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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1977

Page

7

Hammond's title crowns Washington wrestlers at Keokuk meet

Washington Demons spike the Southeast Seven Conference wrestling tourney at Keokuk with Hammonds 119 pound title. seven other Washington grapplers place, including Hahn and Sojka as seconds and Carl, Hillman, Shelangoski, Martin, Bandy with thirds and fourth. Ft Madison wins team title 166 points with Washington third 105.

The Evening Journal Burge Hammond Washington Demons Keokuk Hammond Washington Randy Hahn Marty Sojka Dave Hillman Jeff Shelangoski Doug Martin Stacy Bandy Gary Carl Demons Ft. Madison Fairfield Oskaloosa Mt. Pleasant Scott Strong Raph Gonshorowski Strong Bob Donnelly Demon Roy Boltz Donnelly Hahn Larry Meierotto Dave Gevock Sojka Kurt Gray Gregory Hillman Dave Crull Mike

UCLA Cagers Defeat Irish at Notre Dame in Upset

The 10th ranked UCLA Bruins beat Notre Dame 70 to 65 at South Bend. UCLA, who had not won there since 1973, trailed early before grabbing the lead in the second half and holding on in the final minutes. Coach Gene Bartow praised the late rally and turnover control.

United Press International UCLA Notre Dame Bruins South Bend Ind Gene Bartow

Nets snap 13-game skid with Bubbles Hawkins star

The New York Nets ended a 13-game losing run as reserve guard Bubbles Hawkins scored 24 points off the bench to beat the Chicago Bulls 95 to 86. Hawkins fueled a second quarter surge and sealed the win with a late three point play and a steal. Other NBA scores included Philadelphia over Boston 91 to 83 and Golden State over Atlanta 104 to 97.

United Press International New York Nets Bubbles Hawkins Nets Chicago Bulls Bulls Tim Bassett Philadelphia Boston Golden State Atlanta New Orleans New York Knicks San Antonio Portland Phoenix Seattle Washington Detroit Milwaukee Kansas City Los Angeles Indiana

Borg holds on for big tennis victory

In Boca Raton, Bion Borg, 20, erased three match points from Jimmy Connors to claim a dramatic win. Spectators paid 15 to 20 dollars as Borg battled back from a one set each stalemate and seized control with a pivotal third game in the decisive set.

Boca Raton Fla UPI Bion Borg Jimmy Connors Connors Borg

Highland wrestlers take second at Pekin Invitational

Highland is runner up in Pekin Invitational with two individual champions and five seconds. Highland scored 159 points behind Sigourney's 216. Champions were Robert Cole at 112, Rodney Cole at 126, Jeff Bartmann at 145, Glen Weimer heavyweight second, Dan Gerot 185 second, plus others in multiple weights. Highland heads to Mediapolis for a dual meet Tuesday.

Highland Sigourney Mediapolis Pekin Pella van Buren English Valley Chris Kramer Tom Owen Robert Cole Terry Beckery Rodney Cole John Dann Scott Frank Jeff Bartmann Dave Thoman Darrell Steele Dan Gerot Glen Weimer

Nuggets win in Jr High League at Washington YMCA

The Nuggets defeated the SuperSonics 52 to 49 in junior high age basketball action at the Washington YMCA Saturday. Jon Burlingame led Nuggets with 17 points, Bruce Lemons 14, and Bill Shamdin 10. Sonics were led by Paul Ridder 16, John Hagist 14, and Mike Vacha 13.

Nuggets SuperSonics Washington Ymca Jon Burlingame Bruce Lemons Bill Shamdin Paul Ridder John Hagist Mike Vacha Sonics

Trojans clinch girls title in Southeast Seven clash

Fairfield captures its second straight Southeast Seven Conference girls title as Nancy Bradley scores 33 and Martha Stark 29 in a 72-35 win over Mt. Pleasant. Mt. Pleasant remains top in boys standings after beating Fairfield 60-49 while Washington beats Ft. Madison 68-60.

Evening Journal Fairfield Mt. Pleasant Keokuk Oskaloosa Washington Ft. Madison Nancy Bradley Martha Stark Trojans

Bowling MELODY LANERS LEAGUE Junior Bowling Won PROG REPOS

Saturday results list teams and scores with Brighton Cafe Pohren's Trucking Hagie's Iowa Frontier Cafe Perdock's Wallace's Insulation Eden-Hayes Insurance Roe's Pros. High team series 2275 by Iowa Frontier Cafe. team game 804 by Iowa Frontier Cafe. Individual series leaders Tim Carr 513 Sam Boyer 571 with games 209 and 227.

Melody Laners Ccicseesrseevenseens Iowa Frontier Cafe Pohren's Trucking OUD O N'Ainsy Cnc Cades Es Brighton Cafe Wallace's Eden-Hayes Insurance Pohren’s Trucking Hagie’s Perdock’s Wallace’s Roe’s Tim Carr Jerri Hagie

Watson Captures Crosby Tourney At Pebble Beach

Tom Watson ends a long victory drought by winning the Crosby National Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. He edges Tony Jacklin by one stroke after a tense finish, posting a 273 to set a tournament record and earning $40,000. Jacklin, Lee Elder, Bill Rogers, and others finish among top earners as Palmer and Nicklaus miss the cut.

Pebble Beach Calif UPI Tom Watson Crosby Watson Stanford University Kansas City Tony Jacklin Stanford Jacklin America Gerald Ford Arnold Palmer Lee Elder Bill Rogers Leonard Thompson Craig Stadler Hubert Green Bruce Devlin Vic Regalado Jack Nicklaus Ray Floyd Dave Stockton Jerry Pate Johnny Miller Palmer Thompson Jim Vickers

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