Stories from Friday, February 9, 2018

Joyce M. Mueller of Loveland, Colorado, 66, formerly of Cleghorn and Cherokee, Iowa, died Saturday morning January 20, 2018, following a four-month battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Saturday February 10, 2018 at 2 p.m. at the Living Water Community Church, 610 2nd Avenue in Sheldon, Iowa. It was Joyce’s wish to be cremated...

Burdette C. Stief, age 93, of Jordan, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville. Burdette was born on March 23, 1924, in Aurelia, IA to Albert John and Ella Marie (Stabelfeld) Stief. He graduated from the University of Minnesota, entered the US Army, and was a decorated WWII veteran. Burdette was the former owner of Spenser Ford, Shakopee Ford and the St. Lawrence Farms in Jordan...

As the years quickly pass, memories of our high school days can become a bit cloudy. Some of us get better with age. At what, I'm not sure? But looking back, much to my surprise, even yours truly wasn't near as good as he thought he was. Statistics can crush an ego. In most cases, the proofs in the pudding as statistics reveal some pretty good stories. So how about we revisit two six-on-six teams who had some of the best six-on-six battles on the hardcourt that I can recall?...