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Fast Starting Quarters Help Knights Topple Lynx The 0 'Gorman Knights started out fast in each of the first three quarters and went on to defeat Brandon-Valley 66-53 in noncon-ference high school basketball play at the O'Gorman gym Tuesday night. The Knights raised their record to 6-3 while the Lynx are 2-5. Don Barnes and the knights will be off until they meet Washington in a Sioux Interstate Conference game at the Arena Jan. 3. Next action for John Pierson's Lynx is the Big Eight Conference tournament at Flandreau Jan.

7. The Lynx will meet Marion in first-round action. Center Greg Hendricks paced Barnes squad with 17 points. Steve Lukens was next with 16 points coming off the bench while Jim Morrissey contributed 15. Guards Mark Mattke and Bob Greenfield paced the Red and White with 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Hendricks and Mark Payne collected 11 rebounds each for the Knights as they had two more than the Lynx at 38. Jon Weidenaar snared nine for the Lynx. O'Gorman had 10 turnovers, one less than the Lynx. The Knights put up 63 shots, sinking 28 while the Lynx put up 56, sinking 22. The Lynx were down 52-31 after three quarters but some six-point efforts by Mattke and reserve Jim Lemonds in the fourth quarter helped make the final difference not as large.

Morrissey and Hendricks got things going right away for the hosts as each scored four points in the opening minutes of the game. It was Tim Donohue's lay-up with 4:18 left that gave the Blue and White a 10-0 margin before the Lynx scored on a Greenfield basket. The Knights led 16-8 after the first stop and came out in the second period with six straight points. Morrissey, Donohue and Lukens each scored to make to 22-8, Knights. The Lynx countered with baskets from Randy Fodness and Weidenaar, but the Knights got six more points and were up 28-14 with just under two minutes remaining.

In the third period, the Knights outscored the Lynx 11-4 in the first three minutes to take a 43-22 lead with 3:56 left. Lukens cashed in a three-point play to cap the rally. Mattke had five points and Greenfield six for the Lynx in the final four minutes of the third quarter but it wasn't enough as the Knights led at the third turn, 52-31. O'Gorman also won the sophomore game 71-35 with Pat Wink-lepleck and Pat Bruhn bagging 12 points apiece. For the Lynx, Ron Steenholdt had seven points.

Knights, Warriors Share Statistical Loop Leads Washington sits alone atop the Sioux Interstate Conference with a 3-0 mark and will be defending its position against cross-town rival O'Gorman Jan. 3 at the Arena. West and the Knight are tied for second with 3-1 marks. Hee-lan is next at 2-3 with Lincoln in Morrissey apply the pressure. (Photo by Bob Weniger) Tfie Knights exercise their zone press against Brandon-Valley's Scott Shelton (23) during the first half of action.

Steve Lukens (34) and Jim Sioux Falls ARGUS-LEADER Yankton Will Try To Spoil Augie Bid To Even Record Before Holiday Tourney fifth at 1-2. The Warriors and Knights are tied for the conference lead in offense. Both are aveaging 67 points per game, but Washington holds the snooting edge at 52 per cent to 38.8. Washington's defense is best in the league at 51 points allowed per game. The Knights are fourth at 60.

Lincoln is sixth on offense averaging 56 a game and fifth on defense allowing 60.3 a contest. Individually, Greg Hendricks of O'Gorman is the leading scorer with an 18.7 average with Todd Kelsey of Lincoln second at 17.7. Steve Evjen of Washington is at 17.3, the Warriors' Brian Sudenga at 16.7, West's Steve McGrory at 15.5, North's Steve Cochrane at 51, Washington's Tom Nicholson at 14.3 and Dan Dummermuth, also of the Warriors, at 14. Kelsey is the top rebounder. Sports 16 Dec.

22,1976 For moil delivery, Dec. 23, 1976 BRANDON VALLEY (53)-Don Plerson 0 0 1 Jon Weidenaar 3 0 1 Bob Haub 2 0 0 Mark Mattke 4 5 8 13, Bob Greenfield 6 0 0 12; Randy Fodness 3 2 2 8, Jim Lemonds 3 0 0 Jim Wehde 0 2 2 Scott Shelton 0 0 0 0, Dean Versteeg 1 0 0 2. Totals: 22 9 14. O'GORMAN (66)-Nell Kelly 0 0 0 Jim Morrissey 6 3 6 15, Greg Hendricks 8 12 17; Tim Donohue 4 0 0 Mark Payne 2 4 4 Steve Lukens 7 2 3 16; Jay Benfi 1 0 0 Dave Harris 0 0 0 0. Totals: 28 10 15.

