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Author: dwgaub
Laurel basketball makes lasting mark on Locomotives cheerleader
One of the most enjoyable aspects of writing my Laurel basketball book has been the research. Specifically, doors have opened to meeting people willing to share quite interesting life stories . That experience occurred again about two weeks ago. I placed a call early one morning to Las Vegas for an interview with one of the Laurel cheerleaders from the…
Dream Season at a glance
Countdown to 26-0 Regular season play December 1968 No. 1 – Laurel 76, Lovell, Wyoming 57 Date – December 6, 1968; Location – Lovell, Wyoming. Guard Alan Campbell and forward Lee Perrigo combined for 44 points, powering the Locomotives to an easy season-opening win over Lovell. The non-conference game saw Laurel race to a 25-8 first-quarter lead and pad the…
Test
“The Barn,” as many called the Montana State University Fieldhouse, dominated the south end of the Bozeman college’s campus. It had opened 11 years earlier with the distinction of being the largest clear span wooden structure in the world. Constructed as much to host college rodeos as basketball, the fieldhouse sported a dirt floor over which a parquet floor was…
Win ’em all – setting the stage
March 15, 1969. 8:30 p.m. The Barn, as many called the Montana State University Fieldhouse, dominated the south end of the Bozeman college’s campus. It had opened 11 years earlier with the distinction of being the largest clear span wooden structure in the world. Constructed as much to host college rodeos as basketball, the fieldhouse sported a dirt floor over…
Sharing memories with “the master”
Norm Clarke gave me my first break in journalism when he hired me, at age 17, as a weekend sports clerk at the Billings Gazette. All these years later, as a famed columnist for the Las Vegas Journal-Review, Norm doesn’t hesitate to make time for me and others who’ve been part of his life over the years. Here, we pose…
Watch “Norm Clarke MSU Billings commencement part 3” on YouTube
Norm Clarke MSU Billings commencement part 3: http://youtu.be/AKWCqmWjrzA
Watch “Norm Clarke MSU Billings commencement part 2” on YouTube
Norm Clarke MSU Billings commencement part 2: http://youtu.be/It5TMRivgSk
Watch “Norm Clarke – MSU Billings commencement part 1” on YouTube
Norm Clarke – MSU Billings commencement part 1: http://youtu.be/kIKd915P9hI
Ink for Laurel “Dream Season” book in the Kalispell Daily Interlake
Just learned today that the Kalispell Daily Interlake picked up the article I wrote and that the Billings Gazette published on March 15, 2014, the 45th anniversary of Laurel’s Big 32 basketball championship. An Interlake sportswriter, Joe Terry, wrote a nice sidebar to go with my piece. Here are the links: My piece Joe’s piece