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VEERHUSEN PILES UP 33 AGAINST ELMWOOD Adams nails down District D-2 champio nship at 76-52 By AL RIDDINGTON Sports Editor, Daily Sun WAVERLY The state's No. 5 rated Class school moved a step nearer a second consecutive state tournament trip Friday might as the Adams Hornets stung Eimwood, 76-52, for the D-2 District Tournament championship. Coach Larry Coorts and his assistant Ken Cook now prepare the Hornets for the one game standings between them and a state ticket. While Adams was posting its 22nd win to pocket the D-2 title, the finals of the D-l unfolded at Tecurnseh where Sacred Heart of Falls City turned back the 6-2 all-stater Veerhusen went on a scoring rampage by running up 50 points! The senior Hornet didn't toss in as many Friday night, but when he went to the sidelines in the fourth quarter as Coach Larry Coorts swept the Adams bench, he had piled up 33. Although Veerhusen engineered the title drive, he had plenty of help from his teammates as Adams turned in one of its better games on the season.

Eldon Ideus, a hustling 6-1 senior, drew a blank in the second period, but went on to pile up 17 for the night. His six points in the first quarter, Table Rock, 66-58, for a playoff spot, Sometime this weekend, Coach Coorts and Falls City's open the second. Bill Jenkins, will get together The only lead of the night supported by Wes Finkner's four, helped Veerhusen ignite the Hornets to a 21-11 bulge to via telephone and make plans for the playoff clash between the Hornets and Irish. In the showdown here for the D-2 goodies, it was the second meeting between the Hornets and Eimwood this season. And the Pirates well knew who they'd have to stop Hornet Kim Veerhusen.

When Adams, defeated Elmwood in the finals of the MU- DECAS Tournament at Beatrice, for Jay Wieschmeier's Pirates was at 2-1, although they earned stalemates at 4-4 and 6-6. Derwin Schlake and Duane Ideus got into the scoring act in the second and by intermission time the Big Red Machine from Gage County had rolled up a 16-point pad. Kirby Drake collected a trio of field goals in the third, and Gary Bornemeier added five What Else But Sports By AL RIDDINGTON Daily Sun Sports Editor "SWEET. SOUL TYPE" fan writes a letter concerning the Sun's coverage of District Tournaments and bless him, he signed his name. "Don't use my name unless necessary, I'm not being critical, just wondering how you determine which games you'll cover," inquires 'RWD', the writer.

He points out that he didn't see us Tuesday night at Tecumseh when Sterling, Odell, Filley and Bameston were involved. I spun up to Waverly the night in mention and saw Adams play! This may seem out of place, passing up action by four teams, just to see one play. Frankly, I'd have enjoyed T-Town action, especially since Odell and Sterling had a nip-and-tuck affair. However, a one- man sports staff plans coverage of District Tournaments well in advance, in fact, right after pairings are announced. At least covered seven out of WITH 10 AREA SCHOOLS entered in district action at four different sates, I govern myself on coverage, along the same Knes as those used by coaches when it comes to bracket, pairings, you might compare it to tourney drawings.

I operate my own drawing, by writing names of the four sites on slips of paper. I JJien plan coverage in the order sites are drawn. The coverage schedule was set up in this order of locations: Doane College, Waverly, Humboldt, and fourth Tecumseh. With Beatrice closing out its season Friday night, I had a problem! Coverage at the Orangemen was a necessity, and having been to Tecumseh the previous night, wanted to return to Waverly and see Adams play Eimwood. The problem was solved, Keith Krecklow again consented to cover ttie BHS game, so to Waverly it was! The Thursday night jaunt to T-Town, with Rey Brecht along, resulted in bumping into Jerry Motz, Terry Monk, and Bill Stephenson, three good officials from Lincoln.

