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Page 29 ST. CLOUD DAILY TIMES TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1974 Melrose cagers have special 'task' in iBTOJIWKWiU-A. tourney By CRAIG SWALBOSKI Times Sports Writer While most of the other teams entered in the state replied 6-foot-l Linus Dumont, and Thielen nodded agree-, ment. The two will probably share some of the burden of stopping the big, balanced Class A basketball tournament beginning Thursday are rejoic- mg aoout the honor of being there, Melrose's Dutchmen see it as the biggest part of their task for this season. The task an overall task a Class A title, and maybe even an overall crown.

Sure, everyone in the field would LIKE to win it all, but no one is more conscious of umi buch meirose. mere rose the past two years. are two reasons. We wouldn't have any One, after being deprived of trouble getting fired up for a Class A title the last two that one," Olberding said with years on last-second shots in his mouth shaped into an an-the finals, there are the sub- ticipatory grin sequent obvious reasons. He started 'for coach Del Two, with Mark Olberding in Schiffler both of those years, the lineup, Melrose may be the and he would probably be the hardest team in the state to hanniW if tv, Mm defeat.

I I1UW UUtliy QO IVieirOSe area folks want a championship? meet in Friday's 8:45 p.m. bad," said assistant nals, with the 7:05 p.m. tilt go-coach Frank Shelton, adding ing between the winners of the with a laugh, "the trouble is Thief River Falls-Waseca and they expect it." d-Simley battles of What will be the key to Mel- Thursday afternoon, rose's chances? Shelton an- For those four eliminated on swered, "We have to play the first day, there will be Fri- smart. That means making the day morning consolation duels adjustments and avoiding and a Saturday morning con- jVieirose Will get a 101 01 US 5iaie tournament gu nuiu uic uig ImnOrianf fiaure Mark Olberding. At left the 6-foot-7 standout relaxes in the officeof Melrose principal Francis Hertzog (right), and at right towers over the "GO" sign posted in the MHS hallway.

Olberding overshadows everyone in final Central Gopherstatistics Views strategy 1JM ILh44 ft I Melrose's Mark Olberding did much more than lead the Central Gopher Conference in scoring this season! While it is generally known INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Field Goal Shooting Name, School FGA FGM Pet. Mark Olberding, Melrose .178 127 .713 Marv Thielen, Melrose 75 44 .587 Linus Dumont, Melrose .109 59 .541 John Gloege, Glenwood .205 109 .532 Von Havermaet, Sa. 55 .529 Randy Ficker, Rocori ..89 47 .528 Lvle Mader, Albany ....112 56 .500 Kevin Blake, Long PrairieUl 69 .489 Ken .106 50 .472 Fred Meyer, Melrose 87 41 .471 Free Throw Shooting Name, School FGA FGM Pet. Tim Schmilz, Sauk Centre. 55 44 .800 John Gloeqe, Glenwood 73 54 .781 Dave Welle, Sauk Centre 75 56 .747 Van Havermaet, Sa.

66 49 .742 Hortness, Long Prairie 34 25 .735 Mark Olberding, Melrose 64 47 .735 Lyle Mader, Albany 45 33 .733 Blake, Lonq Prairie ....91 62 .681 Mark Oehriein, Albany 48 30 .625 1 Ken Neumann, Glenwood 39 23 .590 i Times Photos liy Myron Hull Sine and cosine are as Greek to Dutchmen cagers Marv Thielen (left) and Fred Meyer as the letters pi and beta. But while assistant coach Frank Shelton (right) doesn't emphasize trigonometry, he does stress the importance of "smart" ball and preparation in the Melrose state tournev battle plan. front ijne The task if th ntnhmDn can complete it, is not a dry, dull, or emotionless venture. A first-round win over Marshall would put Melrose into the semifinals against either St. James or Chisholm (who meet at 7:05 p.m.

Thursday), the two who scratched out Class A championship finals over Mel- achieves such revenge. Thlirsrlnv's PvnninO u.innorc solation championship. Victory formula State Pairings WEDNESDAY Class AA Bemidji (B) vs. Ramsey (H), Game 1. 105 Game 2 Rochester Mayo (A,) vs.

Anoka (G), 2:45 m. Game 3- Mmneapolfs Washburn (D) vs. Hopkins Lindbergh (F), 7:05 m. Game 4. Willmar (C) vs.

Richfield (E), 8:45 p.m. THURSDAY Class A Game 5- Waseca (1) vs. Thief River Falls (8), 105 m. Game 6- Simley (4) vs. Mound (5), 2:45 p.m.

Game 7- St. James (2) vs. Chisholm (7), 7:05 m. Game 8 Marshall (3) vs. Melrose (6), 8:45 p.m.

FRIDAY Class AA Game 9- Winners of Games 1 and 3, 1:05 p.m. Game 10- Winners of Games 3 and 4, 2 45 p.m. Class A Game 11- Winners of Games 5 and 6, 7:05 p.m. Game 12. Winners of Games 7 and 8, 8:45 p.m.

