BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS (in no particular order)

      Bruce Askelsen, 70, Boone. Was a farmer and landscaping consultant. His mother and a son survive..............Charlotte Feddersen, 95, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS/BJC. Married Melvin Feddersen in Boone in 1959. Served as an Administrative Assistant in the Fine Arts Department of Highland Community College in Freeport, IL. A son and daughter survive............Donald Ott, Boone. Born in Boone. Grand HS-63. ISU-70. Army vet. Married Penelope Woodland and the couple moved to Connecticut where he was President of a limousine service. The couple divorced and Donald moved to Philadelphia where he operated a cleaning service. He moved to South Carolina to raise horses and to Hawaii to be closer to family. Returned to Iowa in 2016. Survivors include a son and two sisters including Veva Teeters of Boxholm.........Janet Myers, 95, Johnston. Was a sister of the late Erling Larson of Boone..........Raymond Lawson, 95, Ames. Survivors include two daughters including Gloria Meiborg of Boone............Frank Allen, 93, Boone. Army vet. Earned degrees from UNI and UOI. Married Marilyn Gysin in 1951. Was an educator at Anamosa, Wisconsin Rapids, WS., Muscatine and Fort Madison where he served as Assistant Superintendent for 13 years prior to retirement. Moved to Ogden and then Boone. Survivors include two sons and a daughter, Deborah Sunstrom, of Boone...........Jerry McGinnis,82, Boone. Army vet. Worked for Dolly Madison, 7Up, Hiland Potato Chips and then, for over 20 years, was Supervisor of the Food Distribution Center at ISU. In 1998, had married Terry. She passed away March 4, a short time prior to Jerry’s death. Survivors include a daughter and two sons and also step-children including Julie Holmberg of Boone............Anton (Tony) Berg, 102, Ogden............Donna Marie Zunkel Murken, 93, Rural Ogden. OHS.

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      After being gone a week or so, we’re back.

     If we know we are going to be gone, we try to let you know.

     If we do “disappear” for a time without notification, you can bet your last dollar its because of computer issues.....like we’ve just had.

     We’ll try to get back on track and up-to-date.

  

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Geraldine (Gerri) Curry Ray, 74, Ogden. Born in Boone. Grand-64.

     Daniel Jae Murken, 36, Story City. Survivors include his grandfather, Dayle Heldt, of Boone.

     Thomas Toth, 90, Ames. Retired after 49 years at Archway Cookies.

 

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     TWO BASEBALL TITLES, COULD'VE BEEN THREE

     Yes siree......they were Iowa baseball dominant in the mid-1960's.

     During that time, the Boone High School baseball Toreadors won two state championships in a three-year period and still dream of "what shoulda, coulda" been a trifecta sweep.

     Champs in 1965 and 1967 but with another terrific year, 1966, sandwiched in between.

     In 1966, the Toreador squad, boosted by five....that's five first team all-conference players, finished up, again, as Central Iowa Conference champions and posted a 21-3 record.

     The big five were Bobby Hopkins, Hal (Topper) Lyness, Mike Harris, Kelly McMullan and Steve Crandell. Two of them, Harris and Crandell, hit .447 and .420 respectively, while both Hopkins, 1.38, and Crandell, 1.58, had fantastic earned run pitching averages.

     BUT, alas, an injury to Crandell and a lack of lady luck produced a sad ending. Crandell had hit 10 home runs in just 23 games. And, as BHS coach Bill Sapp explained to BNR reporter Chuck Hackenmiller, "we had a tremendous ball club but to win state championships you need some luck and we had luck working against us that year."  A Sub State loss to West Des Moines Valley, 6-2. ended another outstanding but "just short" season.

     The history book tells us that Norway, 1981-82-83-84; Lansing Kee, 1989-90-91-92 and West Des Moines Valley, 2003-4-5-6, were state champions four years straight. Only Muscatine, 1956-57-58, and Mason City Newman, 2017-18-19, have been three time winners.

     But, back to memories of those two Toreador championships.

     In 1965, no classification was involved. All Iowa teams were matched up in head-to-head competition, regardless of school size. The path to state began with four Sectional games, two in the District and two in Sub-State, followed by a lone state championship contest.

     That BHS season got off to a rocky start when, after just two games, Hall of Fame pitcher Jack Mustapha was invaded by a hepatitis infection that placed him in the hospital for two weeks and caused a 40-pound weight loss.

     However, this was a battle-tested crew of players who had participated in the entire Little League program together and, most, had been members of the 1962 Babe Ruth team that won State and Regional championships and became one of only eight Ruth teams in the world to qualify for the Ruth World Series in New Jersey.

     They knew success and what it took to achieve it.

     Their season was highlighted by a season-ending nine straight tournament victories, including the championship game triumph over Burlington, 2-0, at Williamsburg.

