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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1965
Page
2
A survey of meets and dates across Eastern Iowa wrestling for the 1965 66 season. Entries list venues Manchester Anamosa Vinton Monticello Tama Tama Tec. Meets span November to February with teams including Anamosa Marion Manchester Monticello Linn Mar Dubuque Wapsie Valley and more. Events cover duals and tournaments at Monticello Vinton Manchester Anamosa Tama-Toledo and other sites.
Jeff wrestling opens Wednesday hosting Newton with only two full time regulars among 12 lettermen. Starters include heavyweight Jon Meskimen and 163p Al Louvar, while sophomores and underclassmen provide depth and potential as coach Jack Fisk aims for another strong season after a 13 1 record and second place finish last year.
Fifty new high schools joined wrestling this year as Iowa high schools expand the field. The IHSAA notes 200 member schools entered the 1966 competition, up 50 from last year. Sectional rounds run Feb 7–12, districts Feb 15–19, and the state meet set for Feb 25 at Waterloo.
November clashes include Postville at Crestwood and Elkader at Waukon. December events list Delwelh at Elkader and numerous Postville and North teams amid scattered dates. Multiple entries mix towns, schools, and dates with unclear ordering.
Fragmented list shows a dense set of high school and city matchups across Iowa and Illinois. Entries mention Marion Dubuque Maquoketa Rock Island Moline East Moline Clinton Davenport Bettendorf and Iowa City with dates in November December January and February and venues including CR Wash CR Jeff Assumption Central Moline and Wahlert.
Larry Paul reports LaSalle high school's wrestling team, led by coach Tony Kaminski, returns seven lettermen with many juniors and a few seniors including Steve Krall and Ron Russell. Veterans Krall at 180 and Russell at 112 lead a lineup that also features Karl Champar, Philipp, Joe Walsh, John Philipp, Mike Randall, and lighter weights prospects like Jim Streff and Tom Dolan. The team opens against Monticello and faces a schedule spanning December to February with hopes of district or state recognition.
A series of winter events for Eastern Iowa wrestlers includes Wamac Northeast Iowa Upper Iowa and Upper Mississippi league meets. Tournaments listed include December 4 Davenport Invitational December 4 Fort Madison and Belle Plaine invitations December Championship at Monticello January 15 Tripoli and Upper Mississippi events at Stormont January 24 Decorah Northeast Iowa town conference.
A fragmented listing shows Cedar and neighboring towns with wrestling programs including Sigourney, Belle Plaine, Williamsburg, Keosauqua, Linn Mar, and Belle Plaine as organizers. Dates span November through January with multiple duals and tournaments at Benton Community, Sigourney, Keosauqua, and Belle Plaine, among others.
A readied OCR style list shows reserve match times across multiple schools. Franklin, Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Harding appear with varying start times from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. across January February including seventh and eighth grade rounds at Central, McKinley, Harding, Taft, Taft and Jefferson venues.
Branch Rickey, 83, famed baseball executive, remained in a coma after a heart attack a week ago. He collapsed during a talk envisioning his induction into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame at Boone County Hospital in Columbia.
Central schedule fragment shows Linn-Mar Prairie and LaSalle at many dates with opponents including Monticello Vinton Maquoketa Valley and Williamsburg. Mentions were Wash and Jeff results and Nov 20 through Feb 5 noted with repeated Prairie at Linn-Mar matchups and multiple at LaSalle.
A fragment lists wrestling events and invitational dates among Upper Mississippi programs including Starmont Mel Valley Postville North Winneshiek and others with meet dates scattered through November to February. It references venues such as Winneshiek Mas Valley Linn Mar and Monticello and notes conference and invitational matchups. The text is a garbled calendar of lists and pairings with several misspellings and partial school names.
Busy coach Dave Rosenberg of the Warriors misses only final prep as he and wife welcome an eight pound four ounce daughter. The Newton opener features 12 city freshman champs, standout Joe Hatchett undefeated at 145, and returning vets led by Tami Dailey at 112 or 121. New prospects include Anderson Benning Hak pigdem Wilcox Techau Netalicky Ryder Waller Cook Mulchahy Booth Ferch Workman Joyner Nicholson Reeder Hatchett Beltz Douda Ross Baughman Weaver Slager.
New York AP report says Bill Virdon, who announced his retirement as a player last Tuesday, has joined the New York Mets in a non playing role as a scout. Alden Evans, Charlotte area manager, reports to the winter instructional league in Florida and will work with Ed Hornell for three years. Kasidie Stanky resigns to join the Giants scouting staff.
Multiple high school teams list upcoming games and tournaments under coaches Don Wightman Herbert Irgens Orville Thompson Curt Squires Emaceee Hausrath Frank Ryan Robert Masche Wayne Mammem Larry Poock in Nov Dec and Jan. Entries include opponents such as Grundy Center LaPorte City Vinton Decorah Lisbon Belle Plaine Crestwood Waverly North Tama Linn-Mar and Williamsburg with dates across November through January and school names Benton Community Mt. Vernon Turkey Valley Decorah and North Winneshiek noted.
Seven lettermen are on the 65 member Washington high school wrestling squad as Coach Dave Rosenberg and assistant Bob Stevens prepare for a rugged Mississippi Valley conference schedule. The veterans anchor a youthful team that opened the season in a dual meet at Newton Saturday night.
Readable fragments depict a wrestling schedule linking Wapsie Midland and nearby schools including Alburnett Lisbon Northeast Goose Lake and others. Dates span November through January with matches listed at Lisbon Lincoln Alburnett Midland and related venues.
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