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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1973

Page

17

Elkader staves off Sumner in sectional thriller overtime

Elkader Central overcame a nine point deficit in the final minutes, tying Sumner 30-30 and winning 37-36 in overtime. Dave Kuehl topped the Wildcats with 27 points as Elkader improved to 18-2 while Sumner fell to 15-5.

Gazette-area Upper Iowa Elkader Central Elkader Eastern Iowa Sumner Denny Baier Dave Kuehl Hyde Stormont Dan Ebel Dave Keel Lyle Bushkolsky Dale Gilmore

Iowa State Coach Sees Big Eight Likely Oppose 30-Second Clock

Maury John predicts Big Eight coaches will not endorse renewing the 30 second clock next season. He notes Norm Stewart and Jack Hartman oppose it, while he supports the rule to stop stall play and boost fast offense. Coaches meet March 24 in St Louis to decide.

AMES UPI Iowa State Maury John Big Eight John St. Louis NCAA Norm Stewart Missouri Jack Hartmen Kansas Stewart Hartman

Modern Piping and Red Lion Triumph in YMCA Games

Red Lion defeated Mr. Bubble 67 to 53 as Bob Moore scored 22 points. Modern Piping edged Network Data 59 to 54 with Mike Hall tallying 17 points. Joens Brothers beat Eby's 72 to 49 behind Mike Roup's 19 as Don Miner 14 led Network Data and Jim Owen 14 topped Iping.

Red Lion Mr. Bubble Network Bob Moore Mike Hall Joens Brothers Eby Mike Roup Don Miner Lloyd Pettinger Jerry Pearson Lloyd Num Hreys Jim Kramer Jim Owen Russ Leidigh Sanie Hall Jack Me Elmeel Dave Hoyt Ron Baty

First National Bank and Nordman's Triumph in Marion

Nordman's team defeated the Jaycees 109 to 69 while First National beat Paul Revere Insurance 103 to 87 at Marion YMCA. Key scorers included Tom Zrudsky 28 and Tim Zrudsky 30 for Nordman's, Burns 11 and Jones 30 for First National, with other notable totals from Westert, Budreau, and Zahrt.

Nordman Jaycees Paul Revere Marion Burns Jones Westert Budreau Brainard Ris Pour Revere Tipton Lee Howe Vanderlinden Zahrt Strunk Thatcher

Life Investors Triumph Advancing to State Tourney

Life Investors defeated Cone Christian 67 to 61 to win the Ellis YMCA senior high basketball tournament. The victors earn a spot at the state tournament in Davenport on March 3 and 4.

Life Investors Cone Christian Ellis Ymca Ellis Y Davenport Life Investor Bennett Rector Hess Dunbar Bla Che Ce Creat Pele Meise Et Cothoun One

Tipton Tops Triangular Meet In Gymnastics

Tipton scored 129.8 points to win a triangular girls gymnastics meet at Linn-Mar on Monday. Linn-Mar finished second with 105.25 points while Dyersville Beekman placed third.

Tipton Linn-Mar Dyersville Beekman Wen Y Cantonwine Tiach Tina Thompson

St. Matthew's and St. Jude's Lead Parish Wrestling Standings

St. Matthew's and St. Jude's share the top of the parish league wrestling chart at 4-1 each. St. Ludmila's sits 2-3, All Saints 1-3, and St. Pat's 1-4.

St. Matthew's Jude's St. Jude's St. Ludmila’s All Saints St. Pat's

Iowa Hawkeyes Overpower Northern Iowa In Dual Meet

Iowa seniors dominated UNI with a 26-9 victory in Cedar Falls. Fred Penrod pinned Jay Moeller at 6:47 to give Iowa a key win as they improved to 10-4-1. Other matches featured Sones, Nicon, Smith, Holm, Wagemen, Cote, and Omvig earning decisions for the Hawkeyes.

