Reader Letter Calls BCS System Flawed
A Gazette reader argues the BCS computer system is flawed and a national playoff is needed. The writer cites lopsided bowl scores and says bowls prioritize revenue over teams and players, urging a focus on competitive spirit.
Open Forum on College Football System and Playoff Reform
Commentary argues for reducing emphasis on money and revamping the system to reflect true collegiate ideals. A December playoff is proposed for growth, bowls urged to compromise, and fans urged to support loyalty amid Rose Bowl memories. The piece notes Miami and Buffaloes game dynamics and ends with a reminder that it is only a game.
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Buffaloes
Kaeding Key to Hawkeye Bowl Win
The writer credits Nathan Kaeding with winning the Alamo Bowl for Iowa, praising his kicking talent and work ethic shown from eighth grade through college. The note highlights commitment and predicts continued contributions to football and beyond.
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Iowa
Nathan Kaeding
Nate
Hawks
Youth Notes policy on youth sports results publication
The Gazette outlines when it publishes youth results in Sunday editions. Eligible athletes begin at middle school and older with routine state and national competition reporting for younger competitors. For questions call 398 8258.
Tornadoes win Demon Classic in 38-27 title game
Cedar Rapids sixth grade Tornadoes finish 3-0 in the Demon Classic, beating Salvation Army Knights 38-27 to push season record to 36-2 and claim their sixth tournament title. Also reports from May City Bowl Youth Holiday Singles and City High Matpac Classic with multiple champs.
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Washington
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Tornadoes
Salvation Army Knights
Tornadoes
Cedar Rapids
Ashton Northern
Northern
Shelby Baker
Justin Fields
Bryanna Armstrong
Quincy Bruce
Rylie Pflughaupt
Cody Northern
Brittan Giersberg
Tyson Albert
Ambyr Young
Dustin Kruger
Sonya Ard
Iowa colleges highlight former Gazette area athletes
Brooke Ralston of Cedar Rapids Jefferson joined Coe College after running cross country in the fall. Abbie Stepanek of Mount Mercy from Benton Community High School earned all tournament honors at Clarke College Holiday Tournament after 45 points in two games. Angie Kneeland of Marion and Maria Duncalf of Newhall earned their third varsity cross country letters at Central with Kneeland named co captain.
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Iowa
Brooke Ralston
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Coe
Abbie Stepanek
Mount Mercy
Benton Community High School
Clarke College
Angie Kneeland
Marion
Maria Duncalf
Newhall
Benton Community
Central
Kneeland
Arizona Redskins clash looms as week 14 actions unfold
Pro football notes list Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins both 7-8 with multiple players listed as doubtful questionable and probable. Key names include Rob Fredrickson Renaldo Hill Desmond Clark Kevin Kasper Rod Smith and Patrick Surtain among others.
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Arizona Cardinals
Washington Redskins
Tom Knight
Mike Gruttadauria
Lawrence Hart
MarTay Jenkins
Raynoch Thompson
Rob Fredrickson
Renaldo Hill
Fred Wakefield
LaVar Ar
Dustin Cohen
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
Rob Johnson
Jerry Ostroski
Shawn Price
Kenyatta Wright
Ron Edwards
Travis Henry
Travares Tillman
Pat Williams
Patrick Surtain
Zach Thomas
Cincinnati Bengals
Tennessee Titans
Steve Foley
DE Vaughn Booker
Artrell Hawkins
Scott Mitchell
Matt O'Dwyer
Nick Williams
Willie Anderson
Danny Farmer
Darnay Scott
Frank Chamberlin
Justin McCareins
Donald Mitchell
Joe Salave
Robaire Smith
Skip Hicks
Steve McNair
Samari Rolle
Chris Sanders
Frank Wycheck
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
Courtney Brown
Marquis Smith
Brant Boyer
Oj, Santiago
Jason Simmons
Jerome Bettis
Joey Porter
Amos Zereoue
Brent Alexander
Alan Faneca
Earl Holmes
Rich Tyiski
Hines Ward
