Kennedy Falls to Hempstead in Valley Battle
In a Mississippi Valley Conference clash at Dubuque Kennedy lost 62-61 to Hempstead. Jeff Payton scored 14 for Kennedy, Tracy Crocker fouled out late, as Kennedy shot 29 of 56 from the field and Hempstead made 11 of 20 free throws to hold on.
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Dubuque
Hempstead
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Cougars
Jeff Payton
Mustangs
Tracy Crocker
Crocker
Payton
Jeff Palmer
C.R. Kennedy
D. Hempstead
Regina
Randy Norton
Chris Kennedy
Tom Foley
Terry Norton
Mark Gannon
Tom Sueppel
Brad Casey
Bob Goedken
Chris Daniel
Linn-Mar
Gary Fries
Mike Woodhouse
Jeff Andres
Tom Bullock
Tracy Dehms
Curt Krumrer
Trent Meewes
Regina Dominates Linn-Mar In High School Showdown
No. 1 Regina (Iowa City) defeats Linn-Mar 74-55 at Linn-Mar. Mark Gannon scores 25 as Regina builds a 36-21 halftime lead and cruises to 15-0 overall, 9-0 in East Central Iowa league. Linn-Mar falls to 9-6.
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Trent Meenes
Regals
Gannon
Regina
Lions
Mike Woodhouse
Marion Indians overpower Anamosa in 86 61 win
Marion outscored Anamosa 44 to 23 in the second half to beat the Blue Raiders 86 to 61 in Wamac Conference play. Steve Schone led Marion with 20 points as John Reiter paced Anamosa with 15, while four Marion players reached double figures.
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Anamosa
Marion
Blue Raiders
Steve Schone
Cedar Rapids
Indians
Mitch Meeks
John Reiter
Brad McAreavy
Jordan McAreavy
Bob Gross
Mark Chalstrom
Jeff Brown
Blake Bieber
Mark Holub
Mt Mercy 128 Ottumwa Heights in high-scoring home win
Mt Mercy remains undefeated 6-0 in the Iowa Illinois conference after a 128 to 99 victory over Ottumwa Heights in its Mt Mercy gym. Brian Litts led Mt Mercy with 26 points while Bob Welding scored 33 for Ottumwa Heights in the season’s first home game.
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Mt. Mercy
Ottumwa Heights
Roger Thomas
Brian Litts
Bob Welding
Thomas
Phil Lala
al Deerberg
Randy Klocke
Ben O'Meara
J.J. Smothers
Andy Small
Joe Hartlaub
Greg Bordington
Bill Kietzman
Dave Hult
Doug Techel
Curt Koopmans
Brad Breen
Mike Cooley
Pat Shepherd
Dan Seland
Techel
Deerberg
Kennedy Falls to Clinton in Mississippi Valley wrestling dual
Clinton toppled Kennedy 26-17 in a MVC dual here Friday night. Corey Holladay pinned heavyweight Randy Morthland in 3 46 for Clinton. JV and sophomore meets also favor Clinton 45-13 and 40-21. Individual weights show Clinton deciders over Kennedy with multiple 9 0 8 0 and 6 1 scores.
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Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Corey Holladay
Cougars
Cedar Rapids teams reach YMCA State semifinal round
Eastside Maidrite, Wheeler Dealer and Salvation Army from Cedar Rapids moved into the YMCA State men’s basketball semifinals on Friday. Eastside Maidrite beat Ottumwa 104 to 88 with Jim Sangster scoring 26 and Steve Ottoson 23, Curran 28 for Ottumwa. Wheeler Dealer beat Oskaloosa as Pexa scored 31 and Kyle 18 for the losers. Salvation Army beat United Federal of Des Moines 80 to 73 with Parker 22 and Engel 21 for the losers. Finals set for 8:00 p.m. Saturday. admission $1.
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Eastside Maidrite
Wheeler Dealer
Salvation Army
Cedar Rapids
Eastside Madrite
Ottumwa
Jim Sangster
Steve Ottoson
Dennis Curran
Ron Pexa
Oskaloosa
Kyle
Jeff Dawson
United Federal of
Des Moines
Larry Parker
Rick Engel
Rams Lose Mat Test at Mount Vernon Wisconsin Defeats Cornell
Western Illinois defeated Cornell 38 to 7 in a college wrestling dual at Mount Vernon. Reindell defeated Gutierrez 11-1, Nettleton won by forfeit, Bellig over Kray 21-7, Hagen over Favati 7-5, Thomas won by default, Bellis over Marchewski 9-7, Lamitzegger over Foote 7-1, Dyer pinned Peckham, and Hays defeated Wilson 10-2 with Pasholk pinning Becker in 4 52.
