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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1979

Page

15

Kennedy Cougars hold off Jefferson in close dual meet

Kennedy and Jefferson split the varsity wrestling cards as the Cougars defeated J-Hawks 29-21 in a tight meet. Corey Holladay pinned Randy Lovelett in 13 seconds to seal Kennedy’s win, while Jim Beer and Tom Hanson posted decisive pins for Kennedy.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars Marshalltown C.R. Jefferson J-Hawks Kennedy Rich Boston Jefferson Boston Larry Viktora Dean Cambridge Don Cook Mike Stastny John Lopata Wilson Junior High Corey Holladay Randy Lovelett Holladay Tim Fowler Rich Jim Beer Cambridge Tom Hanson Mike Johnson Hanson Randy Krumm Eric van Buskirk Ken DePyper Jeff Visek Paul Skopec Dan Diekrmann Jeff Driscoll

Williams Leads Cedar Rapids Washington in Swimming Victory

Chris Williams helped set three school records as Cedar Rapids Washington defeated Betendorf 106 to 66 in pool action. The Warriors, 9-1 in duals, also swept the junior varsity meet 130-40 while Wattson records fell in the 50 and 100 freestyle events and in the free relay. The relay quartet included Williams Johnson Phelan and LeBuhn.

Chris Williams Cedar Rapids Washington Bettendorf Warriors C.R. Kennedy Williams Wash Steve Johnson Peter Phelan David LeBuhn

LaSalle girls rout Regina behind 30s from Clark and Albright

Cedar Rapids LaSalle beat Iowa City Regina 85 to 69 as Teresa Clark and Becky Albright each scored 30 points. Janet Lynch led Regina with 45 points, while LeAnne Tudor and Ann Hanson contributed for LaSalle. LaSalle improves to 15-5.

Iowa City Teresa Clark Becky Albright Cedar Rapids LaSalle Regina Janet Lynch The Runnin’ Regals LaSalle Joyce Weeg Maria Danile Deb Burlington C.R. Lasalle LeAnne Tudor Ann Hanson Teresa Stepanek

Boxing matches set Saturday at Cedar Rapids Teamsters Hall

The Cedar Rapids Boxing Club hosts 15 to 20 matches Saturday at the Teamsters Hall starting 7 30 p m. The Pelester family from Nebraska features four fighters including Vic, defending 156 pound Golden Gloves and AAU Nebraska champ, and Ted Pelester with two others facing opponents. Ticket prices are $3 adults $2 students and children under 12 free.

Maury Hachy Cedar Rapids Vic Nebraska John Hacehy Ted Peleseter Ron Reader Chip Anderson Dan Randall Tim Christensen Jack Gott Steve Eden Craig Salsberger Eden Salsberger Muscatine

Bettendorf Leads IA Girls Gym Power Ratings in Week

Bettendorf climbs to first with a 154.70 rating in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union power rankings. Davenport Assumption is second at 154.49, Davenport West third at 154.18, Clinton fourth at 153.37, and Cedar Rapids Washington fifth at 152.42. Other notable spots include C.R. Jefferson at 13th, Linn-Mar 16th, Tipton 18th, Marion 24th, Iowa City High 25th, Sigourney 33rd, and Iowa City West 34th.

DES Moines Bettendorf Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Bulldogs Davenport Assumption Davenport West Clinton Cedar Rapids Washington C.R. Jefferson Linn-Mar Tipton C.R. Regis Marion Iowa City High Sigourney Iowa City West

Braves land top pick Horner without minor league stint

Top prospect Bob Horner, never in the minor leagues, skipped from Arizona State directly to the Atlanta Braves after earning the No. 1 draft choice last June.

Bob Horner Arizona State Atlanta Braves

Jackson sets Marion scoring and free throw records

Roxanne Jackson scored 42 points including 18 free throws to lead Marion to a 74-57 Wamac win over Monticello. She tied Karen Williamson’s scoring record and broke Dar lene Collins free throw mark as Marion improves to 11-7 overall 7-5 in league while Monticello falls to 5-11 4-8.

Monticello Roxanne Jackson Marion Indians Wamac Jackson Karen Williamson Darlene Collins

Kennedy Girls Top Jefferson 61 to 42 in Prep Basketball

Cedar Rapids Kennedy high school defeated Jefferson 61 42 as Mary Hartman and Keil Steggal led with 23 and 11 points respectively. Jefferson drops to 5 14 overall and 1 8 in the Mississippi Valley Conference.

Mary Hartman Kelli Steggall Cedar Rapids Kennedy C.R. Jefferson J-Hawks Cougars Jefferson Tina Steffen Tino Steffen Angie Raistora Kennedy Keil Steggal Renee Hiemstro Kelly Owens Jackie Hughes Jeff

Cyclones face Kansas State must win at Hilton Coliseum

Iowa State hosts Kansas State at 2:40 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum seeking a rare season sweep and a path back into the Big Eight title chase. ISU coach Lynn Nance, missing 6-9 forward Chuck Harmison, notes the team must regain balance after an 84-80 overtime loss to Missouri.

