Top 16 Iowa girls hoops teams reach state meet race
United Press Internationals summary notes nine of the top twenty teams advance to the state tournament after district finals. West Des Moines Valley falls to Southwest Warren 60 55 at Chariton, Valley hopes for return as defending champs. Jewell South Hamilton defeats Lake City 65 51 to advance. West Monona cruises 54 37. Guthrie Center upsets Ida Grove 85 79. Wellsburg and Delhi Maquoketa Valley await final stretch toward Des Moines March 10 4.
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West Des Moines Valley
West Des Moines
Southwest Warren
Chariton
Des Moines
Elgin Valley
Delhi Maquoketa Valley
Guthrie Center
Ida Grove
Wellsburg
Union Whitten
Wo West Monona
Sloan Westwood
Sioux City
Jewell South Hamilton
Lake City
Fort Dodge
Jewell
Iowa City seeks new head basketball coach as bids pour in
Applications for the University of Iowa head basketball coach position flood in. Names include former Iowa standout Jack Spencer of Nevada and Johnny Orr, then UMass coach, both among early bidders. Spencer played on Iowa’s 195 Big Ten title team and coached at Iowa Wesleyan. Orr previously coached at Dubuque High School and spent four years as Wisconsin assistant before moving to Massachusetts.
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UPI
University of Iowa
Jack Spencer
University of Nevada
Johnny Orr
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Sharm Scheuerman
Spencer
Iowa Wesleyan
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Orr
Dubuque
Massachusetts
Wiscons
College teams near post season as season ends
Kentucky claims 21st SEC title by outlasting Tennessee 42 38 to secure NCAA berth. VMI surprises in Southern Conference playoffs by beating Furman Davidson and George Washington. faces Ivy champ in Philadelphia regionals. Murray State clinches Ohio Valley with 88 82 win over Tennessee Tech. Army and West Point secure NIT bid with Navy win. Missouri Valley hinges on Wichita State vs North Texas State. UCLA 24 straight, Duke 104 69 over North Carolina. Oregon State 85 71 over Oregon. Tombstone in Hillcrest cemetery reads a rolling stone never gathers moss.
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Buckeyes seek share of Big Ten title on road
Ohio State and Michigan lead the Big Ten at 10-2 as the Buckeyes face Illinois in Champaign while Purdue visits Iowa and Minnesota plays at Wisconsin. Bradds limited by Arsdale in Indiana win. Michigan idle tonight, then hosts Iowa, with final 7 days shaping the tiebreaker.
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Rich Falk
Open House Honors Wheelans at Golden Wedding
Prairie Flower residents attended Mr and Mrs John Wheelans golden wedding open house held at The Captain s Table on Saturday. The community wished the couple many more happy anniversaries. A new gas furnace was installed recently at Prairie Flower Baptist Church. Individuals noted include Mr and Mrs Marion Kipp of Geneseo Illinois visitors to Nina Smith s home. Norman Scott son of Mr and Mrs Robert Scott noted ill with an infection. Mr and Mrs Clayde Cormick of Fairfield were dinner guests at Nina Smith s home. Melville Donaldson has returned home from Mercy Hospital and is improving slowly. The Prairie Flower neighborhood heard of Milo Patterson s illness in Mercy Hospital. Jerry Patterson has been doing chores for Milo. Mr and Mrs Jerry Patterson moved from Ainsworth to Washington. Mrs Don Cave returned home from county hospital. Mr and Mrs Ezra Smith remodeling their kitchen. Linus Patterson mentioned for Cedar year. Mr and Mrs Orva Scott visited Nina Smith. Cedar Township Farm Bureau women met with Mr Glenn Knapp on Tuesday. Nina Smith received news of Rev E A Anderson s death, former Prairie Flower Church pastor, who lived in Hastings Nebraska and was 75.
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John Wheelan
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
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Geneseo
Illinois
Nina Smith
Kipp
Avis Green
Little Norman Scott
Robert Scott
Clayde Cormick
Fairfield
Melville Donaldson
Mercy Hospital
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Jerry Patterson
Milo
Ezra Smith
Linus Patterser
Orva Scott
Cedar Township Farm Bureau
Glenn Knapp
E A. Anderson
Prairie Flower Church
Hastings
Nebraska
Mi-T-Boy Double Wonder Coin Laundry Ad
Local laundry offers Mi-T-Boy Double Wonder coin operated machines that wash twice as much in the same time. A double load equals about 4 sheets 20 towels 6 T shirts 6 shorts and space for misc garments. Large tumblers fast cycle washers and dry cleaning services also offered under one roof.
District finals loom in Iowa boys basketball race
Unitea Press notes state berth battles across 17 districts Monday night with 14 more districts to decide Wednesday. Carroll Kuemper sealed a sub state spot by beating Odebald Arthur 80-62. Newton meets the Monday winner between Pella Christian and Oskaloosa in a semifinal. Davenport West vs Muscatine and Dubuque Wahlert at Davenport central gym. Waterloo West vs Waterloo East collide to conclude the rubber match at Waterloo auditorium.
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Unitea Press International
Iowa
Carroll Kuemper
Odebald Arthur
Newton
Pella Christian
Oskaloosa
Davenport West
Dubuque
Ment
Monday Night West
Muscatine
Davenport Central
Cross
Dubuque Wablert
Waterloo Auditorium
Waterloo West
Waterloo East
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