Edgewood and Xavier Vie for Catholic State Title
Edgewood with a 22-1 mark faces Marquette in the semifinal as Xavier awaits. Premontre, holder of 23 straight wins, meets Greengables in the opening round in a Bay Arena doubleheader. Both Edgewood and Xavier posted decisive quarterfinal wins to reach the semifinals of the Wisconsin Catholic High School Basketball Tournament.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Madison Edgewood
Appleton Xavier
Edgewood
Ing
Marquette
Xavier
Premontre
Sting
Greengles
Bay
Arena
Green Bay Premoutre
Appleton
Madison
Knutson And Eide Sparkle For Vikings
Holmen upset Gale Ettrick 50 42 in the WIAA sub regional final as Dennis Knutson tallied 20 points and Ken Eide added 15 to spark the Vikings recovery. Knutson closed strong with five free throws in the final 55 seconds sealing Holmen’s win and a regional berth against Bangor.
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Viking
Gale-Ettrick
John Hogden
Holmen
Dennis Knutson
Redman
John Sacia
Knutson
Galesville
Hogden
Tribune
Ed Huebner
Wis
Ken Eide
Gale Ettrick
Vikings
Trempealeau
Redmen
Dean Uhls
Gary Severson
Eide
Galen Granum
John Gunderson
Gene Mason
Ft of Lacia
Granum Johnson
Knutson Hogden
Anderson Terpening
McHugh Dick
Severson
Craig Gunderson
Knudson Quinn
Nichols
Stellrecht
Corcorani
Daniel McHugh
Bangor
Five Ranked Teams Fall as Baraboo Falls 68 66
Wisconsin high school playoffs saw Baraboo eliminated 68-66 by Richland Center after sub regional action. Racine Park, Barron, Gale Ettrick, and DeForest also went out as 76 sub regional meets closed and 25 regional opens began. Milwaukee Lincoln upset by Whitefish Bay, Frederic and other rated teams won, led by Birnamwood scorer Lawrence Resch with 50 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Baraboo
Racine Park
Barron
Gale- Ettrick
DeForest
Racine Horlick
Cumberland
Richland Center
Gale Ettrick
Holmen and
Columbus
Milwaukee Lincoln
Whitefish Bay
Frederic
Shell Lake
Milwaukee North
Wauwatosa East
Superior Central
Superior East
Big
Eau Claire Memorial
Antigo
la Crosse Central
Kewaunee
Dodgeville
Little
Waterloo
Hillsboro
Wautoma
Lena
Thorpe Grafton
East Troy
Reedsville
Drummond
Rio
Gentile predicts Colavito homer crown for 1963
Baltimore Orioles first baseman Jim Gentile at spring training forecast Detroit's Rocky Colavito to win the American League home run title in 1963. Gentile, speaking at the Miami camp, offered the projection amid early season optimism and media attention.
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Miami
Fla
Jim Gentile
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit
Rocky Colavito
West Salem advances atop Onalaska in regional thriller
West Salem outscored Onalaska 46-38 in the second half to win 78-67 and advance to the Brookwood regional final against Necedah. Steve Zantow led with 22 points, Doug Horstman 21, Ty Hofer 20, while Onalaska’s Tom Evert had 18. Necedah defeated Wilton 33-24 in the final two quarters after a 29-26 halftime margin.
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Xavier
Newman
Appleton
Wausau
Rocky Bleier
Whitlinger
Judd Schoeneman
Onalaska
Wis
West Salem
Onalaska Wiaa
Necedah
Brookwood
Panthers
Steve Zantow
Doug Horstman
Ty Hofer
Tom Evert
Bob Lamb
Dave Wicklund
Kruse
Martalock
Wilton
Decorah
Necedah Advances to Brookwood Regional Final in Narrow Win
In Wisconsin action at Brookwood regional play Necedah defeats Wilton 59 to 53 to set a semifinal against West Salem. West Salem edged Onalaska 78 to 65 earlier. Necedah's Bruce Decorah scores 19, Dick Baumgart 15, Grayson Zuhlke 20 for Wilton. Paul Kruse and Randy Martalock lead Warrior scoring. Includes bowling standings and top series in local league.
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West Lima
Necedah Zuhlkerg
Baumgart
Kruse Davis
Birkholtz
Andrews
Farmer
Decorah
Haldeman
Larson Martalock
Murphy
Raabe
Wilton
Necedah
Ita
Don Lichte
Reedsburg
Phil Schweke
Wis
Necedah Cardinals
Brookwood
West Salem
Onalaska
Bruce Decorah
Dick Baumgart
Grayson Zuhlke
Paul Kruse
Randy Martalock
Warriors
Bangor Cardinals win sub regional final over Melrose 51 to 44
Bangor Cardinals defeated Melrose 51-44 in the WIAA sub-regional final as Tim Anderson returned from pneumonia to help the win. Bangor outscored Melrose 21-11 in the second quarter with 16 from Bud Fiet and 12 from Al Challet, advancing to regional play against Holmen. In the Big Ten Indoor Track, Michigan led qualifiers at Camp Randall with eight places, while Michigan State and Wisconsin also advanced amid multiple injuries to Badger performers.
