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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2008
Page
21
New York Knicks dismiss Isiah Thomas as head coach ending a season marked by on court and off court embarrassments. Thomas, coach for two seasons, will stay with the team reporting to new President Donnie Walsh who took over April 2 and quickly replaced him.
University of Iowa announces the 2008 Hawkeye Leadership Group with seniors Rob Bruggeman Mitch King Matt Kroul and Seth Olsen. juniors Pat Angerer Jake Christensen A J Edds and Tony Moeaki. sophomores Adrian Clayborn Jacoby Coleman Brett Greenwood and freshmen Marvin McNutt Tyler Nielsen. The group formulates policies and assists season decision making.
Kernel IVAN CONTRERAS is a 21 year old Dominican Republic native from Santo Domingo. He played for the AZL Angels in 2007 after two seasons in the Dominican Summer League and signed as a non drafted free agent on May 24 2005. He is a switch hitter who hit .311 in 49 Arizona Rookie League games with eight triples 21 steals and led the AZL with 222 at bats and 69 hits.
The Boston marathon Trials draw five women tied to Iowa including Michelle Lilienthal from Minneapolis and Erin Moeller of Cedar Rapids. Lilienthal leads with a 2 35 51 qualifying time and aims for a Beijing Olympic berth while Moeller and Robyn Fried man rank among the top 20. the top three earn U S team spots.
Lilienthal, aiming for a strong fourth marathon, notes she prefers being seen as a dark horse than under pressure. She recalls times from 2005 Philadelphia 2 49 22 and 2006 Boston 2 40 23 with a personal best at Twin Cities in 2006. Deena Kaster leads with a 2 19 36 qualifying time, far ahead of Elva Dryer.
Paul James recalls Paui O'Meara’s standout Cedar Rapids Washington career with record rush yards and interception returns. O'Meara chose to walk on at Iowa over scholarship offers to fulfill his lifelong dream of playing for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa State coach Gene Chizik pushes for more big plays this spring as ISU offense shows promise in fallow-attempts to generate 12 yard runs and 16 yard passes. Sophomore Phillip Bates emerges as early quarterback contender amid strong support from receivers and tailbacks.
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