Lancaster 5 Keeps Record Clean In SWC
Lancaster remains undefeated in the Southwestern Wisconsin Conference by routing Boscobel 75 to 40. Lloyd Smith led with 19 points, Emmett Terwilliger added 18, and teammates Lind 12 Oehrlein 10 as Lancaster’s Flying Arrows improve to 7-0. Boscobel slips to 0-7. Lancaster also won the B game 36-31.
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Tom Lind
Burke Oehrlein
Bill Roseleip
No Tie Possible In AFL Championship Contests
San Diego and Houston meet in the AFL playoff with a sudden death rule. If the game ends tied at regulation, overtime decides the champion with the first scoring side earning the title.
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St Felix Beats Loretto 56 55 In Bi State Clash
Caledonia Minnesota St Felix stays undefeated 3 0 in Bi State Conference with a 56 55 win over Caledonia Loretto Mike Pinsonneault had 18 points Dick Peter 14 and John Kasper 10 for St Felix Mike Wagner led Loretto with 26 Paul Weichert 14 for the losers St Felix won the B game 28 25 Holy Trinity Edges Lima 48 46 in Bi State League Tom Schmit 14 Jim Reisdorf 15 top Holy Trinity Lima 14 13 21 46 8 10 18 14 48
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Tom Schmit
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Portage Nips Sparta In Wrestling Match
Portage edged Sparta 25-21 in a South Central Conference wrestling meet held in Sparta Wisconsin. Individual results include Gene Russell Portage defeating Marv Eastberg 8-4 and Paul Nichols Sparta pinning Dick Haller Portage in 3 35. Jim Elf Portage defeated Jim Ziegler Sparta 3-2 and John Weinker Portage defeated Wayne Piper 11-8.
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Bruce Kidd Voted Top Canada Athlete
Bruce Kidd of Toronto an 18 year old middle distance running star was named Canada’s outstanding male athlete of 1961. Kidd dominated track this season winning events from two miles to 10,000 meters and drew attention in U S indoor meets based on a Canadian Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters.
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Dutchman Named To Coach West In Pro Bowl
Minnesota Vikings coach Norman Van Brocklin, long a Rams quarterback icon, is named head coach of the West in the Pro Bowl. His counterpart for the East is Allie Sherman, rookie coach of the New York Giants.
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Caledonia tops Peterson in Root River battle 58 56
In Caledonia Minnesota Caledonia defeats Peterson 58 56 to hand Peterson its first Root River Conference loss Don Rubbers led Caledonia with 23 points Vern Heintz 15 and Lyle Besse 10 added support Don Johns 14 led Peterson as they drop to 3 1 in conference action Rushford beats Houston 60 56 in nearby action with Rich Rustad 15 Paul Julsrud 14 Doug John 11 and Don Carlson 23 leading Houston’s scorers
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Lyle Besse
Don Johns
Rushford
Houston
Don Carlson
Ron Anwash
Rich Rustad
Paul Julsrud
Doug John
Root River
Mabel
Spring Grove
Canton
High School and College Basketball Scores Roundup
Caledonia defeated Peterson 58 to 56 while Mabel beat Canton 63 to 38 and Rushford won 60 to 56 over Houston. Bi State results include Wabasha St Felix 56 Caledonia Lor etto 55. Sparta 51 Mouston 47. Viroqua 67 Nekoosa 65. Richland Center 63 over Wisconsin Dells 66 to 32. and more. In state play, Milwaukee King 72 over Pulaski 68. Oak Creek 50 to 45 Greendale. Xavier 85 over Columbus 51. Green Bay East 53 and Sheboygan North 53 tied. Madison Central 71 over Madison West 67. and tournament notes mention Kansas State 75 Xavier Ohio 67 and Kentucky 96 Tennessee 69. NBA and ABL results close the day with no NBA games scheduled and Chicago 102 over Pittsburgh 89 in the ABL.
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Sparta Wins as Viroqua Tops Nekoosa 67 65
Viroqua improves to 5 0 in the South Central Conference by edging Nekoosa 67 65. Wayne Peterson leads Viroqua with 23 points while Nekoosa receives 19 from Recent and 14 from Lofmeister and Kremar. In other games Richland Center beat Wisconsin Dells 63 44 and Baraboo topped Reedsburg 66 32.
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Quarterbacks Miller and Gabriel Compete for Shrine Game Start
Ron Miller of Wisconsin and Roman Gabriel of North Carolina State vie for the East starting job in the East-West Shrine game on December 30 in San Francisco. Both QB prospects had already signed with the Los Angeles Rams as NFL rookies, joining two veterans. Miller finished 1961 with 104 completions of 198 passes for 1,487 yards and 11 touchdowns.
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Gateway College Conference Set
Eight Wisconsin and Illinois colleges form the Gateway Conference announced by Lakeland College athletic director Bob Griggas who is named president. The league begins in 1962-63 with Lakeland Milton Northwestern of Water Town Trinity George Williams and the University of Illinois Navy Pier Chicago Eureka Mount Carroll and Shimer Mount Carroll. Ken Oberbrunner Milton is vice president Jim Bragg Trinity secretary treasurer Bob Spott Lakeland news director. The conference will crown champions in seven sports including football basketball cross country baseball track tennis and golf.
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Marquette Eyes Second Straight Big Ten Win
Marquette aims for back-to-back Big Ten victories at home after a 92 75 win over Wisconsin at the Milwaukee Arena. Coach Eddie Hickey says the test from Minnesota will not be easy as the Gophers sit at 3-3, having beaten Southern Methodist Memphis State and Arizona State and losing to Bradley Maryland and De Paul. Marquette has beaten Wisconsin Northern Michigan and Aquinas while dropping games to Iowa State Kansas and Kansas State.
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Spartans top UMD to halt Duluth win streak
Michigan State hockey defeated Minnesota Duluth 5-2 on Friday night at East Lansing, snapping a four game Duluth winning streak. Spartans secured the victory behind strong offensive play and solid goaltending, improving their season record and keeping pressure on conference rivals.
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Garcia defeats Lamine in Paris lightweight bout
Angel Garcia of Cuba outpointed Ahmed Lamine of Tunisia in a ten round lightweight boxing match in Paris, France. Garcia established the lead with clean combinations and controlled the late rounds to secure the decision.
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Brens Injured, Lost To Badgers
MADISON AP Jack Brens a 6-8 sophomore center was lost for Wisconsin for several games after a severe cut on his right hand during practice. Fourteen stitches followed a jam against the backboard while leaping to block a shot. Coach John Erickson will move Tom Gwyn to center for the Holiday Festival Tournament in New York City starting next Tuesday as Wisconsin meets Providence in the first round.
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