Washington's Leslie Tibbitts Stars in State Gym Meet Run
Washington gymnast Leslie Tibbitts, sidelined by an ankle injury, contributed a school record 9.25 on balance beam yet did not place individually as her team captured its second straight state title. Now healthy, she leads the Warriors to the Mississippi Valley Conference crown with top balance beam and all around finishes.
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Russ Telecky
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Iowa City
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Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Washington Girls Gymnasts Hold Underdog Hope In State Meet
Prep of the Week profile notes Leslie Tibbitts leads Washington in a strong 8-1 dual slate with co coaches Robin Podolsky and Jane Stirler overseeing the program. Leslie excels in floor and tumbling while Kory Kazimour awaits balance beam challenges from Jefferson.
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Washington
Robin Podolsky
Jane Stirler
Uthoff Aims for Olympic Gold in 1980
Ames star Dean Uthoff, Iowa State rebound leader at 6-11 and 247 pounds, eyes the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He has matched last season’s 311 rebounds with 14.8 per game in five regular season games, exceeds 300 points, and still seeks to improve while planning a possible pro career. He values college scholarship and aims to showcase strength in camps and on court.
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Moscow
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Athoff
Big Eight
Iowa State
Lynn Nance
Don Smith
Abdul Aziz
Jim Wright
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Charlie Slack
Marshall
Tom Gola
LaSalle
Henry Taylor
Ken Williams
North Texas State
Allen hires four aides for Rams staff from Redskins
Los Angeles new Rams coach George Allen announced four assistants from his Washington Redskins will join the team LaVern Torgeson Paul Lanham Charlie Waller and Bill Hickman as staff moves Ray Malavasi and Jack Faulkner remain on board Allen returns to Los Angeles after seven years and will hire additional assistants Torgeson Lanham Waller and Hickman have varying pro and college coaching backgrounds while Malavasi and Faulkner bring continuity from Knox era.
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Bragan to Speak in Cedar Rapids at FMC Dinner
Bobby Bragan former major league manager and NAPBL president will speak at a dinner meeting of the FMC Management Association in Cedar Rapids He arrives Monday afternoon at 1 38 p m at C R Airport and will stay at the Sheraton Inn Social hour begins at 6 p m at the VFW Hall 709 2nd Avenue
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Allens Place in St. Paul at Winter Carnival Sled Dog Meet
Art Allen finished second in Class A and Judy Allen placed third in Class B at the U.S. Sled Dog Championships during the St. Paul Winter Carnival. More than 125 teams competed in the event.
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Graham shoots 66 to lead Hope Desert Classic by one
Australian star David Graham fired a 66 to take a one stroke lead in the opening round at Bermuda Dunes. He said he will focus more on the American tour and plans to play mostly in the United States this year while exploring limited abroad events.
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Dick Stockton
Cascade-Dyersville Beckman boys basketball clash ends with Win
Cascade and Dyersville Beckman meet in a boys basketball game. Cascade led by Gary Klietsch 19 and Mark Holmes 14 while Beckman countered with Greg Wandrey 28 and Scott Vaske 18. Final score Cascade 75, Beckman 61.
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Wayne Cusick
Tim Gassman
Scott Vaske
Mark Besier
Dan Nebel
Cascade
Gary Klietsch
Steve Finn
Mark Holmes
Steve Putz
Jerry Callahan
Marty McAllister
Solon and Lisbon Girls Play By Play Scores
Solon 64 and Lisbon 49 with top scorers Kelly Fiala 19 and Chris Mohn 22. Other notable contributions include Diane Ricketts 31 for Solon and Rhonda Butteris 11 for Lisbon, while Clear Creek and Amana posted solid totals with Mahoney 29 and Grease 20 respectively.
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Meade
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Auburn quarterback Dick Wood named Falcons quarterback coach
Atlanta AP reports Dick Wood, famed Auburn quarterback on the 1957 national title team, is appointed quarterback coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.
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Dick Wood
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Atlanta Falcons
Woolfolk Sprints Ahead in Iowa Conference Scoring Race
Upper Iowa's Woolfolk leads the Iowa Conference with 25.9 points and 17.4 rebounds per game. Simpson's Keller is second at 23.9, Verhoef and Fry tie for third at 20.3, with Verhoef also top in field goal percentage and high free throw rate. Rich Sexton and Ron Evans follow in rebounds, while Kim Muhl tops free throw percentage.
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Central
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Wartburg
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Dubuque
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Luther
Ron Evans
Kim Muhl
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