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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1981

Page

18

State Wrestling Recaps from Ames and Des Moines Meets

Coverage of high school state wrestling results with individual classifications and weights. Winners include Jeff Carter Dowling, Curt Radcliff Iowa City High, Tom Hanson Kennedy, Larry Kerr Washington, and many more across classes 1A 2A 3A. Regional team standings feature Gilbertville Don Bosco and Lisbon, with team totals and placings listed.

Pine Rime Cedar Rapids Rex King X King DeWitt Central Larry Kerr Bowen Washington Todd Kesterson Clear Creek Illinois Purdue KTTC WHO ABC KWWL Iowa Wisconsin CBS Wide World of Sports Bay Hill WOC Des Moines’ Veterans Auditorium Iowa High School Athletic Association IPBN Sports America

Prep Boys Basketball Results Across Iowa State Matchups

Mississippi Valley teams led by C.R. Washington beat Dubuque Wahlert 53 to 5 while several other districts posted scores: West 49 over C.R. Jefferson 41, Dub. Senior 74 over C.R. Kennedy 70, Dub. Hempstead 73 over Marion 74, Monticello 65 over C.R. Prairie 79. Anamosa toppled Dyersville-Beckman 63 to 52 and West Delaware won 49 to 53. Northeast Iowa saw Waverly-Shell Rock 60 over Iowa Falls 56, New Hampton 61 over South Winneshiek 38, Ames 63 over Mason City 52, Ankeny 79 over Grinnell 71. Other results included Bettendorf 58 over Davenport West 52, Burlington 69 over Eldridge North Scott 43, Cascade 69 over Camanche 47, Clinton 74 over Muscatine 67, Emmetsburg 59 over Storm Lake 55, Fort Dodge 60 over Waterloo Centre 50, Hampton 66 over Roland Story 55, Hull Western Christian 80 over Hawarden, Knoxville 81 over Winterset 43, Maple Valley 61 over LeMars 59, Marshalltown 65 over Cedar Falls 55, Ottumwa 61 over Keokuk 50, Sheldon 87 over Spirit Lake 77, Sioux City West 70 over Spirit Lake 70, Spencer 80 over Estherville 57. Mount Vernon’s Jock Graber 18, Rob Wagner 18 led scoring with Doug Drakos 8 and others. Mid-Prairie’s Dallas Dune 21 topped by Kevin Hochsteder 8 and Dean Anderson 8.

