Don Jones wrestles to 24 4 win as Kennedy tops Washington
Don Jones put Kennedy ahead 29 17 with a 24 4 pin over Mike Fox in the 185 pound bout. Tom Engrav pinned Dan Franklin to build a 24 13 Kennedy lead. Dan Darrow drew Stu Eden 4 4 after a late reversal, earning praise from coach Rich Boston. Washington’s Brett Johnson and Jim Beer also featured as Kennedy improved to 5 6 while Washington fell to 4 7.
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Mike Mann
Don Jones
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids Kennedy
Cougars
Mike Fox
Kennedy
Washington
Cougar
Grappler
Mann
Don
Rich Boston
Tom Engrav
Engrav
Dan Franklin
Boston
Dan Darrow
Darrow
Wash
Stu Eden
Eden
Dan
Rich Bleakley
Jim Beer
Brett Johnson
Bleakley
Brett
Warriors
Ben Mims
Vic Pic
Mims
Pic
Barry Boyer
Steve Meyers
Doug Lewis
Tom Shadid
Dan Hanson
Greg Scott
Jock Sackett
Dan Dorrow
Drew Stu Eden
Littler Reignites Old Putting Grip To Lead Hawaiian Open
Gene Littler fired a 7 under 65 to lead the Hawaiian Open after round one. He recently reintroduced a long unused double overlapping grip and credited the new feel for key 40 and 20 foot puts. John Schroeder trails by one, with Mark Hayes Eddie Pearce Dave Stockton and Bob Wynn tied for third. Wind and fast greens shaped scoring as players adjusted after a breezy afternoon.
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Honolulu
Gene Littler
Littler
John Schroeder
San Diego
Mark Hayes
Eddie Pearce
Dave Stockton
Bob Wynn
Tom Watson
Bobby Cole
Mike Morley
Lon Hinkle
Bruce Lietzke
Hubert Green
Lee Trevino
Waialae Country Club
Schroeder
Hale Irwin
Jimmy Ballard
Alabama
Nixon backs Rams coach George Allen for Super Bowl
Former President Richard Nixon predicts George Allen will lead the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl next season. Nixon praised Allen as decent and caring for the “little people,” noting his behind the scenes charity work and activism toward American Indian scholarships.
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LOS Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
George Allen
Rams
Los Angeles Herald Examiner
Nixon
Allen
Whittier College
Washington Redskins
White House
Washington
Washington, D.C
Tipton Top Scorers Face Maquoketa In Senior Dash
Tipton players Lynn Gallagher 27 and Janet Snavely 19 lead a 66 point effort against Maquoketa as Kris Kruse totals 16 and Joanie Fix 13 for Maquoketa in a conference basketball game. Dawn Steffen and Cindy Berner contribute for their teams.
Wash girls fall to 15th in state rankings
Cedar Rapids Washington drops from 9th to 15th after its first loss in 20 games. Vinton leaves the top list after dropping from 8th. Midland of Wyoming remains ranked 9th and Lake View-Auburn leads the standings at 20-0 with several area teams still contending.
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Wash
Midland
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Gazette Area
Vinton
Mike Henderson
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Midland of
Wyoming
Waukon
Elkader Central
Dysart-Geneseo
Garnaville
Vinton and
West Central
Maynard
Lake View-Auburn
Lake View
Auburn
Belmond
Des Moines East
Mediapolis
West Lyon
Estherville
Elk Horn
Kimbalston
Aplington
Argyle Central
Albert City
Truesdale
Ankeny
Marshalstown
Cedar Rapids Washington
Mount Ayr
North Scott
Ames
Good life boosts Wash swim program
Two Filipino swimmers Perry Valdez and Dondi Monticello joined Cedar Rapids Washington’s defending state champion program. Coach Jim Voss notes their move reflects Midwest appeal and a focus on hard training as Valdez carries a 1:03.4 in the 100-yard breaststroke and Monticello clocks 57.1 in the 100 butterfly, with aims at Asian Games and state meet success.
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Cedar Rapids
America
Middlewest
C.R. Washington
Philippine Islands
Perry Valdez
Dondi Monticello
Warrior
Perry
Warriors
Dondi
Makati
Metro Manila
Pamplona
Laspinas
Alex Co
Wash
Jim Voss
Washington
West Coast
Midwest
Voss
Philippines
Michigan Upsets Michigan State In Tight Big Ten Clash
Michigan defeats Michigan State 65-63 on a buzzer beater by Mark Lozier after Lozier blocked a likely go-ahead layup by Bob Chapman. The win tightens the Big Ten race with Purdue Indiana Minnesota Illinois and Northwestern in the chasing pack.
