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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2004
Page
19
PGA rookie Zach Johnson of Cedar Rapids shot an even par 72 in Humble Texas to finish in a eight way tie for 11th at the Houston Open. He completed four rounds at 285 three under par earning 96250 and rising to 14th on the PGA money list with 1252289 dollars.
College basketball notes Robert Faulkner a 6 foot 8 inch 225 pound sophomore from South Plains College signed a letter of intent to play for Iowa State. A preseason all American at South Plains he missed last season with a knee injury. He is the Cyclones fifth signee for 2004 joining Aaron Agnew Tasheed Carr Rahshon Clark and Anthony Davis. He averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds as a senior at Richwoods High School Peoria Illinois.
Des Moines Cedar Rapids Washington senior LaNeisha Waller earned the high school girls’ top honor at the 95th Drake Relays, winning the long jump in a Relays-record 19 feet 3% inches and the 100 meter dash while placing second in the 100 hurdles and 400 relay. Chase Madison of Newton won the boys’ high school honors in shot and discus. Coe College Kohawks earn NCAA Division III team bid, traveling to St Peter to face Carleton as part of a regional with Gustavus Adolphus and Carthage.
The Gazette reports Iowa Hawkeyes players including Bob Sanders and seven others landed NFL mini-camp chances after the draft. Sanders, taken 44th overall in round two, joins the Colts as a free safety to boost their backline, following Dallas Clark’s first-round pick a year earlier. Colts executives touted his immediate impact potential.
Howie Kendrick faced a rough Cedar Rapids debut going 0 for 8 and 4 for 40 to start. He sought guidance from manager Bobby Magallanes and admitted anxiety over adjustment. Kendrick recalled a tougher stretch last season but finished strong with a .368 average.
A reader recounts a Boston Red Sox visit to Yankee Stadium with Sox fans jeering and taunting, noting the Bronx atmosphere, chants like Boston sucks, and the infamous 1918 tribute as Boston trails 2-0 after Kevin Millar homers off Jose Contreras.
Thad Takes of Center Point won the BASS Federation Championship at Keystone Lake Oklahoma to become the top national amateur bass angler. He earned $18 000 and qualified for the Bassmasters Classic on Lake Wylie North Carolina, with a path toward a pro career. Takes led through a dramatic final day and will be featured on ESPN2 July 24.
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