Cedar Falls University of Iowa Fred Penrod Hawkeyes Northern Northern Iowa Penrod UNI Jay Moeller Iowa Northern Iowa Chris Sones Vern Allison Dave Nicon Northern Ilowa Timeroe Brad Smith Jim Miller Ken Sagg Mike Bostwick Pike Fhwek Vassal Davee Dan Holm Murray Martin Dan Wagemen Steve Knipp Paul Cote Tom Knipp Randy Omvig Jim *Waschek

Keokuk Clinches Tie for Iowa JC Title with 79 70 Win

Keokuk secured at least a share of the Iowa Junior College basketball title by defeating Indian Hills 79 70 at Centerville. Glenn Brown and Danny Middletown led the winners with 18 points each.

Centerville Southeastern Iowa JC of Keokuk Indian Hills Glenn Brown Danny Middletown

Reynolds Scores 20 as Regis JV Tops LaSalle 57 51

Don Reynolds scored 20 points to lead Regis' junior varsity to a 57 51 victory over LaSalle at Regis. Box score notes Klaus 6 Zobl 8 Strickland 14 Ropp 5 Reynolds 20 for Regis LaSalle Upah 7 Kolstersith Roble 5 Reid 8 Schenkleberg 17 Peter 8 Hasley 2.

Don Reynolds Regis LaSalle Ene Klaus Zobl Strickland Ropp Reynolds Upah Kolstersith Roble Reid Schenkleberg Peter Hasley

Terrell Stops Drover in Philadelphia Heavyweight Bout

In Philadelphia, Ernie Terrell of Chicago stopped Bill Drover of Labrador in a heavyweight bout. The Associated Press reports a decisive early stoppage with Terrell dominating the match.

Philadelphia Ernie Terrell Chicago Bill Drover Labrador

Midwest Conference Wrestling Meet Opens Free This Weekend

No gate charge for the Midwest conference wrestling tournament. Preliminary rounds start 2 p.m. Friday at Cee's Moray Eby Fieldhouse with semifinals and consolation wrestlebacks at 8 p.m. after the Coe Beloit basketball game. Saturday features consolation finals at 1 p.m. and finals at 2 p.m. Coe and Cornell share top billing in preseason polling. Coe seeks its first Midwest title as two defending champions come from the meet.

Cee Moray Eby Coe-Beloit Coe Cornell Rams

Notable Scoring Totals in Wheatland and Calamus Games

Wheatland led by Russ Bowers 4, Jerry Dittmer 26, Dale Eiben 4, Terry Jacobs 4, Clark Voelkers 7, LaVerne Bodeker 6 while Calamus featured Jeff Jacobi 24, Mark Olson 11, Tom Porth 11, Terry Wolf 6, Brian Ivy 1, Joel Block 9, Jerry Simmons in a scoring summary of the matchups.

Wheatland Russ Bowers Jerry Dittmer Dale Eiben Terry Jacobs Clark Voelkers LaVerne Bodeker Calamus Jeff Jacobi Mark Olson Tom Porth Terry Wolf Brian Ivy Joel Block Jerry Simmons

Clear Creek scores and player totals in regional game

Rick Mougin 4 and Eric Stewart 4 lead Clear Creek with 8 points while teammates Ark Lar Stewart 9 and Jim Marain 2 add depth. In egina Kennedy 63 Kevin Leaman 24 and Jim Haisch 15 pace the scoring with Morner 8 and Leaman 3 supporting as Boyd 2 and others contribute.

Clear Creek Rick Mougin Mike Ures

Unclear local race tallies with scattered candidate names

Fragmented OCR shows multiple candidate names and percentages across locations Tim Manson Lam pevilder Garlan Roth Don McDowell Greg McCulla Pete Goodrich Leven Bartachek Kevin Backerne Tony Simmons Mark Rownelle Lee Border Joe Van Senithelberge Randy Walton Tod Powers Rich Pech Jim Weise Rod Atchison Tom Denker Steve Wright Ken Dith Mike Mitchell and others for Belle Plaine and Winthrop areas with partial vote counts and no clear outcome.

Tim Manson Lampevilder Garlan Roth Don McDowell Greg McCulla Pete Goodrich Leven Bartachek Kevin Backerne Tony Simmone Mark Rownelle Web Dietze Lee Border Joe van Senithelberge Belle Plaine Randy 'A Walton Tod Powers Lvach Rich Pech Jim Weise

Incomplete league rosters list and vote tallies

Readable lines show players names with numbers and a Senate vote tally under unclear punctuation. The snippet lists Wak Russ Kramer and others with point values alongside a Senate tally featuring Tom Ulirich and colleagues.

