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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1968
Page
5
In state class A tourney pairings Ed Ware reflects on returning to Muscatine High School as head basketball coach while Wapsie Valley eyes a state bid. The piece covers district play, officiating differences, and strong records across eight class A teams, plus a quip about bonuses after league mergers and Bob Griese.
In Des Moines AP report Jeanette Olson of Everly leads top-ranked Everly against Nevada in a first round girls state high school basketball game. Olson shoots at a 58.7 season mark as Everly aims to extend its 26-game winning streak and defend its 1966 title with Denise Long and Union Whitten records noted in context. Vicki Weave of Nevada is the opponent’s top scorer, while other first round games feature Southeast Warren, Parkersburg, Onawa West Monona, Guthrie Center, Mediapolis, Pocahontas, Montezuma, Rockwell City, Paton Churdan and Villisca.
Flynn Robinson's late basket and free throws lifted the Chicago Bulls to a 104-98 win over Cincinnati, narrowing their path to the playoffs as Seattle and Boston split the night. Oscar Robertson led Royals with 37, while Bob Boozer and McLemore contributed for Chicago.
Scores show Boston defeating Seattle 119 to 112 and Chicago 104 to 98 over Cincinnati. Upcoming games list Chicago at Philadelphia in New York, Baltimore at New York, Seattle at Detroit, Boston at Oakland, St Louis at Cincinnati in Cleveland, with midweek Seattle at Cincinnati and New York at Philadelphia on Wednesday among others.
Coach John Sayles with assistants Bob Steckman Dick Marr Gregg Schroeder and Bob Hoffman guided the squad while Rick Hudson Bob Dietrich and Jack Fink were absent from the event.
Iowa and Ohio State, Big Ten co champions, meet for a NCAA berth at Purdue arena. Iowa lost 86-73 and Ohio State 93-72 to Purdue earlier, both finishing 10-4 in league play. Coaches Miller and Taylor laud the postseason shot as Ohio State eyes strong shooting and Iowa relies on Williams and Calabro.
Houston tops the final Associated Press major college basketball poll with 253 points, 12 ahead of UCLA. St Bonaventure sits third, North Carolina fourth, Kentucky fifth, New Mexico sixth, Columbia seventh, Davidson eighth, Louisville ninth, and Duke tenth.
Des Moines Roosevelt and Fort Dodge earned trips to the Class AA state tournament in Des Moines after sub-state finals at Veterans Auditorium. Roosevelt, led by Toby Houston with 33 points, defeated Pella 68-26, while Fort Dodge beat Marshalltown 51-46. Other sub-state winners include Paullina, Northeast Hamilton, Norway, Ottumwa Walsh, Sioux City Leeds, Fairbank Wapsie Valley, Corydon Wayne Community, and Thompson as the Class A field was completed across eight sub-states.
Iowa athletic director Forest Evashevski announced the 1968 football ticket price at 5.50 dollars, up from 5.00 dollars in 1967. The new price includes the sales tax and aligns Iowa with many other major university programs.
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