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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1971
Page
3
Garden City High beats Hays 24 20 in West Central Kansas League wrestling meet as three Garden City wrestlers pin opponents and four win by decision. Coach Lee Alberts team improves to 3 0 in duals with previous wins over Dodge City and Russell.
The 49ers hold an 8-5 edge over the Rams by a half game as both vie for the NFC West crown in the season’s final weekend. A San Francisco win over Detroit or a Rams loss to Pittsburgh could decide the division, with several other teams—Baltimore, Dallas, Miami, Washington, Cleveland, Kansas City, Minnesota, New Orleans, and others—also jockeying for playoff berths. Key players include John Brodie, Ted Kwalick, Gene Washington for the 49ers and Terry Bradshaw, Ron Shanklin, Dave Smith for the Steelers, while Willie Ellison fuels the Rams’ ground game.
Garden City Junior College invites Hutchinson for a 7:30 p.m. West Central Conference game at Senior High Gym. Also tonight Ulysses High Invitational finals feature eight teams from Kansas and Colorado. Local bowling ends weekend at Alibi Tourney with finals Sunday.
Randy King scored 29 for Scott City as the Bears beat LaCrosse 75 59 in a pre Christmas inter division contest. Wes Campbell added 19 and Skip Numrich 12 for Scott City while Dave Gerstenkorn led LaCrosse with 15 points. Scott City improves to 4 1 and LaCrosse slips to 2 3. Scott City will host Garden City January 4 and LaCrosse visits Ness City January 7.
Dan Stinemetz tops the national scene with a 233 single game while Norman Elliott posts the best 545 series. Carmelita’s Qafe bad leads team performance with 1 911 game and Barker Equipment tops team series at 2 324. Other leagues show Bill Leeper Roscoe Courtney Kathryn Yardley Garden City Co op Carol Kauffman Barber Ready Built Homes Louise Riggs Byvonne Close Yankee Doogler and Coast to Coast storages figures in high games and top series.
Garden City Junior High Buff eighths swept both games from South Junior High Liberal in a Friday doubleheader at Liberal Garden won the varsity 36 21 and B team 42 38 in two overtimes. Kevin Chambers led Garden with 33 points in the varsity while Brent Letournen and Mike Hallman added nine. The B team comeback featured Larry Athel with 12 and Randy Morgan 11 as Liberal was edged in two overtimes. Next action is January 13 when South visits Garden for a return twin bill.
East results show New Hampshire 55 St Anselm's 39 while Ulster CC 92 beat New York CC 59. Southwest games include Kentucky 114 over Marian, and Stephen F. Austin 14 over North Park Chicago 72. Tournament action spans Princeton 85 California 59 and North Carolina 99 Wake Forest 74.
OU reporters wrap up year preparing for a Christmas trip to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl against Auburn. Junior halfback Joe Wylie returns to workouts after a thigh injury as coach Chuck Fairbanks says the squad is coming along. In a separate note, NHL No.1 pick Larry Wright is assigned to the Richmond Robins of the AHL.
Garden City High School ninth graders opened 1971-72 with a 29-15 win over Hays High B team in a senior high gym dual. GC swept most matches. key results include Lee Tresner, Jeff Gaskill, Ben Straily, Joan Ackerman, Dean Gonez, Billy Holcomb, Marty Foltz, Don Byerly, Bill Carlson, and Steve Harmon earning wins or forfeit as Hays lacked entries in several weights. Next action is January 13 at home versus West Junior High of Liberal.
In Kansas City at Municipal Stadium fans camped overnight to secure one of 1,000 general admission tickets for the Christmas Day Chiefs playoff game. The line formed by 9 p.m. with a crowd winding down near midnight as temperatures dipped to the low 20s and a 16 mph wind intensified the cold.
The 111th annual Great Plains AAU wrestling tournament will be held at Lincoln's Central YMCA today and Sunday with free style on Saturday and Greco-Roman on Sunday. Notable entrant Dan Se, former Iowa State wrestler and world champion in the 149 1/2 pound class, is among competitors from Nebraska, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Arizona, Wisconsin, Colorado, Adams State, Northern Colorado, Kearney State, Morningside, McCook Junior, Moorhead State.
Garden City Junior College hosts Hutchinson in a crucial pre Christmas matchup at 7 30 p m in the senior high gym. Both teams enter at 4 4 and 2 2 with Hutch seeking a third straight win. Hutch forwards Marsden and Blackmon pace the Dragons while Garden relies on Nelson Albright Clark and Davis Tolliver as gatekeepers.
Johnson High Trojans toppled Elkhart 60 to 51 in HPC action. Friesen led Johnson with 17, Elder paced Elkhart with 15 at the line. Johnson improves to 3-2 overall while Elkhart drops to 1-4 before vacation.
Deerfield High beat Ensign 60-31 in a Santa Fe Trail League game to extend its perfect 5-0 record. David Jackson led Deerfield with 22 points, Jim Horton 17, Don Francis 12, and Gary Wigger 11 in double figures as Ensign dropped to 2-2. Deerfield opened leads 29-14 and 44-26, with a 27-13 edge in field goals. Next, Deerfield hosts Holcomb on January 4 while Ensign goes to Copeland.
Leoti High, undefeated at 5-0, beat Hugoton 84-60 in Western Kansas division play. Schmitz scored 32 points, leading Leoti while Pfanenstiel and Bauck added double-digit totals. Hugoton, 0-4, saw four players in double figures. Next, Leoti hosts Jetmore on January 7.
Lakers overpower Warriors 129-99 to stretch their winning run to 23 as Galil Goodrich scores 25 and Kerry West adds 22. Golden State’s Cazzie Russell nets 26, Nate Thurmond 24. Bucks, Knicks, Hawks, and Suns also win while ABA results include Carolina and Kentucky upsets. Kareem Jabbar leads Milwaukee with 44 points in 29th victory in 33 games.
Scores from several leagues report wins and margins across West Central Kansas Dodge City and Hays High, Great Bend over Russell, Larned over Pratt, with overtime at Lakin and Santa Fe Trail, plus no fewer than a dozen more matchups including Liberal over Guymon and Kendall over Utica.
ULYSSES Kinsley High led team scoring after first round matches in the seventh annual Ulysses Invitational Tourney for high school wrestlers. The Coyotes won nine first night matches and 1614 team points. Scott City 12, Pratt 10, Mead 744, Hugoton 4, and Scott 1 point were also noted as action moved to Kepley Gym. Second-round starts 1 p.m. today with consolation finals at 7 p.m. and championship matches set for 8 p.m.
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