Mid-Prairie tops Winfield in Class A district final thriller
Mid-Prairie rallied from a slow start to beat Winfield-Mount Union 69 to 49 in Washington. Steve Mast scored 37 points as the Hawks outscored the Wolves 40-18 after the first period, earning a substate clash with Montezuma in Ottumwa.
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Mid - Prairie
Winfield - Mount Union
Washington
Hawks
Ottumwa
Montezuma
Winfield
Steve Mast
Mast
Delwyn Bender
John Woodin
Steve Yetty
Dick Ehrenfelt
Wolves
Hawk
Jeff Carlson
Carlson
Randy Kongable
Eric Pakoke
Bender
Yetty
Woodin
Ehrenfelt
Reed Edmundson
Fairfield
Worley Gulf Wins City Bowling Tourney At Melody Lanes
Worley Gulf team captures first in the men’s city bowling tournament at Melody Lanes with 3175 pins and Worley’s scratch 33085 pins a new three game series record. Individual scores include Richards 627 Crone 660 Anderson 652 and Geyer 546, with team games 1002 988 and 1045. Unofficial prizes list Worley Gulf 3125 Pepsi Cola 3086 Steele Lumber 2906 Crawfordsville Bank 2981. All events top performer John Richards 1919.
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Worley
Gull
Melody Lanes
John Richards
Rick Crone
Joe Richards
Dick Anderson
LaVern | Geyer
John Hough
Dick Hotle
Jack Eaton
Vams
Worley Gulf
Pepsi Cola
Steele Lumber
Crawfordsville Bank
Les Walby
Ted Russell
Chic Crone
Ten Years Ago Today Dinner Held by Former Wash County Residents
Former Washington County residents now in Polk County held their annual dinner on Washington's Birthday, the 40th such event since 1921. Bill Brown and Don Morrison served as co chairmen and shared master of ceremonies duties.
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Washington County
Polk County
Washington
Bill Brown
Don Morrison
Snead wins Coral Eastern Open with clutch putt
Sam Snead, nephew of Sam Snead, captured the Coral Eastern Open with a 69 on Sunday to finish four rounds at 275, earning $80,000 and moving his 1971 winnings to $57,000. Gardner Dickinson finished one stroke behind after a late seven-foot birdie, with Miller Barber third at 277 and Nicklaus, Palmer, and Player among contenders on the Doral course.
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Miami
UPD
Jesse Carlyle Snead
Snead
Washington Senators
Sysem
Sam Snead
Arnold Palmer
Gary Player
Doral Blue Moonster
Dickinson
De-Men Sponsor Coaches Tourney At Washington High
Washington De-Men will sponsor the Southeast Iowa Coaches basketball tourney in the Washington High School gym Friday evening March 12. Four teams entered Keota Mid Prairie Washington Educators YMCA All-Stars and a Fairfield Mt Pleasant team. Action starts 6 30 pm with games at 8 pm and finals at 9 pm. Coaches former high schools and college stars appear on rosters. Prizes will be awarded to spectators.
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Washington de - Men
Southeast Iowa
Washington High School
Keota
Mid- Prairie
Washington Educators
Ymca All - Stars
Fairfield
Mt. Pleasant
Hawkeyes Lose to Hoosiers in Bloomington Showdown
Indiana holds third in Big Ten with a 104 88 win over Iowa. George McGinnis and Steve Downing combine for 51 points and 30 rebounds to lift the Hoosiers to 9 3 in league play and 17 5 overall, while Fred Brown adds 26 for Iowa as Iowa drops to 8 4 in conference and 9 13 overall.
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UPI
Indiana
Iowa
Hoosier
George McGinnis
Steve Downing
Hoosiers
McGinnis
Big Ten
Fred Brown
Hawkeyes
Mixed bowling Bowl-a-deres League standings update
Friday results show Times lead with 3 and Owls 1 in a tight card. Rocky & Friends and Ridge Runners posted solid scores as TLC’s Family Clan and TLD finish with notable tallies. High team series Times 2080 Kids 1937. Kay Lister 582 and 231 highlight individual performances.
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Ite Owls
Whiz
Rocky & Friends
TLC
Clan Co Ridge
Owls
Rocky &Friends
Clan
Kay Lister
Joe Richards
Bob Roe
Washington coach wins 150 lb title at Knoxville tourney
Raphael Gonshorowski of Washington High School captures first place in the 150 pound class at the Knoxville Oid Timers Wrestling Tournament. He wrestled seven matches with two forfeits, pinning Keith Carson in 38 seconds and Bill Cunningham, defeating Frank Freeman of Bettendorf and Arnold Thompson of Ankeny along with Ron Meyer of Britt among 103 wrestlers across eight weight classes.
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Raphael Gonshorowski
Rafe
Keith Carson
Bill Cunningham
Frank Freeman
Bettendorf
Arnold Thompson
Ankeny
Ron Meyer
Britt
New Swim Class Added March 17 At YMCA
A new swim class will begin March 17 at the YMCA due to high demand. An extra 9 a m session will run for preschool children with mother present, taught by Mrs Jack Balk. Eight week session costs 7 50 dollars. Sign up by calling YMCA 3 2141.
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Jack Balk
YMCA
YWCA Girls Gym Class Opens For Grade Schoolers
A new YWCA gym class for grade school girls begins Thursday March 11 in the Y gym. Mary Ann Marie and Jane Deaton will teach tumbling on Tuesdays 4 to 5 and Thursdays 4 to 5 30. The four week, twice weekly program is free for girls with YW Activity Tickets or $3 for the series otherwise. Registration via the YW office.
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YWCA
Mary Ann Marie
Jane Deaton
De Men Plan County Fairgrounds Meeting
De Men call a meeting for Wednesday evening at 8 p m at the county fairgrounds in the school house. All members are urged to attend to share in project planning. The session is called by Don Swartzendruber, president.
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Washington
Fairgrounds
Don Swartzendruber
Frazier and Clay Rivalry Tops Big Madison Square Garden Fight
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier face off in a Madison Square Garden showdown for the heavyweight title with purses of 2.5 million each. The bout draws global attention as promoters report a live gate near 1.25 million and 18 million in total revenue, with both fighters projecting different outcomes and public stakes.
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Joe Louis
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Joe Clay
Jerry Quarry
Oscar Bonavena
Jimmy Bllis
Partne
Bob Foster
Garden
Jack Dempsey
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John Richard
Dave Rarick
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Pat Burroughs
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