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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1977

Page

9

Indiana State Falls Behind Illinois State 70-64

Indiana State, led by Larry Bird with 31 points, suffers a 70-64 defeat as Illinois State, behind Jeff Wilkins 22 points, rallies from a halftime deficit. Providence over Niagara in overtime. Villanova tops St John’s 65-63 led by Keith Herron’s 20 points.

United Press International Indiana State Larry Bird Indiana Illinois State Jeff Wilkins Sycamores Wilkins Dwight Williams Providence Niagara Phil Scaffidi Friars Joe Hassett Bob Misevicius Keith Larry Herron Villanova St. John's Larry St. John’s

Bowling League Scores and Standings Snapshot

Monday results feature Bud's Jack & Jill defeating Hill's Barber Shop 4 0 while Iowa Southern and HyVee tie 2 2. Joe Falk Company leads with a 2670 team series and 1004 team game. Doug Dunlap tops individual series at 590 and Allen Fuhr leads in games with 224. Tuesday results show Carson 4 Land O Lakes 0 and Wagon Wheel 3 McCleery 1 with Carson posting 2676 in team series and McCleery's D Pohren 242 in individual game.

Joe Falk Company Crown House Antiques Bud’s Jack & Jill Zieglowsky Furnishings Town Southern Hill’s Barber Shop Bud's Jack & Jill Iowa Southern T.V. Lab Joe Falk Co TV Lab Doug Dunlap Earl Rae Allen Fuhr Seeeees Washington Cafe McCleery-Cumming Fareway Iceessesseeveeuaes Carson Land-O-Lakes Wagon Wheel McCleery Cafe Thompson Hennigan

Eighth graders fall to Iowa City Northwest in dual

Washington eighth graders lost 58 to 14 at Iowa City Northwest. Coach Steve Roth praised Robb Murphy and Brian Horn who won by pins and noted Ron Kuntz’s first win of the year. Other results listed include multiple losses, two pins for Horn and Murphy, and exhibition matches with mixed outcomes.

Washington Iowa City Northwest Steve Roth Young Demons Robb Murphy Brian Horn Ron Kuntz Streb He Knight Vietoploe Teiren Osborne Collins Paul Watson Stutzman Mike Boileau Trimble Mark Ledger Rambler Ranshaw Dan Jaspering Marston Kevin Banks Soper Mark Wood Lavelle Eric Ridley Michel Myers Myron Sojka Clark Jim Lawless Fox Steve Knight Banks Lawless Sojka Watson Boileau Ledger Demons

Fox Hunters to hold final hunt in season Saturday

The Tri County Fox Hunters Association will host its final fox hunt of the season on Saturday. Hunters meet at the Wayland sale barn at 9 30 a m. Coyote hunts may occur later. Twenty four participated in last Saturday's hunt. An oyster and chili supper is set for February 5 at Crawfordsville school.

Tri County Fox Hunters Association Wayland Sale Crawfordsville

Washington swimmers defeat Keokuk YMCA in dual meet

Washington swimmers edged Keokuk YMCA teams in a Saturday dual meet. Event wins and times covered boys and girls across 8 and 9 and 10 year groups, 11 and 12 year olds, and open divisions, with multiple relay victories led by standout performances from Cady, Hanson, Elliott, Baldrige, Wiley, and Goff among others.

Washington Keokuk Ymca B. Elliott C. Hanson T. Webbey K. Burbach M. Murphy J. Lloyd B. Zwicki C. Wiley A. Hess S. Zwicki C. Moore J. Williamson J. Eaton L. Long V. Carey L. Elliott A. Lampkin

Huskies stay atop SE Iowa conference with win over Lone Tree

Highland boys improved to 11 1 in SE Iowa play by defeating Lone Tree 75 62 at home. Jeff Davis scored 29 points and 18 rebounds while Kirk Kaalberg added 26 points and 6 steals. Lone Tree was led by Scott with 21 and Lean 20. Highland hit 45 percent to Lone Tree's 42 percent.