Back to my "coverage it worked out satisfactorily. Saw the following play Wilber-Clatonia, Adams (twice), Tri County, Pawnee City, Table Rock, Filley, and adds up to seven of the 10 area teams, which must be considered above par for five nights. Best courtesy room on four" THE TOURNAMENT TRAIL, which runs through the coming week, and finally ends up at Lincoln, is a hustle-bustle affair for sports editors and always enjoyable. On the scoring table at' Waverly, my seat beside Arlyn Halle (KWBE), had a sign reading, "Hi to Big Athletic Director Ray Westover said later he had a notion to reserve the spot with, "For Big Al, Filley's Pal," he's gotta quit reading columns! There was no room available at the Humboldt scoring table for myself and Virgil Parker, so we "roughed Nevertheless, Athletic Director Don Overfield provided the press with the best courtesy room "on the Snack included an assortment of cold cuts, cheese, two kinds of coffee! Parker, Star-Journal prep rater, ate rather lightly. Since his recent wedding, the home cooking of spouse Ginny has forced him to take it "easy while on the Yet, Bob Jenkins, Berl Damkroger (DeWitt), and myself enjoyed every morsel.

Eager for more like Kerl and Mann! FACILITIES AT DOANE College must be classed the best in the nation among schools of equal size. In fact, basketball Fans who may, or may not be interested in Bob Erickson's Doane Tigers, should make it a point to take in a game just to look over bhe exceptional, outstanding facilities of Fuhrer Fieldhouse, which are under the watchful eye of Al Papik, veteran athletic director. Just a suggestion, a good time to view the ficldhouse, and see some dandy prep roundball, will be during tiie finals of the Class District March 3 at 7:30, which should feature Fairbury and Crete! If our son was younger and a prep basketball star, I'd certainly encourage him to attend Doane. During halftone of the Wilber-Clatonia and Palmyra game, Papik made this "If there are anymore young men like those two (he pointed to the scoring table), send 'em our way." He was referring to Jerry Kerl (Beatrice), and Kent Mann Rubber stamp made him a big man! AT ONE TOURNAMENT site, we'll not mention it by name, noted several men dressed in the same colored sport coats, apparently from the same school. Ask a reliable source who the men were.

"Well," replied my source, with a grin, "The one guy's the basketball coach, another football, and the other fel low, well, he's the school body guard." Of course he had to be joking, but later I was told the same thing. Just how true it was the school had witnessed a few "brushes" after a couple games, I don't know, but the "guard" appeared very capable' For the first time in many years, I had a ticket taker balk a letting me in. With scorebook in hand, I walked up to the fellow, showed him my Nebraska Sports Writers, Sportscasters membership card, and started on in. he growled, "You can't get in without press credentials." I went back and shoved the card under his nose, he studied it, and replied, "That's not a press pass." One of the school's coaches was standing nearby, saw my temper flare, and came to my rescue. Funny, give some guy a rubber stamp, along with a handful of two-cent programs, and he thinks be's superintendent of points, yet the Pirates failed to balance and Adams added our more points to its ad- vanitage to open the fourth.

Before Coach Coorts cleaned the bench in the fourth, his starters had built the game's widest point gap at 26 with still 4:51 left. Seven Hornets finally scored. Following Veerhusen and Eldon deus were: Finkner 10, Duane Ideus 7, Schlake 6, Mike Norvell 1, and Myron Dorn 2. Three Pirates landed in the double figures Dave Lannin with 11, Doug Powers 12, and Bornemeier 12. The night before, Lannin fired in 32 The latter was the taJlest 'irate at 6-2.

The five starting Hornets gave Adams just a mite over 6-2 average. Tallest starter 6-4 Schlake. Although it was Schlake's early rebounding that helped, the night ended the Ideus boys easily overtook everyone else, combining for 25 with Eldon getting one more than Duane. E. Ideus dealt the hot hand from the floor, hitting 8 of 11 (72.7).

Schlake and D. Ideus took but five tries and each counted three (60.0). Fikner hit at 36.4 and Veerhusen 47.6. Finishing the best for Elmwood was Powers at an even 60.0. At the free throw line Veerhusen had a busy night.

