Steele vaults to Mustang Relays record at Bloomfield
Washington High School Demons place third in the Mustang Relays as Kim Steele sets a new meet and school mark in the pole vault at 12 ft 3 38ths inches. Alan Cowell and Greg Goodell win events, while freshman relays sweep the 880 and 440. Davis County edges Centerville for the meet title by a half point.
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Mustang
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Alan Cowell
Greg Goodell
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Grieser
Turnipseed
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Braun
Swartzendruber
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Davis County
Centerville
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Washington
Ottumwa
Sky
Cowell
Laffoon
Goodell
Hammer
Steele
Nardy
Myers
Miller
Shy
Porter
Meyer wins three events at Waco Relays
Bob Meyer of Waco high school captured three events with a pole vault of 10 ft 6 in a 120 yd high hurdles win in 15.5 seconds and a meet record in 120 yd low hurdles at 13.9 seconds. Pekin led team standings with 75 points, New London 48, and Cardinal placed second with 67. Relays winners included Keota in the 880 yd relay and Pekin in the mile, Pekin also winning several field events led by D. Hoover in discus 140 ft 11 in.
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Packwood
Cardinal
New London
Waco
Central of
Argyle
Keota
Notre Dame
Burlington
van Buren
Aquinas
Fort Madison
West Burlington
Bob Meyer
Olds
Miller
Maynard
Meyer
Chacey
D. Hoover
Knight to coach Wisconsin cagers
Wisconsin named Army general to lead its basketball team. Bob Knight, 27, former Army coach, succeeds John Erickson who left to run Milwaukee’s new NBA team. Knight’s Army squads posted a 51-21 mark over three seasons and reached the NIT, while Wisconsin musters a 13-11 last year with much of the roster for 1967-68 returning.
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UPI
Wisconsin
Army
Bob Knight
U.S. Military Academy
University of Wisconsin Athletic Board
John Erickson
Milwaukee National Basketball Association
Knight
Notre Dame
Erickson
Ohio State
Sam Williams to Receive Big Ten MVP Silver Trophy
Sam Williams of the University of Iowa will be awarded a full-size sterling silver MVP basketball on May 18 in a ceremony during the Hawkeyes’ spring football game. Williams led Iowa in points 632, field goals 219, and free throws 194, and was named Iowa’s player of the year and Big Ten MVP by a 23-member panel including coaches, officials, and Tribune staff.
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Sam Williams
University of Iowa
Forest Evashevski
George Strickler
Chicago Tribune
Williams
Hawkeye
Iowa
Bill Reed
Richard Dozer
Tribune
Iowa star Sam shines in district honors and scoring race
Sam, honored among district quintets, averaged 29.4 points per conference game to rank second to Purdue scoring leader Rick Mount. He arrived at Iowa from Burlington Community College as a junior transfer with only two years of competition here.
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Rick Mount
Purdue
Iowa
Burlington Community College
Mixed Bowling Boch a deres League Final Standings
final standings from the Mixed Bowling Boch a deres league show Owls and Richards leading in team scores. Cheryl Richards and Cal Humphreys top individual figures with high games and averages. the banquet is set for Friday April 26 at 8 p.m. at the Willows with reservations to contact Dorothy Dawson or Betty Ward.
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Pions Tromoes
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Ecedess Dace
Four Richards
Owls
Richards
Cheryl Richards
Cal Humphreys
Ardella Harvey
Dee Walby
Lela Miller
Betty Ward
Anna Russell
Marlane Miller
Bob Lowe
Bob Randall
Joe Richards
the Willows
Dorothy Dawson
Drake Relays set to test 21 meet records this weekend
DES MOINES UP I Drake Relays officials predict 21 meet records could fall in the 59th running. Relays historians Bob Spiegel and Bob Karnes estimate seven marks will be cracked and 14 more in the possible class, all in collegiate events. High school events also compete. predictions are based on current performances and potential.
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UPI
Drake Relays
Bob Spiegel
Bob Karnes
Karnes and Spiegel
Iowa Signs Six More High School Football Players
Iowa football coach Ray Nagel announced six additional signees for the University of Iowa. The class includes Craig Clemons from Piqua Ohio Central High, Doug Dean from Altoona Pennsylvania, Tony Mayor from Erie Pennsylvania Iroquois High, Levi Mitchell from Gary Indiana Froebel High, Don Osby from Steubenville Ohio, and Al Schaefer from Baldwin Pennsylvania.
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Iowa
UPI
Ray Nagel
Pennsylvania
University of Iowa
Craig Clemons
Piqua
Ohio
Central High School
Doug Dean
Altoona
Tony Mayor
Erie
Iroquois High School
Levi Mitchell
Gary
Ind
Froebel High School
Don Osby
Steubenville
al Schaefer
Baldwin
Accident report cites failure to yield in city collision
Ralph Leonard Reisener of 102 S. 15th Street was charged with failure to yield after his ISU truck exited the Iowa Southern Utilities lot and struck Cathy Marie Orris of 920 E. 3rd Street. Police estimated 150 dollars damage to the truck and 350 dollars to Orris’s car.
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Ralph Leonard Reisener
S. 15Th Street
Cathy Marie Orris
E. 3Rd St
Orris
East 3Rd
Reisener
Iowa Southern Utilities
Cathy Orris
Demon golf team dominates Washington High in dual meet
Washington’s golf squad defeated University High of Iowa City 159 to 189 in A play and 178 to 211 in B play at Washington Country Club. Terry Cox led with 38, followed by Mark Nemmers 39 and Steve Eschweiler 40, as Demon varsity improves to 4 0. Coach Phil Busley plans trips to Muscatine and Fairfield Invitational with 12 teams.
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University High of
Iowa City
Washington Country Club
U - High
Terry Cox
Mark Nemmers
Steve Eschweiler
Tom Logan
Bruce Paul
Washington
Jim McCarthy
Ron Green
Randy Hillman
Joe Gebhardt
Kraig Lemley
Phil Busley
Muscatine
Fairfield
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