Doane ousted from NAIA tournament as upsets unfold
In the NAIA basketball tournament quarterfinals race, Newberry upset Grand Canyon while Texas Southern defeated Fairmont State. Coppin State, Henderson State and Marymount survive as top seeds fall to surprise defeats, with Bayard Forrest hampered by Newberry’s defense.
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Marymount
Kan
Henderson State
Ark
Coppin State
Don
Newberry
S.C
Defiion Grand Canyon
Ariz
Texas Southern
Fairmont State
W.va
Central Washington
Henderson
Illinois Wesleyan
Coppin
Wisconsin-Parkside
Lincoln Memorial
Tenn
California Baptist
Lake Superior State
Mich
Southern
Alabama-Huntsville
Pikeville
Guilford
N.C
Norfolk State
Robert Moreland
Moreland
Tigers
Fairmont
Falcon
Pace
Platte track club wins invitational at Kearney
Platte runners dominate the Platte Invitational with high marks from Kirk Muller and Kent Adamson. Mike Miller wins pole vault, Joe McMeekin takes high jump, and Marty Ogg stars in jumps. Kent Adamson posts 4 33.0 mile and 2 23.5 1 000 yard times as Platte defeats Doane and others at Midland College meet preparation.
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Kirk Muller
Ron Ziola
Marty Ogg
Doane
Raiders
Adamson
Caracciolo
Miller
Jim McMahon
Midland College
Fremont
Platte
Mary CC
Western
Kirk Muller Platte
Joe McMeekin Platte
al Gall
Mike Miller Platte
Kent Adamson
Rick Caracciolo Platte
Bob Beck
Platte Cau
Rick Swherania
Roger Goedeken
Jim Pruso
Davyl Peterson
Southeast
Tom Nickolite
Rick Caracciolo
Rick Swiercinsky
Roger
Bowling Boulevard Lanes League Scores
Centennial Paul Gottecall high series 657 with 247 218 games. Gary Muth 603 and Joe Karnik 636 lead Boulevard Lanes events. Cliff Langan Jim Bernt and Harold Krumland post multiple 200s as Night Owls and Wednesday Night Mixed showcase strong totals.
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Paul Gottecall
Gary Muth
Joe Karnik
Dys
Aveena Krumiond
Mike Evans
Joe Rurup
Craig Brestel
Dennis Kudron
Jerry Kroeker
Cliff Langan
Jim Bernt
Harold Krumland
Night Owls
Renovations planned for Valentine National Wildlife Refuge lakes
Valentine Nebraska UPI reports renovation plans at several lakes in the Valentine National Wildlife Refuge to remove rough fish and restore fish and waterfowl habitat. Refug e manager Bob Ellis says turbidity from carp and bullheads harms young waterfowl and game fish and that restocking will follow. Renovations will be staggered 8 to 10 years with Lake Hackberry already treated and planned restocks, then Lake Clear later, with Dewey Whitewater in sequence through 1981.
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Valentine, Neb
UPI
Valentine National Wildlife Refuge
Bob Ellis
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Hackberry Lake
Ellis
Whitewater Lake
Dewey Lake
Clar Lake
Kearney State Sweeps Doubleheader From SMU
Kearney State Antelopes defeated SMU in both games of a Wednesday doubleheader in Dallas. The team rolled to 42 and 97 wins, aided by pitching wins by Ken Bergith and Steve Gullion. The offense collected 24 hits, including Dave Pratt doubles and four hits from Wayne Brummer.
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Dallas, Tex
UPI
Kearney State
Southern
Antelopes
Ken Bergith
Steve Gullion
Dave Pratt
Wayne Brummer
Angels sign Bobby Bonds to two year pact
The California Angels locked up outfielder Bobby Bonds on a two year contract while five other pacts remain unsigned. Bonds age 29 joins Nolan Ryan as the only two players with multi year deals, details show he came from the New York Yankees in a winter trade involving Mickey Rivers and Ed Figueroa.
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Anaheim
UPI
California Angels
Bobby Bonds
Bonds
Nolan Ryan
Acto
Harry Bonds
New York Yankees
Mickey Rivers
Ed Figueroa
Fonner Park Race Results From Wednesday
Fonner Park in Grand Island Nebraska reports Wednesday racing results with payouts. Winners in each race listed along with exacta and daily double results and total attendance of 3 973 and mutuel handle of 328 911 dollars.