Ames Iowa State Cyclones Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Wildcats Lynn Nance Missouri Nance Chuck Harmison ISU Harmison Oklahoma Cats Manhattan

Haas Shares Crosby Golf Lead With 68 at Pebble Beach

Jay Haas fired a 4 under par 68 at Pebble Beach to share the first round lead of the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am with Mike McCullough and Graham Marsh. Marsh limped with a leg strain. McCullough birdied seven times but three-putted twice. Other notables included Gil Morgan, Mac McLendon, Bobby Nichols, Tom Watson, John Mahaffey, Ben Crenshaw, Arnold Palmer, and Lee Trevino. On this date in 1976 Daniel Moynihan resigned as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

Pebble Beach Calif Jay Haas Haas Carmel Bay Monterey Peninsula Mike McCullough Graham Marsh Australia Marsh Cypress Point McCullough Gil Morgan Mac McLendon Bobby Nichols McLendon Morgan Spyglass Hill Lon Hinkle Peter Jacobsen Tom Watson Crosby John Mahaffey Bob Hope Ben Crenshaw Phoenix Arnold Palmer Lee Trevino

Prairie top Regis in high school wrestling meet

Prairie’s top ranked team improved to 8-1 by beating C.R. Regis 47-5. Barry Davis remained undefeated at 20-0 with a fall in 3 50 over Dave Schulte at 119 pounds. Jim Zalesky also improved to 20-0 by defeating Dennis Purdy 18-4 at 145.

Cedar Rapids Prairie C.R. Regis Barry Davis Dave Schulte Prairie Jim Zalesky Dennis Purdy Doug Penrod Regis Tom Lavin Lavin Penrod Scott Penrod Marlon Biaha Todd Clark Mark Hofmaster Dennis Grove Kevin Brown Byron Ingram Mike Hobsey Jeff Blazek R. Drew Jim Zolesky Larry Zalesky Mike Welsh Leo Haman Chris Ehrke Joe Nekvinda Tim Cram Rich Brown Chuck Reid

Buyer and Seller Meet in the Want Ads

A brief classifieds note describes a buyer and seller arranging a meeting through the want ads. Details are sparse but indicate a transaction context typical of small-town commerce.

Washington sophomores rout Linn-Mar behind Ahart’s 17

Theresa Ahart scored 17 points to lead Washington to a 64-25 victory over Linn-Mar in a high school girls basketball clash. Sue Zingula added 12 for Linn-Mar.

Theresa Ahart Washington Linn-Mar Sue Zingula Lions

Regis girls win triangular gymnastics meet at Regis

Regis leads Cedar Rapids Regis to a 139.85 score in a triangular win over Ken nedy and Marion. Leslie Corstensen captures all around with 29.4 points. Individual event scores list Sandy Gatens 8.15 beam, Teri Dan 7.5 tumbling, Teri Biasin 6.35 bars, Leigh Gibson 7.75 vault, Karen Wehage 8.4 floor.

Leslie Carstensen Cedar Rapids Sandy Gatens Teri Dan Teri Biasingame Leigh Gibson Karen Wehage Leslie Corstensen

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Cougar Maimen Viktora Beer Cook Dan Diekmann Scott Wesbrook Eric Lockwood Tim Hemesath Lopata Dan Franklin Mark Engrav Doug Zimmerman Greg Washburn Kennedy — Jefferson C.R. Washington Doug Wolfe Joan Kimber Peter Pheion Jim Nelson Tom Roemer Kent Ferguson Mark Anderson Neilson Roemer Scott Allen Phelan LeBuhn LaSalle Girls Regina — LaSalle Des Moines Dowling Des Moines Roosevelt Waterloo West Ankeny Cedar Falls Ottumwa Mason City Des Moines East Urbandale Sioux City North UPI Photo Marion Mark Janene McElree Cheryl Barker Lori Miller Corio Wright Pam Indekofer Lynn Hunt Lisa Tuetken Barb Kieinow Jefferson — KenneDy Kansas St. A KRNT WHO KMA KWKY KPGY Big Eight Network Mark Dukes Dean Uthoff Cedar Rapids Jefferson Steve Soldner Athoff Soldner K-State Parker Eric Davis Soph Jon Ness Tyrone Adams Glenn Marshall Iowa Kansas ST Daniel Moynihan United Nations Prairie Tops Prairie — Regis Environments Lta Pierson's Floristsee Las Vegas All Pictures Center Point Rd Ahart Stars Cedar Rapids Dodge Inc. Service Dept Chrysler MASE Cedar Rapids Dodge, Inc Second Avenue S.E E. Cohn & Sons E.&3rd Blairs Ferry Road N.e Cedar Hills Shopping Center Jacelyn Dr. N.W Allen BUICK Cadillac Oldsmobile First Avenue S.E
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