Maquoketa Valley girls win sectional basketball title
Maquoketa Valley beat Central City 66-50 in the girls sectional final at Monticello high school to advance to district play. Sue Slick scored 32 points, Marilyn Chapman 20, Sharon Green 14, as MV led 16-8 after one period and 54-40 after three. They meet the Center Point-Stormont winner in the district game here tonight at 7:30 p.m.
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Central City
Marilyn Chapman
Sue Slick
Wilma Weigel
Kathy Schmidt
Maquoketa Valley
Monticello
Center Point
Stormont
MV Girls
Sharon Green
Sacred Heart
Eagles
Kay Brashaw
Patsy Oaken
Sandy Gilmore
Cindy Norlin
Brashaw
Oaken
Gilmore
Deloris Nielson
Slick
Chapman
Green
Schmidt
Weigel
Doudna
Shimanek
McAleer
Hobert
Panthers dominate WaMaC titles across football basketball track
Monticello Panthers claim twelve WaMaC championships in nine years under coach Dean Nelson. He started with an undefeated 8-0 WaMaC football season in 1956, then 19-3 basketball, plus multiple outright and shared titles in football and basketball through the early 1960s. Track titles came in 1957 to 1959 with runner ups in 1960 and 1963.
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Sacred Heart Falls 71 62 to Lowden in Tourney Final
Sacred Heart Eagles lost 71-62 at Lowden in the sectional finals after trailing 17-16 after the first period and 59-44 after three. Bob Hines led with 15 points, Featherston 14, Gudenhauf and Lambert 12 each.
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Mike Lambert
Solon
Area teams bow to Bennett in sectional play
Midland of Wyoming and Olin were eliminated by Bennett in successive Bennett sectional games on Feb 15 and 17 at Bennett with scores notched. Maquoketa Valley defeated Farley St. Joe 63-47 at Edgewood before losing 66-51 to Edgewood-Colesbury the next night. Ken Vacek led O J with 18 points and Burt Krass had 16 as Lowden beat Oxford Jet 60-49 in semi final action on Feb 17 at Lowden.
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Oxford Jet Girls Reach District Play After Wins
The Oxford Jet girls defeated Wheatland 89-73 and beat London 80-78 to win the sectional tournament and advance to the district tourney in Davenport. Linda Benhart made the winning basket, and Patty Burda led with 62 points against Wheatland and 55 in the London game while Oxford led by quarters 20-13, 37-31, and 62-47.
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Panthers Fall To Anamosa In District Opener
Monticello Panthers drop a 60 54 decision to Anamosa in the first round of the boy s district tournament. Paul Specht scores 19, Gary Zimmerman 17 as Monticello fights back but comes up short. Coach Dean Nelson notes Monticello trails Anamosa 21 19 in 9 seasons.
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Dale Port
Pat Brennaman
John Onken
Monticello Defeats Maquoketa For WaMaC Share
Monticello Panthers toppled Maquoketa 69 58 to share the WaMaC conference title. Steve Miehe 18 points led Monticello with Gary Zimmerman 17 Rob Robinson 15 and Paul Specht 14. Cliff Cornelius 29 led Maquoketa with 29 as Monticello edged ahead 50 43 after three quarters.
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Hubbard Falls in First Round of State Wrestling
Chuck Hubbard of Monticello Panther shifted from 180 lb to heavyweight and lost 5-2 to Klein of Alden in the first round at Waterloo. Klein later won the state heavyweight title. Hubbard finished with 21-4-1 overall and 10-2-1 in dual meets, amassing 38 team points while dropping only six.
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Bowling tourney finale set for Sunday night
Alley manager Jim Green says the event ends at 11 p.m. on Sunday February 28 with top bowler Lauser at 694, followed by Jim Hargrave 677 Dan Read 677 Harold Rohwedder 675 and Phil Tuetken 672. Green notes Friday Saturday Sunday hours require reservations. 306 entries so far, a record.
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Lauser
Jim Hargrave
Monticello
Dan Read
Harold Rohwedder
Olin
Phil Tuetken
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Grade School Scores Panthers Top Wolverines 28 to 7
Hawkeyes win 53 to 8 over Globe Trotters in morning action. Mike Myers scores 48 points for the Hawkeyes. Other lines reference obscure league codes and names.
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Nick Sauser Leads Express Bowling Tourney at Monti Bowl
Cascade bowler Nick Sauser tops the second annual Monti cello Express tournament at Monti Bowl with a 705 series as the event enters its final week with three days remaining.
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