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La Crosse Tribune

Location

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1966

Page

16

Tommies St Cloud Five Unbeaten In Minnesota Contests

Minnesota teams heat up early season with St Thomas and St Cloud State leading the standings at 5-0 and 4-0 respectively. Mark Miller and Nick Lapentti scored for a 40-23 halftime edge over Augsburg while Minnesota Intercollegiate action kept pace with wins by Gustavus Adolphus, St Olaf, and others as Macalester and Augustana battled.

Mark Miller Minnesota Nick Lapentti St. Thomas Augsburg St. Cloud Minnesota Inter Terry Porter Cloud State Dave Meisner Winona State al Frost Toms Augsburg Gustavus Bob Laney Concordia Mark Carlin Bemidji Gordie Cock Moorhead Gustavus Dakota Wesleyan Wayne Hamline Neb South Dakota State Macalester Mankato State Duluth Wal St. Mary’s Paraiso University Valparaiso Ind NNC St. John’s Winona Johnnies Morris

You Win Em The Best You Can Pack Coach Lombardi

Football legend Vince Lombardi delivers a blunt pep talk to the Packers emphasizing effort and grit. He urges players to maximize performance even without perfect talent, underscoring pride in work and team unity.

Lombardi Vince Lombardi Atlanta Packers

Packers Clinch Western Crown In Fifth Bid Seven Seasons

Green Bay led by Bart Starr and Vince Lombardi claim their fifth Western Conference title in seven seasons. The defense stifled the Rams 24 13 despite five Packers fumbles and the offense relied on steady, balanced play with multiple receivers contributing.

Associated Press Green Bay Wis Los Angeles Green Bay Packers Rams Packers Packer San Francisco Baseball Yankees Ron Kostelnik Bart Starr NFL Starr Boyd Dowler Vince Lombardi Zeke Bratkowski Baltimore

Alcindor UCLA Dominate Early Week College Games

UCLA led by Lew Alcindor extended its unbeaten start with a 107-87 sweep of Duke as No. 6 UCLA toppled its foes while No. 2 Texas Western climbed to 5-0 by beating SMU. Kentucky edged Northwestern 118-116 in overtime. Louisville and Cincinnati won in overtime as Houston New Mexico and BYU posted easy home wins.

Associated Press Texas Western West Coast el Paso Tex New Mexico Kansas Chicago UCLA Lew Alcindor Bruins Colorado State University Southern Methodist Dave Lattin Alcindor Duke Los Angeles Blue Devils Aheather Southern California Pat Riley Kentucky Northwestern Evanston Ill Illinois Louisville Southern Illinois Cincinnati Miami Ohio Houston Brigham Young North Carolina Hawaii Texas Tech St. Mary's California

Kentucky Gains 118-116 Victory Over Northwestern

Kentucky Wildcats ranked third edged Northwestern 118-116 on a dramatic final sequence. Pat Riley sank two free throws with two seconds left after Porter tied the game at 114, following Burns and Weaver exchanges that kept the outcome in doubt.

Evanston Ill Kentucky Wildcats Pat Riley Northwestern Jim Burns Tom Porter Mike Weaver Porter Riley

Wisconsin Falls to Bowling Green 81 69 in Big Ten game

Wisconsin led early with a balanced attack but faded in the second half. Walt Piatkowski dropped 31 points for Bowling Green, including 18 in the first half as the Falcons outscored the Badgers 39 30 in the final two quarters.

Bowling Green Ohio Wisconsin Badgers Walt Piatkowski Eric Hendrickson John Erickson Hendrickson Jim Johnson Joe Franklin Chuck Nagle Nagle Johnson Erickson Badger

Hockey scores from weekend NHL games

Montreal defeated Detroit 5 to 1 and Toronto beat Chicago 5 to 3 on Saturday. Sunday saw New York edge Montreal 4 to 2 while Detroit lost 4 to 1 to Toronto and Chicago fell 2 to 0 at Boston. No games scheduled today or Tuesday.

National Hockey League Montreal Detroit Toronto Chicago New York Boston

Dan Grygleski Rolls 678 Series At Tomah

Dan Grygleski rolled a 678 series in Vlasek's Classic League at Tomah Wisconsin. Team totals include Classic-Coast to Coast 2 935 with top scores by Grygleski 678 O Neill 659 Knutson 619 and Marquardt 619. Other leagues show National Kline Insurance 2 286 Blue Room 836 and Official New Lisbon 2 609 with Ed Anderson 588 and Jake Zingler 569.