     Obviously, Mustapha fully recovered from his early season illness, firing three no-hitters and a one-hit win in those last nine games, including a no-hit performance in that state title win. He allowed just seven hits in 56 2/3 innings during that tourney stretch with a perfect ERA. His high school career ended with a 30-2 pitching record.

     Both Boone runs, scored in the third inning of the title game, were propelled by doubles stroked by Mustapha and Crandell. 

     Actually, there was that odd beginning and an odd ending to the season. Mustapha's illness at the start and at the end, the Toreadors, after winning the state title, had to come home for one last game to solidify its conference championship. A win over Ames allowed them to tie Newton for the crown.

     That final win boosted the Toreadors season record to 21-6.

     Here was the entire '65 roster: Mustapha, Crandell, McMullan, Clyde Hovick, Hopkins, Al Dannatt, Harris, Marty Rinehart, Bruce Geerdes, Don Riker, Rick Davis, Bruce Conlin, Mike Rinehart, Rick Neely and Dan McDevitt.

     AFTER A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT, ANOTHER TITLE 

     In 1967, the Toreadors opened with 18 straight wins before being shutout, 1-0, by arch-rival Newton. 

    A one-class tournament was still in effect but the format had changed slightly. BHS stopped Panora-Linden, 9-0, and Indianola, 4-3, in District play and defeated Marshalltown, 2-0, in the Sub-State.

    Speaking of a lack of luck in the '66 campaign, maybe the locals grabbed back just a bit of it in the '67 State tournament. They won both state games.....but both in extra innings.

    A two-run homer by Topper Lyness in the ninth inning and a nine-strikeout performance by Joe Fontanini gave the Toreadors a 6-5 victory over Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson in the nine-inning semifinal. Then, in the final, Dick Sapp was the winning hurler in a 4-3 victory over Mason City Newman in 10 innings. Those wins completed a 28-1 campaign.

    Jack Teagarden was the leading hitter with a .344 mark, followed by McMullan at .327, Lyness .284, Fontanini at .268 and Sapp at .255. Sapp was also 11-0 on the mound with an ERA of .071. Fontanini was 12-1 with an .078 and Tom Peterson was 3-0 with an .091. The entire mound crew had an ERA of .074. Rick Neely led the team in RBI's with 20, while both Teagarden and Lyness had 14 each.

    Here was the 1967 championship roster: Jack Teagarden, McMullan, Lyness, Fontanini, Sapp, Neely, Ron Nunn, Gary Eckley, Peterson, Denny Behn, Marty Dannatt, Denny DeLance, Joel Teagarden and Marty Cory.

    Hall of Fame coach Sapp guided all three of those great Toreador teams and in 19 years at the helm, posted a 375-165 record with numerous conference as well as state titles.

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    BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: James (Jim) Trotter, 73, Dayton. He was a 42-year railroad employee at numerous locations, including Ogden. Survivors include his wife, Sandy, three daughters, including Christie McIntyre of Boone. Also surviving are a son, a brother, sisters-in-law and fathers-in-law........Donna Marie Zunkel Murken, 93, Boone/Ogden/Gilbert. Born in rural Ogden. OHS. Married LaVerne Murken. Farmed with her father, brother and husband in the Gilbert area. Also worked at J.C. Penny, Montgomery Wards, ISU Bookstore and Carr Hardware in Ames prior to retirement in 1995. A daughter and son-in-law survive.........Tim Ray (Timmy) Martin, 61, Jefferson. Born in Boone to parents Perry and Louise Martin. Attended BHS. Survivors include sisters Dianna Christensen and Sandra Martin both of Boone, two brothers including Stoney Martin of Boone and a half-sister........Dan Doherty, 85, Boone.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Donna Marie Zunkel Murken, 93, Boone/Ogden/Gilbert. Born rural Ogden. OHS.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

      Dan Doherty, 85, Boone. BHS-54.

TOREADORS RECEIVE BASEBALL HONORS

     FINALLY, ALL-STATE RECOGNITION ARRIVED    

 

     The Iowa High School Athletic Association has determined a state baseball champion most years since 1928.

     Outstanding teams have always been commended for their achievements but in some early years, not much all-state type individual recognition was awarded.

     It wasn't until the late 60's that much individual player attention was provided by, for example, the Des Moines Register. And, that was long before the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association became an organization. In these later years, the Register, the IBCA and, perhaps, others regularly publicize the top individual players in the sport.

    Still, many of the top players up to the late 60's were not given their proper due.

    In the 1940's, Toreador players like Don Reed, Cookie Ewing, Maurice Hagaleen, Jim Kennedy, Kenny Blosser, Bill Curell and others would certainly deserve special recognition.

    Top Central Iowa Conference honors were accorded BHS players starting in the late 50's.

    Outfielder Gary McVicker and first baseman Don Dutton were the first Toreador players cited in 1959 in this "new" conference. Don Dutton was a .408 hitter that year.  In '60, pitcher Jon Gustafson, who hit .352, and third baseman Johnny Malcom were named and in 1961, pitcher Denny Adreon, Malcom and outfielder Roger Dutton earned top honors. Roger Dutton hit .327 that year.

