Local teams clash in Centennial week across nine games
CHS Lakeview and Scotus Central Catholic lead district action with multiple games this week. Scotus opens tournament tonight at 7 pm against Fremont Bergan, then plays winner of Omaha Holy Name Neumann Thursday. Columbus 9-2 and Lakeview 7-3 headline the busy schedule as region teams pursue wins and standings.
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Fremont
Davidity
Fremont Bergan
Shamrocks
Omaha
Columbus
Lakeview
Barber Wins Playoff at 2nd Hole in Arizona
Miller Barber defeated George Archer in a dramatic playoff at Pacson Arizona after a tie at the Dean Martin eson Open. Barber sank a 20-foot birdie on the first playoff hole to claim the $30,000 first prize, with Archer earning $17,100 plus $5,000 network broadcast support. Barber’s victory marks his seventh career title and boosts his career earnings to $600,047 as Archer heads to the San Diego Open.
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Pacson
Ariz
UPI
Miller Barber
George Archer
Burley
Archer
Barber
Dean Martineson
T Hough Barber
Harker
Beysien Barker Lo
Archer Wit Wa
Hau
Jssh Hee
Aidden
Barber Gank
Thal
Harber
Barker
California
Burke
Sherman
Tex
Tucson
UNO Stuns Kearney State In Comeback Victory
UNO overcame a 14 point deficit to beat Kearney State 97 90. John Robish scored 23 for UNO while John Kropp had 29 for Kearney. The win moved UNO to 7 0 and kept Kearney at 9 4 in Nebraska College Conference play.
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OMAHA
UBT
Calvin Forrest
University of Nebraska At Omaha
Kearney State
UNS
Omahans
Kearney
UNO
Jett
John Robish
John Kropp
Nebraska College
Trophy races set for Goshen on January thirtieth
Snowmobile trophy races will be held at the historic Goshen track on January 30 after an earlier postponement due to insufficient snow. The event, originally slated for January 9, will showcase top riders and the season's first major showcase at the venue.
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Goshen
N.Y
UPD
Shelby Advances As Crossroads Tourney Opens
Shelby survives first round in Crossroads meet as Bradshaw, Benedict spark a 49-38 Shelby win over Monroe. Bradshaw 53, Rising City 47 with Newton 16 and Struebing 18 for York County. Monroes Glatter and Hopwool combine for 16 and 15. Shelton notes indicate upcoming second round vs Hampton Wednesday.
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Crossroads
Gamus
Hampton Va
McCoal
Gresham
Marquese
Bradshaw
Monroe
Rising City
Bendict
Harolytte
York
Benedict
Yorkiy
Auritorium Bloniay
Muskiens
Terry Fasro
Rob Glatter
Doug Hopwool
Shelly
Dennis Edmison
Hampton
Mustangs
Newton
Danny Janak
Dave Struebing
Williamy
Omahansburg Centennial Foes in Opening Tourney Action
In Class B tournament play at Wabno, Omaha Cathedral 87 and Paul VI 95 led opening round wins. Cathedral's Kelly Higgins 20 and Mike Ziezel 18 paced scoring, Aquinas 19 from Rich Gillespie, Scholz 9, while Paul VI topped West Point Central Catholic 95 59 with strong team balance. Semifinal set for Wednesday as Columbus Scotus and Fremont Bergan loom tonight.
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Columbus
Scotus
Wahoo
Neumann
Omaha
Holy Name
Omaha Cathedral
Dovid City
Aquinas
Omaha Paul VI
West Point Catholic
WAHGO
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Paul VI
Wabno
Cardinals
David City Aquinas
West Point Central Catholic
Kelly Higgins
Cathedral
Mike Ziezel
Rich Gillespie
Greg Scholz
Dim Staroski
West Point
Mark Kenny
Paul Vie
Columbus Scotus
Fremont Bergan
T Pan
Nebraska Arthritis Drive Salvages Oklahoma Peanut Payoff
Governor Exon and state leaders promote a souvenir package made from Oklahoma peanuts to support the Nebraska Arthritis Foundation Victory Campaign. Donors can mail a $1 tax deductible gift to the foundation in Omaha for the nut keepsakes, with Dorsey Laboratories assisting dye processes and volunteers packaging 1000 pounds of nuts.