The senior whiz made 13 of 17 osses and, missing but once in the first half and that was when Adams was awarded a technical whistled against the Eimwood jench. For the three tournament games, Veerhusen averaged an even 34 points per game. His game totals were: 23-46-33 (102). For the three games Veerhusen took 76 pokes from the floor and counted 37 (48.7). In the Friday night finals, Veerhusen pumped in a couple of 25-footers, but it was E.

Ideus who hit a couple of net- swishers, one from beyond 30 feet, the other at 30. Adams took a 19-4 record to the Waverly classic, but after disposing of Omaha Brownell- Talbot (65-47), Waterloo (72-63), and finally Eimwood, the Hornets now boast of a sparkling 22-4 record to put on the line in the playoff. DISTRICT CHAMP ADAMS (76) FG FT TP Veerhusen 10-13 13-17 33 Finkner 4-11 2-2 10 Schlake 3-5 0-0 6 D. Ideus 3-5 1-3 7 E. Ideus 8-11 1-1 17 Dorn 1-1 0-0 2 Norvell 0-0 1-2 1 Newman 0-1 0-1 0 Behrens 0-1 0-0 0 Johnson 0-1 0-0 0 Totals 29-57 18-26 76 ELMWOOD (52) FG Lannin 4-14 16 Daily Sun, Beatrice, 26, 1972 District Scores McLaugh'iin Kby.

Drake Powers 6-10 FT 3-5 2-8 4-5 4-12 0-0 0-4 3-9 6-7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 TP 11 8 8 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 G. Bornemeier Hall Johnson 0-0 Koehler 0-0 M. Bornemeier 0-0 0-0 Backemeyer 0-0 Steaner 0-0 Totals 19-54 14-23 52 VIA QUARTERS Adams 21 18 18 Eimwood 11 12 14 PERSONALS Adams (18): Veerhusen (2), Finkner (2), Schlake (4), D. Ideus (4), E. Ideus (3), Newman (1), Norvell (2).

Eimwood (17): Lannin (4), McLaughlin (2), Kirby Drake (2), Powers (4), G. Bornemeier (4), Backemeyer (1). NEBRASKA HIGH SCHOOL I BASKETBALL TOURNEYS Associated Press Class At Elkhorn, finals Valley 65, Gretna 51 At Fremont, finals. Scribner 95, Howedls 71 At Norfolk, finals Norfolk Catholic 54, Stanton 52 (ot) At Wakeflield, finals Pender 67, Bancroft 52 At Wayne, finals Laurel 58, Bloomfield 51 At O'Neill, finals Neligh 50, Elgin Pope John 46 At Wilber, finals Henderson 69, Dorchester 50 At Broken Bow, finals Burwell 58, North Loup-Scotia 56 At Indianola, finals Medicine Valley 65, Imperial 51 At Ogallala, finals Grant 76, Bridgeport 49 Class At Tecumseh, finals Falls City Sacred Heart 66, Table Rock 58 At Waverly, finals Adams 76, Eimwood 52 At Geneva, finals Shickley 51, Davenport 47 At Central City, finals Hampton 71, Marquette 67 At Winside, finals Homer 67, Petersburg 61 At Atkinson, finals Niobrara 50, Wheeler-Central 46 At Loup City, finals Pataer 58, Litchfield 57 At Mema, finals Stapleton 55, Thedford 51 At Cozad, finals Overton 78, Maywood 48 At Bertrand, finals Loomis 74, Republican City 64 At North, Piatte, semifinals Paxton 71, Big Springs 39 Maxwell 66, Brule 57 At Sidney, finals Chappell82, Dix 67 At Alliance, finals Alliance St. Agnes 67, Harrison 65 Nebraska Non-Tourney Preps Centennial 78, Ashland 54 Columbus Scotus 56, West Point Central Catholic 51 Schuyler 64, York 61 Columbus Lakeview 54, Hartington Cedar Catholic 51 Lincoln East 70, Hastings 66 Lincoln High 73, Omaha South 70 Lincoln Northeast 75, Bellevue 31 Lincoln Town 50 Southeast 54, Boys Waverly 68, Nebraska City 64 Ainsworth 67, Atkinson West Holt 46 North Piatte 71, Fremont 68 (2 OT) Blair 56, Logan View 49 Wahoo 67, Syracuse 38 Albion 52, Pierce 46 Grand Island Central Catholic 63, Superior 62 Omaha Westside 71, Omaha North 52 Omaha Tech 77, Omaha Burke 64 Creighton Prep 45, Council TJ 42 Omaha Rummel 85, Ralston 59 Seward 69, Ord 68 Aurora 77, St.

