Prep Cage Results Across Multiple Iowa Venues
A wide set of high school basketball scores from numerous counties shows Van Horne defeating Norway and losing to Norway in separate games, Blairstown and Garrison posting wins, Tiffin and Walford exchanging scores, and many other matchups across Cedar, Delaware, Linn, and surrounding counties with numerous close finishes and large margins. Key results include Tiffin 100 Walford 15 and Dike 60 Geneseo 27 along with Cedar Consolidated and Delaware County games.
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van Horne
Norway
Urbana
Blairstown
G—Garrison
Newhall
B—Newhall
Garrison
G—Shelisburg
Atkins
B—Shelisburg
B—Tiffin
Walford
G—Tiffin
Capitol Valley
Three-I Baseball League Elects Totten Amid Opposition
The Three-I League, considering a six team season in 1955, held a lengthy vote to elect a second vice president with Totten defeating Emmett Ormsby after three hours of balloting. Decatur IL shows interest but faces potential working agreements and MO venator league status.
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Decatur
Ill
McMillan
League
Totten
Emmett “Red” Ormsby
Chicago
Ameche Baer Helinski Named Most Valued Players
Chicago report lists Wisconsin fullback Alan Ameche Michigan fullback Fred Baer and Indiana quarterback Florian Helinski as the Big Ten’s most valuable players for the season. Wells Gray, a 216 pound tackle from Lorain Ohio, was chosen captain of the 1955 Wisconsin team.
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Chicago
Alan Ameche
Wisconsin
Fred Baer
Michigan
Florian Helinski
Indiana
Wells Gray
Lorain
Ohio
Michigan names Ed Meads 1955 football captain
Ed Meads a junior guard from Oxford Michigan has been elected captain of the 1955 Michigan Wolverines football squad. The appointment gives Meads a leadership role for the coming season with the team under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Ed Meads
Oxford, Mich
University of Michigan
Eastern Iowa Prep Roundup Garnavillo Colesburg and More
Garnavillo girls topple Colesburg 58 51 led by Sandy Fiete 44 points. Colesburg boys win 61 50 thanks to Sampson 28. Steamboat Rock boys win 56 29 led by Jerry Knight 26. Wellman over Williamsburg 57 49 with Top ping 25 Adams 17. Tama blasts Clutier 68 49 led by Wentzien 16. Olin 52 28 Hamdorff Stanwood 22.
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Dike
Geneseo
Range
Dunkerton
Hudson
Dysart
B—Orange
Delaware County
G—Garnaville
Colesburg
Garnaville
Delhi
Edgewood
Greeley
Hopkinton
Vert
Oerena Earlville
Ariville
Coggon
Dundee
Buck Creek
Iowa
Wellman
Williamsburg
Keota
West Chester
North English
Kalona
Linn County
Lowden
Oxford Sect
Oxford Jet
Stanwood
Olin
Wyoming
Lisbon
Wyyoming
Tarence
Mechanicsville
Arence
Calamus
Lost Nation
Lake Mills
St. Ansgar
Mroe
Colfax
Orning Sun
Oakville
Jorning Sun
Marble Rock
Rockford
Albert City
Atlantic
Greenfield
Aplington
Clarksville
Albia
Bloomfield
Scene
Nevada
Bedford
Shenandoah
Bayard
Guthrie Center
C Olfax
Monroe
Incinnati
Troy
Urlew
Ware
Norksville
Clarinda
College Springs
Alumet
Larrabee
Carroll
Manning
Hariton
Semterves
Churdan
Ordeen
Denison
Missouri Valley
Derby
Lovillia
Early
Auburn
Estherville
Graettinger
Farnhamville
Paton
Fremont
Scarsboro
Jagut
Villisca
Geneva
Hansell
Galva
Arthur
Anthen
Owa Falls
Webster City
Peters
Tracy
Lovilla
Isakna Cons
Sheffield
Ohrville
Manson
Livermore
Rors
LaVerne
Leon
Seymour
Maurice
Rock Valley
MecCallsburg
Roland
McCallsburg
Lohrville
Mapleton
Ute
Mallard
Rodman
New Virginia
Mile
Milo
Owana
C. B. Iowa Deaf
C.B. Iowa Deaf
Ogden
Rinard
Callendar
Rock Rapids
George
Sheldon
Hartley
Preatite Cons
Storm Lake
Sac City
Sheldahl
Slater
Farragut
Garnavillo
Sandy Fiete
Bockenstedt
Sampson
Dickman
Oberhekamp
Radcliffe
Steamboat Rock
Jerry Knight
Mossman
Wapsie
Armstrong
Strong
Olin Boys
Hay
Hamdorff
Greeley Girls Edge Hopkinton 47 46 As Burbridge Scores
Greeley girls beat Hopkinton 47 to 46 with Burbridge tallying 26 points. Hopkinton’s Jasper 19 and the Hopkinton boys fell 57 to 56 as Harris put up 17 and O'Dell led Greeley with 23.
