Little Dutch Fall To Falcons In State Class AA
DES MOINES The St. Albert Falcons upset the Little Dutch 57-56 in the State Class AA boys basketball tournament. Olsthoorn led Pella with 21, while St. Albert rode Wolever 24 and Haas 12. Free throws hurt Pella as St. Albert hit 7 of 10 late, while the Little Dutch went 2 of 7. Coach Bender praised his players’ effort but lamented missed chances and a hostile crowd.
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Jay Bender
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Jeff Naaktgeboren
Curt Koopmans
Bob Bosch
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Brummel
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de Vries
Marti Wolever
Jim Haas
Jim Murphy
Mike Romano
Bob Weidman
Gary Rindone
Dave Stokes
Pella
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Wolever
Steve
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Whitey van Dyk
St., Albert
John LaBonia
LaBonia
Pella AAU Team Beats Knoxville in Des Moines Quarterfinals
Pellas AAU boys defeated Knoxville 90 60 in quarterfinal action at Hoyt Junior High Des Moines. Olsthoorn led with 27 points, Van Vark 16, Schuring and Van Dyk 12 each. Pella meets Montezuma at 7 30 p m in the semifinals at Hoyt. Lonnie Powers coaches.
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Rick Schuring
Whitey van Dyk
Montezuma
Lonnie Powers
Matmen
Colfax
Keith Folkerts
Bryce Schuring
Craig Elsloo
Marty van Vliet
Brad Blom
Larry Lautenbach
Tim Folkerts
Paul Buwalda
Bruce Terlouw
Little Dutch reach state tournament reflects Pella basketball tradition
After years of coaching at Pella High, Dave Bender led the Little Dutch toward the state Class AA tournament. Eight conference titles in 14 years highlight a program built from early fundamentals and community pride, with star Larry Olsthoorn earning AP All Tourney honors.
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Larry Olsthoorn
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