Celtics edge Knicks to force seventh game in Boston
In a tight Eastern Conference series, Boston rallied to a 110 106 win in New York to tie the best of seven at three games apiece. Dave Cowens Jo Jo White and John Havlicek led the Celtics as they erased a late lead and prepared for a decisive Sunday showdown in Boston.
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Boston
New York Knicks
Celtics
Jo Jo White
Los Angeles
Tom Heinsohn
Knicks
National Basketball Association
John Havlicek
Celts
Los Angeles Lakers
Madison Square Garden
Dave Cowens
White
Havlicek
Philadelphia
NBA
Earl Monroe
Walt Frazier
Cowens
Cresco-Oelwein Golf Teams Compete As Hosts Edge Cresco
Cresco-Oelwein boys beat Cresco 175 to 176 while the girls lost 198 to 229. Dave Turvold shot 40 and Sheila posted 42 for the hosts. O'Brien 42 Love 43 Lefert 45 Rosenstiel 45 Suchy 45 Sanders 46 led the boys, with Gardner 61 Peterson 54 and Simp son 73 on the girls’ side.
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Cresco
Oelwein
Dave Turvold
Shelia
Butch O’brien
Steve Love
Phil Lefert
Bill Rosenstiel
Mark Suchy
Steve Sanders
Kathy Levendusky
Lori Vargason
Mary Gardner
Judy Peterson
Barb Simpson
Davison
Cresce
NEIC
Girls district track meets set for May 7 and 8
Four hundred twenty three schools enter 18 district track and field meets to qualify for the State Meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines May 18 and 19. Area sites are Winthrop and West Union with Oelwein at Winthrop and many area teams at West Union.
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Drake Stadium
Des Moines
Winthrop
West Union
Oelwein
Charles City
Clarksville
Cresco
Decorah
Denver
Fayette
Fredericksburg
Guttenberg
Janesville
AMFL
Monona
Nashua
New Hampton
North
North Winneshiek
Burr Oak
Plainfield
Postville
Riceville
South Winneshiek
Calmar
Tripoli
Turkey Valley
Jackson Junction
Valley
Elgin
Waukon
West Central
Maynard
Alburnett
Andrew
Beckman
Dyersville
Bellevue
Marquette
Center Point
Central City
Dunkerton
East Buchanan
Edgewood-Colesburg
Independence
Jesup
Maquoketa Valley
Delhi
Monticello
North Linn
Coggan
St. Joe's
Fartey
Stormont
Strawberry Point
Urbana
Wapsie Valley
Fairbank
Manchester
Tripoli remains unbeaten in golf after Dysart Geneseo win
Tripoli boys improved to 5-0 and host girls to 4-0 with a 175-194 win for the boys and 299-228 for the girls over Dysart Geneseo. Individual scores include Sid Tegtmeier 45 Paul Miller 42 R Rettig 46 D Alcock 42 Becky Sassman 50 T Westendorf 60 D Sassman 56 M Biermann 56. Tripoli next hosts Denver on Monday.
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Tripoli
Dysart Geneseo
Sid Tegtmeier
Paul Miller
R. Rettig
D. Alcock
Becky Sassman
T. Westendorf
D. Sassman
M. Biermann
Denver
Lansing Triumphs 31-1 Over Garnavillo in Dazzling Display
St George of Lansing exploded for 26 hits as Bob Heiderscheit shut out Garnavillo, allowing no hits. Tom Malin and Tom Feuerhelm led the rout with two home runs apiece.
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Garnavillo
St. George
Lansing
Bob Heiderscheit
Tom Malin
Tom Feuerhelm
North boys win quad in Cresco meet on Friday
North teams swept the quadrangular at Cresco with Terry Weidemann taking both the high and low hurdles. North and West Central details show strong showings across events led by Weidemann, Donohue and Olesen with upcoming meets at Waukon and a 20-team invitational next Friday.
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West Union
Terry Weidemann
Hawks
Waukon
Keppler
Ginther
Allen
Burke
Ruff
Stevens
Henderson
Weidemann
Donohue
Harrison
Miller
Robinson
Tope
Hahn
Watson
Oelsen
North Donohue
Landas
Weidemann AP
Stormont
North
Olesen
Nixon
W. C
Scholbrock
Larsen
Cresco
Lindberg
W.C
Comet Relays See Huskies, Fayette Details
Charles City Oelwein collects 24 points at the Comet Relays with Huskies runners Opperman Ottilie Moyle placing in sprints and relays. Fayette and Tripoli athletes earn top placings in high hurdles relay sprints and medleys with Capell, Renner, and Hofmeyer among standout performers.
