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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1973

Page

9

Adel and West Marshall Reach Girls State Semis in Close Wins

In Des Moines Adel and West Marshall upset Thursday night quarterfinals to reach the 1973 Girls State Basketball Tournament semifinals. Adel defeated Farragut 63-47 as Joyce Elder and Julie Goodrich led with 29 and 19. West Marshall beat Lake View Auburn 73-68 behind Holly Brockman’s 49 points. Mediapolis and Roland Story also advanced with Mediapolis routing Colfa 96-68 and Roland Story edging Manson 65-64.

DES Moines UPL Adel West Marshall Farragut Lake View - Auburn Mediapolis Roland Story Joyce Elder Julie Goodrich Tigerettes Theresa Albright Reads Lake View Auburn Blackhawks Holly Brockman Trojanettes Sue Olberding Jolene Blass Debby Coates Colfa Miss Coates Manson Cathy Kammin Adel - West Marshall

Evert Rolls Over Charles In Night Match At Dallas Tennis

Chris Evert, top seed, defeated Lesley Charles 6 0 6 2 in the Maureen Connally Brinker Tournament night session. Evert advances to the quarter finals against Katja Redondo while Evonne Goolagong, Virginia Wade, Kazuko Sawamatsu, Linda Tuero, and Sharon Walsh also reach the next round.

Dallas UPI Chris Evert Lesley Charles Chris Miss Evert Maureen Connally Brinker Miss Charles Marita Rodondo National City Calif Janet Young Australia Evonne Goolagong Virginia Wade England Kazuko Sawamatsu Japan Linda Tuero Meterie Sharon Walsh San Rafael Katja Ebbinghaus Germany Miss Redondo Miss Ebbinghaus Miss Sawamatsu Miss Wade Miss Tuero Miss Goolagong Miss Walsh

Kentucky Wins Ninth Straight For SEC Title

Kentucky roared from a midseason 5-4 mark under rookie coach Joe B Hall to capture the Southeastern Conference title with an 86-81 win over Tennessee at Memorial Coliseum. The victory secured Kentucky’s 28th SEC crown in 41 years and advances the Cats to the NCAA Mideast Regionals.

College United Press International Kentucky Wildcats Joe B. Hall Adolph Rupp Tennessee SEC Hall Memorial Coliseum Cats Virginia Duke Wake Forest North Carolina Maryland Clemson

Local YMCA Swimmers Qualify for State Meet at Williamsburg

A large contingent of YMCA swimmers qualified for the state meet at Williamsburg High School. Coaches list names and events across 8 and under through open divisions, including medley relays, freestyles, backs, and dives with multiple alternates and team members named for each event.

Washington YMCA Williamsburg High School Milo Steele Jr

Twinks and Mellingers Lead In CORN KING League Bowling

In Wednesday play within the CORN KING League Mellinger Furnace Pepsi Cola and Hanson Concrete Farm Bureau Gibson Discount results show Twinks 1 Payne TV 3 Mellingers 4 Gibson Discount 0 Hanson Concrete 1 Farm Service 3 Farm Bureau 3 Pepsi Cola 1 High team series Farm Service 2750 Farm Bureau 2738 High team game Farm Service 973 Pepsi Cola 943 Top individual series Jerry Schiebel 616 George Horn 589 Top individual game Jack Eaton 227 Larry Hough 225

Corn King League Mellinger Furnace Pepsi Cola Hanson Concrete Farm Bureau Gibson Discount Twinks Payne T.V Mellingers Hanson Concrete Farm Service Farm Bureau Jerry Schiebel George Horn Jack Eaton Larry Hough

Women’s Bowling Scores Highlight Local Matches

Roe’s Heating defeats Shamrock Inn 4 0 in a mixed roller. Squire Shoppe earns 1 point, while Roe’s Heating leaves with 3. Carson and Jack & Jill split, Pepsi Cola edges Ainsworth Bank, 3 to 1. Team Pepsi Cola leads with 2582, Shamrock Inn 2541. Squire Shoppe posts 906 in team game, Pepsi Cola 901. Bev Long nets 566 in series with 211 and 200 in games. Cheryl Richards adds 528 in series.

Roes Shamrock Inn Jack & Jill Ainsworth Bank Pepsi Cola Squire Shoppe CREM Oss Bryn Mawr Roe’s Carsons Bev Long Cheryl

Individual series and game high scores listed for players

The record shows individual series scores with Karen Hoyle 498 and Ren Ella Sanders 485. It also notes individual game scores Pepper Smith 189 and Polly Riley 187. This item documents top performances without detailing dates or events.

Karen Hoyle Ren Ella Sanders Pepper Smith Polly Riley

Vida Blue Begins Early Work as A's Open Camp

Vida Blue, baseball's top paid six game winner, arrives at Oakland's Mesa camp and plans to start workouts today to avoid a repeat of 1972. He and owner Charlie Finley show signs of progress in contract talks as several stars sign for 1973. Exhibition games report Pirates 7 Minnesota 6, Red Sox 7 Yankees 2, Mets 4 Tigers 3 in extras. California-Cleveland game canceled by rain.

Iramiller UPI Vida Blue Blue Oakland A Mesa Ariz A's Charlie Finley Vida Mam Finley Oakland Dave Duncan Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Twins Killebrew Mike Marshall Bill Stoneman Expos Amos Otis Tom Burgmeier Royals Roy White Yankees Pirates Minnesota Luke Wrenn Red Sox Mets Tigers Don Hahn Cleveland

Archibald Breaks Scoring Mark As Kings Beat Bullets 105 93

Nate Archibald scored 29 points to push his season total to 2,492 and break Oscar Robertson’s Kansas City-Omaha Kings single season scoring record. Archibald leads the NBA in scoring and assists as Pete Maravich added 39 points and 13 assists for Atlanta in a 135-129 win over Portland. Boston beat Phoenix 141-134 in overtime, Buffalo defeated Chicago 112-102, and Baltimore remained chase in Central as Lou Hudson paced Atlanta.

NBA United Press International Nate Archibald Oscar Robertson Archibald Pete Maravich Atlanta Hawks Portland Trailblazers Boston Celtics Phoenix Suns Buffalo Braves Chicago Bulls Kansas City-Omaha Baltimore Omaha Kings Sam Lacey Nate Williams Mike Riordan Archie Clark Lou Hudson Maravich Atlanta Dave Cowens Don Chaney Boston Celtics New York Knicks Bob McAdoo Randy Smith Buffalo

Excitement Fatal to Basketball Fan in Des Moines

Leland Campbell, 66, of Bremen Indiana, died of a heart attack in the stands at the State Girls Basketball Tournament in Des Moines. He collapsed in the final seconds as Roland Story defeated Manson 65-64. Rescue workers treated him for about 15 minutes before he died en route to Mercy Hospital.

Des Moines UPI Indiana Leland Campbell Bremen Ind Cathy Kammin Roland Story Campbell Fred Rules Mediapolis Veterans Memorial Auditorium Mercy Hospital

Izaak Walton League to Hold Trap Shoot Sunday

The Izaak Walton League will hold a trap shoot on Sunday March 11 starting at noon. The public is invited to participate and a prize will be awarded for high gun.

Izaak Walton League

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