St Edward and Polk win in Goldenrod tourney semis
In the Goldenrod Conference semifinals in Osceola, St Edward beat Stromsburg 69 61 and Polk defeated Osceola 51 48. Final tonight features St Edward against Polk with 6 30 p m starts and radio coverage on K TU FM.
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St. Edward
Polk
Stromsburg
Terry Anderson
Goldenrod
Osceola
K-Tu
Bulldogs
Cub
Dana Anderson
Nets
Cubs
Genoa
John Zelasney
Larry Johnson
Rich Hayes
Rob Sterup
Grubaugh Back In Form In Platte Rally Win
Platte Junior College overcame an early deficit to defeat McCook 66-59 at the Field House. Lee Johnson led in rebounds while Gregg Grubaugh returned from injuries with 15 points, sparking a decisive second-half rally and guiding coach Jay Muma to his 25th win.
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Osceola
Cubs
Mark Schott
Reggi Mentink
Johnson
Bulldogs
Platte Junior College
McCook
G.H. Haney
Lee Johnson
Platte
Gregg Grubaugh
Raiders
Jay Muma
Omaha South
Raider
Omahan
Muma
Phil Sydzyik
Hilltop School
Grubaugh
Joe Drake
Darrel Rickert
Rex Porter
Rickert
Drake
Porter
Field House
Mark Ahlquist
Kirk Muller
Ahlquist
Haney
Rich Gillespie
Kirk
Jay Muller
Omaha
Columbus
PC Cage
Northeastern
Norfolk
Hawks
Southeast Fairbury
Norfolk City Auditorium
Talking With Jack Van Berg Star of the Derby Dream
Jack Van Berg, a busy racehorse owner with stables in Florida New Orleans and Kentucky, dreams of a Kentucky Derby winner while his father M H Van Berg once chased the Derby. Cec Irwin cares for the Kentucky farm and Jack was named Sportsman of the Year by the Omaha Sportcasters Association. Afternoon basketball at Fremont Columbus sparks postgame incidents, suggesting schools move games to the afternoon to curb trouble.
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Jack van Berg
Florida
New Orleans
Arkansas
Oaklawn
Ak-Sar-Ben
Kentucky
M.H. van Berg
Spring Broker
van Berg
Miami
Cec Irwin
Columbus
Omaha
CHS Tigers Swim Set for Dual at Hastings
Hastings plans a 4 p.m. dual as CHS Tigers under coach Tucker Kehoe seek win number six after a 9 92 to 5 92 victory over Lincoln High. Standout times include 200 medley 1 48 3 and 400 free 3 39 8, with leaders Engelbart Holm Marsh and Johnson contributing multiple events.
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Columbus High
Hastings
Tigers
Tucker Kehoe
Lincoln High
Scott Engelbart
Eric Holm
Chad Marsh
Tom Johnson
Barry Johnson
Dale Robertson
Brian Wertz
Scott Harsh
Bill Lange
Wade Bartlett
Jory Courtier
Harsh
Wertz
Gary Mueller
Robertson
Mueller
Elks Hoop Shoot Set for Saturday in Columbus
The annual Elks National Hoop Shoot free throw contest for ages 8 through 13 takes place Saturday at 1 30 p m in the Columbus Family Gymnasium. Six winners advance to the state contest February 7 at Kearney State College Cushing Coliseum.
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Columbus Family Gymnasium
Kearney State College Cushing Coliseum
Elks
Men's City Bowling Tournament at Boulevard Lanes
The event lists multiple squads across Saturday January 24 and Sunday January 25 at Boulevard Lanes with pairs and teams such as Guerrilas, Wunderlichs, Columbus Bowl, Oasis Bar, Schmidt, Paprocki, and Green Music among many others. Daily sessions include 1:15 PM 3:45 PM and 5:45 PM starts with numerous team pairings and sponsor names.