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Charles City
Oelwein
Comet
Huskies
Boyd Opperman
Bob Ottilie
Walt Moyle
Ottilie
Dempster
Graf
Hornung
Mueller
Knoke
Opperman
Nelson
Heath
Moyle
Registerland
Tripoli
Ed Renner
Fayette
Greg Capell
Smalley
Daniels
Moore
Lee
Capel
Holm
Magnall
Renner
Sova
Frost
Bergmann
Lahman
John Hofmeyer
Riley
Capell
Waverly Vera Totes
Cedar Falls
Forest City
New Hampton
Hampton
Mason City Battal
Osage
Waterloo Central
East Waterloo
Crestwood
Mason City N
Riceville
Hydase
Mess
Thornton
Greene
Clarksville
Fredericksburg
Bowling Green sets Drake Relays four mile relay record
Bowling Green's four-man relay clocked 16:19.6 to win the Drake Relays four mile event led by Dave Wattle's 4:07 anchor. The Falcons plan a Drake Penn double, aiming for 16:13.3 at Philadelphia. Other winners included Van Holloway in javelin and Steve Smith in pole vault's Special, as the three-day meet highlighted fast times and new records.
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DES Moines
Bowling Green
Dave Wattle
Mel Brodt
Falcons
Philadelphia
Penn
Wattle
Steve Danforth
Bruce Vermilyea
Greg Macdonald
Wottle
Manhattan
Jasper
Drake
Towa State
van Holloway
Cyclones
Raimo Pihl
Brigham Young
Steve Smith
Pacific Coast
Kjell Isaakson
Mike Bolt
Kenya
New Mexico
George Woods
Aces win Relays at Indian Relays in Waukon
South Winn dominated the Class A Indian Relays at Waukon with Joel Lange winning three events the shot put discus and 440 yard dash. Dave Eiick of South Winn posted the meet’s top time in the mile 4 33.6 with other strong showings from Lange Frana and Harberts among many.
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Waukon — Sumner
Joel Lange
South Winn
Dave Eiick
Lange
Tie Waskow
Schrandt
Groth
Gluder
Oberbrockling
Harberts
Ava
Schwartzenstein
Sherburne
Moran
Mohror
Woods
Frana
Burnell
Zieman
Eiick
Gingrich
Gehrke
Everman
Waskow
Valley
Sumner
Guttenberg
Postville
Russians and United States set to clash in six game series
Los Angeles AP reports the US and USSR prepare for a six game basketball series starting Sunday in which the Soviet team, led by Vladimir Kandrashin, features many Olympic veterans but seeks to field younger players. Bob Cousy’s US squad will include Bill Walton and Ernie DiGregorio with several Olympians unavailable due to injuries or scheduling.
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Los Angeles
United States
Russia
Vladimir Kandrashin
Munich
Ussr
Bob Cousy
Cousy
San Diego
Bill Walton
UCLA
Walton
Bruins
Providence
Kandrashin
Busby No-Hitter Stuns Tigers in Spring Training Rematch
Kansas City rookie Steve Busby threw a 3-0 no hitter over Detroit marking the first AL no hitter since 1970. He relied on a fastball heavy plan after mixing spots in spring training. Rangers beat Brewers 4-2 while Indians defeat Angels 6-2 and A’s top Orioles 4-3 in 12. Ohio, Texas, and California games noted.
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Tigers
Kansas City
Doug Bird
Detroit
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Fla
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University of Southern California
Texas Rangers
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Oakland
Vida Blue
Minnesota Twins
Dick Bosman
Steve Foucalt
Jeff Burroughs
Rangers
Brewers
Cleveland
Milt Wilcox
Aaron's 678th: Aaron and Evans Homer Yet Braves Win 2-0
Hank Aaron hit his 678th career homer deep for the Braves in the fourth inning off Tom Seaver as Darrell Evans followed with another homer. Pat Dobson limited the Mets to three hits and Atlanta won 2-0. San Francisco blanked St Louis 5-0, Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 3-1, Chicago crushed San Diego 10-2, and Houston edged Montreal 6-5 in 10 innings.
