Battle Creek Wins District C-9 Title In Close Clash
Battle Creek defeated Leigh in a tight district final at Platte College to capture the District C-9 girls basketball crown. Pam Olson scored 15 for Leigh, while Sandra Schnitzler led Battle Creek with 15 as well. Battle Creek advances to regional playoffs against Cedar Rapids for a state tournament berth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Leigh
Platte College
Panthers
Cedar Rapids
Pam Olson
Sandra Schnitzler
Fullerton Warriors Fall In Final To Loup City 59 58
Fullerton drops a 59 58 home finale to Loup City as the Warriors finish 16-2 entering district tourney play. Brad Irvin leads Fullerton with 28 points while Kurt Harrington, Dave Jablonski and Dave Snyder pace Loup City with 16, 15, and 10 points respectively. Scoring by quarter shows Fullerton trailed after a 19 18 9 11 sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fullerton
Warriors
Loup City
Brad Irvin
Kurt Harrington
Dave Jablonski
Dave
Dave Snyder
Crowded Sports Q&A Touches on Heisman Hype and Pro Football History
A reader-compiled column surveys 1970s football lore and boxing notes. It cites Ross Browner as a Heisman candidate and Bob Lanier beating JoJo White in an early tourney, plus queries on football winning percentages and a boxing prodigy Amber Hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Browner
Notre Dame
Larry Kelley
Yale
Leon
Bob Lanier
Pistons
JoJo White
Boston Celtics
Barry Clemens
Geoff Petrie
Parting shot on inked pacts and powers of attorney
A wry critique questions the need for formal pacts in the age of ballpoints and ubiquitous agents with powers of attorney, suggesting modern shortcuts.
Murray Olderman Answers Your Sports Questions
The column invites readers to send questions for Murray Olderman to answer, sharing expert sports insights. He notes he cannot respond personally to every query, with the piece distributed by Newspaper Enterprise Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Olderman
Olderman
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Wrestling results round one consolation by class
Continued wrestling coverage lists first round consolation results by class. Notable bouts include Kirk Sandermen defeating Dave Fitzgerald 6-4 in Class A, and multiple decisions across classes with Albion, Schuyler, Osceola, and Milford competitors advancing or pinning opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwood
Telegram
Becky Moore
Kirk Sandermen
Plattemouth
Dave Fitzgerald
Albion
Bill Hoppe
Wahoo
Larry Nissen
Paul Atwood
Dan Cerny
Schuyler
Mike Crogden
Dic McCart
O'Neill
Clint Grassmick
Gering
Leland Luft
Steve W . Albion
Mike Remmers
Hickmen Norris
Nebraska Boys Basketball Scoreboard Highlights
United Press International recap lists results Nebraska teams Trenton 77 Haigler 58 Nehawka 60 Weeping Water 57 Emerson-Hubbard 55 Medicine Valley 54 Deshler 59 Chester-Hubbell 63 Elkhorn Valley 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
United Press International
Trenton
Haigler
Nehawka
Weeping Water
Grant
Medicine Valley
Deshler
Chester-Hubbell
Holy Family Defeats Cedar Rapids 64 to 59 in Friday Tilt
Lyle Pfeifer scored 19 and Dean Pfeifter 16 with 16 rebounds each to lift Holy Family to a 64 59 win over Cedar Rapids. Alan Korth added 11 points while Terry Ahlers led Cedar Rapids with 26 and Ray Afrank 14 as Holy Family improves to 9 6 on the season and prepares for a Saturday game at Leigh. The scoring by quarter shows Cedar Rapids 18 15 12 14 and Holy Family 16 22 8 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay
