Sidney Wrestlers Reach State as District Finish Shines
Virgil Dennis Virgil and Plank win districts at Gordon with three pins and a title. Joe Humphrey secures state by placing second at 145. Brian Plank wins championship at 167. Sidney finishes third in team standings behind Chadron and Gering with 60 points.
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Lyles Bonavena Heavyweight Fight Rescheduled to March 19
The Ron Lyle vs Oscar Bonavena heavyweight bout was postponed after Bonavena fell ill with a liver ailment and has been reset for March 19, announced by the Denver Boxing Club. The original date was February 28.
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Chappel Tops Sutherland 69 64 in comeback win
Chappell beat Sutherland 69 to 64 Saturday night without Stahr or Ledbetter who were out with flu. Chappell trailed 50-48 after three but surged in the fourth with 21 points to secure the victory led by Fernander and Jones with 17 each and Wittig and Frederick adding 12 apiece.
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Nebraska Nips Missouri With Fort Career High
Jerry Fort scored a career best 33 points as Nebraska rallied from a 58 43 deficit to beat Missouri 88 87 in Big Eight play on Saturday. The Tigers extended their skid to seven games tying a 1967 68 slump. Freshman Rickey Harris gave Nebraska the lead at 84 83 with a tip in at 106. Fort entered the game third in the Big Eight with a 18.5 scoring average.
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Gurley Pirates clinch MAC loop title with win over Melbeta
Gurley 90 Melbeta 55 gives Gurley a 9 0 league mark and the MAC title while Lodgepole upsets St Patrick’s 66 68 to drop Irish from lead. Lodgepole finishes MAC schedule 8 2 with St Patrick’s at 7 2 and Gurley one game left before postseason.
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Foreman Signs to Fight Norton Amid Divorce Case
George Foreman announced he has signed to defend the heavyweight title against Ken Norton on March 26, despite ongoing divorce proceedings. He had earlier hinted at canceling the bout but stated in Philadelphia that he intends to fight, calling it his job. Carlton struck out 223 NL batters in 1973.
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Sidney Teams Top JH Tourney
Sidney won both seventh and eighth grade titles at the Scottsbluff junior high tournament. The 7th grade beat Gering 27 23 after beating Torrington 21 18 in the opener. The 8th grade, defending champ, edged Scottsbluff 99 34 after a 47 38 opening round win over Gering.
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