Cotter Stops Logan 51-44 in Wanona Basketball
Winona Cotter defeated La Crosse Logan 51-44 at Logan High School to snap a three game skid for Cotter while Logan dropped to 2-3. Cotter led 20-10 after the first quarter and 35-18 at halftime as the Ramblers built a solid lead.
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la Crosse Logan
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Ramblers
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Logan
Wayne Lukas
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Larry Modjeski
Dave Moe
Sam Czaplewski
Bill Stark
Stark
Bob Judge
John Nett
Gary Gartner
Gartner
The
FIM
Jim Crowley
Orcadia
George Sladky
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Lenny Ford Sues Packers for 10000 in Wayne County Civil Action
Former UM star Lenny Ford filed in Wayne County Circuit Court a suit seeking 10000 damages against the Green Bay Packers alleging contract in June 1958 promised 11000 for the season at 961.66 per game and dismissal on December 13, 1958 without notice damaged his reputation. Ford previously spent eight seasons with the Browns before joining Green Bay in 1958.
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Cooler, Jaycees And Village 13 Triumph In YMCA Games
In the Senior Men’s League at the YMCA gym Cooler defeated Corcoran Construction 53 to 31 with Roger Sandmire 22 points and Dick Ghelfi 16 for Corcoran. The Jaycees beat Radford 53 to 24 led by Bob Rick and Village 13 crushed Roosevelt Co. 60 to 40 with 20 points noted for Village.
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Roosevelt Co
YMCA
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Corcoran
Dick Arneson
Jack Glendenning
Cooler
Roger Sandmire
Bob Rick
River Falls Triumphs In OT Over Superior 74-67
River Falls stays unbeaten in State College Conference action after an overtime 74 67 win over Superior. Toby Jarey and Dusty Koepnick sparked a late rally guiding the Falcons. Jack Povaser scored 30 for Northland in a 64 62 win over Moorhead at Ashland.
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Northland
Jack Povaser
Wisconsin
Toby Jarey
Dusty Koepnick
Falcons
Superior
Povaser
Moorhead
Ashland
Jarey
Koepnick
Mick Rice
Area Cage Schedule Highlights This Week
Area high school basketball games span Thursday and Friday with matchups across La Crosse Central Wausau Platteville Darlington Mt. Horeb Tomah Portage Cuba City Lancaster Boscobel Reedsburg Baraboo Sparta Mauston Viroqua Nekoosa Wisconsin Dells Rushford Caledonia Rollingstone and more. Local schools vie for wins as winter schedules proceed.
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Lancaster
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Reedsburg
Baraboo
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Mauston
Viroqua
Nekoosa
Wisconsin Dells
Richland Center
Bi-State
Hokah St. Felix
Caledonia
Iowa-Grant Beats Mineral Point 67 44 In Wisco Conference Game
Iowa Grant defeated Mineral Point 67 to 44 as Fred Soman scored 26 points for the Panthers. Rodney Gard added 16 points with 10 from the line for coach John Gregory. Tom Ivey finished with 12 for Mineral Point.
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Wisconsin
Fred Soman
West Grant
Rodney Gard
John Gregory
Panthers
Tom Ivey
Hornung Named NFL MVP After Army Service Absence
Paul Hornung was named the NFL Most Valuable Player by an AP panel. The Packers halfback scored 146 points to win the scoring title for the third straight year, amid reports of army duty and two missed games. Lombardi praised Hornung along with Taylor and Starr as key teammates.
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Bart
Starr
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Taylor
Louisiana State
Ski Report Mt Lacrosse Indianhead Mountain conditions
Mt Lacrosse reports two inches of powder on a base 2 to 8 inches with 50 percent artificial snow. conditions good from 9:30 a.m. to dusk with weekend and holiday hours noon to 10 p.m. Weekdays are Tuesday and Thursday noon to dusk and Friday noon to dusk. Indianhead Mountain in Bessemer Michigan reports 10 to 20 inches packed base with eight inches new snow. conditions excellent.
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Wally Lemm Voted AFL Coach of the Year in 1961
Wally Lemm of the Houston Oilers was named AFL coach of the year by AP sportswriters in eight league cities. He rebuilt the Oilers into an 9 game winning streak and an Eastern Division title en route to the Dec 24 title game with the San Diego Chargers. Lemm’s reliance on quarterback George Blanda and targets Charlie Hennigan Billy Cannon and Bill Groman fueled the aerial attack.
