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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1977
Page
15
Mount Mercy opened its first men’s baseball season with a doubleheader loss to William Penn JV. The Crusaders fell 15-5 in game one and 9-4 in game two. Steve Blum had three hits including a double and a triple with two RBIs.
Collins Marion YMCA powers to a 13-3 tournament record to claim the U S Volleyball Association Region 8 championship at Nebraska. Cedar Rapids’s team defeated Sioux City Tail & Ale in the final 15-13 12-15 15-13 after beating Dubuque Happy Joe's and Offutt Air Force Base in earlier rounds. Participants included Thompson Bush Crane Hatfield Jourdan Mullin O Deen and Zahrt.
The Iowa Region Sports Car Club of America held its spring solo at Lindale Plaza on Sunday. Del Long won the modified class in a Sprinto, John Shay took the prepared class in a Vega, with Stu Lehr, Alan Buegeron, Judson Stober, Pat Carey, and Carolyn Mungeven earning victories in their respective classes and the women’s division.
Denise Kintzel won the high jump and 440 and swam on Benton's victorious mile and 880 medley relays. Benton finished behind Marshalltown and Waverly-Shell Rock in a tight three team race with 89.4 points.
Three Coe Judo club members won events at the Kohawks gym on Sunday. An derson captured the senior men’s open, Strohm won the 209 pound class, and Taylor took the 156 pound division. Central YMCA competitors finished third with Sueppel and Evans in junior boys and Will fong in the senior men 143 pound class.
Iowa signs Greg Boyle a 6- foot guard from Mundelein Illinois after an all America high school season averaging 30 points and nine assists He chose Iowa over five schools citing coach Lute Olson and Iowa style of play Boyle sits as a top guard prospect and joins Steve Waite as Iowa’s other signed recruit
Kennedy high school girls tennis defeated Davenport opponents on Saturday. First they beat Central 7-2 in the morning, then West 5-4 in the afternoon. The two wins give Kennedy a strong regional showing.
The Cedar Rapids Kids baseball league announced final team formation and invites youths aged 10 to 15 to pick up league cards at schools or call the recreation commission at 398 5065. Adults interested in coaching should also contact the recreation commission. games run weekdays 9 am to noon at various parks.
Twelve arrests and two court intrusions disrupted play at Newport Beach. Tony Trabert defended the court with his racquet injuring one protester. The United States clinched the tie 4-1 after Sunday’s singles. Brian Gottfried and Roscoe Tanner won their matches, while Ray Moore defeated Tanner in a later set. In other action, Sweden swept Monaco and Chris Evert won $50,000 and her third straight World Series title by defeating Martina Navratilova in Tucson.
Jack Nicklaus edged Bruce Lietzke in sudden death on the 3rd extra hole to win the Tournament of Champions, earning $45,000 and his 62nd career title. Lietzke praised Nicklaus while noting his own rising status in a youth-driven pro tour.
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