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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1976

Page

11

Tourney Facts GAMES THURSDAY

Scores from the tournament show Marshalltown 65 over Fort Madison 50 and Sioux City Heelan 76 over Waterloo Central in OT. Forest City 69 beat Atlantic 47, Spencer 56 edged Maquoketa 54, Corning 53 over Burnside Central Webster 52.

Marshalltown Fort Madison Sioux City Heelan Waterloo Central Forest City Atlantic Spencer Maquoketa Rick DeValder Bobcats DeValder Rick

Free Throws Doom Columbus in overtime loss to Heelan

Waterloo Columbus fell 76-68 in overtime to Sioux City Heelan after leading 66-64 with 18 seconds left. Heelan outscored Columbus 12-4 in OT as guard Mike Courey, later hero of the football title, scored the final points and helped force the extra period with a late jumper. Columbus, 69 percent free throw shooters in the season, missed 12 of 20 free throws in the game.

Ence Heelan Dick Collins Columbus Erickson Mike Courey Randy Richards Hollywood Courey Goat Crusaders Marshalltown Fort Madison George Funk Bobcats Bloodhounds Funk George Sovereign Cedar Falls Jim Freist Fort Dodge C.R. Wash Dick Christy Waterloo West George

Spencer Johnson Praises Bruns as Prairie Ties Spark Spencer

Greg Johnson of Spencer High School, 6-5 forward, leads the Tigers with 14.9 points and 9.7 rebounds while acknowledging Cedar Rapids Prairie coach LaVerne Bruns who mentored him. Prairie’s Bruns and AD Bob Jennings visited Spencer after the semifinal win as the Tigers reach the Class AA state final. Johnson recalls Prairie’s strong history under Bruns and reflects on Spencer’s unlikely state run from a 14-6 start.

Des Moines Greg Johnson Spencer Cedar Rapids Prairie LaVerne Bruns Greg Tigers Forest City Bruns Cedar Rapids Prairie Bob Jennings Maquoketa Johnson Chief Metal Products Felco Feeds

Giblin Stars in Final Waterl oo Columbus Game

Craig Giblin, a Kennedy transfer and reserve last year, scored 10 points for Waterloo Columbus in a 76 68 overtime loss to Sioux City Heelan in first round AAA action. Coach Virgil Erickson praised Giblin for rising from sixth man to starter and leading his team with 15.1 season points.

DES Moines Waterloo Columbus Sioux City Heelan Columbus Virgil Erickson Heelan Crusaders Veteran's Auditorium Craig Giblin Kennedy Craig Sailors Springville Sailor Erickson Dave Etienne

Corning Tops C Webster in Class A Thriller

Corning Red Raiders toppled Burnside Central Webster 53 52 ending Webster’s 23 game streak. Mark Grundman scored 26 including a 10 foot jumper with four seconds left to reach the title game. Corning faces Valley in the other semifinal after a late surge.

DES Moines Corning Burnside Central Webster Mark Grundman Red Raiders Iowa City Regina Rock

Atlantic Downs Maquoketa In Fast-Paced Rural Duel

Atlantic used a strong start and a 56.3 percent first-half mark to build a 25-10 lead, then held off Maquoketa 49 to 47. Key players included Quick for Atlantic and Waugh’s squad pressing late, with rebounding edge favoring the more balanced winners.

Homer Jerry Quick Quick

FMC Tops Collins In Loop Playoff

FMC champions of the Wednesday league defeated Collins in the Industrial League championship 63 to 54. Fowler Dittmer Tevis and Lehnherr reached double figures for FMC while Jenson scored 21 for Collins. Goodnight and Whitworth also hit double figures for Collins.

FMC Collins Fowler Dittmer Tevis Lehnherr Jenson Goodnight Whitworth

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