Five Teams Announce Girls Sectional Tourney Pairings
Liberty area schools prepare for three sectional tournaments the week of February 21. We Town Girls High School Athlete Union lists pairings at West Liberty Mount Union Mediapolis and Danville area sites. First round byes given to several teams with schedules for Monday Wednesday Friday games and late Consolation and Championship clashes.
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We Town Girls
Union
West Liberty
Mediapolis
Mount Union
Patrick J. Hand
Tourna
Louisa Muscatine
Lone ‘True
West Branch
Durant
Lone Tree
West Liberty Durant
John Alderson
Columbus
WACO
Wayland
Wapello
Winfield
Mediapolis Morning Sun
New London
West Burlington
Danville
Morning Sun
OaksReach Ninth Consecutive Home Victory Over Long Beach
The Oakland Oaks won their ninth straight home game, defeating Long Beach 97-92. In the other American Basketball League matchup, the Pittsburgh Rens crushed the Philadelphia Tapers 111-95.
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Associated Press
Oakland Oaks
the Oaks
Long Beach
Pittsburgh Rens
Philadelphia Tapers
Big Eight Semifinals Set as Kansas State to Meet Kansas
Kansas State odds for a third straight tourney title rise after a 61-43 win over Missouri with Willie Murrell leading at eight points. Oklahoma State edges Oklahoma 40-48 in first round as Hank Iba’s club advances to the semifinals against Kansas State while Missouri and Colorado/Nebraska await consolation bracket action.
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Kansas City
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
Kansas
Town State
K-State
Missouri
Oklahoma
State
Hank Iba
Cach
Bob Stevens
Wildcats
Tex Winter
Patric
Vanatta
Willie Murrell
Bob Carey
Tha
Iba
Jim Dumas
Colorado
Nebraska
Wide Open Bowl Games Predicted For New Year Tilt
Associated Press reports a spread of open bowl forecasts with Gator, East West Shrine and Blue Gray games setting up for high scoring offenses. LSU, Texas, and Oklahoma among teams noted for offense, while USC and Alabama face pivotal Rose and Orange Bowls. Oklahoma quarterback Monte Deere rejoins practice as USC suffers injury scare to reserve back Ron Heller.
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Charlie McClendon
LSU
Charlie
McClendon
Texas
San Francisco
Northwestern
Jack Mollenkopf
Purdue
Mollenkopf
Montgomery
Ala
Tom Nugent
Rebels
Bob Devaney
North
Nugent
West Texas State
Ohio University
Paso
Tex
Southern California
Wisconsin
Pasadena
Calif
Alabama
Oklahoma
Miami
Fla
Mississippi
Arkansas
New Orleans
Fluvidden Monte Deere
Sooners
Ron Heller
Heller
Floyd Liston rematch may come in March or April
Promoter Tom Bolan disclosed negotiations for a Liston Patterson heavyweight title rematch after a secret meeting in New York. Bolan, Patterson’s camp, and Liston advisers discussed venues likely Baltimore or Las Vegas with a March or April timing and a purse exceeding $200,000 for Liston.
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Sonny Liston
Floyd Fatterson
Tom Bolan
Championship Sports Inc
Patterson Jack Nilon
Liston
Nilon
Patterson
Nilen
Baltimore
Las Vegas
Bolan
NHL Results And Saturday Schedule
The Associated Press reports New York defeated Boston 9 to 3 in Thursdays NHL action. No games are on the schedule today. Saturday matches feature Dehwit at Montreal and Chicago visiting Toronto.
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New York
Boston
Montreal
Chicago
Toronto
Oregon State and Cal Reach Far West Meet Semis
Oregon State overwhelmed Idaho 80 53 to finish a first round at the Far West classic as California edged Seattle 85 77 in overtime. Semifinals: Oregon vs Iowa and Oregon State vs California, with consolation games to follow Arizona vs Washington State and Seattle vs Idaho.
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Ore
Oregon State
Idaho
California
Seattle
Oregon
Iowa
T&e
Mel Counts
Steve Pauly
Terry Baker
Frank Peters
Pauly
Peters
Baker
Counts
Arizona
Washington State
Iowa college teams reach finals in tourneys. others in consolations
Parsons and Buena Vista led eight Iowa Conference squads into championship play in holiday tournaments. Morning side and Graceland moved to consolations as Fairfield hosts the Mid-America meet. Parsons beat Peru 77-51 to reach the final against McKendree. Buena Vista faces Valley City in Fargo. Morningside and Graceland exit to consolation semis after losses to Emporia State and Western State Colorado respectively.
