Valley Falls tumble to SW. Calmar-South Winneshiek nets two
In Calmar South Winneshiek defeated Valley of Elgin 51-38 as guard Nancy Ira av held Valley scorer Val Potrick to 22. South Winn led 27-20 at halftime and 39-36 after three. In the nightcap Valley barely lost 56-57, with John Humpal leading Valley 24 and Larry Novak 18 while Dave Woods had 16 for Valley and Gary Larson 15, Bob Strong 10 for SW.
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Valley
John Humpal
Larry Novak
Dave Woods
Gary Larson
Bob Strong
Winn G Fitp
Decorah edges Postville in JV wrestling thriller
Decorah wrestlers edged Postville 27 to 26 in a tight meet with six falls including four straight pins. Kent Schultz pinned Hovey in 43 seconds at 155 pounds and Dennis Kelly pinned Rucker at 167. Flaherty pinned Neuhring at 185 and Hughes pinned Molumby at heavyweight to seal Decorah’s victory. JV alsoDecorah won 27-25.
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Decorah
Postville
Kent Schultz
Hovey
Dennis Kelly
Rucker
Flaherty
Vikes
Nevhring
Hughes
Molumby
Dull
Paviovec
Thorton
Schultz
Frickert
Hovden
Hoovey
Pruess
Dahlen
Pin Klave
Moe
Hofer
Forfeits scar Stars Denver NH in tough wrestling night
In top area action forfeits hurt Starmont and Denver as New Hampton edged Turkey Valley. West Dubuque beat Starmont 42 18 with Fliehler and Dallenbach scoring falls. Denver lost 33 27 to Janesville with two forfeits late. Turkey Valley fell 30 18 to New Hampton as Bergman defeated Boos.
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Starmont
Denver
New Hampton
Turkey Valley
Jackson Junction
Stars
West Dubuque
Jack Fliehler
Bill Dallenbach
Cyclones
Janesville
Trojans
Chicks
Ball
Crooks
Boggess
Larry Bergman
Duane Boos
Hampton
Boos
Steelz
Jos
R. Reicks
Pin McGrath
Kramer
Huber
D. Reicks
Costello
Bergmann
Smith
Baths
Wickham
Wapsie Valley tops Oelwein in wrestled opener 30-28
Wapsie Valley built an 18-0 lead and held on to defeat Oelwein 30-28 on the mat. Craig Whitehill Rustie Kane and Jay Risse opened with falls, Jack Wenz edged Dick Neunsinger 7-6 for a 21-6 lead, and Pat Barker pinned Dan Beevers to stretch the margin. Oelwein winners included Rick Kiel Steve Love and Craig Teague with silvers, while Robie Droste pinned Dave Bentley. Wapsie also won the JV meet 47-17. Next action December 1 at Decorah.
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Wapsie. Valley
Wapsie Valley
Oelwein
Huskies
Wapsie
Waverly
Craig Whitehill
Rustie Kane
Jay Risse
Keith
Wapsie Vailey
Dave Luther
Bill Ramsay
Shannon Hershey
Keith Ginther
Chris Miller
Jack Wenz
Dick Neunsinger
Rick Kiel
Henry Diers
Steve Love
Larry Holub
Pat Barker
Dan Beevers
Gil Rich
Chris Hallberg
Wilf
Paul Sperry
Craig Teague
Rick Seydel
Ginther
OCHS
Will Weepie
Robie Droste
Dave Bentley
Sitle
Decorah
Ross fuels 73 62 Falcons win over North Winneshirk
Fredericksburg high school opened its boys season with a 73 to 62 victory against North Winneshirk. Sophomore Gary Ross scored 32 points, helping the Falcons build a 39 31 halftime lead.