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Appleton Xavier
Kip Whitlinger
Wausau Newman
Whitlinger
Hawks
Premontre
Eau Claire Regis
Marquette
Racine St. Catherine
Pete Brewer
Regis
Newman
Pius
St. Catherine
Holmen
Bangor
la Crosse
Melrose
Gale-Ettrick
Platteville
la Crosse Central
Coulee
WIAA
Wis
Lee Paul
Cardinals
Tim Anderson
Madison
Michigan
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Memorial Building
MSU
Iowa
Hoeft Suffering Shoulder Injury in Spring Training
Giants pitcher Billy Hoeft, acquired from Baltimore, suffered a slight separation of his left shoulder in a fall at the Arizona camp. The 30-year-old Oshkosh native tripped on a bottom stair and landed on his throwing hand, with an orthopedic check guiding a forecast of a three to four week absence, likely ruling him out of most spring work.
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Casa Grande
Ariz
San Francisco Giants
Billy Hoeft
Baltimore
Hoeft
Oshkosh
Wis
Frank Bowman
Grid Letters Awarded To 30 LSC Players
Football letters for the 1962 season have been awarded to 30 La Crosse State College football players. Awards also go to four student coaches, a student manager, trainer and statistician. Named players include seniors Roger Anderson, Jim Edwards, Ted Harris, Jack Jansen, Andy Fenderson, Jerry Gilbertson, plus many others across classes and towns.
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LSC
la Crosse State College
Roger Anderson
Rothschild
Jim Edwards
la Crosse
Andy Fenderson
Racine
Jerry Gilbertson
Whitehall
Ted Harris
Mineral Point
Jack Jansen
Appleton
Richard Bottoni
Milwaukee
Sheldon Ettinger
St. Paul
Ed Gilbertson
Richard Gryphan
Brookfield
Dale Johnson
Neil Nelson
Mondovi
Bill Olson
Madison
Mike Rose
Waukesha
Daniel Cibrario
Kenosha
William Collar
Hortonville
William Davis
Wisconsin Rapids
Harley Graf
Sturgeon Bay
Wayne Killian
Arcadia
Charles McQuillan
Thorp
John Michuta
Merle Pecha
Mosinee
Jim Rose
Strum
David Heinecke
Theresa
Douglas Hinkel
Wauwautosa
Norman Klug
Union Grove
Jim Miller
Peshtigo
William Scherer
Jim Te
Cronk Scores 39 as Lakeland Beats Trinity Chicago
Ray Cronk poured in 39 points to lead Lakeland College to a 101 87 Gateway Conference win over Trinity of Chicago. cronks scoring propelled the margin while Lakeland controlled the game from the start. chronicle notes the win improves Lakeland standings in the conference.
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Chicago
Ray Cronk
Lakeland College
Trinity of Chicago
Emil Meusel Dies In California At 69
Emil Meusel known as Irish Meusel dies at 69 in Long Beach California after a heart attack at Pacific Hospital He had been ill briefly and died a day after Hall of Fame pitcher Eppa Rixey Meusel worked 15 years as a guard at Santa Anita and Hollywood Park tracks He played 10 major league seasons with the New York Giants Phillies and Dodgers with a .311 career batting average He set World Series RBI records with seven driven in both the 1921 eight game and the 1922 five game series.
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Long Beach
Calif
Emil
Meusel
Santa Anita
Hollywood Park
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Irish
MEN'S EARLY BIRD AND LADIES LEAGUES SCORES REPORT
Handicap leagues across South Lanes and Holiday Lanes list team scores and high game leaders. Notable performances include high series by Shamrock Lanes Wit 152 702 and J. Miller with a 205 single, plus high eight and single marks across multiple clubs.
