Bemidji Pulls Away In Last Quarter Against La Crosse
Bemidji Beavers beat La Crosse Indians 84 74 in the first night of a holiday basketball tournament. Bob Caswell scored 28 points and held Lee Kempf to five as Bemidji built a 10 point margin late. Mankato defeated St Cloud 77 67 earlier.
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la Crosse
Bemidst
Minn
la Crosse State College
Mankato
St. Cloud
Bemidji Beavers
la Crosse Indians
Cliff DeVoll
Wisconsin Invaders
Caswell
Kemp
Indians
Bob Caswell
Beavers
Lee Kempf
Kempf
Bob St. John
Tom Oetedahl
John Hovland
Marv Juel
Richland
Capt
Glynn Humphrey
Racine
Don Strand
Tom Flood
Joel
DeVollmen
Invaders
Bemidi
Minnesota Eachers
Huskies
Oledah
Flood
John
Piketee ‘Trochlil
Jaek
Rambol
Kempi
Ff Caswell
Elfert
Jarvelo
O Knutson
Hovian
Iowa Hawks Past Wisconsin 83-66 for 2nd Big Ten Loss
Iowa trailed early but surged in the second period to defeat Wisconsin 83-66 in Iowa City. Deacon Davis led with 30 points while Chuck Jarnigan added hot shooting and Paul Morrow scored 27 for Wisconsin as the Badgers dropped to 1-2 in league play.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Wisconsin
Badgers
Hawkeyes
Deacon Davis
Madison
Davis
Chuck Jarnigan
Paul Morrow
Kansas State Leads AP Basketball Poll After Week of Shuffles
Kansas State moves to first in the AP poll with 512 points as Seton Hall rises to second and La Salle drops to third after DePaul upset. Tulsa debuts at No. 8 and Minnesota at No. 9, with LSU, NC State and Illinois affected by recent results.
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Associated Press
la Salle
Philadelphia
DePaul
Seton Hall
Tulsa
Minnesota
Louisiana State
North Carolina State
LSU
N. C. State
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Brooklyn
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Oklahoma
Wildcats
Illinois
Washington
St.Louis
Holy Cross
Yale
Kansas City
Oklahoma A&m
Western Kentucky
Indiana
Seattle
St. Bonaventure
Oklahoma City U
Toledo
Notre Dame
Wayne
Bangor Blatz Quintet Defeats Soldiers Grove 70 65
Bangor Blatz City team stretched its win streak to six with a 70 65 victory over Soldiers Grove. Herb Severson scored 20 and Bill Schroeder 17 for Bangor while Burlie Campbell led Soldiers Grove with 15 points.
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Bangor
Wis
Blatz City
Soldiers Grove
Herb Severson
Bill Schroeder
Burlie Campbell
Wonewoc Faculty City team trounces Kendall club at home
Wonewoc Wisconsin Special report says the Wonewoc Faculty City team defeated Kendall 90 to 68 on Sunday. Gordon Stittleburg led with 24 points on 12 field goals, Stanley added 20, and Bunk scored 17 for Kendall.
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Wis
Faculty City
Kendall City Club
Wonewoe
Gordon Stittleburg
Stanley
Bunk
Kendall
High School Basketball Scores In Close Wisconsin Matchups
Shullsburg edged Brodhead 57 to 55 while Monticello defeated Dodgeville 46 to 40 in a pair of tight high school basketball outings.
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Associated Press
Shullsburg
Brodhead
Monticello
Dodgeville
Ski Tow Planned on Second Bluff by Sparta Jaycees
Sparta Wisconsin special report says the Jaycees sponsor a ski tow on Second Bluff hill north of the city on land owned by August Hering. Marvin Olson heads the project and notes no charge on New Year Day or Sundays. future dates will carry a moderate fee to cover operations. City recreation director H L Sauerman also reports four skating rinks now in use across town at St Patrick School West Oak Street near Marvin Libke home Belmont Avenue K and Wisconsin Streets and at Memorial Park tennis courts.
