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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1978

Page

14

Prairie wrestling rated seventh in Predicament poll

Cedar Rapids Prairie coach Ron James comments on the No. 7 ranking in the Predicament poll as the Hawks head to the 3A District meet at Jefferson. He notes the rating matters little at tournament time and recalls Prairie’s 38-7 dual record and 10-1 season, plus a controversial season-opening loss to Iowa City West that involved a point deduction.

Ron James Cedar Rapids Prairie James Jefferson Hawk Prairie Tom Bishop Waterloo West Cresco Crestwood West Hawks Bishop Iowa Crestwood West Des Moines Dowling Southeast Polka Iowa City West Paul Randles Lon Liebergen Liebergen Randles

Top Twenty Iowa high school girls basketball rankings results

Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union top twenty results from Monday night semifinals include Lake View-Auburn, Belmond and Inwood West Lyon victories, with several games postponed or rescheduled due to snow. Notable outcomes: Estherville fell to Spirit Lake. Aplington defeated Janesville. Maynard West Central and Pleasant Valley posted wins. Maurice-Orange City season ended.

DES Moines Iowa Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Des Moines East West Des Moines Dowling Ankeny Snow Mediapolis Burlington Estherville Spirit Lake Aplington Janesville Elk Horn-Kimbalston Atlantic Audubon Wyoming Midland Lost Nation Argyle Central Keosavana Vanue Fort Madison Mount Ayr Afton East Union Maynard West Central West Union North Maurice-Orange City Pleasant Valley Eldridge North Scott Vinton Dysart-Geneseo Woulton McGregor Mar-Mac

Local College Basketball Scores And Scorers

Basketball results show Good News 68 Immanuel 51 Believers 62 No Names 58 Crooks Coast 71 Shamrock Coast 66 Concrete Min 61 LaSalle Faculty 50 Top scorers include Terronez Lundin Sands Brody McMann Garin Wessling Trinity 77 Westminster 67 1st Lutheran 58 Hope Lutheran 57 St Pauls 68 St Pauls 60 Noelridge 72 Trinity 70 Scorers: Von Ahsen Keiper Russel Less Fowler Lehnherr Young Tebussek Shebetko.

Good News Bopt Immanuel Boot Believers No Names Crooks Coast Shamrock Coast Concrete LaSalle Good News Phil Terronez Immanuel Doug Lundin Vern Sands Dan Walls Crooks Mike Brody Shamrock Ted McMann Dick Garin Doug Wessling Trinity Westminster Lutheran Hope Lutheran St. Pauls Noelridge Tom von Ahsen Doug Keiper Steve Russel Luth Rick Less Hope Mark Young Pauls John Fowler Bob Lehnherr Mike Tebussek Bob Shebetko

Lamb defies taunts as South Africa names first black Davis Cup player

Vanderbilt sophomore Peter Lamb says taunts sting less now after being called token in the past. He notes his role as the first black on a South Africa Davis Cup squad, amid protests over apartheid before the March 17-19 match against the United States at Vanderbilt.

Nashville, Tenn South Africa Peter Lamb Vanderbilt University Lamb United States Vanderbilt Cape Town

Waukon and Charles City Scoring Totals Listed

Waukon 53 and Charles City 51 in a late high school basketball game. Craig Larson led Waukon with 10 points, followed by Steve Singe 9 and Greg Smith 9. For Charles City, Mark Fransdal scored 17, Dave Holzer 11, Brett Knowlton 9, Denise Schrader 7.

Waukon Craig Larson Steve Singe Greg Smith Rick Langland Paul Zenke Randy Robinson Bitch Strike Charles City Mark Fransdal Dave Holzer Brett Knowlton Denise Schrader Bob Aringdale Bob Ellis Tony Brunsman

Rogers wins Hope Desert Classic on late heroics

Bill Rogers, a 26 year old Texan, captures the Bob Hope Desert Classic in Palm Springs by two strokes at 18 under par 339. He stood three ahead after 82 holes before a fate turning 11th hole, then held off Jerry McGee who birdied 18 to finish 19 under. Oosterhuis third, Caldwell fifth, Watson fifth with $103,180 year earnings. Rogers earns $45,000 plus prior Japan and year rewards.

Palm Springs Calif Bill Rogers Bermuda Jerry McGee Rogers McGee Jerry Japan Peter Oosterhuis Rex Caldwell Tom Watson Watson Tucson Bing Crosby

Kentucky slips from top ranking with Ole Miss win

Kentucky, now 18-2 and 10-2 in the SEC, defeated Ole Miss 64-52 at Tad Smith Coliseum but Coach Joe Hall criticized guards for self-made turnovers. James Lee and Jack Givens led the Wildcats with 10 and 18 points respectively as Mississippi fell to 9-13 overall.

Oxford Miss Kentucky Mississippi Wildcat Joe Hall Hall Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Louisiana State James Lee LSU Jack Givens Lee Givens Rick Robey John Stroud

Mr. Bubbles Clinches 76 55 Victory Over Mark Union

Unbeaten Mr. Bubbles improves to 11 0 with a 76 55 win in Kirkwood Women’s Basketball League action. Judy Graham scores 28 for the winners and Sandy Armstrong 23 for Mark Union. Ellie Werndt leads Chappies with 33 in a separate game.

Mr. Bubbles Mark Union Kirkwood Judy Graham Sandy Armstrong Roy Chappies Gail Boots Lester Mercy Hospital Ellie Werndt

McCullough Named Big Eight Player of the Week

6 foot 4 guard John Mccullough of Oklahoma earns Big Eight player of the week after scoring 20 points in Oklahoma near Colorado win. He also helped Oklahoma in a midweek upset of Oklahoma State, giving coach Dave Bliss his first Stillwater victory.

Kansas City John McCullough Oklahoma McCullough Sooners Colorado Oklahoma State Dave Bliss Stillwater

Postpone ISU Ames Women’s Basketball Game

The Iowa State versus Central match was called off due to snow and no makeup date was announced.

Ames UPI Iowa State Central

Kea Out Two Weeks With Broken Finger For Flames

Atlanta Flames announce defenseman Ed Kea will miss two weeks with a broken finger and call up Greg Fox from Nova Scotia to replace him. Fox will be in uniform for the game against Cleveland on Wednesday night.

Atlanta Atlanta Flames Ed Kea Flames Greg Fox Nova Scotia Kea Fox Cleveland

Salvation Army Little Kings Defeat Red Cross In Narrow Win

In a high scoring local game Salvation Army Little Kings beat Red Cross 96 to 86. Top scorers include Kings Zipperer and Serbu sek with 26, RC Mitchell 30, Reds Boston 20, and Nesper Todd 33. Other notable totals: Kirby 18, Washer 26, Fairview 14, Beef 23, Roseberry 18, Salvation Terronez 34, Northwestern Sargent 19.

Little Kings Red Cross Rod's Correctional Nesper Kirby Fairview Beef-A-Roo Roseberry Salvation Army Northwestern Kings Salvation Terronez Sargent

U S Wrestling Team Set for Cerro Pelado in Cuba

The United States team is expected to compete in the 10th Cerro Pelado tournament in Camaguey Cuba February 17 to 29. Teams from eight nations will participate including the Soviet Union Bulgaria East Germany Hungary Mexico Canada Colombia and Cuba.

Mexico City United States Camaguey Cuba Prensa Latina U.S Soviet Union Bulgaria East Germany Hungary Mexico Canada Colombia

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