Heefner's power surge at Olivet Nazarene shines
Olivet Nazarene University senior Dan Heefner, once homerless at Northern Iowa, led the NAIA with 22 home runs and 102 RBIs while batting .436. Coach Elliot Johnson praised his dramatic power surge and dedication after a standout season at Snowberger Park.
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Northern Iowa
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Heefner Aims for Pro Career After Record Slugging Season
Iowa City native Heefner rose from City High standout to Olivet Nazarene star. He led NAIA with 22 homers and 102 RBI in 2000, hit .392 with eight homers and 35 RBI in 2001, and earned Baseball America preseason All America honors. He cites wood bat experience and daily play as keys to his power.
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Korean ends Kenya's streak in Boston Marathon
South Korea's Lee Bong-Ju won Boston 2 09 43 ending Kenya's 10 year run while Catherine Ndereba claimed the women's title for a second straight year. Americans posted strong showings led by Rod DeHaven 2 12 41 in sixth. Josh Cox 14th. Mark Coogan 19th. Ndereba won 2 23 53 ahead of Fatuma Roba.
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Mark Coogan
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Silvio Guerra
Ecuador
Ndereba
Fatuma Roba
Ethiopia
Iowa City runners lead at Boston Marathon
Joel Aalberts finished 2 57 31 to top area men and place 709th in the 105th Boston Marathon. Jana Peterson led area women in 3 12 18 finishing 162nd among 5711 registered women. Other area finishers include Russell Nieman 3 15 08 Eric Busch 3 16 37 George Sehl 3 16 54 and Nicole Brown 3 32 04.
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Charles City hosts 24th North-South All-Star meet
Area wrestlers from Maquoketa Cedar Rapids Xavier Mount Vernon North Linn and other schools compete in the 24th annual Charles City Jaycees North-South All-Star Meet at Charles City High School. The 31-bout dual begins at 6 p.m. with Mike Shedek and Cole Pape among the notable entrants.
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Maquoketa
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Cedar Rapids
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Underwood
University of Iowa
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Davis says NFL owned rights to three cities. Raiders claim L A rights
In court Al Davis admits the NFL owned rights to Baltimore St Louis and Houston when teams left for other cities but says the Raiders paid for Los Angeles. He reiterates they still own L A rights despite moving to Oakland in 1995 and disputes the league over the settlement details.
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