    In 1962, it was Adreon and outfielder Dick Musser and in 1963, pitcher Jack Mustapha, catcher Mike Loehrer and shortstop Donny Riker were selected. Loehrer led the Boone team in hitting in both '63 and '64 with batting averages of .329 and .354 respectively. Those three, Mustapha, Loehrer and Riker, repeated as the top players in '64 and in 1965, Mustapha, Bruce Geerdes, Mike Harris and Steve Crandell were first team choices.

    There were other Boone High players named to second and third-team positions during that time. They included Chuck McGriff in '59; Darrell Richards and Ron McDowell in 1960; Brett Downey in '62; Pat Ahlstrom in '63 and Rick Barry, Steve Hilts and Denny Mylenbusch in '64 when Hilts led the Boone hitters at .316. Outfielder Marty Rinehart was an all-conference honoree in both 1964 and '65.

    Finally, in the late 60's, the Register and the baseball coaches group felt the sport had grown enough to start promoting individual success.

    Locally, BHS 1968 stars, pitcher Joe Fontanini and catcher Denny DeLance were named to second and third all-state teams respectively. In 1970, pitcher Tommy Price garnered fourth team praise.

    Infielder John Camelin and pitcher Blane Reutter were both two-time all-staters.....Camelin second team in 1987 and first team in '88 while Reutter made the first team in 2009 and the second unit in 2010.

    Here are some other Toreadors who were first team all-staters.....Jeff Sebring and Jason Behn in 1993; Kyle Erb and Graig Taylor in 1995; Chad Behn in 1996; Bo Baker in 1997; Josh Frank in 2008; Michael Eckhart in 2009; Mike Dahl in 2011 and Brett Price in 2019.

   Mike Olson was a second team choice in 1986; Chris Larson in 1994; Nick Anderson in 2008; Chris Ely in 2009; Jackson Hull in 2015 and Evan Appenzeller in 2018.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATH: Dennis Paul Savits, 79, Ogden. OHS-60. Married Sharon Kane in 1964. They were divorced in 1987. Dennis farmed but, eventually, attended Auto Body School in Omaha. Worked at Sherbring Chevrolet in Ogden and at body shops in Grand Junction, Boone and Urbandale before opening his own shop, Denny's Collision Repair, in Boone. He operated that shop for over 30 years before retirement. Dennis was also an almost 30 year Iowa National Guardsman before retiring from that duty at age 60. Survivors include his son, Mike, of Ogden, a daughter, three brothers and a sister.

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ALL ABOUT BHS BASEBALL

     FIRST TEAMS PLAYED IN THE 1940'S    

 

     How many of you viewers realized that the Iowa High School Athletic Association, for some period of time, had THREE baseball seasons.........Fall, Spring and Summer.

     There was a Spring season from 1928-72; a Fall season from 1939-85 and, the one season that remains, the Summer campaign which started in 1946 and remains the only Summer high school baseball season in the nation. The other states continue to play, as many games as possible, in a shortened Spring season.

     Of area interest, Madrid lost to Davenport, 2-1, in a Spring championship game played at Manson in 1940. 

     Boone High School's first baseball experience occurred in the Spring months. The school fielded a team from 1941-46 in the Spring series.

     Coach Wayne Hill guided BHS to a 7-6 record in 1941. Don Reed, who played five years in the St. Louis Cardinal farm system, was co-captain of that team along with Mike Engstrom.

    In 1942, the Toreadors, led by Cookie Ewing, had a 6-1 record with the only loss occurring in a District tournament game.

    In 1943, Don Cole was the coach of a squad that was 6-3 but lost to Rippey, 4-3, in a tourney game. Stars of that club were Maurice Hagaleen, Jim Kennedy and Kenny Blosser.

    Only two games were played under Coach Cole in 1944. BHS beat Madrid, 5-2, but lost a tournament game to Luther, 6-5. 

    In 1945, L.A. Gluenkin was the BHS coach and the team was 4-2 with a tournament loss to Dayton, 4-0, ending the season.

    Vern Elslager guided the team to a 9-3 mark in 1946. They lost to Luther again in tournament play, 2-0. Bill Curell was a .389 slugger for that team.

 

     A PAUSE AND THEN, A NEW START IN 1959

    

     Four Central Iowa Conference teams began baseball play in 1958 and BHS started their Summer program a year later when Bill Sapp moved from Grand Junction to Boone to become a teacher and the Toreadors baseball coach.

     In 1965, Boone and Newton shared the Central Iowa Conference championship and the Toreadors went on to become the Iowa State champions. They repeated that Iowa championship in 1967.

     All told, Boone has made 12 appearances in state tourney play.

