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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 28, 1983

Page

18

Indoor mile mark falls as Coghlan sets world indoors 3 49.78

Eamonn Coghlan shattered the indoor mile record at 3 49.78 at the U.S. Olympic Track meet in East Rutherford New Jersey with a 56.6 59.4 58.8 55.0 split sequence. Ray Flynn runner up in 3 51.20 and Steve Scott third in 3 52.28.

Ireland Eamonn Coghlan New York Athletic Club U.S East Rutherford N.J UPI Eamonn Coghlin Roger Bannister John Walker San Diego Calif Coghlan Ross Donoghue Ray Flynn Steve Scott Scott New Meadowlands Arena

Boza-Edwards TKOs Laza. set for Chacon title bid

Cornelius Boza-Edwards defeated Pedro Laza by ninth round technical knockout in Las Vegas to solidify his position as WBC No. 1 junior lightweight contender. Promoter Don Chargin said Boza Edwards will fight Bobby Chacon next, possibly in May in California or Nevada.

Las Vegas Nev Cornelius Boza-Edwards World Boxing Council Bobby Chacon Pedro Laza Miami Boza-Edwards WBC Lara Don Chargin Boza Edwards Chacon California Nevada

Allison Wins Richmond 400 Grand National Race

Bobby Allison held off Dale Earnhardt to win the Richmond 400 Grand National stock car race. He led with 70 laps to go and earned just under $20,000 as Earnhardt finished second, followed by Neil Bonnett and Geoff Bodine.

Richmond Bobby Allison Dale Earnhardt Allison Earnhardt Neil Bonnett Geoff Bodine

Koch Leads Coral Open After Rain Postponement

Heavy rains forced a day-long postponement of the Coral Open final round. Gary Koch, the 54-hole leader, held a 15 under par 201 with no rounds completed on Sunday. Play was reset to start anew at 7:51 a.m. today from the first and 10th tees.

Miami Gary Koch

Minnesota 71 Iowa 69 in Big Ten thriller

Minnesota edges Iowa 71 to 69 in a close Big Ten men’s game. Iowa’s scoring quartet includes key contributors as both teams rely on balanced attack.

Big Ten Minnesota Iowa

Metro Prep Basketball District Matchups

The bulletin lists boys games in the 3A district with Marion facing J.C. High at Marion and Washington meeting C.R. Jefferson at Kennedy. It also notes 2A district action with Mid-Prairie vs C.R. LaSalle at Wellman and a NAIA District 15 playoff women’s game Mount Mercy at Grand View at 7:30.

Marion J.C. High CR Washington C.R. Jefferson Kennedy Mid-Prairie C.R. LaSalle Wellman C.R. Regis Mount Mercy At Grand View

Hockey Scores and Tonight's NHL Pairings

Pro hockey results show Boston 4 Hartford 3, Buffalo 6 New Jersey 2, Montreal 4 Detroit 4 tied Philadelphia 2, NY Islanders 0, Edmonton 3 Winnipeg 0, Minnesota 2 Chicago, Vancouver 6 Calgary 2. Tonight's games include Pittsburgh at NY Rangers and Toronto at Boston both at 6 35 p.m. CST.

Mississippi Valley Dubuque Wahlert CR. Kennedy Dubuque Hempstead C.R. Washington Iowa City West CR. Jefferson Dubvane Senior Iowa City High Iowa Linn-Mar Maquoketa NBA Marion VW West Delaware Monticello Independence Vinton Philadelphia Anamosa Boston Tipton New Jersey New York Washington Tri-Rivers Milwaukee Atlanta PGA Detroit Cent Chicago Kansas City George Burns Edgewood-Colesburg Denver Tom Purtzer Buchanan Dallas Lonny Wadkins Utah Tom Kite Houston Id Clarence Rose Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Los Angeles Raymond Floyd Phoenix Calvin Peete Portland Tom Weiskopf Seattle Allen Miller Golden State Jack Nicklaus West Branch San Diego Bob Boyd Solon Nn Mike Gove Clear Creek An Fred Couple Mid-Prairie Chip Beck Durant Houston Mike Sullivan West Liberty Peter Oosterhuis Mount Vernon Scott Hoch Wilton John McComish Ed Sneed Curtis Strange Jim Booros Upper Iowa Indiana Mac O'Grady Massy Kuramoto Ken Green Cleveland North Fayette George Cable Wayne Levi Postvillen Doug Tewell Valley Andy Bean Sumner Steve Meinyk Elkader Central Lee Elder MPL Lyn Lott Fayette la Jack Seltzer Nick Faldo Jim Dent Bill Rogers Northeast Dove Barr Ronnie Black NY Rangers Pittsburgh Adams Montreal Buffalo Cascade Quebec CR Regis Hartford South Winneshiek Campbell Wapsie Valley US Angeles Vancouver Agi Minnesota Toronto Detroit NY Islanders Edmonton Winnipeg Vancouver Calgary

Swimming Big Eight Meet Held at Norman Winners Crowned

Kansas tops team standings at Norman led by Tammy Thomas who won the 100 freestyle and set a meet record. Stephanie Raney of KU claimed the 1450 freestyle while Cathy Heisler and Mary Kay Gerhart won events for NY and OU respectively. Nebraska, Iowa State, and Oklahoma also earned titles in multiple events.

