Martelle Nips Panthers In Last Seconds 30 29
Martelle overcame a 10 point fourth quarter deficit to beat Monticello 30 to 29. Bob May scored 10 for Martelle including a late rally bucket, Prull added the winning hook shot, and Schneider and Neill led Monticello with 11 and 10 respectively. The curtain-raiser saw Martelle junior high defeat Monticello junior high 39-17.
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Monti High
Martelle
Pruit
Bob May
Martello
Panthers
May
Monticello
Paul Schneider
Bill Neill
Schneider
Shelley
Monti
Tapken
Neill
Darsee
Prull
Irvill Rhatigan Wins $25 In Basketball Contest
Irvill Rhatigan correctly predicted the Towa Omaha game and the scores of prior games, earning $25 in the basketball contest. A mix up on entry deadlines caused seven of eight games to be played before entries were due, now set for Wednesday at 5 p.m.
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Irvill Rhatigan
House Of David Plays Here Wed Basketball Game
The Monticello VFW and American Legion team hosts the original House of David for an 8 p.m. Wednesday exhibition at the public school gym. The bewhiskered House of David, registered in U S courts, boasts 85 wins in 96 starts last season. Monticello, coached by Leslie Linn, fields John Hines George Hines Bob Siebels Sam Reyner Frank Fitzsimmons Don Wolf Ken Webber Bud Bader Virg Haag Vince Haag Bud Williamson Fay Haeussier Jim Schneider Don Lyon and Marv Himebaugh with a 2–1 record this season. Tickets are available through VFW or American Legion members.
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Monticello Vfw
American Legion
House of David
Publicchool
United States
Monticello
Leslie Linn
John Hines
George Hines
Bob Siebels
Sam Reyner
Frank Fitzsimmons
Don Wolf
Ken Webber
Bud Bader
Virg Haag
Vince Haag
Bud Williamson
Fay Haeussier
Jim Schneider
Don Lyon
Marv Himebaugh
Monti
VFW
Four Local Gridders On WaMaC Second Team
Four Monticello high school grid ders earned second WaMaC conference team honors selected by coaches at Anamosa. Named were Bob Guyan end Rod Rieken guard Roy Dreibelbis back Paul Schneider utility back plus other all conference members from Tipton Marion Maquoketa Independence Anamosa Vinton Manchester and Monticello in second team.
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Monticello
Rie
Ken Burns
Maquoketa LE
Bob Guyan
Jerry Kelso
Marion RT
Paul Shover
Anamosa RG
Jerry Peterson
Vinton LG
Rod Rieken
George Murdoch
Marion
Jack Niehes
Maquoketa
Loyal Gates
Independence
Don Dickson
Vinton
Roy Dreibelbis
Craig Melven
Manchester
Paul Schneider
Neill's Candy Shop Sponsors Tait's Column
Neill's Corner Candy Shop begins sponsoring Tait Cummins' sports column this week replacing the former Midway Sweet Shop sponsor.
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Neill’s Candy Shop
Tait
Tait Cummins
Neill's Corner Candy Shop
Midway Sweet Shop
Neill’s Corner Candy Shop
Sacred Heart Girls and Boys Split Weekend Schedule
Sacred Heart teams went 3 2 over the weekend with wins at Hopkinton 40 31 for the boys and 41 32 for the girls. Bellevue handed both Sacred Heart losses 45 22 and 41 32 as Marjorie Schneider led the girls with 39 points.
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Sacred Heart Cage
Eagle
Hopkinton
Bellevue
Eagles
Center Junction
Marjorie Schneider
Frank Helmer
Bill Helms
Murray
Paul Kurt
Sacred Heart
Welsch
Schneider
A. Michels
Kurt
Norb Manternach
Phil Dart
Eagles Return Home to Host Buck Creek Tonight
In their first home game since last Tuesday the Eagles play Buck Creek at 7 30 on the local court.
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Eagles
Buck Creek
Local girls basketball bias and All-State selections debated
The piece critiques how high scorers like Wellman's Don Swartzendruber are underrecognized by major outlets while favoring players from larger towns. It argues small schools rarely place many on all state lists and questions the method coaches use to pick conference honor teams.
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Iowa
Cascade
University of Iowa
Vogel
Murland Moran
John Sullivan
Merlin Kurt
Hawkeye
Jack Dittmer
Elkader
Glenn Drahn
Monona
Kenny Kuester
Iowa U
Roland Arns
Jack North
Big Roland
WMT
Old Jack
Don Swartzendruber
Wellman
Phil Seghi
Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
SC Cagers
St. Patrick’s Gym
Iowa City
Dubuque
Davenport
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Swartzendruber
TIDPA
Coaches Nominate All Conference Players Amid Haphazard Selections
The piece argues coaches name one candidate for first eleven and peer voting fills gaps as players remembered by opponents fades. It proposes postgame discussions with coaches and writers to determine all conference and all state selections fairly. It notes Rev Baumann and Hoffman pulled two ringtails during a coon hunt.
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John Baumann
Jack and
Jerry Hoffman
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Roger Ruchotzke
Tipton
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Ray Crock
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Bill Brown
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Hilbert Ford
Jim Williams
Ken Otting
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