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Hopkinton
Greeley
Burbridge
Jasper
Harris
O'Dell
Point Boys Top Waterville 74 to 46 as Clauson scores 25
Strawberry Point boys defeat Waterville 74-46 with Dick Clauson scoring 25 points in a strong team effort. Waterville’s Don Slattery leads the losers with 17 points. In girls action Waterville wins 52-43 behind Rose Asleson 30 points while Strawberry Point’s Janann Kellogg clocks 23.
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Strawberry Point
Dick Clauson
Waterville
Don Slattery
Rose Asleson
Janann Kellogg
Postville nips Fayette in overtime thriller
Postville defeats Fayette 54 to 53 in overtime with John Schultz scoring 12 for the winners and Paul Richards 13 for Fayette. Regulation ended tied 51-51. Postville also won the reserve game 45-38.
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Fayette
Postville
John Schultz
Paul Richards
Wadena Girls Triumph 51-41 Over Hawkeye
Wadena and Hawkeye met in a girls contest with Martha Messerli scoring 21 points to pace the victory for Wadena 51-41. Jean Niewoehner led Hawkeye with 21. The boys’ game followed, Wadena winning 46-21 as Gregg Everetts and Jim Kanzlarich each had 10 points while Morf led Hawkeye with six.
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Wadena
Martha Messerli
Hawkeye
Jean Niewoehner
Durant Tops Wilton Junction In Dual Basketball Games
Durant beat Wilton Junction 47 to 21 with Paul Rohlf scoring 18 points and Long adding 13. Wilton Junction won the girls game 64 to 48 as Judy Davies led with 27 points while Williams topped Wilton with eight.
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Wilton Junction
Paul Rohlf
Durant
Williams
Wilton
Judy Davies
Long
Victor-Millersburg Nets Girls Win Then Boys Lose
In Piowa conference play Victor-Millersburg defeated Victor 51-38 in the girls game and then edged Victor 39-36 in the boys contest. The doubleheader showcased contrasting outcomes for Victor teams.
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Victor
Millersburg
Dike defeats Geneseo 60 to 27 in boys game
Dike led by Christensen with 21 points defeated Geneseo 60 27. Lindeman scored 12 for Geneseo. Dike also won the reserve game 47 44 with Dieken pouring in 22 points.
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DIKE
Christensen
Geneseo
Lindeman
Dieken
Kalona Nips North English In Overtime Thriller
Kalona edged North English 51 to 50 in overtime with Ned Miller scoring 20 for Kalona and Lapp adding 16 for the winner. The Kalona reserve team also won 31 to 21.
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Kalona
Lapp
Ned Miller
Central City tops Viola in girls and boys basketball
The Viola girls lost 40 19 to Central City who were led by Baute with 18 points and Fisher with 12. Central City boys won 45 42 with Vanda scoring 12 and Viola’s Butterfield adding 12.
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Viola
Central City
Baute
Fisher
Vanda
Butterfield
Steamboat Rock Girls Edge Radcliffe 47 45
Steamboat Rock girls edged Radcliffe 47 to 45 as Karen Luiken poured in 35 points for the victors. The tight game saw both teams exchange leads before Steamboat Rock sealed the win in a defensive finish.
