Area Roundup: Linn-Mar tops Kennedy in Midwest Classic final
Linn-Mar powered past Kennedy 72-66 to win the Midwest Basketball Classic varsity title as Lombardo scored 19 and Anderson and Carr added 16 each. Lorenzen led Kennedy with 32. In third place Waterloo East beat Prairie 87-71, while Dubuque Wahlert defeated Regis 72-60 for consolation. Iowa City sixth grader Andrew Cooper won the National AAU Junior Olympics floor exercise in South Bend.
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Linn-Mar
Kennedy
Steve Lombardo
John Anderson
Steve Carr
al Lorenzen
Waterloo East
Prairie
Doug Woods
Hawks
Dieruss Lovelace
Dan Plondke
Dubuque Wahlert
Regis
Pat McCool
The
Royals
Wahlert
Cooper
South Bend
Ind
Iowa City
Andrew Cooper
Cedar Rapids Association of Gymnastics
C.R.A.G
Andrew
Cris Becker
Joanna Chipokas
Nancy Reilly
Becker
Chipokas
Firemen advance in Iowa Industrial softball tournament
Cedar Rapids Firefighters slow-pitch team finished 4-1 in the Iowa Men's Industrial Tournament, split with champion Chemplex of Clinton, and finished runner-up to advance to the Open regional in Omaha August 19 to 21. Space Available took fifth to reach Class A tourney in Kansas City, with Wilson Co and North Star Steel eliminated early. Firefighters topped Chemplex 6-5 in 10 innings before losing the title game 5-1 led by Scott Tomash Charles Peterson and Steve Havlik with big numbers.
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Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chemplex
Firefighters
Omaha
Collins Radio
Kansas City
Wilson Co
North Star Steel
Wyoming
Scott Tomash
Charles Peterson
Steve Havlik
ADM Corn Sweeteners tops Collins 9 to 7 in Substate upset
ADM Corn Sweeteners defeated Collins Radio 9-7 to finish undefeated in the ASA Pepsi Men's Fast-Pitch Substate Softball Tournament at Kirkwood Complex. LeRoy Wegman homered twice for Collins. Roger Bruner hit a key single for ADM as the Sweeteners rallied from an early deficit. ADM, Collins, Vigortone and The Storm advanced to the state major tournament in Sioux City August 18-21. Empire Lanes, Reasoner of Grinnell, Fairfield Pizza Hut and Cleats and Spikes of Pella advanced to the A state August 5-7.
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ADM
Collins Radio
ASA Pepsi
Kirkwood Complex
Collins
LeRoy Wegman
Roger Bruner
Randy Robertson
Sioux City
Vigortone
the Storm
Empire Lanes
Reasoner
Grinnell
Fairfield Pizza Hut
Cleats
Spikes
Pella
Foreign imports boost Cedar Rapids softball scene
Cedar Rapids hosts three top pitchers from Canada and New Zealand as imports Terry Flannery Rob Scheller and Russell Cooper share the mound. Flannery 23 and Scheller 19 posted strong marks in North American play while Cooper 18 praised the friendly U S environment and the Midwest level of competition. The trio, each with Canadian or New Zealand roots, notes cultural and playing style differences between countries and the United States as they adapt to American fast pitch.
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J.R. Ogden
Zette
United States
Kevin Herlihy
Mark Smith
Loren Alger
Kevin Henderson
Peter Meredith
Mark Stevenson
Owen Walford
Michael White
New Zealand
Canada
Cedar Rapids
Alger
Henderson
Stevenson
Rob Scheller
Terry Flannery
Russell Cooper
Cooper
Scheller
Flannery
U.S
Collins Radio
Herb Dudley
Legion Nine Faced With Norway Doubleheader For Berth
The Legion nine and The American Legion Blue and Red squads meet in a best of three at Norway for a spot in the weekend Legion district tourney at Cascade. Game one starts at 6 p.m with a potential deciding game Tuesday at 8 p.m. Red features nine players from Norway's Class 1A state champion squad and Blue includes eight from Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Class 4A state semifinalists.
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American Legion
Norway
Legion
Cascade
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Iran to Boycott 1984 Los Angeles Olympics
Iranian Prime Minister Hussein Musavi announced Iran will boycott the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. The decision, reported by Iran's official news agency, was said to be reached unanimously in the cabinet meeting. The boycott cites U S policy in the Middle East and support for Israel, plus actions in Latin America.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Hussein Musavi
Iran
Los Angeles
Musavi
United States
U.S
Middle East
Jerusalem
Israel
USA
Latin America
el Salvador
Lattany and Decker shine at English track meet
Mel Lattany set a world best 32.15 for 300 meters and Mary Decker broke the U S 800 meter record with 1 57 60. Sebastian Coe faded to an 800 meter defeat as Steve Cram won the 1 500 in Helsinki looming worlds.
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Gateshead
England
Mel Lattany
United States
Sebastian Coe
Mary Decker
U.S
Steve Ovett
Helsinki
Decker
Lattany
Italy
Pietro Mennea
Brunswick
Coe
Venezuela
William Wayke
Steve Cram
Peter Elliott
Stockholm
Sweden
Bears seek next Mike Ditka in tight end battle
Chicago faces six contenders for Ditka’s old spot as training camp blends demolitions and skull sessions. EJay Saldi Emery Moorehead Robin Earl Brooks Williams Pat Dunsmore Brian Glasgow compete for the role once held by Ditka, who says no one has a guaranteed seat.
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Lake Forest
Ill
Mike Ditka
Chicago Bears
Ditka
eJay Saldi
Dallas Cowboys
Emery Moorehead
Robin Earl
Bears
Brooks Williams
New Orleans Saints
Ed Pat Dunsmore
Drake
Brian Glasgow
Blue Island
Northern Illinois
Transom
Pittsburgh
Johnny Morris
San Diego
Kellen Winslow
Philadelphia Eagles
Cowboys
Chicago
Dallas
Shriver Beats Lloyd For McDonalds Indoor Title
Pam Shriver defeated Chris Evert Lloyd 6-2 6-4 to win the McDonald’s Women’s Indoor Tennis Tournament at Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. The victory earned Shriver $100,000 from an eight-player, four-day event. Wendy Turnbull beat Andrea Jaeger for third place.
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Sydney
Australia
Pam Shriver
Chris Evert Lloyd
Hordern Pavilion
Shriver
Chris
Wendy Turnbull
Andrea Jaeger
Lloyd
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