MHS defenders praised after first scrimmage
Monroe High School’s 1973 Cheesemakers defense earns praise as they keep Black Hawk out of the end zone in a Saturday scrimmage at T. R. Holyoke Field. Linebackers Motz Bahler and Holyoke anchor a strong unit while Halvorson Sutter Gempler and Rufenacht pace the secondary.
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MHS
John Brodie
Cheesemaker
Black Hawk
T. R. Holyoke Field
Joe Motz
Doug Bahler
Dennis
Stu) Holyoke
Warriors
Dick Halvorson
Steve Sutter
Jim Gempler
Bill Rufenacht
Corbins
Gempler
Rugged
Rufenacht
Tim Dearth
Monroe
South Wayne
Silvis
Alex McKeown
Brodie
Stormont
Jim Jones
Paul Marty
Jim Schmitz
Tommy Elmer
Slowpitch Leagues Enter Final Week With Three Title Dreams
With one week left in regular play three leagues await decisive games. Friendly Inn leads Major with 13 straight wins while Open hopes to seal second half. Village Inn claims first half. Minor table tight with four teams at 4 2 and Tuesday’s Swiss Colony versus Mel’s pivotal. Pitching and hitting leaders highlighted by Wunschel and Anderson across majors.
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Friendly Inn
Junction House
Green Co. House
Monroe Hotel
Village Inn
Advance
Martin’s
Swiss Colony
Mel’s. Alphorn
Milwaukee Cheese
Don Wunschel
Mel’s
Gary Anderson
Wunschel
Jim Bennett
Chuck
Texaco
Anderson
Bernie Milz
Kenny Norder
Denny Zimmerman
Stu Grendahl
Dick Schliem
Rick Austin
Tom Coffey
Dan Klopfenstein
Steve Benkett
Jerry Wettach
John Ammon
al Tschudy
Joe Tuescher
Gary Marquart
Dave Lehman
Gordie Wahler
Wayne Stroessner
Bob Collins
Steve Marti
Mike Strelcheck
Funk Leads Eagles Lanes Bowlers In Summer League Standings
John Funk rolled 602 for the Tuesday 3-Man, while Betty Ritschard led Friday Couples with 533 pins. Other scores included Bittner 224 game, Prechel 201, and multiple team totals such as Grossen & Haldiman 2100 and Bummers 2057 as leagues posted weekly results across Monday to Friday events.
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John Funk
Betty Ritschard
Eagles Club
Funk
Ritschard
Bill Bittner
Glenda Prechel
Bittner
Riese
Ron Camron
Brandenburg Sewer Rats
Classic
Eagles Lanes
Duds
BCZ
Sue Rothenbuehler
Julie Jordahl
Marilyn Kubly
Jean van Wagenen
Barb Stauffacher
Jordahl
Rothenbuehler
Ginny Hahn
Stauffacher
Wanda Schramm
Bugaloos
Galloo Gals
Funny Balls
Eagles Trio
Thunderbirds
Mustangs
Keith Kundert
Norman Ritschard
Ed Haldiman
Colleen Hasler
Prechel
Kundert
Grossen & Haldiman
Bummers
Friendly Neighbors
Ritschard-Grossen
Cannon Balls
Dirty Sneakers
Ma and Pa Smith Capture 18 Hole Ma and Pa Golf Title
In Monroe, Ma and Pa Jackie and Ken Smith won the 18 hole Ma and Pa Golf Tournament with a net 139. Jackie 86 with 18 handicap. Ken 80 with nine strokes subtracted. Runners up Ed and Lydia Rufenacht with 144, Russ and Alda Myers 146. Also Marge and Mel Will topped 9 hole class with net 65. Mary and Bob Brauchle were second at 71. Georgiana and Bill Young third at 72. Jeff Benedict of Evansville exited Akron Derby after two heat wins. National winner James Gronen, Boulder, Colo. CANOE CHAMPS THE FORKS Maine AP TwoWisconsin men Frank Brazelton and Bill Sievert cut 15 minutes to win the medium canoe class at the 1973 National Whitewater Open.
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Jackie
Ken Smith
Monroe Country Club
Ken
Lydia Rufenacht
Russ
Alda Myers
Marge
Mel Will
Mel
Mary
Bob Brauchle
Georgiana
Bill Young
Jeff Benedict
F. E. Benedict
Evansville
Akron
Ohio
Missouri
Jeff
Madison
James Gronen
Boulder
Colo
Forks
Maine
Wisconsin
Frank Brazelton
Oconomonec
Bill Sievert
Menomonee
Dead River
Brewers Fall to A’s in Finalist Ninth Inning Flush
Milwaukee Brewers squandered late heroics and lost 6 4 to the Oakland A’s. In racing news, Butch Hartman of South Zanesville edged Jack Bowsher by 2.9 seconds in a late model stock car race at State Fair Park, the event halted at 199 laps by the flag waver.
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Milwaukee
Butch Hartman
South Zanesville
Ohio
Jack Bowsher
Springfield
State Fair Park
Freshman football candidates report for first meeting
All MHS freshman football players should report Wednesday at 9 a.m. for the season kickoff. Coaches Dick Glendenning and Wayne Stroessner will lead two workouts Wednesday, one Thursday, and two Friday. No contact until three days of exercise and conditioning are completed under WIAA rules.
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MHS
Dick Glendenning
Wayne Stroessner
WIAA
Arnie's pilot Charles Johnson lands private post with Palmer
Charles Johnson formerly piloted for Chum Figi of Marshfield, now serves as private pilot for pro golfer Arnold Palmer. Figi is a Monroe native.
