Speaking Out On Sports by Dsin Passich
A reader vents about excessive Big Red coverage and Orange Bowl obsession in a major newspaper. He notes fans' fair weather criticism at a Southwestern Town basketball game and urges polite, firm behavior to quiet rowdy courters. He ends predicting Miami to win and form a Super year.
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Dsin Passich
Big Red
Lincoln
Midwest
Rich Glover
Jeff Kinney
Iowa
Sam
Miami
Cowboys
Dolphins
Winslow Clinches 119 Lb Creston Invitational Title
Steve Winslow of Glenwood High remained undefeated this season, extending his streak to 13 with the 119 pound class championship at the Creston Invitational last Saturday. Ron Jens and Rod Meinders finished third and fourth. As a team, the Rams placed sixth behind Creston, Greenfield, Winterset, Central Decatur, and Charlton. Des Moines area teams Lenox finished seventh and eighth.
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Steve Winslow
Glenwood High
Ron Jens
Rod Meinders
Rams
Creston
Greenfield
Winterset
Central Decatur
Charlton
Des Moinesonaerey
Lenox
Optimist Invita tional Wrestling Practice Opens for 70 Boys
Seventy elementary age boys attended the Optimist Club wrestling practice at the Junior High gym last Saturday prepping for The Optimist Invitational Wrestling Tournament on March 14 at Glenwood High School. Six instructors led age groups 8–9, 10–11, and 12–13 with sessions scheduled for 9 to 12. Only eligible boys may attend. older wrestlers with experience may join with parental permission and a signed release.
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Optimist Club
Glenwood High School
Dwight Beranek
John Akers
Gary Nuss
Steve Williams
Tom Bussey
Corner Conference Basketball Tournament Opens Friday
Three top Southwest Iowa girls teams led by state No 1 Fremont Mills in Tabor Farragut seed No 1 and Malvern No 2 will compete January 14 17 19 and 21 with consolation and championship games at 7 00 and 8 30 p m. Boys action starts January 15 18 20 and 22 with semifinals and finals Saturday at 7 00 and 8 30. Malvern opens January 17 at 7 30 against the Essex Hamburg winner while Fremont Mills boys begin January 15 at 6 00 versus Farragut and Malvern boys face Hamburg at 9 00 p m.
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Iowa
Fremont Mills High School
Tabor
Farragut
Malvern
Stanton
Nishna Valley
South Page
Fremont- Mills
Hamburg
Fremont-Mills
Glenwood Activity Association to hold meeting
The Glenwood Activity Association will meet Wednesday January 19 at 7 30 pm in Glenwood High School cafeteria. The session is marked important with plans for the upcoming honor banquet on the agenda.
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Glenwood Activity Association
Glenwood High School
Malvern Pantherettes Top Glenwood Ramettes 77 74
Malvern No 9 defeats Glenwood 77 74 as Kathy Leu scores 51 and rebounds help decide. Glenwood commits turnovers early while Malvern wins rebounding and shooting advantage. Ramettes fall to 11 2 with next home game January 15 versus South Page.
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Kathy Leu
Malvern
Ramettes
Glenwood
Southwest
Iowa
Pantherettes
Glenwood Girls
South Page
Kathy Let
Shenandoah
Glenwoods
Rams
Shaun Wilcox
Rams Rally Past Farragut Then Beat Shenandoah
Glenwood Rams beat Farragut 61 60 on Tuesday after edging Shenandoah 71 59 on Friday. Randy Krecklow led with 16 points and Max Radford had 25 in the Farragut win. Radford again led with 17 points and 15 rebounds in the Shenandoah triumph as Coach Cain praised a strong team effort and improved ball security.
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Glenwood Rams
Farragut
Shenandoah
Rams
Admirals
Randy Krecklow
Max
Radford
Ray Cain
Glenwood
Cain
Max Radford
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Pat Hodgson
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Tribunes
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Steve McIntyre
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Jerry Basye
Bob Jones
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Atlantic
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Karen Inman
Ruth Goodman
Nancy Surface
Lynn Smith
Elaine Taylor
Linda Kilpatrick
Pat Vanatta
Lynn Bell
Cindy Rose
Karen Sietsema
Rita Kirchert
Charolotte Leffingwell
Cindy Curtis
Mardene Morrical
Teri Church
Connie Curtis
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Larwich Buss
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Fred Goodman
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