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Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Boys
North Winneshirk
Gary Ross
Falcons
Worth Wien
Ross
Uhienbera
Des Moines Schools Win Path to State Girls Tournament
Des Moines School Board voted 3-2 to allow six high schools Hoover North East Tech Lincoln and Roosevelt to use the six player two dribble rules, enabling them to compete for spots in the 1974 Iowa girls high school basketball tournament.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hoover
North
East
Tech
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Ali KO's Foster in Stateline bout sparks jab clash
Former heavyweight champion Muhammed Ali still claims Joe Frazier wears a crown too heavy for his brow. Bob Foster, who lost by knockout to Ali, knocked Ali with a left jab that opened a cut and later criticized Ali's power as insufficient to beat Frazier.
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Stateline, Nev
Muhammed Ali
Joe Frazier
Bob Foster
Ali
Frazier
Foster
Mets Pitcher Matlack Named NL Rookie of the Year
Jon Matlack, 22, a left hander who won 15 games for the New York Mets in 1972, was named the National League Rookie of the Year. He led with 19 of 24 votes from the Baseball Writers Association. Dave Rader and John Milner received the remaining ballots.
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NEW York
Jon Matlack
New York Mets
Baseball Writers Association of America Committee
Kenny Hubbs
Chicago Cubs
Dave Rader
San Francisco Giants
John Milner
North Linn girls roll past Midland 67 to 52
Troy Mills North Linn defeated Midland 67 52 Tuesday night with a 35 23 halftime lead. Jenet Koskamp and Debie Weekly each scored 23 points for the winners.
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Troy Mills
North Linn Girls
Midland
Jenet Koskamp
Debie Weekly
Midland North Linn Sentp
Gftta Denlinger
Ty Wilslef
Koskamp Bota
van S
Ken
Oolan
Iay Bode
North Linn
Johnson
Tomkins
Bual
Melenhaver
Mausser
Bulz
Short
Dunkerton Twins Split as Girls Win 74 44
Dunkerton hosted a twinbill with the girls defeating Fayette 74 44 in the opener while the boys fell 40 18. Lois Bartholomew and Smith led the winners with Bartholomew 4 points and Smith 25 as Dunk led 34 30 at halftime and dominated the third period. Dean Rathe scored 10 for the boys in a low scoring game. Wes Parker of the Dodgers retires after nine NL seasons.
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Dunkerton
Lois Bartholomew
Smith
Bartholomew
Fayette
Dunk
Dean Rathe
Hudson Dunkerton
L.rickert
Mareska
Staebell
Crosstay
Hudson
Dunkerton Apat VT
Hudson—Nelson
S. Iseminger
Frost
Wissink
Graham
Rigdon
Bill Taylor
Rathe
Courvate
Thompson
Dietz
Hauptley
Braden
Aldridge
Doughty
Oelwein opens season with 60-47 win over LaPorte City
Oelwein girls guard two turnovers in the opener as Deb Angle grabs 16 rebounds and Judy Peterson fuels a second half surge. Molly Anton scores 37 for LaPorte City, while Oelwein’s forwards contribute in double figures as they pull away late. Coach Steve Sanders praises defense and team balance.
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Nancy Homewood
LaPorte
Ida Edminston
Oelwein
Lady Huskies
Mike Davis
LaPorte City
Molly Anton
Steve Sanders
Ural
Meyer
Jeni
Sanders
Deb Angle
Janet Britten
Jesup and South Winneshiek win tight conference bouts
Cedar Wapsie Conference wrestlers posted wins as Jesup pinned Maquoketa Valley 45-9 at home and South Winneshiek beat Elkader 26-14 on the road. Humpal of South Winneshiek pinned Kuehn in 2:56, with multiple falls for Jesup including Bonefas at 105 in 1:36 and Fratzke pinning Klaren in 1:46.
