Demon matmen and 2nd Champions lead Washington Demons
Washington Demons finished second at an eight team Muscatine invitational behind Durant scoring 74 points each with Morning Sun. Rusty Tschantz Marshall Doughty and Jeff Libe won three matches apiece earning gold in their divisions. Tschantz 11 0 1 2 pins and a 20 decision over Durant’s Brian Brook led the way. Doughty 138 pounds had a pin and a 9 8 decision then beat Mark Mays 5 1 in finals. Libe 145 pounds won all three by decision including a 10 7 win over Morning Sun’s Jeff Hartman. Redlinger added a runner up with others taking thirds and fourths. The Demons also sit at 3 1 in duals and head to Oskaloosa Thursday to face the Indians.
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O J Simpson shatters NFL single season rushing mark
O J Simpson ran 34 times for 200 yards to finish with 2 003 yards as the Bills beat the Jets 34 14 and became the first NFL player to top 2 000 in a season. He eclipsed Jim Brown's 1 863 yard record, while Buffalo set a league rushing record with over 3 000 team yards.
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UCLA Beats NC State as Volunteers Stage Scrimmage
In Knoxville, Tennessee, UCLA extended its win streak to 79 with a 84-66 victory over NC State, ending the Wolfpack’s 29 game run. Keith Wilkes led UCLA with 27 points while guarding David Thompson. Temple stall tactics marred the Volunteers Classic title game as Tennessee defeated Temple 114-6.
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Demon girls play at Walsh Tuesday
The Washington High School girls basketball team will wind up the 1973 portion of its season at Ottumwa Tuesday night. Games start at 7 p.m. in the Walsh Junior High School building after a wrestling meet in the Ottumwa Walsh gym earlier in the evening.
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Adel Tops Iowa Girls Basketball Poll as Lake View Drops
Beaten Adel remains first in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union poll after a 78-47 win over Woodward Granger. Lake View Auburn plunges from second to 12th after a loss, while Mediapolis rises to third with a 5-0 mark and Ida Grove West Central moves to No. 2. Other ranked teams include Tri County, Montezuma, Andrew, Southeast Polk, Maple Valley, Stanton, Hampton, and Rockwell Swaledale in the second ten.
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Highland Girls Defeat New London to Boost Record
Highland girls pull off a 74 to 47 win over New London to even their season at 3 3. Chris Schloss adds 24 points to pace the Huskies while Renee Rath and Jill Latta contribute across the box score. Coach Terry Bowton calls it their best overall game of the year as Highland sits 2-2 in the Southeast Iowa Conference and eyes a Friday road test at Winfield Mt Union.
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Lakers lose to Celtics as West sidelined for month
Los Angeles star guard Jerry West will be out of the lineup for at least a month with strained abdominal muscles, forcing Jim Price to start in his place. Boston center Dave Cowens led a 115-110 Celtics win as LA dropped to eighth loss in ten games. West will be on the injured list, with coach Bill Sharman hoping he returns at 95 percent for the playoffs.
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Demon JV falls to Mid-Prairie 68 60 in Wellman
Washington Demons JV basketball lost to Mid-Prairie 68 to 60 in Wellman. Mid-Prairie erased a late 8 point deficit with 46 points from Brian Hazelton and Gary Beckley, Beckley scoring 29. Washington’s Mike Young led with 22 points as Demons prepare to host Fairfield Tuesday.
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Tim Melsinger
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Badgers undefeated in pre season play
Wisconsin, labeled Big Ten title contenders, remained undefeated after two weeks of nonconference play with a 92-51 win over DePauw. They outpaced their foe early, outrebounded 40-12 in the midsection, and prepare for a road game against West Virginia. Indiana stayed hot with an 87-62 win over Ball State as Missouri upset Ohio State and Marquette held off Minnesota 68-50 in Milwaukee.
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