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Mount Vernon
Western Illinois
Cornell
Carl Reindell
Ron Gutierrez
Greg Nettleton
Steve Bellig
Jim Kray
Phil Hagen
Vittorio Favati
Randy Thomas
Jim Haske
Jim Bellis
Mike Marchewski
Rich Lamitzegger
Kevin Foote
Bob Hays
Steve Wilson
de John Pasholk
Mark Becker
Ellsworth Defeats Kirkwood 61-54 in Women’s Basketball
Ellsworth Community College beat Kirkwood 61-54 in a Friday matchup. Kirkwood’s Robin Smittkamp led with 21 points and Marcia Jordan added 4 points, while Ellsworth’s Mary LeGrande scored 18 and Ann Callahan 17 in the win.
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Ellsworth
Ellsworth Community College
Kirkwood
Robin Smittkamp
Luther tops Upper Iowa in overtime thriller
Luther beats Upper Iowa 98 92 in overtime after Keith Woolfolk sinks a 20 footer with three seconds left to force OT. Al Teetshorn scores 28 before fouling out, Ron Evans adds 17 points, and Luther holds a 20 8 free throw edge as Woolfolk dominates with 25 points and 22 rebounds for the Peacocks.
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Fayette
Luther
Iowa
Upper Iowa
al Teetshorn
Norse
Keith Woolfolk
Woolfolk
Ron Evans
Teetshorn
Jim Handke
Dave Hansen
Kirk Vidas
Jeff Hillebrand
Steve Jaschen
Jim Foth
Dean Aldrich
Mike Allen
Don Bartels
Phil Finanger
Rick Schmitz
Upper Town
Upper Towa
Bartels
Esterson
Ulrich
Hondke
Vidas
Foth
Luther Bench
Cowboys Harvey Martin named NFC defensive player of the year
Kansas City, AP Nicole Harvey Martin of the Dallas Cowboys was chosen as the NFC defensive player of the year by the Committee of 101 in Kansas City.
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Kansas City, Mo
Harvey Martin
Dallas Cowboys
National Football Conference
Committee of 101
Kansas City
Simpson Tops Coe 84 75 In Tight Iowa Pickup clash
Simpson defeats Coe 84 to 75 at Moray Eby Field House as Keller and King spark a late burst after a 71 71 deadlock. Coe’s Harberts and Schmarzo foul out. King 28 points Keller 26 lead Simpson with Robinson 10 and Marinangeli 11 for Coe. Iowa Mennonite blasts Winfield Mount Union 113 67 to set school scoring record. Bachman 22 points as eleven players hit double figures.
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Coe
Simpson
Moray Eby
Dave Keller
Mark King
Craig Harberts
Bill Schmarzo
Schmarzo
Harberts
Keller
King
Redmen
Mark Marinangeli
Dennis Cleveland
al Robinson
Kohawks
Harbert
Marinangeli
Garry Archie
Robinson
Cornell
Mark Wierson
Steve Kitzman
Dick Sulentic
Mark Crall
Tom Lawler
Shepherd
Kalona
Iowa
Iowa women lead in Ames swim meet after day one
The University of Iowa swept all 10 events and set seven state records to lead the Iowa AIAW Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women meet in Ames after Friday with 430 points. Iowa State trails with 243, Luther, Grinnell, and UNI also competing as final events set for Saturday. Former CR Wash prep Julie Baty and Denise Buchheister clocked records, and Sandy Sherman of former CR Kennedy prep broke the 50 free mark while finishing second.
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Ames
University of Iowa
Iowa Aiaw Association For Intercollegiate Athletics
Iowa
Iowa State
Luther
Grinnell
UNI
C.R. Wash
Julie Baty
Denise Buchheister
C.R
Linn-Mar Sophomores Rally to Beat Regina 69 65
Greg Hubler scored 19 points and Mark Vesey added 14 to lift Linn-Mar's sophomore team to its 14th win of the season, defeating Iowa City Regina 69 to 65 on Friday. Regina’s John Pelicick led his team with 19 points.
