Notre Dame Routs Marquette After Stunning Comeback
Notre Dame freshman Tripucka sparked a second half rally to turn a 39-25 halftime deficit into a 65-59 win over Marquette. Coach Hank Raymonds bemoaned the slow start while Digger Phelps praised Notre Dame’s resilience as Marquette likely drops from the top rankings.
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Digger Phelps
Fighting Irish
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Jerome Whitehead
Eastern Iowan Matmen Dominate State Tourney Weekend
Fans celebrated at multiple sites as Eastern Iowa squads dominated the Iowa state wrestling meet. Midland High School led with three champions including Taylor and Snyder while Cedar Rapids Prairie and Mount Vernon earned top finishes and Coach of the Year honors. Major champions included James Zalesky, Barry Davis, Randy Majors, and the Yoder brothers, with Emmetsburg defender Jeff Kerber extending his win streak.
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Ross Yoder
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Randy Majors
Majors
Midland
John Byers
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Byers
Midand
Lisbon
Taylor
Schaeffer
Snyder
Eagles
Emmetsburg
Dowling
Lisbon Dominates High School Wrestling Circuit
Lisbon shines as a perennial wrestling power with two individual champions and five of six class A team titles. Mt. Vernon places fourth in 2A and Cedar Rapids Prairie second in 3A while coach Al Baxter credits the squad and boosters at a welcome-home event.
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Cedar Rapids Prairie
al Baxter
Baxter
Showdowns dot Metro cage sked
Metro area boys basketball teams begin four district tournament games Monday and Tuesday. Kennedy vs Linn-Mar and LaSalle vs Regis lead the slate at Marion Jefferson and Washington also on Tuesday. Marion meets Prairie in the other game.
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Tom Sattler
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Warriors
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Kiley
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Kevin Kiley
Dave Etienne
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Sheila Lynch
Andi Noeller
Nicklaus wins Inverrary Classic with late birdie surge
Jack Nicklaus overcomes a nine-stroke deficit at Inverrary to win the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic. He closes with five birdies over the final five holes to finish 12 under and take the $50,000 first prize, edging Grier Jones and Hale Irwin.
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Grier Jones
Hale Irwin
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Lou Graham
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J.C. Snead
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Pat McGowan
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Andy North
Bob Shearer
Chi Chi Rodriguez
Gil Morgan
Barry Jaeckel
Kermit Zarley
Gibby Gilbert
Forest Ferrer
Joe Porter
George Burns
Mantle Signs Record 100000 Yankees Contract in 1963
On this date 1963 Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees signed a $100 000 contract the highest salary in baseball at that time reflecting his star status and the club’s investment.
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Norton Named Top Fighter of 1977 by BWAA
Ken Norton was named Fighter of the Year for 1977 by the Boxing Writers Association after three wins in the year He solidified his No 1 heavyweight ranking by stopping Duane Bobick in 58 seconds and Lorenzo Zanon in five rounds then won a 15 round decision over Jimmy Young on November 5 in a year after a controversial loss to Muhammad Ali.
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Lorenzo Zanon
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NAIA playoff pairings announced for March games
NAIA officials in Des Moines announced two first round games in Iowa. Northwestern of Orange City, 15-8, meets Briar Cliff, 21-4, March 6 at 7 30 p.m. in Allee Gymnasium on Morningside College campus in Sioux City. Loras College, 20-8, faces Graceland, 13-11, at 7 30 p.m. March 6 at the University of Dubuque.
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Allee Gymnasium
Morningside College
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Loras College
Graceland
University of Dubuque
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