Lyle Pfeifer
Dean Pfeifter
Holy Family
Cedar Rapids
Alan Korth
Terry Ahlers
Ray Afrank
Leigh
Cedar Ra
Jays win at Genoa in crowded high school clash
Newman Grove beat Genoa 74 to 64 as the Jays shot 48 percent and sunk 14 of 22 free throws. Doug Nygren led with 19 points while Rick Haave, Bret Wallin each had 16 and Les Voelker 13. Genoa's Tom Czapla scored 20 as Genoa built a 20-14 first quarter gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluejays
Genoa
Newman Grove
Doug Nygren
Jays
Rick Haave
Bret Wallin
Les Voelker
Tom Czapla
Central City
St. Edward
Palmer
Two share lead at Los Angeles Open halfway mark
Tom Purtzer shot 67 and Lanny Wadkins 68 to share the lead at seven under in the Los Angeles Open at Riviera. Massengale and Gilder trailed by three after rough rounds. notable withdrawals and misses included Pate, Watson, Palmer, Casper, and Fitzsimons failing to make the cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Tom Purtzer
Lanny Wadkins
Roger Maltbie
U.S
Craig Stadler
Riviera Country Club
Jerry Pate
Dave Stockton
Tom Watson
Arnold Palmer
Billy Casper
Pat Fitzsimons
Shelby Huskies win Crossroads Conference title in blowout
Shelby boys dominate Monroe 106 to 55 to clinch the Crossroads Conference with a 7-1 record. All 12 Shelby players scored as they led 22-6 after one period and outrebounded Monroe 71-31. Monroe’s Rich Melcher scored 33. Shelby’s top scorers were Rick Moon 19 and Pat Morgan 16. Huskies face Scribner in the first round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Shelby
Redhot Huskies
Invaders
Huskies
Rich Melcher
Rick Moon
Pat Morgan
Mike Andreasennament
Genoa
Scribner
Clarks
Mone
Snyder nips St Francis in nonconference matchup
Snyder defeated St Francis 50 to 47 to end the Flyers season at 2-17. Leading scorers were John Fuchs 18 points, Mark Albers 11, and Dave Kosch 10 with 14 rebounds. Snyder’s Kurk Baumert scored 17 and Scott Molle 14 as the team trailed 27-24 at halftime before a 16-7 third period surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphrey
Snyder
St. Francis
Flyers
Madison
John Fuchs
Mark Albers
Dave Kosch
Kurk Baumert
Scott Molle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dancerny
Columbus
Tim Arlt
Jerry Miles
Ralston
Rams
Arlt
See
W. Prouner
Tedeweeweee
Slim
Rick
Johnson
North Platte St. Patrick's
Rich Buhrman
Scott Weins
By Murray Olderman
Therpoft
National Basketball Association
R.B
Concord
Calif
Santa Ana
Brad Rist
Chico
Commissioner's Office
NFL
Jim Kensil
Pete Rozelle
Park Ave
New York
Carroll Hardy
S.F. 49Ers
Cleveland Indians
Shriners Hospital
San Francisco
Mr. Hardy
Bhavane
Ray
Yoas
West
L.L
Elizabeth
N.J
Amber Hunt
Jim
Salt Lake City
Amber Jim
Jack Hunt
Johnny
Musso
Chicago
Robert Moglia
Oakland
Alabama
Bears
British Columbia Lions
Big Vulcans
Walter Payton
Sylvester Stallone
Rocky
Osceola
Steve Schindler
Pope John
Jeff Teylor
Tekamoh
Ron Lonowski
Stromsburg
Greg Steensnes
Kelly Christensen
Hebron
Russ Doran
Tracy Day
Kevin Larsen
King
Deve Svitak
Howells
Rod Kinney
Burwell
Steve Hays
Milford
Cliffords
Scott Lindstrom
Ockland
Don Teegerstrom
Stromsourg
Jonn Lonowski
Strom
Mer Joe Scribner
Mark Janssen
Dewittern County
Corey Trompe Amherst
Gee Soneells
Tim Beck
Rick Bridge
Herrison
Rieken
Mike Dawson
Cerell Leavalleur
Elwood
Tony Tenski
Dave Wickhorst
Potter
Rick Rein
Minatare
Edward
Loeffler
Orestien Hemingford
Elkhorn Valley
Shelby Cops Crossroads Conference
Volkswagen
BOB Johnson
Volkswagen, Inc
Ariens & Mtd
Carl A. Anderson CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!