SATURDAY Class A Game 13 Losers 1 1 Games 11 and 12, 1:05 p.m. (third place). Game 14 Winners of Games 11 and 12, 2:45 p.m. (championship). Class AA Game 15- Losers of Games 9 and 10," 7:05 p.m.

(third place). Game 16- Winners ol Games 9 and 10, 8:45 p.m. (championship). MONDAY Game 17- Winners of Games 14 end 16, 7:35 p.m. (overall playoff flame).

WINNER LOSES PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (UPI) Jack McKinney's reward for taking St. Joseph's College to the NCAA playoffs was to be asked to look for another job. if for one of America's most ill 1 TE fouls." Which leads to the single word that describes best the Dutchmen's approach to the state tourney: preparation. "Sometimes the adjustments are made right on the floor," Shelton said, referring the "playing smart." But many of the adjustments, made with the help of scouting reports, are completed in practice.

Melrose has peeked at Chisholm, St. James, Mound, and Thursday 8:45 p.m. foe Marshall. The Dutchmen also have scrimmaged Richfield early in the season and have some familiarity with its club. "We usually have the other team's offense stacked," said hneuon, ana me Desi coupie of moves of each player.

"With most high school kids if you take away their best moves, they may still score but won't dominate." Through that experience, the assistant added, the Melrose staff has impressed on its players the importance of having a variety of moves to rely on. The book on Marshall understandably, the fi-foot-6 pair of Steve Otto and Ken Peters. They each average 17 points a game, and iiile the 6-foot-7 Olberding matches up well with one of them, the next tallest Dutch-, man is 6-foot-2 Marv Thielen. Complicating matters is 6-foot-2 Dave Scheele, a 190-pounder who rebounds well. Can the Dutchmen stop all that height, particularly the 6-foot-6 duo? "If we play the way we have the last few games we can," IIAI.I.OF FAME NEW YORK (UPI) Bill Murray, former football coach at Duke University and the University of Delaware, will be inducted Dec.

10 as the newest member of the National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame. Dick Kazmaier, the Foundation's awards chairman, announced Murray's selection Monday. Murray had a 51-17-3 coaching record at Delaware and then returned to Duke, where he had starred as halfback to replace Wallace Wade as head coach and chalked up a 91-51-9 record. Uj Jl Cinderella assured in mi i partment. He also snared 62 caroms off the defensive board, finishing a shade behind Sauk Centre's Tom Van Havermaet, who led the loop with 67.

Shooting-wise, Olberding converted 127 of 178 attempts from the field, finishing nearly 13 percentage points' ahead of teammate Marv Thielen, who was 44 of 75, or 58.7 per cent, At the line, Sauk Centre's Tim Schmitz paced the pack, dropping 44 of 55 attempts, or 80 per cent. Is it A NOW IN SUZUKI TM-250 Motocross 4 i I If i X'l 7 ill ft Times Photo by Myron Hall i i Dirt Melrose, which compiled a 12-0 record en route to the Central Gooher title, dominated the team statistics, too. The Del Schiffler-coached Dutchmen, who averaged 72.1 points on offense and allowed an average of 47.3 points on defense, shot 55.4 per cent from the field and averaged 43.4 rebounds per game. All four figures are league-leading performances. Sauk Centre fared best at the free throw line, shooting 66.1 per cent.

Times Photo After two second-place finishes the past two years in the state Class A tourney, Melrose hopes that "It's our year." Varsity cheerleaders sharing that view are from left Nancy Walz, Mary Kay Maus, and Mary Berth Rennaker. STOCK! SUZUKI TM-400 Motocross CLASSIC LEAGUE Hardnves Vs2 868 885-2705 HIGH SERIES: Jim Kosel 592. Jocko Klein 589, Ron Zenner 564. HIGH GAME Junme Zenner 232. V.F W.

POST 4J8 LEAGUE Donovan's Sausaqe 985 1065 9643014 HIGH SERIES: Clilf Eisenre.ch 616, Bud Streitl Windy Keller 612. HIGH GAME Don McNeal 244. KNIGHTS rc COLUMBUS I EAGUE LaFond Agency ...712 775 7612248 HIGH SERIES: Ed Petters 590, Bob Gambr.no 586, Mike Palmer 558. HIGH GAME: Bob Gambrmo 238. GUY5 1 GALS LEAGUE Finqerhut 766 711 771-2248 HIGH SERIES: Men Jerry Kleis 539, Al Chapman 502, Pon Streqe 4i5; Women Penny Lupinek 483, Sal.

ler 459, Agnes Cremers 418. HIGH GAME: Men Jerry Kleis 193; Women Mary Salzer 200. NEWCOMERS LEAGUE SwinqPrs 637 6H 682-2003 HIGH SERIES: June Henetke 520, Jean Pettrin 478, Liz Hfalh Sue "0. HIGH GAME: June Honeike 182. Tunes I'hoto Otto Schaefer (left), former basketball coach at Melrose High Scho looks over present coach uc Schiffler's strategy for the upcoming state tournament.

