Morning Sun Tigers Win Mediapolis Sectional Title
The Morning Sun High School boys basketball team captured the Class A sectional championship at Mediapolis, finishing their season at 13-6 after beating Fort Madison Aquinas. Coach Bob Nelson leads the Tigers who advance to district play against Keokuk Cardinal Stritch next Wednesday in Mediapolis.
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Hayes Named Player of the Year After Early High School Cut
Elvin Hayes the Houston Cougars star and 1968 college basketball player of the year, named after overcoming a high school coordination problem. The 22 year old from Rayville Louisiana led Houston to a 26 game season and became second all time scorer, defying early doubts from coach Melvin Rogers who cut him in sophomore year. Hayes emphasized being a good person as well as a top player.
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College basketball scores from AP roundup and league tribute
East Columbia routed Penn 68 to 43 while Yale topped Dartmouth 98 to 67 and Brown beat Harvard 69 to 66. Princeton defeated Cornell 89 to 52 as other results included UCLA 100 62 over Stanford and Arizona 89 79 over Utah. Jack and Jill league honors memory of president Bob Naber who died suddenly at Iowa City.
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Division Leaders Win Again in ABA
New Orleans Buccaneers boosted by Red Robbins 31 points edged Anaheim 118-114 to stay atop the Western Division as Jimmy Jones scored 27 and Warren Davis led Anaheim with 22. In the other game, Pittsburgh topped New Jersey 139-125 behind Heyman 33 Williams 41 and Hawkins 27 for the Pipers who improved to nine straight.
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District Tourneys Spotlight Top Girls Teams in Iowa
The AP notes Everly 25-0 after an 81 42 semifinal win over Sioux Rapids and Hartley 19-6 after a 72 57 playoff win over Royal Clay Central. Logan Magnolia, Fredericksburg, Audubon fall as others advance. Denise Long powers Union-Whitten with 43 points in a high stakes district showdown.
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Four Area Boys Wrestle At State Meet In Waterloo
Muscatine area grapplers split four first round bouts at the state class 4 wrestling tourney in Waterloo. Dennis McDonald Morning Sun and Steve Moore Wapello won to reach semifinals while Doug Cross Wapello and Ben Marolf Wilton were eliminated. McDonald defeated Dennis Tesar Belle Plaine 5-0, Moore edged Ken Ryan MFL Monona 9-8, with both advancing to the 1:30 p.m. semifinals today as the pursuit of titles continues.
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Girls District Scores Semifinal Round Report
District semifinals feature Adel Guthrie Center 104 over Dallas Center 92 and Adel 80 over Perry 32. The day included Clashes at Carroll Paton-Chardan 97 Irwin 43, Manilla 66 Audubon 65, and more such as Mount Ayr 89 Moravia 55 and West Monona 46 at Onawa.
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