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Atlanta Braves
Hank Aaron
Darrell Evans
Pat Dobson
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Braves
San Francisco
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
San Diego
Houston
Montreal
Pittsburgh
Aaron
Babe Ruth
Jim Barr
Tito Fuentes
Giants
Bob Gibson
W.L. Pet. G.B
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Chicago
St.Louis
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Messersmith
Blass
Norman
Reuschel
Willoughby
Cleveland
Matlack
Reed
Ruthven
Gullett
Renko
Forsch
Allants
Sidney high 440pound wrestler accepts Oklahoma offer
Jay Play, a 6-foot-6 heavyweight from Sidney High with two state titles, has accepted a full scholarship to the University of Oklahoma. He said he chose Norman because he felt he could compete at the college level and make an impact.
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Mont
Young Jay Play
High
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Okio
Com
Iowa State
Chris Taylor
Montana
Taylor
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Pfau
Winter leads Cyclones past Tigers in 5-2 win
Iowa State defeats Missouri 5-2 to climb out of the Big Eight cellar. Freshman pitcher Jerry Winter of Turkey Valley earned his first college victory, allowing seven hits and receiving run support from Mike Zuk’s two-run homer. Don McClannahan also contributed with three singles and a run scored. The teams schedule a doubleheader on Saturday.
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AMES
Iowa State
Missouri
Tigers
Cyclones
Jerry Winter
Turkey Valley
Tom Ellis
Tim Drennan
Mike Zuk
Don McClannahan
Baseball Standings And Weekend Results Across Leagues
Major and National League standings show Baltimore leading the American East with a 98 loss record, while Milwaukee Cleveland and New York trail. Weekend games featured multiple postponements, rescheduled matchups, and several decisive scores including Baltimore 3 over Oakland 4 and Cleveland 6 California 2.
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Oakland
Cleveland
California
Milwaukee
Texas
Kansas City
Detroit
Minnesota
New York
Chicago
Boston
Turbulent multi-sport schedule dominates region events
A dense list of high school meets across Iowa traces girls and boys track, golf, and baseball and highlights tournaments at Turkey Valley, Tripoli, Center Point, Decorah, and East Buchanan. The report also notes Salt Lake City action where Russia’s Olympic champions opened a U S tour with a 72 63 win over Utah college All Stars.
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Denver
Turkey Valley
Tripoli
Hawk
Buchanan
Center Point
Starmont
Oyersville
Beckman
Waterloo
Oelwein
Decorah
Starmant
Eskader
Postville
MFL
Tripod
Cresco
Waukon
Upper Iowa
Luther
North Eskader
Guifenberg
Notre Dame St. George
Mar Mac
Charles City
North
Fayette
Stormont
Sumner
West Central
Elkader
Cedar Wapsie
Waukon Prairie Relays
Osiwein
Waverly
S. Winn
North Af
Decorah Elkader
East Buchanan
New Hampton
Mel
Elkader Columbus
Turkey Valley North
Guttenberg
St. George
Kee High
Notre Dame
Mar-Mac
Garnaville
N.W
Salt Lake City
Russia
United States
Utah College
Midwest LeagueScores from Friday baseball and basketball
Danville defeated Cedar Rapids 6 to 0 in a Friday game. Decatur beat Waterloo 5 to 3. Burlington downed Quad Cities 7 to 3. Clinton won 11 to 9 over Appleton. Quincy beat Wisconsin Rapids 5 to 4. In pro basketball, Boston led New York 110 to 160 with 8 p.m. start and the series tied 3-3. New York visits Boston for a national TV game. ABA Playoffs show Indiana vs Kentucky finals set for Saturday April 28 at 2 p.m. First game national. No other games scheduled.
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Danville
Cedar Rapids
Decatur
Waterloo
Burlington
Quad Cities
Clinton
Appleton
Quincy
Wisconsin Rapids
Boston
New York
Indiana
Kentucky
TV errors costly as Turkey Valley falls 7-4
Turkey Valley outhit New Hampton 7-4 but dropped the game 7-4 as New Hampton benefited from four TV errors. Turkey Valley stands 6-3 after the loss. Final line shows New Hampton 00401300 for seven runs, Turkey Valley 03010204 for seven.
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Jackson Junction
Turkey Valley
New Hampton
Frick
Balt
Hruska
Kreiner and Smith
Pasos
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