Herman Rutlin Carl Schnese Doc Koch Curley Catlin Harold Thomas Barney Betthauser

AREA CAGE SCHEDULE

Area games include Eau Claire North at Eau Claire Memorial Menomonie at Chippewa Falls La Crosse Logan at La Crosse Central Osseo at Independence Whitehall at Cochrane-Fountain City Blair at Eleva-Strum Augusta at Alma Center Lincoln Caledonia at Preston Cadett at Fairchild Rollingstone Holy Trinity at Gilmanton Onalaska Luther at Necedah Peterson at Lewiston Mondovi at Baldwin-Woodville Marshfield Columbus at Wis. Rapids Assumption Prairie du Chien Campion at Stevens Point Pacelli Thorp at Eau Claire Regis.

BIG Rivers Eau Claire North Eau Claire Memorial Menomonie Chippewa Falls la Crosse Logan la Crosse Central Dairyland Osseo Independence Whitehall Cochrane-Fountain City Blair Eleva-Strum Augusta Alma Center Lincoln New Lisbon West Salem Kickapoo la Farge Seneca Caledonia Loretto Preston Cadett Fairchild Rollingstone Holy Trinity Gilmanton Onalaska Luther Central Wis Catholic Marshfield Columbus Rapids Assumption Prairie du Chien Campion Stevens Point Pacelli Thorp Eau Claire Regis

Coatta In A Hurry To Get Things Done

Wisconsin Badgers new football coach John Coatta says he and his staff must move quickly to meet speaking engagements. He plans appearances in Oconomowoc Milwaukee and Chicago this week and will meet university officials and staff to review assignments and next steps.

Milwaukee John ‘Coatta Wisconsin Badgers Coatta Milt Bruhn Madison Oconomowoc Chicago

Rollie Green Leads Farmer's League at Spartan Lanes

Rollie Green rolled a 594 series as the Friday Night Farmer's League crowned the Eagles with a team high 2658 and a 928 high game at Spartan Lanes in Sparta Wisconsin. Other notable scores included Jerome Flock 558 Lawrence Donskey 555 and Bob Davis 502. Bill Jurges and Mike Higgins, former Boston Red Sox managers, are scouting for the Houston Astros.

Sparta Wis Rollie Green Spartan Lanes Eagles Jerome Flock Lawrence Donskey Bob Davis Rich Flock Roger Olson Dennis Brieske Bill Skoyen Willie Schwartzel Andy Jensen Bill Jurges Mike Higgins Boston Red Sox Houston Astros

Shula Credits Willie Davis After Colts Loss

Baltimore AP notes coach Don Shula offered a sharp compliment after his Colts lost to the Green Bay Packers, a fifth straight defeat. Davis helped force a Johnny Unitas fumble stalling a drive, prompting Shula to quip “Thank Willie Davis for us.”

Baltimore Don Shula Colts Green Bay Packers Shula Willie Davis Johnny Unitas

Wiemer Wins Tri-State Bowling Championship at South Lanes

Roger Wiemer La Crosse Penneys manager averaged 230 pins per game to win the Tri-State Match Games title at South Lanes. He posted a 5,542 total, a new event record, with Zierke close behind at 5,361 for a 223 average. Final standings list Wiemer first, Zierke second, Lutz third, Larson fourth, Habiger fifth, Tittel sixth, Wuensch seventh, Manninger eighth.

Tristate Roger Wiemer Wiemer Bill Zierke Zierke Andy Habiger Dennis Tittel Jack Wuensch Gary Manninger Don Lutz Jim L Tribune Gary Kizfner la Crosse Tribune Penney’s Pla-Mar Tri-State la Crosse Eau Claire Zieke Wisconsin Minneapolis Dick Ghelfi Jim Larson Wuensch Lutz

Westby High Hosts Triangular Wrestling Meet

Westby High in Wisconsin hosts a Monday night triangular with North Crawford, Kickapoo, and Westby in the school gym. Matches begin at 6 30 p.m. with North Crawford vs Kickapoo, then Westby vs North Crawford at 8 and Westby versus Kickapoo at 9 15.

Westby Wis Westby High North Crawford Kickapoo Weet

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