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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1972
Page
2
Mike Slutsky reports on a prep sports summary noting Data State champions and Gibney sharing top honors. The piece highlights standout performers, team impacts, and upcoming prep-season implications for local schools.
Special Citations HESE five Cedar Rapids athletes achieved the goal for which all Iowa preps strive state championships. Wash swimmers Ben Taylor and John Little led the Warriors to their ninth straight state championship. Taylor repeated as champ in the 200-yard individual medley with a record time and also won the 100-yard butterfly for a second time. Little, who shaved his head for the meet, won the 200 freestyle in 1:49.53. The two then swam the final legs on the record-setting 400-yard relay team. Kennedy diver Stoney Turley piled up 416.10 points to cap a brilliant season with a state crown. He beat his nearest competitor by almost 20 points. In wrestling, 98-pound Mike Gallagher and 126-pound Brad Suma brought home AAA titles for Jeff. Gallagher had to beat an old nemesis, Clinton's Tom Hinrichsen, 6-1 in overtime for his championship. The victory avenged his only loss in a 29-1 season. Suma was one of only two area grapplers to finish the season unbeaten. The one time he didn't win in 29 outings was when he tied a Dubuque wrestler at 132 pounds. Suma won his finale 11-9 over Ft. Dodge's Joe Zuspann. fac trestier MIKE GALLAGHER
Greg Gibney, named Gazette Prep of the Week, scored 25 points to push Prairie past Marion in Washington district action, lifting his season total to 435 and breaking the 413-point school record set by Jesse Schulte. Bruns praises Gibney's defense and 59 assists as part of a steady overall contribution.
Ft Madison rose to 14 5 with a 58 50 win over Keokuk as Steve Nelson scored 18. Oelwein upgraded to 16 3 by a 93 43 rout of Independence. Algona 62 56 over Garrigan as Iowa City West faltered to Iowa City 12 7 after a poor third.
Marshalltown defeated Grinnell 64 to 42 in the opening round of a boys class AA district game. Four Bobcats reached double figures led by Vaughn with 18 points. Becker 12, Cahill 11, Cordt 11. Grinnell’s Brown topped their side with 10.
Iowa City City High defeated rival West High 61 to 48 in a district basketball game. Jeff Knoedel led City High with 20 points while Make Gatens scored 18 for West High. City High takes the best-of-three series 2-1 and advances to face the Muscatine Washington winner Thursday.
Dyersville Beckman defeated Maquoketa Valley 99 69 in first round district action. Bob Burkle scored 28 and Bob Hittenmiller 20 for Beckman while Porter led Valley with 23. Beckman advances to meet Manchester Stormont Thursday.
Oelwein dominates winless Independence 93 43 to claim the Northeast Iowa conference victory. Four Oelwein players reach double figures led by Bill Kraft with 17 points while Malek tops Independence with 14. Oelwein advances to face the winner of Winton West Union in the next round.
South Winnishiek topped Crestwood 72 to 65 in a Class AA district first round basketball game. Klimmeshh scored 19 and Schildmayer 15 for the winners while Schoebrer led Crestwood with 15. South Winnishiek advances to face the Decorah or Waukon winner on Thursday.
Schedule lists District BB games including Wash at Regis and Prairie vs Nett, plus Iowa State at Oklahoma and others. Mentions include Kennedy vs LaSalle at Kynfarion Prairie, L M girls at Be Kirkwood at Iowa, and multiple high school matchups with state implications. Strong entities include Regis, Prairie, Des Moines area clubs, and Beloit, Cornet, Iowa State.
Gibney leads Prairie with 18 points but Marion stays close as Wishniewsky adds 16 in the second half. Bruns faults free throw woes, noting 16 of 34, while Zalesky adds 13 and Anderson 12 as Marion closes 10-9 and Bush preserves a never-lose record in 15 seasons.
The Big Ten season suspension of Minnesota players Ron Be Hagen and Corky Taylor will be appealed to faculty representatives of member schools. The Twin Cities Campus Assembly Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics announced the appeal after the directors upheld the suspensions from a January 25 fight with Ohio State.
Weekend bowling features multiple leagues with top games and series. Russ Marks 267 in Torchlighters Mixed and 636 series lead the highlights, while Marlys Stuefen cards 235 for His and Hers at Cedar Rapids Bowl. Other strong tallies include Gav Mercer 233 in Dudes and Dames, Donna Haigh 230, Marilyn Richards 225, and Paul Knight 245 in various promotions.
Iowa will host Michigan in the final regular season game March 11 shown on the Big Ten five state network. The same day the Iowa freshman team meets Kirkwood Community College at 7:30 p.m. in the Iowa Fieldhouse. The yearlings bounced back with two wins after an 0-6 start.
In Cedar Rapids Central YMCA fast break basketball, Dows Dairy and Kozy Inn posted victories Monday. Scorers included Joe Knutson 18, Renahrt 20, and Irvin 32 for Kozy Inn, while Gordy Pisarik led Dows with strong rebounding and scoring amid a close game.
West Newton’s Joe DeNucci meets Ned Edwards of New York City in an eight round feature Monday night at the IBEW hall in Waltham Massachusetts AP reports.
District boys basketball results show varied scores across AA Class games. Notable wins include Clinton over Dewitt 79 to 65, Muscatine defeating Washington 57 to 52, and Cedar Rapids Lincoln topping Ottumwa with 89 points. College action features Missouri Valley, Big Eight, and North Central ties, with Missouri Valley games Cincinnati 68 over St. Louis 65 and Bradley 68 over Drake 67.
The Cedar County Racing Assn. will hold an organizational meeting Sunday March 5 at 2 p.m. at the Tipton State bank. All persons interested in quarter mile racing are urged to attend.
Regular season unbeaten Sioux City East leads the final Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with an 18-0 mark before district tourney play. East receives 13 of 16 first-place votes, Ames and Marshalltown follow, Storm Lake and Cedar Rapids Washington also in the Top Ten with Harlan Des Moines Lincoln South Tama and Davenport West.
Sioux City East leads the final United Press International high prep poll despite losing to Central 73 to 64 in district play. Central ended East's 18 game win streak, while Ames and Marshalltown trailed in votes. others in the top 16 include Cedar Rapids Washington Davenport West Des Moines Lincoln and Des Moines Tech.
The University of Akron in Akron Ohio was named to host the 1972 NCAA College Division Mideast Regional, a site chosen after six straight years hosting the event in Want to rent your garage a lighthearted classified insertion appears in the text.
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