     In addition to 1965 and '67, they battled with the best in 1970, 71, 72, 86, 2009, '11, 13, 15, 18 and 2019. They were third place finishers in 1972.

     Coach Sapp guided those first five entries; Rick Davis coached the 1986, 2009 and 2011 teams and Charley Eastland has coached the 2013, '15, '18 and '19 teams to the state meet.

     The 1972 third-place team beat Burlington, 2-1; lost to Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, 1-0; but then beat Granville Spalding, 4-3, in the consolation game.

     Here were Boone High's other state tourney results:

     In 1970, lost to Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 4-2; in '71, lost to Iowa Falls, 5-1; in 86, lost to Marshalltown, 8-6; in 2009, beat Chariton, 12-0 in five innings but then lost to Norwalk, 4-2; in 2011; lost to Harlan, 6-4; in 2013; lost to Davenport Assumption, 5-3; in 2015, lost to Waverly-Shell Rock, 12-2 in five innings; in 2018, lost to Harlan, 5-4; and in 2019, lost to Davenport Assumption, 7-3.

     We'll have detailed stories about the 1965 and 1967 state championship teams at a later time but here's a peek at how they performed in their State tourney championship games.

     The '65 team stopped Burlington, 2-1, at Williamsburg on Jack Mustapha's no-hit pitching, one of just five no-hitters ever hurled in state meet play.

     The 1967 team, playing at Memorial Park in Boone, had two heart-stopping wins. They defeated Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 6-5, in nine innings and then edged Mason City Newman Catholic in the title game, 4-3, in 10 innings.

     By the way, our good neighbor, Ogden, has played in two state baseball tournaments, 1999 and 2012.

     After its 1959 start, here's how the Boone High program, step-by-step, started its way to the ultimate '65/'67 successes.

    In '59, the Toreadors were 9-8 but lost to Rippey, 4-1, in tourney play; in '60 they were 12-6 but lost to Jefferson, 5-3, in the tourney; in '61 they were 11-7 but lost to Ames, 9-8, in tourney play; in '62 they posted a 16-9 record but lost to Steamboat Rock, 6-5, in the tourney; in '63 they were 15-8 but lost to West Des Moines Valley, 7-0; and in '64 they were 20-5 but lost to Dowling, 11-0, in tourney play. 

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     Good guy and great golfer Jim Curell passed away in April of 2020 when Covid was getting well underway. As a result, services were postponed at that time.

     Now,  a Celebration of Life has been scheduled for Friday, April 30, 6 to 8 p.m at Cedar Pointe in Boone.

     Friends and relatives will gather for appetizers and beverages and lots of memories with attendees reliving special moments at 7 p.m..

     Put that on your calendar. Kim, Andy and Ryan will look forward to your attendance.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Dennis Paul Savits, 79, Ogden..........Randall (Randy) Cox, 64, Boone/Madrid. His family settled in Madrid in 1966 and Randy received his education there. U.S. Army veteran who was proud to take the 2017 Freedom Flight. He especially enjoyed being a member of the John Logue racing team. Survivors include his companion of 22 years, Shelly Harris, three children, Donald and Jessica Cox of Boone and Randall Cox of Moingona. Also surviving are two sisters including Martha Kent of Stratford, a brother and Tyson Harris and wife of Boone.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

         Randall Cox, 64, Boone/Madrid. Member Logue racing team.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Dennis Savits, 79, Ogden.

LL BOOSTED STRONG BHS GIRLS SOFTBALL PROGRAM

     COACH LYN DIGHTON GUIDED SEVERAL STATE CONTENDERS  

 

     Bolstered by a strong Little League program, Boone High School has had some great girls softball moments.

     The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union sanctioned a girls softball program in 1957 and, a short time later, the Toreadors started getting seriously involved.

     The program made its first of eight total state tourney appearances in 1961, but did not finish in the top four. Then, no schools in Iowa were much more consistent than BHS in the 1980's in both summer and fall competition.

     Boone squads also appeared in state tournament play in 1981, 82, 84, 85, 86, 2000 and 2016. Some played in both the summer and fall seasons while others competed just in the summer series.

     In 1981, Coach Lyn Dighton guided the Toreadors to a 12th place finish and a 29-7 record.

     From 1982 to 1986, there were other outstanding fall/summer records of 30-9; 23-7; 27-7; 18-8; 15-7; 34-6 and 16-4 with several outstanding state tourney finishes.

     In more recent years, the 2000 team finished sixth in 3-A and in 2016, the Toreadors were fourth in 4-A.

     To have great teams, you have to have some great players and at least three of them boast the credentials to earn superior recognition.

     Pitcher Jenny Pritchard was one of the state's best in the early 2000's and earned first team all-state recognition all three years.....2000, 2001 and 2002. She went on to pitch for the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

     Emma Dighton, with another year left, has already been acclaimed a first team all-state player the last two seasons, 2019 and 2020.

