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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1978

Page

13

Prairie Panthers dominate Marion in Metro wrestling showdown

Prairie defeated previously unbeaten Marion 40-16 as Dale Crozier and Mike Scott won key weights. Larry Atwater and Joe Ickes saved Marion from further losses, while Prairie built a 27-0 lead and remains highly ranked. The victory followed by Prairie’s junior varsity wins and a broadcast note for the Dee-Cornell game at Mount Vernon.

Prairie Wrestling Marion Prairie Metro Wrestling Loyd Shaffer Shaffer Dale Crozier Doug Stancel Mike Scott Robbie Bolyard Larry Atwater Joe Ickes Atwater Dennis Heintz Ickes Roger Dupler Kenny Waters Soph Larry Zalesky Art Hartin Greg Hoffa Kevin Brown Barry Davis Davis Hartin James Zalesky Scott Oglesby Zalesky Dee-Cornell Mount Vernon Kcoe-Fm

Iowa City Big Ten Game Sets Televised Sellout

The University of Iowa hosts Minnesota in a Big Ten clash televised today on KWWL Channel 7 starting at 1 30 p m The game is a sellout with fans eager for a televised showdown involving Iowa and Minnesota.

Iowa City University of Iowa University of Minnesota KWWL

Indiana tops Northwestern in Big Ten women’s tourney upset

Carolyn Gilchrist scored free throws with 17 seconds left to lift Indiana to a 61 59 upset of top seed Northwestern in first round play. Indiana improved to 7 15. Northwestern dropped to 14 2. Purdue Illinois and Ohio State also won openers as the league nears quarterfinals.

West Lafayette Ind Indiana Carolyn Gilchrist Northwestern Gilchrist Purdue Illinois Ohio State Iowa Michigan Wisconsin Frank Washington Buckeyes Michigan State Minnesota

Keel leads Washington past Jeff with strong defense and 24

Wash defeats Jefferson 67 to 50 as guard Rick Keel scores 24 and earns praise for poise. Jeff center Ed Athoff grabs 18 rebounds, while Wash dominates the boards and switches to man-to-man in the second half to pull away. The win lifts Wash to 11-5 overall and 10-2 in the Valley, with a rematch set Feb. 28 at Kennedy.

Iowa Lute Olson Rick Keel Cedar Rapids Washington Guard Warriors C.R. Jefferson Keel Wash Jeff J-Hawks Clinton King Olson Mike Schneekloth Schneckloth Willie Hodges Iowa State Lynn Nance Ed Athoff Cyclone Dean Nance Athoff Jeffs Mike Edwards Mike Uthoff Tony McCall Mike Puk Glenn Smith Kennedy Jefferson Bruce Norden Brad Peters Steve West Mark Witting Glenn Kostka Washington Todd Williams

TV sports today schedule rundown

A lineup of events across networks includes Pro wrestling at noon on KCRG, World Series of Auto Racing at 1:30 p.m., PBA Bowling at 2:30 p.m., CBS Sports Spectacular at 3:30 and NBC Bob Hope Classic golf also at 3:30. Other items include Wide World of Sports at 4 p.m., CBS Challenge of the Sexes at noon, DePaul vs Notre Dame basketball at noon NBC, Chicago vs Indiana NBA at 12:45 CBS, Superstars at 1 p.m. ABC, Amateur boxing at 2:15 ABC, Denver vs Portland NBA at 3 p.m. CBS, Sports Magazine 3:15 ABC, Wide World of Sports 3:30 ABC, Fisherman at 5 p.m. WMT, Iowa-MSU wrestling highlights at 5 p.m. KWWL, and Lute Olson show at 10:30.

KCRG PBA Journey CBS NBC ABC DePaul Notre Dame Chicago Indiana Denver Portland Wide World of Sports WMT Wrestiing Iowa-Msu KWWL Lute Olson

Prairie Hawks Rout LaSalle 63-52 in Busy Hometown Clash

Prairie boys basketball under coach LaVerne Bruns used a 32-6 burst from the 3:00 mark of the second to pull away from La Salle 63-52 in East Central Iowa Conference action. Jeff Gibney Reg Hastings and Scott Ollinger led the scoring while Prairie capitalized on a late second quarter technical to seize momentum.

Prairie Metro LaVerne Bruns Iowa la Salle Hawks Lancers Jeff Gibney Reg Hastings Kevin Kiley Mark Schenkelberg C.R. Prairie Scott Ollinger Bob Boots Corky Summers Mark Dohnalek C.R. LaSalle North Hawes Dave Huber Kent Fetter Greg Tudor Dave Bachelder Tom Sattler LaSalle Ollinger

Kennedy Edges Kennedy?

Hempstead defeated Cedar Rapids Kennedy 61 56 in overtime. Dave Meyer led Kennedy with 22 points.

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