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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1956

Page

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St Patrick's Falls to Sacred Heart in Catholic Conference

Sacred Heart of Waterloo defeated St Patrick's 77 71 in a Northeast Iowa Catholic conference game. Sacred Heart led 38 30 at halftime after the Irish held a 18 17 edge in the first quarter. Chuck Schillig led St Pat's with 30 points while Sacred Heart's Len Siefert and John Will added 27 and 23 respectively.

Waterloo St. Patrick’s of Cedar Rapids Iowa Sacred Heart of Waterloo St. Patrick’s Sacred Heart Chuck Schillig St. Pat’s Joe Rink Len Siefert John Will Siefert Will St. Patrick's Beifer Ree Ageet Altfillisch Schille Christensen Dsevenson Cambridge Totels Bt. Patrick's

Colleges Find No Need for Shoot Rule

AP News sports feature reports that colleges show little interest in adopting the 24 second shot clock. Springfield College led a survey of NBCA members showing 100 of 121 coaches oppose the rule, arguing it favors offense and academics.

Springfield College National Basketball Coaches Association Tey Edward S. Steitz Springfield NBCA Frank Januszewski William Lunt Massachusetts James A. Naismith Wilbur Stalcup Missouri Floyd Stahl Ohio State Ev Shelton Wyoming Harold Foster Wisconsin John Bunn Colorado State

Mixed high school basketball scores across counties reported

A dense list of boys and girls results from numerous Iowa and nearby county matches. Scores include Newhall 26 Norway 2, Garrison 78 Blairstown 34, Hazleton 74 Fairbank 34, Cedar Rapids area games, and other non conference results with many small town teams and cross county pairings.

All-Ae Walker Center Point Benton County Norway Newhall

Theater Time For Saturday Listings

Theaters show schedules for Paramount State and Palace with films and shorts. Read times include Opposite Sex, Male People, Gate of Hell, Lisbon, Cockleshell Heroes, and volumes across matinees and late shows.

Paramount Iowa Curacu Beast F

Keystone boys top LaPorte City 48 35 in prep roundup

Keystone Dean Holst led with 12 points as Keystone beat LaPorte City 48 35. Bellinger and Kray each scored 10 for LaPorte City. LaPorte City won the reserve game 45 31. Van Horne Atkins won the girls game 51 50 on Krag free throw after buzzer. Atkins 28 leading scorers with Lindt 29 for Van Horne. Clarence Lisbon routs Lisbon 112 38. Bunge 33 for Clarence. Clarence girls win 63 50 with Hasselbusch 28. Lisbon’s Carbee 30. Millersburg Kay Grimm and Montrose lead with 11 for Conroy. Viola Walford boys 8 25, Viola girls 49 21.

Delaware County Dundee Earlville Greeley Hopkinton Dubuaque Loras Keokuk K—Columbus Wellman Anamosa Bs Gin Emmetsburg Stuart Montezuma Deep River New Virginia St. Charles New Albin Lansing Edgewood B—Luana Wapsie B—Stanwood Wyoming G—Stanwood B—Lowden Oxford G—Lowden Clarence Lisbon B—Clarence Keystone-LaPorte City Keystone Dean Holst Keystone’s Boys LaPorte City Bellinger Kray van Horne-Atkins van Horne Krag Atkins Lindt Gibney Brunsen Darrell Bunge Nost Andre Kay Hasselbusch Donna Carbee Viola

Earlville Dundee Split In All A C Conference Doubleheader

Dundee won the girls game 40 31 and Earlville took the boys 76 34 Janice Puff led Dundee girls with 23 Letha Orchutt 18 for Earlville Jim Scovel 17 for Earlville Hagelberg 8 for Dundee Center Point Walker split with Center Point in another All A C doubleheader Walker won girls 46 39 Center Point boys 47 39 Alice Berry 25 for Walker Jella Domer 24 for Center Point Neil Haars 24 for Center Point Cecil Kuhn 11 for Walker

Earlville Dundee Janice Puff Letha Orchutt Jim Scovel Hagelberg Walker Center Point Alice Berry Jella Domer Neil Haars Cecil Kuhn

Ladora and Stanley Split Upset-Strewn Scores

Ladora girls rout Guernsey 62 to 7 with Marg Brown scoring 32 points. Ladora boys beat Guernsey 66 to 27 behind Russ Hunzelman’s 27. Weiskoch led Guernsey with 18. Alpha and Stanley split two games with Alpha boys 60 48 and Stanley girls 59 21. Willis Ott poured in 26 for Alpha boys while Bob Falck tallied 23 for Stanley. Nanette Schwartz had 27 for Stanley girls and Plegenkuhl 21 for Alpha.

Ladora Guernsey Marg Brown Russ Hunzelman Weiskoch Stanley-Alph Stanley Alpha Willis Ott Bob Falck Nanette Schwartz Pleggenkuhl

Loras Dubuque Edges Keokuk In Narrow Win

Loras of Dubuque defeated Keokuk 41 to 40 in a non conference boys game. Spordu scored 14 for the winners and Carrol tallied 16 for Keokuk.

Loras

Wellman Boys Edge Columbus Junction In Basketball

Wellman defeated Columbus Junction 59 to 48 as Hamilton scored 18 and Morrison 14 for the winners while Fred Wagner led Wellman with 16 points.

Columbus Jct Wellman Columbus Junction Hamilton Morrison Fred Wagner

Conroy Millsburg Sweep Two Wins In Close Matchups

Conroy Millersburg swept two victories over Conroy. Millersburg won the girls game 66 to 48 and the boys game 49 to 43. Janet Rathjen of Conroy and Esther Faas of Millersburg each scored 38 points in the girls contest.