Wak Russ Kramer Jeff Kisling E Holland Greg Andrews Dwigh Ferween Wayne Baker Benny Gilchis Phillip Tale Robin Burrell Dave Roseberry Dave Larent Darrel Acantary McNeal Ike Meyer Ione East Buchanan Glenn Bargarae Bill Dolane Gary Fangman Ric Halsted John R Independence Senate Tom Ulirich Mark Fiester Tom Hosch Dennis Donnelly Kevin Pink Dave Bellenier

Wrestling Pairings Set for Class AA and A Matches

Readable lines show wrestling pairings across weight classes from 98 to heavyweight. Names include Jeff Abel Creten Denny Cle Audubon Keith Petersen Davis County and many others across Iowa teams with byes and matchups listed for weight classes from 105 to heavyweight.

Jeff Abel Creten Jim Speltz Turkey Valley Denny Cle Perry Keith Petersen Audubon Doug Spillman Davis County Brent Hagen Britt Dean Digman Beckman Leo Nieuwsma Pella Kevin Braner Lance Frank West Union Arry Winslow Ed Fauble Pleasant Valley Dave Morgan Eagle Grove Doug Langford Butch Bonetus Jesup Steve Speenien Algona Tim Mackin Snyder Thornton Decorah Hans Hindeksons Goose Lake Tim Busby Johnston Dave Crawford Independence John Brovik Mr. Vernon Dick Perez Hampton Ate Ipo Mt. Ayr Bart Gingrich Vinton Gary van Skike West Sioux Ike Howard Creston Rich Goodale Osage Harry A Sigourney Tim Gallagher C.B. St. Albert Andy Nielsen Aigon Jim Smith Mediapolis Maikarrish Nevada An McCart Lowell Ewart Terry Steward Central DeWitt Dan Hayes Jack Flieher Stormont Jim Ver Hoeven Bob Nelson Maple Valley Kim Flenker North Scott Mark Stevenson Bruce Olson Doug Gerier Illiamsburg John Wilson Jere Dale Echard MFL Fred Hill C.B. Lewis Jeff Parrott Central DeWitt

Kirkwood Eagles Hold Off Morrison JC In Nonconference Win

Kirkwood Community College defeated Morrison Ill junior college 101-92 on the road. Dan Shonka and Jeff Wessel combined for 50 points with Wessel scoring 30 in the first half, Rusty Hamilton adding 14 in the second and 19 rebounds. Terry Smittkamp added 15 points as Kirkwood improved to 8-15.

Jeff Wessel Rusty Hamilton Kirkwood Morrison Jefferson High Wessel Eagles Terry Smittkamp Smittkamp Doug Goodman Mike Serbousek Ll ABA East Fareting Pet GB Iy. Morrison Kenty Hamilton Virgin Inje Fone Blooman New York Memphis Ais Gibson Wi Wu Lowe Utah Indiana Denver Hy A Waters Marach Dallas van Barnard San Diego Mes Eam San Baby Ballas

San Diego Boxer in Critical Condition After Bout

San Diego welterweight Charley Jacobs is listed in critical condition in Phoenix after collapsing following a fifth round knockout by Johnny Rice of Tucson in an eight round semi main bout.

Phoenix Ariz Charley Jacobs San Diego Jacobs Johnny Rice Tucson

Valley High Girls Basketball Coach Resigns

Don Wineinger, longtime head girls basketball coach at West Des Moines Valley High School, resigns after five seasons as AP reports from West Des Moines Iowa.

West Des Moines Don Wineinger West Des Moines Valley High School

Prairie Will Finish Season at Anamosa

Prairie high's East Central Iowa conference champions will close the season Friday with a non conference game at Anamosa. The Gazette corrected an error that claimed Prairie's regular season had ended.

Prairie Anamosa Prairie High the Gazette

Move Drake Fresh Mellen to Varsity

DES MOINES AP Paul Mellen the leading scorer and rebounder on Drake junior varsity was elevated to the varsity by Bulldog Coach Howard Stacey on Monday.

DES Moines Paul Mellen Drake Bulldog Howard Stacey

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