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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1970
Page
11
Jefferson High School coach Bill McNiel led the J-Hawks through a grueling schedule with only about three hours sleep. The team dominated a seven-team field at the Council Bluffs Invitational on Saturday, showcasing their stamina and skill.
Madison wins the Hawkeye Open team championship with 174 points over 24 records set, led by Lunda sisters Kel sley Karen and Kay in Cub Bantam Juvenile titles. Cedar Rapids and Clayton athletes set multiple records including Becky Johnson in Intermediate girls and David Pogorylski in Midget division as local schools contest in speedskating.
Prairie High suffered its first season dual loss, 20 18, to Waterloo East on the Prairie mat. Mitchell Taylor earned a 98 pound pin for East in the opening bout, key to the result, as Prairie drops to 6 1. Wes Cervety remained undefeated at 12 0 by winning the 18 pound match. Junior varsity also won 29 16.
Debbie Meyer of Sacramento California won her second event in four tries at the New South Wales swimming championships taking the open 400 meter individual medley in five minutes 20.4 seconds. She captured the 100 meter freestyle on Saturday after finishing sixth in the 100 meter butterfly and placed second in Thursday's 900 meter freestyle.
A fragmented report lists weight class results with names such as Honva Susumu and Ratan Meiear, noting points won and opponents like Chit Sund-Kep. The text mentions venues in South Morea and area-Lee Kamalseu with several missing or garbled details.
Holy Trinity Christian Fellowship Teague led Cage Tilt with a notable performance as Westminster and Trinity teams faced varied results. Holy Trinity of Norway defeated Lovely Lane Methodist 94 68 in league play with Dick McVay scoring 38 points. Trinity Lutheran beat Hope Lutheran 95 4 Edgewood. Baptist edged St Jude 74 63 while St Paul Methodist downed Westminster Presbyterian 83 07.
Left handed Jim McManus of Berkeley California defeated Australian Bob Carmichael in Hobart to capture the Tasmanian championship in straight sets 7 5 6 4 6 1.
Cedar Rapids boxers posted wins as Mike Secora stopped Mark Spore in the 132 pound class while Steve Secora defeated Mike Fuller in the 153 pound bout. Cedar Rapids' Ron Reeder lost a split decision to Craig Boyer, a state AAU and Golden Gloves champion, in a warmup ahead of Des Moines races set for January 2 to 21.
Waverly Terry Johnson led Jefferson's gymnastics team to a 2114.5 to 1014 win over Waverly-Shell Rock Saturday night. Johnson, a sophomore, swept events including trampoline high bar long horse and parallel bars amid a J Hawks four first places.
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