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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1963
Page
9
Old notes praise Bud Hertz for announcing home games and Kenneth Bowman for walkie talkies. The piece previews Corner Conference girls and boys basketball with Malvern Farragut Fremont Mills South Page and Hamburg favored, noting returning veterans and possible top standings.
Nishna Valley will start its new 1,200 seat gym this Friday as both boys and girls basketball teams face Prescott. The facility includes a modern floor and ample all weather area. Demonstrations of tumbling and physical education skills by Pocahontas high school girls are planned for opening night.
Coach Mercer leads a 20 member Nishna Valley girls team with five letter winners and 13 freshmen. Height limits the squad top height at 5 ft 7 in Mary Sue Vale, a freshman, leads the tallest players. Returning lettermen Diana Fields and Shirley Fleming bring experience, while juniors Marcia O Ballain Linda Johnson and Charlotte Carlson back up. Sophomores Judy Crawford Lana Kadell plus freshmen Jane Fort Dixie Gage Sandra Goodwin Beverly McMullen Sherland Moody Gaylene Nelson Connie Nielsen Marsha Palser Mary Sue Palser Kristie Rumery Janet Rydberg Nancy Viner form the rest. Mercer aims to gain scoring punch and back court improvement as last year losses include Lorna Lewis Kathryn Houser Judy Geith Connie Rumery.
Nishna Valley enters the season with eight veterans among 30 players, led by lettermen Rick Lunn Don Hicks Dennis Viner and Dale Sandquist. The team schedules 17 games plus Corner and state tournaments, with a December through February slate and a Corner conference tournament at Sidney. Also notes hunting tales from Odebolt with Doug Sanders juggling work and a two-bird haul.
Malvern will open the 63 64 basketball season this Friday with both girls and boys teams facing Glenwood on the county seat floor. Girls play at 7 with the boys following. Both schools just finished grid schedules last week leaving little practice time for the boys before Friday's contest.
Coach DeVern Osterfoss brings Oriol ettes into fall practice with a 21 member squad. Seniors include Janet Jones and veterans Gerry Turner Kathy Smith Sheila Ballinger Barbara Brammer Linda McMillen. Key players Sharon Turner Carol Wolfe lead forwards with guards Diane Hopp Sharon Seipold. Freshmen include Carolyn Hilton Jeannie Trimmer Diane Allensworth Sandra Hays Marie Jones Kathy Poort Mary Lou Fritz Nancy Miler Alice Newburg Diane Blackman. Lack of height may test prospects this season.
Farragut rushed for 274 yards and 379 total as the Admirals rolled past Essex 39-8 Friday, extending their lead in the Corner Conference race. Farragut started strong with a 26-0 cushion, while South Page also defeated Stanton 27-0, leaving the Vikings well behind.
Sidney Cowboys capitalized on Fremont-Mills miscues to oust Knights 26-14 on their home field Tuesday night, ending both teams season. Farragut sealed a perfect Corner Conference record by crushing South Page Rebels 66-13 at College Springs to clinch the ipop title.
Nishna Valley losses end season with 55 to 6 defeat to New Market. Jim Jobe rushes for four Miner touchdowns aided by Runyan and Silva. Hawks standouts include Cary Johnson Dave Simmonds and Rick Lunn, while New Market racked up 486 total yards and did not punt.
Sidney Cowboys overwhelmed Malvern in a season finale 35-7. Half time 28-7. Lanny Gay scored on a 9 yard pass from Doug Dashner for Malvern. Sidneys A D Benson, Mike Fox, Darrell Nelson and Mike Stanley scored for the Cowboys with multiple runs and conversions.
In a competitive Wednesday night league action the women’s bowling scene saw Shirley Van Horn top a 220 in the single game, while Lou King and Lou Anne Robreau delivered multiple high scores. King led the series with 626, Van Horn 523, and Cora Nuss 517. Team highs belonged to Hollie’s Texaco with an 845 game and 2346 series as Glenwood State Bank trailed with strong individual marks amid a two-game loss.
Time needed by the Oriole squad notes twenty seven boys six lettermen on MCHS team led by coach Richard Krambeck in his first year. Key players include Gary Wolfe Lanny Gay Doug Dashner and Bill Clay though knee injury delays Clay until second semester. Three juniors Frank Darrah Ron Benseoter Gary Jackson. Team averages height strong but no one over six feet. Early practice shows promise and development expected after several games.
The State Conservation Commission releases hunting hours for waterfowl in southwest Iowa. The schedule lists daily start and end times in November, with several days showing varying light demand and a closing note marked Dack Season Closed.
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