Jon Witman
Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions
Kelvin Garmon
Mike Lucky
Greg Ellis
Joey Galloway
Jackie Harris
Michael Wiley
Terry Fair
Barrett Green
Mike McMahon
Larry Foster
James Hall
James Stewart
Denver Broncos
Indianapolis Colts
DE Chukie Nwokorie
Mike Peterson
Dominic Rhodes
Brad Scioli
Green Bay Packers
NEW York Giants
John Thierry
Gilbert Brown
Allen Rossum
Nate Wayne
Odt Santana Dotson
Brett Favre
Jason Sehorn
Rich Seubert
Ron Stone
Damon Washington
Jonathan Carter
Will Allen
Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears
Fernando Bryant
Fred Taylor
Joe Tulpala
Jason Craft
Todd Fordham
Jeff Posey
Larry Whigham
Phillip Daniels
Walt Harris
Dez White
Fred Baxter
Tony Parrish
Kansas City Chiefs
Seattle Seahawks
Jason Dunn
Larry Atkins
Duane Clemons
Trent Green
Priest Holmes
Rich Owens
Victor Riley
Marcus Spears
Marcus Bell
DE Lamar King
Matt Hasselbeck
Ken Lucas
Mike Sinclair
Anthony Simmons
Shawn Springs
Mack Strong
NEW England Patriots
Carolina Panthers
Anjowain Smith
Isaac Byrd
Sean Gilbert
Muhsin Muhammad
Wesley Walls
Karl Hankton
Nate Hemsley
Nick Goings
Donald Hayes
NEW York Jets
Oakland Raiders
Eric Ogbogu
Damien Robinson
Mo Collins
Sebastian Janikowski
Lincoln Kennedy
T Barry Sims
CB Charles Woodson
College Football Shrine Classic and All-Star Games Listed
A schedule of upcoming college football all star games including East West Shrine Classic in San Francisco, Gridiron Classic in Orlando, Senior Bowl in Mobile, and Hula Bowl in Maui with date, matchups and broadcast ESPN. Past results recap includes Bowls such as New Orleans, Tangerine, Blue-Gray, Las Vegas, and Music City with final scores.
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Fla
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Team USA
ESPN
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Hawaii
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Tennessee
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Oregon
Colorado
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Florida
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Miami
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Prep Wrestling at ILC West Des Moines Duals
West Lepic led ILC duals with Cr Kennedy beating West 45-24 and Wilton 36-34 to take top spots. Multiple bouts highlight Chad Barkalow pinning and Mitch Mueller and Kyle Blood earning decisions in round recaps, with CIW and CRK squads posting several forfeits and pins across weight classes.
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Mitch Mueller
Jake Halvorsen
Kyle Blood
Alex Hanson
Mike Russell
Josh Steapp
Brad Stockton
Eric van Duessen
Greg Boehne
Steven Maier
Josh Shalia
Tim Gallagher
Derek Thomas
James Dixon
Omar Maktabi
Tyler Harrison
Kyle Clark
Andrew Moreno
Joe Feinberg
Mai
David Solis
Aaron Walker
Eric Forman
Jake Dwhytie
Alex Kanellis
Jason Waggoner
Alex Dull
Chris Schwebach
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Matt Splittgerberb
Scott Waterman
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Kyle Miller
Avery Beners
Ken Dittus
Tade Kracklie
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Gabe Boorn
J.J. Cooper
Devin Maxwell
Tyler Babb
Sam Pahi
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Joey Slater
Brady Wakeland
Eric Kroul
Randy Culver
Chris Haught
Justin Thompson
Cory Barsness
Brad Terry
Brandon King
Adam Ward
Dan McEchron
David Hessel
Andy Adams
Justin Fah
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Jacob Helvey
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Caleb Wheeler
Ben Carter
Nate Shortell
Tom Koch
Derek Webb
Trevor Holland
Steve Allison
Jake Marquardt
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College and pro sports slate with TV listings
The schedule lists Northern Iowa at Iowa State and Indiana State at Northern Iowa in college wrestling and basketball, Purdue at Iowa, Kirkwood at Lakeland, plus pro football games for the Jaguars at Bears and Packers at Giants. Media outlets include KGAN KFXA and ESPN channels with live and taped broadcasts.
