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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1981
Page
17
Sports brief highlights Mike Eruzione’s honors and playful quips about the 1980 Olympic win. It also covers Iowa basketball milestones and coaching changes, including players crossing 1 000 points, a drafted Colorado State signee, officiating assignments, hostages’ remarks, and Amana ticket price changes for a fundraiser event.
At the 44th Annual Boys State Prep Swimming and Diving Championships in Ames Cedar Rapids Washington and Kennedy lead prelims with strong medley relay times Washington eyes its 16th title Bettendorf tops medley times and finals include Kimber Fogarty Jorgensen and Benson for the Warriors Gilbertson Emnyre Thomas for the Cougars plus relay teams from both Cedar Rapids schools and Bettendorf
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Mike Hahesy and Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Tom Hanson will meet in the first all Metro finals at the Iowa High School State Tournament. Dowling leads after semifinals as wrestlebacks loom for team title with Dowling at 734% to 70% and Charles City, Clinton, Muscatine in pursuit.
Cedar Rapids Washington stuns No. 2 Wahlert 53 51 after Bill Happel drills four late free throws to erase a 49 47 deficit. The win ends Wahlert 13 game streak and gives Washington a 13 6 record and a first round district date with Marion.
Dubuque Senior erased a 44-37 deficit with a 37-point fourth quarter to beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy 74-70 in the regular season finale. Keith Schilling and Mark McClintic led Kennedy with 24 and 22 points respectively, McClintic fouling out late as Senior edged ahead.
Iowa City prepares for the second Iowa Football Clinic April 17-18 with coach Hayden Fry and staff leading sessions. The event runs alongside spring practice and is open to all high school coaches.
Don Bosco wins the Class 1A team championship at the Iowa High School Wrestling Tournament held at Veterans Auditorium. The Dons, now in 1A after enrollment drop, join their 2A title from last year as top contenders with four finalists Corey Mills Mark Mangrich Irv Thome and Kevin Ortner. Lisbon also places two finalists led by Brett Stoneking and Royce Alger. Stoneking beats Steve Helgeson 13-2 while Alger defeats Phil Ross 10-4.
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