Conroy Millersburg Janet Rathjen Esther Faas

Stanwood sweeps Wyoming in girls and boys games

Stanwood defeated Wyoming in both games. The girls won 78 to 71 led by Armbstrong's 50 points while Carstenson scored 28 for Wyoming. In the boys contest Stanwood triumphed 63 to 54 with Cantrell tallied 19 and Dusonik led Wyoming with 13.

Stanwood Wyoming Armbstrong Carstenson Cantrell L. Dusonik

Lowden Boys and Girls overpower Oxford Junction in league pair

Lowden delivered two conference wins over Oxford Junction. Ken Kramer scored 27 to lift the boys to a 67-51 victory while Nes taert had 23 as the girls won 61-29. Clatt led Oxford Junction boys with 18 points and Shedak topped the visitors' girls with 21.

Lowden Oxford Junction Ken Kramer Nestaert Clatt Shedak

Anamosa defeats Olin 57 44 as Walderbach leads with 20

Anamosa opened its season with a 57 to 44 victory over Olin. Bill Walderbach scored 20 points to top Anamosa, while Luckspead added 15 for Olin.

Anamosa Olin Bill Walderbach Luckspead

Kalona Beats Riverside 76 to 49 in Boys Hoops

Ka lona zoomed past Riverside 76 to 49 as Tom Hofer scored 16 points for Kalona while Havlov of Riverside led scorers with 25 points in the matchup.

Kalona Riverside Tom Hofer Havl

Colesburg Boys and Girls Triumph Over Waterville Twice

Colesburg swept Waterville in Upper Mississippi Conference play. The boys won 41 to 27 with Gull and Sampson each scoring 10. The girls prevailed 50 to 40 as Worseth led Waterville with 18 while Timmins topped Colesburg with 25.

Colesburg Waterville Upper Mississippi Gull Sampson Mitchell Timmons Colesburge Se Worseth

Alburnett Sweeps Palo in Double Victory

Alburnett defeated Palo 66-45 in boys action and 51-28 in girls play. Enos led the Alburnett boys with 18 points, Byron Clark scored 13 for Palo, while Judy Wassmer poured in 23 for Alburnett and Carolyn Young added 15 for Palo.

Alburnett Palo Enos Byron Clark Judy Wassmer Carolyn Young

Mar Mac Monona clash ends in last-second wins

Mar Mac Monona split two tight games 50 49 with both victories decided in the final seconds. John Jensen scored on a midair shot as the buzzer sounded. Dave Mathews led Mar Mac with 15 points while Bibl Hil mer added 30 for Monona. Karen Collins sealed the girls win with two late free throws. Dorothy Kietzbach scored 25 for Mar Mac and Joyce Checkering 28 for Monona.

Mar-Mac Monona McGregor John Jensen Dave Mathews Bibl Hilmer Karen Collins Dorothy Kietzbach Joyce Checkering

Fairbank-Hazleton girls and boys sweep Buchanan matchup

Hazleton boys defeated Fairbanks 74 to 34 as Snively scored 20 points and Fram led the girls with 33. Fairbanks girls fell 57 to 50 and Woods added 12 for Fairbank while Kimball scored 20 for Fairbank.

Fairbank Hazleton Fairbanks Snively Woods Fram Kimball

Arlington-Wadena boys edge Arlington 45-42 in tight game

Gar Skill scored 14 for Arlington-Wadena to fuel a 45-42 victory over Arlington. Alysworth for Arlington led all with 24 points, while Arlington's girls team closed strong 52-40 as Belfchner poured in 30 and Aeschliman added 18 for Wa-dena.

Arlington Wadena Garskill Alysworth Belfchner Aeschliman

Victor-Brooklyn Boys and Girls Dominate, Win Big

Brooklyn team halted Victor twice as the boys won 54 to 44 and the girls rolled 49 to 29. Nieman led the scoring with 21 points to pace the victors.

Victor Brooklyn Nieman

Monticello Dominates Central City Behind Lang's 16

Monticello topped Central City 69 to 44 as Lang scored 16 points and Bruce Butters led Central City with 19. The win solidifies Monticello's position in the league as Central City struggles.

Monticello Central City Maynard -Lang Bruce Butters

West Branch Pulls Off Pair Of Close Wins Over Nichols

West Branch defeated Nichols twice in non conference play. The boys beat Nichols 48 to 46 and the girls won 39 to 38 continuing a tight series.

West Branch Nichols

Brooklyn Teams Shine in Narrow Battles

Brooklyn boys led by Smith with 14 points edged Victor as Dehoove’s 22 for Brooklyn girls and Fahn’s 11 for Victor highlighted a tight matchup.

Brooklyn Smith Victor Dehoove Fahn

Wilton Junction Girls Rally Past Le Claire 52 50

Wilton Junction girls edged Le Claire 52 to 50 as Judy Davis scored 38 points and Frances Mandelico added 27 for Le Claire. In the boys game Le Claire defeated Wilton Junction 69 to 54 with Jim Benner scoring 29 and Bob Carr leading Wilton Junction with 16.

Wilton Junction LeClaire Judy Davis Frances Mandelico Jim Benner Bob Carr

Norway Tops Newhall in Boys Basketball Clash

Lee Smiley scored 18 points to lead Norway to a 45-34 win over Newhall. Jack Kolsto added 11 for Newhall. In the girls game, Newhall edged Norway 26-25 with Judy Reardon scoring nine points, while Hoyt led Norway with 10.

Solon Boys Earn Win as Martelle Takes Pair

Randall nets 15 for Solon boys while Coohling scores 16 to pace Solon in a 1 31 win over Martelle. Schwartz tallies 32 for Martelle boys and Krob with 13 and Smith with 13 for Solon in the doubleheader.

Solon Martelle Randall Coohling Schwartz Krob and Smith

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