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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1979

Page

16

Big Ten race could tighten with key matchups

Michigan State with a 60 57 win at Iowa tightens the Big Ten title chase. Ohio State leads while Purdue and Iowa sit tied for second as MSU faces Ohio State and Purdue hosts a slate of crucial games.

Michigan State Ohio State Columbus Purdue Iowa Spartans Northwestern Indiana Wisconsin Michigan Illinois Minnesota Joe Barry Carroll Illini Lou Henson Henson Purdues Ohio

Prairie dominates Marion with 9-0 win in varsity matches

Prairie improves to 18-2 as Jim Zalesky posts a 13-2 win over Ken Waters and 48th straight victory over two seasons. Multiple byes and decisive decisions mark the meet with Parker, Penrod, Hoffa, Davis, Brown and Crozier securing wins. Junior varsity Prairie 32 Marion 26.

Steve Brighi Jim Zalesky Ken Waters Scott Penrod Greg Hebert Marion Biaha Greg Hoffa Mark Hofmaster Barry Davis Steve Armstrong Kevin Brown Pat Freilinger Crozier Robbie Bolyard Doug Penrod Dave Roe Larry Zalesky Mark Kiopfenstein Joe Ickes Dennis Heintz Jerry Nibeck Larry Rammellsburg Mike Woodward Chuck Reid Prairie Marion

Mat Mat salvages draw in late takedown at 143 pounds

Iowa wrestlers surge to lead 13-9 as Mat Mat earns a 10-10 tie with Bakersfield’s Tom Gongora on riding time. Kinseth dominates Marty Maciel 29-8 at 150, with Brown and Stevenson also winning. Bowlsby tops Weeres in heavyweight as Iowa players and matchups set for 158 and 177.

Bakersfield Tom Gongora Bruce Kinseth Marty Maciel Iowa Jed Brown Zalesky Cedar Rapids Brown Kevin Dugan Mark Stevenson Bud Palmer John Bowlsby Kinseth Sun Devil Joe Gonzalez Dana Gienn John Azevedo Mark Mysnyk Randy Lewis Ed Reyes Lennie Zalesky Kevin Dugan Drew Rudy Bustsehi Steve Draper Doug Anderson Craig Tobin Chris Weeres

Local High School Scores Across Iowa Metros

A dense compilation lists numerous high school basketball results from Metro area games including Wahlert over Wash 71 46, Prairie over LaSalle 71 68, Jefferson over West 85 52 and many more with scores for teams such as Dub Dub, North Linn, Solon, Williamsburg, Mt Vernon, and Des Moines schools. The long list features city leagues and regional matchups with final scores and brief team pairings.

Dub. Wahlert C.R. Wash Dub Hempstead Iowa City C.R. Kennedy Dub. Senior B— CR. Jefferson J.C. West Albio Davis County Alden Dumont Andrew Wheatland of Wyoming BCL LDF Bettendorf Bukrington Camanche Pleasant Valley Centerville Knoxville Davenport Assumption Muscatine Davenport Central Clinton Davenport West North Scott D.M. Hoover West Des Moines Valley Des Moines Lincoln Des Moines Des Moines Roosevelt Des Moines Tech Dewitt Bellvue Dysart-Geneseo North Tama Floyd Valley Unity Christian Garwin Gladbrook Grinnet Boone Johnston Roland Story Manson Pomeroy Mitford Sutherland Goose Lake Cascade Oskaloosa Fairfield Prairie Gowrie Cedar Valley Seymour Mounton- Udell Watersloo East Ames Wayne

College Basketball Scores Almanac Patchwork Card

A long list of college basketball results with numerous pairings and scores from multiple schools. Notable clashes include New Mexico over Western State and UCLA over Cal in overtime, among many others across conferences and regions.

Staten Island York Western Southern New Mexico Brigham Young Carroll, Mont Montana Tech Chico

TV sports slate with varied daytime and evening events

Noon contests include Wisconsin vs Iowa on KWWL and Challenge of the Sexes on WMT. Pro Bowlers Tour at 2:30 p.m. RG and Golf from the Hawaiian Open 4 p.m. NBC. Other highlights feature Wrestling Iowa State vs Washington 7:30 p.m. IPBN, Grand Slam of Tennis 3 p.m. CBS, Boxing 2:15 p.m. KCRG, plus Wide World of Sports 3:30 p.m. ABC and 49.m. earlier on ABC.

Kwwl. Oe Wisconsin Iowa NBC CBS Wide World of Sports ABC Iowa State Washington IPBN WMT KCRG Philadelphia KWWL Lute Olson

Local Open Basketball Scores From RFK and Nearby Courts

RFK 80 RFK led by Charles Martin 18 and Barrie Barnst with 22 points. Eby’s 43 edged Skogman 73 to 53 as Bar rie Barnst tallied 22 for RFK while Skogman’s team featured 15 by B. Vancure and B. Sample. County Line 53 Red Top 75 led by Brian Boots 17 and Phil Terronez 17.

RFK Eby’s Skogman County Line Red Top Sports Aquarium Lounge Charles Martin Barrie Barnst B. Vancure B. Sample Brian Boots Lee Border Pau

Beers 58 second pin fuels Kennedy wrestling win

Kennedy defeats DuBuque Senior 29-19 in Mississippi Valley action on the Cougars mat. Beers pinned Ed Kritz in 58 seconds at 119 pounds. Kennedy sits 4-2-1 in Valley, 7-4-1 overall, and also won the junior varsity meet 45-9 while sophomores fell 24-23.

Jim Beer Kennedy Dubuque Cougars Washington

Fordham Names David Rice Athletic Director

David Rice announced as athletic director. Rice also resigns as head football coach, creating a leadership change at Fordham University.

College Fordham David Rice Rice

Connors Wins to Reach Grand Slam Final

Jimmy Connors avenged a prior loss to 19-year-old John McEnroe with a straight sets win in the opening match of the Grand Slam of Tennis in Boca Raton. He advances to the finals for the third straight year and will meet the Vilas Borg winner.

Boca Raton Fla Jimmy Connors John McEnroe Connors Guillermo Vilas Bjorn Borg Borg

Trevor Francis to join Nottingham Forest for record fee

England club Birmingham City confirms Trevor Francis will transfer to Nottingham Forest for about two million dollars, a British record. Francis, who played last summer for the Detroit Express in the United States, moves amid intense interest from supporters.

Trevor Francis Nottingham Forest Birmingham England Francis United States Detroit Express

Ireland’s Coghlan Runs Second Fastest Indoor Mile

New York reports Ea monn Coghlan of Ireland clocked the second fastest indoor mile ever on Friday night, highlighting a standout performance at the event.

New York Ireland Eamonn Coghlan

Wash matmen win edge Dubuque Wahlert to tie for second

Washington edged Dubuque Wahlert 25-21 to secure a second-place tie with Kennedy in the Mississippi Valley conference standings. Wahlert swept the other two bouts, dominating the sophomores 50-10 and juniors 45-9.

Washington Kennedy Dubuque

Coghlan wins Wanamaker Mile at Millrose Games

Ed Coghlan surged to victory in 3 minutes 55 seconds at Madison Square Garden, defeating Olympic champion John Walker and five others. Coghlan extended his indoor-winning streak, closely missing the world record as Paul Cummings faded from the lead.

New York Brad Scully Virginia Madison Square Garden Scully Renado DeNicola Italy Milan John Walker Coghlan Dick Buerkle Buerkle Walker Paul Cummings Cummings

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