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Muscatine Journal

Location

Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1968

Page

3

Paullina crushes Graettinger to stay undefeated in district final

Paullina dominated Graettinger 74-47 to claim the Class A district title as Neil Fegebank poured in 32 points. New losses hit LaPorte City, while Blairsburg Northeast Hamilton, Dumont, and Norway preserved perfect records. Olther notable games saw Aplington edging LaPorte City 48-46 and Ottumwa Walsh rolling past Montezuma 70-40. College scores followed, led by Santa Clara 94-66 and Oregon State 80-65.

Associated Press Paullina Graettinger Neil Fegebank Mayo Newhouse Gradlinger LaPorte City Blairsburg Hamilton Dumont Norway Aplington Waterloo Alleman North Polk Bob Berggren Springvie David Bigter Greene Sioux City Leeds Rock Valley Mike Hooks Mike Allner Sioux Center Neola Tri-Center Mondamin West Ottumwa Walsh Montezuma Tim Deilers Walsh Williamsburg Don Fetzer Mark Meyer Morning Sun Elvira Northeast Durant Panora Linden Earlham Harley Spencer Santa Clara Pepperdine Los Ang Loyola U. of San Francisco Oregon State Oregon California Stanford Wash Washington San Jose St St. Mary’s Calif Pacific UC Santa Barbara Caro Duke

Northeast Dominates Durant 75-65 In District Final

Northeast of Elvira raced to a 10-point first-quarter spurt and led 19-8 early in the second as Durant battled back. Sander led Northeast with 21 while Schlapkohl had 20 for Durant. Northeast advances to face undefeated Norway in Davenport Monday.

Durant Northeast Norway Davenport Prophetstown

Williamsburg Free Throws Seal Morning Sun Defeat

Morning Sun nearly upset top teams before losing 63-62 to Williamsburg in the class A boys district finals. Don Fetzer scored 21 for Williamsburg, including late free throws, while Dwight Byerly led Morning Sun with 34 points. Morning Sun ends 14-7 after a late rally.

Sepneer Paullina Graetlinger Washington Williamsburg Morning Sun Williamsburg Washington Tigers Morning Gun Ite Tane Big Dwight Byerly Steve Kellogg Fetzer Mark Meyer Ft-At D. Dill D. Sands D. Byerly N. Kerr S. Kellogg M. Johnson V. Dougherty D. Fetzer R. Iberg M. Meyer K. Stangland K. Folkman Oo G. Broehrman Zimplemen

Friday Basketball Scores and Weekend Schedule

Friday results include Detroit 129 over Cincinnati 118 Philadelphia 101 over Boston 96 Los Angles 130 over San Diego 122 Baltimore 122 over Seattle 116 Upcoming games list St Louis at Chicago Seattle at San Diego Los Angeles at San Francisco Sunday Cincinnati at Boston Philadelphia at New York Baltimore at Los Angeles Detroit at St Louis San Francisco at Seattle Monday Boston at Seattle Cincinnati at Chicago Exhibition Soccer in San Jose Costa Rica AP Tornado of Dallas and Punta Arenas played to a 3 3 tie in a see saw exhibition match

Minnesota Oakland Dallas Houston Kentucky New Jersey New Orleans Pittsb Indiana Denver Pittsburgh Anaheim Detroit Cincinnati Philadelphia Boston Los San Diego Baltimore Seattle St. Louis Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco New York San Jose Costa Rica Tornado of Punta Arenas Montreal Toronto Minusepla Quebec

Durant Falls to Northeast Elvira in Class A Final

Jerry Mays came off the bench to spark Durant with 15 points in a 75-65 loss to Northeast Elvira Friday night at Clinton. Jim Schlapkehr, Dennis Stolk and Gary Sander led Northeast scorers, with Sander topping the game with 21 points.

