Columbus High School Upsets Grand Island In Big Ten Clash
CHS sparked by Roy Orr and Dave Kincaid used a pressing defense to topple Grand Island 63 47 on the Islanders court. Scott Nelson led Columbus with 14 points as Greg Bullington and Klutman fueled the late surge. Columbus improves to 20 0 in conference play and sets a top showdown Friday with Fremont.
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Rich Gaver
Columbus High Schore
Grant Island
Big Ten
Jack Johnson
Discoverers
CHS
Roy Orr
Dave Kincaid
Neth Klutman
Stuart Buliington
Scott Nelson
CIS
Burtington
Aut
Kincaid Wo Kluitman
Orr
Mike Wozny
Test Columbus
Tyklay
Fremont
Coltabus
Beatrice
Islanders
Coltibus
Texttarvey
Kincaid
Khutman
Nels
Caroms
Bullington
Columbus
Grand Island
Terry Rogers
Dan Bernt
Nelson
Ken Schuessler
Tom Hansen
Selwesster
Dave Bosely
Johnson
Diva
Coaches Scoff at Super Bowl Odds in New Orleans
On the eve of the Super Bowl in New Orleans Bud Grant and Hank Stram dismissed odds favoring the Vikings over the Chiefs. Both coaches warned against overconfidence and praised opponents while stressing careful preparation. Weather forecasts hinted at rain as kickoff approached at the Sugar Bowl Stadium with team drills and lineup questions, including Chiefs safety Robinson's rib injury and whether Willie Michel would start if needed.
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UPN
Bud Grant
Bank Stram
Minnesota Vikings
Kansas City Chefs
Viking
Purple People
Baltimore Colts
Stem
Chiefs
Sugar Bowl
Grant
Vikings
Law
Bobby Bell
Oaklaid
Mike Garrell
Warren McVea
NFL
Cole
Cids
Joe Samath
Jets
Stram
He Packers, Jr
Sham
Pest
Robinson
Tony
Bruins stall Oregon in season opener upset
UCLA matched a top opponent with a stall tactic, defeating Oregon 75 to 48 as Curtisone and John Vallely scored 18 each and Henry Ribby added 17. Wooden said the stall practice prepared UCLA for potential future matchups and emphasized discipline. Southern California and other teams slid into action with notable results across the schedule.
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United Press International
UCLA
Bruins
Woo
Oregon
Oregon Ani
John Wooden
Oregon State
Tugene
Qre
Wooden
Jacksonville
Richmond
Columbia
Yale
Southern California
Ted
Oregon St
Florida
Miami
Fla
Mississippi
Mississippi St
Pringleton
Harvard
Pena
Dartmauth
Rollicking wins six furlong feature at Bowie
Rollicking romped by six lengths in the 10,000 allowance at Bowie with Doug Thomas aboard. The yearling colt from LLB Farm led in the backstretch and held off Dillquest with Misty Gray third. Rollicking clocked 1:10 for six furlongs and paid 2.60 to win. Sheik of Bagdad won at Tropical Park and Comley Tex led Liberty Bell feature. Stakes races include Tuscarora at Liberty Bell, Dade Metropolitan at Tropical, and Southern Maryland at Pin.
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United Press International
Bowie
LLB Farm
Dillquest
Misty Gray
Rollicking
Doug Thomas
Tropical Park
Sheik of Bagdad
Comley Tex
Liberty Bell
Southern Maryland
Six 500 Series Dominate Speedqueen League Action
Speedqueen League at Boulevard Lanes features six 500 series led by Jan Kann 293 for a 563 set. Rusty’s Rebels posted strong team game and series with 2 and 28a respectively. Other five 500s include Marlene Becher 337 Neema Behlen 528 Virg Kalas 521 Joe Sokol 312 and Jean Brase 1. Joe Rurup’s 60 percent trio and a 200 high gang topped Thunderbolt League action. Hamms Beer posted a 926 big game and 2 576 series. Other top 20 games include Don Seiler 201 Jerry Paprocki 201 and George Davisshoter 203.
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Boulevard Lanes
Jan Kann
Rusty
Rebels Fook Page
Marlene Becher
Neema Behlen
Virg Kalas
Joe Sokol
Jean Brase
Joe Rurup
Hamms Beer
Don Seiler
Jerry Paprocki
George Davisshoter
Aquinas St Cecilia clash for Catholic Conference title
Aquinas faces St. Cecilia tonight on the Grand Island Catholic court for the conference championship. Aquinas advanced by routing Columbus Scotus 61 48, while St. Cecilia needed overtime to defeat Grand Island Catholic 52 31. Key players include Kerth Navratil Coleman and Beeraower with double figure outputs, as Scotus eyes an upset in the title game after a rough shooting night.
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Grand Island Catholic
Columbus
Scotus
David City
Aquinas
Hastings
St. Cecilia
G.l. Catholic
Hastings St. Cecilia
Grand Island
Ken Navratil
Kerth
Sander named most valuable for Concordia
SEWARD UPI Senior tight end Reed Sander was named Concordia College football's most valuable player for the season. The 6-3 215-pound Columbus native caught 28 passes for 620 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 21 yards per catch and 63.5 yards per reception. His best game came against Northwestern with eight receptions for 136 yards and a TD to lead the Bulldogs to a 22nd win before an injury cut his season short with a broken ankle against Yankton. He earned first offensive squad honors on the 1963 all Lutheran college football team and was on TriState and NAA District 11 first teams. He majors in sociology and minors in education administration.
