Lakeview Girls Second to Seward at Lakeview Invite
Seward won the fourth annual Lakeview Girls Track and Field Invitational on the Viking Oval with 75 points, Lakeview second with 55, and defending champ Schuyler third with 49. Freshman Karen Saalfeld led Lakeview with a 220 yard dash record of .283, while eight meet records and another tied mark highlighted a cool windy day.
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Viqueens
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JoAnn Junge
York
Trudy Brabec
Clarkson
Jean Keminski
Sally Ehlers
Janet Bishop
LeAnn Swasek
Patty Hardt
Bluejay
Jane Luebbe
Cindy Blum
Howells
Donna Fiala
Sue Kobra
Columbus crowns in freestyle at Nebraska state meet
In Lincoln at the Nebraska State AAU Freestyle Wrestling Championships Columbus produced three champions Lindsay Ball Mike Rice and Doug Rice all earning gold. Silver medals were claimed by Mike Whetstone Tim Settlemeyer Kelly Brown and Brent Arment with George Rambour Tom Sackett and Scott Spale taking third and others finishing fourth. Fuzzy Zoeller of New Albany Indiana led the PGA qualifying school with an 8 round total of 572 and a 71.5 stroke average.
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Lincoln
Lindsay Ball
Mike Rice
Doug Rice
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Tim Settlemeyer
Kelly Brown
Brent Arment
George Rambour
Tom Sackett
Scott Spale
Mike Schumacher
Dan Larrington
Kevin Chastain
Neil Otto
Norman Svoboda
Greg Sanders
Fuzzy Zoeller
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PGA
Opening Day Signals Real Start for 1975 Baseball Season
Major league baseball opens across four fronts with the Reds hosting the Dodgers in Cincinnati as Don Sutton faces Don Gullett. Taft Jr. will throw the ceremonial first ball in Cincinnati while the night games feature Atlanta at Houston and Montreal at St Louis, and California at Kansas City. Nolan Ryan vs Steve Busby highlights the pitching matchups as teams chase early season success.
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Ford
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Taft
Atlanta
Larry Dierker
Houston
Dave McNally
Baltimore
Montreal
Bob Gibson
Cardinals
Steve Busby
Royals
California
Nolan Ryan
Nohitter
Bob Feller
Orr, Esposito Lead Bruins In Scoring Race
Boston defenseman Bobby Orr claimed the Art Ross Trophy with 135 points after a 46 goal 89 assist season in 135 points. Teammate Phil Esposito finished second with 127 points as Chicago’s Stan Mikita last won the title in 1967-68. Orr had earlier won in 1970 and was runner up the following year.
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Chicago
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Esposito
Rangers Gain Nightmare Chance In Playoff Series
The New York Rangers, after a 6-4 loss to the New York Islanders, will face their arch rival in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Despite finishing with 88 points, the Rangers earned second place on tiebreakers over Pittsburgh. Dennis Potvin and Al Arbour voiced confidence for the Islanders as Clark Gillies delivered the deciding goal in Madison Square Garden.
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Rod Gilbert
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All Purpose
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al Arbour
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Philadelphia
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Washington
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Kansas City
Boston
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California
City elementary wrestling tournament crowns champions at Columbus High
About 192 wrestlers from divisions I II and III competed in the Columbus High School hosted city elementary mat meet. North Park led Division I with 86 percent, Lost Creek 68 and West Park 41. Emerson club led Division II with 84 percent in a tight three team race. Coaches include Lindsay Ball Jim Sackett for North Park, Mike Rice Bob Hall for Lost Creek, Donn Henke Collyn Florendo for West Park. Lanny Neese credited both senior and junior high officials for the event’s success.
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Bob Hall
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CHS
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St. Anthonys
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Williams
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Duncan
Immanuel
Lincoln
Kings hold off Cavaliers as Behagen seals playoff fate
Ron Behagen blocked Fred Foster's final attempt to lift Cleveland and lift the Kansas City Omaha Kings to a 95-94 win, securing KC Omaha a playoff berth while the Knicks reach the East wild card. Nate Archibald led KC Omaha with 33 points. Sam Lacey iced the game with 1:24 left.
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Knicks
Cavs
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KC Omaha
Sam Lacey
Jim Brewer
Jim Chones
Brewer
Chones
Washington
New Orleans
Seattle
Phoenix
Portland
Los Angeles
Chicago
Milwaukee
Baseball season preview with pennant hopes and key trades
The column surveys the major league races with balanced NL divisions led by the Pirates Cards and Phillies in the East and Dodgers Reds in the West. It highlights Yankees Catfish Hunter and Bobby Bonds, Orioles trades, A's loss of Hunter, Rangers chance, Red Sox aims, Royals and others, predicting Orioles to win and Dodgers second, plus TV lineups and expected high attendance.
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Red Sox
A’s
Hunter
Billy Martin
Rangers
Royals
Muth leads 658 series in Columbus Bowl league play
Gary Muth rolled 236 211 211 for a 658 series to top Progressive League at Columbus Bowl. Harold Force 225, Gary Badie 219, Dave Anderson 209, Dee Hack 200. Yankee Clippers won team honors 755 and 2132. Rollette League saw Debby Murcek 207, Corky Cave 540 with 205. Lois Conrad 202 and 521, Frances Carlson 532, Barb Badie 530, Ann Bomberger 526, Murcek 515. Swiss Automatics led team scoring 821 and 2343. Bantam League leaders Kevin Korte 162 and 261, Judy Stone 132 and 242. Jack and Jill League leaders Ann Puckett 213 and Gloria Osten 524. Ann 518, Marcia Stepanek 516, Deanna Jasper 516. Best open bowling men Jim Roberts 224 and Gary Puckett 565 with a 203 included. Rich Pensick 205, Harold Force 203. Team leader Pensick-Stepanek 729 and 2046. Dan Force had three 205s for 615.
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Dave Anderson
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Yankee Clippers
Debbie Murcek
Corky Cave
Lois Conrad
Frances Carlson
Barb Badie
Ann Bomberger
Kevin Korte
Judy Stone
Ann Puckett
Gloria Osten
Ann
Marcia Stepanek
Deanna Jasper
Jim Roberts
Gary Puckett
Rich Pensick
Pensick-Stepanek
Dan Force
Fonner Park race results grand island nebr upi
Races at Fonner Park in Grand Island Nebraska produced betting records. Winners included I'll Walk The Line in the first race with returns 6.00 4.20 3.20 and other top finishers across nine races along with Exacta payouts. Attendance was 8,843 and total bets reached 639,664 dollars, a new all time Fonner Park record.
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Pin honors to Carlson in Sunday Mixed League action
Carlson rolled a 621 series with 219 and 215 as Boulevard Lanes hosts. Ginger Moon led women with 190 and 522. B.J.'s topped team scoring with 669 and 1,862. Thunderbolt leaders were Swartz 228 and Wieser 576 with 212 and 205.
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