Northeast Dennis Stolk Durant Jerry Mays Mays Herb Wilson Sander Jim Schlapkohl Northeast Elvira Clinton Jim Schlapkehr Joft Gary Klue Gary Sander Journal Harald Blake Jr

Ellsworth and Fort Dodge reach Reston JC final showdown

In the Reston JC basketball tournament Fort Dodge upset defending champions Burlington 86-83 while Ellsworth defeated Creston 99-82 in semifinals. The championship game is set for Saturday night at 8 p.m. with Fort Dodge and Ellsworth meeting for the title in Webster City.

Ellsworth Creston Fort Dodge Burlington Webster City Buriington

Fort Dodge Triumph Edges In Closing Seconds

In a tight finish, Fort Dodge secured the win as Bill Brickhouse hit a late free throw and basket with two minutes left. Sessions Harlan led Fort Dodge with 26 points, 20 in the first half. Burlington’s vred Brown scored 30, mostly from long range, while Ellsworth jumped to an early lead and held on to reach the finals. Gene Pendarvis poured in 25 for Ellsworth and Ken Markley added 25 for Creston as Friday’s results set up a national JC meet berth at Hutchinson Kansas later this month.

Bob Nelson Morning Sun New London Bill Brickhouse Fort Dodge Sessions Harlan Burlington Vred Brown Ellsworth Iowa Falls Gene Pendarvis Ken Markley Creston Hutchinson Kan

Tourney State First Round Matchups In Iowa Districts

District sub state tourney open with Class AA first round games in multiple sites. Western Christian faces Sioux City Central in Sioux City, Spencer meets Algona, Iowa Falls battles Clear Lake, Decorah clashes with Cedar Falls, Waterloo-Oelwein duels Hastings, Clinton plays Davenport Central, Fairfield faces Ottumwa, Pella to meet Dowling and Roosevelt versus Creston, Marshalltown plays Hast, Fort Dodge takes on Ames, and Carroll Kuemper and Lincoln face Harlan and Shenandoah respectively in Council Bluffs.

Sioux City Hull Western Christian Sioux City Central Spencer Storm Lake Algona Mason City Iowa Falls Clear Lake Decorah Cedar Falls Waterloo Davenport Central Ottumwa Fairfield Des Moines Pella Dowling Roosevelt Creston Marshalltown Hast Fort Dodge

Dinner Monday To Honor Teams At Columbus High

A potluck dinner is planned for Monday evening March on at 6:00 at Columbus High School to honor Columbus Community wrestling teams the girls and boys basketball teams and the cheerleaders. Each family should bring two covered dishes. The Columbus Booster Club will furnish the meal.

Columbus High Columbus Junction Columbus High School Columbus

Quarry Ellis WBA heavyweight title elimination set for Oakland

The WBA heavyweight elimination final will be held in Oakland on April 27 with Jerry Quarry facing Jimmy Ellis for the world title. The 15 round bout, televised nationally by ABC, had Oakland, Los Angeles, and Houston as finalists before Oakland’s selection became public. Jim Amerine wins NCAA College Division all around championship. Springfield College hosts as San Fernando Valley State, Southern Connecticut, and Indiana State lead team standings.

Oakland World Boxing Association Associated Press Jerry Quarry Jimmy Ellis WBA American Broadcasting Company Los Angeles Houston Springfield Mass Jim Amerine Southern Connecticut State San Fernando Valley State Southern Connecticut Springfield College Indiana State

AAU Cage Scores at Marshalltown Tourney

The Marshalltown Mid-State Motors beat Boxholm Western Cafe 113 to 95 while Guttenberg Doug's Steak House defeated Iowa City Red's World 80 to 72 in AAU basketball showdowns. Spray of Indianola stands out after two rounds of the Doral Open with 144 total.

Marshalltown Mid-State Motors Boxholm Western Cafe Guttenberg Doug's Iowa City Red's Spray Miami Fla Steve Indianola Iowa Gardner Dickinson

Creative Savings Plan offers $10,000 estate for $23.15 payment

An Equitable of Iowa advertisement promotes a Creative Savings Plan claiming a single 23.15 payment can yield a 10,000 estate for a 25-year-old. It stresses easy, foolproof savings with payments reduced by younger age and promises financial success beyond traditional methods.

Equitable Iowa

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