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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1971
Page
8
The Washington County 4-H basketball tournament kicked off Saturday at Crawfordsville School gym with 25 of 27 teams playing first round games. St James School in Washington hosted five games.
Ten years ago today a meeting in Mindey set plans for a countywide social education school. County board of education members, the Washington Community School board, and a county supervisors representative attended and agreed to use the Prairie Flower School building for the project.
At the Palm Beach meeting owners debated Super Bowl VI location with Rozelle insisting the decision rests with owners while Rubin pledges continued campaign against the blackout. Los Angeles New Orleans Jacksonville Miami Dallas and Houston factions pitched for the game as prognosticators favored Dallas Texas Stadium.
Washington County Abst 73 percent leads, with Washington State Bank 72 and Dayton Beauty Salon 69 in team standings. High scores include team series by Washington State Bank 2459 and Dayton Beauty Salon 2396, River Products game 870, and individual scorers Dee Walley 548 Betty Ward 537 Lucy Smith 199.
Ross Merle Masonholder 27 named head wrestling coach at Cornell College Mt Vernon effective fall. former Coe College wrestling coach succeeds J Barron Bremner who moves to Coe as athletic director. Masonholder also to coach football line and tennis plus teach PE.
Duke and North Carolina advanced in the National Invitation Tournament with Duke expected to face UNC in Thursday’s semifinal. Ray Mears of Tennessee praised UNC after their 86-79 win over Providence, while Duke beat Tennessee 78-64, highlighting Randy Denton as a standout Duke player.
In a 48 all tie between Sherman-Eden and Roe's Pros the Junior Bowling results show Home Town Dairies 35 Melody Lanes 34 Mac's Mom 232 Odd Fellows 2812 Hanson Concrete 26 Wash Fire Dept 24 percent. Team series: Mac's Mobil 2310 Roe's Pros 2308 Beam game: Roe's Pros 847 Mac's Mobil 818 Individual series: Mike Roe 489 Doug Gardner 484 Individual game: Denny McAllister 202 Gary Zeck 189
The Washington high school age YMCA basketball squad finished third in the state tournament at the Dubuque YMCA. They lost an overtime opener 55 to 53, then won 75 to 55, and captured third place with a 62 to 61 double overtime win. Tom Trier led scorers. coach was Chris Wilson. Other players include Randy Brock Don Erlen bush Mike Cady Steve Custer Mike Doughty Russ Davison Gary Glandon Jeff Hardy Mark Tindal.
Johnnie Michael Shoadel of Brighton paid a fine in justice court after a disturbing the peace charge. Other fines listed include Elmer Krantz of Ainsworth ten dollars for speeding, Thomas Keeler of Columbus Junction ten dollars for speeding, and Walter Yoder of Wellman twenty dollars for speeding.
Steve Mast, senior guard for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks, set a school single season scoring record with 519 points to pass the previous 471. He finished with 1106 career points, 779 rebounds, 82 assists, and averaged 21.95 points per game. Dick Ehrenfelt totaled 323 rebounds and 15 consecutive free throws in a season.
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