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Sparta
Wis
Second Bluff Hill
Jaycees
August Hering
Marvin Olson
H. L. Sauerman
City Park and Recreation
St. Patrick’s School
West Oak Street
Marvin Lib‘ke
Belmont Ave
Janes Motel
Wisconsin Streets
Memorial Park
Ladies' Commercial League Classic League
A compact item from the league notes highlights the Ladies' Commercial League Classic events. The entry lists teams, locations, and scheduled matchups with emphasis on upcoming fixtures and standings within the league.
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Ladies’ Commercial League
Temp Family Leads Big Rose Bowl Fan Delegation
La Crosse's Official Rose Bowl Family Jim and Mrs Arthur Temp with daughter Joanne and Mrs Ida Miller head a delegation of more than 100 Badger fans from La Crosse area traveling to the Rose Bowl on New Year Day to cheer Wisconsin against Southern California. The Temps left by train for Chicago at 1 25 AM Tuesday and fly to Los Angeles later that day.
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Joanne
Ida Miller
Wisconsin
Jim Temp
Badger
Temps
Temp
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Jim
Harland Carl
Rose Bowl
Dorothy Schoger
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R. S. Denzer
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Norman L. Oldenburg
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Walter Langhofer
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Frank Kabat
Hood
Frank Liberte
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Art Tanke
Green Bay
Arthur Frey
Donald
Ronald
South 24Th
Ted Frey Jr
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Market
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Pfc
Lawrence F. Clements
Mulligan
Sue Ann
George
Kenneth Johnson
Liberty
Richard Johnson
North 22Nd
Richard la Barron
Robert Werber
North 11Th
Gerald Ziehme
North
Jeanine Gschwind
South
Joanne Hammes
Helen Terpstra
Mrs
Eugene Toepel
King
Ziehmes Eight Spots Defeat Tomah Stars
Ziehme s Eight Spots extended their La Crosse Class AA win streak to ten with a 90 74 victory over the Tomah All Stars. Earl Johnson led the Spots with 24 points while Merling Nehring and Mike Skemp added 20 each. Creamer led Tomah with 17.
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Tomah All- Stars
Earl Johnson
Merling Nehring
Mike Skemp
Creamer
Burnstad
Shutter
Houston Prep Quint Tops Tower-Soudan in Minn.
Houston's prep basketball team defeated Tower-Soudan 47-40 in Houston Minnesota Monday night. Tower-Soudan led early and at halftime but Houston surged in the fourth quarter with Mabel scoring 17 points to seal the win. Ken Gaustad led Houston with 19, Don Wahl added 12, while Lennartson and Sjo berg had 10 and nine for the losers. A preliminary game saw Houston eighth graders beat Money Creek 24-15.
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Houston, Minn
Houston
Tower-Soudan
Minnesota
Invaders
Harvey Isle
Houston High School
Mabel
Ken Gaustad
Don Wahl
John Lennartson
Terry Sjoberg
Money Creek
Caledonia City Cagers Post Pair Of Victories
Caledonia's basketball team won twice, defeating Rushford 77 to 50 and Lanesboro 98 to 57. Bud Longueville led with 21 and 33 points respectively, while Ron Ekker added 20 and 17. Rocky Carlson scored 10 for Rushford. Rollie Hill and Bob Scanlan had 19 and 15 for Lanesboro.
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Caledonia
Minn
Rushford
Lanesboro
Bud Longueville
Ron ‘Ekker
Rocky Carlson
Rollie Hill
Bob Scanlan
Wanimingo Defeats Mabel 66 52 In Non-Conference Clash
Wanimingo repeated last year’s tourney victory over Mabel 66 to 52 in a non conference game. Dick Greseth led Wanimingo with 20 points, Dick Hanson scored 20 for Mabel, and the teams met previously in Region One tournament play at Rochester.
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Mabel, Minn
Wanimingo
Mabel
Rochester
Dick Greseth
Dick Hanson
YMCA Basketball Scores and Phillies Captain Steve O'Neill Bios
YMCA Junior Church League results Bethel 62 DeMolay 31 Congregational 52 English 13 Our Savior 54 Our Redeemer 30. Steve O'Neill, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies, spent 16 years as a catcher in the majors. He caught 100 or more games 10 seasons.
