Four Mat Champions Lead Columbus in Big 10 Wrestling
Columbus high school dominated the Big 10 meet with four weight class champions Kirk McAndrew 106, Rudy Glur 119, Craig Person 155, and Randy Griffith 186. Runnerups included Tim Arnt 126, Craig Marsh 132, Collyn Florendo 145, Mike Sackett 98, and Charlie Settlemyer 138, as Grand Island and Alliance pushed for the team trophy.
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Sports Calendar For This Week
Boys and girls basketball games listed for the week across teams Platte Southeast Feir Columbus Apollo Dalton Monday February 14 includes a 5 pm girls game at Plotte.
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Tigers Huskers win in Big Eight action in Kansas City
Missouri improves to 7-2 in league with a 97-75 win over Oklahoma after Kim Anderson scores a career high 35. Kansas State, Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas also post wins as Colorado is eliminated from the title race.
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Scotus Freshmen Defeat Wahoo Neumann 62 to 31
Scotus freshmen beat Wahoo Neumann 62 31 Friday. Bob Weiler led with 13 points while Jim Van Lent and Pat Wieser added 10 each as the Shamrocks survived. Scotus hosts David City Aquinas next with a 3 record.
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Bearcats Edge Marquette In Tough Home Win
Cincinnati stayed perfect at home despite a late Marquette rally as Mike Jones led with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Gary Yoder 12 and Bob Miller 11 aided the Bearcats while Butch Lee scored 19 for Marquette and Bo Ellis added key late shots. Cincinnati held on 63 to 42. Louisville meanwhile beat Providence 68 to 64 behind Darrell Griffiths late free throws and a buzzer slam to tie a school record with 14 straight wins.
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Late Scotts bid falls as St. Cecilia tops 76 to 67
St. Cecilia defeated Scotus Central 76 to 67 Saturday night at Hastings. The Shamrocks faced turnovers and cold shooting, erasing a late rally as Jeff Muhle and Steve Heimann combined for crucial plays to pull ahead. Hoffman led Scotus with 22 points and Heimann added 29 for St. Cecilia.
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Third Straight Big Ten Wrestling Crown Won in Columbus
Columbus wrapped up its third consecutive Big Ten wrestling title Friday. District meets shift to North Platte this week with seven Big Ten schools, while Alliance, Norfolk and Fremont head elsewhere behind Westside and Bellevue. Baseball camps open later this month as pitchers and catchers report and some stars have not signed, risking free agent status at season end. The Reds’ unsigned players could create major headaches for the defending world champions.
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Panthers topple Orioles in home game finale 77 to 65
The Panthers defeated the Orioles 77 to 65 Saturday night at the Oriole gym. Kent Bass and Bryce Groteluschen led with 26 and 9 points respectively, while Svoboda added 9 for Genoa. The Orioles close a 67 record for two road trips this week as Genoa starts Cedar Conference tour in Elkhorn.
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Fullerton Downs Bluejays in Mid State Tourney Lead
Fullerton defeated Newman Grove 60 to 47 as a late press sparked turnovers and led to a 13 rebound, 14 point performance by Norman rove. Ore Shotkoski added 10 points while Jim Nathan scored 13 for Newman Grove. Fullerton improves to 15-1 and heads to St Edward, while Newman Grove opens Mid State Conference tourney play at Elkhorn.
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Jim Nathan
Newman Grove
Doug Nee
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Shelby blasts Osceola 90 to 55 in standout win
Shelby beat Osceola 90-55 as 25 points from one up1-wave-woman led the Huskie roundballers. Allan Grossnicklaus added 13 points and coach Terry Fusco praised the effort. Shelby improves to 11-3 and travels to Gresham next.
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