Jeff Carter W.C.M Terry Cook Spencer Marty Hug C.B. Jefferson Mike Froeschle Davenport Fort Madison David Weaver D.M. Lincoln Trevor Clark Fort Dodge Perry Hughes Clinton Richard Herman S.E. Polk Lewis Massey C.B. Lewis Central Russ Bothwell Urbandale Scott Weatherill Bill Tate Waterloo Columbus Phil Callahan Ed Ergenbright Newton Dave Hunt Charles City Dan Roy Mason City Jerry Kellogg Sioux City North Jim Fox Marshalltown Russ Graves Webster City Joe Finney Cedar Rapids Kennedy Mike Stover Eric Wortman Iowa City West Joe Gibbons Ames Tim Draper C.B D.J. Kline Tom Hanson C.R. Kennedy Scott Shirley Crick Pearson Waterloo East Jack Engelken West Dubuave Epworth West Des Moines Dowling James Turner Waterloo West Rick DeBartolo Curt Radcliffe Iowa City Mike Froeschie Assumption Tim Belz Cedar Falls Tim Krieger Jefferson Russ Groves Wesbert City Kurt Ranshaw Iowe City West Dan Maiewski Mark Olson Phil Perry Oelwein Dan Stepleton Carroll Kuemper Joe Nekvinda C.R. Prairie Brian McCracken Bettendorf Dave Kiasson Iowa City High Bill Reed Gene Belz Davenport West Hwt Randy McFadden Muscatine Robert Harris Runnells Southeast Polk Hop Peterson Bob Garrow West Dubuque Terry Roiss Jeff Knutson Crestwood Cresco Mark Sindlinger Charrles City Kim Eisner Bettendor Humboldt Turkey Valley Osage Mount Vernon Washington Algona Wopsie Valley Emmetsburg Forest City Cherokee Mediapolis Denver Sigourney Glenwood Durant Jefferson and Maquoketo Creston Garner-Hayfield Eagle Grove Atlantic Central Lyon Osceola Clarke Decorah Huxsey Ballard Storm Lake Neola Tri-Center Grundy Center Lake Mills St. Ansgar Belmond la Porte City Monona MFL Anamosa Davis County Nevada West Marshall Clear Creek van Horne Benton Wapello Waukon de Witt Central Griswold Grinnell Howarden West Sioux Red Oak Centerville Chariton Clarion Eddyville Eldora New Providence Estherville Hudson Independence Iowa Falls Mount Ayr Nashua New Hampton Shenandoah Strawberry Point Stormont Sumner Truro Winton Winterset Dan House Terry Christensen Mike Jenkins LaPorte City Scott Steiert Tom Lensing Mike Leib Clarke Mike Schwan Paul Schnell Jeff Coutvet Greg Whittington Dennis Busta Wappello John Thompson Barry Stouwie Larry Vorwold Tom West Greg Randall Rusty Horn Mike Schimp Bermond Murray Anderson Erik Strawn Jeff Brown John Steffen Ed Smith Dave Merrick Ron Clark Jeff Kingsland Merle Triggs Kevin Dresser Steve McGinnis Mike Hoover Brad Hildebrandt Todd Fesker Geott McFarland Steve Randall Dave Litterer Dennis Merrick Steve Busch West Sioux Jeff Davis Craig Warnke Bob Kauffman Rock Rapids Jack Greene Todd McKinley Kevin Barber Jeff Weatherman Ballard Huxley Scott Ruhnke Rollie Kane Wapsie Valley Chris Christensen Benton Community Dan Randall Stan Johnson Joan Hassler Dan Adreon Kurt Angell Mark Pope Maquoketa Bob Hopkins Trent Jacobs Todd Smith Doyle Naig Brian Costigan Mark Rathien Myron Soika Jon Groeneveld Byron Berner Rick Rea Steve Reimers Chris Holt Mark Lever Brian Niess Super Hwt Tom Dole South Winneshiek South Tama Ankeny Bettender Burlington Eldridge Scott Cascade Camanche Waterloo Centre Hampton Roland Story Hull Western Christian Hawore Knoxville Maple Valley LeMars Cedar Fails Ottumwa Keokuk Sheldon Spirit Lake S'x City West Sx Fails SD. Lincoln CIAA Elizabeth City St St Augustine's Virginia St N.C. Central City University OF New York Queens Baruch Staten Island Brooklyn Chris. Newport N.C Scranton Lycoming Nat's L'S College Athletic Association Birefield Coll Alice Liord Great Lakes Marian Concordia Cardinal Stritch NW Wisconsin NEW Jersey State Montclair St Glassboro St Ohio Wittenberg Otterbein Baldwin-Wallace Ohio Northern OLD Dominion Lynchburg E.mennonite Roanoke Hampden-Sydney Pennsylvania Bloomsburg Clarion St Indiana Cheyney South Atlantic W.georgia Augusta Valdosta St Columbus Benedict Fort Valley St Morehouse Albany St Clark Tuskegee Alabama A&m Morris Brown South Alabama Georgia

Regionals recap from Iowa girls 1A 2A 3A semifinals

In Afton Bridgewater-Fontanelle beat Diagonal 77 67 Lakota edged Cedar Valley 55 52 Everly lost to Terrill 48 30 Wellsburg overwhelmed Gladbrook 56 4 Eariham outpaced Paton Chardan 86 82 Remsen Union outlasted Schaller 64 63 in OT Winfield Mount Union defeated Moravia 42 36 Aplington bested Bennett 84 62 2A final saw Hartley 43 Britt 38 Southeast Warren 63 West Burlington 38 3A final at West Union Sumner 71 Central Elkader 48.