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Michigan
Wolverines
Michigan State
Johnny Orr
Mark Lozier
Lozier
Bob Chapman
Spartans
Purdue
Ohio State
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Northwestern
Monticello Girls Edge Marion 58 53 In Tight Deficit Battle
The Monticello girls defeated Marion 58 to 53 in a defensive game. Indekofer led Monticello with 30 points, Bohiken added 18, while Denise Jackson 16, Cheryl Barker 18, and Janene McElree 19 paced Marion.
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Monticello
Marion
John Allen
Bob Mullen
Pam Indehofer
Indians
Monti
Indekofer
Michelle Bohiken
Denise Jackson
Cheryl Barker
Janene McElree
Cheryl See
I Monticello
Val Freese
Pam Indekofer
Ski reports across Midwest bases and events noted
In Dubuque an 18 to 48 inch base with five inches of new snow is reported as Sun Down plans a muscular dystrophy benefit ski event on Saturday. Chestnut Mountain Lodge at Galena enjoys excellent conditions with 20 to 48 inch base and fresh snow. Mount LaCrosse in La Crosse Wisconsin reports excellent skiing with an 18 to 36 inch base and two inches of new groomed snow. Telemark in Cable Wisconsin notes excellent conditions with a 25 to 35 inch downhill base and seven to eight inch cross country base. Two thousand one hundred sixty five skiers enter the American Birkebeiner Cross Country race set for February 25. Sugar Hills in Grand Rapids Minnesota reports inch base with very good to excellent skiing.
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Dubuque
Galena
Chestnut Mountain Lodge
Lacrosse
Wis
Mount LaCrosse
Cable
Telemark
Grand Rapids
Minn
Sugar Hills
Cosme Stops Sandoval in Pomona Boxing Bout
Elisio Cosme from Mexico City stopped Alberto Sandoval of Pomona in the fourth round on Thursday in Los Angeles, delivering a victory reported by the Associated Press. Cosme improves to 119 percent in the tally of wins and advances in the lightweight boxing card.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Elisio Cosme
Mexico City
Alberto Sandoval
Pomona
Calif
Weekend high school sports slate across Mississippi Valley area
Ike schedule shows Muscatine at Jeff and Kennedy at Wash in boys basketball with others including Linn-Mar at LaSalle and Maquoketa at Marion. Girls feature Regis at Linn-Mar and Beckman at Prairie, plus Muscatine at Jeff. Subvarsity games at Iowa City and Washington venues accompany prep wrestling and swimming events.
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Muscatine
Jeff
Kennedy
Wash
Regis
Linn-Mar
Beckman
Prairie
LaSalle
Maquoketa
Marion
Anamosa
Oelwein
Kirkwood
Joliet JC
Coe
Monmouth
Mississippi Valley
Iowa City
Sophs
Ft.Dodge St.Edmund
Benton
Coe IV
Knox
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Mark McKee
Randy Peacock
Don Munson
Dan McWherter
Vie Tim Zimmerman
Corey Holladay
By Ron Staton
Lanny Wadkins
Arnold Palmer
Iowa Parks and Recreation Associations
Grinnell
Steve Moss
Parks and Recreation
Eighth Ave
David Byrd
Tipton
Bob Hersom
Mich
Mychal Thompson
Gophers
Vincent Brookins
Levi Cobb
Audie Matthews
Illini
Neil Bresnehan
Wayne Radford
Mike Woodson
Ray Tolbert
Hoosiers
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Hardy
McGee
Thompson
Staton
Baxter
Totals
Kelser
Johnson
Vincent
Donnelly
Chapman
Brkovich
Charles
Page
Ramsey
Scott
Smith
Williams
Penn
Kline
Ellinghausen
Jordan
Walls
Carroll
Parker
Lichting
Morris
Bemenderfer
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White
Risley
Carter
Eells
Tolbert
Woodson
Radford
Baker
Grunwald
Wisman
J. Roberson
Isenbarger
Kirchner
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Campbell
R. Roberson
Gibson
Egon
Marifke
Endsiey
Klaas
Wall
Fenlon
Winter
Pearson
Chinelich
Petty
Gaines
J. Smith
Sydnor
Gregory
Hastings
Jenkins
Bresnahan
Cobb
Adams
Matthews
Judson
Gray
J.R. Ogden Gazette
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