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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1971
Page
2
MAYNARD West Central of Maynard gained 512 yards in a 40 to 0 victory over Central of Elkader as Ruff threw three TD passes. Myron Lockard and Randy Fink starred with two rushing touchdowns apiece for West Central.
Elgin M F L crushed Valley 30 to 6 to extend its winning streak to six in a row and five in the Upper Iowa Conference. Jason Klinge rushed for 190 yards on 36 carries with touchdowns from two and ten yards. Mark Wold and Rick Kirkeburg also scored, while Bob Strong connected on a 55 yard Valley TD reception from Kim Dummermut h.
Sumner dominates Postville 30 0 in Upper Iowa conference action as Curt Howard throws two touchdown passes to Rick Gehrke and Dean Kroeger, while Bob Reimler adds two rushing TDs. Reimler also tallies a pair of two point conversions. goals include a Kroeger pass and a Snyder connection.
Arnold Palmer corrects course errors after opening round of the Lancome Trophy. He birdied four of the last five holes for a 66, taking a two stroke lead over Gary Player of South Africa and Lu Lian Huan of Taiwan in the eight-man field.
Midland rose to 3-0 in the Mid-East Iowa conference by routing Lincoln 48-8. Steve Westphal scored three times while Steve Bahnsen Rick Buchholtz and Alan Merrill added rushing scores. Bahnsen totaled 153 of Midland's 392 rushing yards on 11 carries. Lincoln's Dave Cook scored.
Washington Warriors held off City High in a high school football thriller. Jim Conkling sparked a late fumble recovery and a 70-yard score before leaving with an injury. Greg Witwer and James Bassett contributed major rushing yards as Washington built a first-half edge. City High traded TDs early, but Washington dominated the rest of the half, aided by a 97-yard drive capped by Bassett.
Los Angeles Lakers obtain 6 7 215 pound John Q Trapp from Houston Rockets on waivers.
English Valleys defeated Iowa Valley 27 to 8, improving to 3-3 while Iowa Valley also stood at 3-3. Belle Plaine edged BGM 14-6 with Al Lynch scoring both touchdowns for the winners. the Plainsmen stay in the South Iowa Cedar League race after a prior upset.
South Tama jumped to a 7 0 lead then stretched the advantage to 21 0 before Urbandale got on the board. Mark Rutledge scored twice for South Tama and Rick Foreman kicked five extra points. Gary Abbe added a 30 yard interception return for a major as South Tama dominated the game.
South Winneshiek used a balanced attack to clip Turkey Valley 24 8. The winners built a 16 point margin after three quarters and held on for the victory.
Williamsburg dominated H-L-V with a 56 to 8 win as Schultz connected on five touchdowns to B Meade and Frick, with yardage of 58 77 67 27 and 26 on the completions. Additional scores came from T Meade Wade and Ryan on runs, highlighting the passing game led by Schultz and Meade.
Anamosa defeated Tipton 33-26 after leading 27-20 at halftime. Tipton closed to 27-26 in the third quarter before Anamosa answered with another TD. Ross Brainard led Anamosa with 37 and 32 yard runs as the team rolled up 353 rushing yards and 71 passing.
Monticello beats Vinton 32-6 as Mike Denton and Galen Hoftutler drive in multiple runs. Denton scored twice on two-run plays while Hoftutler contributed two runs and two RP actions. Vinton struggles in conference showdown.
Maquoketa remained unbeaten by defeating Manchester as Mike Satchell threw two touchdown passes to Dennis Kloft and Jim Hoffman and Hoffman scored twice on a 42 yard run. Maquoketa improved to 5-0 in the Wamac, sharing the conference lead with Marion.
Sam Snead shot a five under par 32 33 for 132 after 36 holes to hold a three stroke lead in the National PGA Club Pro Championship at Pinehurst Country Club. Babe Lichardus and Jimmy Powell tied for second at 135 after second rounds 68 and 70 respectively.
Laurel Maryland AP Ortis the 1970 Italian Derby winner is the 10th entry for the 20th running of the 150000 Washington D C International at Laurel Race Course on October 25.
A sweep of high school football scores from numerous Iowa conferences shows teams like Homestead, Linn, Clinton, Muscatine, Decorah, Dubuque, and Cedar Valley posting wins and close losses. Notable outcomes include Decorah 20 over Dubuque 21, and Manchester topping Marion with various district results across counties.
New Hampton stayed unbeaten at 6-0 with a 21-6 victory over Oelwein in Northeast Iowa play. A blocked punt return for a TD by Dave Hennings and a 2-yard scoring run by Rick Boos after a fumbled punt keyed the win, with Denny Galligan adding a 14-yard TD run. The Huskies improved to 5-0 in conference play and 6-0 overall.
Waverly defeated Waukon 31 to 27 after a close second half, with Clair Neuendorf scoring three times for Waverly and a 17-15 halftime edge. Neuendorf ran 44 yards and passed for 55, while Yohnsen and Dorman contributed on offense and Huffey returned an interception for a score.
Decorah’s Craig Falder scores two touchdowns guiding Decorah to a 2013 victory over Prairie du Chien of Wisconsin. Key plays include Falder’s two rushing scores, Anderson’s 31 yard run and the extra point, and Prairie du Chien’s Husen rushing TD and Elvarte 52 yard pass for a score.
Regina tops Beckman 27 6 in East Central Iowa conference clash as Tom Halsch scores twice and Larry Milder and Terry Dickens add touchdowns. Beckman reply by Bob Hittenmiller.
Mt. Vernon defeated Solon 14-6 in East Iowa Hawkeye conference action. John Rilett and John Ferguson scored for Mt. Vernon, tying Solon and two others for second place at 3-2 behind Durant, with Hal Vaughn scoring Solon's touchdown.
Mid-Prairie rolled past Iowa City High 27 6 as Gingerich ran for two touchdowns. A jumble of OCR errors follows with incomplete names and stats. The readable portion confirms Mid-Prairie victory and Gingerich scoring twice.
Wilton Junction defeats West Liberty 22 14 as Ron Baker scores on two runs and a 30 yard fumble recovery, with Baker and Regan connecting for the touchdown and Maurer adding the extra point on a pass from Baker. West Liberty responds with a 75 yard pass for a score and a second TD.
Linn-Mar won the East Central Iowa conference cross country meet at Prairie with 23 points, defeating LaSalle by 23. Craig Holden led the field in 10 minutes 34 seconds. Other LM runners included Al Kirkpat and Ken Kellsmith with times around 11 minutes.
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