The Independent-News, Volume 98, Number 40, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 March 1972 — Page 4

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— THE INDEPENDENT NFWS — MARCH ». 1972

THE STAGE IS SET TO PICK the foui final >1 for the Ind ana Hyh Scho >1 Boketball Champion h’.p foi 1972 as the Regional* arc now history and action will focus on only four centers th s Saturday. The top attraction nt this tame ippears to be a meeting of teams that isn’t even set but everyone fig .ros the top two terms in the state Michigan City’ a d Gary We: t will be clashing Saturdiy night at Lafayette. MICHIGAN Cl rY PLAYS THE host LatayUte Jefferson outfit a wry torn iable always nt Purdue and Gary West will meet P.ke. an unknown to Norhem fam in the other afternoon game This appear> to match City and West at night in what should be quite a game. Mo t feel the team that e apes the Ltfayette semi state again this year will be the Gate ch tmpion for the third stra ght ye ir. AT FT. WAYNE. THE MEET we will vis t. an unknown tourney could re ult.. Penn is the local f a-orite, wi hing their first ever regional title Saturday. They do h v e p 1 u of what it takes but also have a c >upie of weakne ses ala. th e main one being lack of Sz* Garrett is a jurprtee back f>r the second straight year. Just how strong they are seems to be uncertain Marion had a losing re ord. going into tourney play and have stayed alive this long so who knowmaybe they have enugh. They certainly are no strangers to san - totes. Madison Heights, of Ander on. is the lone r nked team in this field They will be fav <rcd but should find so ae intereiting competition at the Saturday meet. AT INDIANAPOLIS, A RANK.

ed Richmo 1 team has lasted this long by d'feat ng the unt 1 then g.int killer. Yorktown, in the final game at New Castle. They wltt be meeting Center Grove, a w ttner at C ’umbos Conner? vi’lj will meet India' apolis Cathed’al, still the surpt se winner a. th * cajstal city. AT EVANSVILLE IT WILL be four teams that could win a ti to B. aiming v n on j a g id week end ant a little luck Tet»e I ”te North i probably a favorite in m mt minds as they ha we received good notices all season. However the other teams all hare had the r predeces ors Question? 4 Is the sao deductible Homeowners policy the only plan available? Answer... Ko. Meridian Insurance oilers a choice of Full Coverage—or a deductible to suit your needs. May give you a Meridian Homeowners rate ^uota* teun? Rtbt. W. Johnson Insurance Meriting — Hamlet Phone W7 2324 Afternoon* — immmh/ lAke jnhoiu UiJlu rlon M 6 IM9 (h MMN ’ INSURANCE a uurld us protection

in the finals al one time or anol her ** OCR PICKS TO MAKE THE fnal four ar e G iry We t, Madison Heights. Ttrre Haute North and Richmond. Sentiment would like to m . Penn and Michigan City but both will have to have t altogether t > get by thi« week s opponents. LAST WEEK END WE WERE at Elkhart for the two nights and «aw some good competitive d fferert styles of basketball. A good Penn team was the winner and in our mind, the best of the four bu t actually were lucky to be continuing the : r trip this Saturday after that heart stopper in the find game aga.nst "Grimmchester." PENN WITH A DECIDED disadvantage in size, turned on the “. m X>th machine" in the last half to leave South Bend Jackson w-dl behind in the lid-lifter. Displaying gooc! movement and as fine an example of hitting the open man as you will ever ree, they simply outclassed Jack on to win handily In the second game, it wa= a Gr mm ending for a very good Columbia City Cam as the former Triton, now Zebra star was more than the Eagle- could handle. His 46 point performance was a thing of beauty and set a cl i -lc battle of a team again t acne-man team up for Saturday. THE TEAM CLEARLY WAS in charge until a funny thing happened on the way to the semi e - . ate as Rochester, tiailir^ by 17, breke up their zone and play got rough and wild, but Penn completely fell apart. They did recover enough to finally win the over, m? thriller, but not without knowing they had faced one of

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the best in Bruce Grimm. Here is a perfect example of hard, and 1 do mean hard work paying off as at lea t four hours a day, 12 months a year has made this junior one of the state’s best. You will hear plenty of him next year as he continues to work to play. Main Street Gossip With Spring around the corner the Main Street Goa ip comes alive with goodies that you may knaw or may not know. —MS G — The beauty rhop owned by Mrs. Janet Hiler, of Walkerton, has been sold to Mrs. V. D. William.*. also of Walkerton. Vi formerly operate*! the Walkerton Beauty Center, and before that had operated a thop in her home. Now the Janet’s Beauty Shop Illinois Street. Walkerton, has a new owner and three full time operat ms with Mrs. Williams supervisor. —MS G — Action-paced last Tuesday evening and Wednesday in the fair city caused a little excitement when two busine res were relieved of some as. ets. —MS G — Thursday morning of last week was a terrible morning for two semi trucks and fellows. Extremely hazardous driving conditions contributed to the spectacular c.ru.-h on highway 6 at approximately 5:00 am. west of Walkerton as one truck sk dded into an approaching semi which jacknifed on the • lick pavement. Drivers escaped seriou’* injury. —MS G — Better be good or the Ea ter Bunny won t comp and .‘•ee you kiM.es. Try’ that on them. — MSG —

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