York Heads for State Upset of Seward in Extra District Play
York battles Seward in a district contest ending in overtime with a 62 to 48 final for York. After three quarters Seward closed a gap to 39 41 but York pulled ahead late and converted key free throws to seal the edge.
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York
Seward
Bluejays
Marc Beaver
Shelley Scott
UN Athaes Econeies
Cunningham
Deb Rupprecht
Dukes
Said
Scott
Bluejay
Nets
Robina Lo Cunningham
Rita Makovicka
Deb Ruppercht
Jacque Kidder
Nebraska Prep Basketball District Finals Scores and Play-by-Play
District finals results include Centennial 65 over Malcolm 52. David City Aquinas 39 over Wahoo Neumann 37. Tekamah-Herian 67 over Pender 45. Rock County 55 over Spencer Fullerton 55. Sandy Creek 49 over Henderson ?. Pleasanton 57 over Anselmo-Merna 47. Regional note mentions York vs Seward overtime and York’s late comeback led by Deb Ruprecht and Rita Makovicka.
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Nebraska Prep
United Press International
Centennial
Malcolm
David City
Aquinas
Wahoo Neumann
Lyons
Tekamah-Heraian
Pender
O'Neill
Rock County
Uty
Spencer Fullerton
Newman Grove
Nebraska
Firth
Crete
Syracuse
Wesleyan
Lincoln
Wahoo
Wisner
Wisner-Pilger
Logan View
Columbus
Lakeview
York
Seward
Cozad
Lexington
Imperial
Polk balance pays off in 72-62 win
In District D5 action Polk outscored Silver Creek 72 to 62 behind a balanced effort led by Tom Carlstrom bound for the Nebraska football program. Six Polk players scored, with Scott Hudson, Vern Tallman, Deve Shenk each contributing, and Silver Creek’s Scott Cove led with 22 points as Polk maintained a late edge.
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Polk
Genoa
Tom Carlstrom
University of Nebraska
Cubs
Silver Creek
Ron Valasek
Jon Bryant
Tigers
Sil. Creek
Scott Hudson
Vern Tallman
Deve Shenk
Markmer
Tom Caristrom
Ver Creek
Scott Cove
Jon
Jason Liss
Ron Velosek
Dodgers sign Yeager to three year deal
Los Angeles Dodgers announce catcher Steve Yeager has signed a three year contract, bringing the club’s total of players who have come to terms to 33.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
Steve Yeager
Los Angeles Dodgers
Platte College Hosts First Region IX Cage Tourney
Platte College hosts the inaugural Region IX NJCAA women's basketball tourney March 2 with eight teams from Nebraska Wyoming and Colorado. Platte meets Torrington Wyoming at 8 pm Monday in the opening round. The event runs March 2–14 with semifinals Tuesday and finals Wednesday at a Johnson County Community College venue.
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Platte College
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Platte
Torrington
Wyo
Were
Southeast
Northeast
Fairbury
Sheridan
Norfolk
Lamar Community College
Johnson County Community Inn
Overland Park
Star
Burkett
Willie Mays Reflects On Career And Hall Of Fame Hopes
MILTON RICHMAN notes Willie's pride in his Giants and Mets era, his stance against "ifs," and his near certainty of entering the Hall of Fame in 1978. He recalls friendships, the George Foster trade, and a memorable meeting with a 16 year old Hank Aaron at the Concord Hotel event.
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Willie Mays
Giants
Mets
George Foster
Cincinnati
Denny) Doyle
Willie
Son
Hall of Fame
Babe Ruth
Concord Hotel
Catskill Mountains
Hank Aaron
Mays
Roach seals Kearney victory over Nebraska-Omaha
Senior Bill Roach drew a late foul on a free throw sequence to lift Kearney to a 96-96 win over Nebraska-Omaha. Tom Ritzdorf scored 20 points to lead Kearney in the final regular season, while Dennis Forrest had 28 for Nebraska-Omaha as the teams close the season with playoff implications.
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Kearney
Neb
UPI
Bill Roach
Nebraska-Omaha
Dave Hahn
Roach
Doane
Hastings
Tom Ritzdorf
Roseboro Rejoins Dodgers as Minor League Batting Instructor
Former Dodgers catcher John Roseboro 43 rejoined the team as a minor league batting instructor. Roseboro played for the Dodgers from 1957 to 1967 and finished his career with the Washington Senators in 1970. He later coached for the Senators in 1971 and for the California Angels from 1972 to 1974.
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LOS Angeles
UPI
John Roseboro
Los Angeles Dodgers
Roseboro
Dodgers
W Senators
Senators
California Angels
Southeast advances in postseason tourney led by D C players
LeRoy Moreno and Carl Austin from Washington D C scored 29 and 16 points as Southeast defeated Platte River 47 to 31, grabbing 15 and 8 rebounds respectively to reach Friday night finals against York or Mid Plains of North Platte.
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York
LeRoy Moreno
Carl Austin
Washington, D.C
Southeast
Fairbury
Mid-Plains
North Platte
Moreno
Raiders
Darrell Rickert
Platte
Rich McGill
WNAX MENS TOURNAMENT RESULTS AND PLATTE GAME RECAP
The 281st annual WNAX tournament results list top teams including Jensen Plumbing and Heating Lyons and Centennial Lanes Crofton with high scores from Ellis Johnson and Peterson. Platte posts an 8-20 season as they trailed 40-30 at halftime and shot 26 of 69 with nine successful free throws.
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WNAX
Jensen Plumbing
Lyons
Centennial
Crofton
Carlson-Hultman
Benedict
Humpty Dumpty
Wakefield
Lyon's
Norm Schmitt
Jim Riedmiller
Percy Payne
Elgin
Steve Ellis
Bryan Johnston
Omaha
Larry Rhoades
Bob Heitman
York
Jensen
Newman Grove
Peterson
Earl Anderson
Shickley
Joe Karnik
Columbus
Omeoha
Bombers
Platte
Stripe
Glen Randel
Raiders
Jerry Divis
Tennis Ladder Planned Locally in Columbus
Local organizers invite men aged 21 and older to join the Columbus Men's Tennis Ladder. Contact Steve Anderson at 563 1347 or Jim Valder at 564 6481 for information. Ladder will accommodate all levels and categories of players.
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Columbus
Steve Anderson
Jim Valder Mop
Se Rae van Senwre
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