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Steamboat Rock
Radcliffe
Karen Luiken
Springville routs Lone Tree in 84 28 win
Springville dominated Lone Tree 84 to 28 securing its fifth straight win. Dick Biggart led Springville with 16 points while Huff scored 12 for Lone Tree. Springville reserves added a 57 39 victory.
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Springville
Lone Tree
Dick Biggart
Manchester Elkader Rally Tops Manchester 71 66
Elkader edged Manchester 71 to 66 behind Gilson's 25 point surge in a tight thriller. Overmann finished with 30 points for Manchester.
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Manchester
Elkader
Gilson
Overmann
West Branch tops West Liberty in 49-42 win
Tom Bryson scored 21 points to lead West Branch past West Liberty 49-42. Gary Bailey added 10 for West Liberty. In the girls game West Liberty won 56-36 behind Sandra Billick 80 points. Kathy Swails and Mary Wells each had 15 for West Branch.
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West Liberty
W. Branch
Tom Bryson
West Branch
Gary Bailey
Sandra Billick
Kathy Swails
Mary Wells
Coggon Girls Top Earlville 72 58 As Henderson Leads
Coggon girls beat Earlville 72 to 58 behind Joanna Henderson’s 31 points with Janet Angell scoring 26 for Earlville. In the boys game Earlville won 64 to 45 as Eldon Lassen had 23 and Don Eiler led Coggon with 18.
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Coggon
Joanna Henderson
Earlville
Janet Angell
Eldon Lassen
Don Eiler
Delhi Girls Dominate Edgewood 71 53 With Har bach 46
Delhi high school girls beat Edgewood 71 to 53 as Janice Harbach scored 46 points while Edgewood’s Janette Jewell led scorers with 47. In the boys game Edgewood finished 56 51 behind Sherman 19 points and Goldsmith 16 for Delhi.
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Delhi
Edgewood
Janice Harbach
Janette Jewell
Sherman
Goldsmith
Blairstown-Urbana split Benton county pair in basketball
Blairstown boys beat Blairstown 80 to 29 led by Bob Wilson with 20 points. Urbana girls defeated Plairstown 83 to 53 with White and Cooper scoring 21 each. Linda Young led the losers with 33 points.
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Blairstown
Urbana
Plairstown
Benton County
Bob Wilson
White
Cooper
Linda Young
Marengo Girls Top Lone Tree 74 31. Hartz and Sheda lead
Rae Jean Sheda and Joanne Hartz each scored 32 points to lead Marengo girls to a 74 31 victory over Lone Tree. Shirley Lenz scored 18 for Lone Tree. Lone Tree reserve team defeated Marengo 20 14.
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Lone Tree
Rae Jean Sheda
Joanne Hartz
Marengo
Shirley Lenz
Lone Tree Reserve
Mar-Mac-Guttenberg routs Guttenberg in conference play
Mar-Mac-Guttenberg defeated Guttenberg 92 to 32 as Bob Carden and Bob Smock top-scored with 25 and 24. In the girls game Mar-Mac won 83 to 36 with Pauline Hawkes scoring 29 and Pat Peterson 28. Miller led Guttenberg with 16.
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Mar-Mac - Guttenberg
McGregor
Mar-Mac
Guttenberg
Bob Carden
Bob Smock
Jerry Boman
Pauline Hawkes
Pat Peterson
Miller
Garrison Teams Split Volleyball? Actually Basketball Wins
Garrison Newhall boys defeated Newhall 41-29 with Melane scoring 19. Garrison also took an 8 point contributions from Butch Eaton and Skip Ridenour. Garrison girls won 60-40 led by Ann Arensberg with 25 while Rita Hauser scored 17 for Newhall.
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Garrison
Newhall
Melane
Butch Eaton
Skip Ridenour
Ann Arensberg
Rita Hauser
Ossian and Protivin Split In How Winn Conference
Ossian girls beat Protivin 48 to 32 while Protivin boys defeated Ossian 66 to 34 in a How Winn conference doubleheader.
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Ossian-Protivin
Ossian
Protivin Rudolphinum
Ossian Girls
Protivin
Oxford Girls Defeat Shueyville in Capitol Valley Action
Oxford girls crushed Shueyville 65 to 28 as Wagner scored 24 points and Sonja Hadacek added 14 for the losers. Oxford junior high boys also won 58 to 18.