Afton Bridgewater-Fontanelle Diagonal Algona Cedar Valley Lakota Estherville Terrill Everly Grundy Center Wellsburg Gladbrook Guthrie Center Eariham Paton Chardan Holstein Remsen

College Basketball Scores Snapshot

A busy slate shows Clarkson over Rochester 83 64 and many others across conferences. Highlights include Virginia St 88 NC Central 82 and Bucking up regional games with OT thrills and close finals.

Iowa College Scores and Tournament Results

Central defeats Wartburg 81 to 69 in a men’s basketball clash. Northern Iowa edges Campbell in overtime 64 to 65. In NAIA District 15 Loros beats Graceland 65 to 6. Drake trounces Creighton 113 to 64 in women’s play. Mount Mercy tops Simpson 85 to 7 and Upper Iowa beats Buena Vista 64 to 6.

Blackburn Logan Buena Vista Simpson Campbell N.iowa Iowa Wartburg Loras Graceland Moorhead St Northern St Southwestern Illinois Wright St Wesleyan Central Northern Iowa Loros Mount Mercy Upper Iowa

State Meet Panics Across Des Moines and Ames

Coverage lists events across Des Moines and Ames including the state meet at Ames and regional finals in Muscatine. Teams Coe and Grinnell appear in track and basketball events with Central and Buddha Inv. at Grinnell. Baseball and football staff moves noted for Boston and Green Bay.

Des Moines Ames Mount Mercy Petia Coe Grinnell LaSalle Mediopolis CR. Washington Davenport Muscatine High School

Television Slate For Saturday Sports Schedule

TV slate lists NCAA basketball Michigan against Indiana at noon on NBC. Fishing with Roland Martin airs at 12 30 p m on I channel. World Championship Tennis at 12 30 p m on KDUB and 1 a m on WMT. Channel and host names are given for a Saturday schedule.

Bob Ortege WHO Michigan Indiana NBC Roland Martin WMT

Wrestlers reach finals at state meet amid crowded competition

The 7:00 p.m. finals feature Hanson and Hahesy in a tight 171-pound clash while Mike Johnson of Cedar Rapids Jefferson seeks his first state title. Jefferson leads with five finalists as Iowa City West and Prairie contribute contenders, and Mt. Vernon hopes for a rare twin title run as Greg and Steve Stellar advance.

Turkey Valley Jackson Junction Humboldt Osage Mt. Vernon Greg Steve Desmond Mike Schimp Forest City Todd Lesker Dennis Merrick Dave Mierick Kevin Dresser Sigourney Scott Kephart MFL Monona Larry Vorwald

Etienne Rams Fall Short After Strong Third Quarter

Etienne and his team ended the regular season with a 6-13 record as they fought for a win. Mike Tigges led Senior with 15 points while Botsford surged in the final period with 12 of his 14 points. Chris Vogt added 12 for the Rams before Kennedy’s Dave Flanagan injured his back and was carried off.

Kennedy leads Kennedy injured early Fourth period

Kennedy suffers a stretcher delay early in the fourth as the Cougars prepare for their playoff opener versus Linn Marion at Marion. Team rosters list multiple players with shooting lines and team totals, while fouls and turnovers are tallied and halftime shows Kennedy ahead 3 to Senior 23.

Cougar Linn-Mar Marion

Wahlert rallies past Wash with second-half press

Wahlert trails at 37 36 but uses a second half press to topple Wash Wahlert center Dale Leibfried fouls out with 5 02 left and Wahlert holds on to win 49 45. Puk scores 15 for Wash while Ehlers posts 16 for Wahlert with key baskets down the stretch.

Wahlert Jim McGrath Mark Ehlers Wash Warriors Puk Dale Leibfried Golden Eagles Burbach Leibfried King C.R. Washington Randy Luter Dave Puk Mark Clymer Bill Happel Judd Malcolm Kevin Wilson Chuck Davisson Wahiert

Red Peppers Column Marks 33rd Year At The Gazette

The Red Peppers sports column, started in 1924 by Earl Coughlin, reaches Gus Schrader's 33rd year with The Gazette as the writer. The feature appears six days a week on the sports pages with readers’ letters answered Sundays in Sports Open Forum.

Gazette Red Peppers Earl Coughlin Gus Schrader The Sports Open Forum

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