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Jd. Exon
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Arthritis Foundation
Rob Devaney
Exon
Nebraska Arthritis Foundation
Noh
Hinds
Sooners
South
Such Street
Omaha
Dorsey Labora Ories of
Lincoln
Washington, D.C
Dorsey
Nebraska aArthrilis Foundation
Myrs
Dorothy Andrews
McGuire and Crum Clash Over Coaching Style in Hoops
United Press International reports Marquette coach Al McGuire critiqued his players for a selfish attitude while Louisville coach Denny Crum steered the Cardinals to a smooth 13th win in 14 games. Notre Dame, led by Gary Novak, edged toward a late rally but fell 71-62 to Marquette. Other top teams and players posted varied results across the college basketball slate.
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United Press International
Marquette
al McGuire
Louisville
Denny Crum
McGuire
Alam
Warriors
Notre Dame
iMarquete
Groot-l
Jim Chores
Fighting Irish
Wes
Sith
Gary Novak
Crom
Cardinals
Ken Thomas
North Texas State
Ray Claire
Nodh Dekota
Craig Skarperur
We Norh Takola
Ken Charles
Bart Woylowici
Pardham Hea Apmy
Rick Rawlings
Omaha Central Tops Nebraska Prep Basketball Ratings
Omaha Central rises to the top after a 61-53 Friday win over Omaha Westside to reach 11-2. Westside stays second at 11-1 while Lincoln Hust drops to seventh after a surprise loss to North Platte. Other top teams include Boys Town and Lincoln North East, with Columbus and Papillion rounding out the top 10.
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United Press
Omaha Central
Nebraska Prep
United Press International
Omaha Westside
Eagles
Westside
Warriors
Lincoln Hust
North Platte
UCLA and Marquette Lead AP Top 20 Basketball Rankings
United Press International lists UCLA, Marquette atop the poll as of January 23, with records and points shown for the eighth week. The ranking includes teams such as Louisville North Carolina Ohio State and Florida State, with several ties and varied records across the list.
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United Press International
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UCLA
Marquette
Louisville
Long Beach St
North Carolina
Ohio State
Southern Cat
South Carolina
Penn
Florida St
Virginia
S.W. Lawisiana
Brigham Young
Minnesota
Missouri
Maryland
Princeton
Marshall
Hawaii
Fordham
Diming Kokanee salmon male displays brighter red color
The male Kokanee salmon shows distinctive changes during spawning. His body turns deep red with a greenish head, jaws hook, and back humped, making him easy to identify among peers.
Unclear Omaha area team ratings list dominates text
A fragmented OCR snippet presents multiple Omaha and Lincoln teams with records such as Omaha Central 33-2 and Westside 11-1, alongside several others including Ruel, Noys Town, Lincoln Northeast, Columaus, East, Hastings, Papillion, and North Platte, but lacks a coherent narrative or outcome.
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Omaha Westside
Omaha Ruel
Noys Town
Lincoln Northeast
Columaus
Lincoln East
Hastings
Papillion
North Platte
Beatrice Gin Club trap shoot crowns Class D champion
Doug Bobaty wins Class D in Beatrice trap shoot at Gin Club Srowhall event. Ronaly of edwood takes Class D trophy and prize money. Ron Pilfahl of Weeping Water edges Dayle Ramsey and Dick Leach in handicap, Pilfahl wins shootoff. High overall honors go to Pilfahl with 2125250. William Nobel of Manhattan Kansas tops time.
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Beatrick
Nong Ronaly
Edwood
Momey
Beatrice
Srowhall
Bobaty
Ron Pilfahl
Dayle Ramsey
Omaha
Dick Leach
Jlfald
Pilfahl
William Nobel
Manhattan
Kan
Boulevard Top Keglers in Sheartrtiner League Scores
In Saturday and Sunday play at Boulevard Lanes, Francis Heidy posted a 187 game while Jan Kammm rolled 499 in a 770 series with Hill. Columbus Wood Products had a 2,163 team total. Daryl Phiele led with a 209 single, and Dave Paprocki Thiele and Larry Zulkowski added 586 series. Gibson’s took seas honors with 858 and 2,393. Others topped 200s: Hastings Jr 203, Hollman 205, Paprocki OL, Klingeman 200, Grape 1% game, Thiele 516 series. Ladies Norma Dreifurst 136 and Sharon Landenklos 43 series. John Leffers 202, Son Still 871 three. METs 183 game 513, G’s 619 game 1,902. George Davids.
