Northeast star Bence targets dream meet sprinting to district
Lincoln Northeast senior Craig Bence, the previous state triple jump silver medalist, eyes a 45-6 district mark at East's Stuart Stadium. He faces Jeff Keeler and Dan Bice from Lincoln East and Fremont, who join several Nebraska prep leaders in a stacked Class A-1 field as districts unfold Saturday.
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Craig Bence
Lincoln Northeast
Bence
East
Stuart Stadium
Omaha Benson
Yeoman Smith
Todd Brown
Holdrege
Lincoln East
Jeff Keeler
Fremont
Dan Bice
Bice
Keeler
Ralston
Nebraska
Lincoln Southeast
Steve Brittenham
Luther
Jeff
Craig
Doane Eyes NIAC Track Crown Despite Wesleyan Challenge
Doane track coach Fred Beile cautions that NWU and Wesleyan can challenge for the NIAC outdoor title at Ed Weir Stadium. Doane's field strength leads with Rick Cotton and Vic McGuire while Wesleyan bids to defend relays and the three mile. Final events start 1 30 p m after a 10 45 a m start.
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Ken Hambleton
Doane
Fred Beile
NIAC
Beile
Tigers
Nebraska Wesleyan
NWU
Wesleyan
Woody Greene
Nebraska
Ed Weir
Hastings
Concordia
Midland
Dana
Rick Cotton
Cotton
Vic McGuire
Scott Howe
Plainsmen
Sports schedule highlights with key matches listed
Bowling leisure lanes noon seven. Pro basketball NBA playoffs 12 30 p m. Tennis WCT singles final Martina Navratilova versus Virginia Wade 1 p m 3 30 p m MC4 American Sportsman 2 30 p m MC4 Golf National Invitational 3 p m 610 Hockey Stanley Cup finals 10 30 p m C4.
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Martina Navratilova
Virginia Wade
Gurley star Valerie Schumacher to attend Midland College
Schumacher, listed as 5-11 4 in Gurley totals, averaged 23 points per game over three years. Other notes include Hopkins succeeding Russell with the Seattle SuperSonics, Oral Roberts hiring Luke Kelly, and retirements by Dick Van Arsdale and Tom Van Arsdale.
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Gurley
Valerie Schumacher
Midland College
Fremont
Schumacher
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa
Okla
Luke Kelly
Kelly
Austin Peay
IRS test cases place KU among NCAA firms in tax probe
Big Eight Commissioner Charles Nevias said the IRS has named Kansas as a test case for taxing radio and television income from college athletics. The IRS plans to tax three years of televised football income, a move previously exempt as nonprofit revenue.
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Big Eight
Charles Nevias
Lincoln Journal
University of Kansas
NCAA
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
University of Nebraska — Lincoln
James Zumberge
Southern Methodist University
SMU
Baylor University
Cotton Bowl Assn
Zumberge
Dallas
Kansas
Washington
Nevias
Nebraska
Bob Devaney
J. Neils Thompson
Texas
Stahnke Charged After Reopening Illegal Messenger Betting
Grant Stahnke appeared in Municipal Court on misdemeanor charges for operating an illegal messenger betting service after reopening his business at 1362 So 33rd. Lincoln police officers placed horse bets on April 9 and 12, and he was arrested the day after reopening. Trial set for May 23.
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Grant Stahnke
Stahnke
Lincoln
Asst
Roger LaPage
Norman Langemach
Boxing Championship Bout Featured by All Evangelists
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. the Wo Wonday event headlines heavyweight action. The card includes the “All Evangelists” bout with top contenders, as listed on page C4.
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All-Evangelists
Brown and Brooks Shine In Nebraskas District Track Action
Highlights include Holdrege sprinter Todd Brown leaping 48 12 in the triple jump to top the Nebraska prep all time list, and Randy Brooks of Creighton Prep running 13.7 seconds in the 120 high hurdles to set the fastest Nebraska prep time.
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Todd Brown
Nebraska Prep
Randy Brooks
Creighton Prep
Brown
Lexington
Lincoln Southeast
Steve Brittenham
Tony Little
Mullen
Brooks
Ralston
Mashona Marsh
Omaha Benson
Seward
Larry Keller
Jay Dier
Cozad
Potter
Dave Weikhorst
Tom Strain
Meridian
Centennial
Bruce Stahr
Mark Neil
Sports Schedule Highlights From Friday to Saturday
Pro basketball features Los Angeles at Portland at 10 30 p m with game 10. Baseball matches Minnesota against Toronto at 7 30 p m and Los Angeles versus New York Mets at 1 15 p m Saturday. Pro bowling Bowling Spectacular runs at 2 p m with 3 p m event noted. Indy 500 time trials and boxing events also listed on C4 with wide World of Sports coverage.
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Los Angeles
Portland
Minnesota
Toronto
New York Mets
Wide World of Sports
Free Agent Draft Looks Bonanza for Yankees Not Yet
Early season view from Chicago shows teams that spent big on free agents trail the Yankees in the standings. Calvin Griffith of the Minnesota Twins and Bill Veeck of the White Sox defend frugal approaches as other clubs face mixed results. Marvin Miller and Charlie Finley weigh in on effects, noting no clear shift in competitive balance.
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Chicago Daily News
Chicago
Minnesota Twins
Calvin Griffith
Twins
White Sox
Bill Veeck
Sox
Griffith
New York Yankees
Yankees
Veeck
Eric Soderholm
Steve Stone
Royle Stillman
Tim Nordbrook
Reggie Jackson
Marvin Miller
Baseball Players Assn
Charlie Finley
Oakland A
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Finley
Rudi
Mitchell Page
Page
California
Tion
Jackson
Cincinnati
Reds
Don Gullett
Pittsburgh Pirates
Richie Hebner
Hebner
Phil Garner
A’s
Kansas City
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Bert Campaneris
Texas
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