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Iowa
Morningside
Graceland
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Fairfield
Peru
Neb
Wildcats
Roger Sherrards
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Red River
Fargo
N. D
Beaver
Larry Dick
Gary Puttmann
Tick Hanson
Emporia State
Hastings
Alamosa
Colo
Western
Sate
Colorado
McKendree College of
Tindig
Lewis
Giants Hope End To Long Nightmare In Packers Rematch
New York Giants players led by A Tittle aim to close a year long skid with a NFL title rematch against Green Bay at Yankee Stadium. Despite a 37 0 loss last year and a nine game win streak, the team believes the chips are down and prepares for a tougher test after reviewing Packers film and a satisfying workout. Green Bay enters as a one touchdown favorite based on recent games and last season’s close results.
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A. Tittle
Green Bay
Tittle
Beat Mountain
Packers
Andy
Robus
Lelli
Giants
Tilile
Detroit
Los Angeles
Allie Sherman
Muscatine JV Triumphs 56 50 Over Cedar Rapids Washington
Muscatine junior varsity secured its first win with a 56 50 victory over Cedar Rapids Washington on Thursday. Key scorers were Dave Griebel 18 Russ Howard 10 Tom Havemann 5 John Bender 5 Merle Manley 2 and Fred Schroeder 5. Next JV game hosts Bettendorf on Monday January 7 as part of a double header with Central and Bettendorf ninth graders.
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Muscatine High
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Earl Gantenbein
Muscatine
Dave Griebel
Russ Howard
Tom Havemann
John Bender
Neil Hitchvealt
Fred Schroeder
Merle Manley
Pro Basketball NBA and ABL Results and Schedules
NBA results include Boston 108 over San Francisco 102 and Syracuse 128 over New York 92. ABL scores show Oakland 97 over Philadelphia and Long Beach 92. Today games feature Boston at Cincinnati and San Francisco at Philadelphia with multiple matchups across cities.
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NBA
Boston
San Francisco
Syracuse
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Chicago
St. Louis
Fittsburgh
Oakland
Long Beach
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
College Basketball Tournaments Semifinals and Results
Tournament results across multiple venues with scores and pairings. Key games include Colorado State University 75 Northwestern UCLA 88 and St Louis 66, Southern California 65, Stanford 57. Other notable outcomes feature Utah State 71 Washington 60, California 85 Seattle 77 in OT, Oregon State 80 Idaho 63, Loyola Marymount 83 San Francisco 56, Portland 90, Pitt 96 Louisiana State 72, and Miami 34 Cornell 74.
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Savannah
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Souther
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Okla
City
Chicago
Arkansas
Local Scratch League Falls Short in Tight Bowling Card
The city scratch league standings show Red Men leading with key teams such as Best Pest Control and Jordan Sausage posting high team series. Individual stars include Ruth Ann Curtis and Mary Ann Proffitt with notable scores from Dorothy Crumby and Kenny McKinney, as teams like M&A versus Ninety Baines compete for top spots.
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Claussen
Grunder
Western Auto
Ith Ind
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Bert Duncan
Bob Coss
Australia Ends Davis Cup With 5-0 Sweep Over Mexico
Australia completed a 5-0 Davis Cup challenge round victory over Mexico as Neale Fraser and Rod Laver sealed their final amateur era appearances. Fraser, aged 29, defeated Rafael Osuna in a marathon 11-9 6-1 6-4 set, while Laver beat Antonio Palafox 4-6 6-4 6-3, signaling the end of an era for two champions.
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Australia
Neale Fraser
Rod Laver
Mexico
Fraser
Rafael Osuna
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Malbourne Seft
Senator Fights Grid Blackout in Three States
Sen. Thomas J. Dodd protests a Sunday NFL championship game blackout in Connecticut New Jersey and New York. The Packers Giants game is set for Yankee Stadium in New York and Dodd condemns the restriction promising legislative action to prevent a repeat.
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Thomas J. Dodd
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Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
New York
Yankee Stadium
Dodd
Connecticut
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Pete Rozelle
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