Clinton Clinches Valley Lead With 3-0 Win
Clinton defeats Cedar Rapids Washington 3-0 in a Mississippi Valley football clash. penalties wiped out two Clinton TDs, a 40 yard rush by Chuck Marcucci was nullified, and a late 48 yard field goal by Jon Lockhart gave Clinton the margin as Washington stalled. Clinton rises to 5-1, Washington falls to 4-2.
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Old Town
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Aaa
River Kings
Chuck Marcucci
Warriors
Kyle Rich
Warrior
Jeff Voss
Marcucci
Dave Holsclaw
Jon Lockhart
Holsclaw
Wally Sheets
Sheets
Muscatine
Dick Olin
Wash
Too Much Quickness Kennedy Still Wins
Kennedy defeats Iowa City 10 0 homecoming in Kingston stadium as guard Mendieta’s speed at the line limits big plays. The Cougars improve to 4 2 in the MVC and 4 3 overall despite 86 yards of penalties and a strong Iowa City passing effort.
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Bob Hersom
Ignacio Mendieta
Jerry Mauren
Mendieta
Cougars
Iowa City
Kingston Stadium
Mississippi Valley
Ence
Mauren
Cagltapt
Johnson
Bob Cummings
Tom Frantz
Paul Burmings
Iowa
Marion Tops Anamosa In Clutch Interceptions
Marion erased a late deficit to beat Anamosa 24-20 on the Indians’ field. Reed Martin and Linnie Vinson intercepted passes and Pat Jones added two extra points as Marion moved to 4-1 in the Wamac behind Independence. Anamosa fell to 3-2.
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Marion
Reed Martin
Linnie Vinson
Anamosa
Indians
Independence
Blue Raiders
Tom Borst
Pat Jones
Raider
Randy Matthiessen
Raiders
Mike Warner
Dave Dearborn
John Murdoch
Ron Tapper
Murdoch
Jones
Warner
Martin
Dan Harren
Borst
Vinson
Finley Fires Dark As Oakland A’s Manager
AIL vin Dark held a brief news conference after Oakland announced his firing. Dark said he bore no grudge and cited Finley owner’s prerogative as his contract expired after the 1975 season. He plans to seek another baseball job to serve the Lord.
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Ailvin Dark
Charlie Finley
Oakland A's
Finley
A’s
Dark
Boston Red Sox
Jeff Defense Stifles Bettendorf 13-6 in Valley clash
Jefferson paces Bettendorf with a stingy second-half defense and two one-yard TD runs by Dave Wise to seal a 13-6 Mississippi Valley Conference win. Jeff improves to 3-3 in the Valley. Bettendorf drops to 4-3 as Wise scores the decisive second-half TD and the Hawks push for momentum.
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Iowa City
Kennedy
Cougar
Bettendorf
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Dave Wise
J-Hawks
Jeff
Bulldogs
Kevin Antle
theHawk
Bob Walker
Bulldog
Wise
Mike Allard
Ken Samek
Ron Harrelson
Crosby
Dave Horton
Bettendorfs
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