Forty Niners face Raiders in Bay Area showdown
San Francisco, 9-3-1, visits Oakland to seek their first NFL division title in 25 years if they beat the AFC West champion Raiders. The Rams' result with the Giants also shapes the NFC West, while Bengals, Browns, and several others chase playoff positioning this weekend. Browns visit Denver. Dolphins host Bills. Cowboys host Oilers. Lions host Packers. Chiefs at San Diego. Jets at Baltimore. Giants host Rams in an NYC showdown with Tarkenton seeking home wins.
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Bonnies Rally Past Army Behind Jackson’s Late Surge
In a Madison Square Garden second game of a doubleheader, St. Bonaventure beat Army 58-51 as Carl Jackson scored 13 of his 17 final points in the last 8:50 to overcome a 51-51 tie. Earlier, Niagara beat LIU 72-66 in a close finish, with Wayne Jones scoring 21 for the Purple Eagles. Cincinnati edged Iowa in overtime 73-70, and St. Louis, Syracuse, and Long Beach State posted wins in other matchups. Williams led Niagara with 27, Jackson sparked Bonnies in the comeback, and Kohls, Trapp, and Snow provided late fireworks for their teams.
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St. Bonaventure
Bob Lanier
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Vicksburg
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Madison Square Garden
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Long Island University
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Princeton
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Long Beach State
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Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Iowa
Wayne Jones
Purple Eagles
Craig Ellis
al Williams
Ron Williams
Jim Irving
Greg Kohls
George Trapp
Charlie Snow
Women’s bowling high scores and team results
Roe s results show Roe s 2455 team series and Jack and Jill 2454 as top teams with Carson s 910, Jack and Jill 872 for team games. Individual leaders include Martha Lowe 521 in series and 206 game, Cherry Richards 502, with Betty Porter 193.
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Roe
Jack & Jill
Carson
Jack and Jill
Martha Lowe
Cherry] Richards
Betty Porter
Williams Oil tops Five Towners league despite close series
In the Men's Bowling Five Towners League team series Williams Oil rolled 2411 to Kent Feed 2399. Sohigro led team games with 863 plus 33, Journal 763 plus 70. Individual honors went to Dave Murphy 530 and Harold Williams 511. Don Allender 229 and Si Finke Jr. 200 starred in games.
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Kent Feed
Sohigro
Journal
Dave Murphy
Harold Williams
Don Allender
Si Finke Jr
Freshman Demons Dampen Mid-Prairie Win Streak 72-55
Washington freshmen roared to a 72-55 victory over Mid-Prairie as Terry Spurgeon poured in 18 points and Gary Black came off the bench for 21. The halftime deficit grew into a 14 point third quarter lead before the bench was emptied. Wagner led Hawks with 18, Hochstedler 15, Maxwell 13. After Christmas, five road games begin January 4 at Oskaloosa with Muscatine Central on February 4 at home.
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Terry Spurgeon
Washington
Mid - Prairie
Demons
Gary Black
Duane Hagensick
Black
Spurgeon
Terry Roth
Richard Widmer
Joe Williams
Terry Renoux
Craig Paul
Mike Schooley
Andy Shimko
Roth
Widmer
Wagner
Hawks
Hochstedler
Maxwell
Oskaloosa
Muscatine Central
Mixed bowling results and high scores from league play
Gutter Dusters beat Hot Shots 2 1 while Numb Numbs defeated Why Not's 2 1 and Old Timers prevailed over Odd Balls 2 1. Gold Diggers 1. Team series led by Dusters 1979 and Odd Balls 1869. team game totals 701 for Dusters and 654 for Odd Balls. Lucy Smith topped the individual series with 479 and Lucy Smith also scored 186 in the best game. Don Smith added 223 in his game and Carroll Hershberger posted a 608 series.
