West 9th grade thinclads overwhelm Central in dual meet
West 9th graders routed Central by 116 to 50 at Heine Field Monday. West swept most events including discus and pole vault, with three double winners and five West athletes placing in top four. Central's lone winners were Jack Wessels in the mile and the medley relay team of Nietzel Peniston Bishop and Wessels.
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Prade
Central
Heine Field
Tom Vandygriff
Jeff Lear
Muscaine
Tom Vandygrif
Bob Dana
Jack Wessels
Wayne Everhart
Don Nietzel
Bob Peniston
Jeff Bishop
Jett Lear
Larry Lyman
Rick Hoffman
Matt Bailey
Dan Keller
Ron Ross
Dennis Lyons
Bob Vance
Tom Gray
Peter Brunson
Jeff Longlin
Don Carrell
Kelly Grady
Don Keller
Bob Danz
Lear
Lymon
Vandygriff
Gray
Tim Whitmore
Chuck Gertz
Nets rally to tie ABA series with 110 105 win
In Uniondale Lou Carnesecca urged box out at halftime as Nets overcome foul trouble to beat Indiana 110 105 and even the best of seven. Billy Paultz scored 39 points with 18 rebounds while Rick Barry added 26 as New York wore down the Indians in the second half.
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N.Y
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New York Nets
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John Baum
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Nets
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New York
Dhat
Billy Paultz
Barry
Paultz
Roger Brown
Mel Daniels
Unser sets blistering speed record at Indianapolis 500 trials
Indy observers marvel at Bobby Unser 196.678 mph qualifying lap while noting potential 200 mph pace would require 219.13 feet more. Unser’s Olsenile Eagle tops pole hopes as Donohue and Revson push for final front row spots alongside Bettenhausen and Andretti. Bettenhausen clocks 188.877 mph and Andretti 197.617 mph in practice.
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Railbirds
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Albuquerque
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Unser
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Olsenile Eagles
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Spo
Gary Bettenhausen
Mario Andretti
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Andretti
Parnelli Jones
Muscatine golfers second in Valley's championship
Washington won the Mississippi Valley boys golf title at Clinton Country Club with 319 strokes after a disqualification. Muscatine finished second at 321 as Dubuque Hempstead and Iowa City West followed. Medalist was Pete Jacobs of Washington with 74. Muscatine's top scorer was Mark Bartlett with 79.
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Sam Rossey
Mark Bartington
Pat Dwyer
Doug Hultquist
Pat McFale
Tim Garvin
Jeff Pape
Jeff Miller
Dennis Mickelsen
Scott Pape
Joe Leiser
Mike Gatens
Tom Huber
Chad Dore
Bill Kelse
Mark Stasi
West 7th Dominates Triangular Meet at Pleasant Valley
West 7th won the 7th grade meet with 60 points while Pleasant Valley had 51 and Muscatine Central 28. In the 8th grade, West and Pleasant Valley tied at 62. Steve LaRue won both the 440 and 229-yard dashes for West. Mike Bogey won shot put. Don Pace captured the 50 dash.
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Muscatine West
Pleasant Valley
West
Muscatine Central
Steve LaRue
Mike Bogey
Don Pace
First authentic woman race car mechanic in Indianapolis
Wanda McBride Knepper grew up with no car knowledge but became the first approved woman mechanic at Indianapolis Motor Speedway garages. She helped on a 1968 Eagle racing car, worked from washing parts to tearing down engines, and married Arnie Knepper who inspired her path in racing.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Arnie
Mark Bonohue
Ronnie Bucknum
Arnie Knepper
Belleville
Roy
Doe
Knepper family and racing details unfold at Indianapolis
The article notes the Kneppers and their three children, Peggy Art and Tina, managing a race schedule around their Indianapolis involvement. It mentions a new Offenhauser engine in the Eagle and NASA engineer Mervin Shanafelt’s winged design, with Mrs Knepper focusing on parts running and holding items rather than heavy pit work.
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Mervin Shanafelt
Belleville
Knepper
Kneppers
Peggy
Art
Tina
William Gilmour Second in Harness Racing 1971
William Buddy Gilmour finished second in harness racing wins for 1971 with 306 victories. The NCAA tennis championships are set for June 12 to 17 in Athens Georgia.
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William
Buddy) Gilmour
Athens
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