     Then there's another three-time all-stater in Mallory Michel, who was third team in 2002 and followed up with a pair of second team honors......in both 2003 and 2004.

     With all the great players in Iowa, even one year of first team all state recognition is quite an achievement. 

     Here are five names to remember.....all first team all-staters......Carol Harrington in 1981; one of Boone's best early program pitchers, Amy Hughes, in 1982; Stacie (Tater) Lingren in 1988; Chelsea Riordan in 2011, after being a third-team choice in 2010 and Laura Anderson, a first team selection in 2017. Hughes won over 100 games on the mound for the Toreadors. Riordan, later, starred at Minnesota State.

     Some Toreadors who earned second team all state recognition are Corrine Frei, who was a choice in both 2009 and 2010. Sally Dighton in 1985; Jenny Schultz in 1986; Laura Novotny in 1987; Lindsey Pleuss in 2001; Courtney Poling in 2008; Amanda Widener in 2012; Kennedy Vinchattle in 2013; Carrie Overland in 2015; Breana Hunter in 2016 and Caitlynn Shadle in 2018. Poling was also a third team choice in 2007.

     Lauren Calkins and Emily Ades twice earned third team all state honors......Calkins in both 2016 and 2017 and Ades in 2019 and 2020.

     Two star performers in the "early years,"  were Peggy Morgan and Glenda Dearborn. Morgan earned third team honors in 1981 and Dearborn was a third team all-stater in 1984.

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     ADD THESE DATES TO YOUR CALENDAR

     The Boone County Historical Society will be holding their annual membership meeting on Tuesday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m. at the Herman Park Pavillion. 

     They will be voting on revisions to their Bylaws, the sale of the Mamie Eisenhower Birthplace back to the Mamie Eisenhower Birthplace Foundation, and will, hopefully, be electing new board members. Attendees will be asked to wear masks and social distance. Light refreshments will be enjoyed.

     Then , as long as we're at it, the new Pufferbilly Days dates this year are August 6-8.

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Danielle (Dede) Titus, 39, Boone. Born in California. The family moved to Boone in 1994. OHS-2000. Worked as a CNA at the Madrid Nursing Home and earned a license from LaJames Hairdressing school in 2006. Survivors include her mother, Martha Richards, step-father, Dennis Richards, a son, a daughter, some half-sisters and brothers and some half step-sisters and brothers.........Cynthia (Cindy) Anderson Weyer, 58, Boone. Born in Boone. BHS-80. Worked at Beloit Residential Treatment Center in Ames, for Head Start Early Access in both Ames and Boone and worked for Genesis for over nine years. Married Darrin Weyer in 2006. Survivors include a daughter, brother and aunt. Her parents, Donna and Ronald Ferguson, are deceased..........Belva Maxine Riegel, 94, West Des Moines. Born in Grand Junction. A graduate of OHS and AIB. Married Ed Riegel in 1946. Worked at Combined Insurance Companies until her retirement. Survivors include a son, two daughters, a brother and two sisters-in-law.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS

     Danielle (Dede) Titus, 39, Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

      Belva Maxine Riegel, 94, West Des Moines. Grew up in Ogden. OHS.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Cynthia (Cindy) Weyer, 58, Boone. BHS-80.

EARLY WORK WITH HIS DAD PAID OFF

     LATE ADDITION:  Mel Murken, BHS-59, has a birthday Saturday 4-10. Box 133, Rippey 50235.

 

 

     MUSTAPHA BECAME BOONE'S BEST PITCHER   

 

      The Kornerman grew up on the north side, near 17th and Crawford. There was just one house and a portion of 17th street between the Kelley and Mustapha homes.

     Day or night, winter or summer, few days went by that the loud "plop" of a baseball attacking a glove was not heard in the neighborhood.

     It was a ritual that began when a very young Jack Mustapha Jr., BHS-65, started throwing to his dad, Boone Fire Chief, Jack Mustapha Sr., BHS-29,......and it continued through Little League, Babe Ruth League and Toreador competition.

     By the way, in the late 1920's, Jack Sr. was quite an athletic star in his own right.......for the Toreadors, and then into the 30's for Northern Illinois University where he became a  Hall of Fame inductee.

     Anyway, talk about hard work, dedication and a big boost from his dad...... it all resulted, eventually, in a successful payoff for the younger Jack.

     There was some Boone High School baseball played in the 1941-46 era, then a shutdown until Coach Bill Sapp arrived in town from Grand Junction and got the sport revived in 1959.

     Look, there were some very good pitchers in the community prior to the establishment of the youth program in the 1950's. Don Reed, BHS-42, spent five years in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system.

     Denny Adreon, Jon Gustafson, Bobby Hopkins, Tom Price, Jeff Sebring and Blane Reutter quickly come to mind and Dick Sapp was the winning pitcher in the 1967 state championship game. I'm sure there were others deserving of mention.

