J Hawks unveil top prep weight facility at Jefferson High
Jefferson High School opens a new weight room in Cedar Rapids praised as one of the state’s best. Bill Calloway notes a private donor funded equipment worth 25 000 dollars, bought for 15 500 with 4 500 raised. Booster Club donations and fundraisers added nearly 3 500. The space expands from four to twenty weight stations and hosts 60 to 100 intramural users daily.
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Bob Denney
Sette
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson High School
Jefferson
Bill Calloway
Calloway
Jefferson Booster Club
J-Hawk
Youngblut Embraces Power Lifting To Boost Gridiron Prowess
The 20-year-old lineman switched his weight program to power lifting, aiming for a 400-pound bench before fall drills. Coach Ackerly notes his speed on defense, with a 4.8 second 40 yard dash and potential to be a formidable pass rusher.
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Drnner
Youngblut
Pitt
Liter
Ackerly
Lochner stars as Reds clip Clinton in Midwest League
Dave Lochner pitched six innings and drove in a run as Cedar Rapids Reds routed Clinton. He improved to 1-1 while the Reds moved to 3-3, aided by Clinton errors in the fourth and fifth, Buddy Pryor belting a three RBI homer, and Kal Daniels contributing a late RBI. Mike Konderla pitched three scoreless innings for the save as Cedar Rapids heads to Waterloo series.
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Clinton
Dave Lochner
Cedar Rapids Reds
Lochner
Reds
RBI
Terry Lee
Mike Manfre
Buddy Pryor
Cedar Rapids
Kal Daniels
Mike Konderla
Waterloo
Nicklaus shoots 65 to lead in Tournament of Champions
Jack Nicklaus fires a 7 under par 65 at La Costa to take a two stroke first round lead in the Tournament of Champions. The Masters withdrawal due to back spasms is noted, with Nicklaus’s round highlighted by birdies on all par-5s and several long puts.
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Carlsbad
Calif
Jack Nicklaus
Nicklaus
Augusta
la Costa Country Club
Wadkins
Hal Sutton
Gary Koch
Ray Floyd
Craig Stadler
Johnny Miller
Tom Kite
Tom Watson
Watson
Knicks Rout Nets to Sweep and Reach Semifinals
The Knicks defeated the Nets 105-99 to sweep New Jersey and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals to face the Philadelphia 76ers. Truck Robinson scored 22 points, including 9 in a 28-10 second quarter surge. New Jersey remains 0-6 in three playoff mini series since 1976-77.
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NEW York
New York Knicks
National Basketball Association
Truck Robinson
New Jersey
Nets
Knicks
Philadelphia 76Ers
NBA
Philadelphia
Fight tickets go on sale for USBA bout in Des Moines
Tickets for the Eddie Davis versus James Williams USBA title fight on May 13 at Veteran's Auditorium go on sale at the box office. Prices range from 10 to 100 dollars with tiers balcony arena circle ringside and golden ringside. For details call 515-283-4168. Also tonight the Cedar Rapids Green Wave hosts an exhibition at 7:30 p.m. at Coe College to raise funds for the July national tournament with Mount Mercy coach Jane Meyer on the college alumni team.
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Des Moines
USBA
Eddie Davis
New York City
James Williams
Portland
Ore
Veteran's Auditorium
Arena Circle
Veterans Auditorium
Cedar Rapids
Green Wave
Iowa
Indiana
Coe College
Eby
Mount Mercy
Jane Meyer
Fuzzy Zoeller to Join 17th Amana VIP Golf Field
Fuzzy Zoeller, Heritage Classic winner, will compete in the 17th Amana VIP tournament in Iowa City on June 27. His Heritage first prize was 63,000 dollars, boosting his yearly earnings to 111,000 dollars. This marks his fifth consecutive VIP appearance, with the 1981 title shared by George Archer Bill Kratzert and Ed Sneed.
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Amana
Iowa
Fuzzy Zoeller
Iowa City
Zoeller
George Archer
Bill Kratzert
Ed Sneed
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