Paul 61 Minden 59, Grand Island Northwest 55 PapiWion 71, Omaha Northwest 55 Omaha Ryan 70, Omaha Benson 55 Falls City 75, Auburn 54 Ohadron 70, Gering 36 Gordon 66, Valentine 46 CHUCK HALBUR SNAPS TIE Beatrice tipped by Norfolk in final three seconds, 69-67 By KEITH KRECKLOW Beatrice just missed by seconds Friday night, of closing out the regular portion of the 1971-72 season with what would have been a well-earned victory. But, Chuck Halbur's goal with three seconds of play remaining in Senior High Gym lifted visiting Norfolk past the Orangemen, 69-67. After the 5-11 senior Panther hit the tie-breaker, Beatrice's sophomore Paul Fox got off a shot a split-second before the final buzzer, but the ball wouldn't go down. "Mighty mite" Bill Roach, 5-7 junior letterman. gave Neil Nannen's Orangemen new life with 3S seconds left as he pulled Beatrice into the 67-67 stalemate.

Led by hard working Dick Johnson, the visiting Panthers out-scored BHS from the field, 52-48, but the Orangemen held a narrow 19-17 margin at the charity stripe. Johnson, for a big eager (6-4), proved to be as deadly as they come. In the last half he went 7-for-7 from the field and for the night missed but one attempt from the floor out of 13. He finished the night with 34. Roach, letterman Paul Cramer, and senior Mark Woita, helped the Orangemen to a 20-15 edge by the close of tiie first quarter.

In the second, a 11 a footballer Randy Benish, pumped in three -goals and a charity toss to spark a rally that saw the Beatrice margin melt to 36-35 at intermission. Tension mounted with each minute of the opening quarter as the two clubs were deadlocked four times, the last being at 11 after which the Orangemen broke away for the 5-point spread. The Orangemen also built a five-point gap before in- teonission during the second at 28-23, only to have Benish and "CLIFF-HANGER" Beatrice (67) Woita Armstrong Moore Cramer Roach 10 Fox 0 Casey 0 Totals 24 Norfolk (69) fg D. Johnson 12 Gentzler 0 Benish 9 jGallu 0 Miller 0 Halbur Warnecke Ballantine Totals 4 2 0 0 26 ft 4-4 1-3 5-5 2-3 7-10 0-0 0-0 19-26 ft 12-15 2-2 2-4 1-1 0-0 o-o 0-0 0-0 17-22 1 3 5 0 4 2 2 15 2 1 2 4 2 4 1 0 0 16 Beatrice Norfolk Via Quarters 20 15 16 20 15-67 Johnson pair up to get Norfolk with a free throw at the intermission recess. It was then, as mentioned, that 6-4 Johnson took over.

After coming back from the intermission rest he canned six consecutive fielders without a miss. He had a perfect last half from the field by hitting one-for- one in the fourth. Norfolk took over the lead to open the final eight mminutes, 55-52. While Roach tossed in 27 for BHS honors, senior football star Cramer came through with 20. Woita added 12, and junior 6-3 center Tom Moore, who fouled out.

added 7. Although hardworking Bill Armstrong got but a free throw, he led the board sweeping with nine grabs. Foul trouble slowed Moore, but he followed Armstrong with 5 sweeps. Roach had 4, Cramer 2. Woita 2, and Fox 2.

