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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1983
Page
28
A source close to James A. Baker III says the White House chief of staff will refuse the major league baseball commissioner job. Baker, who has considered the offer, is “99 percent sure” to remain in the Reagan administration through the 1984 re election campaign.
Rod Wilson of Cedar Rapids Iowa State graduate and former Linn County Cyclone Club president is named Cyclone Club field secretary. He will aid administration of Cyclones fundraising via the National Cyclone Club. Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission sponsors free throw contest at Coe College Saturday at 9 a.m. for boys and girls in grades 4 through junior high.
The Junior Little Hawk wrestling tournament will be held at Prairie High School this Saturday for grades 1 through 8. Entries are accepted at the door with weigh ins from 6:30 to 8 am and matches starting at 9 am. For more information call Larry Hardin at 396-8184.
The 15th annual Warrior Invitational runs Saturday at Cedar Rapids Washington High School starting 10 30 a m. Admission is 3 for adults and 2 for students. Eight teams compete including C R Kennedy Davenport West Iowa City West Marshalltown North Fayette Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Washington and its junior varsity.
Kirkwood Community College will sponsor live cable and radio broadcasts of several men's and women's basketball games this winter. Radio will carry the Kirkwood Coe women on Jan 10, and Kirkwood Black Hawk men on Jan 19 and Kirkwood Burlington men on Feb 1, with telecasts on channel 13 Cedar Rapids and 23 Mount Vernon Lisbon for four double headers. All telecasts start at 6 p.m.
Athletic director Bob Bunting replaces Greg Carter as Lisbon High School girls basketball coach. Carter, a teacher at the school, coached two full seasons. Assistant coach Deb Goettsch also resigned. Carter said there was no animosity and he was looking to step down.
The Mount Mercy and Wartburg men’s basketball game set for Friday at 7 30 p m remains the same date and time but will be played at Coe College instead of Regis High gym. This venue change affects location but not schedule or opponents.
Ramsey, a Center Point senior wide receiver, earned Cornell College’s top offensive honor for 1983. He tallied 28 receptions for 716 yards and eight touchdowns and holds seven school records including single game and career receiving marks. Sophomore defensive tackle Jim Simon of Cuba City, Wisconsin, was named Defensive MVP with 50 solo and 67 total tackles.
Iowa's undefeated swimming team aims for a fifth consecutive dual meet victory after a strong Wisconsin Invitational showing. At Wisconsin, Iowa won 12 of 15 events led by Tom and Artie Williams combining for nine first place finishes.
A feature cites Ralph Miller's rare, supreme confidence admired by Don Donoher and others. It surveys coaching mindsets, durability under pressure, and a blend of self-assurance with preparation, alongside anecdotes about players, trades, and league trends.
Iowa City's Sue Chadima of Iowa City High and Iowa City West named girls prep swimming coach of the year by the Iowa High School Swimming Coaches Association at a Des Moines banquet. Chadima led her Trojan team to second place at state, tying Cedar Rapids Washington, and earned district coach of the year honors at the Davenport West district meet.
An administrative inquiry at the University of Iowa outlines eight safety guidelines for a summer wrestling camp run for high school athletes. The rules raise the minimum age to 14, require physician and psychologist oversight, group by age and size, mandate trainers and counselor staffing, and place financial operations under university channels.
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