Demons finish third as Green wins heavyweight title at Oskaloosa
Washington’s Demons place third in the Southeast Seven team standings behind Fort Madison and Oskaloosa. Dave Green capture the heavyweight crown with a 31-2 win over Tom Owen of Fort Madison, while Marshall Doughty finishes second at 132 pounds and Rusty Tschantz, Jeff Libe, John Laffoon, Mike Rader, and Steve Libe earn podium spots in multiple weights. Demons host Columbus Junction next after traveling to Sigourney for a dual meet Tuesday.
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Marshall Doughty
Rusty Tschantz
Jeff Libe
John Laffoon
Mike Rader
Steve Libe
Green
Tom Owen
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Dave O'Brien
Davis County
O'Brien
Steve Erickson
Fairfield
Randy Creek
Steve Rrett
Nesbitt
Mt. Pleasant
Eve Lide
Dale Wear
Nicklaus wins Crosby playoff at Pebble Beach in dramatic finish
Jack Nicklaus captured the Crosby National Pro-Am title at Pebble Beach in a playoff with Ray Floyd after Orville Moody missed a two-foot birdie on the final hole. Nicklaus earned $36,000 with the win while Moody and Floyd took $16,690 and $6,930 respectively, as the event concluded with 72 holes of play and key remarks from Nicklaus about Moody.
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Rotary cage team wins third and fourth grade title
Rotary defeated the Y's Men team 8 to 6 in third and fourth grade basketball at the local Y. Robby Johnson scored 4 points for Rotary while Curt Hanson and Tim Macrander had 2 each. For the Y's, Myron Sojka scored 4 and Rod Maggert 2.
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Curt Hanson
Tim Macrander
Myron Sojka
Rod Maggert
Tri County tops Blackhawk wrestling meet at Waco
Tri County claimed first with six individual titles as Pekin, Cardinal, and others trailed amid a tight team race. Waco finished fifth after strong finalists Hugh Miller and Tom Arbogast fell in the finals, with finals results listing key matches and placers across the weight classes.
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West Burlington
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Mark Kurtz
Steve Countryman
Vernon Reiner
Doug Leyb
Cen
Craig Shearer
Phil Steigel
Doran Hall
Mark Wilhoit
Dave Clingman
Hwt
Tim Latta
Pat McHugh
Ned Ned
Boozers and Roach Clips Win Cage Loop Games
Boozers defeated the Marsh Rats 96 to 59 as five Boozer players reached double figures led by Lester Worley 28 and Randy Payne 20. The Roach Clips topped the Wild Egers Blazers 59 to 49 with Shan Reedy leading scoring and Duff Holden adding 18.
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Randy Payne
Terry Renoux
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Mars Rats
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Mike Quinn
Shan Reedy
Duff Holden
Dave Whittaker
Blazers
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UCLA Extends 61-Game Win Streak With Coast Rival USC
UCLA, riding a 61 game win streak, eyes another NCAA title as coach John Wood warns of potential letdown. The Bruins open a 10 game Pacific-8 stretch starting Saturday against arch rival Southern California, who share the conference lead at 40.
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Southern California
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Notre Dame
Sportsmen edge Ainsworth in tight YMCA league clash
In a Friday night men’s league game at the Washington YMCA the Sportsmen edged Ainsworth State Bank 81 to 80. John Nelson led the winners with 26 points, Tom Brown 14, Larry Sanders 13, and Bill Anderegg 12, while Don Haugen paced Ainsworth with 35 points and John Burich 16. Fred Clawson scored 30 for Squire Shop in a 78 to 60 win over Thermogas Moline Body, with Larry Fishback 20, Len Kull 14, and Phil Rusley 10. Ed Cross had 28 for Thermogas Moline Body and Ken Adams 12.
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Don Haugen
Ainsworth
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Tim Krantz
Larry Hawkins
Fred Clawson
Squire Shop
Thermogas - Moline
Larry Fishback
Len Kull
Phil Rusley
Ed Cross
Ken Adams
Knicks Ready for Next Challenge After Double Victory
New York Knicks aim to extend a winning streak after back-to-back weekend wins over Boston as they face Rick Barry and the Golden State Warriors. Warriors boast the fifth best NBA winning percentage heading into the matchup.
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Golden State Warriors
National Basketball Association
Columbus wins SE Iowa wrestling title at conference meet
Columbus Community defended its Southeast Iowa Conference wrestling crown led by champions Dale Mougin 132 Jon Hoback 138 Mark Finke 185 and Boyd Buser heavyweights. Wapello a edged second with 94 percent Morning Sun third Highland fourth and Winfield-Mt Union fifth. Randy Thomann Highland 145 was sole champion with runners up Kirk Latta 126 Len Corpman 167 and others placing. Doug Peters Columbus 167 missed finals due to flu.
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Paul Peterson
Ron Coleman
Don Coleman
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Doug Peters
Ninth graders to play Waco Monday move announced
The Washington and Waco junior high basketball game originally set for February 8 has been rescheduled to February 5 and will be played at Waco. Tipoff is at 6 30 p m Monday evening.
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Hawks Fall At Pella In High Scoring Contest
Mid-Prairie Hawks lost 97-63 at Pella as the Dutchmen hit 43 of 96 shots and built a double digit margin by halftime. Del Bender led Mid-Prairie with 23 points, while Van Wyk and Weyers paced Pella with 27 and 26 respectively. The Hawks drop to 9-6 and host West Branch next Friday.
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Gary Hochsted
Fifth and Sixth Graders Cage League Scores at YMCA
In Washington YMCA action the Screemin Meemies beat the Amoebas 14 to 12, Forkdorques defeated the Aardvarks 19 to 2, and the Blue Devils triumphed over the Globe Stompers 30 to 12. Scorers included Marty Speece with 6 for the Meemies and Tim Vogel leading the Blue Devils with 7.
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Forkderques
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Scott Craig
Mike Harvey
David Orris
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