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Newspaper
Columbus Telegram
Location
Columbus, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1976
Page
13
United Press International reports Nebraska high schools start district playoffs in Class A and B tonight with ten tournaments in action. Five of the six Class A events resume Tuesday, including the A 8 at Alliance beginning Friday, as Class C and D wrap up the district rounds.
Doane tops Crete 83 73 in game one of the NAIA District 11 playoffs led by Joe Wharton’s 24 points. Hastings hosts game two with a possible third game in Hastings if needed. Creighton also falls to Oral Roberts 79 70 as Nebraska Omaha and Wayne State notch nonconference wins.
Nebraska School Activities Association executive director Les Chamberlain announced the state basketball championships will be held March 11 to 13 at the new State Fairgrounds Sports Center. Seating will be 13,000 due to unfinished bleachers, a 60 percent boost from the Coliseum, with specific Class A B C D schedule laid out across the two venues.
Nebraska improves to 17 8 overall and 8 4 in the Big Eight after a second half surge led by Larry Cox and Steve Willis. Oklahoma State, led by Ronnie Daniel with 17 points, drops to 10 14 overall and 4 8 in league play. The Huskers overcame a 32 24 halftime deficit with a 12 0 run and clutch free throws.
Readable results list several teams with scores from Bowling Boulevard Lanes and Everetts Bowlero. Notable pairs include Lowell Brock Linda Brock 664 Gary Howser Jodie Howser 630 Cy Birkel Lucille Birkel 625 and Keith Watchorn Mary Ellen Watchorn 606. Rolloff shows Zimmers defeating Nadrchal Zulkoski. upcoming event at Bowling at Leisure.
Pete Galea became the league's first four time All Big Eight wrestling champion as he routed Kevin Young of Oklahoma 120 to win the 150 pound title and was named outstanding wrestler of the meet for Iowa State. The Cyclones dominated with 104.4 points while Oklahoma placed second, followed by Oklahoma State Missouri Nebraska Colorado. Galea led a wave of Cyclones reaching finals as Iowa State claimed the team title over Oklahoma.
Bobby Allison remained in satisfactory condition at Moore Memorial Hospital in Pinehurst after an eight car pileup at the Carolina 500 stock car race.
Jack Nicklaus and JC Snead fired four under par 68s to 204 to share the 54 hole lead at the Tournament Players Championship in Lauderhill Florida. Roger Maltbie and Mark Hayes were one stroke back at 205 while Tom Watson stood two behind and Don January tied with Hale Irwin at 206. Nicklaus battled puddles and rulings on several holes but closed with a 40-foot chip to join Snead at the top.
Seven teams ranked in the top 20 lost Saturday including Notre Dame Tennessee Washington Missouri St Johns Louisville NC State and others in upset-filled action. Alabama beat Tennessee in double overtime as North Carolina and Maryland race toward ACC tourney implications. David Pearson won 26 superspeedway races in 63 starts for the Wood Brothers.
Celtics sprinted ahead in the first quarter and beat the Golden State Warriors 119 95 behind 20 fast break points and a stifling defense. Dave Cowens led Boston with 23 points, Havlicek 20, while Jamaal Wilkes topped the Warriors with 23 in a high scoring NBA night.
The Big Eight Indoor Track and Field Championships may move from Kansas City to the University of Nebraska next year after a 6-2 vote by league coaches citing Kansas City's small Municipal Arena track. The decision requires May approval by athletic directors in Ames Iowa.
Richard Petty led by two laps and held off rivals as a colossal crash on lap 373 at North Carolina Motor Speedway involved Allison and others. Petty’s Dodge prevailed while Allison, injured, was taken to Moore Memorial Hospital for observation. Darrell Waltrip finished second two laps back.
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