Panthers Roll Over Maquoketa 50–26 in WaMaC Clash
Monticello Panthers dominar Maquoketa with a 29–9 halftime edge and 50–26 final. Don Skelley scored 14 points eight shots with seven makes including five hook shots. Neill added 10, Schneider 9, Schneiter 6, Schrader 6 as balanced scoring propelled the win.
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Don Skelley
Monticello Panthers
Maquoketa
Public School
Skelley
Cardinals
Davis
Black
Bill Neill
Dean Willworth
Willwerth
Roy Dreibelbis
John Schneiter
Neill
Skel
Paul Schneider
Panthers
Monti
Schrader
Willworth
Cello Opens Season With Lopsided Win Over Maquoketa
Cello defeated Maquoketa 25 to 5 in their season opener. Don Appleby led the Card win with seven points while Gene Seehusen added six as the team finally found the scoring in the late third period.
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Cello
Maquoketa
Don Appleby
Gene Seehusen
Avelchas Awards 1948 Football Letters at Pep Meeting
Coach Nick Avelchas presented 19 letters to Monti cello's 1948 football team at a public school pep meeting. Letters went to Centers Galen Helgens Bob Reade Guards Rod Rieken George Schneiter Loren Hayes Fred Messerli Tack les John Schneiter Carl Leese kamp Lester Kray Dale Hein Ends Gene Hanken Bob Guyan John Paulsen Backs Spinback Roy Dretbelbis Blocking back Dwight Gerdes Don Skelley Wing back Paul Schneider Tail back Dean Willworth Don Schrader Managers Len Hoffman Karl Berends.
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Nick Avelchas
Monticello
Public School
Galen Helgens
Bob Reade
Rod Rieken
George Schneiter
Loren Hayes
Fred Messerli
John Schneiter
Carl Leesekamp
Lester Kray
Dale Hein
Gene Hanken
Bob Guyan
John Paulsen
Roy Dr
Monticello Sports Highlights of 1948 Summary
The Monticello year featured mixed basketball results withMonticello High’s teams facing Anamosa and Marion in county and district play. Sacred Heart girls, led by Jean Marie Howie with 35 points, won the Jones County trophy before a tight Oxford Junction sectional loss to Stanwood. Monticello advanced past Xavier in district play, then lost to Marion at Cedar Rapids. Standout performers included Dean Willworth, Don Shelley, Roy Dreibelbis, Bob Schneider, and Bill Neill. Coach changes included Nick Avelchas as football coach and Leo Cabalka leading basketball and baseball. The season highlighted a WaMaC conference track record by the 880 relay team. Overall 1948 sports wrap with holiday wishes.
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Monticello
Monti High
Anamosa
Sacred Heart Girls
Jean Marie Howie
Wyoming
Black Panthers
Blue Raiders
Oxford Junction
Stanwood
Hegarty
Yvonne Wolf
Monti
Xavier
Dyersville
Don Shelley
Marion
Panthers
Cedar Rapids
Dean Willworth
Iowa U.’s
Paul Brechler
Minnesota
Dave McMillian
Lions Club
Nick Avelchas
Monticello High School
Leo Cabalka
Panther
Bob Gugan
Ray Eiben
Paul Schneider
Rod Rieken
Wilson Seconds
Willwerth
Roy Dreibelbis
Guyan
Schneider
Manchester
Tipton
Tigers
Maquoketa
Gerald Mayberry
West Union
Postville Pirates
Sacred Heart
Marjorie Schneider
Claire O'Rourke
Colesburg
Eagle Girls
St. Mary’s
Cascade
Willworth
Roosevelt
C.R
Don Skelley
Brad Wilson
Des Moines Register
Skelley
Wilson
Johnny Kelley
St. Martin’s
Mrs Izetta Stumbaugh Wins $10 In Express Basketball Contest
Mrs Izetta Stumbaugh won ten dollars for the second straight week in the express basketball contest by predicting the final score difference in four games. Entrants must pick winners this week eight games. Entries due by five p m Wednesday with a potential twenty five dollar top prize for perfect picks. The Cascade American Legion cage team defeated Monticello VFW 58 to 41 Monday night.
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The
Express
Wisconsin
Illinois
Sacred Heart
Wyoming
Northwestern
Missouri
Monticello
Anamosa
Marquette
Loyola
Purdue
Town
St. Mary's
Calif
Cascade American Legion
VFW Club
Eagles Split Two With St. Martin’s Cascade
Sacred Heart girls beat St. Martin’s of Cascade 35 24 for their fifth straight win as 55 fouls were called. Sacred Heart boys lost 37 35 in overtime after a late 4th quarter rally by Joe Himes Nort Manternach and Wayne Wolf led the way.
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Sacred Heart Girls
St. Martin's of Cascade
Eagle Boys
Joe Himes
Nort Manternach
Nets
Eagles
Himes
Sacred Heart
English
Manternach
Wayne Wolf
Stan Maire
Paul Kurt
Green
Christmas column warm ups old football tale
This holiday column shares a humorous story of a not-so-bright fullback who vows to outsmart a smarter opponent after a pep talk. It closes with Christmas wishes and a nod to Nile Kinnick Scholarships at the University of Iowa and ROTC ties on the Hawkeye campus.
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Chesnut
Nile Kinnick
Nile
University of Iowa
The
State University
Kenneth A.mccart
Iowa U
McCart
Hawkeye
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