'Back of Johnson, who hit from the field at a torrid and unheard of 92.3 clip, was Benish With 20 points. The 6-4 Johnson led Norfolk's board attack with 9 grabs. Norfolk out-rebounded the Orangeman by one. Beatrice, now 8-10, enters A-7 District Tournament action March 1 at Hastings College at 8:45 against Hastings High. In the Junior Varsity curtain raiiser Friday night, Norfolk trailed at the close of each of the first three period, but exploded in the fourth, to down the Junior Orangemen, 65-54.

Led by Dan Klaus's 13 points the first half, Moe Gardner's cagers built a 32-24 margin at intermission. Although Norfolk picked up Beatrice in two points on the third, it was still Beatrice, 49-43, to open the final quarter. Then the eruption took place. While Beatrice JV could muster but one goal each from Charlie Weber and Klaus Mike Morrow getting a free the visitors piled up 22 to overtake and beat Beatrice. Rick Benish led the last quarter for Norfolk with 10 counters.

Bill lindsteadt hit five points, and scoring on the part of Tom Ballantine and Bob How the Top Ten Fared Associated Press 1. Omaha Central not play 2. Omaha Westside defeated Omaha North, 71-52 3. Boys town lost to Lincoln SE, 54-50 5. Omaha Rummel defeated Ralston, 85-59.

5. Lincoln East defeated Hastings, 70-66 6. Lincoln Northeast defeated Bellevue, 75-31 7. Lincoln High 'defeated Omaha 73-70 8. Fremont lost to North Piatte, 71-68 2 OT 9.

Columbus did not play 10. PapiWion defeated Omaha Northwest, 71-55, Johnson wrapped up the big fourth. Four of Norfolk's starters landed, in the double figures Johnson 12. Benish 21, Lindsteadt 12. and Chuck Dieter 15.

Klaus topped Beatrice scoring with a night's total of 21. Weber had 10, and both Steve Philippi and Morrow seven. Jeff Koenig oMpped in 4, Jim. Payne 2, and Lynn Cramer 3. Hastings Broncos bold off Chadron Associated "Press Hastings came the winner a see-saw college basketball battle Friday night and defeated Chadron 79-78.

Hastings trailed by five at the half; took the lead in 'the third quarter, lost it, and then six straight points in the "ourth period to secure the win. Bill Johnson and Jim White paced the Hastings attack, scoring 18 and 17 points respectively. Fairbury dominated the and avenged a previous defeat by dumping Haskell of Lawrence, 79-66 in Interstate Conference action. Cornell Jones tallied 18 to race Fairbury while Narcisse Hart banged in 27 for Hasksll. PINETTE HIGHLIGHTS By Jan Stevens The top Women's City series during Bowling action the past week was a 612 posted by Dot Norton.

Her single lines were: 224-200-188. High single line honors went to Marlene Bischoff with a 230, followed closely by Lois Fletcher's 225. Following Norton in the series category were the following: Ellen. Nickels and Bischoff, each 566; Melva Wrightsman and Anita Lytle, each 544; Wilma Maschmeier, 540; Marlene Duitsman, Maxine Hartwig, 533; Lu Anne Hohein, 532; Gloria Hofeling, Pauline Paben, 527; Dorothy Ruhnke, 527; Teen O'Brien, 526; Lori Weiss, 526; and Sharon Hartwig, 526. High single lines, in addition to those mentioned, included: Millie Elwood, Donna Remmers, Richling, 213; 1 220; Ellen Jacquie Nickels, 210; Teen O'Brien, Delores Pretzer, Anita' Lytle, Lori Weiss, Maxine Hartwig, Donna KMene, Leda Clare, each Gloria Hofeling, Linda Catlin, Babe Remmers, Mildre'd Carmichael, each and Bev Finch along wiUi Joyce Buttron, 201.