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Cedar Wapsie
Jesup
Maquoketa Valley
South Winneshiek
Elkader
Humpal
South Winn
Kuehn
J-Hawks Tonn
Bonefas
Ewalt
Foster
Fenner
Fratzke
Tonn
Beshow
Birt
Ewal
Pin Dunkel
Kresser
Antrim
der. Vener
Wi—Wyatt
Kennicat
Hendricks
Kies
Williams
Harrington
Nager
Hoeger
Pin Feldman
Pin Haukiman
Pin Klaren
Maquoketa V
Ed-Co sweeps Starmont in basketball doubleheader
Ed-Co dominates Starmont in a Friday basketball doubleheader at Edgewood with girls winning 75-50 and boys 60-56. Julie Thoma led with 36 points in the opener, while Beatty added 22 for the winners in the nightcap as Starmont committed 25 fouls by halftime. Gary Rima and Steve MacTaggart were notable for Ed-Co, and Starmont trailed by 21 at the break.
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Tripoli
Greene
Ann Fink
Grumley
Needham
Miller
Greene Tripoli
Fink
Biermann
Edgewood
Colesburg
Starmont
Julie Thoma
Randy Sheffert
Mary Hamblin
Wessels
Beatty
Steve MacTaggart
Gary Rima
Stars
Ed-Co
Williams
Sampson
Rima
Brady
Kirby
Knickerbocker
Johnson
J. Thoma
K. Shet
Funke
C. Hantel
Hamblin
Kellogg
Co Alent
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Larson
Novak
Woods
Hunpal DeSart
Welang
Chapman
Hageman
Strong
Kubesh
Riberger
Walley
South Winne
Conver
Keith Huber
Kim Bakken
Mark Schmitz
Rod Lott
Bergman
Stormont
Reiter
Gotto
Glass
Gogel
Alten
J. Fliehler
Pin Theisen
Chuck Ries
D. Fliehler
Simon
Joetsious
Federer
Jas—Loney
Pin Timmerman
McCarthy
Pin Stone
Hogan
Pin Smith
Pin Stokes
Sheek
Dec. Phelps
Moehlis
Pin Wooldick
Tark Schmitz
Pin Hansen
Rod Lofi
Pin Sorensen
Haugen
Grapp
Gienay
Pin Heidemann
Behrends
Fosse
R. Behrends
Schilling
Hirsch
Brad Chi
Mick Carcoran
Jae Molen
Brian Pecenka
Walt Moyle
Bruce Xnoke
Gene Reiter
Brent Smith
Steve Pavelec
Mike SteinGronn
Gerald Wescott
Es Deuhe
Hwl
Ron Little
Tom Eisner
Ali KO
Armin Becker
St. N.W. Oeiwein
Parker
LOS Angeles
Wes Parker
Los Angeles Dodgers
Winn Post Mat
Eikader
Begaiske
Moudry
Pin Kuehl
Bartalt
Ger Koehn
Darrell Johnson
Mikesh
Lehmann
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Hansel
Steve Tieskoetter
Clark
Holthaus
Weber
Schmitt
Kessler
Serstand
Christen
Schmidtke
Draw Bulterman
HWT
Mark Johnson
Shekelton
Central
Pete
Linda Werdel
Peterson
Anton
Lady Stuskies
QCHS
Homewood
Werdel
Ao Ag
LPC
Terri Hendry
Denise Caytoin
Wendy McLaughlin
Karen Lund
Oel
Deh Angle
Jeni, Meyer
Janes Briflen
Olticialg
Marv Lindaman
Bill Kelsey
Gfitp
Kaiser
Nelson
Struve
Hershey
Kimbte
Jetlings
Hoggard
Seegers
Gordish
Vargasan Ao
LaPorte Cityjv
Qelwein
Magnuson
Henson
Bland
del Williams
Duckett
Heiman
Arndt
Rowinson
Grat
Zanatta
St. George Wins
Lansing
St. George
DeSoto
Wisconsin
Tom Cota
Bob Heiderscheit
Ritchie
Dave
Ritchie’s
Istah Mea
Oeelwein
Bank America
Ritchie's
Fred
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