Iowa football recruit push under new coach Fry
Iowa coach Hayden Fry and staff crisscross the country to woo high school and junior college players as the new era begins after the Commings dismissal. Weather and late starts slow the process but recruiters report solid momentum with visits, especially from Iowa prospects, Texas and California locals, and visitors drawn by strong Hawkeye basketball and wrestling teams.
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Iowa
Hayden Fry
University of Iowa
Fry
Bob Commings
Commings
North Texas State
State of Iowa
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Chicago
Detroit
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Lone Star State
California
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Iowa honors ex Cedar Rapids prep athletes with awards
Iowa City athletes Mark Johnson of Jefferson Ken Kramer of Kennedy and Steve Waite of Iowa City West received University of Iowa Athletic Board Bronze Medallion scholarships. The annual awards go to student athletes with a 3.0 GPA and a varsity letter.
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Cedar Rapids Prep
Athletic Board
University of Iowa
Mark Johnson
C.R. Jefferson
Ken Kramer
C.R. Kennedy
Steve Waite
Iowa City West
Little Manhawk Wrestling Tournament Slated in Manchester
The West Delaware Booster Club will host the third annual Little Manhawk Wrestling Tournament March 3 at the West Delaware High School gym. Divisions cover novice junior and senior levels with weigh-in 7 to 8 a.m. and wrestling at 9 a.m. Entries are due February 24. Contact Bob Breckmeyer or Ray Ellis for details.
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Manchester
West Delaware
Bob Breckmeyer
Ray Ellis
Clear Creek girls buoyed by title despite tough league play
Rick Doran's Clear Creek of Tiffin finished 12-2 in East Iowa Hawkeye play and 16-7 overall in his first season as head coach. The squad relied on an almost all senior frontline led by Lori Meade and Melanie Roth with strong free throw and field goals, while Jean Wagner steered the backcourt amid a challenging schedule.
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Rick Doran
Clear Creek
Tiffin Girls
East Iowa Hawkeye
Rick
Ogden
Buena Vista College
Lori Meade
Melanie Roth
Rosamari Stratton
Diane Mougin
Jennifer Wagner
Lori
Melanie
Jean Wagner
Iowa high school sports and Hall of Fame additions noted
The piece highlights a top prep guard with strong rebounding and block stats and notes knee injury to Ellen Bigelow. It also profiles Jean Wagner as a standout pitcher for Tiffin in Iowa girls softball. Cedar Rapids hall of fame adds four coaches two players and an umpire including Duane Banks and Wes Cranson.
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Pam Ball
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Munday McAreavy
Brenda Ball
Yolanda Jensen
Ellen Bigelow
Ellen
Mid-Prairie
Jean Wagner
Tiffin
Iowa
Roth
Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association
Cedar Rapids
Duane Banks
Pat Daugherty
Centerville
Marty Dittmer
Iowa Falls
Ed McNeil
Fort Dodge
Wes Cranston
Williamsburg
Jack Dittmer
Elkader
Duane Josephson
New Hampton
Banks
Hawks
Atlanta
Yaz and Red Sox in salary dispute over contract
Carl Yastrzemski leaves Boston for Florida after meeting with GM Haywood Sullivan over a contract offer as Boston reorganizes pay for stars including Jim Rice. Yaz says he may sit out the 1979 season if his demands are not met, while others eye Rice's recent deal as a benchmark.
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Carl Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox
Jim Rice
Florida
Carl
Red Sox
Haywood Sullivan
Yastrzemski
Associated Press
Mike
Rice
Yaz
Bill Liston
Boston Herald American
Sully
Buddy LeRoux
Bill Campbell
Mike Torrez
Sullivan
LeRoux
Tom Yawkey
Dennis Eckersley
Cleveland
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