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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1978
Page
23
Dick Pepmeyer reports Tracy Arey carrying a 185 average won men's honors at the Junior Classic at C R Bowling Center with a 246 high game and 702 series. Fern Meyers led Lancer Ladies at Lancer Lanes with 218 and 613.
Cedar Rapids Jefferson dominated Mount Vernon 9-0 as brothers Mike and Tim Schneekloth each added two singles victories and contributed to a doubles win. Mike won the top flight, Tim the second, with both pairing in a win on the doubles lineup.
Benton Community steamrolled Cedar Rapids Prairie and Belle Plaine at a girls meet with 97 points. Prairie scored 65 and Belle Plaine 26 as BC athletes starred in events from long jump to shuttle hurdles and relay races.
Coe College edges Monmouth 6-4 in the opener before a 10-2 win as the two teams open Midwest Conference play. Sophomore DH Dave Carey drives in the decisive runs with a center smash in the final inning of game one. Catcher Chuck Boothe goes 3-for-3 in game one with a two-run homer, and Matt Novak adds a homer in the five-run fifth of game two.
LaSalle freshman Jean Kellsmith won medalist honors with 49 but Washington defeated LaSalle 228 to 258 in a mutual girls high school golf opener at Ellis Park. Washington scorers were Christi Thomas 51 Tomi Thomason 53 Beth Charters 61 Renee Snodgrass 63. LaSalle scorers were Jean Kellsmith 49 Mary Meek 55 Julie Miller 67 Rhonda Carter 87.
Washington's girls tennis team improved to 3-1 with a 10-0 victory over Cedar Rapids Prairie. Kemi Gustafson, Leslie Burns, Rocki Rissi, and other Wildcats won their singles matches, while doubles pairings also secured wins. The scoreline reflects a decisive win for Washington.
The Cedar Rapids Retired Men's Golf Association opens its season with a Friday 9 a.m. outing at Twin Pines Golf Course. Members and prospective players are invited to attend the event.
Twenty years ago a U.S. jet tanker pursued a new world distance record by attempting a nonstop flight of 11,487 miles. The mission highlighted the aircraft’s endurance and the air force’s push for longer-range capabilities.
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