MERCHANTS LEAGUE Treasure City 865 829-244 Treasure City 747 865 879-2441 HIGH SERIES: Tom Schleicher 565, L(, 514, Jim Bob.ck 513. HIGH GAME: Tom Schleicher 214. MAJORETTE LEAGUE Are Cleaners 905 974 8902769 HIGH SERIES: 10 Bauer 653, Mary Stem, 565, Clara Mathiasen, 550. HlGH GAMEJ j0 Baucr HIT MISS LEAGUE Tempo 840 930 895-2665 HIGH SERIES: Olin Anqell 611, Clar. Pnct Hemsinq 588, Tom Eisenreich HIGH GAME: Olin Angell 2H.

GRANITE BOWL LEAGUE Landwehr Mov 931 874 828-2633 HIGH SERIES: Ray Saatfer 600, rry Waihia5m 577, Jim Raden 575. HIGH GAME Ray Saatzer 225. COUNTRY CLUB LEAGUE Finqerhut 682 738 648-2068 HIGH SERIES: Marie Heroq 548, Snnokie Fnederichs 533, "eg Golden 577, HIGH GAME Peg Golden '202. Offer good thru Sat. March 23rd 44 CHARGEIT fkmitql that Olberding led the seven-member circuit in scoring with a 25.1 average, recently released statistics also reveal the 6-foot-7 senior center paced the league in total rebounds (196, good for-a 16.3 average) and field goal shooting (71.3 per cent).

Olberding collected 134 rebounds off the defensive board to rank No. 1 in that de-Rebounding (Offensive and Defensive) Name, School No. Avg. Mark Olberdinq, Melrose ....196 16.3 Lyle Mader, Albany 137 11.4 Van Havermaet, Sauk Centre .128 10 6 Jeff Lunde, Rocori 113 9.4 Tim Schmiti, Sauk Centre ,102 9.2 Pat Backes, Rocori 88 7.3 Dave Hedlund, Paynesville 86 7.1 -Keith Kerfeld, Glenwood 85 7 7 Gary strodtman, Paynesville 75 6.2 Jelt Younkin, Paynesville ...74 6 1 Schmitz and Kerfeld played In 11 of 12 conference games. champ NIT and nabbed a key rebound with 23 seconds to play.

Henderson, product of a New York City high school, also has the advantage of playing in his home town. Purdue, however, is being backed by many as the likely champion. The Boilermakers, who are led by John Garrett and finished third in the Big Ten this season, were the ones who sent eighth-ranked North Carolina packing in the first round, 82-71, as they forced the Tar Heels into 33 turnovers. RICHARDSON SIGNS NEW YORK (UPI) Ernest Richardson, an outside linebacker for the New England Colonials of the Atlantic Coast Football League in 1973, signed Sunday with the New York Stars of the World Football League. CAI'PY TO RAMS PHILADELPHIA (UPI) -Heisman Trophy-winner John Cappelletti of Penn State will sign with the Los Angeles Rams today, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

In a copyrighted story, the Inquirer said the signing would take place in Los Angeles. The Inquirer said Cappelletti may receive a multi-year contract totaling more than $350,000. MOVE CONSIDERED CINCINNATI (UPI) Pat Matson, a guard with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League, said Saturday he was considering playing out his option and moving to the Hawaiian franchise of the World Football League next year. Matson, 6-0, 245, said part of his interest in the WFL was the result of a recent National Football League Players Association salary survey. RECORD SET MOSCOW (UPI) Japanese bantamweight Katsuma Hirai set a world record in the snatch Sunday, lifting 277.5 pounds at an international weight lifting tournament in Yerevan, the Tass news agency said.

Hirai bettered by one pound the record set in 1969 by Yoshinobu Miyake, also of Japan. AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE CENTER NEW YORK (LTD You can be sure even now that the National Invitation basketball Tournament will have a "Cinderella" champion because that's the only kind of team left. The tournament at Madison Square Garden doesn't even start the quarter-final round until tonight when Maryland-Eastern Shore clashes with Jacksonville in the first game of a twin bill and Purdue meets Hawaii in the second. But after first-round games on Saturday and Sunday all the favorites, even the sentimental ones of the local fans, are gone. Already back home on their campuses are North Carolina, theonly nationally-ranked team in the tournament, plus local teams Manhattan, St.

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Benbow, who averaged 21 points per game during the regular season, hit that figure right on the nose in Jacksonville's opening 73-69 overtime victory over Massachusetts, the 18th win for Jacksonville in 26 games. The Hawaii-Purdue game is a rematch of the final round of the Rainbow Classic tournament back during the season, in which Hawaii beat the Boiler-. makers, 76-67. Tom Henderson, a member of the 1972 U. S.

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