Pius X smashes St Albert in playoff bid bid
Pius X, ranked fifth in Class B, overwhelmed Council Bluffs St. Albert 48-6 as Marty Coniglio ran for two touchdowns and 197 yards. The victory keeps Pius X alive for a wild-card playoff spot, with the Bolts needing a win at Beatrice next week while handling injuries to several players.
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Lincoln Pius X
Council Bluffs
St. Albert
Thunderbolts
Pius
Vince Aldrich
Marty Coniglio
Lexington
Bolts
Aldrich
Beatrice
Coniglio
Morin
Mike
Falcons
John Peters
Ldrich
Pat Wiese
Wiese
Nick McGrain
Jim Brusnahan
Dan Bissel
McGrain
Iowa
Wildcat
Jack Jablonski
Ken Rosburg
Tom Scholar
Joe LeDuc
Fred Peterson
Peterson
LeDuc
O Connell’s days numbered at Boston Red Sox
Dick O Connell 63 and two aides facing termination as new owners Haywood Sullivan and Buddy LeRoux take control. O Connell led the Red Sox for 11 years with pennants in 1967 and 1975 while John Claiborne and Gene Kirby also depart.
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Boston
Dick O'Connell
Boston Red Sox
Haywood Sullivan
Buddy LeRoux
Boston Globe
O'Connell
Red Sox
John Claiborne
Gene Kirby
The
Globe
Connell
Sullivan
LaRoux
Bosox
Southeast strategy pays off with win over East
Lincoln Southeast rebounds from a fumble to beat Lincoln East 14 7 at Seacrest Field. quarterback Vernon Fisher returns in the second half and leads two late scoring drives, including a 53 second winner, as Southeast improves to 6 1 and East drops to 5 3.
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Vernon Fisher
Lincoln Southeast
Fisher
LSE Knights
Southeast
Lincoln East
Seacrest Field
Solich (Frank
Mike Huffer
Huffer
LSE
Robin Derr
Layne Nelson
East
Tom Vergith
Spartans
Vergith
Knights
Zentic
Machado Leads Prep In 7-0 Win Over Papio After Tough Defense
Tata Machado paced Creighton Prep as its defense shut out Papillion-La Vista 7-0 on a rain-soaked night. Rob Spellman and Tim O’Brien scored the decisive drive with 1:31 left in the second, while Spellman added two interceptions.
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Tata Machado
Creighton Prep
Tom Jaworski
Machado
Papillion
Jays
Fata
Gerardo
Castro
Mexico City
Grace
Prep
Omaha
Tata
Sunday Journal
Star
Mick Richards
Jim Rogers
Duke Vair
Doug Spellman
Spellman
Jaworski
Grand Island clinches playoff berth with upset over Lincoln Northeast
Grand Island beat No. 2 Lincoln Northeast 15 13 to secure its third straight playoff berth. turnovers fueled the Islander win, including an 88 yard interception return before halftime. Coast Ken Fischer praised Trans Nebraska Conference balance and noted remaining games impact Northeast’s playoff chances.
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Chuck Sinclair
Grand Island
Lincoln Northeast
Ken Fischer
Fischer
Northeast
Trans-Nebraska
North Platte
Papillion
Lonnie Westling
Islanders
Jim Jeffries
Randee Johnson
Jeffries
Tim Ward
Greg Befort
Rockets
Ward
Jim Slosson
Slosson
Jack Smith
Tion
Seacrest Field
Fremont
Lincoln
Racing dates meeting set for Nov. 9 in Nebraska
The Nebraska State Racing Commission will meet all five state tracks on November 9 to discuss Lincoln and other venues. The time and site will be announced later as officials balance track schedules with fair needs and a split 1978 season.
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Nebraska State Fair Board
Nebraska
State Fair Board
Lincoln
State Fairgrounds
Mort Porter
Porter
The
Racing Commission
Fairgrounds
Races Fair Board
Sunday Football Highlights and Schedule Include Notre Dame
The listing covers Foxy broadcasts with Notre Dame highlights at 8 a.m. and NFL games including Broncos vs Bengals at 11:30 a.m. and Falcons vs Bears at 1 p.m. It also notes NFL Today at 12:30 p.m. and college action Colts vs Patriots and Chiefs vs Chargers, plus coaching names and a hockey matchup Northstars against Sabres at 6 p.m. Other entries include Bud Moore and Barry Switzer programs, and Bowling at Leisure Lanes at noon.
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Notre Dame
NFL
Broncos
Bengals
NFL Today
Falcons
Bears
Colts
Patriots
Chiefs
Charters
Tom Osborne
Bud Moore
Ellis Rainsberger
Barry Switzer
Lincoln High Eyes Fourth Straight Win at Seacrest Field
Lincoln High seeks a fourth consecutive victory as it hosts North Platte in a Trans Nebraska Conference game at Seacrest Field. The Links enter at 4-3 while North Platte sits at 1-6. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m.
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Lincoln High
Seacrest Field
the Links
North Platte
Who’s No. 1 in Class A after Friday’s games
Papillion lost for the first time this season as fifth ranked Creighton Prep shut out the Monarchs 7-0 at Papillion. Ralston fell 8-7 at home to Council Bluffs Jefferson in the final minutes. Lincoln Northeast dropped 15-13 to Grand Island while Lincoln Southeast edged Lincoln East 14-7.
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Sunday Journal and
Star Prep
Randy York
Papillion
Creighton Prep
Monarchs
Ralston
Council Bluffs
Thomas Jefferson
Lincoln Northeast
Grand Island No. 1
Lincoln Southeast
Lincoln East
Omaha ‘Lech
Omaha Ryan
Fremont
Columbus
Omaha Westside
Omaha Roncalli
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Dave Frankforter
Kyle Fink
Solich
Derr
Nelson
Lee Zentic
Norfolk
Frank Varga
Dave Franktforter
Scott Schoettger
Pillen
Clete Pillen
Papio
Tim O’brien
Rob Rohling
Rogers
Willis Sherman
Class A
Vair
Fom Hiren Zee
Trans- Nebraska
Bob Els
Els
Northstars
Sabres
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