Sidney Town Teams Open 1975 Cage Season
Sidney town basketball opens Sunday at the Junior High gym with winners American National Bank, Teachers Wieser Mik, and Sidney Manufacturing. Early games saw 42-36 win by American National Bank over Dalton, 69-43 by Teachers over Farmont Foods, 49-43 Wieser Milk over Lodgepole, and Sidney Manufacturing beating Sidney Co op 25-23 in overtime.
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Sidney Town
Sidney Junior High
American National Bank
Wieser Mik
Sidney Manufacturing
Dalton
Farmont Foods
Wieser Milk
Lodgepole
Sidney Coop
Wieser
Sidney Co-op
American National
Fairmont Foods
Irish Menaces Top MAC Contenders In Week with Melbeta Clash
Irish high school basketball squad sits 4 0 in the Minuteman Activities Conference courting first place after a road tilt with Melbeta while tied for fifth at 2 2. Top scorer Tim Johns 62 points in four games from Melbeta is guarded by St Pat s center Joe Cortney as the Irish prepare for Gurley after the Melbeta game and a home Friday matchup. Coach Chuck Perone notes tightened defense and improved offense since the North Platte tournament and predicts Melbeta will employ a zone defense. Probable starters: Fehringer Deaver Fahey Heaton Cortney.
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Sidney St Patrick's
Lodgepole
Minuteman
Melbeta
Eagles
Dalton
Harrisburg
Lodgepule
Potter
Melber
Tim Johns
St Pat's
Joe Cortney
St Pats
Gurley
Chuck Perone
Perone
Melbet
Scott Fehringer
Mike Deaver
Randy Fahey
Jim Heaton
Vikings and Steelers in first Super Bowl bids face history
At Tulane Stadium the Vikings and Steelers prepare for NFL title clash with Bud Grant and Chuck Noll aiming to alter a history of near misses and first-time struggles. The Vikings seek a reverse of past losses to Packers and Dolphins while the Steelers chase winning a championship in their first title game in 42 years.
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New Orleans
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Vikings
Steelers
Tulane Stadium
Bud Grant
Don Shula
Baltimore
Miami
Giants
Kansas City Chiefs
Shulas Dolphins
Kansas City
Green Bay
New York Jets
Dallas
Washington
Hula Bowl delivers high passing game despite winds
The 1975 Hula Bowl saw five top college quarterbacks combine for 65 passes and 744 yards as the East beat the West 35-24. Condredge Holloway led with 202 passing yards and 51 rushing yards, earning player of the game honors while Michigan's Dennis Franklin added 62 rushing yards.
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Honolul
Tennessee
Condredge Holloway
Michigan
Dennis Franklin
Yarvard
Milt Holt
Bill Battle
Missouri Seeks Tenth Victory In Big Eight Action
Missouri rides a 9-3 start as the Big Eight standout after a 64-60 win over Texas. Jim Kennedy hit a three point play and Willie Smith added two late free throws to seal the victory. Oklahoma and Colorado lost on Saturday while Long Beach State beat Colorado State. Kansas State sits at 7-3, with Kansas 7-4 and Nebraska 7-5. Iowa State and Oklahoma State at 5-6, Colorado 3-9.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Texas
Ohio
Jim Kennedy
Willie Smith
Tigers
Longhorns
Oklahoma
Colorado
UCLA
Bruins
Long Beach State
Long Beach
Buffalo
Kansas State
Kansas
Kansas City
Nebraska
Iowa State
Oklahoma State
Swing from Knee
Instructional note by Judy Cook from AP News features outlines a golf backswing technique. It describes starting ball position near the ball side knee, pendulum-like height, non rotating shoulders, coordinated foot movement and weight transfer, firm wrist, and a balanced finish ready for slide release and follow through.
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Judy Cook
AP News
Self-cleaning fish screen aims to save trout in Nebraska irrigation
A revolving steel mesh fish screen about 12 feet long will be installed in Red Willow Creek at the Alliance Irrigation Canal. The device prevents 8 to 10 inch rainbow trout from entering the canal while allowing water flow to continue downstream to spawn and grow in Lake McConaughy and the North Platte River. Marvin Fry of Alliance builds the screen designed by Game and Parks Commission biologists and engineers. installation is planned for mid January.
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Scottsbluff
Panhandle
Game and Parks Commission
Alliance Irrigation Company
Red Willow Creek
Lake McConaughy
Big Mac
North Platte River
Game and Parks +Commission
Marvin Fry
Alliance
Fleming Wildcats Rout Peetz Bulldogs 74 59
Fleming defeats Peetz 74 to 59 in non conference play as Lyle Schmidt leads Fleming with 23 points and Fleming improves to 5 1 on the season. Peetz struggles to score but outrebounds Fleming 52 29 and keeps turnover count lower.
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Peetz
Colo
Peetz Bulldogs
Fleming Wildcats
Fleming
Wildcats
Lyle Schmidt
John Wehrman
Bulldogs
Schmidt
Plank
Etl
Plog
Deines
Boermer
Simmons
Mitchell
Lambert
Inflation hits college sports finances nationwide
An Associated Press survey shows gym programs face budget cuts as inflation tightens college athletics. Directors like Frank Broyles of Arkansas and Leon Green of Idaho report tighter spending, with the NCAA focusing its convention on the money problem and steps to bolster programs.
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Associated Press
Frank Broyles
Arkansas
Leon Green
University of Idaho
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Washington
Coryell Claims NFL Coach of the Year Honor
Don Coryell of the St Louis Cardinals is named NFL Coach of the Year by the AP panel. His 10-4 club won the National Conference East after an early defensive turn around and a late-season surge. Coryell, 50, praised defense for letting the offense improve and noted a remarkable turnaround from 4-9-3 to a division title.
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Paul Lebar
ST Louis
Don Coryell
St Louis Cardinals
Coryell
Associated Press
Whittier
San Diego State
Cardinal
Cardinals
Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota
Houston
Sid Gillman
Buffalo
Lou Saban
New England
Chuck Fairbanks
Oakland
John Madden
Chuck Knox
Los A Ageles
NCAA Convention Targets Recruiting Abuses in High School Sports
The 69th NCAA convention opens with 131 proposals focused on recruiting reform and inflation, including banning off campus contact until junior year and limiting in person high school visits. The package also seeks tougher enforcement, more staff, and funding from dues and TV revenue as it weighs limits on scholarships and a return to one platoon football.
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Tom Seppy
Washington
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Moses Malone
Petersburg
Maryland
Utah Stars
American Basketball Association
Malone
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