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Charles Johnson
Chum Figi
Marshfield
Arnold Palmer
Figi
Monroe
Monahan Norder City doubles champs at Monroe tourney
Left handed Billy Norder and right handed Kevin Monahan won the 1st annual Monroe City Tennis Tourney doubles title at Recreation Park, defeating Pete and Paul Mueller 6 2 6 2 to claim Class A. Brand brothers won Class B 6 3 6 3 over Stormont brothers.
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Billy Norder
Kevin Monahan
Monroe City
Recreation Park
Pete
Paul Mueller
Pete Mueller
Monahan
Bechtolt Leads Green Co in TGIF Industrial Golf Half
Bechtolt captured the second half pace with a 32 net as Wilson Bloom added 10 points to his low net. Bechtolt and Moore Lane meet Friday August 24 for the league title while Dick Lane posted a 37 in a 32-17 win for Ad vance-Christensen.
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Wilson Bloom
Pace Green Co
House
Ambrose
Moore-Simonson
Young
Thomann
Bechtolt
Christensen
Lane
Olson
Simonson
Terry Miller
Horst Hart
Gary Partridge
Wally
Local shooters post high score at Muscoda shoot
Martin's Sport Shop trap team led by Gary and Harrison Butenhoff, Elton Stuckey, Curt Krier, and Bill Maurer hit 488 of 500 in a 16 yard line event at the Muscoda Sportsman Club earning them team and individual trophies as eight Class A and 11 Class B teams competed across two days at Ree and Twining Park Courts.
NFL scores from a busy weekend schedule
Reports recap Thursday through Saturday games with multiple NFL results. Notable scores include Pittsburgh 17 Philadelphia 3, Washington 37 Buffalo 21, Baltimore 32 Detroit 28, Green Bay 33 Houston 14, New York Giants 45 New York Jets 30, San Francisco 19 San Diego 7, and others across the slate.
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Pittsburgh
San Francisco
New York
Cincinnati
Montreal
Atlanta
Los Angeles
Chicago
St. Louis
San Diego
Philadelphia
Houston
Billingham
Seaver
Bradley
Torrez
Ellis
Richard
Washington
Buffalo
Baltimore
Detroit
Denver
Green Bay
Minnesota
Kansas City
Miami
New England
Oakland
Dallas
New Orleans
Cleveland
N.Y. Giants
N.Y. Jets
Devine to pick Packers quarterback this week
Packers coach Dan Devine nears decision on whether Scott Hunter or Jerry Tagge will start at quarterback for the 1969 season after a 33 14 preseason win over the Oilers. Hunter showed spark with a 46 yard TD pass to Jon Staggers as Green Bay posted 407 total yards.
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Milwaukee
Scott Hunter
Jerry Tagge
Green Bay Packers
Dan Devine
Hunter
Tagge
Packers
Houston Oilers
Devine
Jon Staggers
Mueller and Monahan win Class A titles in tennis finals
Pete Mueller and Paul Mueller defeat Todd Stamm and Terry Andrews 6-4 6-4 to reach the Class A final, where Kevin Monahan and Bill Norder topple Mueller and Mueller 6-2 6-2 for the championship. Stiles-Kittelsen take third, Consolation features Stamm/Andrews over Scheffer/Babler.
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Ree
Twining Park
Rodney Kittelsen
Ernie Spring
Jon Spoerry
Pat Deignan
Spoerry
Deignan
Bartholf
MHL
Marty Deignan
Brad Kittelsen
Paul Stiles
Dave Rufenacht
John Zupane
Robert Cook
Mark Kramer
Dan
Tom Mitchell
Northern Illinois
Todd Stamm
Terry Andrew
Toby Whipple
Eric Otteson
Joe Laeser
John Blum
Pete Mueller
Paul Mueller
Terry Andrews
Jim Bartholf
Ted Scheffer
Dave Babler
Dan Mitchell
Kevin Monahan
Bill Norder
Duane Price
Alan Brinkmaier
Mueller-Mueller
Bartholf-Deignan
Mitchell-Mitchell
Stamm-Andrews
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John Henkelman
John Stormont
Eric Corbins
Steve Erickson
Bob Silvis
Halvorson
Randy Bechtolt
Ernie Studer
Jeff Brodie
Varsity
Jvs
Wis. Rapids
Janesville Parker
John Prien
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Dorothy Krug
Tess Witt
Sue Keegan
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Pat Schwartz
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Alvie Riese
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Corbin
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Stottlemyre
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Perry
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Brand Brothers
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Rick
Stormont Brothers
Tom
Golf Tour
Sutton
Mass
John Toepel
Stevens Point
Lanny Wadkins
Rathskeller
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Frank Venturelli
Herb Kubly
NFL Today
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Oilers
Peterson
The
Hixson
Olds
Oldsmobile
Tourney
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Mark Klarner
John Ripp
John van Wagenen
Tom Stormont
Steve Newcomer
John Huber
Zupanc
Rofenacht
Spoerry-Deignan
Cook-Klarner
Ron Blum
Brad Newcomer
John Brand
Rick Brand
Stormont-Stormont
Brand-Brand
Stormont- Stormont
Zupane-Rufenacht
Laeser-Blum
Kittelsen-Spring
Newcomer-Huber
Otteson- Whipple
Blum-Newcomer
Otteson-Whipple
Gemith
Ves
Syev Aha Eas
Ain Y Ely
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