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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1977
Page
23
Dave Gaskill delivered a single in the eighth to drive in the winning run as Upper Iowa edged Platteville 5 3 in the opener of a doubleheader. Kirim Carlson earned his sixth win in relief, and Mark Bader homered to spark a late AI rally. Randall homered three times in the twin bill for Platteville.
Miami quarterback Bob Griese says he planned to play a couple of years and then quit but now, a decade in, he has no retirement plans. Joe McConnell will broadcast Chicago Bears games next season. Perry Smith will stay with the Packers, either re-signing or playing at 120 percent. Golf sees Isao Aoki leading in Ina, and the Andy Williams San Diego Open purse rises to 200000. Tennis features Gerulaitis and Nastase in Virginia Beach, Borg reaching the Denver round as Ramirez falls to Warwick. Other notes include Surina leading the PBA qualifiers, Ycaza switching to harness racing, Conteh signing to fight Cuello in Monte Carlo, and Indianapolis 500 entries delayed. Purdue signs Marvin Warrick and Billy McCain to complete its basketball recruiting.
ABC announces its 1977 college football TV package starting with Notre Dame against Pittsburgh on Sept 10. The slate lists regional and national games including UCLA at Houston, Alabama at Nebraska, Ohio State at Michigan, Army Navy, and multiple to be announced across September to December with national and regional designations.
DeWitt Central wins the Saber boys track relays with 76 points, North Scott second, Ca manche third, Morrison fourth. Anamosa finishes fifth and Tipton sixth. Individual marks include Brondvke 52-744 meet record in shot put, Schaaf 163-1 discus meet record, and Downing 12 94 pole vault.
Rich McKinney chose baseball over trucking when called by Oakland owner Charles Finley. He homered for his third time this season in a 4-2 win over Milwaukee, drove in a run, and helped end Oakland’s three game skid as Mike Torrez improved to 3-0 with a six hitter.
Indiana senior Kent Benson was voted the Big Ten's MVP for the 1976-77 season, edging Minnesota's Mike Thompson in a tight ballot. Benson, 6-11, averaged 19.8 points and 10.5 rebounds in 23 games, missing four late with a back injury, and is widely expected to be Milwaukee’s top NBA draft pick.
Iowa State in a 4-2 win over Simpson in a collegiate baseball game cut to 4 1/2 innings due to rain. John Juhlin delivered a two run single during a three run third inning as ISU seized the lead. The line score shows Simpson 0020 221 and ISU 103 0x2. Kangas earned the win for ISU while Storr took the loss for Simpson.
Iowa No 1 team won the 18 hole Iowa Intercollegiate Golf tournament at Finkbine with a 294. Medalist honors went to Craig Ried of Iowa State with a 71. Ross deBuhr of Iowa and Gary Nelson of Northern Iowa were runners up at 72.
Tripp of Tipton rolled a scratch 847 to win the women’s division of the Sweet Sixteen bowling tournament at Cedar Lanes Monday. Bill Carr of Mechanicsville claimed the men’s title with an 824 thanks to a 224 203 200 197 run. The event featured the top 16 average bowlers from Cedar Lanes.
Elkader Central wins with 46 points to edge Anamosa by four at Maquoketa Valley relays. Individual winners include Angie Rhoades in softball throw and Kim Morris in discus, with Elkader taking the distance medley and 880 relay events.
Northern Iowa swept a women's softball doubleheader from Mount Mercy in the MNI Dome. The Panthers won 6-1 in the opener and 7-1 in the nightcap. Mount Mercy’s lone run came on Mary Forrett’s seventh inning home run.
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