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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1977
Page
14
An Iowa fisherman from Linn County shares thoughts on trout fishing in eastern Iowa. He notes many anglers prefer ultra light spin gear over fly rods and discusses the purist view of avoiding bait like corn cheese or nightcrawlers in trout fishing.
The article praises the trout purist and notes fly fishing for bluegill crappie and bass in Eastern Iowa. It details gear tips from Krejca, stocking of eight to ten inch rainbow and brown trout starting Friday, and a plan to stock 300000 trout in nine eastern Iowa counties with weekly or thrice weekly stocking based on pressure. A state trout stamp is required and the commission offers a free trout fish guide.
Anamosa won with 91 points while Linn-Mar had 77 and Cascade 9 in a metric track meet. Jane Siebels and Tanya Tilton led Anamosa with multiple wins and two winning relays, with Linn-Mar’s Kim Kieckhauser and Vicki Pickering also scoring in several events.
Doug Woods resigns as Cherokee Washington high school girls basketball coach while staying on faculty. He led the Bravettes to their first state tournament berth, ending the season at 19 wins and 4 losses with a first round exit.
Solon resident Aaron Basten leads an eight week advanced taxidermy lab at Kirkwood Community Education this spring. The Bow hunter studied at the University of Iowa and emphasizes natural poses detail dexterity and design balance to reduce costs. tuition is sixteen dollars and classes meet Mondays at 7 p.m.
Texas Rangers infielder Lenny Randle claims Frank Lucchesi promised him the regular second base job but then gave Bump Wills the chance instead. He details anger over the decision and says he was outraged after a confrontation in Orlando and later punched by teammates. He faces a Monday suspension hearing in Arlington.
Gary Fries led Linn-Mar with 34 points in a 99 85 victory over Jefferson No 2 in the Salvation Army Spring league Friday. Jeff’s Mike Kenney scored 35. Washington No 1 beat LaSalle 71 54 Kennedy defeated Jeff No 1 84 78 Wash No 2 won 88 77 over Regina.
Jim Palmer agreed to a five year one point two five million dollar extension with the Baltimore Orioles, resolving a spring training dispute after a meeting with General Manager Hank Peters. Palmer, a 31 year old 20 game winner, has been with Baltimore since 1965 and threatened to miss the opener versus Texas. The signing will be formalized next week in Baltimore.
Honolulu report shows Woodrow Clark of Miami upset by Tommy Tubbs of Columbus in preliminaries as Golden Gloves crowns approach. Sammy Ayala of Fort Worth defeats Linson and Wages, while Ralph Aviles of Hawaii prevails. Phillip Brown of Lafayette knocks out Collison in 14 seconds.
Pro basketball results include Chicago 107 over Denver 97 and Indiana 89 over New York Nets 88. Philadelphia 111 over Kansas City 105, Knicks 116 over Milwaukee 109, Cleveland 115 over New Orleans. Phoenix 133 over Detroit 116. Hockey results feature Hanta 6 Chicago 4 and Houston 5 Cincinnati 4.
Multiple baseball, football, and hockey teams reassign players and hire staff in a flurry of roster changes. Toronto sends Hilton Staggs Byrd Cloney Edge to various minors while Kansas City, Atlanta, Houston, New York Jets, Tampa Bay, and others shuffle pitchers catchers and coaches.
Former Hawkeyes Tom Hayes and Dan McCarney join the University of Iowa staff with joint appointments in athletics and the UI foundation. They will coach, recruit, fund raise, and work for the foundation during spring practice while Kent Stephenson’s replacement remains unresolved.
Steve Hellyer 28 has been appointed sports information director at Drake University to replace Dick Dietl who resigned to become athletic director at West Texas State. Hellyer previously held the same post at Texas-Arlington for two years.
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