Proffitt Son Tom All-State in Arizona Basketball
Ralph Proffitt, former Muscatine JC athlete and ex MHS coach, has a son Tom named to Arizona first all-state in basketball after a standout Rincon High School season in Tucson. Tom, 6-2, averaged 18.3 points, overcame chronic respiratory issues, and played alongside 6-4 Jim Crawford who led Rincon in scoring. Ralph recalled his basketball lineage and coaching roots.
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MHS
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Upsets Highlight NCAA tourney Friday night action
Houston routed Louisville 91-75 and UCLA defeated New Mexico State 58-49 as Houston Texas Christian and Santa Clara advanced. Davidson beat Columbia 61-59 in overtime, Ohio State over East Tennessee 79-72, Kentucky crushed Marquette 107-89, and eight teams remained. Pairings set for quarterfinals include Davidson vs North Carolina and Houston vs Texas Christian.
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Ted Meier
Associated Press
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Louisville
UCLA
New Mexico State
North Carolina
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Eight Area Players Named To All-EIH Teams In 1967-68
Eight players from West Liberty Durant Solon Mount Vernon Wilton Mid Prairie and West Branch earn all conference honors in the Eastern Iowa Hawkeye League boys and girls basketball teams. Linda Alloway Diane Ehrenfelt Vicki Lilienthal Trudy Kos Nancy Slemmon and Diana Hutchcroft headline the selections.
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Iowa Hawkeye Conference
Linda Alloway
West Liberty
Vicki Lilienthal
Ducant
Diana Hutchcroft
West Branch
Linda Hildebrand
Jennifer O'Neil
Jerry Doyle
Solon
Dave Wirth
Durant
Steve Andrew
Mount Vernon
Bob Bauer
Mid- Prairie
Jack Allgood
Wilton
Diane Ehrénfelt
Mid-Prairie
Trudy Kos
Nancy Slemmon
Jan Miller
Jeanie Bartlett
Connie Ehrenfelt
Pam Goschke
Bev Williams
Linda Thompson
Elaine Kleinschmidt
Pam Curtis
Nancy Lucker
Kay Miller
Shirley
Bonnie Danfeldt
Kathy Donohue
Selon
Jean Anderson
Peg Fridley
Sue Brannaman
Everly and Union-Whitten Vie For Iowa Girls Title
Everly, led by Jeanette Olson's 62 points, edged Guthrie Center 83-76 in a semifinal as No 1. No 2 Union-Whitten overwhelmed Rockwell City 98-70 with Denise Long setting records by scoring 61. Championship game Saturday night features Everly (29-0) vs Union-Whitten (30-1) at 8 p.m with key free throws and clutch shots shaping the outcome.
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Guthrie Center
Union-Whitten
Rockwell City
Mike Bryson
Associated Press
DES Moines
Iowa
Jeanette Olson
Denise Long
Olson
Guthrie
Tigerettes
Castlefeeders
Ald
Cindy Fliss
Janet Schamberg
Union Whitten
Wildcats
Cobras
Long
Donna Kreemeier
Anne Heideman
Morning Sun Girls Top Scorers Are to Return
Morning Sun High School girls basketball finishes 5-13 but brings back most players for next season. Four forwards each surpass 100 points led by Vicky Wolfe with 238 and Linda Wilkerson 191. Sophomore guards return as seniors Ada Lambert and Christie Byerly depart, while junior Jeanne Dill and Patty Caldwell anchor the Wapello sectional run and team totals show 862 points for the season.
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Morning Sun High School
Christie Wolfe
Jamie Griffith
Georgeanne Griffith
Vicky Byerly
Pennie Kerr
Joyce Blair
Jeanne Dill
Morning Sun
Ada Lambert
Christie the Jeader
Soph
Vicky Wolfe
Linda Wilkerson
Wapello
Patty
Bill McClure
Caldwell
Winfield
Danville
New London
Columbus
Journal
Lone Tree
Mediapolis
Y. Byerly
L. Wilkerson
P. McClure
J. Dillel
J. Blair Iee
J. Griffith
Cornbelt Area Honors Pick Four Muscatine Players
Four Muscatine area players earn all league honors in Cornbelt Conference Illinois. Rick Sedam of Westmer earned first team while Mick Michael of Westmer Randy Peterson and Russ Christianson of Rockridge made the second squad. Honorable mention went to Steve Palmer of Westmer Mike Ritchie and Jack Massey of Rockridge. Sedam joined first team mates Dave Sivarson Orion Kevin Anderson Alwood Mike Johnson Cambridge and Steve Dochertman Sherrard. Second unit includes Gary Holliday Sherrard and Tom Reed Cambridge. All first and second team players except Peterson and Holliday are seniors.
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Rick Sedam
Westmer
Mick Michael
Randy Peterson
Russ Christianson
Rockridge
Steve Palmer
Mike Ritchie
Jack Massey
Sedam
Dave Sivarson
Orion
Kevin Anderson
AlWood
Mike Johnson
Cambridge
Steve Dochertman
Sherrard
Secod
Gary Holliday
Tom Reed
Peterson
Holiday
McElroy Named Captain of Muscatine High Wrestling Team
Loren McElroy was selected captain of the 1967-68 Muscatine High School wrestling squad by coach Bob McNeil. The MHS varsity went 1-10 in dual meets and the junior varsity 2-9. Top totals include Ivey with 15 wins, McElroy and Weis with 33, and Lanier 11. PMID
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Muscatine High School
Loren McElroy
Bob McNeil
MHS
McNeil
Bill Ivey
Tim Weis
Cliff Lanfier
Craig Varney
Ed Berry
Bill Willet
John Reeves
Cliff Lanier
Lonnie Fultz
Hockey Scores and Upcoming NHL Schedule
Friday produced a 1 1 tie between Oakland and St Louis. Upcoming games include Pittsburgh at Montreal Boston at Toronto Detroit at St Louis and Los Angeles at Minnesota. Sunday features Montreal at Boston and Toronto against Philadelphia at Quebec with Pittsburgh visiting New York. No games scheduled Monday.
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Exhibition Scores Friday's Results
Friday results feature Cincinnati 7 over Atlanta 5 and Pittsburgh 8 beating New York N 1 etc. Other scores include Oakland 8 over Washington 4 in 10 innings and St Louis 5 Minnesota 4. Tonight's games list Atlanta Oakland in West Palm Beach and more pairings across Florida and Arizona.
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Olympic Stars Set For Aspen Ski Showdown
Olympic giant slalom champion Nancy Greene of Canada starts first in the two heat slalom at Ajax Mountain as she eyes a continued hold on dominance after winning Friday’s downhill. Jean-Claude Killy, French three gold medalist, opens heat two with similar starts seeking a Rod Cup comeback amid fresh snowfall. Heini Messner of Austria placed second in the downhill behind Gerhard Nenning, who won ahead of Olga Pall.
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France
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Miss Greene
Ajax Mountain
Austria
Olga Pall
Killy
Frech Star
Gerhard Nenning
Heini Messner
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