     Still, all things considered, Jack Mustapha Jr. would have to rate as the greatest Toreador pitcher in the school's history.

     He sailed through Little League with pitches that other young players simply couldn't "couldn't catch up" with.

     He continued to be a bright star throughout the entire youth system. A highlight, though, was his performance as the top pitcher on the 1962 Babe Ruth team that won state and regional championships and was one of just eight Ruth teams in the world to earn their way into the Ruth World Series in Bridgeton, New Jersey. A full story on that '62 team will follow in a coming edition.

     Just a year later,1963, as a high school sophomore, the hard-throwing Mustapha recorded a  10-0 mound  record for the Toreadors. He had 131 strikeouts in just 82 1/3 innings of work. He still threw exceptionally hard but to stifle more experienced high school hitters, he added a devastating breaking ball to his repertoire.

    In his junior year, 1964, he suffered the first and only losses of his entire high school career.

    Despite the fact he allowed just three hits with nine strikeouts, Marshalltown defeated him and the Toreadors, 3-1, in a first round Sub State game.

    Dowling, unbeaten at the time, collected seven hits and nine runs in an 11-0 setback. But only four of the nine runs were earned against a less than stellar BHS defensive effort.

    Jack's season record as a junior was 12-2 with 174 strikeouts in 97 innings and a 1.44 earned run average.

    He dialed up three no-hitters, plus a nine-inning one-hitter, and in those four contests, he struckout 19, 15, 14 and 14 respectively.

    Illness resulted in a slow start in Musty's senior season, 1965. He missed nine early season games. His first start of the season occurred in the Boone team's 15th game.

     Still, he finished with a 9-0 record and was brilliant in post-season play as the BHS team won 12 of their last 13 games enroute to the state high school championship. Nine of those victorious games were in tournament play.

     In six starts in the tournament series, he posted four no-hitters and two one-hitters. That's just two hits allowed in six games against good tourney competition. 

    The Toreadors defeated Burlington in the state championship game, 2-0, as Mustapha hurled a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts.

     For his entire senior season, he fanned 135 batters in 62 2/3 innings and posted an 0,28 earned run average. That brought his complete high school record to 31-2 with 430 strikeouts in 243 innings, seven no-hitters and four one-hitters, plus that state title.

    Shortly after his high school career ended, he pitched for a team that was facing the perennial state semi-pro champion Slater Nighthawks......featuring a roster collection of the best of surrounding college players. Oh yes, he defeated them.

     Jack entered Iowa State University, pitched and starred for the Cyclone freshmen team. Frosh were not allowed to play varsity baseball in those days.

     Military service then beckoned and injuries received in combat during the Viet Nam conflict, plus the passage of time, halted any further competition.

    Some time down the line we'll be adding a story, in depth, on that 1965 team and the 1967 squad that also captured a state championship.

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    BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Terry McGinnis, 69, Boone. Married Jerry McGinnis in Boone in 1998. Worked for ISU for 25 years, prior to retirement in  2016. Survivors include her husband, two daughters, including Julie Holmberg of Boone and a son..........James (Jim) Westbrook, 74, Madrid. Navy vet. Grew up in Ames. At DMACC, studied welding and machine repair. Married Marylou Lansing in Boone in 1974.Worked for General Filter in Ames for 20 years and at the Bulk Mail Center in Urbandale for 10 years. The couple settled in a home near Madrid. Survivors include his wife, two sisters, a sister-in-law and an aunt and uncle........Troy Gene Gibson, 51, Boone. Born in Boone. His mother was the late Kay Gibson. Troy was the last graduate of the Boone Christian School in 1989. Survivors include a brother and two sisters........Jeffrey Allen Starcher, 50, Boone........Kenneth Springer, 88, Boone. Born in Boone. Married Laura Lundberg in Boone in 1953. They later divorced. Ken was a plumber at ISU for 27 years and then worked at Van Hauen for 10 years. He was an Iowa National Guardsman for 11 years. Survivors include a son, a daughter, Kerin Peterson, and a sister, Joyce Appenzeller, both of Boone.......Harold Berg, 95, Ogden. Army vet who was injured in World War II and received a Purple Heart. Married Lois Mae Jones in Des Moines in 1948. He was a Mason until joining his brother, Bob, at Sycamore Construction in Illinois for a 25 year period. In 1966, he moved his family to Ogden and joined IDS Financial. His son, Keith Berg, joined his dad in the business in 1987 and is still operating that business today. Harold was a proud pilot who owned his own plane. Survivors are two sons, including Keith of Boone..........Erik Lingren, 41, Ames. Born in Boone. His parents, who survive, are David and Rebecca Hasstedt Lingren. AHS and DMACC trained. He worked 25 years at West HyVee in Ames, most recently in the meat department. A big sports fan, he was well known as an occupant of the DMACC scorer's table. In addition to his parents, survivors include a sister, paternal grandmother and his aunt, Rose Braynard, of Ogden.......Herbert Holden, 92, Ames/Madrid. Married Shirley Smiley in 1948. In Ames, he worked for the railroad and then the DOT.

