Ottumwa and Davenport Win In Des Moines Tournament Finals
Davenport West moved into the Class AA final with a 65-3 victory over Mason City to meet Ottumwa for the title. Montezuma’s Paul Nichols scored 26 as the Braves beat Treynor 57-46 to face Alta in Class A final. Alta led Carroll early in Class A. Ottumwa toppled Algona 58-... Ferguson led Ottumwa with 18 points and Brandon 17 as Ottumwa defeated Algona 58-52 to reach the finals.
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Moser
Tom Huseman
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Boyden-Hull
Bard Watson
John Ferguson
Steve Brandon
Jed
Ferguson
Brandon
Randy Roeber
Kent Espe
Ten Years Ago Today Din of Scofield home painting bought by city library
A painting by Miss Edna Jones of the Col Hiram Scofield family home before it was torn has been purchased by the City Library for permanent display. Jones reproduced the old house's features with remarkable accuracy and detail.
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City Library
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Hawkeyes' Brown earns state honor
Iowa All-Big Ten guard Fred Brown won the 15th George Clarkson Award as the state’s outstanding senior amateur basketball player. Brown, the second Hawkeye in a row to win, was honored at the Iowa Boys High School Basketball Tournament ceremony.
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Drake
Paul Masske
Cornell
Babe Tyselling
Central Coulee
UCLA Faces Long Beach In Key NCAA Tourney Clash
Top-ranked UCLA meets Long Beach State in the Western Regional at Salt Lake City as NCAA tournament action advances. Penn battles Villanova in Raleigh while Ohio State and Western Kentucky tee off in Athens and Kansas faces Drake in Wichita. Winners reach Houston finals.
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Mid-Prairie Eighth-Grade Basketball Team’s 6-3 Season Highlight
The Mid-Prairie 8th grade basketball squad finished 6-3 with a one point loss to Town City Southeast and overtime defeats to Waco. Gordon Troyer and Doug Yotty led in rebounds, Hostetler and Yotty were top shooters, Hostetler and Beckley the top scorers, Hazelton and Lewis high in interceptions. Coach Warren Olson guided the team, with a large roster including Troyer, Beckley, Hostetler, Kemp, Miller, McAndrew, Hochstetler, Steele, Berg, Lynn, Schrock, Lewis, Hazelton, Miller, Ropp, Tadlock, Swartzendruber, Shaffer, and others.
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Hostetler
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Special days for Sew and So Club in West Chester
West Chester clubs announce two special days. The Sew and So Club members hosted a surprise breakfast March 3 with Mrs Carl Phillips as guest and eight members attending. March 11 lunch at Mrs Leonard Bomber's home featured low calorie salads and a business meeting led by Mrs Brown. Proceeds and participation supported Red Cross and Civic Club activities.
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Westchester
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Carl Phillips
Leonard Bomber
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West Chester
Mid - Prairie Methodist
Kalona Sale
Heiffer
Aging halted by diet and drugs within decades
New York report from Coronet magazine claims aging could be halted by 40 and its clock reset for 70 later. Center for the Study of Demographic Institutions discussed a 16-specialist gerontology conference. Predictions by Dr. Harvey Wheeler and Dr. Alex Comfort foresee major life-extension advances by 1990 through diet, medication, and three aging theories.
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Coronet Magazine
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Harvey Wheeler
Center
Wheeler
Alex Comfort
Comfort
Demons End 1970-71 Season Strong at Home
The Washington Demons finished 11 wins and 7 losses in the 1970-71 basketball season under Coach Skip Speece. Individual statistics for team players were released alongside the end of the season results.
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Beenington High School
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Red Sox focus on defense as 1971 plan takes shape
In Florida the Red Sox emphasize improved defense and bullpen with new infielders Luis Aparicio and Doug Griffin joining a retooled up-the-middle. Manager Eddie Kasko cites a 21 game gap to Baltimore last season and aims to cut it with added fielding strength and healthier pitching, including Lonborg’s anticipated comeback.
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Angels
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Orioles
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Lonborg
Sox
Louisville
San Juan
Ray Culp
Gary Peters
Sonny Siebert
Mike Nagy
Ken Brett
Women's bowling results from Willows Supper Club event
Friday night results show Boyd's Bolonga 1861 led by Miller with a 2206 team series and Willows 2115. Washington Accounting 1953 and McCleery 1957 featured in the standings with Suspect scores, Kay Lister posting a 204 game and a 966 series alongside Lucy Smith's 504.
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Mixed bowling standings and scores for Holy Rollers event
In a Holy Rollers league night, Sleepers and Rollers led with team series totals of 1896 and 2034 respectively while team games reached 694 and 721. Individual honors went to Betty Ward with a 554 series and 219 game, and Maurice Henry posted a 229 game. Stan Wallace added a 548 series.
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Betty Ward
Stan Wallace
Maurice Henry
Seven Home Runs Highlight Jackson Power Hitting
Reggie Jackson hits seven homers in 12 spring games drawing AL West title talk for Oakland. Despite Finley’s spring antics, Jackson’s early power hints at a 1970 bounceback, alongside spring results from Giants Pirates Dodgers Reds and Indians.
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