Central High tops Eau Claire 63 59 in Big Rivers thriller
La Crosse Central battled to a 63-59 win over Eau Claire Memorial before 2,000 at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium. Key plays by Czechowicz and Iverson, plus a clutch late free throw sequence, sealed the victory as Central moved to 3-0 while Eau Claire fell to 1-1.
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Mabel Triumphs Spring Grove 49-30 in opener
Mabel dominates Spring Grove 49-30 in Root River Conference opener as Davis Asgaard scores 16. The Mabel lead swelled to 27-1 by halftime. Spring Grove’s B-game finished 33-28.
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Necedah Tops Oxford 55-48 in Conference Match
Necedah defeated Oxford 55-48 in a Central Lakes Conference game. Dick Schulz scored 17 points and Bruce Decorah 12 for Necedah while Pat McFarlin had 22 and George Mackenzie 18 for Oxford. B game winner was Oxford 24-15.
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Sad Sam Jones Joins Detroit Pitching Staff
Detroit adds veteran Sad Sam Jones from Houston to bolster its rotation and bullpen backing Frank Lary Jim Bunning Don Messi Paul Foytack and Ron Kline. Jones, who pitched a no hitter with Chicago, will be used as a starter and reliever.
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Major Wisconsin high school basketball scores across divisions
Wisconsin basketball night tallies include La Crosse Central 63 Eau Claire 59 and Viroqua 9 Portage 62, with numerous results across Big Rivers, Coulee, Mississippi Valley, and state leagues. Key individual and school matchups feature teams like Madison West, Milwaukee King, Appleton Xavier, Oshkosh, and Superior East among many others.
Indians Pull Away From Luther Quint
La Crosse State College used a late 7-0 run in the final 1:48 to beat Luther 75-66 at Calmar High School. Ken Peterson led La Crosse with 18 points, Gary Johnson added 13, and Bill Suger shared a game high with eight rebounds. Lon Hyland led Luther with 16 points as Luther closed the gap late before the Indians sealed the win with strong free-throw shooting and a decisive stretch.
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Durand Jolts Black River Falls in MVC opener
Durand, the MVC favorite, defeated Black River Falls 59-31 as John Lamme led with 17 points and Bill Smith added 16. Arcadia edged Chippewa Falls 57-56 in a late comeback, with Rudy Klink adding 13 for Arcadia. Mondovi beat Cochrane-Fountain City 50-49 in the MVC opener behind Ron Parr’s 17.
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Northland College Narrows Deficit to Beat Tech 74 69
Northland College of Ashland Wisconsin overcame a two point halftime deficit to defeat Michigan Tech 74 69 in Houghton. Jack Bavaser led Northland with 32 points while Dave Jeske scored 21 for Tech.
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Chamberlain Drops 60 Points in Warriors Win Over Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain, 7 foot 1 inch center for the Philadelphia Warriors, scored 60 points to lead a 138 to 117 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. It marked the second highest in his career, with a personal best of 67.
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Aquinas Tops Cotter 50 41 In Winona
Aquinas defeats Winona Cotter 50 41 to extend its four game win streak. Welch and Besch led with 21 and 12 points respectively while Dunham controlled the boards. Cotter rallied in the final period but fell short as Aquinas held on at Mary E Sawyer Auditorium.
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Prairie du Chien tops Cuba City 62 52 in league clash
Dick Vorwald scored 27 as Prairie du Chien won its third Southwestern Wisconsin Conference game, beating Cuba City 62 52. Gary May added 20, Ron Cunzenheim 17, Hank Ipsen 11 and John Legler 10 for Cuba City. Prairie du Chien also won the B game 33 32.
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Basketball scores across leagues from coast to coast
The sports digest lists numerous college games with scores for East, Midwest, Southwest and West regions. Notable results include Temple over Susquehanna 75 60, Rhode Island 55 over Pratt 50, Saint John’s NY 103 Alumni 46, Duke 80 Florida 58, Virginia 82 Washington 53, Kansas 85 Arkansas 74, Notre Dame 71 over Bellearmine 52, Oregon 64 Portland 51, UCLA 68 over Brigham Young 66, and NBA final minutes with Boston 140 Chicago 121 and New York 118 Syracuse 100. The box of boxing results includes Worcester Mike Pusateri win in Massachusetts and Don Johnson stoppage in Melbourne.
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UWM Rallies to Beat Eastern Illinois in Opener
Milwaukee Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Milwaukee overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Eastern Illinois 67-59. Sophomore Jerry Neitzer led UWM with 17 points while Eastern Illinois’ top scorer was Jerry Grandone with 19.
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