Rolling a 226 single line, 100 pins over her average, won Lois Nolle a WIBC award. Gerry Miles will receive a triplicate patch for three lines of 117. Series-wise, both Kathy Rahe (502), and Jeanefte Engler (501), rolled 100 pins over averages. Following are split-pickers as 4-7-10: Margie Ran- dies, Jean Hubka. 6-7-10: Millie Elwood, Bessie Bates, Jean Hubka, Wilma Maschmeier.

4-79: Lura Ticnor, Meircedes Simmons. Bonnie Bauran. 3-7-10: May Leath, Donna Pieper. 5-8-10: Dorothy Ruhnke. 3-8-10: Nancy Ruark.

2-8-10: Sharon Yurka. 4-6-7: Millie Elwood. 2-5-10: Linda Edwards. 5-10: Patti Meints, Eddie Krueger, Sharon Klaus, Bev Finch, Lu Ann Hohbein. 57: Gwen Anthony, Margie RandJes, Karen Jurgens, Carol Wallman.

3-7: Velda Lemon. 210:, P.auJme Bajtlett, D-l TITLE TO CITIANS, 66-58 Table Rock ousted TECUMSEH Sacred Heart of Fadls City grabbed an early lead Friday night and went on to capture the championship of the D-l District Tournament by downing Table Rock Tigers, 6658. The victory earned the Irish Lincoln S'Eost dumps Boys Town Associated Press Unheralded Lincoln Southeast upset No. 3 ranked Boys Town 54-40 in high school basketball action Friday night. The Cowboys, who had cMmibed steadily up the ladder in the Associated Press top ten rankings, fell to a 164 mark.

Another ranked team, No. 8 Fremont, was defeated 71458 by North Ptotte in double overtime in a battle for the Big Ten Conference title. Top-ranked Omaha Central and No. '2 Omaha Westside did not play. Both teams boast 17-2 marks.

Ninth-ranked Columbus also was idle. Other teams ranked in the top ten by AP members siportswriters and sportscasters around Nebraska successfully defended their positions. Omaha Rummel, holding the No. 4 ranking, blasted Ralston 85-59; Lincoln East tripped Hastings, 70-66; Lincoln Northeast pounded Bellevue, 75-31; Lincoln High had its hands fuM, but got past Omaha South, 7370, and No. 10 Papillion disposed of Omaha Northwest, 7155.

PLUCKNETT IS 1ST IN SHOT Ben Plucknett, Beatrice High senior, placed first hi the field of more than 700 athletes during the Kearney State College Invitational Track and Field Meet Wednesday. Plucknett, holder of Beatrice High's all-time discus record, heaved the shot put 5140 for his first at Kearney. Hockey At A Glance Associated NHL East Division Pts GF GA Boston 45 8 9 99 259 HI New York 40 11 10 90 266 143 Montreal Detroit Toronto Buffalo Vancvr. Chicago Minn. St.

Louis Calif Phi'la. Pitts. L. Angeles '34 14 12 80226158 27 25 9 63 199 190 26 27 11 61 160 172 13 '35 14 40 159 228 16 38 5 37 148 210 West Division 38 16 7 83 198 128 32 20 9 73 165 140 21 32 9 51169 201 18 30 14 50 171 231 18 31 11 47 146 187 18 34 16 40 9 45147197 7 39155242 a playoff spot, just a lone win from the State Class Tournament in Lincoln next month. Falls City's playoff opponent will be D-2 champ, the Adams Hornets.

The teams have not tangled this season. Bill Jenkins's Irish jumped off to an early lead against Dave Oman's Table Rockers, and although owning but a five-point gap at halftime, increased the Dallas continues hockey loop lead Associated Press The Dallas Black Hawks continue to maintain their lead in the Central Hockey League, despite a 5-3 loss as the hands of Omaha Friday night. Omaha's victory, coupled with Tulsa's 6-2 loss to Fort Worth, edged the Knights within three points of second place Tulsa. In the other game Friday night, Kansas City continued its losing skid, this time a 4-3 verdict to Oklahoma City. Kansas City has not won in 14 games.

