Ex-lowan Used Pain to Succeed
Bob Wallace rose from a severe childhood accident and 57 skin grafts to become head golf professional at Nicklaus Golf Center in Kings Mills Ohio. He endured months in a wheelchair, learned to walk, earned a golf scholarship, and worked as an assistant pro before joining Nicklaus Center after stints at Churchill Country Club and the Tour.
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Kings Mills
Ohio
Bob Wallace
Nicklaus Golf Center
General Oglethorpe
Savannah
Wallace
University of Denver
Bobby Nichols
Akron
Firestone Country Club
Churchill Country Club
Pittsburgh
Jim Childs
Nicklaus
Wamac Basketball Leaders Highlight Scoring and Defense
In the Wamac standings Indi ans lead boys scoring with Marion averaging 64.6 ppg while Maquoketa tops defense at 47.0 ppg. Vinton dominates shooting, Hanneman leads boys scoring, and Rowland shoots best. Maquoketa and sophomore Schoenthaler share top pace, while Maquoketa’s Schmidt tops girls scoring at 33 ppg.
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Marion
Maquoketa
Anamosa
Vinton
Mike Hanneman
Kevin Burke
Ron Tapper
Jim Tevis
Independence
Paul Rowland
Wamac
Soph
Diane Dollinger
Wendy Henderson
Monticello
Patty Rieken
Dollinger
Cornell Tops Central Matmen
Cornell defeats Central 29 8 in opening wrestling dual meet of the season. Reindel pins at 118 pounds to spark the win. Engelbrecht wins 190 pounds 5 2 after a late surge. other Cornell winners include Sundberg 134 Foote 167 Switt 177 and Engelbrecht again at 118. Central wins by pins and decisions at several weights with Gill Thomsen and Kern Reese notable.
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MT. Vernon
Karl Reindel
Cornell
Rams
Central
Jim Engelbrecht
Dan Brainard
Kari Reindel
Cor
Butch Wingett
Doug Englert
Kevin Broner
Jeff Sundberg
Russ Grov
Jim Hatke
Don Severbret
Gill Thomsen
Tom Smalley
Mike Marschewshki Cor
Dee Dim West
Kevin Foote
Dave Reynolds
Jim Switt
Kelly Downing
Grade School Skating Saturday at Lou Dennis Rink
A grade school ice skating derby sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission will be held Saturday at Lou Dennis rink. All grade school skaters class B and below are eligible to compete. Skating will begin at 2 p.m.
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The
Cedar Rapids
Regina Tops East Central Iowa Scoring Leaders
Regina players Randy Norton and Kris Rogers lead the East Central Iowa Conference in boys and girls scoring with 16.8 and 37.0 points per game respectively. LaSalle’s Lisa Champar is close behind in girls scoring while Benton and LaSalle hold strong team and defensive marks. Cathy Foley of Regina leads girls in rebounds and steals.
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Iowa City
Regina
Randy Norton
Kris Rogers
Iowa
Norton
Rogers
Cedar Rapids LaSalle
Lisa Champar
Dyersville
Beckman
Kyle Maiers
Jim Boeffelt
C.R. Prairie
Bruce Hruby
Bart Gibney
LaSalle
Greg Zipperer
Benton Community
Diane Shogren
Prairie
Sheila Lynch
Linn-Mar
Peg Burke
Benton
Cathy Foley
Pat Zalesky
Kathy Lawrence
Central States Title Bout Set at Memorial Coliseum
The Central States wrestling championship match pits champion Ed Wiskoski against The Candy Man Sunday night at Memorial Coliseum. Other matches include Jerry Oates vs Ron Bass in a Texas Death match Ted Otasan tangling with Bulldog Bob Brown and Dutch Mantel facing Mike George with special referee Ronnie Etchison.
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Ed Wiskoski
the Candy Man
Memorial Coliseum
Jerry Oates
Ron Bass
Texas
Ted Oates
Bulldog
Bob Brown
Dutch Mantel
Mike George
Ronnie Etchison
Grand View earns No. 10 ranking in JC basketball polls
Grand View College sits 12-1 and tied for tenth with Vincennes Indiana in the National Junior College Athletic Association basketball poll. Mercer County Community College leads the top five, while College of Southern Idaho DeKalb Georgia Pensacola Florida and Independence Kansas round out the top five. In wrestling North Iowa Area Community College Mason City sits at 2-0 with North Idaho Joliet Bismarck Cuyahoga Middlesex County in the top five.
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Hutchinson, Kan
Grand View
National Junior College Athletic Association
Vincennes
Ind
Mercer County Community College of
Trenton
N.J
Hutchinson
Campione d Italia Flyweight Title Bout Report
The report lists Holy Franco Udelia of Italy defeating Fritz Chervet of Switzerland by points to retain the European flyweight title. Separately Marvin Comet stopped Pedro Vega in a knockout in El Paso Texas, with Missoula Montana and Las Vegas Nevada noted among locations.
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Associated Press
Campione D'Italia
Franco Udelia
Italy
Fritz Chervet
Switzerland
Udelia
Vegas
Nev
Marvin Comet
Missoula
Mont
Pedro Vega
el Paso
Tex
Valley teams lead in MVC basketball stats
Cedar Rapids Washington, Plano? No, Washington hosts league leading Dubuque Senior Friday as Valley standings show Washington with 5-1 in league play and 68.2 scoring average while Dubuque Senior tops drills with 21.7 points per game by Terry Callahan. Bettendorf leads scorers at 76.0 and Jefferson and Uthoff close behind. Washington and Kennedy share top conference marks in girls basketball as Bettendorf dominates defense and Ruth Hibbeler headlines for Iowa City.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Dubuque
The
Warriors
Bettendorf
C.R. Jefferson
Terry Callahan
Jefferson
Dean Uthoff
Kennedy
Jeff Etienne
Gary Schmidt
Wash
Ruth Hibbeler
Iowa City
Debbie Franklin
Sue Petersen
Muscatine
Mark Lawrence
Clinton
Coonrod Wrecker Tops Papa Juan's In Ellis YMCA Game
Tom Carolan scored 25 to lead Coonrod Wrecker to a 41-39 win over Papa Juan's in the Ellis YMCA Under Six-Foot league. Dan Arenas added 14 for the losers as the night featured several other group results.
