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Newspaper

Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1961

Page

4

Hayes Stall Pays Off in 51-48 Victory Over Aquinas

Hayes Catholic high earned its first River Cities win by stalling to beat Fort Madison Aquinas 51-48 at Prison City. Walt Kochneff’s squad trailed by eight in the second period but rallied as Hayes used ball control and balanced scoring led by reserve Joe Maher to close out the game.

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Pro Grid Slate Matches Set for Sunday Games

The Pro Grid slate features Toby Baltimore at San Francisco Sunday, Cleveland at New York, Green Bay at Los Angeles, Pittsburgh at St. Louis, Minnesota at Chicago, and Dallas at Washington with key matchups across the league.

Toby Baltimore San Francisco Cleveland New York Green Bay Los Angeles Pittsburgh St. Louis Minnesota Chicago Dallas Washington

Muskies Rally Past Muscatine In Rock Island Swim Meet

Rock Island High School dominated with nine firsts and a 61 to 24 win over Muscatine. Doug Felton and Ed Longstreth each earned multiple wins, while Mike Petersen highlighted Rock Island with a meet record 4:50.2 in the 400 freestyle. Muscatine’s Rich McCleary, Ed Longstreth, Mitch Sussex, Jim Hidden, and Hon Cockshoot provided notable finishes. Rock Island coach Gary Ackerson guided a powerful performance as the Muskies prepare for Clinton next Tuesday.

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Fastern Iowa League Top 3 Win Again in Tight Games

Wilton remains unbeaten with a 48 41 win over West Liberty as Roger Maro leads Durant surpassing Mount Vernon 47 33. West Branch beats G High Iowa City 66 62. Lone Tree edges Springville 44 38 with Virgil Mills and Ron Cerny scoring.

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Westmer Ends Rockets String In Tight League Skirmish

Westmer built a late edge to defeat Rockridge as Don Massey led Rockridge with 26 points and Vroman contributed four. Westmer’s Dickens and Olson paced 13 and seven points respectively, with a 33-25 halftime score. Rockridge hosts Sheard Scareby next Tuesday and Westmer eyes lane-by-lane matchups in upcoming meets.

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Hayes Triumphs In Jamboree With Fletcher’s 30 Points

Hayes tops Aquinas 39 17 in a 13 minute quarter jamboree as Roger Fletcher pours in 30 points on 43 field goals and four free throws. Roy reaches 114 points this season with 38 20 31 30 game totals. Aquinas’ Wellman and Murphy rack double digits, while Mike Conway adds 10 points boosting Hayes late surge. Aquinas also wins the fresh soph 31 29. Kochneff notes fewer mistakes but says Hayes was the difference.

Hayes Aquinas Roger Fletcher Roy Mike Conway Ais Roger Wellman Lamy Murphy Kochneff

Muscatine Sophomores Rally For Fifth Win Over Bettendorf

Muscatine high sophomores cruised to their fifth win in seven starts by beating Bettendorf 65 to 46. Coach Ron Havemann’s squad led 20-14 after the first quarter and 35-22 at halftime, finishing strong as 14 of 17 players scored. Herb Griggs poured in 15 and Denny Bollman 14, with Potts and Carra each adding 16 for Bettendorf in a one-sided night for Muscatine.

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