Hide Article Text (OCR)
FojcFremont, Blakesburg oustedValley to Empire semifinalsBy ALAN HOSKINS Courier Sports EditorHEDRICK - Fox Valley used contrasting victories to reach the semifinals of the 1971 Empire Conference basketball tournament here Tuesday night.All-0 finish enabled the Fox Valley girls to escape Fremont’s upset bid 52-41 in the opener while the Fox Valley boys got off to a fast start in the nightcap to post a 70-35 win.In semifinal games tonight, Moulton-Udell’s defendingchamps will play the Hedrick girls at 7 o’clock with Fremont meeting Hedrick’s reigning champs at 8:30 p.m. Winners will advance to Saturday’s finals against winners of Friday’s semifinals which match the Fox Valley and Blakesburg girls and Moulton-Udell and Fox Valley boys.Fremont girls blanked The Fox Valley girls, unbeaten in five loop games, had a rugged struggle against underdog Fremont, leading only 10-8, 24-22 and 36-35 at thequarters. But a defense led by Sherri Smith, Debra Muntz and Jan dellRandolphheldFremont without a point the last four minutes to pull away from a 41-41 deadlock.Joyce Grim, who scored 26 points, and Cheryl Grim, who had 20, each had three field goals in the decisive final quarter, Joyce Grim, who made 24 of 25 free throws against Fremont earlier, hit eight of nine. Cheryl Martin had six points for Fox Valley.Elaine Lee scored 20 points, Donna Fisher 14 and Debbie Paxton 7 for Fremont. Pam Hols paced the Fremont defense with a dozen rebounds.“We just weren’t able to get to the basket when we needed“They could have knuckled down and went under. Fremont is tough. We did miss some easy shots but then they were generous too and missed some. I thought our guards did a real good job, especially at the end.”Fox Valley’s ‘best’Fox Valley’s boys opened a 14-4 first quarter lead and had a 36-14 bulge by the half in what coach Swede Larson called “by far the best game” played by his Trotters in a 7-4 season. Fox Valley is second in the loop race behind M-U with a 4-1 record.Allen Holsapple led the winners with 26 points and 15 rebounds while Cliff Martinit ” said Fremont mentor Bill Nagej a;des toa lovonHor “\A/n Hiri o rno I nr\r\rt Onew grid postsAlexander. “We did a real good job but it’s the same old problem of not getting enough scoring. When you can hold a team like this to 52 points, you should win. But Fox Valley played a good game.”Fox Valley coach Arnold Baier was impressed with his club’s poise under pressure.IOWA CITY (AP) - Two members of former Iowa coach Ray Nagel’s football staff — Frank Gilliam and Wayne Fontes — have accepted posts with other teams.Gilliam, offensive end coach, will join the personnel division of the Minnesota Vikings. Fontes will continue his defensive backfield coaching career at the University of Southern California.AP Sports In BriefCHICAGO (AP) - Bill Austin, who served as interim coach of the Washington Redskins following the death of Vince Lombardi, Tuesday was signed as assistant coach on offense by the Chicago Bears.MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin saw a 43-23 half time lead shaved to 61-60 Tuesday before spurting for an 87-72 Big Ten win over Northwestern. Clarence Sherrod’s 26 points led the Badgers.OOPS! — Fox Valley’s Allan Holsapple accidentally gets an elbow in the jaw fromBOSTON (AP)The Westreboundupset the East 2-1 in the annual National Hockey League all-star game Tuesday.had 18 points and 13 rebounds. Jeff Fuller added 15 points for the winners, who also helpedforce 34 turnovers with a full-court press.“We haven’t had a game when we put together four quarters until tonight,” said Larson. “We’ve been trying to establish more of a running game and we’re a lot more effective when we do. And we were tough on the rebounding.”Blakesburg coach Tony Robertson probably would just as soon not play in the Hedrick gym again after one for 13 first quarter shooting. “We only hit two of 27 the first half when we played Hedrick here earlier and trailed by 18 before we came back .and lost by four,” said Robertson.“It seems that if we don’t start well, we have trouble. If we hit a couple at the start, look out. But we just played terrible tonight. We had four players averaging in double figures. I don’t want to take anything away from Fox Valley though. They played well and Martin and Holsapple are fine players.”Randy Moffitt and Tony Stocker each had 7 points andMarty Roberts and. Bill Roemerman 5 each for Blakesburg.by Alan Hoskins).Sportsphotos
Newspaper Details
Ottumwa Courier
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Wed, Jan 20, 1971
Page 14
Full Page
Clipped by
State H.
IA, USA 07 Oct 2022
Other Publications Near Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa Daily Review
Ottumwa Courier
Ottumwa Tri Weekly Courier
Baptismal Register Sacred Heart
Standard Atlas of Wapello County Iowa
