Lute Olson From North Dakota to Iowa City
The piece profiles Lute Olson, Iowa basketball coach, tracing his origins from Mayville North Dakota to Grand Forks and beyond. Born Robert Luther Olson on September 22, 1934, he grew up Lutheran, excelled in multiple sports, and moved after his junior year to Grand Forks Central.
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Lute
Robert Luther Olson
Albert
Alinda Olson
Mayville
Grand Forks
N.D
Minneapolis
Grand Forks Central
Lute Olson's Rise From North Dakota to College Coach
The article traces Lute Olson of Grand Forks Central winning North Dakota state basketball, meeting Bobbi Russell in a church youth group, and later excelling at Augsburg College. It details his marriage, five children, early coaching stints at Mahnomen and Two Harbors, and eventual move west for climate and family, leading toward Iowa.
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Grand Forks Central
North Dakota
Lute
Sharon Lutheran Church
Grand Forks
East Grand Forks
Minn
Bobbi Russell
Augsburg College
Minneapolis
Olson
Augsburg
Bobbi
Vicki
Iowa
Cal Wulfsberg
Long Beach
Calif
City College
Jodi
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Jon Brase
Vernon Junior High School
Marion
Greg
Kirkwood
Universal Climate Control Inc
Coralville
Christi
Steve
Iowa City High School
Chapman College
California
Bobbi Olson
Boulder
Cole
Denver
Lisbon Advances 11 to Finals in 1A Wrestling Meet
Lisbon leads 134-44 over East Buchanan after 11 of 12 finalists reach the final round. Semifinals include LeGrand, Morningstar, Leonard and other top seeds as Sigourney and Williamsburg lead 2A action with 10 finalists.
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Lisbon
Mike LeGrand
Stanwood Lincoln
East Buchanan
Jerome Leonard
Scott Morningstar
Wyoming Midland
Alburnett
Thwood Lincoln
Central City
Edgewood-Colesburg
Belle Plaine
Scott Kephart
Steve Sieren
Ken McLaughlin
Clark Yoder
Sigourney
Savages
Williamsburg
South Tama
Grinnell
Benton Community
Mia- Prairie
Brooklyn B-G
Raiders hold news conference on Flores as Madden successor
The Oakland Raiders announced a news conference to discuss Tom Flores potentially succeeding John Madden as head coach. Flores, with 13 years with the Raiders, was an Oakland quarterback from 1960 to 1966 and remains the No. 3 passer with 11,635 yards and 92 touchdowns.
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Oakland
Oakland Raiders
Tom Flores
John Madden
Flores
Raiders
Ken Stabler
Daryle Lamonica
Wrestling finals lead to 10 10 tie and team standings shift
In a tense meet, a Lancer senior forced a 10 10 overtime tie after regulation. West Liberty sits third with 5814 points and four qualifiers Ted Seyde Tom Brown Dave Bjork and Scott Porter. Remaining wrestlers include Jay Votroubek Greg Randall Greg Burian and Marty Williams with multiple semis results shaping team scores.
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Lancer
Beuter
West Liberty
Ted Seyde
Tom Brown
Dave Bjork
Scott Porter
Eby's Sporting Goods rally beats Al's DX 84 to 73
Fowler and Paushe lead Eby's with 26 points each as the team defeats Al's DX 84 73 in Ellis Branch YMCA men's basketball. Lehnherr leads Al's DX with 21. Mackey boosts Papa Juan's to 69 56 over Nolo. Langer scores 18 as Marshall Mobile Homes beat Helbles 64 62. Baldus chips in 29 for Helbles.
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John Fowler
Tom Paushe
Eby’s Sporting Goods
Al’s DX
Ellis Branch
YMCA
Bob Lehnherr
John Mackey
Papa Juan's
Nolo
Mike Irvine
Kirby
F&w Trucking
Steve Andrew
John Langer
Marshall Mobile Homes
Helbles
Joe Baldus
Dinderman Wins Girls Goal Shooting Event at Madison
Dinderman scored 125 points to win the Recreation Commission girls basketball goal shooting contest at Madison Elementary School. Cathy McKinnon and Carol Mortensen tied for second with 80 points each.
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Dyan Dinderman
Recreation Commission
Madison
Cathy McKinnon
Carol Mortensen
Misfits Top Aggies in Salvation Army Volley
In Wednesday league play the Misfits defeat the Aggies 16-6 3-15 15-12. Norand-1 beats Norand-2 15-3 15-6 15-3. E&S Electric sweeps Jung 15-13 15-11 15-9. Papa Juan's takes two from Wollers 15-12 7-9 14-11.
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Aggies
Salvation Army
Norand-1
Norand
E&s Electric
Jung
Papa Juan’s
Wollers
Wash wins MVC sophomore girls title with 58 41 win
Wash team clinched the Mississippi Valley Conference sophomore girls basketball championship by defeating Dubuque Wahlert 58 to 41 on Tuesday night. Joellen Gonder led with 21 points.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Dubuque Wahlert
Joellen Gonder
Sutton scores 34 as Cedar Rapids tops Muscatine in district
Wes Sutton led Cedar Rapids Handicap Systems with 34 points guiding a 38 to 18 first round win over Muscatine at Mount Mercy in the Special Olympics district tournament.
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Wes Sutton
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
Mount Mercy
High Leads Jefferson Past Regis Sophomores 50–35
High scored 29 points to lift Cedar Rapids Jefferson to a 50 35 win over Regis sophomores at Regis gym. Gase added nine for the losers.
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Jeff High
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Regis
Bob Gase
Kirkwood Men Edge Palmer Behind Duo of 16 Points
Kirkwood beat Palmer 60 48 as Randy Meyers and Randy Mercer each scored 16 for the Knights. Dennis Robinson led Palmer with 16 and Daryl Mims added 15 in the college game played Wednesday night.
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Randy Meyers
Randy Mercer
Kirkwood
Palmer
Dennis Robinson
Daryl Mims
James Craig
Sheldon Hollins
Jim Davidson
Dan Dunham
Randy Hochstetner
Dave Koolbeck
Ron Woodruff
Jeff McDowe
Jim Tarken
Dory Mims
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Jon Martin
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