Perfect swing and heart of Cedar Rapids golf remembered
Charlie Burkart long time Elmcrest pro remembered after Tuesday funeral at St Matthew's. He shaped Cedar Rapids golf for four decades, recalled for course records and a famous round with five iron. Other notes honor Norway’s Mike Boddicker, Nakoni Downs name origin, and Iowa Racing Commission views on local horse track sites.
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Cedar Rapids
Charlie Burkart
St. Matthew’s Catholic Church
Charlie
Elmcrest Country Club
Kenmore
Elmcrest
Julius Boros
George Bayer
Ellis Park
Ethel
Keith Birch
St. Joseph’s
Norway
Mike Boddicker
Sports Illustrated
Steve Wulf
Boddicker
Pollock
Hershey
Baltimore
Corey
Norman Crossley
Solon
Jim Martinek
Steve Severn
New
Iowa Racing Commission
Des Hioines
Raveling ignores fans as Iowa falls to 3-2
Iowa coach George Raveling says he ignores critics and media to keep focus on his team. He notes mental lapses on a two game road trip and commends senior guard Steve Carfino for rising play, while citing need for Payne and Stokes to click together and Banks to gain experience.
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Raveling
Hawkeyes
Steve Carfino
Carfino
Hawks
Twin Towers
Michael Payne
Greg Stokes
Andre Banks
Banks
Otto Broeder Wings Hawkeyes as Flying Fan and Pilot
Otto Broeder, longtime Hawkeye booster and former athlete, pilots the Iowa football team charter DC-9 jets to bowl sites. He earned All-America diving honors and briefly played in the backfield with his brother George. Broeder recalls his Iowa days and praises coach Evashevski and Bump Elliott.
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Brian Chapman
Otto Broeder
University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Woody Hayes
Ohio State
Broeder
Northwestern
Dyche Stadium
Hawkeye
Iowa
Otto
George “Binkey” Broeder
St. Louis
Atlanta
Daytona Beach
Fla
Cedar Rapids
Ozark
Iowa City
Minneapolis
Rochester
United States
Bump Elliott
Forest Evashevski
Evashevski
Bump
Air Force
Illini
Brookshier removed for Louisville IQ remark
CBS Sports says Tom Brookshier was taken off a broadcasting assignment after mocking the intelligence of Louisville players. He apologized, calling the remark stupid and flippant while noting he was unhappy about being removed from Sunday telecast duties.
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Louisville
CBS Sports
Tom Brookshier
University of Louisville
Brookshier
CBS
Denny Crum
Linn-Mar escapes Warriors in top ranked showdown
No 1 Linn-Mar Boys survive Cedar Rapids Washington 68-66 for their 31st straight win. Scott Anderson scores 21 and seals victory with two late free throws as Washington presses hard and fans clash with Linn-Mar supporters.
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Gazt
Linn-Mar
Lions
Cedar Rapids Washington
Scott Anderson
Anderson
Washington
Metro
Limn-Mar
Bob Landis
Wash
Warriors
King
Regis Limits LaSalle In 16th Straight Victory
Regis High School defeated LaSalle 80 to 50 to extend its winning streak over the Lancers to 16 games dating back to 1976 and push the Royals to 6-0. Kirk Haefner led Regis with 18 points and 10 rebounds as five Royals reached double figures. LaSalle, led by Jim O Connell with 17, slipped to 2-2 amid a third-quarter drought.
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Bob Denney
Cedar Rapids
LaSalle
Lancers
Regis Royal Armor
Royals
Regis High School
Regis
Tom Breitbach
Kirk Haefner
Dave Downey
Dan Johnston
John Wilkinson
Brad Stevie
Jim O’connell
Bruce Miller
Regis Press
Mike Hodges
Haefner
Lancer
Hurley Bassett
Dick Breitbach
Breitbach
C.R. Regis
C.R. LaSalle
Jeff Goebel
Jim O'Connell
Bob Kolismith
Dan Kiemish
Mark Cox
Larry Williams
Brian Blietz
Pat Loeffler
Kirk Hoerner
Anton Petrzelka
Ie Kramer
Dave Usher
Andy Scott
Jeff Marlin
Oo Kulo
Brian Weldon
Pat McCool
Joe Tursi
Regis — Kramer
Miller
Reais
Hodges
Hoefner
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Washington State
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