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Greg Hubler
Mark Vesey
Linn-Mar
Iowa City
Regina
John Pelicick
Prairie beats LaSalle 73 to 54 in sophomore basketball
Mitch Porter scored 28 points leading Cedar Rapids Prairie to a 73 54 win over LaSalle on Friday night. Duane Schulte contributed 16 points for LaSalle.
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Mitch Porter
Cedar Rapids Prairie
LaSalle
Sophmore
Duane Schulte
Jefferson Tops Washington In Double Overtime
Red Kenney scored 20 points to lead Cedar Rapids Jefferson past Cedar Rapids Washington 58 54 in two overtimes Friday night in boys sophomore basketball. Carl Gondor added 18 for Washington as the Warriors fall to 6 6 in conference and 7 9 overall.
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Red Kenney
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Carl Gondor
Warriors
Tickner Wins Skate Title at U S Championships
Charlie Tickner defeated David Santee in the short program to take a commanding lead in the senior men’s at the United States Figure Skating Championships in Portland Oregon. Santee had been runner up after the compulsory segment and warned Tickner could falter under pressure if he skated well.
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Portland
Ore
Charlie Tickner
David Santees
Santee
Tickner
Regis Royals Rally Past Waterloo Columbus 69 68
Regis overcame a halftime deficit to beat Waterloo Columbus 69 68. Pete Lake secured the win with two late free throws as Dave Zobl scored 14 points including six in the fourth quarter. Rich Gradeville added 13 points for Regis.
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Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Regis
Pete Lake
Columbus
Dave Zobl
Zobl
Royals
Rich Gradeville
CLR. Regis
Brian Donnelly
Oe A Tae
Mike Kloos
Dave Zob
Mike Kolloon
Hi Ae
Craig Stephan
Waterloo Columbus
Scott Hunt
Jeff Bedard
Tom McConnift
Roger Weber
Mike Jaushen
Randy Renter
Dave Larsen
Hempstead Downs Jeff Dubuque In Mississippi Valley Dual
Hempstead defeated Jeff Dubuque 32-16 at Jefferson in a Mississippi Valley dual wrestling meet Friday. J-Hawks Jon Russell Perry Harris and John Lopata each won. Hempstead also won JV and sophomore matches.
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Dubuque Hempstead
C.R. Jefferson
Jefferson
Mississippi Valley
Jon Russell
Perry Harris
John Lopata
J-Hawks
Jeff
South Dakota State Edges Northern Iowa in Tight NC
Corci Mahoney scored 17 points as South Dakota State beat Northern Iowa 56-49 in a midseason NC game. The Jackrabbits improved to 5-5 in conference play, while UNI dropped to 4-6. Free throws powered the win as SDSU went 16 of 23 at the line and UNI hit only two. Rod Underwood led UNI with 14 points, Larry Nickelson added 12 and 9 rebounds for SDSU.
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Cedar Falls
Corci Mahoney
South Dakota State
Northern Iowa
UNI
Nebraska- Omaha
North Dakota
Larry Nickelson
Rod Underwood
Panthers
ISU matmen dominate Buckeyes in 33 6 victory
Iowa State built early lead then won the final eight bouts to beat Ohio State 33 6. Kelly Ward pinned John Schultz in the 167 pound division as Charlie Gadson and Frank Santana also scored pins. Rematch with Iowa looms next in Iowa City.
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AMES
Iowa State
Ohio State
Cyclones
Kelly Ward
John Schultz
Charlie Gadson
Frank Santana
Iowa
Iowa City
Amateur Wrestling News
Hawkeyes
Oklahoma State
Buckeyes
Joe Biggs
Jim Gibbons
Jeff Roe
Vincent Athoff
Mark Warner
Vic Ritchey
Randy Nielsen
Phil Anglim
Dave Brown
Bruce Solomon
Joe Zuspann
Phil Robbe
John Shultz
Ken Bruggeman
Jim Ander
HWT
Tom Walden
Dave Mulvin
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Scott Howard
Eric Lockwood
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Mark Knudsen
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Tim Klieman
Francis Clancy
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Doug Brayton
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