Kennedy Guards Defeat Linn-Mar In Defensive Win
Cedar Rapids Kennedy tops Linn-Mar 51 47 as Gail Kramer leads with 17 points and Mary Hartman adds 12. Kim Tiernan scores 16 for Linn-Mar while Lisa Gerke racks 25 in a tight battle.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1978
Page
15
Cedar Rapids Kennedy tops Linn-Mar 51 47 as Gail Kramer leads with 17 points and Mary Hartman adds 12. Kim Tiernan scores 16 for Linn-Mar while Lisa Gerke racks 25 in a tight battle.
DES MOINES Defending state champion Cedar Rapids Washington sits third in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union gymnastics power ratings behind Ames and Davenport West. Washington's Leslie Tibbitts ranks high in tumbling floor and other events. Kory Kazimour places seventh on balance beam. The top 20 teams are listed with Ames leading at 159.95 and Davenport West second at 151.01.
Washington girls won most events in the Cedar Rapids triangular as Leslie Tibbits led with three firsts. The Warriors scored 112 points to Linn-Mar 95.61 and Regis 89.19 with Tibbits topping floor and beam, Robe winning vault and uneven bars.
Cedar Rapids Washington extends win streak to 15, remains 18th in the state rankings. Waukon and Ankeny new to top twenty. Lake View-Auburn holds No. 1 with 14-0, while Central Argyle climbs to 14th and Elkader Central drops out after last week losses.
The NCAA approved a plan to divide Division I into two divisions I-A and I-AA after three years of debate among 79 schools and independents. The convention then appeased much of the opposition as the restructuring moved forward.
Don James of Washington and Bill Manlove of Widener received Coaches of the Year honors at the AFCA ceremony. Notable coaches Dan Devine Bear Bryant and Lou Holtz were not district winners despite strong bowl performances. An amendment loosened Division I-A criteria allowing more schools to qualify.
Regis bolted to a first quarter lead and held a 42 31 halftime edge to defeat Jeff 75 61. Nell Sullivan led Regis with 19 points while Cathy Fagan poured in 20 and Jill Murphy added 19 after a second quarter recall. Jeff's Tracy Trosky matched with 25 as the Royals harassed Jeff into 39.2 percent shooting and 15 turnovers.
LaSalle high school freshmen cruised past Iowa City Regina 43 21 as Leann Ryder led with 18 points and Janet Lynch added 13 for Regina. Cedar Rapids LaSalle improved to 13 0 while Regina dropped in the standings.
Marion edged Independence 62 to 52 in a Wamac conference game at the Indians gym. Denise Jackson led Marion with 21 points while Janene McElree and Cheryl Barker added 18 each as the hosts built a 47 34 lead before fending off a late rally. Independence was led by Jo Brown with 17 and Dana Zieser with 16.
Roxanne Jackson scored a game high 31 points guiding Marion girls sophomore basketball to a 47 43 victory over Independence. The win lifts the Indians to an undefeated 10 0 record.
LeAnn Tudor scored 18 points to lift LaSalle past Iowa City Regina 43-21 in a sophomore girls basketball game. The Lancers improve to 13-0 on the season.
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