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Junior Church League Bethel
DeMolay
Congregational
Our Savior
Our Redeemer
Steve O'Neill
Philadelphia Phillies
College Basketball Big Seven and Holiday tournaments results
Summary of multiple conference and holiday tournament games with scores across the nation. Notable outcomes include Kansas State 79 over Yale 70, Kansas 66 over Missouri 62, and Colorado 76 trimming Oklahoma 61 in the Big Seven semis.
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Yale
Kansas
Missouri
Colorado
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Iowa State
S. W
Arkansas
Rice
Baylor
T. Cc. U
Texas
Arizona
Texas A & M
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Miami
Ohio
Manhattan
DePaul
St. John's
Ekn
la Salle
Cincinnati
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Brigham Young
Duke
Holy Cross
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Pennsylvania
Penn State
Oklahoma City
Bowling Green
Idaho
Western Kentucky
Wyoming
Tulsa
S. U
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St. Louis
St. Bonaventure
Pittsburgh
Dartmouth
DuQuesne
Cornell
Georgetown
Seattle
Rhode Island
Boston College
Chicago
Loyola
Loyola of Los Angeles
Millikin, T
Ilinois Normal
Bemidji Tehrs
la Crosse
Wis
Tehs
Mankato Tehrs
St. Cloud
Tehrs
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Valley City
N.D
Superior Defeats Valley City State Teachers 78 to 59
Superior led wire to wire and posted a 78-59 win over Valley City State Teachers. Derrick Walker scored 21 for Superior while Bill Galloway added 17 for Valley City in North Carolina.
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Superior
Superior State
Valley City
N.C
Derrick Walker
Bill Galloway
Williamson Sees USC Edge In Rose Bowl Clash
Wisconsin coach Ivy Williamson argues USC has the edge in the Rose Bowl after a nine game win streak and stronger schedule while USC coach Jess Hill counters the game is even. Carl’s possible absence at left halfback adds uncertainty for Wisconsin as both teams prep for kickoff.
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Rose Bow
Ivy Williamson
Trojans
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Jess Hill
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Western
Army
California
UCLA
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Williamson
Harland Carl
Carl
Bill Hutchinson
Fleet
Holmen Defeats Blair 51-40 and Hixton Rout Melrose 76-59
Holmen High School won its seventh straight by beating Blair 51-40 in a holiday prep game. In the second matchup Hixton built a 27-13 first-quarter lead and cruised to a 76-59 win over Melrose led by Rollie Larson with 24 and Casper 22 points.
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Melrose
Wis
Holmen High School
Blair
Hixton
Melrose Club
Virgil Berg
Myron Nelson
Bob Sexe
Casper
Ron King
Mary Zeman
Richard Gates
Hawkins Wins over Hart in Women’s Grapple Debut at Ava lon Ballroom
Betty Hawkins, a 140 pound newcomer, upset LaVon Hart in 23 minutes 30 seconds after taking punishment and pinning her. In the main four man tag, Haggerty and Rasputin were ruled winners until promoter Elmer Rommel disqualified them, declaring Nichols and Paidousis the victors.
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Betty Hawkins
la Crosse
Avalon Ballroom
LaVon Hart
Miss Hawkins
Miss Hart
Hard Boiled
Haggerty
Ivan Rasputin
Jackie Nichols
Mike Paidousis
Bill Kousisto
Rasputin
Elmer Rommel
Haggerty-Rasputin
Nichols
Paidousis
Kousisto
Nichols - Paidousis
Ras
YMCA Christmas Meet Opens With Local Basketball Matchups
The YMCA Christmas Meet kicked off Monday night with Senior division games. Mad Hens defeated St. Josephs 53 35, Wheels beat Andersons 76 29, and Globetrotters stopped Lakers 37 14. Moonshiners won Junior division by topping Junior Globetrotters 43 32.
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YMCA
Madhens
St. Joseph's
Wheels
Anderson's
Globetrotters
Lakers
Moonshiners
Junior Globetrotters
Sparta Defeats Alumni In Narrow 55 53 Victory
Sparta High School edged the Alumni quintet 55 to 53 Monday night. Dave Reisinger scored 13 for the victors while Don Seynor poured in 14 for the Alumni. The halftime score favored the grads at 29 to 27.
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Sparta
Wis
Sparta High School
Dave Reisinger
Don Seynor
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Coulee Region
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Robert Spika
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Galesville
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