Linn-Mar to Honor Purnell Era, Celebrate 70th Birthday
Former Linn-Mar football coach Greg Purnell will be honored with a ceremony at the 2017 season opener on August 25 against Iowa City High. Players from 1981 to 1987 are invited to meet at 6 p.m. at the Linn-Mar Foundation Tent. The next day fans and former players will gather at 9 a.m. at Happy Joe's Pizza to celebrate his 70th birthday. Purnell led the Lions to state titles in 1985 1989 and 1990.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Linn-Mar
Greg Purnell
Iowa City High
Linn-Mar Foundation
Purnell
Happy Joe’s Pizza
Lindale Mall
Lions
Johnson opens Bridgestone with 69 at Firestone
Zach Johnson carded a 1 under par 69 on day one at the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron Ohio. He trails leader Thomas Pieters by four strokes. Iowa City board approves 9.95 million Finkbine Golf Course Clubhouse project funded by athletics gifts. Construction set to begin spring 2018 with public opening in spring 2019.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zach Johnson
Firestone Country Club
Akron
Ohio
Johnson
Thomas Pieters
Iowa City
Board of Regents
State of Iowa
Athletics Department
IABA state tourney opens in three sites this weekend
The Iowa Amateur Baseball Association state tournament starts this weekend in Walford Watkins and Rock Island Illinois. Top seed Fairfax faces Allison at 2 p.m. Saturday in Watkins, with Iowa Valley League teams Red Top Norway Watkins and Walford also in the field. Calmar seeded third in Rock Island. Games run at noon and 2 p.m. at all sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walford
Watkins
Rock Island
Ill
Fairfax
Allison
Iowa Valley League
Red Top
Norway
Calmar
Iowa State golfers sit three back at Western Amateur lead
Nick Voke and Ruben Sandjaja of Iowa State stand three strokes behind the 11 under par leader after day three of the Western Amateur Championship in Glencoe New Jersey. The NBC World Series in Wichita Kansas saw the San Diego Waves defeat the USA National Team Iowa 3 2. Scott Dochterman signs off in his final On Iowa Podcast with The Gazette’s Marc Morehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State
Nick Voke
Ruben Sandjaja
Glencoe
San Diego Waves
University of Iowa
Wichita
Kane Land
Scott Dochterman
Adieu
Iowa
the Gazette
Marc Morehouse
Gazette
Hall of Fame logjam grows with six first timers in 2018
Pro Football Hall of Fame induction weekend in Canton highlights a mounting backlog. Six first time eligibles led by Ray Lewis and Randy Moss bring 46 combined Pro Bowl selections, while holdovers such as Dawkins and Owens join an imposing list of five plus time nominees, underscoring tougher future choices for the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Hall of Fame
Ray Lewis
Randy Moss
Brian Urlacher
Ronde Barber
Steve Hutchinson
Richard Seymour
NFL
Brian Dawkins
Terrell Owens
Ty Law
Kevin Mawae
Tony Boselli
Alan Faneca
John Lynch
Lynch
Warner to enter Hall of Fame with 2019 renovation talks
Former Cedar Rapids Regis and UNI quarterback Kurt Warner is set to enter the Pro Football Hall of Fame alongside LaDainian Tomlinson Terrell Davis Jason Taylor Kenny Easley Morten Anderson and Jerry Jones. The Gazette promises weekend coverage of Warner’s enshrinement and the hall’s all decade selections amid talk of a possible uncapped year in 2019 to clear backlogged candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Regis
UNI
Kurt Warner
Pro Football Hall of Fame
LaDainian Tomlinson
Terrell Davis
Jason Taylor
Kenny Easley
Morten Anderson
Dallas Cowboys
Jerry Jones
the Gazette
Warner
Hall of Fame
NFL
ISU Football Coach Campbell Seeks Team Alignment
Dylan Montz reports that after Matt Campbell's arrival at Iowa State, he held individual meetings with each player. The discussions revealed mixed views and shifting dynamics that contributed to the program's 3-9 season. The piece notes the early changes shaping ISU under new leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State
Matt Campbell
Iowa State Football 2017 Coach Campbell’s 2nd season
Iowa State Cyclones under Matt Campbell begin 2017 with a 2nd season after a 3-9 6th full year 38-24 record. Top returners include Lazard Montgomery Campos Epps Harms Jones and Wirtel. key losses listed. Schedule shows opponents Iowa Akron Texas Oklahoma Oklahoma State Baylor plus road trips with times TBA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Campbell
Jake Campos
Carson Epps
Julian Good-Jones
Sam Harms
Deshaunte Jones
Joel Lanning
Allen Lazard
David Montgomery
Jacob Park
Trever Ryen
Mike Warren
JaQuan Bailey
Kamari Cotton-Moya
Errett Edwards
Willie Harvey
Reggan Northrup
Cole Netten
Dondre Daley
Jamal Wiltz
Demond Tucker
Mitchell Meyers
Kane Seeley
Mike Johnson
Brian Bobek
Patrick Scoggins
Nick Fett
Brian Seda
MNI
Iowa
Akron
Texas
Oklahoma
Tba
Kansas
Texas Tech
Tca
West Virginia
Oklahoma State
Baylor
Kansas State
Iowa Hawkeyes Four Downs special teams review 2016
The Gazette analyzes Iowa 2016 special teams with Desmond King and Ron Coluzzi as highlights. It notes 11.2 punt return yards per game and 20.38 kick return yards, plus 14 field goal attempts with 10 made. Returning players include Rastetter Duncan Recinos Shudak Kluver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Coluzzi
Desmond King
Iowa
Big Ten
Keith Duncan
Miguel Recinos
Caleb Shudak
Tyler Kluver
Cliff Jette
the Gazette
Michigan
Hawkeyes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lone Tree Returns
Ryan Young
Lone Tree
Harmon Miller
Story
Bridgestone
Finkbine
Iaba State
Ira Miller
SA Today Sports
Iowa State Football Media Day
ISU
Scott Morgan
Bergstrom
Foundation
Campbell
Dylan Montz
Mare Morehouse
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!