Geraghty Resigns as Lakeview High Boys Coach
Lakeview High School Board of Education accepted the resignation of boys basketball coach Dennis P. Geraghty after four years at Lakeview and prior service at Preston Ia and North Dakota State. His final seasons were 4-14 and 2-17, but he noted underclassmen and a strong core return for next year. He plans to stay in coaching and may return to Iowa. his wife Julie coaches girls basketball at Lakeview.
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Columbus High
Bob Hopp
Hopp
Iowa
St. Ambrose College
Julie
Columbus wrestlers win 31 medals at prep meet
Nearly 250 wrestlers from northeast and central Nebraska took part in the Columbus Wrestling Club tournament at Columbus Senior High. Columbus High and Lakeview athletes earned 31 medals including 11 titles across 25 weight classes.
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Area prep track preview signals diverse returning talent
David City led by 1976 state placer Dave Sklenar returns 14 letters with 18 other track members as Crete Invitational opens the season. Sklenar led last year with a 44-4 triple jump and David City captured the 1976 district title. Shelby's Bill Wilson begins as head coach March 30 with 12 returning lettermen and a slate including Crossroads Conference and Hampton meets. Madison and Polk also field strong squads led by coaches LeRoy Ernst and Mike Fleming with multiple returnees and early-season triangulars and invitational meets.
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Albion KC free throw contest honors seven winners
Fifty youngsters aged 11 to 14 competed in a Knights of Columbus sponsored free throw contest at Albion High School gym. Larry Milbourn chaired the event and trophy recipients included Mary Agnes Fritton Jay Bolin Kevin Leifeld Mike Closson Jill Michael Rick Tenski and Shirley Borer.
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Petty Wins Atlanta 500 For 34050 In Cash And Awards
Richard Petty won the Atlanta 500 stock car race in Hampton Georgia earning 34050 in cash and awards. The victory pleased him though he seemed puzzled by the outcome and reaction to his win.
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Nebraska to test 8000 seat Memorial Stadium expansion plan
UNL adopted an 8000 seat expansion plan funded partly by a ticket surcharge with the aim to retire debt within seven to eight years. Fans must pre order 1978 season tickets by April 16, with the board deciding in April to proceed.
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Columbus Team Captures Second in Omaha Parks Tourney
A Columbus basketball squad made up mainly of former Columbus High School players placed second in the Omaha Parks and Recreational tournament on Friday. The Columbus roster included Danny Miller Tom Heiser Tom Zimmerman Dick Hoth and Greg Warner plus John O'Leary a former Husker gridder, who helped the team reach the Class B finals where they lost to an Omaha club.
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Tom Heiser
Tom Zimmerman
Dick Hoth
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