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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1968

Page

3

Muskies Fall To Ottumwa In Little Six Opener

Ottumwa presses Muscatine into 24 turnovers and a 73-64 defeat in Friday night Little Six action. Standout Stan Blew sparked the Bulldogs with 19 second-half points, while Gary Getters added 18 and Bob Hallgren 13 as Ottumwa overcame a 38-28 halftime deficit to seize the win.

Harold Blake Ottumwwa Bulldogs Muscatine Muskies Muskie Ottumwa MHS Scott Ingstad Harry Koch Ingstad Koch Little Redhead Gary Getters Bob Hallgren B. Ebinger D. Burum B. Ash D. Young Muskies Wa Paul Brooks Rock Island Bill Shumaker EF Wood

Upset opens Little Six as Assumption beats Keokuk

In Friday night action the top three in the Little Six fell short of perfect as visiting teams won. Assumption upset winless Keokuk 81-72 with Tim Rubley 25 and Mike Hutcheson 24 leading the winners while Roy Burchette scored 32 for Keokuk. Bettendorf edged Burlington 76-74 with Pat Coagan 9 and the Presson twins 45 for Bettendorf. Sophomores won in both games. Next schedule includes Assumption at Rock Island Alleman and Keokuk at Fort Madison.

Bettendorf Burlington Assumption Keokuk Ottumwa Muscatine Rock Island Alleman Fort Madison Mount Pleasant Centerville Big Roy Burchette Jim Lindner Tom Schwab Steve High John Parsons Brian Figgs Jim Dennis Assumption’s Sophs John Schweizer Gene Horn Don Mackey Mike Nelson Sam Ross Mike Wendling Presson Twins Ron Don Pat Coagan Tom Dailey Tom Bettenmaier Steve Helms Dave Treftz

Hayes Sophs Lose Second In Row To Pleasant Valley

Hayes Catholic High sophomores trailed throughout and fell 61-44 to Pleasant Valley on Friday night. Steve Schaapveld led Hayes with 14 points, Tim Furlong and John Wieskamp added 11 each, while Pleasant Valley’s Tim Jackson scored 26 and Paul Harvey 13. The loss follows an earlier win by Hayes.

Hayes Catholic High Pleasant Valley Dave Westholf Muskateers Hayes Steve Schaapveld Tim Furlong John Wieskamp Hayes Sophs Bob Hopewell Bob Salek Bob Wessels Craig Marx Row Aull Tom Wester Pat Healey John Becky Tim Jackson Mark Henderson Kurt Kipper Greg Wales Paul Harvey Mike Daubert Garry Byrd Tom Cooney Ray Spicer Dave Mke Paul Maizen Mark Antrom Sophs

Hayes Muskateers Rally To Beat Pleasant Valley 64 60

Hayes Catholic High Muskateers overcome a 16 point lead collapse to edge Pleasant Valley 64 60 in a home opener. Mark Flanders and Jim Fuller battled foul trouble as Hayes steadied late with Joe Blaesing delivering the decisive jumper to seal the win. Hayes improves to 2 4, set to face Keokuk Cardinal Stritch in conference, with games at 1 50 and 3 p.m.

Hayes Catholic High Muskateers Hayes Gym Hayes Keokuk Cardinal Stritch Muskateers Pleasant Valley Spartans HCHS al Vie Tme Mark Flanders Jim Fuller

Hayes Wins Throw Contest In Final Minutes

Hayes Wins edged Pleasant Valley 63 61 as Carl Bech sank two free throws with 1:24 left to cut the margin, but Elvidge sealed it with late free throws. Pleasant Valley’s Matzen 21 and Sutton 19 led, while Muskateers balanced scoring saw Fuller 17 Blaesing 14. Solverson was held to 10 as the teams combined for many turnovers and poor rebounding. Coach Westhoff called it good experience for the young squad.

Spartans Carl Bech Elvidge Hayes Pleasant Valley HCHS Muskateers Dave Matzen Dave Sutton Joe Aull Westhoff Ft-At D. Matzen D. Sutton P. Solverson P. Stockton M. Francisco D. Smith C. Boehl Don Olson Andover Glenn Cook Edgington

Buckeyes Fail Notre Dame Next On UCLA’s List

UCLA, led by 7 foot 2 Lew Alcindor with 19 points and 21 rebounds, routed Ohio State 84 73 at Columbus. The Bruins extended their record to 18 straight wins and 65th win in 66 games as they head to South Bend to open a new 12 000 seat athletic center at Notre Dame.

Ted Meier Associated Press Ohio State Notre Dame Ucla Bruins Bruins Buckeyes Columbus Ohio Lew Alcindor Alcindor South Bend Ind Trish

Sophs Height Helps Muscatine Move Past Ottumwa Card

Muscatine Highs sophs won 56-36 over winless Ottumwa Friday night. Muscatine led 13-12 after one, extended to 24-14 at halftime, then controlled play behind 65 center Steve Welk who scored 25, and Kyle Reifert with 16 in the final two quarters. Ottumwa top scorer was Bob Hammersly with 18. Muscatine shot 42.3 percent from the field.

Muscatine High Soph Ottumwa MHS Muskie Steve Welk Muscatine Kyle Reifert Steve Brandon Bob Hammersly Ottumwans K. Reifert B. Vargas Welk J. Penisten L. Kaeding J. Stolley T. Miller D. Ziegenhorn Cochran J. Bready M. Varney D. Ferreira B. Randleman Ottumwe Sophs Brandon Carroll Hammersly Smith Heckart Paxton Franklin Thompson B. Blew James Roberson Reber John Bock

Central 9th Easily Wins Ath Game

Central ninth grade, unbeaten, won 72 46 over Iowa City Central at the Central gym. Three players scored 15 to 20 points. Mike Shea did not play due to a sprained ankle. Chad Diore led Iowa with 30 as Central led 40-18 at halftime and 22 points in the second period. Next Tuesday Central meets Muscatine West at 6 30 p m at the MHS gym.

Central Iowa City Central Central Chargers Bill Sturms Mike Shea Don Brown Durant High Chad Diore Iowa City Muscatine West MHS S. Lamb D. Kopp R. Hanson G. Garvin M. Reinke D.roelle M. Askam J. Fahy J. Wittmer Weiershauser Ie.c. Central

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