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Boulevard “Lanes
Frances Heidy
Jan Kammm
Hill
Columbus Wood Products
Daryl Phiele
Dave Paprocki
Thiele
Larry Zulkowski
Gibson
Tom Hastings Jr
Fred Hollman
Paprocki
Ken. Klingeman
Doc Grape
Daryl Thiele
Norma Dreifurst
Sharon Landenklos
John Leffers
Son
Sue
Mets
George Davids
Petty Takes Commanding Lead in Winston Western 400
Richard Petty crushes Riverside victory to seize the Winston Western 400 lead. He sits on 286.25 points, ahead of Bobby Allison at 284.25 as Daytona Beach reports the latest NASCAR Grand National standings.
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Fla
Richard Petty
Riverside
Calif
Petty
Bobby Allison
Nebraska’s oldest fish record set in 1944
Bob Nuquist of Broken Bow caught a large catfish from Lake Ericson that established Nebraska’s oldest known fish record in 1944, marking a historic milestone for the state's angling history.
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Lake Ericson
Bob Nuquist
Broken Bow
Tony Hansen Nears Perfect in Columbus Masters Qualifying
Tony Hansen was two pins shy of a perfect 300 in the Columbus Masters qualifying at Columbus Bowl. Hansen, along with Harold Kremland, Gray Muth, and Stenger, advance to a Sunday head to head final at 1 p.m. with 76 players scoring 200 or more on the final day.
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Stenger
Harold Kremland
Gray Muth
Columbus
Columbus Bowl
Nansen
Krumland
Muth
Stone leads Columbus bowling in Ladies Classic League
Sheila Stone tops Columbus Ladies Classic League with high series and game figures. Bark posts 200 and 548, Peggy Balls 211 and 532, Jean Ruschy 207 and 512, Neema Behlen 296 and 504, Lorraine Egger 53, Corrine Cave 522, Ben Penalck 501, Marcianek 505. Marshall Nelson 942 game, 2,533 series.
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Sheila Stone
Columbus
Sharon Just
Peggy Balls
Jean Ruschy
Neema Behlen
Lorraine Egger
Corrine Cave
Ben Penalck
Marcianek
Marshall Nelson
AJBC
Randy Bede
Debbie Gates
Steelers
Kim Irwin
Fred Leonhard
Gary Baie
Teen Con
Glen Loseke
Duane Mortensen
Don Struebing
Len Smith
Budweiser
Stutzmans Win Scotch Doubles on Channel 7 TV
Stutzman and partner win Scotch Doubles at Boulevard Lanes in the mixed event. Scores include 612 for Stutzman, followed by Bill and Jan Sista at 587, Paul and Betty at 587, and others such as John and Judy Leffers 583. The Centz team tops a TV berth match with 186 to advance to Bowling at Leisure in Omaha on Sunday February 6.
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Boulevard Lanes
Bill
Jan Sista
Paul
Betty
John
Judy Leffers
Allen Brown
Arlene ‘Thomas
Daryl Thiele
Cheryl Gent Kizele
Brown Thomas
Dave
Debbie Want
Jerry
Crown Hoop Shoot Winners Dominate Columbus Meet
Crown champions Todd Trotholz Roger Ballington and Je Martensen won in the Hoop Shoot at Columbus Senior High Gym. Trotholz claimed boys 12 to 14 after a sudden death shootoff with Scott Wagner after a 25 free throw round. Bullington led boys 10 to 11 with 19 of 25, while Marteliser topped boys 8 to 9 with 16 of 25. Columbus Elks presented trophies. winners advance to state finals February 11 in Kearney.
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Todd Trotholz
Roger Ballington
Je Martensen
Columbus
Mgh
Trotholz
Doys
Scott Wagner
FT Bullington
Brad Erickson
Cam Marteliser
Greg Labons
Columbus Elks
Asl
Kearncy
Walker stars as Bulls top Warriors in lopsided win
Chicago Bulls defeated the Golden State Warriors 110 to 94 on Monday night. Chet Walker led the Bulls with 2 points while Kerry Sloan scored 22 and Bob Weiss 19. Nate Thurmond and Jeff Mullins led the Warriors with Mullins pouring in 43 points.
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UPI
Chet Walker
Chicago Bulls
National Basketball Association
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
Bulls
Kerry Sloan
Ain Alst
Bob Weiss
Norm van Lier
Bob Love
Nate Thurmond
Jeff Mullins
Mullins
Thurmond
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