By quarters: Brandon Valley 8 18 31 53; O'Gorman 16 32 52 66. Fouls: Brandon-Valley 16, O'Gorman 15. Fouled out: Weidenaar. the team. Joining Brad Richter on the injured list for Augie is Ron Ka-nengieter who suffered a bruised leg in the Minnesota-Morris contest.

He will not play tonight but will probably be ready for the North Central Conference Holiday Tournament Dec. 28-30. Greg Nagel and Steve Krier lead the team in assists with 26 apiece through the first seven games and the team is handing out more assists than its opponents by a 138 to 127 margin. The Vikings are being out-scored by their foes 72.1 to 70.8 and outrebounded 36.4 to 35 and outshot 50 per cent to 49. At the foul line, the Vikes are making up some ground by hitting 77 per cent to opponents' 60.

On the individual front, Arvid Kramer is the leading scorer with an 18.7 average followed by Nagel and Rich Chapman. Nagel lcHitliJiiou aw The Augustana Vikings will be trying to even its record a 4-4 tonight at the Arena against Yankton. No preliminary contest will be held and the gates will open at 6:45 for the 7:30 contest. "We have seen them play a couple of times and we know they like to run," Viking coach Mel Klein said. "They've played a fairly tough schedule.

We'll be the third NCC team they've come up against." The Greyhounds are 7-4 on the season after a 69-66 loss to Morn-ingside at Sioux City last week. In that contest, the Chiefs jumped out to a 15-0 then had to hold off a Yankton charge. High school record setter Ron Hern is part of the Greyhound attack. Last year he set the scoring mark in the Class A state tournament playing for Douglas. Former Brookings High star Wayne VandenBerg also is on OPEN TONITE BOTH LOCATIONS Pajamas His Favorites Munsingwear Enro Diplomat Cotlon Dacron Rayons All Colors Sizes ABCDSE is the leading rebounder with 53 with Kramer next at 52 and Ka-nengieter at 31.

Paul Schenkelberg is the leading shooter with a 68 per cent average. The Vikes are trying to continue their winning ways to build momentum before the holiday classic. They beat St. Cloud 81-66 Monday night after a frustrating loss to Minnesota-Morris Saturday. "It is always more fun to win than to lose.

We found that out Monday. We were generally pleased with the performance against St. Cloud," Klein added. Other games tonight find Northwestern (Iowa) at South Dakota State, Mankato at Nebraska and Valley City at Northern. Thursday Northern Iowa is at Nebraska-Omaha and in high school action Mitchell is at Watertown.

Harlan Wins Heelan Meet SIOUX CITY-Harlan, Iowa, won the sophomore wrestling tournament at Heelan with a 222 point total. Sheldon was second at 197, followed by West Sioux at 173, Heelan 170, East 159, O'Gorman 15612. Lincoln 155'2 and Washington finished in at 115'2. Sixteen schools participated. Lincoln 9J Bob Rogers 2 105 Todd Hall 13; 112 Kevin McChesney 2-2; 119-Don Smith champion 4 126-Tom DeVanney 3-1; 132-Don Medema 2-2.

138 Todd Compson 13, 145 Steve Mitzel 2 2, 155-Andy Donavan 2-2; 167-Todd Dammer 2-2; 185-Jeff Osmundson champion 4-0; heavyweight-Telly Papas 3 1. O'Gorman 98 Josh Reller 2-2; 105 Matt Enderson 3 1, 112-Bill Zimmerman 3-1; 119-Frank Gelenskl 3-1; 126-Bob Meyer 2 132 Brian Becker 13, 138 Lyle Ourada 3 145 Rick Brooks 2 2. 155-Frank Bowar 2-2; 167 Greg Becker 2 185 Kevin Kleinsasser 3-1; heavyweight-Jim Kurvink 13. Washington 98 none; 105 Tim Bacon 2 2, 119 Kevin Jervlk 3 126 Kelly Peane 13, 132 Felipe Galindo 3 138 Cal Fogelman 2 2. 145- Roland Rang 2 155 Jim Baddae 11: 167-Dave Beunning 3 185-Greg Boschee 2-2; heavyweight-Steve Broz 3-1.

