Boston Marathon notes and baseball umpire strike clash
Dr. Ronald H. Hanneman enjoyed his first Boston Marathon experience finishing in about 3 hours and 3 minutes after delays at the start. He plans three to four marathons this summer including one sponsored by Eby's and the YMCA in May. The piece also covers anger over the major league umpires strike, quotes from Bill Veeck, and a wry line about covering Iowa and Iowa State spring football on May 5.
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Ronald H. Hanneman
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Hanneman
Eby’s
YMCA
Hanneman
Bill Rodgers
Joan
James resigns at Prairie
Cedar Rapids Prairie wrestling coach Ron James resigns after five successful seasons to become head coach and PE department head at Beaverton High School in Oregon. He led Prairie to the 1979 state title and produced seven state qualifiers, including multiple state champions. Prairie AD Bob Jennings says no rush to replace him and will consult staff. James cites lifestyle change and desire for outdoor recreation as primary reasons.
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Cedar Rapids Prairie
Ron James
The
Prairie Post
Beaverton
Ore
Portland
Oregon
James
Prairie
Cedar Rapids
Bob Jennings
Jim Kimball
Floyd Smith
John Osland
Jennings
Ron
Iowa
Iowa Hawkeyes Learn Through Spring Scrimmage Pain
Iowa football players endure a tough spring with 19 sidelined by injuries while Hayden Fry emphasizes learning to play hurt. Jeff Davis suffered a rib injury during drills and Pete Gales, sidelined by an ankle issue, is expected back Saturday. An intrasquad game closes spring on May 5 at 1 05 p.m. Milton Turner scored a 40 yard TD and Tracy Crocker forced a pick during Wednesday's work.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Hayden Fry
Hawks
Fry
Jeff Davis
Pete Gales
Cedar Rapids
Milton Turner
Washington
Tracy Crocker
Kennedy
Area prep standouts face top competition at Drake Relays
Gazette area preps gather in Des Moines for Drake Relays with multiple events featuring defending champions and top contenders. Sioux City North's John Arnaud defends high jump at 6-8, Cedar Rapids Hobbs eyes titles despite ankle injury, and regional stars like Lockin Hoff Nowlan Haddy Williams Diment Greiner Harrington headline varied events across boys and girls divisions.
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Drake
Gazette Area
Des Moines
Sioux City North
John Arnaud
Aurelia
Doug Lockin
Kirk Hoff
Ames
Hobbs
Lockin
Hoff
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Julie Nowlan
Kennedy
Laurie Haddy
Spencer
Julie Williams
Julie
Lana VandeKamp
Pella Christian
Missouri Valley
Anaie Mueksch
Nowlan
Haddy
Arnaud
Williams
Mike Diment
Des Moines Hoover
Packwood
Steve Greiner
Wade Harrington
Davenport Central
Red Oak
Steve Carson
Chris Leighton
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Jim Biedermann
Iowa City West
Iowa
Scott Kelly
Cornell Hosts Fourth Annual Invitational Tennis Tournament
Cornell's men's tennis team, riding a 27 match win streak at Wartburg last weekend, will host the fourth annual Cornell Invitational Tennis Tournament Friday and Saturday. Teams joining include Coe Grinnell Knox Augustana Dubuque William Penn and Simpson.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell
Wartburg
Rams
Coe
Grinnell
Knox
Augustana
Dubuque
William Penn
Simpson
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Seattle
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Los Angeles
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National Basketball Association
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Jeff
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Tom Klith
Vic Logan
Bill Foy
Wash
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John Riley
Matt Trimble
Mike Vermace
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Janice Ohrt
North Tama
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Linn-Mar
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