Norman Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Iowa State Missouri Tammy Thomas Thomas Tammy Pease Linda Sebesta Stephanie Raney Bernie Swanko Lynn Ellis ISU Celine Cerny Tana Bowen Sherri Hayward Cathy Heisler Dawn Lamarca Mary Kay Fitzgerald Mary Kay Gerhart Bev Beauchamp Colorado Wendy Lucero Dana Arehart Chris Wright Jenny Woostaff

Panthers Fall At Southwest Missouri State In MVC Clash

Springfield Missouri. Northern Iowa Panthers trailed Southwest Missouri State by 18 and lost 72-53. Bears moved to 6-1 in conference and 13-13 overall, while UNI dropped to 5-5 in league and 12-16 overall. Kraayenbrink led UNI with 16 points and Storck added 13 and seven rebounds.

Missouri Oklahoma State Oklahoma Nebraska Iowa State Kansas State Colorado Kansas Mid-Continent I-Chicago Northern Iowa Valparaiso Cleveland St Missouri Valley Wichita St Illinois St N. Mexico St Tulsa Bradley DRAKE Texas Creighton N. Ilinois Indiana St Southeastern Kentucky Mississippi Vanderbilt Virginia North Carolina N. Carolina St Maryland Wake Forest Georgia Tech Duke Clemson Villanova St. John's Boston College Georgetown Syracuse Pittsburgh Providence Connecticut Seton Hall Louisiana New Orleans S. Carolina Stetson Marquette Dayton Notre Dame Springfield UPI Northern Iowa Panthers Southwest Missouri State Bears UNI Randy Kraayenbrink Ray Storck

USFL و NFL player moves span multiple teams

Chicago signs Frank Corral as punter and place kicker to a multi year deal. Michigan signs Anthony Carter at wide receiver. Washington releases Jeff Postell plus Brad Carr and Kevin Patterson. Rod Caldwell, Brian Franco, George Snowden, and Mike Forslund on various listed positions. Ed Buffalo recalled to NHL duties. Phil Myre moved between Rochester and Buffalo. New Jersey recalls Larry Floyd and Mike Maher from Wichita.

Chicago Frank Corral Michigan Anthony Carter Washington USFL Jeff Postell Brad Carr Kevin Patterson Rod Caldwell Brian Franco George Snowden Mike Forslund Ed Buffalo NHL Phil Myre Rochester Jacques Cloutier New Jersey Larry Floyd Mike Maher Wichita

State Tournament First Round Pairings Listed

The schedule shows Tuesday March 8 matchups at 1 p.m. Des Moines Hoover against Clinton Mater Dei and 2:30 p.m. West Central of Maynard versus Dubuque Senior, plus 7 p.m. Winfield-Mount Union versus Lake View Auburn and 8:30 p.m. Hartley-Melvin against Central Webster. It continues Wednesday with 1 p.m. Unity Christian versus Fairfield, 2:30 p.m. Walnut versus Des Moines North-Tech, 7 p.m. Waterloo Columbus against Bettendorf, and 8:30 p.m. Fort Dodge versus Ackley Geneva. TV slate listed.

Des Moines Hoover Clinton Mater Dei West Central of Maynard Dubuque Senior Winfield-Mount Union Lake View Auburn Hartley-Melvin Central Webster Ednesday Orange City Unity Christian Fairfield Walnut North-Tech Waterloo Columbus Bettendorf Fort Dodge Ackley-Geneva

Flyers Tie Clinton 5–3 in First Round Playoff

Dubuque’s C R Flyers defeated Clinton Sport 5 to 3 at Five Flags Arena in a first round playoff game. Danny White scored twice while Mike Williams Ted Graves and Jerry Jirkovsky added one goal apiece for the Flyers.

Dubuque C.R. Flyers Clinton Sport Danny White Mike Williams Ted Graves Jerry Jirkovsky Flyers

Kansas Wins Fourth Straight Big Eight Indoor Track Title

Kansas captured its fourth consecutive Big Eight Conference men's Indoor Track and Field championship in Lincoln after a tight run, final team scores Kansas 95 Missouri 80. Iowa State placed third at 77 with Brian Tietjens setting a conference meet record in the high jump at 7 feet 4 inches.

Lincoln Neb Kansas Missouri Iowa State Kansas State Oklahoma Colorado Oklahoma State Nebraska Brian Tietjens

Rodeo stars vie for cash in Springfield tourney

Cowboys and cowgirls from multiple states compete across bareback, saddle bronc, steer wrestling, barrel racing, calf roping and bull riding. Larry Peabody leads bareback with 75 on Broken Arrow while Vicki Minor tops barrel racing at 12.45 seconds. Other strong showings include T.J. Walter scoring 69 on Red River and Gene Owen 75 on Tuff with high totals across events.

Springfield Watkins T.J. Walter Houston Astrodome Red River van Horne Dave Appleton Wayward Wind Larry Peabody Broken Arrow Vicki Minor Fairfax Charlie Wesley Belle Plaine Vicki Great Lakes Chris Minor McIlvain Frontier Airlines Gene Owen Bozeman Mont Daveappleton Stephenville Tex Sam Perkins Rapid City Red Wing Roger Nieveen Columbus Neb John Andrews Onargo

Baseball Signings Tie Otis Nixon and Don Mattingly to Columbus

New York AL adds Otis Nixon and Don Mattingly to its Columbus roster while Rowland Office is added as outfielder. New York NL signs Ed Lynch a pitcher.

New York Otis Nixon Don Mattingly Rowland Office Columbus Ed Lynch

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