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Seward
UPI
Reed Sander
Concordia
Sander
Northwestern
Bulldogs
Sanders
Yankton
Columbus
NAA
Willie Mays Named Player of the Decade
ST. Louis United Press titled Willie Mays as player of the decade after a standout period with the New York Giants and subsequent West Coast era with the San Francisco team. The report traces his rookie start in 1931 and highlights his exciting play style across years.
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ST. Louis
UPT
Willie Mays
Sporting News
Mays
New York Giants
San Francisco
College Nabraske defeats Wayne 100 to 49 in basketball action
Chadron and Minot N D lead a long list of high school and college basketball results across Nebraska. Notable scores include Wayne’s 49 loss to Neb Wes, and Lincoln area showings with Omaha teams posting wins, while Beatrice, Grand Island, and Kearney also posted victories. The dense recap lists many small schools such as Sargent, North Loup Scol, Arthur, and Homer with varied results.
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United Press International College Chadron
Minot
N.D
Wayne
Kearney
McCook JC
Lamar
Coto
Neb. Wes
Berkeley Royal
Sheridan
Merna Sargent
Anstey
North Loup-Scol
Arnold
Arapahoe
Cambridge
Wilsonville
Orleans
Leaver City
Homer
Beemer
Decatur
Winnebage
DeWitt
Milford
DeWitt Tri-County
Seward
Concordia
Wilber
Genoa Albion
Elkham Valley
Leigh
Genoa
Beatrice Odell
Table Rock
Adama
Palmyra
Grand Island
David " Aq
Colbus Scolus
Hastings
Good scoring at Columbus Bowl leads Friday bowling
Loraine Weidner led with a 226 high game and Elaine Mossman topped the high series at 362 in the Ladies Bellette League at Columbus Bowl. Oasis Bar had the top team game at 92 and Joe and Al's JGA posted the high series at 2.59 percent, with many notable 200s and 500s across events including the AJBC Bantam and Progressive League matches.
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Loraine Weidner
Elaine Mossman
Columbus Bowl
Oasis Bar
Joe
JGA
Rita Ful
Edie Berney
June Souders
Barn Badje
Gretchen Amdt
Sheila Stone
Marlene Jungemann
Twilia Pohlman
Dorothy Hurd
Jolene Kasper
Tim Wilcox
Carol Woemer
Lennie Fyfe
Big Rozanek
Harney Leads Open After 36 Holes In Rain Soaked Classic
Paul Harney 40 from Worcester tops a crowded leaderboard at Rancho Park after 36 holes of the Los Angeles Open. He shot 69 and 71 for a 136 total three under par, one stroke ahead of a pack including Arnold Palmer, Billy Casper, Jim Weight, and Xen Still. Rain soaked Friday play as Palmer posted 72 and Harney kept momentum with a strong driving game.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Paul Harney
Worcester
Mass
Mis Tavorite
Arnold Palmer
Wiltour
Harney
Will
Rancho Park
Paris
Haney
Welg
Norehan
Palmer
L.A
Dan Massenpale
Dackshore
Tex
Larry Mowry
Las Vegas
Fremont Junior High Tigers Repeat Victory Over Columbus
Fremont Junior High wrestlers defeated Columbus for the second time this season, 40–13, on the Tigers’ mats. Ay pounder and Steve Goodman, 13 and 7, scored their second pins of the campaign. Schwartzer pinned Dave Swanson in the first period, while Leadman’s pin was the fastest this season at 1:15 over Jay Anderson. Tama avenged a prior loss to Tir Hughes at 183 pounds with a decision. Wardinger won his second match of the season. Exhibition 137 pounds went to a default due to injury. Columbus’ Gary Speicher and Steve Hansen battled to a 0–0 draw in the 89-pound class.
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Fremont
Columbus
Song Tigers
Mats
Duc Erhrnreot
Ay Pounder
Steve Goodman
7 Pounder
Hott
Schwartzer
Dave Swanson
Ieadman
Jay Anderson
Brian Tama
Mont
Tir Hughes
Hughes
Tama
Doug Wardinger
Isis
Wallace S
Gary Speicher
Cteve Hansen
Court Cylman Bieber
2Rapplers
Fremen Bergen
Seler, Beatrice
Lingoly
Seti
Chuck
Ethues
Voyagers Roll to 6-2 Win with Final-Period Rally
Montreal Voyagers exploded for four goals in the last period to beat Providence Reds 5-2, extending their Boston Division lead to 10 points over Springfield. Pete Mahovlich tallied twice as Springfield battled back from a two-goal deficit to tie Cleveland, while Buffalo and Rochester drew 4-4 with Hershey, and Trivers netted twice for Buffalo in the late rally.
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United Press International
Montreal Voyagers
Providence Reds
Pete Mahovlich
Voyagers
Boston
Springfield Nings
Springfield
Cleveland Barons
AEC Flames
Buffalo
Rochester
Hershey
Baltimore
Wayne Trivers
Dennis Kassian
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