Rocket Wrestling Opens Season With Nov 23 Meet and Practice Report
The 1977-78 Rocket wrestling season begins November 23 against George and November 29 vs the Flandreau Indians. Twenty eight wrestlers reported for practice by November 7 with eleven juniors and two seniors among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Keele
George
Flandreau Indians
Dan Ritter
Jim Boon
Kent Eknes
Brad Maassen
Duane Klarenbeek
Rick Koldenhoven
Pat McNamara
Doug Klarenbeek
Dan Santema
Scott Driesen
Evan van Ginkel
Dave Kempema
Rock Valley
Rockets
Eknes
Vander Berg Named Dordt College Head Basketball Coach
Rick Vander Berg is introduced as Dordt College head basketball coach and physical education instructor. A 1974 Iowa Class A Coach of the Year and Sioux City Journal Area Coach of the Year, he will also coach track next spring. Dordt opens the season against Bellevue on November 18 with a focus on experienced returning players.
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Rick Vander Berg
Dordt
College
Feels
Vander Berg
Iowa
Sioux City Journal
Bellevue
Tennis stars visit area guests from Netherlands
Two top women players Betty Stove of the Netherlands and Bridgette Cuypers stayed with Dr and Mrs B C Hagen in Sioux Center. Stove a 1977 Wimbledon finalist and 1977 US Open runner up has been in the world top ten since 1970. Cuypers, South African Open Champion, has led her country for two years. They planned exhibition matches at Sioux Falls and City Racquet Clubs.
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B.C. Hagen
Sioux Center
Betty Stove
Netherlands
Chris Everett
Bridgette Cuypers
Sioux Falls
Rockettes Open Season With Jamboree Scrimmage Lead
Rock Valley Rockettes kicked off the season at the West Sioux Basketball Jamboree in Hawarden on Friday November 11. The Rockets led Meriden Cleghorn 31 to 19 in a two quarter scrimmage with other teams present including Central Lyon Unity Christian LeMars Sioux City West Kingsley Pierson and West Sioux. Coach Dennis Wrede noted 35 girls practiced last year and six returnees plus three juniors among nine, with MCG and West Lyon shaping up as toughest opponents. Assistant coach Bruce Wright rounds out the staff.
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Rock Valley Rockettes
Hawarden
Rockets
Meriden- Cleighornt
MCG
West Lyon
Rockette
Todch
Bruce Wright
Rockettes
MOG
Orage City
Orange City Unity
George
Siouxland Conference Girls Basketball Schedule Released
The Siouxland Conference reveals its girls master schedule with games counting toward league standings. Key matchups include Central Lyon at Rock Rapids and West Sioux versus Little Rock in Hawarden, with numerous nov 18 to jan 27 dates across Orange City Hawarden Hull Sioux Center and George, listing venues and opponents.
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Siouxland Conference
Sioux Center
Maurice-Orange City
West Lyon
Boyden-Hull
Floyd Valley
Orange City
H.S. Sioux Center
Sibley
Central Lyon
Hull
West Sioux
George
Hawarden
Rock Valley
Maurice- Orange City
Sioux City Heelan
Westfield
Rock Rapids
T Lyon
Bovden- Hl
Westioux Cente City
Siowsiiter
Geo- Sioux West Lyon
Hull Western
Christianv
Sioux’ Center
Dordt College
Sioux
North
Maurice-Orane City
West
Little Rock
Boydenve
Wee Orimge
Maurice
Central-Lyon
West- Lyon
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Wos
Sie
Jim Bakken
St.’ Ang
Regula
Chester Marcos
Boyden-Hall
Boyden- Hull
Unity Christian
George Inn
Boyrden-Hull
LeMars
Lawton-Bronson
Bronson
Rock
Rapids
LeMars Central
Hull Western Christian
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