Yankton Football Squad High School Team Of Year 95 95 14 to FREE GIFT WRAPPING Velure Robes One Size Fits All Mun sing Wear Wash 'n Wear Tumble Dry Soft Warm All Colors Ideal Gift Soutti Dakota RC Stevens 68, Lincoln 57 Yankton 73, Pierre 62 Aberdeen 74, Huron 54 O'Gorman 66, Brandon-Valley 53 Washington 56, RC Central 38 Leola 99, Herreid 85 Gregory 78, Winner 54 Wessington Springs 64, Woonsocket 62 White Lake 67, Plankinton 47 Armour 70, Burke 47 Stickney 78, Ethan 59 Freeman Academy 61, Spencer 58 Scotland 95, Menno 60 Corsica 79, Platte 58 Colome 65, Fairfax 45 Letcher 60, Canova 52 Wagner 62, Geddes 54 Wolsey 53, Conde 45 Hitchcock 69, Tulare 61 Doland 85, Clark 66 Hoven 71, Gettysburg 62 James Valley 64, Alpena 43 Hamlin 78, Castlewood 60 Agar 72, Stanley Co. 51 Wessington 63, Forestburg 47 Gayville-Volin 62, Westfield, Iowa 55 Lennox 64, Dell Rapids 59 Aberdeen Roncalli 64, Britton 52 Estelline 77, Willow Lake 36 Clear Lake 80, Waverly 48 Viborg 67, Harrisburg 60 Deubrook 73, Lake Preston 63 (ot) McLaughlin 103, Faith 20 Elk Point 72, Wakonda 57 Iroquois 62, Rutland 54 Grant-Deuel 47, Marietta, Minn. 35 Garretson 68, Baltic 40 Centerville 61, Freeman 49 Custer 58, Douglas 46 Sturgis 42, Lead 41 Newell 79, Belle Fourche 45 Spearfish 49, New Castle, Wyo. 39 Kadoka 77, Midland 47 White River 45, Philip 32 Crazy Horse 76, Draper 54 Northwestern 63, Cresbard 61 Leola 99, Herreid 85 Bristol 57, Henry 46 Roslyn 66, Florence 44 Waubay 71, Corona 61 Rosholt 59, Wilmot 34 Veblen 62, New Effington 60 Java 71, Roscoe 69 Mcintosh 75, Solen, N.D. 73 Lemmon 68, Dupree 61 Summit 83, South Shore 74 (ot) Flandreau 79, Arlington 37 Scotland 95, Menno 60 Jefferson 57, Vermillion JV's 39 Minnesota Madison 62, Morns 58 Lakefield 44, Slayton 43 Mountain Lake 85, Jackson 61 Tracy 56, Springfield 51 Worthlngton 73, Redwood Falls 53 Comfrey 51, Lamberton 49 Hills-Beaver Creek 71, Southwest Christian 65 Luverne 49, Marshall 47 Round Lake 74, Heron Lake 64 Iowa Sioux Center 65, Lawton-Bronson 41 Ocheyedan 70, George 44 Storm Lake 42, Spencer 37 Estherville 67, Sibley 62 Minnesota GIRLS Ivanhoe 46, Lake Benton 33 Cottonwood 51, Rgthton 17 Mountain Lake 45, Butterfield 20 Iowa Spencer 59, Storm Lake 58 George 68, Ocheyedan 54 Estherville 64.

Sibley 60 COLLEGE Holy Cross 95, lona79 Penn State 87, St. Francis, Pa. 80 Tennessee 63, Richmond 60 Jacksonville 83, Kentucky 62 NE Louisiana 90, Nkholls St. 75 Tennessee 97, Cincinnati Xavler 73 Vanderbllt69, Iowa St 68 Wake Forest 99, Fairleigh Dickinson 63 Dayton 90, Santa Clara 81 Iowa 82. Orake 69 Jackson St 92, Chicago St 73 Memphis St.

