Pella High Falls to Winterset in Snake Pit, 82-65
In a Winterset gym trap dubbed the Snake Pit, Pella High lost 82-65 to Winterset Huskies. The Dutchmen finish the season 4-11 overall and 3-11 in conference, with key early scoring by Van Vark and Troekstra but unable to sustain the rally as Winterset pulled away late.
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Central College to face William Penn in Pella clash
Central College meets rival William Penn in a 1965-66 basketball finale at the Pella High School Gym. Central, after strong weekend wins over Wartburg and Luther, eyes a steady attack as seniors Howard Pethven and Tom Stone end their Central careers. freshmen duel follows.
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Pella Frosh-Soph Edged In Overtime By Winterset
Winterset defeated Pella Frosh-Soph 61 to 55 in overtime. Winterset’s Jerry Mease led all scorers with 29 points, followed by Jeff Emmert with 24 and M. Garrett with 14 as Libby added 12 for the Wildcats.
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Pella A and B Freshmen Split With Newton Teams
The Pella A Freshmen lost to Newton at Newton, while the Pella B team won. The A team record stands at five wins and three losses, reflecting a mixed day for the Pella freshmen squads.
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Pella RY squad Edges Newton 39 27 in Earnest Game
Randy Sloan led with 15 points as the RY squad beat Newton 39 to 27. Pella controlled the second quarter holding Newton to 2 points while building a 12 point lead, with Pella ahead 10 22 30 89 and Newton 8 10 20 27 across the four quarters.
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Pella 7th grade midgets fall to Chariton in season finale
The Pella 7th grade midget team lost to Chariton 25 to 56 in a close game until the final minutes. Pella trailed by seven with three minutes left and rallied to within four as Chariton held on. Pella finished the season with a 4-4 record and shot 18 percent on the floor.
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Sectional tournament moves toward district finals at Newton and Marshalltown
Sectional play continues with Baxter beating Colfax 66 52 and Pleasantville defeating Prairie City 85 44 earning next round berths at Baxter. Pella Christian routs North Mahaska 70 43 and Monroe Montezuma and Bussey advance. District 24 finals set for March 5 at Newton or Marshalltown on a neutral court.
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Pella Christian tops North Mahaska 70 43 in sectional tilt
Pella Christian Eagles opened sectional play with a 70 43 win over North Mahaska to move to 18-4. Doug Menninga led with 21 points and 16 rebounds, Ray Pethoven added 15, while North Mahaska’s Jim Hargis had 17 points and 11 boards as the Eagles outworked the Warhawks 43 29 on the glass and shot 41 percent. The win sets up a showdown with Twin Cedars in Pella tonight.
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PCHS to enter speech contest at district event
Thirteen Pella Christian students will compete in sixteen events at the District Speech Contest of the Town's High Speech Association held Saturday at Ottumwa Senior High School. Readings include Dramatic and Humorous Declamations, Interpretive Poetry, Inter pretive Prose, Original Oratory, and Radio Speaking. Superior district ratings advance to the State Finals March 19 at Grinnell, Iowa.
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