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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1968

Page

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Wash Roots Rock Island Rally Clinches Valley Share

Cedar Rapids Washington trounced Rock Island 47-7 to clinch at least a share of the Mississippi Valley Conference title. Tailback Doug Winfrey sparked a 3 TD performance, Kyle Skogman added 5 extra points, and Washington’s defense forced three Rock Island fumbles and a 37‑yard interception return by Dave Scheib. Washington holds 6-0-1 in the Valley. next Friday’s finale with Moline looms as a de facto championship showdown at Kingston Stadium in CR. Rock Island manages only 177 total yards as Ken Johnson leads the Rocks with 121 rushing yards on 26 carries.

Wash R. Isl C. E Orp Washington Rock Island Dave Wi John Chavez Bob Busley Kyle Skogman Skip Schmulbach Dave Schieb Xp—Skogman Rock_ island Ken Johnson Bob Carbone Cedar Rapids Warriors Moline Kingston Stadium C.R. Wash Rocks Dave Scheib Scheib Doug Winfrey Bob Rusley Rusley Skogman Chavez Winfrey Craig Darling Rock Johnson Fulton Ken Brauer Sindelar Dick Randall Mike Loftsgard

New Mexico Baseball Sets School Record with 37 Wins

The University of New Mexico finished the 1968 baseball season 37-13, a school record, as New Mexico Arizona and Arizona State each posted 6-6 in the Western Athletic Conference southern division but Arizona won the division title on run differential.

Albuquerque N.M University of New Mexico New Mexico Arizona Arizona State

Kennedy Dominates Davenport West In 39 14 Victory

Kennedy high school piled up 448 yards of offense led by quarterback Steve Markt who starred with 11 of 18 passing for 240 yards and two TDs while rushing for 66. Steve Smith and Mark Votroubek each caught multiple passes as the Cougars built a 20-7 halftime lead and pulled away 39-14 in the Mississippi Valley conference contest at Kingston Stadium.

Kennedy Gary Ryan Davenport West Kingston Cougars Chuck Norton West Fred Haas Steve Whitehouse Kennedy High School Kingston Stadium Dale Tryon Jefferson Tryon Steve Markt Steve Smith Mark Votroubek Steve Mith Markt Mark Deroubek Steve Dodge Davey Bruce DeSotel Bruce Croy Louis Schnack Rove Williams Makeover Davenporters Marks Votroubek Norton Smith LaSalle-Regis Cougar

Its Just About Over outage wires for park power

An outage prompted a large Friday crew to wire an overhead circuit to supply power to the park. Work stretched past 5 p.m. with teams including Kennedy and Davenport West listed among players and officials during the event.

Decorah Rolls On in 25-7 Win Over Stormont

Decorah Vikings remain undefeated with a seventh straight win, defeating Stormont 25-7. Key plays include Craig Anderson's 44 yard interception return for a touchdown, Rus ty Sproatt's 17 yard fumble recovery for six, Ron Haugen's three yard run, and Paul Cote's five yard TD late. Stormont scored on a one yard quarterback Conner plunge. Decorah clinched the Northeast Iowa conference title earlier.

Strawberry Point Decorah Vikings Stormont Decorah Craig Anderson Doug Conner Vikings Rusty Sproatt Ron Haugen Paul Cote Conner Essing Starmont

Pro Basketball Results From Friday Evening Games

Baltimore defeated New York 119 to 103 while Boston routed Philadelphia 118 to 99. Chicago beat Los Angeles 114 to 101 and Cincinnati won 132 to 114. Milwaukee 114, Atlanta 109, San Francisco 105. New York led early, final scores listed. Only games scheduled.

Baltimore Phoenix Boston Los Angeles Cincinnati Atlanta Philadelphia Chicago New York San Diego San _ Francisco Milwaukee Seattle San Francisco

American League new Minnesota 20 Oakland Kentucky 4 1 New Orleans New York 22 Houston Indiana 13 Dallas de Miami

The report lists multiple scores across teams including Minnesota, Oakland, Kentucky, New Orleans, New York, Houston, Indiana, Dallas, Miami, Los Angeles, and Denver with varied results. All games are noted as scheduled.

New Minnesota Oakland Kentucky New Orleans New York Houston Indiana Dallas de Miami Los Angeles Denver

Jefferson J-Hawks Rout Iowa City Little Hawks 54 7

Jefferson J-Hawks overpower Iowa City Little Hawks 54 to 7 as Rick Fulton gains 167 yards and two touchdowns. Jeff Fisk hails Fulton as one of the best halfbacks he ever had while Tom Mullin and Terry Sindelar anchor the defense. The visitors roll after a scoreless first quarter, piling up 518 total yards and using all 46 players.

Iowa City Jefferson J-Hawks Little Hawks Jeff Jack Fisk J-Hawk Rick Fulton Jefferson Fisk Tom Mullin Terry Sindelar Bean Fulton Gary Martin Mullin J-Hawks Doug Keown Jeter Jett Fumb Bob Miller Ned Om Vilin Ry Jartin Gary Gernas Crale's Saline Joe Williams Ayry Thams

Benton Tops Linn-Mar 40-12 Behind Niebel's Three TDs

Benton Bobcats rallied to defeat Linn-Mar Lions 40-12 as Larry Niebel ran for 138 yards on 11 carries and two other Bentons, including a 75 yard score, helped seal the game. Linn-Mar falls to 0-5 in conference and 0-8 overall while Benton improves to 1-4 in the league.

Munity BCS Linn-Mar Lions Benton Linn-Mar Larry Niebel Bobcats Burns L-Mar To—Burns Ben To—Albers Niebel Tiedemann

How Top 10 Fared On the Prep Scene

AP reports Friday night results from Iowa high school football top ten teams. Waterloo East and Cedar Rapids Regis won. Des Moines Dowling and Roosevelt prepared for Saturday games. Clarinda and Estherville posted decisive wins. Atlantic and Shenandoah also triumphed. Des Moines Roosevelt hosts Dowling Saturday. Sammy Davis Jr. guests on Aretha Franklin’s HOLLYWOOD PALACE at 8:30 on KCRG-TV 9.

DES Moines Associated Press Iowa Waterloo East Waterloo Columbus Des Moines Dowling Des Moines Roosevelt Cedar Ray Washinton Rock Island Davenport Central Clinton Rapids Regis Cedar Rapids Casalee Clarinda Shenandoah Sammy Davis, Jr Aretha Franklin Kcrg-Tv

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