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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1973

Page

2

Bettendorf Bulldogs top Muscatine 78 to 66 in MV title clash

Bettendorf used a late fourth quarter burst to down Muscatine 78 66 in Mississippi Valley play. Virgil Wulf and Dave Boles led Bettendorf with 35 and 23 points respectively while Mike Hamsher, Longtin and Lawrence paced Muscatine scoring with 12, 10 and seven. Bettendorf built a 45 29 halftime advantage and held on for the 12 point win.

Alf Bettendorf Muscatine Muskies Bryan Lawrence Muskie Greg Truman MHS T Ihe Bulldogs Dave Boles Mike Lofgren MHL Wayne Wagner Virgil Wulf Boles Jeff Holcomb Truman Holcomb Wulf Mike Hamsher John Longtin FTP Wulf Thompson Wagner L2 Schone Schulz Rothweiler Drexler Brockway

Wrestling meet closes tonight at Muscatine Invitational

The Muscatine wrestling Invitational wraps up tonight with consolation rounds at 6 30 and finals at the MHS fieldhouse. Eight teams competed for the championship trophy last held by Durant, as action continued all day across the event.

Muscatine MHS Durant

Des Moines Iawa top 20 results recap Friday night

AP Top 20 ratings show Des Moines Hoover 105 Des Moines Tech 59 and Des Moines East 77 Des Moines Lincoln 62 losses alter positions. Cedar Rapids West 78 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 67. Decorah fell 58-54 to Waukon. Davenport West 60-53 over Rock Island. Other outcomes include Mount Pleasant 73-44 over Osko lonsa and Bellevue 70-68 over Council Bluffs Jefferson. Clinton St. Marys lost 49-52 to Eldridge North Scott.

DES Moines Iawa Associated Press Iwa Marshalltown Cedar Falls Dubuque Wahlert Des Moines Hoover Des Moines Tech Manson City Mount Pleasant Oskolonsa Iowa City West Cedar Rapids Kennedy Sioux City Heelan Des Moines East Des Moines Lincoln Ames Decorah Waukon H. Spencer Council Biuhs Jefferson Bellevue Davenworth West Rock Island Davenport Central Cedar Rapids Kennedy Harlan Cedar Rapids Washington Clinton Reylawn City Dubuque Clinton St. Mary's Eldridge North Scott

Muscatine sophs edge Bettendorf for fifth win in six

Muscatine High School sophomore basketball team downed Bettendorf 60-53 at the MHS gym to run their record to 5-1 in six games and 2-1 in the Mississippi Valley conference. Brian Hahn scored 24 in the first half and finished with 24. Tim Yerington added 16 and Lennis Aull led in rebounds with 11. Bettendorf cut the margin to 56-50 late, but Muscatine closed with four free throws. Next Friday they host Iowa City High to close the 1973 portion of the season.

Kerry Blake Dan Smith Muscatine Lawrence Blake Longtin Smith Hamsher Lloyd Lofgren Bettendorf Tom Snyder Muskies Mississippi Valley Town City High Muscatine High School Beutendorf MHS Bob Hartzler Iowa City High

Eastern Iowa Hawkeye boys league overtime surge

Five teams led the EIH boys conference with three overtimes and tight wins. Clear Creek edged Mount Vernon 62 61 in double OT while Mid Prairie beat Durant 60 59 after a 53 53 tie. West Liberty beat Solon 51 49 and Wilton handled West Branch 56 52 in close contests.

Iowa Hawke Eye Boys Clear Creek Mid- Prairie West Liberty Wilton Mount Vernon Mid-Prairie Durant Solon West Branch C. Creek Mt. Vernon Earl Berg Joe Rohret Scott Stewart Frank Rohret Phil Rilett Ken Landis Aaron van Dyke Solon Q Amana

Westmer Wrestling Drops Meet to East Moline 38 15

East Moline junior varsity defeated Westmer of the Cornbelt Conference 38 to 15 Friday night. Westmer won three events but fell short with two pins and a decision. Pin winners for Westmer were Dave Street Randy Morrison and Doug Steffens earned a decision.

East Moline Westmer Dave Street Randy Morrison Doug Steffens

Unbeaten SE Iowa pair face tough night as Mediapolis edges LM

In Southeast Iowa conference action Mediapolis survived a close 50-48 at LM to remain unbeaten. Columbus routed Winfield-Mt Union 74-36 while Highland defeated New London 70-58. Wapello beat Danville 57-46 and Lone Tree notched its first win 52-42 over Morning Sun. New London led early but Highland surged in the second quarter to grab the lead and never relinquished it.

Columbus Mediapolis Wapello Lone Tree Highland Winfield-Mt. Union New London Danville Morning Sun N. London Riverside Ron Orris Bob Putney Terry Walker Jeff Schott Mike Krantz Mark Colberg Joe Prottsman Gary Grinstead Ron Walker Mike Stodgell Scott Huist Phil Byrum Wapella Bob Branchini Mike Mummers Jon Murrell Marlin Walker Terry Ingram Greg Allred Vanella LM Mediapolis Bulldogs Cary Jonson Rich Schuller Gary Earnest Rich Meeker Dave Peterson Mike Oberman Dave Ronnichsen Ron Monahan Keith Small Stan Peters Kevin Hintermeister Garth Murry Dave Crooks Craig Carey Randy Murry Denny Wagoner Jeff Carey Joel Weber Frank Mincer Winfield Mike Weber Gary McCreight Terry Rodgers Myron Reese Barry Martin WTP Te M Vanelle Wight and Lane ‘Tree Mornings Sun Wanella Lone ‘Tree

Hawkeyes rally but fall to 3rd in row at Iowa Fieldhouse

Kentucky beat Iowa 88 to 80 after leading 52 to 24 at halftime. Kevin Grevey scored 29 for Kentucky, Candy LaPrince led Iowa with 34 points in a second half rally. Game marred by 53 fouls and six players fouled out.

Iowa City Towa Kentucky Iowa Wildcats Kevin Grevey Ronnie Lyons Grevey Candy LaPrince Nate Washington Don Conner Guyette Lyons Flynn Smith Hale Lachmueller Wooday Edelman OWA Fogebank & Thomas Collins Hairston LaPrince Washington Parker É Thompson Gatens Warley Hakeman Sumpter A Fegenonk Parker

Mid-Prairie tops Durant in EIH girls basketball action

Mid-Prairie used a strong second quarter to pull away for a 44-37 win over Durant as Nancy Kos scored 25 points and Peg Griffith added 13. West Liberty defeated Solon 49-41 with Jacquit Simon and Pam Finke contributing 14 and 19 points respectively, while Solon’s Paula Fiaja led with 16.

West Liberty Jacquit Simon Pam Finke Joey Iske Sandy Windus Laura Kirchner Nel Windus Solon Mid-Prairie-Durant Mid-Prairie Durant Nancy Kos Peg Griffith Janice Kloppfer Maureen Jones

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