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Dusters
Lucy Smith
Carroll Hershberger
Don Smith
Melody Makers
Leange
Swessesseen
Thursday Rollers League Ends First Half Standings
The Thursday Rollers League ended the first half with Bowling Bags 47 over Brighton Four 38 and Maiery Mixers 34. POU Spares 30, POUUGM ety ud 26. Team series led by Bowling Bags 2021 and Four Spares 1992. Four Spares high team game 712, Polka Dots 697. Helen Wilson 501 in series and 200 in a game. Jean Hall 486 and 190 respectively.
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Maiery Mixers
Pg i Ae
Pouugm Ety Ud
Helen Wilson
Jean Hall
Cincinnati Wins in Overtime Over Iowa
Cincinnati defeats Iowa 73-70 in overtime as Charlie Snow hits a jumper with 25 seconds left. Derrek Dickey posts 23 points and 21 rebounds for the Bearcats, while Fred Brown leads Iowa with 24 points. Iowa falls to 2-4, Cincinnati to 3-4.
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UPI
Charlie Snow
Cincinnati
Iowa
Sam Williams
Hawkeyes
Glenn Angelino
Williams
Snow
Dave Johnson
Bearcats
Derrek Dickey
Suns rally past Pistons in overtime for win
The Phoenix Suns defeated the Detroit Pistons 117-114 in overtime after surrendering a 28 point halftime lead. Phoenix improved to 20 15 and 8th in the NBA Midwest while Detroit led by Neal Walk and John Wetzel helped seal the comeback. In other NBA games, Boston beat Buffalo 102 93 and Philadelphia topped Seattle 125 117.
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National Basketball Association
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NBA
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Phoenix
Midwest
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Chicago
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Bucks
Howard Komives
Jimmy Walker
Neal Walk
John Wetzel
Boston Celtics
Buffalo Braves
Philadelphia 76Ers
Seattle SuperSonics
Jo Jo White
Celtics
Braves
Jim Washington
Archie Clark
Philadelphia
76Ers
Seattle
Sale Barn dominates YMCA league night wins
Ainsworth State Bank and Washington Livestock Sale Barn teams led by Norris with 25 points powered a 77 54 victory over Keota Merchants while Tim Krantz added 19. Sale Barn crushed KCI 91 33 with Lyle Brock leading 18 points and Chris Wilson and another Brock 16 each. Keokuk State Bank edged Educators 87 69 as Myers and Glasgow top scorers. After the break Keota faces KC II January 6 and Keokuk meets Sale Barn January 7.
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Livestock Sale Barn
Squire Shoppe
Norris
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Bank
Keota Merchants
Tim Krantz
Keota
Fairchild
Sale Barn
KCI
Lyle Brock
Chris Wilson
Brock
Phil Kaufman
Keokuk State Bank
Ed Myers
Rusty Glasgow
Doug Dunlap
KC II
Squire
Keokuk
Montezuma Leads Iowa Girls Basketball Poll With Perfect Records
Montezuma and Mediapolis top the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union poll with 70-0 records. Montezuma has a 68-game win streak since 1968-69. Mediapolis lost once in 36 games and sits second. Top 10 teams hold undefeated marks, including Farragut 8-0 and West Central 9-0. Guthrie Center 7-0 and others follow.
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Montezuma
Mediapolis
Iowa
School Athletic Union
Farragut
West Central
Maynard
Guthrie Center
Wellsburg
South Clay
Gillett Grove
Allison - Bristow
Hinton
Manson
Highlandettes 4-H Caroling Meeting Elects Officers
The Highlandettes 4-H Club joined with the Farmer ettes 4-H Club for a December caroling visit to the Extended Care Unit at the local hospital and cookies delivered to the Red Cross and Special Education Class at the Nurses Home. Six members attended and elected Leanne Swailes president, Brenda Carson vice president, Diane Steele secretary, Janice Keeler treasurer, Sharon Knotterus reporter, and Sheri Keeler historian. Christmas refreshments were served by Leanne Swailes, Janice, and Sheri Keeler.
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Highlandettes
Farmerettes
Red Cross
Karen McCreedy
Leanne Swailes
Brenda Carson
Diane Steele
Janice Keeler
Sharon Knottnerus
Sheri Keeler
Janice
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