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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1977
Page
15
Linda Cunningham of Kennedy scored a key field goal over Linn-Mar defender Sue Stoppers Thursday in a girls basketball game at Kennedy. The result highlighted Kennedy's late scoring push and solid defense.
Washington won the meet with 132.95 points to Linn-Mar 109.75 and Regis 102.55. Lesie Tibbetts led with vault and tumbling while Lonnie Rosenberg and Sara Riley swept floor and beam. Barb Scott of Linn-Mar took uneven bars.
Linda Ludwig won four events and placed second behind a teammate in another to lead Iowa City West to a 119.60 to 95.91 victory at Marion. Ludwig swept vault floor and tumbling, took all around, and earned runner up in balance beam with ICW teammates filling places.
Kansas City Kings erase a 17 point first quarter deficit to beat Golden State 116 114. Brian Taylor sparks a 12 point burst and Richard Washington seals it with a late jumper as Jamaal Wilkes misses a game deciding shot. Coach Johnson blasts early leavers after the drama.
The slate lists Kennedy at Davenport Hemstead and Dubuque at Washington in boys play with eight graded matchups. Also noted are Jefferson of Iowa City at Linn Mar and Wahlert at Dubuque Regis, plus several girls games and invitational events across Davenport Kennedy, Linn-Mar, Washington, Muscatine, Bettendorf, Prairie, and Jefferson venues.
Marion leads the Wamac in boys scoring at 74.0 with Maquoketa top in defense at 39.0. Kampman of Vinton dominates scoring at 18.0, with Heineman fourth at 14.5, and Kampman also tops field goals made. Maquoketa excels in field goal and free throw percentage. West Delaware’s Ditch leads free throws. Marion 4-1, Maquoketa 3-1, Vinton 4-2. sophomores: Marion undefeated, Maquoketa 3-1.
Ankeny tops the latest Iowa high school girls poll at 15-0 with West Burlington and Mediapolis also undefeated. Parkersburg climbs to sixth at 15-0 while Lake View-Auburn reaches 11th after a 13th straight win. Waukon sits ninth and English Valleys 15th as West Central improves to 20th at 13-1.
Johnny Majors of Pittsburgh and Jim Dennison of Akron chosen as 1976 AFCA Coaches of the Year in the major and college divisions. Majors led Pitt to a 12-0 Sugar Bowl title and will return to Tennessee as head coach. Banquet honors scheduled for Friday night with other district winners named. Retired Gen. James A. Van Fleet also receiving the Tuss McLaughry Award.
The 12th annual Mid Winter boys tournament begins Friday at Trinity Lutheran gym with Cedar Rapids Trinity vs Central of Newhall in the opener. Ten teams from Iowa and Illinois compete in a single elimination event over three days ending Sunday with the title game at 3 30.
Iowa Conservation Commission officials warn the state faces the worst winter fish kill in over a decade. Many lakes in northern Iowa are at risk, with walleye, perch, bass, bluegill, and crappie dying off first while rough fish like carp proliferate. Safe lakes include East and West Okoboji, Spirit Lake, Clear Lake, North Twin, and Lost Island.
Hollywood AP reports the American Football Coaches Association credited a stand against head use in blocking and tackling with fewer head and neck injuries this season. Dr. Carl Blyth of North Carolina noted one paraplegia case, not linked to head blocking, as an avoided outcome. AFCA also endorsed restricting information to gambling-aimed outlets at its Hollywood meeting. Air Force coach Ben Martin elected AFCA president with Yale’s Carmen Cozza as first vice president and LSU’s Charlie McClendon as second vice president.
Tulsa from Tulsa Okla defeats Drake 74 to 70 in a Missouri Valley Conference game. Teko Wynder scores 22 leading all players including 16 in the second half to erase a halftime deficit and secure Tulsa's 1-1 league record and 3-10 overall. Drake falls to 4-8 overall and 0-1 in league play.
FMC remains unbeaten at 4 0 with a 72 61 victory over LeFebvre at Roosevelt junior high. Tom Carolan led scoring with 30 points for LeFebvre while Shortie added 19 for FMC. Other results include Wilson Foods 47 46 over Quaker and Harnischfeger 61 27 over Universal Engineering.
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