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Oxford-Shueyville
Shueyville
Oxford Girls
Wagner
Sonja Hadacek
Oxford Junior High
Stanwood Girls Dominate Olin In 52 to 18 Victory
Stanwood girls' team trounced Olin 52 18 in a decisive home win. Junior star led scoring with strong defense and fast breaks. Olin struggled to contest rebounds and convert in the paint throughout the game.
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Stanwood-Olin
Stanwood
Olin
Shellsburg Atkins Split Ben ton County Clash
The Shellsburg girls defeated Atkins 66 to 40 with Clausen scoring 25. Delores Jennings added 24 for Atkins. In the boys game, Shellsburg won 54 to 42 led by Wayne Husted with 22 while Larry Cedrel scored 15 for Atkins.
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Shellsburg
Atkins
Benton County
Clausen
Delores Jennings
Wayne Husted
Larry Cedrel
Twin bill ends with Calmar split at Ft Atkinson
Calmar Ft Atkinson split a twin bill. In girls action Ft Atkinson won 45 to 43 with Madonna Kupka scoring 15 and Janet Schuler tallying 24 for Calmar. In the boys game Calmar rolled 42 to 12 led by Bob Bruckner with 12 points.
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Calmar
FT. Atkinson
Fort Atkinson
Madonna Kupka
Janet Schuler
Calmar Boys
Bob Bruckner
Norway teams split Benton county league games
Van Horne led the boys with a double win and top scoring in Benton county action. Rosalie Dulstorf scored 29 for the Norway girls in a 64 53 victory, while Jim Jagim posted 27 for the boys in a 59 49 loss. Nola Bralkschvik added 25 for the Norway girls. Ron Walters and Don Smiley each had 12 for the Norway boys in the defeat.
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van Horne
Norway
Rosalie Dulstorf
Jim Jagim
Nola Bralkschvik
Ron Walters
Don Smiley
Onslow Beats Monmouth In Boys Basketball Rally
Onslow won 58-50 as Free throw shooting aided the victory while Monmouth made 22 field goals to Onslow’s 18. Westphal scored 27 for Onslow, Caraway 28 for Monmouth. Monmouth girls prevailed 56-36 with DeVore scoring 20. McDonald added 10 for Onslow.
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Onslow
Monmouth
Westphal
Caraway
DeVore
McDonald
Monona Girls and Boys Claim Wins in Conference Action
Monona girls beat Luana 66 to 47 as Jean Overbeck scores 30 and Sharon Moon 22, with Walz adding 22 for Luana. Monona boys edge Luana 50 to 48 in a tense finish, Gary Houg contributing 15 while Luana’s Miller Mohs and Rogers finish with 12 each.
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Monona
Upper Mississippi
Luana
Jean Overbeck
Sharon Moon
Walz
Gary Houg
Miller
Mohs
Rogers
Alburnett Boys and Girls Sweep Linn County Jamboree Wins
Alburnett defeated Palo 44 34 in the boys game as Joe McGowan led with 16 points. Betty McBurney scored 21 points for the Alburnett girls, while Donna McClurg had 15 for Palo in the girls contest.
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Alburnett
Palo
Betty McBurney
Alburnett Girls
Joe McGowan
Donna McClurg I
Tiffin Boys Rout Walford in Sixth Straight Win
The Tiffin boys shut out Walford 100 to 15, holding the losers scoreless in the first half and leading 58-0 at the break. The team used two complete squads, one for each half. Ruth Allen paced the girls to a 59 to 27 victory, scoring 24 for a sixth straight win.
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Walford
Tiffin
Ruth Allen
Ainsworth Boys and Girls Defeat Riverside Thri
Ainsworth handed Riverside a double defeat in a district matchup. Girls won 37 to 28 as Stephens dominated with 26 points after Riverside led at halftime. Luckey scored 14 for Riverside. Boys game finished 55 to 28 with McFarland totaling 13 and Young adding nine for Riverside.