Tonight it's Fort Worth at Dallas. Omaha at Kansas City and Tulsa at Oklahoma City. The only game scheduled Sunday lis Tulsa at Dallas. margin to nine before starting the fourth quarter. Citian Bill Simon did the most damage as far as Tiger followers were concerend.

The hustling, cool-headed guard, popped in 33 points. His scoring mate Sophomore Joe Fleskoski collected 11, but Rich Witt came in runnerup with a dozen. John May chipped in with 9, and Ron Hill, tallest of the Irish at 6-3, added i tree throw. Tiger Ed Kroll rounded out his prep career for Table Kock with a 20-point production. Another senior, Steve Cumro, came through with 14, and classmate Rich Burgert tossed in 13.

Arlyn Parde, a junior, followed with 5. Table Rock opened district action by eliminating Dawson- Verdon, 67-65; and climbed into the finals with a 76-66 surprise win over Odell. Falls City Irish disposed of Elk Creek, 58-37, to open tourney action and then gained the shot at Table Rock by ripping the taller Filley Wildcats, 76-55. Via Sacred Heart Table Rock 16 15 17 18-66 11 15 13 19-58 LED BY BERGMEIER Tri County Junior High has 12-0 mark DEWITT (Rural) The i County Junior High basketball team has wrapped up an unbeaten season and posted a 12-0 record under Coach Galen Conn. The 7th-8th Graders not only posted a perfect mark, but the record included the championship of the Tri County Invitational Tourney.

In the 12 outings, Coach Conn's 7th-8th Graders outscored their opponents by a total of 161 points, but had two tight squeezes and other close ones. a pair of point splurges earned him a plus 25-point game average. Another 8th Grader, Rog Krivan, averaged 10 points a game, and his high single output was 16 against Wilber. BiMy Schwan, also an 8th" Grader, finished with a 5-point season average and hit his high of 12 points, also against WiJfoer. Other squad members Larry Riens, Tom Mahtocfa, Craig Polmann, Gary Barta, Jim Remier, all 8tih and 7th Graders Don Sobotka, Randy Garrison, Brent Rahe, Kevin Kimmerling, Arlin Kettlehake, and Gary Vergith.

Coach Conn is assisted by Gail Orvis. Following are season results for the TC Junior Highers: TC OPP. 42 Norris 41 Twice Tri County eked out a one-point margin, 42-41 over Norris; and 56-55 against Adams. TC won over Crete by four points, and deciskmed Fairbury by five. Coach Conn's cagers beat both Wymore Southern and Wilber by the largest point spread, 30.

The first time TC played Wilber the score was by 23 points, but the final meeting with Southern was closer before as TC won, 33-21. Jay Bergmeier, an 8th Grader, twice scored 35 points, 56 once against Adams, the other 44 Fairbury 39 time over Milford. His two 33 Southern 21 54 Wilber 31 39 Crete 35 53 Wrlber23 54 Southern 24 50 Milford 35 39 22 37 Western 29 44 Norris 31 Adams 55 Education story of Johnny Bench SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (NEA) Johnny Seven years Bench gave ago, the valedictory oration at his high school graduation ceremony. The speech was majestically or go camping when I wanted, or play golf all over. "And I think now that that's a good thing, to have a goal.

For a time, young kids thought that they would drop out entitled, "How the Youth of because they were down on Today Will Be the Leaders of the Next Generation." Spaeches of this nature are often as forgettable as they are superficial. Bench's was no exception. "I don't remember it myself," said Bench, the Cincinnati catcher, recently as he sat in the cool clubhouse after a round of golf in the American Airlines Tournament here. "I didn't even write it. A teacher did.