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Grand Island, Neb
UPI
Fonner Park
Emy
Blazing Queen
Bobi
Cozies Bay
Flame Barrier
Iwanna
Oh Doggies
Twicewize
Little Miss Linda
Doubleton Flower
Twin Feathers
Jeff J.J
Jackling Jack
Gay Dare
Kid Billy
Evening Service
Exacta
Go Solid
Villa Fire
Lottie Dino
Banquet Master
Amny
Mutuel
Sobotka Leads Shamrocks With 226 Points In All-Centennial Season
Tom Sobotka, a 6-1 senior, is highlighted as Columbus Scotus Shamrocks’ second-leading scorer with 226 points. The article also mentions teammates Jerry Roh, Chris Alt, Jay Belling and Pryor in top-ten notices, reflecting a crowded stat sheet for the squad.
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Columbus Scotus
Tom David
Wesleyan Nine Drops Twinbill to Oklahoma Christian
Oklahoma City Okla A UPI report says Nebraska Wesleyan opened 1976 with a double loss to Oklahoma Christian 240 and 1 Freshman Bruce Reed drove in Wesleyan's lone run on a Don Walker error Reed reached base via a triple Wesleyan pitcher Mike Ginn started but details stop there
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Oklahoma City
Okla
UPI
Nebraska Wesleyan
Oklahoma Christian
Bruce Reed
Wesleyan
Don Walker
Gene Lessman
Reed
Mike Ginn
Cubs add four players to 197? roster
Chicago reports four new Cubs signees for the upcoming season. Pitchers Ken Frailing Jim Kremmel and Geoff Zahn join the staff and catcher George Mitterwald is added to the roster.
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Chicago
UPI
Ken Frailing
Jim Kremmel
Geoff Zahn
George Mitterwald
Finley Pushes One Year Free Agency in Baseball
Milton Richman notes Charlie Finley proposes granting players free agency after one year as the baseball owners lag in settling the reserve clause dispute. He cites Finley’s arguments on market value, Marvin Miller’s reaction, and the ongoing debate amid training camp shutdowns and court rulings.
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Charlie Finley
U.S. District Court
Kansas City
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
Finley
Marvin Miller
Messsersmith- McNally
Storrs Seek Manager and Local Golf Opening Planned
Storr Storrs need a manager for Columbus Legion Midget Reds coaching role. Van Berg Municipal Golf Course to open March 27 if weather cooperates. Ed Weaver expects first home grown tomato in April. Teams Burke Holdrege Bassett Adams selected for divisions. Schuyler favored by WH with Sidney Star. Championship games televised Saturday from the Beautiful Sports Center.
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van Berg Municipal
Weatherman
Ed Weaver
Holdrege
Schuyler
Sidney
Polk
Clearwater
David Cit
Howells
Area Teams In First Round Action At The State
First round game action centers on area teams as state basketball tournament play begins. Competitors from local schools push for advancement amid high stakes and tight matchups.
WNAX Bowling Tour Heads To Final Weeks At Ard Lanes
Two weekends remain in the WNAX Bowling Tour at Ard Lanes in Columbus. Current leaders include Doubles Lindy Zavoday and Robert Sterns from David City with 1908, contenders Strucking and Joe Karnik from Columbus at 1 294, and high scratch Jerry Blank of Omaha with 1. Singles leader Mike Nichols Omaha with 1 815, and Struebing of Columbus is among top contenders.
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Ard
Columbus
Lindy Zavoday
Robert Sterns
David City
Lacey Hoover Bedbeurg
Joe Karnik
Jerry Blank
Omaha
Mike Nichols
Newman Grove
Struebing
Varner urges hard nosed water management in Nebraska
University of Nebraska President D. B. Varner spoke at a Mini Water Conference in Ord Nebraska urging Nebraskans to prepare for hard nosed management of water resources. He warned of hard choices and a likely rise in irrigated acres while remaining optimistic about the state's agricultural future.
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ORD
Neb
UPI
University of Nebraska
D. B
Varner
Nebraska
Warners
Fowl cholera hits 3242 birds in Nebraska basins
Lincoln based commission says the fowl cholera outbreak blocks cleanup in rainwater basins near lakes. Frozen waters force geese into remaining open water as disease spreads through crowding. Officials urge rapid removal of dead birds to curb spread. A few birds seen feeding on carrion, with no confirmed additional deaths reported at this time.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Commission
Teen-ager Wins Giant Slalom for France Lead
In Killington Vermont Joelle Escutary won the women's giant slalom and Dany Iselin won the men's two run event to put France in the lead on the second day of the International today as teams from Switzerland Canada and the United States also entered the dual slalom race.
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Killington
UPI
Joelle Escutary
Dany Iselin
France
Switzerland
Canada
United States
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