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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 2003
Page
17
Argenis Casimiro of the Dominican Republic lands a knockout over Washington Silva of Brazil in a light heavyweight bout at the Pan American Games held in Santo Domingo on Monday.
Former Olympic coach Herb Brooks, famed for the Miracle on Ice, died in a car accident north of Minneapolis at age 66. Brooks led the 1980 U S team to gold in Lake Placid and later coached the 2002 team to a silver medal. Greg Porter of Cedar Rapids hit .364 earning Midwest League Player of the Week honors for Aug 4-10 with 8-for-22, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 4 RBIs, 6 runs.
Chicago boxer Katy Klinefelter captured the National Golden Gloves 15 16 year old 125 pound title by defeating Kayla Combs of New Mexico. She adds to a U S National Championship win this summer. Emily Klinefelter finished second in the senior 110 pound division, losing to Rosa Rubio of Chicago.
The page notes tonight's schedule with Houston Astros at Chicago Cubs at 7 p.m. on WGN. Additional listings include more TV programs and sports coverage compiled by Gazette staff and wire reports.
Northern Iowa coach Mark Farley declares Tom Petrie the starter with the green light to run for the Panthers. Petrie, a junior, leads an offense built around his running ability, with a slate of underclassmen filling the depth chart behind him.
Robert Bell Jaymie Moyle and Eddie Leavitt Jr. are fixtures at the Knoxville Raceway, joining in weekly races beyond the Nationals. They describe racing as an addiction, spending large sums on cars tires and gear to keep the half mile dirt oval thriving in its 50th year.
Jeff Kent delivered a two run double off Kerry Wood to spark the Houston Astros to a 3-1 win over the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a critical four game series. Wade Miller pitched six strong innings and Craig Biggio homered helping Houston maintain a two game lead in the NL Central.
The 43rd Knoxville Nationals run Wednesday to Saturday at Knoxville Raceway Iowa a half mile dirt oval with seating for 23 364 and 52 VIP boxes. It offers a purse over 760000 with 125000 to the winner and lists past stars who raced here including Al Unser Jr AJ Foyt Jeff Gordon Danny Lasoski Kenny Saldana.
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