Maroon Juniors Take Second in Bluffs Tourney
Sidney junior high basketball finished second at Scottsbluff, after a 42-34 win over Bearkittens and a 27-26 loss to Gerling. Curless led scoring with 13 points, OConnell next with six, as Gering edged Scottsbluff for the title. Maroons end season 7-4.
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Jim Rundstrom
Sidney
Scottsbluff
Maroons
Bearkittens
Gerling
Mark Curless
Tom O’connell
Gering
Curless
O’halloran
Leroy Bruce
Alliance
Maroon Frosh
Bob Roach
Sidney Reserves Sweep Gering And Lexington
Sidney High reserves improved to 7-7 with a pair of wins over the weekend. The Maroons defeated Gering 56-45 Friday and Lexington 49-46 Saturday, led by Steve Bruce 16 points and John White 13. Mike Nienhuser added 13 for Sidney as Doughty led Lexington with 17.
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Jim Randstrom
Ken Moncrief
Sidney High
Gering
Lexington
Maroons
Steve Bruce
John White
Sidney
Mike Nienhuser
Doughty
Lex
Q Schou Cox
Bruce
Nienhuser
Solano
Chryst
White
Lexington Scholl
Sutton
Solano Neinhuser
Cornelius
Gurley Beats Lorenzo 84-59 In District Prep
Gurley Pirates improved to 12-2 with an 84-59 win over Lorenzo Antelope on Friday at Lorenzo. Gurley led 19-5 after one quarter and dominated with two 28 point periods. Rick Ludeman 19, John Fickensch er 15, Randy Rohde 13 paced Gurley. Lorenzo’s Ken Fuehrer 20, Brian Anderson 15, Jerry Raddatz 12 led the Antelope scoring. They meet again in the District 30 tournament opener next Monday at Sidney Junior High.
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Gurley Pirates
Lorenzo Antelope
Lorenzo
Antelope
Gurley
Rick Ludeman
John Fickenscher
Randy Rohde
Ludeman
Fickenscher
Rohde
Ken Fuehrer
Brian Anderson
Jerry Raddatz
Lorenzo FG
Anderson
G. Raddatz
Walker
Fuehrer
J. Raddatz
Lafler
Lessig
Fickenscher Rohde
Berry
McNurlin
Egging Dennis Berry
Randy Lude
Larson
Five Teams Shake Up Rosters With New Managers
Five major league clubs begin spring training with fresh leadership as new pilots take charge. Joe Adcock joins Cleveland as manager amid a mixed 1966 season, while Mayo Smith Detroit Billy Hitchcock Atlanta Dick Williams Boston and Dave Bristol Cincinnati also replace managers. Ralph Houk returns to manage the Yankees, facing a tough turnaround after a late-season stumble.
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Ralph Houk
New York Yankees
Joe Adcock
Gabe Paul
Cleveland Indians
Adcock
Cincinnati Reds
Paul
Cleveland
Indians
Birdie Tebbetts
California Angels
Mayo Smith
Detroit Tigers
Billy Hitchcock
Atlanta Braves
Dick Williams
Boston Red Sox
Dave Bristol
Cincinnati
Smith
Yankees
Edward Mayo Smith
Philadelphia
Phillies
Tigers
Hitchcock
Bobby Bragan
Baltimore
Braves
Williams
Toronto
Boston
Bosox
Bristol
Don Heffner
Reds
Bob Howsam
St. Louis
Stan Musial
Palatka
Topeka
San Diego
Yogi Berra
Johnny Keane
Houk
Tom Tresh
Ellie Howard
Joe Pepitone
Pep
Mickey Mantle
Out-of-State Hunter Can't Be All Bad
A Missouri hunting party helped extinguish a grass fire near Wilcox at the Sacramento Game Management Area in late December. Fire spread from burning road ditches, threatening shelterbelt and causing about 10 acres of grass to burn and 10 to 12 trees Lost. No names were taken, but the Game Commission praised the out of state hunters for acting quickly and the Wilcox Fire Department plus travelers who assisted.
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Lincoln
Game Commission
Sacramento Game Management
Wilcox
Sacramento
Missouri
The
Wilcox Fire Department
Den I met at Homer Fry home for DENI meeting
DENI met January 30 at Homer Fry's home with David Fry tending. The group saluted the flag and made a Valentine box for Children’s Hospital in Denver. Plans included Blue and Gold Banquet entertainment and Valentine invitations to mothers and siblings.
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Deni den I
Homer Fry
David Fry
Childrens Hospital
Denver
Herbert Stevens
Deni
Val Nelson
Potter School Buys New 48 Passenger Bus
Ray Slama, president of the Potter School board, and instructor Mr. Russell inspect a new 48 passenger Ford V-8 bus from the Jacob Bus Co of Denver, purchased through Gibson Ford Mercury. Photo by Supt A J Mason.
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Potter
Jacob Bus Co
Denver
Gibson Ford-Mercury
Ray Slama
Russell
Supt. A, J. Mason
State Heritage Will Be Theme For Conference
The 19th annual National Livestock Conference in Omaha centers on Our Centennial Heritage The Golden Years Ahead a day long event at the Livestock Exchange Building on March 9 The program opens at 9 30 a m with a talk The Impact of World Food Needs by Louis Thompson Iowa State University associate dean of agriculture Other agricultural experts provide talks and an afternoon panel Robert Andersen Omaha Livestock Exchange past president chairs the event
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Omaha
Livestock Exchange
Omaha Livestock Interests
Louis Thompson
Iowa State University
Robert Andersen
Omaha Livestock Exchange
Lorenzo Removed From Probation
The State Board of Education voted 4-2 to grant a 30 day reprieve to 11 small high schools proposed for removal from the state approved list. Commissioner Floyd Miller and board member Robert G Simons Jr urged action against the schools for failing state standards. The schools Byron Douglas Fort Calhoun Hardy Hardville Lorenzo Melbeta Oconto Ohiowa Petersburg Platte Center Republican City Waterloo Weston were removed from probation.
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Lincoln
State Board of Education
Floyd Miller
Robert G. Simmons Jr
Scottsbluff
Byron
Douglas
Fort Calhoun
Hardy
Hardville
Lorenzo
Melbeta
Oconto
Ohiowa
Petersburg
Platte Center
Republican City
Waterloo
Weston
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Detroit
Atlanta
Angel
Dick. Cwilliams
Potter News
Potter School
Omaha Chamber of Commerce and
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