The last few years he had lived at the Cedars in Madrid. Survivors include three adult children and his brother.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Terry McGinnis, 69, Boone. Married Jerry McGinnis in Boone in 1998. ISU for over 25 years.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     James (Jim) Westbrook, 74, Madrid. Was married to Marylou Lansing in Boone in 1974.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Jeffrey Starcher, 50, Boone

     Erik Lingren, 41, Ames. Born in Boone. Parents are David and Rebecca Lingren. Worked at the scorers table for DMACC games.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Kenneth Springer, 88, Boone. BHS-51.

RINEHART JOINS MORAN AS NFL RECRUIT

     EDITOR'S NOTE: With all those names, dates and times etc., as part of these recent Boone High School historical editions, I, the Kornerman anticipated some corrective feedback. "Hey, you missed this gal/guy, it was in 1979 not '78....etc. etc." But, to this date, only sharp-eyed Gary Mackey has come forward.

     Gary points out that Lantz Reed of the Toreador track team was, actually, a two-time state champion in the high hurdles. The Kornerman had only listed him as a one-time winner.

     Lantz ran 14.42 in 2016 and 14.68 in 2017 to stand tall.

     So, we apologize to Lantz for the "slight" and thank Gary for the correction.

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     ONLY TWO EX-TOREADORS PLAYED FOR PAY

     

    We recently noted that Dale (Hap) Moran, an all-star Toreador athlete of the 1920's, eventually set some records as a member of National Football League teams.

     Only one other ex-Toreador, Chad Rinehart, has ever been a member of an NFL team.

     Chad starred as a lineman on the Boone High football teams of the early 2000's. A 2003 BHS grad and all-state gridder, he also found time to play the cello in the Boone High School orchestra and work at Hy-Vee, like famed NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Curt Warner once did. Both Chad and Curt went on to star at the University of Northern Iowa.

     After BHS, Rinehart, 6-5, 321 pounds, was a three-time first team member of the Gateway Football Conference for UNI.

     In 2006, he was named a second team All-American and in 2007, was a first team selectee.

     Chad was a third round choice of the NFL Washington Redskins in 2008, the 96th player chosen overall.

     He signed a four-year contract with the Redskins but, unfortunately, broke his leg and was set free by the Redskins in 2010.

     The New York Jets signed him to their practice squad but he never spent much time with them. Instead, he signed with the Buffalo Bills practice squad in 2010 and quickly became an active member of their roster. He played guard and filled in at center for the Bills.

     In 2013, Rinehart signed with the San Diego Charters. He was re-signed by the Chargers, a two-year, $6 million deal, in 2014, but was then released in 2015 and ended his football career.

     All told, in his NFL career, Chad played in 58 games and was a starter in 47 of them.

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     EDITOR'S NOTE: In recent editions, we've been in the midst of recalling BHS athletic history and we have many more Toreador sports yet to cover.

     Today, however, we will "cheat" just a bit. It seems this is a logical place for the following story.

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     DORAN'S CATCH WON NFL TITLE (SUPER BOWL) GAME   

      

     No, he was never a Toreador. But, Jim Doran was a Boone County resident, has always had lots of Boone relatives and even lived in Boone for a time.

     Doran is another "local" who made it big-time in the National Football League.

     The NFL championship game was simply that.....the championship game.......until they started calling it the Super Bowl.......which is the more "modern" championship game.

     Anyway, in the 1953 NFL "championship game," the Detroit Lions played the Cleveland Browns.

     Late in that contest, Doran caught a 33-yard touchdown pass that gave the Lions the NFL crown, 17-16.

     In one of the greatest football success stories ever, Doran never played a single down of high school football but later, became an All-American at Iowa State University and spent 10 years as an all-pro for the NFL Lions and Dallas Cowboys.

     Born in Beaver, he was an outstanding Beaver High School basketball and baseball player. But Beaver H.S. did not have a football program.

     In basketball, he once scored 36 of his team's 38 points and, as a power hitting catcher in baseball, he hit three home runs against Rippey, two of them right-handed and the other from the left side.

     After a short Navy stint, he entered Buena Vista College in 1947 and decided to try football. On the "B" team, he was a 190-pound defensive tackle.

     Jim transferred to Iowa State that same year and, a rangy athlete who could run, by the time he was a junior, he had become a star pass receiver.

     Catching four passes against Illinois thrust him into the spotlight.

     In his junior and senior seasons, he caught 76 passes for 1,338 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a result, he earned All-Big Seven Conference first team honors both years.

     He set numerous ISU and even conference records. At one time, he owned ALL of the Big Seven Conference receiving marks.

     Included, were nine catches in a game and 79 in his career. In 1950, against Oklahoma, he set a record of 203 receiving yards. In 1949, he had caught league passes for 689 yards and in his career, his receptions totaled 1,411 yards, all league records.

