Washington girls roll past Mt. Pleasant Panthers 31 point win
Washington Demons JV girls opened Saturday with a 31 point victory over Mt. Pleasant Pantherettes. Jo McClure led with 27 points and Kathy Escher poured in 30 in the first half as Washington built a 38 to 8 halftime lead and used the bench for much of the second half.
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Iowa cage teams suffer weekend nonconference losses
Drake Iowa and Iowa State all fell on the road in nonconference play. Drake lost 92-79 to Illinois State as Larry Haralson led with 30 points. Iowa was overwhelmed by Kansas 89-54, trailing 40-28 at halftime. Iowa State dropped an 86-84 heartbreaker to Wisconsin, with major rebounding by Kansas dominating late.
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Demon wrestlers fourth in tourney at Fort Madison
Washington High School placed fourth at the Fort Madison Invitational, scoring 53 percent of possible points. Key placers included Kevin Lassen 105 pounds second, Jeff Libe 155 pounds second, Brian Romine heavyweight second, Randy Knerr 167 pounds third, Marty Sojka 185 pounds third, and fourth-place finishers John Redlinger 119 pounds Tony Hahn 136 pounds and Joe Marie 132 pounds. Team standings show Town City 106, Fairfield 3.5, Washington 53, Burlington 31, Galesburg 2, Macomb 19, Keokuk 0.
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Washington freshmen Wrestlers Roll To Sigourney Victory
Washington eighth graders and ninth graders combined for a 40 19 win at Sigourney as coach Leonard Kull calls it the best ninth grade performance yet. Doug Martin had a 26 second pin and several wrestlers dominated despite Sigourney using four sophomores.
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Simon wins at 98 in Wapello meet
Columbus finished fourth and Highland sixth in the eight team Wapello Invitational Wrestling Tournament Saturday. Highland led by Leon Simon at 91 pounds won the 9 pound class and moved his record to 5 0. Dennis Corpman took third at 167 and Ken Becker fourth at 132 for Highland. Columbus had two runner ups Kevin Schrader at 126 and Bill Burroughs at 145. Highland wrestles Thursday at New London at 7 p.m. Championship results list several matchups and outcomes across weight classes.
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Iowa Wrestlers Sweep Oklahoma in New York Meet
Iowa powered past defending national champion Oklahoma 8-2 in a dual meet at the New York All-Star event, sweeping eight of ten bouts. The Hawkeyes also defeated Hofstra 4-0 as they improve to 3-0 this season with class winners including Mysnyk Cysewski Hunte Amore Yagla Campbell Stevens Bowlsby.
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Redskins face Rams to settle NFL bowl bids on TV
The Washington Redskins visit the Los Angeles Rams as the last playoff spots are decided. Lions and Cowboys won Sunday to stay alive. Miami and Buffalo also jockey for AFC spots. The NFC East race hinges on Washington or St Louis. St Louis was upset by New Orleans 14 0.
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Sooner Upsets South Carolina To Highlight Busy Weekend
Oklahoma under Joe Ramsey delivers a 90-84 win over eighth ranked South Carolina as Alvan Adams scores 20 and Rick McNeil fuels the rally off the bench. Frank McGuire praises Oklahoma defense while North Carolina State UCLA Indiana USC and Alabama also win. Great Western United reports a threefold income rise as Hunt family seeks control.
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