88, Mississippi 83 Michigan 104, Cent Michigan 63 Minnesota 66, Marquette 59 Notre Dame 89, Vermont 48 Ohio St 64, Davidson 57 Texas St 110, Tulsa 103 Arizona St 88, Montana 82 Chaminade 115, Pacific 110, 20Ts Fresno St 64, Colorado St 51 Grambllng 75, Portland St 74 HiloCoi 87, MacAlester, Min 58 Los Angeles St 92, Cent Washington St II Montana St 1 1 1 St. Joseph's, Ind. 93 Nevada-Reno 78, Hayward St 66 San Francisco 86, Oral Roberts 7 Washington 81, Colorado 62 TOURNAMENTS ADA Rotary Championship Ohio Northern 59 Denison 57 Consolation Defiance 95. Wilmington 82 Indiana Classic Championship Indiana 76, Miami, Ohio 55 Consolation Utah St 78, Texas Tech 68 Maion Klwenii Pioneer Classic Championship Heidelberg 81, Malone 70 Consolation Goshen. Ind.

80 Detroit Tech 75 Marietta Championship Rio Grande 83 Marietta 68 Consolation Alderson Broaddus 1 16, Glenville 104 First Round Captlat City Classic Northern Kentucky 67. Steubenvllle 63 Rebel Roundup Oklahoma 90, Bradley 70 Nevada Las Vegas 104, Murray St 77 Shaw Classic Alabama St 66. Coppin St 83 Edward Waters 70, Hampton 66 Lincoln 81, Concord 71 9 Neckwear Damon Beau Brummel Wembley Spruce up 50 that old suit with UP Max Hawk lead the conference with an average of 355.9. The defense finished second behind Huron, limiting opponents to 173.3 yards. Sathe also led the conference in rushing and scoring; Kanago and Bitterman led in the passing and receiving departments.

In commenting on his team's selection, Hawk, the 1976 Coaches Association Coach of the Year, said the season was one of the most pleasant surprises for him in his coaching career. "We didn't realize we were that capable of a team until we were into the season," he said. Hawk also noted that this team may not have been the most talented to ever play at Yankton High School, but it certainly was one of the hardest working squads. This marks the second time Yankton has received the team of the year designation. The undefeated squad of 1970 also received the honor.

America's Greatest Brands Free Gift Boxes By DOUG CARD Yankton YANKTON, S.D. (AP) The 1976 high school football season is now history, but the Yankton Bucks made it one to remember. The Bucks rolled to nine consecutive victories, making it the second undefeated season in as many years for coach Max Hawk's team. The nine wins extended Yankton's unbeaten string to 20 games, tying the school record for the most consecutive wins. Yankton also claimed sole possession of the ESD Conference title for the second straight year.

For these accomplishments, the South Dakota Sportswriters Association has named the Bucks the 1976 High School Team of the Year. Fourteen school records were either broken or tied by this year's squad enroute to its perfect year. The offense rolled up 170 PAST WINNERS 1954, Haytl, basketball; 1955, Sioux Falls Washington, basketball; 1956, Washington, football; 1957, Cresbard, basketball; 1958, Huron, basketball; 1959, watertown, basketball; 1960, Rapid City, basketball; 1961, Aberdeen, basketball; 1962, Milbank, football; 1963, Slsseton, basketball; 1964, Mitchell, basketball; 1965, Vermillion, football; 1966, Webster, basketball; 1967, Mil-bank, basketball; 1968, Brookings, basketball; 1969 Sioux Falls Lincoln, football; 1970, Yankton, football; 1971, Mitchell, football; 1972, Miller, basketball; 1973, Lincoln, track; 1974, Yankton, basketball; 1975, Freeman, basketball. first downs to smash last year's mark of 150. Total passing yards of 1,314 broke a 10-year standard of 1,250 yards and 3,314 total years beat the 1973 record of 3,033.

Defensively, one record was set and one tied. The team held opponents to only 743 rushing yards for a new mark and tied the pass interception record with 18. Several individuals also had outstanding years for the Bucks. Running back Jeff Sathe set. season and career rushing marks, Dave Bitterman set receiving records for number of catches and yardage, and Paul Kanago set completion and yardage records from his quarterback spot.

The Bucks had five players represented on post-season honor teams. Sathe, Bitterman, Kanago and Doug Reade were named to the A All State football team, while Jeff Voracek was named to the Argus-Leader honor squad. Bitterman was named to the all-area squad chosen by Channel 9, Sioux City. Yankton's offensive machine also dominated ESD statistics and the defense was ranked second in the league. The Bucks' offense outdistanced Aberdeen by almost 100 yards per outing to FORMAL RENTAL FREE to the Groom with every wedding party of 5 or more.

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