis
Iowa Girls Union
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Roland Story City
Montezuma Girls
Carroll Ragland
Doug McKinley
Ottumwa
Fairfield
New Sharon
Pella
LeRoy Sterk
LeRoy
Keith Walsh
Eugene Baethke
Eugene
Substate exits end area teams bid for state tourney
Decorah fell to Waterloo West 60-55 in class AA while Elkader Central and Central City were edged by Rockwell Swaledale 74-59 and Camanche 69-57 respectively in class A. Mason City survived Fort Dodge 56-55 in overtime to reach the state field. Elkader finishes 21-2 after five players in double figures led by Dave Kuehl with 16.
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Gazette Area
Des Moines
Decorah
Elkader Central
Central City
Waterloo West
Waterloo
Elkader
Rockwell-Swaledale
Fayette
Camanche
Clinton
Mason City
Davenport Central
Fort Dodge
Paullina
Panthers
Boyden Hull
Sioux City
Jay Neuman
Rockwell - Swaledale
Dave Kuehl
Rockwell-Swale
Eberhardt
Heaford
Walton
Bergman
Kuehl
Proctor
Avas Garms
Neuman
Costigan Halverson
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Elkader Loses Substate Narrowly 74 69
Fayette Rockwell Swaledale rallied from a 43 35 halftime deficit to defeat Elkader 74 to 69 in Substate action. Swaledale surged in the second half led by key plays from its leading scorers as Elkader battled back before falling short.
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Fayette
Rockwell - Swaledale
Mast Makes All-Conference in Eastern Iowa Hawk Eye honors
Steve Mast of Mid-Prairie earned a unanimous first-team selection after averaging 21.9 points per game. Joining him on the first team were Tom Peffer of Iowa City U-High, Dave Ellison of Mt. Vernon, Milo Paulsen of Durant, Randy Brannaman of Solon, and Paul Hawkins of Wilton Junction. Peffer Ellison and Paulsen were unanimous picks. the second team featured Steve Yetty, Ed Donovan, Joe Smith, Brian Schlapkohl, and Andy Searle.
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Steve Mast
Mid-Prairie
Iowa Hawkeye
Mast
Tom Peffer
Iowa City U High
Dave Ellison
Mt. Vernon
Milo Paulsen
Durant
Randy Brannaman
Solon
Paul Hawkins
Wilton Junction
Peffer
Ellison
Paulsen
Steve Yetty
Mid- Prairie
Ed Donovan
Joe Smith
West Liberty
Brian Schlapkohl
Andy Searle
U High
Iowa Pole Vaulter Wertman to Enter NCAA Meet
Iowa record holder Phil Wertman, a senior from Villisca, will compete in the NCAA track and field championships at Detroit's Cobo Arena. Wertman finished third in the Big Ten Indoor meet at Wisconsin with a 15-10 vault, breaking Iowa's previous mark of 15-7.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Phil Wertman
Detroit
Cobo Arena
Villisca
Wertman
Big Ten
Wisconsin
Lynn Oveson
Williams named to first team on Iowa JUCO all conference
Rick Williams, 6-3 guard from Cedar Rapids Washington, earns first team honors for Iowa Central Fort Dodge in the Iowa Junior College all conference selection. Joining him on the first team are John Moody Burling ton Lamont King Keokuk Benny Clyde Ellsworth and Dan Teague Palmer.
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Fort Dodge
Rick Williams
Cedar Rapids Washington Prep
Williams
Iowa Central
John Moody
Burlington
Lamont King
Keokuk
Benny Clyde
Ellsworth
Dan Teague
Palmer
Gonzalez Edges Mazon In Las Vegas Bout
Beto Gonzalez of Los Angeles outpointed Eddie Mazon of San Diego in a 10 round lightweight clash in Las Vegas. The decision kept both fighters competitive as the bout highlighted speed and control.
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Las Vegas
Nev Beto Gonzalez
Los Angeles
Eddie Mazon
San Diego
Camanche Dominates Central City In Class A Substate Final
Clinton Camanche surged to a 36-20 halftime lead and held on for a 69-57 victory over Central City. Don Nissen scored 26 and 6-7 Ralph Andresen added 22 for Camanche, while Central City’s Denny Franklin led with 16 and Pat Steele along with Dean Robertson each had 14. Central City finishes 14-8.
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Clinton
Camanche
Central City
Don Nissen
Ralph Andresen
Denny Franklin
Pat Steele
Dean Robertson
Central Shy
Ryner
Steele
C Enwrisht
E.frankin
Andresen
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Nissen
Robertson
Nezille
Meador
Wahawks Edge Decorah In 60-55 Sub State Final
Water loo West led by Steve Kahler with 24 points to beat Decorah 60-55 in a Class AA sub state final. Decorah finished 17-5 behind Tim Jones who scored 27, as West improved to 13-9 with a late delay contingency.
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Waterloo
Steve Kahler
Waterloo West
Decorah
Wahawks
West
Tim Jones
Pp Smith
Finholt
Pape
Anderson
Podhaski
Ones
Emke
Neuhaver
Kahler
Evans
Rima
Hovda
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2 Day Clinic At C R Wash Hosts Coaching Summit
Former Cubs star John Klippstein will headline a two day coaching clinic in Cedar Rapids Washington hosted by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Speakers include Ken Blackman White Sox scout Dennis Olejniczak Duane Banks and Dr Joe Dolan. Five coaches will be inducted into the hall of fame and district coaches of the year named.
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John Klippstein
Chicago Cub
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Assn
Pinky Primrose
Wash
Ken Blackman
White Sox
Bob Oldis
Dennis Olejniczak
Decorah
Duane Banks
Iowa
Joe Dolan
Northeast Missouri
Klipptstein
Association
Hall of Fame
Iowa State
Cap Timm
Hal Trosky, Jr
Gene Baker
Cub
Bernie Hutchison
Norway High
Dr. Dolan
Klippstein
Bill Freese
Davenport Central
Lassons Lead Wins In Central Branch YMCA League Night
In a fast-break league night, Collins Lasson 33 points propelled the team past Lamont 89 to 63. Jaycees beat Eby's Sporting Goods 92 to 72 with Ken Zahrt scoring 30 points.
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Jaycees
Ken Zahrt
Bob Jamison
Bob Hays
Rick Hill
Lee Abraham
Eby's Sporting Goods
Vic Porter
Gill More
Terry Williams
Gene Turner
Mike Loeffler
Snow reports from Great Lakes region ski areas
Snow totals and base depths vary across Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan with several resorts reporting new snow and excellent or very good conditions Mountain venues include Sugar Hills Mt LaCrosse Rib Mountain Cascade Mt Mt Telemark and Indianhead Mt where bases range from eight to fifty four inches and snowfall stacks a few inches to four inches in recent grooming to maintain favorable skiing conditions.
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Grand Rapids
Minn
Sugar Hills
Lacrosse
Wis
Mt. LaCrosse
Two Indies
Wausau
Portage
Cascade Mt
Cable
Mt. Telemark
Bessemer
Mich
Indianhead
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