Columbus High swimmers blaze to 82 31 victory over Grand Island
Columbus High School hosts powered by seniors Dale Robertson and Brian Wertz. Robertson set multiple distance freestyle records including a 1 58 in the 200 free and 5 28.1 in the 500 free while Wertz clocked a 38 7 in the 100 yard free. Scott Harsh and Brooke Pierson contributed fast legs as CHS built a commanding lead amid strong showings from grand island swimmers. Coach Barry Johnson praised the team’s talent and noted an upcoming meet at South Sioux City.
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Columbus 4 Telegraph Seeks Victory to Stay in East Crown race
Columbus Discoverers face Grand Island tonight needing a win to stay in the East Big Ten title chase. Islanders sit 6-0 and ranked No. 3 in the state. Discoverers have one loss and show bright spurts but must deliver a strong effort to reverse the trend.
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Elks Hoop Shoot Set for Jan 24 at Columbus Gym
Local contest for boys and girls ages 8 through 13 will be held January 24 at 1:30 p.m. in the Columbus Family Gymnasium. Six winners advance to the February 7 state competition at Cushing Coliseum. Each contestant shoots 25 free throws with tie-breakers as needed.
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UCLA Narrowly Beats Unranked Oregon on Late Misses
UCLA held on for a one point win over Oregon as the Ducks missed two late shots and Derby Ballard’s bank shot rolled off with six seconds left. Nevada Las Vegas also survivedSeattle 90 88 as Bab Owens led with 25 points in a tense finish.
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Platte Gals Open 1976 Basketball Season With Rout
Platte College opened its 1976 season by routing Mid Plains of North Platte 42 to 24. Kathy Schmidt led with 9 points, Sandi Welgen added 8, Sue Beirman 6, Welgen swatted four shots, and bench players Carol Kobra and Nancy Skinner contributed in their first basketball games.
Frosh and Eighth Grade Teams Edge Grand Island Games
Columbus Junior High freshmen won 63 to 62 at Walnut as Luke Lemke hit two free throws in the final six seconds. Randy Spulak led Walnut with 11 points. Walnut’s Greg Befort had 16 and Charlie Smith 20 for Hastings leads. Columbus eight graders face Hastings on Jan. 13.
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Columbus Eyes Upset in Millard Wrestling Invite
Columbus enters the rugged Millard Invitational as an underdog before first round action at 9:30 am. Defending champ Discoverers battle top seeds and tough matchups including Kirk McAndrew and George Rambour with key wrestlers sidelined, aiming for a deep run through rounds and consolations.
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Cloud County Tops Raiders 88 73 In Barton Tourney Opener
Cloud County University beat Platte College 88 to 73 at Barton County tournament with Willard Jackson leading the hosts and 21 points and 12 rebounds. Gene Casteel 16 Roy Anderson 15 Cal Pate 14 Mike Goll 14 added strong outputs as Cloud County dominated rebounding 42 to 38.
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Rising City Star Dave Stuhr Shines in Holiday Tourney
Dave Stuhr of Rising City, 63, junior, named basketball player of the week by the Lincoln Journal Star for 31 points in the Rising City upset of Gresham and 24 in a narrow loss to Shelby in the Holiday Tourney finals.
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Tarkio Tops Wesleyan In Sunflower State Matchup
Tarkio College routed Wesleyan 84-57 in Tarkio Missouri after a 30-22 halftime lead. The Plainsmen played without 6-foot-8 forward Mark Simmerman and Angelo Lilly, dropping to 1-9 while Tarkio improved to 6-1 in seven games and 7-3 overall.
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