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Tom Carolan
Coonrod
Papa Juan’s
Ellis
Jim Young
C.R. Police
Mike Sparks
Cubbage
John Muench
Eby’s
Wartburg Faces Two Old Rivals In Tight Conference Race
Wartburg hosts Central and William Penn as the Iowa Conference cage race tightens. Simpson leads with 8-3, Buena Vista 7-4, Central and Penn at 5-5, Wartburg 6-7, with Simpson averaging 82.7 points and Penn allowing 58.0 per game.
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Waverly
Wartburg
Iowa
Knights
Buzz Levick
Dubuque
Central
William Penn
Penn
Luther
Simpson
Buena Vista
Upper Iowa
UNI Tops Lehigh in wrestling thriller
University of Northern Iowa defeated Lehigh 21 to 15 in Cedar Falls. UNI trailed after three matches but won five straight to clinch the meet, improving to 5-1 while Lehigh drops to 5-4. Notable results included Cunningham forfeit at 118 and Dag enstos, Toth Fejel, Frick, Blasingame, Briggs, Poolman, Keller, Cassigram, and McCorkel with decisions or forfeit outcomes.
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Cedar Falls
UPI
University of Northern Iowa
Lehigh University of Pennsylvania
Iowa
Panthers
Lehigh
Iowa State
Amateur Wrestling News
UNI
Dave Cunningham
Bobby Sloand
Jonn Dagenstos
Tihamer Toth
Fejel
Stan Allen
Mike Frick
Jeff Billerbeck
Jim Blasingame
Mark Stauffer
Dick Briggs
Jeff Duke
Coe star Garland Smith retires from hoops for faith
Garland Smith once led Coe College with 17 points a game and helped the Kohawks share the 1975 Midwest conference title. Now a senior, the 22 year old has joined Jehovah’s Witnesses and will not play this season to devote time to preaching and religious study. He plans to return to South Bend after graduation to continue his ministry.
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Mark Dukes
Garland
Geese” Smith
Coe
Garland Smith
Kohawks
South Bend
Ind
Wright State University
Marcus Jackson
Smith
Don Tune
Jehovah Witnesses
Tune
Coe Cosmos
The
Cosmos
Jehovah Witness Church
Sports Slate Highlights Upcoming Iowa City Games
Girls basketball features B Iown City at Kennedy and B Jeff at 1 C West while Kennedy hosts 1 C West gym and Wash travels to Regis at 7 30 with Rock Island visiting Wash and Dubuque at Kennedy at 7 Also Independence visits Marion and Prairie hosts Wash for girls and LaSalle meets Regina girls at 8 This outdoor and rink related item also notes Recreation Derby at Lou Dennis Manhattan rink.
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Iown City
Kennedy
Jeff
1.C. West
Iowa City
Wash
Regis
Rock Island
Dubuque
Independence
Marion
Prairie
LaSalle
Regina
Sk-Recreation
Lou Dennis
Manhattan
Drake Wrestler Burford Out For Season With Knee Injury
Drake's Mike Burford, a 158 pound sophomore, suffered possible torn ligaments in his right knee and likely will miss the season after help from trainers following a 33 12 loss to Minnesota. He is the Bulldogs fourth regular lost to injury this season.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Drake
Mike Burford
Minnesota
Bulldogs
Burford
Mark Haynes
Leo Ellis
Jerry Anderson
Ram players of the week Honored Van Gorp and Englert
Cornell honors Gary Van Gorp and Doug Englert as Ram players of the week. Van Gorp, a Newton junior guard, scored 41 points in three games last week. Englert, a Lisbon sophomore, finished second in the 126 pound class at the Central Wrestling tournament losing in overtime to Luther’s Doug Teach.
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MT. Vernon
Cornell
Gary van Gorp
Doug Englert
Ram
van Gorp
Newton
Englert
Lisbon
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Walt Disney World
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Fla
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Nicklaus Center
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Kern Reese
Cent
Mark Becker
Central States
North Iowa
Swisher
Art Allen
Ashland
Wis
Monthru
Lindale Plaza
1St Ave. N.E
Ellis Ymca
Grand Rapids
Minn
Sugar Hills
Keith Poolman
Nils Deacon
Dan Keller
Charlie Brown
Cassigram
Guy Talarico
Hvy
Don McCorkel
Bob Leonard
Coe Cage Star
Sports Slate
Bob Zimmerman
Ford
Zimmerman
Jack Mary
1St Ave
40Th St
Jack Maly
Doug Teach
Prairie Prep
C.R. Elks Club
Sunny Acapulc
American Airlines
C.R
Ie Peete
Teste Een
Wiz
Disney World
Las Vegas
Panasonic
Wickes Lumber
N. Washington Ave
Saginaw
Wickes
Lake Buena Vista
Disney World Transportation System
Autare
Mgm Grand Hotel
Continental
U.S
Wickes Corp
Washington Ave
Iawa
Airport Rd
Liberty
the Wickes Corp
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