Discoverers Lead Class A Wrestling After First Round
Columbus High sits atop the Class A wrestling field at Lincoln after the opening round with 22 points. Seven Discoverers advance to quarter finals at the University of Nebraska Coliseum while Omaha Westside and Bellevue trail with 20 and 19 points respectively. Notable falls include Rudy Glur, Jim Sackett, and George Rambour sealing four point pins as state veterans push toward further rounds.
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Columbus High
University of Nebraska Coliseum
Lincoln
Omaha Westside
Bellevue
Lincoln Northeast
Fremont
Lanny Neese
Columbus
Mike Glur
Glur
Rudy Glur
Jim Sackett
George Rambour
King
Mark Clevenger
Southeast
Tom Donnelly
Creighton Prep
Bill Schwening
Bryan
Sackett
Dave Foral
East
John Lad
South
Rambour
Dave Horan
Jim Dicola
Central
Kirby Monahan
Northeast
Mike Myer
Prep
Kirk McAndrew
Collyn Florendo
Jamie Ferguson
Dan Cerny
Kevin Stark
Cerny
Bill Hoppe
Wahoo
Aquinas
Ken Grubaugh
York
Ron Hager
Gering
Valentine
Central City
Albion
Schuyler
Kinard Named Browns Assistant Coach
Billy Kinard 42 former Mississippi head coach and longtime Packers aide was named the Browns defensive backfield coach for the 1976 season. Kinard played four pro seasons including one with Cleveland and joins head coach Forrest Gregg's staff after two years in Green Bay.
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Cleveland
UPI
Mississippi
Billy Kinard
Browns
Kinard
Green Bay Packers
Forrest Gregg
Atkins Honored as SEC’s Quarter Century Player
Doug Atkins, former Tennessee defensive end and later All-Pro with the Chicago Bears, was named the best Southeastern Conference football player of the past 25 years. The award by the Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club used ballots from 25 sport writers and sportscasters selecting the All-SEC Quarter Century Team.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Doug Atkins
Tennessee
Chicago Bears
Atkins
Idaho antelope hunt canceled after train kills herd
Idaho Fish and Game may cancel next season's antelope hunt in a southern Idaho area after a train struck a herd near Wapi, killing about 132 of 300 animals. The accident occurred late Tuesday night as the herd bedded on a railroad track, leaving the remaining herd significantly reduced.
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Boise, Idaho
UPI
Idaho Fish and Game Department
Wapi
Idaho
Columbus Area tat Results First Round wrestling recap
Readable matches show Kirk McAndrew and Phil Prebble advancing toward finals, with Rudy Glur pinning Mark Clevenger and Tom Donnelly facing Southeast in quarter finals. Several weight classes list forfeit results, decisions, and pins across from Columbus area teams and towns.
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Kirk McAndrew
Pearson
South
Sioux City
Phil Prebble Northwest
Rudy Glur
Mark Clevenger
Southeast
Tom Donnelly
Prep
Jim Sackett
Ned Dave Foral
East
John Lad
Jamie Ferguson
Rick McMickell
Ralston
Mike Renne
Beatrice
Fuerten
Mike Glur
Lee Christensen
Collyn Florendo
Ken Christensen
Revilion
Bill Lester
Scott
Craig Person
Rick Jones
Papillion
Ken Or Northeast
Mike Quinn
Dee
Dave Baldwin
Roncalli
Tim Torczon
Or Ng Carr
Northwest
Mike Bartholomew
Marty Goeken Fremont
Hwt
George Rambour
Gies
Dave Horen
Jim Dicola
Central
Jim Meyer
Central City
Mike Thomas
Ashland
Dan Cerny
Schuyler
Bill Hoppe
Wahoo
Fisk becomes father again as daughter born in Exeter
Boston Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk and his wife welcomed a baby girl at Exeter Hospital. The child weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and is the couple's third child. Mother and daughter are reported in excellent condition. Fisk's other children are Carlyn and Carson.
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Exeter
N.H
UPI
Boston Red Sox
Carlton Fisk
Borer and Settje Brighten State Wrestling Start at Lincoln
Pete Borer of Albion and Mark Settje of Leigh moved to 26-0 and 30-0 records respectively in the 48th annual State High School Wrestling Championship at the University of Nebraska Coliseum. Borer pinned Crete’s Chick Beile and Settje won 18-2 over Beaver City’s Linner as both advance to quarterfinals in Class B and D.
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Lincoln
Albion
Pete Borer
Leigh
Mark Settje
University of Nebraska Coliseum
Borer
Chick Beile
Crete
Tom Shaal
Gordon
Settie
Junior Linner
Beaver City
Panther
Joe Yauney
Hyannis
Clarks fourth in Class D matfield
In the Class D State Wrestling Championships Clarks six wrestlers survive opening round led by senior Dave Church bidding for a third gold. Church defeated 132-pound underdog Alvin Linner 5 0 then faces Dick Simonson in quarterfinals.
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Lincoln
Clarks
Dave Church
Muller
Harrison
Shelton
Palmer
Osceola
Leigh
Alvin Linner
Beaver City
Church
Dick Simonson
Mullen
Norman Manstedt
Mike Herman
Robert Rieken
Dallas Grause
Daryl van Pelt
Scott Pickrel
Clark
Dick Church
Brad Sutherland
Elm Creek
Tim Beck
Ron Richards
Rick Johnson
Don Pfeifer
Spalding Academy
Jockey McCarron to miss rides after swallowing dental file
Chris McCarron world leading jockey for the past two years swallowed a small dentist’s file during a root canal at a Bowie clinic. Track officials said he was checked at a local hospital after the incident and would not ride at Bowie today.
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Bowie, Md
UPI
Chris McCarron
North America
Bowie Race Course
McCarron
Allen Staub Svoboda keep Class C hopes alive
David City’s Ken Allen 167 pins LaVerle Miller 1 17 to set 184 record and faces Dale Schroll next. Tom Svoboda 185 earned a 9 0 decision over Steve Leever to move to 21 9, while Jeff Staub 145 led Newman Grove with 12 2 major. Other results include heavyweight Bill Bell 106 losing to Rod Horst 26 2 and Stromsburg winners Gary Engel 145 and Jay Marsden heavyweight.
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Fen Schall
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Everett Ider
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Gar
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Tony Hullinger
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Burwell
Ken Allen
David City
Nee Vee Miller
Lincoln
Tom Svoboda
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Jeff Staub
Allen
LaVerle Miller
Dale Schroll
Ravenna
Steve Leever
Bayard
Bill Bell
Rod Horst
Plainview
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Staub
Dave Uleh
Utica Centennial
Steve King
Jay Schumaker
Dan Langhorst
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