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Ainsworth
Riverside
Stephens
Luckey
Ainsworth Boys
McFarland
Young
Chester Boys Beat Lime Springs In Tight Conference Game
Chester nipped Lime Springs 37-34 as Stanley Larson scored 11 for Chester and Ellison tied with the Chester total for Lime Springs. Lime Springs girls won 37-35 in overtime behind Marlys Mahans 21 and Virginia Meyers 21 for Chester.
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Chester-Lime Springs
Chester
Lime Springs
Stanley Larson
Ellison
Marlys Mahan
Virginia Meyer
Victor Edges Millersburg In Plains Conference Game
Victor boys defeated Millersburg 39-36 as Gary Pope scored 17. Millersburg’s Stading had 13. In girls action Millersburg fell 51-38 with Phillis Dietrich leading Victor with 19 points.
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Millersburg
Gary Pope
Stading
Phillis Dietrich
Ramsey scores 18 as Decorah tops West Union 62 56
Kevin Ramsey led Decorah with 18 points in a Northeast Iowa Conference win over West Union 62 56. Allan Klinger's 29 paced West Union. Oelwein reserves also won 33 28.
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Oelwein
West Union
Kevin Ramsey
Decorah
Maynard splits twin bill with Stanly squads
The Stanley boys defeated Maynard 48 to 43 while Maynard girls won 57 to 48. High Maynard scorers were Wedemier with 16 and Carolyn Nicholson with 31. For Stanley, Groll and Duckett each scored 15 in the boys game and Duckett added 24 in the girls contest.
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Maynard
Stanley
Wedemier
Carolyn Nicholson
Groll
Duckett
Clermont Elgin Beats Randalia In Mixed Games
Clermont Elgin team defeated Randalia in a Monday night pair of games led by Bri der with 14 points.
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C-E
Randalia
Clermont-Elgin
Brider
Clermont Elgin Girls Rally To 74 47 Victory
Clermont Elgin girls won 74 47 as Mitts scored 23 points and Bargason added 22 for Randalia. Deman contributed 22 for Clermont Elgin in a high scoring contest.
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Bargason
Randalia
Clermont-Elgin
Mitts
Deman
Fayette Girls Beat Volga City 48 to 22 on Monday
Elaine Rubens and Martha Smith led Fayette with eight points each in a 48-22 girls victory over Volga City. Volga City’s Ronert scored 16. A Fayette junior high boys’ game wrapped with a 26-18 win.
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Fayette-Volga City
Fayette
Elaine Rubens
Martha Smith
Fayette Girls
Volga City
Ronert
Arlington Lamont split basketball games in Arlington
The Arlington Lamont doubleheader ended with Lamont girls winning 42 21 behind Judy Wessels 21 points while Arlington’s Gwen Johnson scored 14. In the boys game Arlington defeated Lamont 41 34 with Roderic Kamper adding 14 and Dick Spitler scoring 11 for Lamont.
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Arlington-Lamont
Arlington
Lamont
Judy Wessels
Gwen Johnson
Roderic Kamper
Arlington Boys
Dick Spitler
Winthrop Beats Jesup 79-56 With Cusick 24 Points
Dick Cusick scored 24 points to lead Winthrop to a 79-56 victory over Jesup on Monday night. Norris added 20 for Jesup. In the junior game, Winthrop posted a 36-34 win.
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Winthrop
JESUP
Dick Cusick
Norris
Pan-Am Race Ends in Juarez with Seven Deaths
The fifth Pan-American road race finished in Juarez with Lincolns Ferraris Dodges Porsches and Alfa Romeos claiming most prizes totaling 117200. Seven racers died as the 1908 mile event stretched from Guatemala to the U S border. Umberto Maglioli led Ferraris to the finish with Phil Hill Franco Coracchia and Luigi Chinetti close behind. Ray Crawford led Lincolns to a Ford stock-car victory and Tommy Drnsdale headed a Modae small-stock sweep.
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Juarez
Mexico
U. S
Umberto Maglioli
Phil Hill
Santa Monica
Calif
Franco Coracchia
Luigi Chinetti
Italy
Ray Crawford
Pasadena
Tommy Drnsdale
el Paso
Texas
Spear
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