Track Meet Returns To Kearney In State Decision
The NSAA board moved the state high school track meet back to Kearney State College for May 22 23 citing safety and attendance concerns with Omaha hosting. Last year 1061 athletes from 282 schools participated and Charlie Foster lauded the switch.</s>
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Lincoln
Omaha
Kearney
Nebraska School Activities Association Board of Control
NSAA
L. T. Chamberlin
Alliance
Chamberlin
Omaha Burke High
Kearney State College
University of Nebraska
Burke
E. Lee Todd
Grant
Lincoln Board
William Pfeiff
Charlie Foster
Foster
Hank Amend
Omaha Burke
Potter Coyotes Capture Minuteman Conference Tourney Title
Potter Coyotes finish 11-5 under John Kunder and win the Minuteman Conference tournament with an 80-76 final over Dalton. Senior leaders Paul Benish and Rex Adams paced scoring and rebounding as the team averaged 71.6 points per game while conceding 68.0.
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Potter Coyotes
Minuteman
Panthers
Lodgepole Panthers
Coyotes
Potter
John Kunder
Dalton
Paul Benish
Rex Adams
Pirates Top Scorers Highlight 1969-70 Season
Gurley Pirates star Bob Lessig led with 261 points and 10.4 rebounds per game while Brett Lessman posted a 16.8 point average. Coyotes leader Benish scored 288 points and Adams 285 as returning players steady their teams for 1970-71.
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Bob Lessig
Gurley Pirates
Pirate
Darrell Eckhardt
Lessig
Pirates
Brett Lessman
Lessman
Melbota
Minuteman
Benish
Adams
Coyotes
Daryl Meyer
Wendall Gaston
Meyer
Gaston
Forrest Anderson
Kirk Enevoldsen
Garry Johnson
Don Madden
David Walters
Anderson
Enevolsen
Enevoldsen
Class C D Track Meet on Bayard Track Saturday
Bayard will host a Class C and D track and field meet with 19 teams. Field events begin at 9 a.m. except Class C pole vault at 1 p.m. Track preliminaries open at 9:30 a.m. Morning finals include 440 and 2 mile relay. other finals start at 1 p.m. Participating Class C schools include Hay Springs Crawford Oshkosh Alliance St. Agnes Minatare Morrill Hemingford and Bayard. Class D schools include Potter Gurley Harrison Hyannis Melbeta Chappell Sidney St. Patrick's Harrisburg Wheatland Brule and Lyman.
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Bayard
Carrol Engdahl
Hay Spring
Crawford
Oshkosh
Alliance St. Agnes
Minatare
Morrill
Hemingford
Potter
Gurley
Harrisson
Hyannis
Melbeta
Chappell
Sidney St. Patrick’s
Harrisburg
Wheatland
Brule
Lyman
Michigan Sophomore Bill Taylor Breaks 50-Yard Scrimmage Runs
Michigan sophomores Bill Taylor had three games last season with scrimmage runs exceeding fifty yards. The report highlights his big play ability and contribution to the team’s offense.
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Bill Taylor
Michigan
Sidney Team tops KC Bowling meet in final Knights event
Center Lanes of Lexington won the men s division with 3098 total (241 handicap) and the Zwicks School of Dance team from Sidney led the ladies with 2734 (506 handicap). Sandy Swain of Sidney won the ladies singles with 618 total (71 handicap). Prize money totaled 4778.
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Knights of Columbus
Center Lanes of
Lexington
Zwicks School of Dance
Sidney
Sandy Swain
F Rom
June Robinson
Stina Doyle
Nene Jurgens
Eula Zwick
Donna Fuehrer
Kimball Invite Set Saturday Weather Depending
The Kimball Invitational track and field meet was postponed and may be rescheduled this Saturday. Officials plan 9:30 a.m. check in with preliminaries at 10 a.m. and finals starting at 1 p.m. if weather permits.
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Kimball
Finishing Second In The Spotlight Of Second Place
A humorous meditation on why finishing second seldom satisfies, citing athletes like Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson, a draft lottery risk, and analogies from golf to mining. The piece laments the costs of second place, notes Avis ads and Devaney quotes, and ends with the idea that there is little glory in being a runner up.
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Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Red Sanders
Jessee Owens
Owens
Matthew Robinson
Pasadena
Matthew
Jackie Robinson
Robinson
Dracula
University of Nebraska
Bob Devaney
Avis
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Stan Draper
Harvey Miles
Brian Lessman
Eckhardt
Bayard Track
Sidney Ellis
William Mattes
Fred McGriff
Cheyenne
Andy Kaus
Gerald Amen
Sterling
Daryl Dedic
Fred Mahaffey
Longmont
Ed Haupt
Gene Tripplett
Curt Bennett
Scottsbluff
Faye Snyder
Ed Hoensler
Denny DeNovellis
John Dittmer
Ogallala
Steve’s Liquor
Hereford Grocery
Hereford
Colo
Reninga Kaus
Maureen Amen
Beth Fletcher
Merlyn Dill
Allilance
Evelyn Wakefield
Kathy Spencer
Annie Juelfs
Irene Regan
Ideline ‘Es Bcattle
John Colone
Telegraph
Elvis Presley
Mary Tyler Moore
Easter
Mily
Roy Thinnes
Ian Hendry Lynn Loring
Patrick Wymark Lom
Friedl Herbert Lom Sun
Walt Disney
Harlan & Other
RED Roof
Dairy Queen
Tex-Flow
Leonard Soucie
Lpedgepole
Nebraska
Ssa
Piers
Continental
U.S
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GSC
Northwestern Bell
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