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Supermix
Guerrilas
Wunderlichs Bar
ABC Coating
Lark Lounge
Martinson-Fuchs
Whitcomb-Smith
Birkel-Sullivan
Kolas- van Dyke
Becher-Haiar
Brandt
Badje
Mulligan
Kudron
Oppliger
Rozanek
Elliott
Schmidt-Schmidt
Schmidt-Loseke
Borchers
Schmidt
Day-Cook
Meicher-Zak
Paprocki- Nelson
Paprocki-Urkoski
Zeider
Christensen
Krumland
Weitjen
Carstenson
Laudenkios
Schreiber Laudenkios
Roy-Riley
Brestel- Muth
Langan-Stone
Torczon
Applegate
Williams
Williams-Matousek
Enzminger
Fricke
Liquor Mart
Cent
M& §& Transfer
Postal Finance
Misfits
Viergutz Lumber
Creston Insurance
Pizza Hut
Equitable Savings
Deano’s Diner
Banner
Kresha- Rockey
Lund
Snyder
Cuddeford
Patrick
Modlin
Mercer
Wmough-Hough
Preister
Mueller
Hough-Hough
Pricenson
DeBower- Ernst
Behren
Paprocki
Wurdeman-Swartz
Small-Westring
Peterson Latham
Marrington-Munson
Johnson-Osten
Cattan-Rosche
Cage clinic at CHS gym fundraiser for youth basketball
Columbus High, Scotus High, and Columbus Family Y host a fundamentals clinic at Discoverers Gymnasium on Saturday January 24 from 9:00 to noon. Boys clinics run 9:00 to 10:30 for ages Sth through 8th, 10:30 to noon for 2nd through 4th. CHS coach Denny Bargen and Scotus coach Frank Spencers coach with Jack Johnson. players assist. Girls clinic led by Steve Klutmann and assistants runs concurrently at the Family Y.
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Columbus High
Scotus High
Columbus Family Y
Discoverers
CHS
Denny Bargen
Frank Spencers
Scotus
Jack Johnson
Lakeview gets first win with 33-21 over Leigh
Lakeview High defeats Leigh 33-21 as Dan Inselman pins in 18 seconds at 155 pounds. Key pins by Herman Janssen and Bill Howe sparked a 18-15 Lakeview lead, with Randy Wacha and others winning decisions and Mark Settje earning a forfeit. Coach Wadleigh praised the win and Lakeview faces Howells next.
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Dan Inselman
Lakeview High
Leigh
Inselman
Panther
Jim Scheffler
Vikings
Herman Janssen
Bill Howe
Lakeview
Panthers
Mike Inselman
Randy Wacha
Bruce Wendt
Mike Kabes
Austin Stoffel
Mark Settje
Settie
Keith Loeffler
Jerry Wadleigh
Howells
Jett Fadschild
Mike Sander
Mark Settie
Orin Goering
Dennis Schat
Kurt Everett
Joel Loseke
Dan Inseiman
Bill Shante
Jim Klug
Hwt
Gary Egger
Bowler Scores Highlight Boulevard Lanes Event
Warren Lund and Dave Paprocki topped scores with precision in Prokopek's and Bellwood Bar matchups. Lydia Owens led Dales Women with 214s and Loretta Gay posted 212 as Toni's Torpedos clocked 2,317 in women’s league play. Senior Citizen's League saw Ed Zimmer at 224 and Dode Cuddeford at 555 in a busy bowling night.
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Warren Lund
Dave Paprocki
Prokopek
Bellwood Bar
Jack Romshek
Bill Hough
Jim Hough
Jerry Semin
Duane Mick
Dales
Lydia Owens
Loretta Gay
Rita Fuhr
Debbie Marcek
Toni
Torpedos
Senior Citizen's League
Ed Zimmer
Dode Cuddeford
Vera Cuddeford
Right On
Aquinas freshmen top Viking with 62 36 win
Aquinas freshmen led by Randy Skoda with 19 and Greg Urbanek 15 defeated Lakeview 62 36 on Thursday. Lakeview’s Tim Mueller scored 16 as the Vikings fell to 3 4. Next Viking game is February 3 at Schuyler.
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Randy Skoda
Greg Urbanek
David City Aquinas
Lakeview Cagers
Lakeview
Tim Mueller
Viking
Schuyler
WIU Beats Nebraska-Omaha 80 68 In Home Win
Western Illinois University defeated University of Nebraska-Omaha 80 to 68 in Macomb Illinois on Thursday night. The win improves WIU’s season performance as players push for key conference play.
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Macomb, Ill
UPI
Western Illinois University
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Aerni Moore and Beckman lead Columbus freshmen to win
Columbus Junior High School freshmen defeated Aurora 35 32 as Cindy Aerni 15 Tammi Midlough 18 Lynn Moore 12 Jane Beckman 8 starred. Coach Don Hulls 3 1 club will host Grand Island Central Catholic on Feb 2 at 6 15 p.m. The eighth grade girls play at Immanuel Lutheran on.
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Cindy Aerni
Lynn Moore
Jane Beckman
Columbus Junior High School
Aurora
Tammi
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