Highland’s Boys John McFarland Dan Havel Denny Jenn Tom Jenn Kirk Soukup Scott Lean Lone Tree Davis Huskies Kaalberg Highland

Frisco Keeps No 1 Rating In UPI Hoops Poll

The United Press International coaches poll lists San Francisco 19-0 as top with 31 first place votes. Michigan 13-1 follows at two, North Carolina three, Alabama four, and Nevada Las Vegas five, with teams like Tennessee Kentucky UCLA and Louisville also highly ranked.

New York UPI United Press International Board of Coaches San Francisco Michigan North Carolina Alabama Nevada-Las Veys Tennessee Kentucky Marquette UCLA Louisville Wake Forest Cincinnati Arizona Minnesota Providence Arkansas Purdue Oregon Indiana St Missouri

Turkey hunting licenses public in Iowa season notice

Iowa residents may apply for wild turkey hunting licenses from January 28 to February 11 at the Washington County Recorder office. The fee is 10 dollars and licenses are issued during regular hours 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Applications are accepted only from Iowa residents.

Iowa Maxine Smith Washington

Cow chip tosser wins finals spot in California contest

Turkey farmer Robert Ryckebosch of Lancaster California hurled a dried cow manure piece 124 feet 10 inches to win the semifinals at a Western Fairs Association meet and beat 50 entrants for the finals of the International Cow Chip Throwing Contest.

Coronado Calif

Highland Girls Defeat Lone Tree In Conference Tilt

Highland girls topped Lone Tree 64 43 after leading 15 10 and 29 14 at halftime. Mary Swenson scored 33 as Highland improved to 9 2 in conference, tying for second. Carol Sweeting logged 14 rebounds 10 steals and 6 blocks. Lone Tree’s Liz Eckhoff had 22. They play Mediapolis Friday.

Highland Lone Tree

Highland Wrestlers Beat Mediapolis 30 17 In Dual Meet

Highland High School varsity wrestlers defeated Mediapolis 30 to 17 in a dual at Mediapolis Tuesday night. Chris Kraemer won at 98 pounds, Tom Owens pinned at 105, and multiple matches ended with pins or decisions for Highland. Junior varsity results included Abel pin and several decisions, with Shamrock defeating Kucera to close the card.

Highland High School Mediaplis Mediapolis Chris Kraemer Mark Schrader Tom Owens Steve Abel Robert Cole Dennis Reynolds Terry Becker Brian Swafford Rodney Cole Mark Swafford Ken Crawford John Dann Scott Frank Fred Burich Jeff Bartmann Kim Robb Terry Cover Dave Thomann Mike McCall Darrell Steele Brian Weigand Dan Gerot

Eighth grade girls fall to Mid-Prairie 28-16

Mid-Prairie defeated Washington 28-16 in eighth grade girls basketball on Tuesday. Lori Redlinger and Marlene Escher each scored six for Washington. Rhonda Knerr and Jenny Eaton led with seven rebounds each. A team down 2-3 on the season, the Demons next host Ft. Madison.

Mid-Prairie Washington Lori Redlinger Marlene Escher Roberta Warren Sue Vittetoe Demons Rhonda Knerr Jenny Eaton Julie Sommers Julie Mottet Michelle Myers Carol Lukovsky Karen Reisener Donna Boone Brenda Proctor Ms. Sommers Ft. Madison

McAdoo leads Knicks in win over Bulls 108 91

Bob McAdoo scored 34 points with 15 rebounds and seven assists to power the New York Knicks past the Chicago Bulls 108 91. Tom McMillen contributed 16 points while guarding Artis Gilmore, limiting the 7 foot 2 center after early hot start.

Buffalo Braves Paul Snyder Monty Hall Snyder New York Knicks Chicago Bulls Bob McAdoo National Basketball Association Braves Buffalo Tom McMillen John Gianelli McAdoo Bulls McMillen Artis Gilmore Will Knicks Gilmore Lonnie Shelton

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