Rockettes Shine at State Meet Despite Few Points
Coach Bruce Wright said the Rockettes gained valuable experience at the Iowa state meet in Des Moines May 20–21. The team placed third in the 880 medley with 1 53.4, was 22nd in Class A, and set their best 68.02 in the shuttle hurdle relay as Jodi Negaard ran the 100 meter hurdles preliminaries in 16.5 seconds.
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Rockettes
Des Moines
Bruce Wright
Rocketts
English Valley
BCS
Jodi Negaard
Conference Track Meet Results At Hawarden
The Rockets placed in five events at the Hawarden conference meet on Monday May 16. Van Otterloo finished second in the shot put with 478 inches, Nate Van der Velde took third in the 120 yard high hurdles in 16.51, and the two mile relay finished fifth in 9 minutes 24.29 seconds. The medley relay was fifth in 3.59.04 and the 440 yard relay placed fourth at 46.85. Final standings list Orange City Maurice 63 and West Sioux 62, with Sioux Center 59, Central Lyon 59, West Lyon 46, George 13, Rock Valley 11 and Boyden Hull 0.
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Rockets
Hawarden
van Otterloo
Nate van der Velde
Rocket
Maurice
Orange City
West Sioux
Sioux Center
Central Lyon
West Lyon
George
Rock Valley
Boyden-Hull
Western Invitational Results
The Rockets won the Western Invitational by 108 points with Boyden Hull followed by Floyd Valley and Hills Beaver Cath. New school discus record set by Jodi Negaard at 115.4. Individual results include 880 yard medley second and high jump first by Elaine Bakker, shot put first by Jodi Negaard, and 440 yard relay third.
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Rockets
Boyden-Hull
Floyd Valley
Hills-Beaver
Hartley
LeMars Gehlen
Granville Spaulding
Sanborn
Remsen St. Mary's
Westfield
Jodi Negaard
Shirley van Beek
Myra McGill
Sue Simonsen
Marietta van de Kamp
Cheryl Ranschau
Lori Negus
Joan Roorda
Marcia Harmelink
Linda Simonsen
Elaine Bakker
Marietta Vande Kamp
Constance Kooiman
Kay Munneke
Doris van Maanen
Marlys Munneke
Simonsen Hansen Conference Picks
The Siouxlands Conference announces its 1977 all conference squads. Eight girls and ten boys are named to the girls and boys teams respectively. The lists include Becky Hummel Mary Dow Deb Van Whye Jerri Peters Cindy Timmerman Sue Shmonsen Cathi Cook Nancy Schultz for the girls and Mark Gambaiana Curt Hudek Steve Kreagenbrink Eric Buue Don Jacobsen Paul Hansen Cave Weeks Scott Sieperda Marlin Overman Brad Schemmel for the boys.
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Siouxlands Conference
Becky Hummel
West Sioux
Mary Dow
Deb van Whye
Sioux Center
Jerri Peters
Cindy Timmerman
George
Mark Gambaiana
Curt Hudek
Steve Kreagenbrink
Eric Buue
Don Jacobsen
Maurice
Orange City
Paul Hansen
Rock Valley
Cave Weeks
George Scott Sieperda
Lyon
Marlin Overman
Central Lyon
Brad Schemmel
West Lyon
Western Girls Track Team Dominates State Meet in Des Moines
Western tops state with 65 points led by Bonnie De Boer who won three events and timed the best state marks in the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Elkader Central finished second with 29 points as district qualifiers tallied nine events at the May 20 21 meet.
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Des Moines
Elkader Central
Jerry de Wit
Western
Bonnie de Boer
de Boer
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Wright
Terry van Maanen
Terry
Randy Starkweather
Nate Vander Velde
Don van Otterloo
Syeeim
Sue Shmonsen
Cathi Cook
Central
Nancy Schultz
Linda Kroon
Western Sandi Kuiper
Fonda Terpstra
Barb. van Zanten
Dee Beltman
Monica . Meendering
Glenda Driesen
Deb de Boer
Lidna Kroon
Barb Boer
Kathy Bogaard
Deb van Holland
Barb van Zanten
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