Wash Girls Find Happiness is Winning
Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball beat Ankeny 75 65 to reach within one win of the state championship. The Warriors celebrated their 28th victory of the season with a Thursday afternoon win.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1976
Page
6
Cedar Rapids Washington girls basketball beat Ankeny 75 65 to reach within one win of the state championship. The Warriors celebrated their 28th victory of the season with a Thursday afternoon win.
Cedar Rapids Washington defeating No 9 Ankeny 75 65 advances to the girls state basketball semifinals at Veterans Memorial auditorium. Sue Petersen leads down the stretch with 7 of 8 free throws as Lake View Auburn awaits in Friday's 7 p.m. game while Manilla faces Andrew at 9 p.m. in the other semifinal.
In a tense first half the Washington Warriors recovered from trailing 37 34 to win 75 65 over Ankeny. Coaches cited crowd pressure and sharp guard play by Ankeny. Washington then controlled the ball and hit free throws as Petersen Franklin and Shaffer starred.
Robert Smith, the South Tama boys basketball coach for two seasons, submitted his resignation to the school board on Thursday. South Tama finished 3-17 this season and 11-28 over Smith's tenure.
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