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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1969

Page

9

Indiana Opens Up 2-Game Lead in East

Indiana Pacers bolster their Eastern division lead with a 144-133 win over Minnesota as Kentucky Colonels fall 304-100 to Dallas Chaparrals and Miami beats New York Nets 116-103. Denver Rockets topple Oakland Oaks 131-119. Indiana guard Fred Lewis nets 19 in Q3 as Indians beat Pipers. Lewis finishes with 36 points and Charlie Williams leads Pipers with 32. Glen Combs scores 28 for Dallas. Louie Dampier adds 18 against Kentucky.

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Waterloo Titus Bowl triumph over Nets in AAU finals

Waterloo Titus led 4-76 regional AAU title game as Miami broke a close start with hot third period scoring. Skip Thoren delivered 32 points for Miami while Kincaid topped Waterloo with 24 and 22 points from other players. Nets guard Lloyd tallied 49 shots in a pro-record crowding loss. Debbie Is Beaten. Debbie Meyer outpaced by Linda Gustavson at Santa Clara in ladies’ 20 yard freestyle. Denver crushed Oakland 38 points from Larry Jones. Warren Armstrong led Oakland with 24 as Rockets pulled away late.

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Backcourt Men Shine In the NIT

In the NIT first round guards led the way as Jim O'Brien and Billy Evans fueled Boston College to a 78-42 win over Kansas while Butch Beard and Billy Evans sparked Louisville to a 73-70 victory over Fordham. Driscoll and Grosso starred for BC and Louisville respectively as the tournament headed to quarterfinals.

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Midland teams show promise after Iowa girls tourney

In Des Moines last week Midland of Wyoming highlighted eight of 16 returners for next season after a 49 point game by Kris Westphal. Other contenders like Montezuma, West Monona, and Rockwell City project strong showings with many starters back. Some squads lose key players, raising questions about depth and future success. KD Schulke promotes Indian Ridge camp with coaches Rugland Breneman and Jertmeier while Wayne Cooley notes ticketing ribbing and rising interest in the girls tourney.

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Purdue’s Clutch Shot Lifts Soilers To Regional Title

Mr Clutch Purdue’s Riot Mount grabbed the moment as a late winner sent the Soiler team to the Mideast Regional final with a 75 73 victory over Marquette in regulation and the game went to overtime with Drive Safely as a sign off.

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Hewitt Sparks Lakers Past Celtics For Western Crown

Lakers rookie Bill Hewitt led with 19 points as Los Angeles routed Boston 108-73 to clinch the NBA Western division title. Baylor 17, West 14, Cham Diego 34 for LA. Atlanta beat Seattle in overtime to stay five games back. San Diego topped Detroit 120-111. Hawkes boost playoff chase.

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Monsanto Open Final Round Delayed By Rain

Former Kansas State football star Jim Colbert, seeking his first pro golf victory, leads the Monsanto Open after a third round 64 at Pensacola Country Club. The Sunday finale was rained out as Colbert recalled making the cut here in 1966 and enjoyed a quiet moment playing bridge with peers.

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