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Iowa
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Lakeland
Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
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New York Jets
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ESPN
Iowa and Dubuque Hempstead Swim Meet Results
Detailed results from two invite meets include multiple events across teams such as NU High Cedar Falls Decorah Waterloo West Bettendorf Iowa City Dubuque Hempstead and Davenport Central. Notable winners include NU High in several events and Dubuque Hempstead in the 200 medley relay.
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Cedar Falls
Louis Christensen
Waterloo West
Ryan Toppin
Seth Tweedy
Decorah
Sean Osborne
Jason Jones
Raymond Ho
Charlie Staniger
Bryan van Pelt
Osborne
Mike Schmidt
John Mason
Cedar Fails
Scott Will
Evan Shanley
Toppin
Matt Adams
Seth Veigh
Dubuque Hempstead
Dubuque
Bettendorf
Iowa City
Freeport (II
Davenport Central
Pleasant Valley
Dubuque Senior
Davenport North
Davenport West
Adam Lehenbauer
Scott Stimmel
Tim Clark
Charlie Cunnick
Jason Meinhardt
Andy Steenrod
Tony Caldwell
Jamin Foust
Andrew Sissel
Cunnick
Meinhardt
Caldwell
John Graham
Clark
Andy Gray
Lehenbauer
Mark Fishburn
Summel
Dave Fisher
Henman and Williams lead ATP and WTA finals in Australia
Tim Henman defeats Alberto Martin 7-5 4-6 6-2 in Adelaide semifinals while Mark Philippoussis falls to Hicham Arazi 6-4 6-1. Bryan brothers win doubles, Black and Uliott upset Philippoussis and Henman. Williams defeats Henin 7-5 6-2 at Gold Coast. Henin and Shaughnessy take doubles 6-1 7-6. Seles edges Sanchez Vicario 6-1 7-6 in Hyundai Cup. Robredo beats Gambill 6-3 2-6 7-6 and pairs beat Seles-Gambill 6-4 6-2.
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Britain
Alberto Martin
Spain
Mark Philippoussis
Hicham Arazi
Morocco
Qubles Nats
Bob and
Mike Bryan
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Jan-Michael Gambill
On This Date 1980 Steelers Reach Fourth Super Bowl
The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Houston Oilers 27-13 in the AFC title game to advance to their fourth Super Bowl since 1974, marking another conference championship appearance in 1980.
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Houston Oilers
Dan Marino
Miami Dolphins
Nancy Kerrigan
U.S
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Shane Stant
Kerrigan
Scott Davis
Lenny Wilkens
NBA
Atlanta Hawks
Washington Bullets
Wilkens
Red Auerbach
Nina Kemppel
McCall
Idaho
Bowling May City Bowl Report Scores and Players
Bowling results from May City Bowl with players at T.G.LF Lancers Lancer Lanes and Castle Lanes. Notable scores include Virgil Cerveny 279 and Justin Fields 731 and several high series in mixed leagues.
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T.g.lf
David Marrett
Jeff Hansen
Dawn Carter
May City
Virgil Cerveny
Mike Robinson
Dan Slite
Matt McGaffee
Scott Kane
Rich Kemme
Brad Jipson
Ervin Malden
Kurt Hockaday
Kristiansen
Amber Reed
Lindsey Toman
Diana Yost
Tonia Kair
Benny Prucha
Howard Madison
Jim Novak
Chuck Baker
Don Berner
Pat Kent
Rosemary Lawrence
Marjorie Sankey
Lancer Lanes Lancer Jr.Sr
Bryan Tippett
Justin Fields
Angie Davis
Amanda
Dianne Weaver
Linda Jacobs
Friday Niners
Rick Tschiggfrie
Tricia Florence
Transactions highlight from multiple U S sports leagues
Summary of varied moves including Reggie Sanders signing with the Giants, Kenyon Martin suspension in the NBA, Pistons and others adjusting rosters, and multiple recalls and assignments across NHL AHL ECHL teams with injuries and staff changes noted. Includes college coaching and suspension actions as part of wider sports transactions.
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