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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1970
Page
3
The Cubs opened with a 12-6 first quarter lead and held on to beat Florence 44 to 35 behind Jerry Gardner with 14 points. The 8th grade team also won 31 to 33 as the Cubes surged late with 6 straight points in under 10 seconds. Next home game vs Reedsport Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
Myrtle Point jayvee basketball lost at Coquille 58 57 in overtime with Anderson scoring 20 points leading Myrtle Point. Clausen 15 and Sumerlin 14 followed. The next night Siuslaw defeated Myrtle Point 32 26 with Whitesall 13 and Anderson and Johnson each 6.
Myrtle Point High School wrestlers post seven dual wins and two tournament titles with only one tournament loss. They opened by winning the Marshfield Invitational over Redmond Sheldon of Eugene and Marshfield, and half the season remains with six unbeaten grapplers including Curt Mason 106 Bill Flora 115 Bill Mack 130 while Roy Metzger Jim Mast and Roger Gallino also excel. In a 36 12 league win over Coquille Jan 29 Walt Crook lost at 98 Pierce Mc Mason 106 won by fall over Dan Ryan 115 Bill Flora pinned Dan Ryan first frame Everett Mitchell and Bill Mack won, Don Cery defaulted.
A Drivers License Examiner will be on duty in Myrtle Point on February 11, 1970 at City Hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event, per the Oregon DMV, urges applicants with current licenses or permits to apply early to complete the test. Roy Metzger defeated Jim Anglin by first round pin in the heavyweight bout, while the Myrtle Point Jayvees beat Coquille JV 39 to 15 earlier.
The Bobcats suffered two losses and two injuries after returning from Eugene. Jim Bush sprained ankle hopes to heal for the Feb 21 district meet while Buddy Rayevich faces a season-ending upper-arm fracture. Myrtle Point beat Churchill 35 21, then Roseburg defeated Myrtle Point 27 21 and David Douglas crushed the Bobcats 38 5. Roy M took a varsity title. Jim Mast won a Jayvee championship. Curt Mason and Bill Flora earned runner-up spots.
The Sports Foundation named Georgia-Pacific Corp. for its Crossett Arkansas pulp mill as a top Class I water pollution control award winner at the foundation’s second annual ceremony in Chicago. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in recreational-resource protection.
The Herald reports a major air and water pollution control expansion near completion after nearly three years of construction. The Crossett project will remove color and solids from 50 million gallons of pulp mill waste water daily, part of a nationwide pollution control program.
Bobcats fall 58 66 at Coquille as Myrtle Point suffers fouls and poor free throw totals. Grove leads MP with 12 and Daniels adds 7. Coquille’s Mahilberg scores 18 while Roberts and Reiner post 14 and 13. Saturday they beat Siuslaw 70 41 with Grove at 26.
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