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Bill Groman
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Dallas
Blanda
Mike Holovak
Boston
Lou Saban
Patriots
San Diego
Basketball Scores Across Campus and City Matches
East region results show St Johns over St Josephs 92 64 LaSalle 69 Penn 57 Villanova 64 over fournois 59 Princeton 81 over Rutgers 65 Army 57 over Boston University 54 Seton Hall 81 over Rider 79. Midwest and South powerhouses post wins as Dayton Minnesota Xavier Marquette dominate while Boise?
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N.Y
St. Joseph's
LaSalle
Penn
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Rutgers
Army
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Seton Hall
Rider
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St. Louis
Missouri
Tennessee
Georgia Tech
Baylor
Centenary
Richmond
Midwest Dayton
Aegis
Minnesota
Arizona State
Xavier
Ohio
Providence
Marquette
Wisconsin
South
Two 700 Series In Same League At Pla Mar Lanes
Two 700 series were bowled in the Pla Mar Lanes league on Wednesday night the second time this season in the same league. Al Barris posted a 732 and Darwin Severson a 726 with Severson adding a 712 earlier this year. The City league tally reaches 10 700s this season as Barris for the Chateau Supper Club had 267 221 244 and Severson for Continental Clothiers 256 223 233. Clothiers posted a 3136 series on games of 1009 1120 and 1007 while eleven other bowlers surpassed 600 including Waldo Dobrunz 658 Carroll Reed 652 Cyril Ott 642.
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Carroll Reed
Cyril Ott
Pulaski Tops Wisconsin Prep Wrestling in Sweet Sixteen
Milwaukee Pulaski is rated the state’s best high school wrestling team in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Sweet Sixteen. The defending state champion owns a 5-0 record, with Coleman 5-0 in second, followed by Amery 4-0, Kenosha 6-0, and Madison West 6-0.
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Monroe
Luxemburg
Chetek
Richland Center
HOKAH team tops Big State Conf foe in 57 45 win
Hokah rollingstone Holy Trinity secured its fourth Big State Conference win in five games with a 57 to 45 victory. Jim Reisdorf led with 17 points while Harold Nunemacher Bob Wiese and Dave Feuerhelm each scored 12 for St Peter's.
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Northland
Fred Weiner
Povaser
Gary White
Don Hillman
Moorhead
Jim Nagel
Hokah, Minn
Rollingstone
Holy Trinity
Jim Reisdorf
Harold Nunemacher
Bob Wiese
Dave Feuerhelm
St. Peter's
New York Defeats Detroit 6 1 In Nhl Action
National Hockey League results show the New York team routing Detroit 6 to 1. Boxing matches in Rome Milan and Boston feature Rinaldi stopping Ball Kerwin and Compari outpointing Tibbs in separate cards.
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Valley Stream
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Tommy Tibbs
Boston
McGee Joins Packers Drills Ahead of Giants Clash
Green Bay plans action on December 31 with tickets going out while Max McGee, sidelined by cracked ribs, returns to practice for 20 minutes. Jim Taylor and Johnny Symank rest, Nitschke and Dowler arrive from Ft Lewis on leave. Hornung, MVP, will take six days of Army leave. New City Stadium is snowbound as stats crown Hornung and Wood for punt returns. Starr and Plum post passing and aerial gains leaders.
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Gopher Five Holds Off Arizona State 70-68
Minnesota survives a late scare to edge Arizona State 70-68 as Erik Magdanz leads with 23 points and Al Druskin seals the win with a late free throw. Arizona State falls to 5-2 while Minnesota rises to 3-3 with a tight home victory. Wisconsin and Michigan drop league games as Marquette pulls away.
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Braves Sign Two Rookies to 1962 Contracts
Milwaukee Braves signed catcher Dick Hart and outfielder Hank Garrett to 1962 contracts. Hart hit .219 for Wellsville last season while Garrett posted .252 at Palatka and .192 at Quad City. The club also announced bonus pitcher Wade Blasingame and outfielder Ethan Blackaby signed 1962 deals, with Blasingame posting 89 strikeouts in 90 innings and Blackaby hitting .262 at Boise and .303 at Yakima in 1961. Four more rookies joined the roster, bringing total to nine, including Dick Smith Mickey Sinnerud Bill Ryan and Walt Hriniak with various 1961 minor-league marks.
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