Sweet 16 bids in Iowa girls hoops narrow field
Nine of the top 20 teams reach the Sweet 16 in the Iowa girls high school tournament as West Des Moines Valley falls for a second straight year. Southwest Warren beats Valley 60-55 in Chariton. Des Moines area powerhouses Guthrie Center upset Ida Grove 85-79. Wellsburg remains unranked after a 73-34 win over Union Whitten. Jewell South Hamilton, ranked No 2, defeats Lake City 65-51. Delaware area teams set up final district clash as Elgin Valley faces Maquoketa Valley for a state berth. Des Moines meets in Des Moines March 10-11.
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West Des Moines
Southwest Warren
Chariton
Des Moines
Elgin Valley
Delhi Maquoketa Valley
Guthrie Center
Ida Grove
Wellsburg
Union Whitten
Onawa West Monona
Sloan Westwood
Joux City
Jewell South
Hamilton
Lake City
Fort Dodge
Jewell
Iowa coach job draws bids from two Iowans and others
Applications pour in for the University of Iowa head basketball coach position. Jack Spencer, ex Iowa guard and Nevada head coach, and Johnny Orr, former DuBuque High School coach now at Massachusetts, have submitted bids to replace Sharm Scheuerman.
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Cage teams to appear By United P
Maren roared in like a pussy cat over most of the nation Sunday as basketball's calendar closed for some college teams while others headed for post season play Kentucky, VMI, Murray State and Army were among the latter. Kentucky captured its 21st SEC crown by outlasting Tennessee 42-38 to gain NCAA bid. VMI won in the Southern Conference playoffs and goes to the NCAA finals against the Ivy League champ March 9 in Philadelphia. Murray State clinched the Ohio Valley title by beating Tennessee Tech 88-82, with East Tennessee eliminated by Morehead State 86-78. The NIT added West Point, which beat Navy 74-55. Princeton and Penn could decide the Ivy League winner next. Princeton beat Cornell 61-55, Penn beat Columbia 67-55, and Yale won 61-53. Drake defeated St. Louis 56-50 to stay tied for the league lead. Rhode Island beat Connecticut 54-53 to send the Yankee Conference to a one-game playoff. UCLA ran its record to 24-0 with a 93-56 win over Washington State, Duke wrapped up its regular season with 104-69 over North Carolina, and Oregon State beat Oregon 85-71. A tombstone in Hillcrest cemetery reads a rolling stone never gathers moss.
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Buckeyes Seek Big Ten Title Share on Illinois Visit
Ohio State aims for at least a share of the Big Ten crown as it visits Illinois in Champaign after a 10-2 tie with Michigan. Michigan idle tonight. Purdue hosts Iowa and Minnesota visits Wisconsin as Penn State chase stories unfold. Gary Bradds scores less than his best while Tom Arsdale helps Ohio State.
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Open house honors Wheelans in Prairie Flower community
Prairie Flower residents attended the golden wedding open house for Mr. and Mrs. John Wheelan at The Captain's Table on a February weekend. Other notes mention a new gas furnace at Prairie Flower Baptist Church, visits by Marion Kipp of Geneseo to Nina Smith, and various local residents’ health, travel, and church news. Reverend E. A. Anderson, a former Prairie Flower pastor from Hastings, Nebraska, age 75, has died.
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Prairie Flower Baptist Church
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Geneseo
Illinois
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Kipp
Avis Green
Little Norman Scott
Jerry Patterson
Ainsworth
Washington
Don Cave
County Hospital
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Cedar Township
Orva Scott
Fa Bureau
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E.A. Anderson
Prairie’ Flower Church
Hastings
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Mi T Boy Double Loader Coin Operated Washers At Laundry
Advertises Mi-T-Boy double loader coin operated washing machines promising high capacity washing. Claims can wash 4 sheets 20 towels 6 T shirts 6 shorts plus misc garments. Mentions large gentle tumblers fast cycle and 12 pounders available. Includes dry cleaning and laundry services under one roof.
Iowa district finals set in high school hoops race
United Press International reports the Iowa boys basketball title race advances as 17 district finals held Monday with 14 more Wednesday. Carroll Kuemper already earned sub state by beating Odebald-Arthur 80-62. Newton faces winner of Pella Christian and Oskaloosa in district 20 semis. Davenport West meets Muscatine and Dubuque meets Dubuque Wahlert in rival showdowns. Waterloo West and Waterloo East clash in a rubber match at the Waterloo auditorium.
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Odebald - Arthur
Newton
Pella Christian
Oskaloosa
Davenport West
Dubuque Fom
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Monday Night West
Muscatine
Davenport Central
Dubuque
Dubuque Wahlert
Waterloo Auditorium
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