     Even today, 71 years later, that 203 receiving game against Oklahoma in 1950 is third best in the Cyclone record book.

    In 1950, his 42 receptions for 652 yards and six touchdowns was the third best receiving total in the nation. He had been 14th best the year prior.

    Doran became a second team All-American, the first Cyclone to achieve such an honor in two decades. He was also named to the modern All-Time Big Eight team. 

    During his time at ISU, he also participated on the track team as a sprinter, high jumper and shot putter.

    After ISU graduation, he was invited to play in both the East-West Shrine game and the Hula Bowl game. 

    Jim was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 1951 draft, the 55th pick overall.

    The Lions won NFL titles in 1952, 53 and 57 and in '52, in his first season of professional play,  he gained 228 yards on pass receptions and even played defensively. His coach said, "he's the best pass rusher I've ever seen."

     In his second season, 1952, he was named the Lions Most Valuable Player. In 1953, he was a two-way player because of injuries to many of his teammates.

     After nine seasons with Detroit, he became a free agent and was selected, via the expansion draft, by the Dallas Cowboys in 1960.

     Again, he made his mark during a time when the famous Dallas franchise was just getting started.

     Switched to tight end, he led the Cowboys with 31 catches for 534 yards and three touchdowns. He caught the Cowboys first ever touchdown pass, a 75 yarder, and became the first Dallas player ever named to the Pro Bowl squad.

     After two years, he was released by Dallas and in 1962 signed with Denver but suffered a back injury and that ended his career.

     In 115 NFL games, he caught 212 passes for 3,667 yards and 24 touchdowns.

     In the 1964-65 season, he was an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers but then returned to his Iowa farm.

     Jim Doran was born in Beaver in 1927 and died in Lake City, IA in 1994. 

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     BOONE CONNECTED DEATHS: Helen Marie Carlson, 87, Boone........Harold William Berg, 95, Ogden.........Richard (Dick) Sward, 94, Boone. Born in Boone County. Educated in Boone schools and Des Moines Tech HS. Marine Corps vet. Moved to Boone to open a new Sears Roebuck store. In 1950, married JoAnn Wills in California. Was recalled into service during the Korean War, serving at Camp Pendleton, CA. Back in Boone, he worked for Sears until 1952 when he went to work for Olds/Cadillac. From 1955-65 he worked for Chevrolet. From 1965-77 he worked for Citizen's National Bank and in  1977, joined the staff at the Boone County Treasurer's Office. He retired in 1994. Survivors include three sons, including Alan of Ogden and Scott of Boone. His companion, Janna Hankin, is also a survivor..........Maxine Weigel Harms, 68, Nevada. Born in Boone County. United HS. Earned a degree in early childhood education from the University of Northern Iowa. Her first job was as an elementary teacher at Boone Sacred Heart. Spent many years teaching at Collins-Maxwell. Also had a day care in Gilbert and worked at the ISU and Nevada libraries. Survivors include her husband, Michael, a son and two daughters, two sons-in-law and four siblings..........Ryan Mahoney, 45, Lawton IA. In 1981, after his parents, Michael and Margaret (Peggy) Mahoney, finished law school, the family moved to Ogden. OHS-93. Earned a B.S. from Iowa State and then a law degree from Washburn University of Law in 2003. Married Kelly Elliott in 2003 and the couple moved to Boone and joined the Mahoney/Jordan-Mahoney law firm. Moved to Lawton in 2017. Ryan was a swimmer, qualifying for the state high school meet four straight years and becoming a member of an Iowa State team that captured the Big Eight team championship. Survivors include his wife, two daughters and a son, his parents, his sister, Meredith Nerem and her husband, Nate, aunts, uncles, nephews, cousins, in-laws and siblings.....Dennis (Denny) Shannon, 74, Boone. Married Diane Gearhart in 1971. Was a National Guardsman. Grew up on a farm in the Irwin, IA area. IHS-65. Earned a B.S. degree in agronomy from ISU in 1969 and then worked for and earned his Master's Degree from South Dakota State. The couple joined his folks on the family farm in Manilla, IA before he returned to ISU in 1986 as Manager of the ISU Research and Demonstration Farms until his retirement in 2013. Survivors include his wife, two daughters, two sons, including Chris Shannon of Boone, two sisters and a brother-in-law.

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BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Helen Marie Carlson, 87, Boone.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Harold Berg, 95, Ogden/Fontanelle.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Richard (Dick) Sward, 94, Boone/Ankeny. Worked at Citizen's bank and Boone Co. Treasurer's office.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Maxine Carolyn Weigel Harms, Nevada. Born in Boone County. United HS. BSH teacher.

BOONE CONNECTED DEATH

     Ryan Mahoney, 45, Lawton, IA. OHS-93. Former Boone lawyer.