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Pioneer Labor Hall
Anderson Recap
Ohland Ben Frank
Popcorn Tavern
J&h Body Shop
Cath. Or. Foresters
R. Young Refuse
Papacek‘s
Texaco
Major Drugs
la Crosse
Erickson Bakery
Johnson's C. Shop
P. Mowrey
Anderson
Harmon Coast Co
Renial
J. Smale
Peter's Meats
A. Knutson
Ziebell
Fealy
Pepsi-Cola
C. Briedel
Briedel Allis-Chalmers
Evenson
P. Loberg
Evenson High
Jim Mealy
Ginny Ern's Bar
Warnken
S & H Spt
Baldy's Bar
Neuman Electric
Fitz's Popcorn
Nelson Cloth
Stephan's M. Gr
Dugan's Dugout
Ralph's Iga
R Weiland
R. Severson
Culp's Tavern
G Temp
D. Wensole
A Harnish
J. Kotnour
Skogen
E. Lemke
Culp
R. Weiland
A. Wittenberg
R. Horder
R. Tuma
L. Roskos
G. Oldenberg
C. Schuster
R. Butterfield
J. Bloedorn
I ‘Merchants League
Ike’s & Rosie's
Lakeview Foodliner
Rocky's Bar
Maple Grove
Wehr's Electric
Denson's
Rahn
el. Seeger
Bonsall
J. Haack
R. Wehrs
R. Schmitt
Shamrock Lanes
Senn Construction
Olson's Horse
Brownsville
de Luxe
Senn Texaco
Don's Standard
Hokah Cheese Co
Midland Co-Op
J. Schlegel
Roger's
Bohemian
Howard's
Newburg's
Cargill
Florais
Hutson
Nelson
Schumacher
Shamrock
Bush
IGA
Johnnie's
Greenhorns
Puent's
Police
R. Rifenberg
R. Radtke
G. Neitzel
J. Johnson
B. Delaney
J. Strupp
V. Stuggerud
Hendicap
Moose Aux
Surf
Charlotte's Bridal
Heileman's
Cerise Club
J. Miller
Roland
L. Grosskopf
Kraus
Kallenbach
C. Secrist
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Catholic
Sweeney
Ladies’ Merchants League
Milwaukee Pius XI
Ken Payette
Dennis Sweeney
Bob Lombardo
Lombardo
St. Catherine’s
Jim May
Milwaukee St. John
Popes
Wciaa State Catholic
Pius XI
Green Bay Premontre
Milwaukee Plus XI
Merry Twosome League
River League
Mercantile League
Businessmen League
Dr. Pepper
Howie's
J & R Standard
B. Gilster
B. Adams
K. Fillner
M. Tauscher
D. Greene
L. Pralle
M. Wehrs
J. Eichel
O.K. Bar
Butch & Fay's
Johnson's Paint. S
Radford Wood
Rose St. Merch
Sportsview Inn
Huddle Inn
Farmer's Mutuals
Schmidty's
Rudy's A & W
Ayt’'S Tavern
Hengel Bros Pibg
Torrance Foundry
Newburg’s M. Wear
Weisensel Insur
Electro-Lux
Pork Industries
Alpine Inn
Tablerite Meats
Holiday Inn
Machine Products
A Cuta
R. Hengel
D. Barker
J. Tischer
D Johnson
R. Walden
D. Schroeder
G. Goyette
P Briedel
W. Deigman
B. Lecher Sr
R. Garves
J Henge
A. Hobeger
Borsheim
V. Snider
D. Lachman
Knutson and
Eide Sparkle
Ken Blanchard
la Crosse Tribune
Edward Spencer
Dick Wilsman
Eau Claire
Birnamwood
Lawrence Resch
RFD
Gentile
Colavito
Ball and Chain League
South Lancs
V. Turner
A. Busse
P. Stuhr
K. Potter
M.mclevich
Onalaska West Salem
Lamb
South
Tne Creek
Monsoor
Horstman
Ib Heser
Zantow
Roellig
Howal
Ranger
Toepel
Everet
Seeger
Hanson
Griswold
Bob's Bar
Wicklund
Weiking
Stuart
J. Abegglan
Mitby
L. Ostreng
P. Hegg
J. Witt
J. Jungen
Don & Lil's
New Villa
Wason's
B. Larson
H. Zunker
P. Nonstad
H Weiss
D. Vandervelde
G. Templer
Badger
Charles Chamberlain
Spartan
Bob Moreland
Richmond
Sherm Lewis
Larry Howard
Howard
Badgers
Gene Dix
Elzie Higgenbottom
Bill Frazier
Bill Smith
Moreland
Lewis
Chuck Aquino
Allen Carius
Illinois
Don Hendrickson
Cornelius Miller
Indiana
Melrose Tght
Mattson Chatlet
Gooden Olson
Erickson
Cronk Nets
RADIO
Sparta
Standard Oil
The
American Oil Company
Charlie Kearns
WKTY
Bob Topinka
Emil Meusel
California
Ladies
Starlite League
Avon St. Mkt
Con’s Grill
Schiller's Tavern
Sandy's Drive
Carter
D. Standen
H. Johnson
L. Nolte
L. Holseth
M. Anderson
L. Neiheisel
F. Amundson
J. Carter
Ladies’ Recreation League
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