Schuyler Warriors Claim Class B District Crown Over Arlington
Schuyler defeats Arlington 64 to 53 to clinch the Class B district basketball title at Midland College. Braced by bench spark from Roger Svatora and strong inside play from Joe Langemeier, Schuyler advances to the state tournament led by coach Virgil King. Arlington top scorers Steve Gottsch and Ken Misfeldt provided early offense, but Schuyler pulled away in the final period behind rebounds and defensive adjustments.
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Schuyler
Arlington
Fremont
Roger Svatora
Schuyler Warriors
Midland College
Recont
Lincoln
Warriors
Virgil King
Svatora
Roland Brandl
Jim McNally
Brandl
Eagles
Bob Kremke
Jeff Krejci
Warrior
Kings
Joe Langemeier
Seckman
Steve Gottsch
Ken Misfeldt
Bryan Braesch
Stuart Young
Scotus
West Point Central Catholic
King
Aurora Tops Albion To Reach Class B-6 Final
In Grand Island, Aurora defeated Albion 62-55 to advance to the district Class B-6 final against Ord. The Cardinals surged 18-8 in the third quarter led by Keith Erlenbush as Albion fought back late but could not overcome the 14-5 Auroran record.
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Grand Island
Aurora
Albion
Ord
Grand Island Senior High
Keith Erlenbush
Cardinals
Fred Lambley
Joe Flanagan
Merlin Lee
Erlenbush
Spiegel
Hastings upends Grand Island in Class A district final
Hastings shocks top-ranked Grand Island 46-37 to capture the A-7 crown as Mark McVicker leads with 19 points and Zac Lowe adds 12. Omaha North defeats Omaha Westside 53-40 in the A-3 final while Lincoln Northeast beats Lincoln High 63-57 to reach the finals.
Fonner Park race results from Grand Island Neb
Friday racing at Fonner Park produced multiple winners across eight races. Notable payouts include Exacta Nos 7 6 for 159.00 and 94 for 30.60, with attendance listed at 3 257 and mutuel handle at 249 950.
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Grand Island, Neb
UPI
Fonner Park
Native Jungle
Chester V
National Armor
Whirl Orrin
Barb's
Bon Amie Deedee
Iowa
Madison County
Lucky Lake
Fifth Bird
Peaceful Crusade
Mutuel
Tournament Scores At Fullerton Park and Other Games
Fullerton Park beat Petersburg 64 to 49 in Class A. Hastings outscored Grand Island 46 to 39. Hastings Northeast beat Lincoln High 63 to 57. Nelson defeated Fairmont 53 to 42. Wisner Clearwater edged Homer 46 to 45. Northwest won 60 to 49 over Bryan. Waverly hosted South Sioux City as Adams won 67 to 55. Fremont defeated Norfolk 56 to 42. Omaha Burke beat Omaha North 53 to 40. In Class B Fremont hosted Auburn Syracuse 61 to 53. Grand Island Aurora won 62 to 55 over Albion. Norfolk defeated Wayne 77 to 67. Hartington CC beat O Neill 51 to 34. Crete topped Wymore Southern 64 to 53. Gretna defeated Omaha Ryan 57 to 49. Cathedral beat Sp Platteview 38 to 49. Kearney Lexington 45 beat Cozad 40. In Class C Pleasanton won 52 to 49 over Wood River. North Platte St Patrick 53 beat Hemingford 43. Firth Norris Geneae 78 defeated Wahoo Neumann. West Point Walthill won 73 to 71 over Laurel. In Class D Broken Bow Sumner 69 beat Dunning Sandhills 57.
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Northwest
Bryan
Waverly
South
Sioux City
Adams
Murdock
Fremont
Norfolk
Omaha
Burke
Omaha North
Westside
Schuyler
Arlington
Auburn
Syracuse
Fairbury
Grand Island
Aurora
Albion
Wayne
Crofton
Hartington CC
O'Neill
Crete
Wymore-Southern
Gretna
Ryan
Cathedral
Sp-Platteview
Zarley Leads Citrus Open Amid Neck Surgery Comeback
Kermit Zarley, 34, from Seattle now in Friendswood Texas, shot 66 to reach 11 under 133 and seize a two stroke lead at the Citrus Open in Orlando. Gay Brewer and Mark Hayes shared second at 135 after 36 holes as Mahaffey moved to 136 with a 67.
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Orlando
Fla
UPI
Kermit Zarley
Zarley
Gay Brewer
Mark Hayes
Seattle, Wash
Friendswood
Tex
Fremont Columbus collide tonight for district crown
Fremont and Columbus meet in a Class A4 semifinal at South Sioux City for a state berth after Fremont defeated Norfolk 56 42. KTTT FM will air the game at 7 25 from Cardinal Gym. Fremont improved to 9 10 while Columbus seeks a playoff upset with Todd Trofholz leading the Maroons.
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South Sioux City
Fremont
Columbus
Norfolk
Kttt FM
Cardinal Gymnasium
Denny Bargen
Tigers
Todd Trofholz
Maroons
Mark Redrow
Jeff Morris
Nebraska Softball Association Sets Kearney Meeting Agenda
The Nebraska Softball Association will hold its annual meeting at the Holiday Inn in Kearney on March 27 and 28 with Dave Hill of the Amateur Softball Association as featured speaker. Division meetings will discuss rules. awards include Miss Nebraska Softball and the Jim Hall officiating seminar.
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Nebraska Softball Association
Holiday Inn
Kearney
Dave Hill
Amateur Softball Association of American
Oklahoma City
Jim Hall
Grand View and Tarkio win to reach national meet
Grand View of Iowa beat Emporia State 82-59 and Tarkio of Missouri won 64-59 over Midland Lutheran to clinch berths in the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Region V small college tournament. The semifinal winners advance to the national tournament in Ashland Ohio.
Polk Height Rips Petersburg in Class D Regional Playoff
Polk used its height to dominate middle quarters, pulling away to a 64-49 win over Petersburg. Carlstrom led Polk with 14 points, followed by Anderson with 12 and 10 from Hudson, Clymer, and Branting as Polk hit 25 field goals and made 14 of 24 free throws. Petersburg’s top scorer Weik had 18, with Zabka and Seier adding 12 each.
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Fullerton — Polk
Stung
Petersburg
Cubs
Mike
Carlstrom
Anderson
Monte Hudson
Mark Clymer
Randy Branting
Brian Bedient
Polk
John Weik
Tom Zabka
Dave Seier
St. Edward
Viek
Zebko
Eeewee
Querters
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Krejci
Larry Kohler
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United Press International
Lincoln Northeast
Mike McGee
Jon Albrecht
Omaha Westside
Omaha Burke
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Lincoln High
Mark McVicker
Zac Lowe
Grand Ined
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Grand Island Cok
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Laurel
North Platte St. Pat's
Hemingford
Tim O’connor
St. Pat’s
Fullerton Park
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Millard
Wisner
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West Point
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Sumner
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Liquor Mart, Inc
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Dan Pensick
Greg Scribner
Jeff Rafferty
Mark Legband
Greg Olson
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Don Otsen
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