Well, maybe I wrote a little of it. I was a naive 17-year-old kid growing up in Binger, a town of 600. I had thoughts of grandeur then, but only about becoming a major league baseball player. "Oh, there were some vague thoughts about making the world a better place to live. But I decided very early to ba.ck out on the presidency." Johnny Bench's roundish face broke into a but quickly, his toazel eyes took on a serious, Far-away look.

His large right hand, a hand that can clutch seven baseballs at once, absently gripped most of his soft drink cup. "It was a pretty depressing time in the country, in 1965. John Kennedy had been assassinated less than two years before. And that was still with us. We were getting deeper and deeper into the Vietnam war.

There was toe bitterness of the race issue. "I had set such' lofty goals for myself, idealistic dreams, so high, so high." The dreams, however, were not about mankind, but about one man: Bench. "Since I was four or five years old, that's all I grew up to be, a major league baseball player. I watched Mickey Mantle on television. He had been like me once, a kid from a small town in Oklahoma.

I wanted to be a star like him, playing in all the great ball parks. And I wanted to have lots of money so that I retire apa go to.Euroee, jo, sjri 4 society. But now I 'think they are returning to material things. Utopia without working for a living is nice, but impossible." Bench left Binger immediately after high school to become a professional ball player. He signed with the Reds, and went to their Class A farm team in Tampa.

He received only one bit of advice before going off into the real world. "Be careful of the women," said Bench senior. I had to grow up awful quick," Johnny Bench said. "There wasn't any room for boys. I had to learn for myself that there were phonies with iet-rich-quick deals.

I had to that there was no room for imperfection, that fans boo you. That is excrutiating. "I was lucky to meet Link Curtis in Tampa. He was a bonus player a few years before I signed. We hit it off right away.

He saw that I was entering a world he had already entered. He looked after me. I didn't drink much. I never have smoked. And I saw ballplayers around me doing those things.

'How could guys drink and smoke and still play I asked Link. He explained the facts of life, like sometimes a little Scotch or beer can calm you down." Johnny Bench came up to the majors late in 1967. He has been a s'tar almost from the moment he first turned his red Cincinnati cap backwards. But after leading the Reds to a National League pennant in 1970, and being named the Most Valuable Player in the league with 45 homers, 148 rung in and a .293 bating average, he dropped in 1971 to 27 homers, 61 RBI and a .238 average His education was broadening. "Everybody wants a winner, said the 24-year-old Bench" "And when they don't get it they're disappointed.

They take it out on the player. They drive 200 miles to a Johnny Bench A degree in living. then if you don't do what they people forget their troubles for expect you strike out instead hitting a homer they boo. I don't go for that. "Yeah, you become callous.

You hear 'the boos and your stomach turns inside out. You try to the boos in your mind. Try to block 'em out of your ears. You want to holler back at them. You'd like to see them boo you face-lo- face.

And they're the same people who later ask for your autograph. "One game last year, my father was in the stands in Cincinnati. I struck out twice and popped up in my first three tihies at bat. Booing. Booing.

Booing, My last time up, I got two strikes on me. Boo. Boo. Then I hit a home run to win the game. My dad jumped up and shouted, 'Boo now, you S.O.B.s.' They didn't hear him.

They were cheering. "You have to have enough' pride in yourself to keep pushing in 'those low times. A ball player i like an en- if I can a little whale. "Like at Christmas time, I go to hospitals. I see people dying of diseases that there are no cures for yet.

I think, 'What can I I talk to them, maybe make their day a bit brighter. I'd like to, I'd like to. But I still wonder if that's really enough. I've been the chairman of cancer drives and of a muscular dystrophy foundation in Cincinnati. I'm in the heart fund of the March of Dimes and in a Children's Fund.

"Bobby Kennedy said, 'I see things as they are and say why. I dream of things that never were annd say why "In the end, I want my name to known the way" Stan Musial and Joe DiMaggio are known. They gained the respect of everybody. I want people to say I was a gentleman, too. I want people to say, 'Johnny Bench, he was a good I nope I can make life a little mare bearable for people.

"I never went to college. But i thank I'm a very educated.