Tina Steffen nets 66 in Cedar Rapids Jefferson win
Tina Steffen scores a career high 66 points to lift Cedar Rapids Jefferson past Iowa City West 90-67 in Mississippi Valley Conference action. Steffen makes 26 of 31 shots and 14 free throws, pushing her season total past 500 points with a 42.4 average.
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Tina Steffen
Metro Girls
Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Iowa City West
J-Hawk
Steffen
Iowa
Earlham
Laurie Sankey
Mar- Mac
Deb Thornton
Prairie
Sheila Lynch
Metro
Lynch
Iowa City
Regina
Overman
Munson
Trojan
Sandy Bowton
Tina
Jeff
Larry Niemeyer
Regis Girls Rally Past LaSalle in Rival Showdown
Regis upset LaSalle 73 to 69 in the Lancer gym as Lisa McCool 25, Sarah Donnelly 23, and Cathy Drilling 22 led the Royals offense. LaSalle was held to 16 by Theresa Panek’s defense, with LeAnn Tudor scoring 31 for the Lancers.
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Cedar Rapids
Regis Girls
LaSalle
Lancer
Royals
Lancers
Regis
Bob Mullen
Theresa Panek
Pat Maas
Craig Jelinek
Mullen
Craig
Lisa McCool
Sarah Donnelly
Cathy Drilling
Mary Sheka
Kathy Breitbach
LeAnn Tudor
C.R. Regis
Meg Negro
C.R. LaSalle
Annonsen
Halt
Lynne Spoden
Sons of Norway Cross Country Races Postponed At Squaw Creek Park
The Sons of Norway and Armstrongs cross country ski race at Squaw Creek Park is postponed indefinitely due to lack of snow. Directors Landis and Langen will not set a new date until sufficient snow appears, with at least five days notice given to participants. Pre registration at Armstrongs urged for direct contact about a new date.
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Sons of Norway
Armstrong
Squaw Creek Park
Dick Landis
Jack Langen
Armstrong's
Linn-Mar edges Washington in 36-12 wrestling dual
Linn-Mar defeated Cedar Rapids Washington 36-12 as the Lions moved to 5-2 while Washington drops to 0-5. Key bouts included Matt Vesey drawing 8-8 with Brian Brazell at 185 and Todd Smith narrowly losing 8-7 to Ryan Decamp before a late stall point cost him. Washington coach Dick Briggs noted progress despite the loss.
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Dick Briggs
Cedar Rapids Washington
Warriors
Linn- Mar
Lions
Briggs
Washington
Matt Vesey
Brian Brazell
Brazell
Vesey
Smith
Lion
Bill Nash
Nash
Brian Mckinster
Thad Cummins
Jim Cunningham
Tim Hunter
Kirk Hall
Phillip Owens
Don Cooper
Judd Snell
Ed Fillmore
Bob von Winkie
David Klinkhamer
Schoon
Scott Helgeland
John O'Connell
Craig Mover
Jeff Dovick
Greg Nielson
John Franklin
Todd Sosek
Todd Braynard
Speed skaters to be honored at weekend events
Two speed skating meets the Westside Open and the Iowa Open are set for Lou Dennis rink this weekend. Registration runs 11 a.m. to noon both days before races begin. Cedar Rapids figures Glenn Chadima will enter the Iowa Speed Skating Hall of Fame and George Shimek will receive a lifetime Amateur Skating Union membership. Shimek helped the 1940 U S Olympic speed skating team.
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Lou Dennis
Glenn Chadima
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Speed Skating Hall of Fame
George Shimek
Amateur Skating Union
Shimek
Nebraska-Omaha Sweeps Luther and Upper Iowa in Wrestling
The University of Nebraska-Omaha defeated Luther 44-6 and Upper Iowa 44-9 in college wrestling at Upper Iowa. Luther's Jeff Bousley, the Division III national champion from Linn-Mar, scored a fall at 167 pounds for the Bulldogs’ lone win, while Ty Woolfer and Steve Geise earned Upper Iowa’s two victories.
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Fayette
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Upper Iowa
UNO
Luther
Jeff Bousley
Linn-Mar
Bulldogs
Ty Woolfer
Steve Geise
Big match at J-Hawk Invitational beams top Iowa 3A teams
At Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School Saturday 12 noon start, two top 3A powers Dowling and Bettendorf meet in a key early-season clash. Dowling led by Ricky DeBartolo and Jeff Carter, Bettendorf by Hal Tucker and Hap Peterson. Fort Madison and Prairie also loom with noted wrestlers Pat Pickford and others.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School
West Des Moines Dowling
Bettendorf
Fort Madison
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Iowa City High
Jefferson
Waterloo West
Waterloo Columbus
Tim Fowler
Dowling
Maroons
Ricky DeBartolo
Jeff Carter
Hal Tucker
Hap Peterson
Pat Pickford
Paul Glenn
Stewart Carter
Mike Johnson
Steve Duffy
Tucker
Regis Bowed By Iowa City High in Prep Wrestling
Iowa City High defeated Regis 52 to 3 as Randy Brown and Jim Alberhasky scored falls. Cal Hawkins was Regis only winner at 112 pounds. Regis to wrestle Kennedy next, 6 15 p.m. Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Regis
Iowa City High
Little Hawks
Randy Brown
Jim Alberhasky
Iowa City
Royals
Cal Hawkins
Kennedy
Expansion of Valley discussed by MVC officials
Representatives of the Mississippi Valley Conference and four non member high schools met to discuss expanding the league to 12 teams. Current MVC members and additional Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Dubuque schools explored expansion interest while officials said no ground work for a new conference was set. An exploratory meeting is planned for January 26.
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Mississippi Valley Conference
MVC
Jefferson
Kennedy
Washington
Cedar Rapids
City High
Iowa City
Hempstead
Wahlert
Dubuque
Regis and Prairie
Linn-Mar
Western Dubuque
Big boxing show Sunday in Teamsters Hall duel
Five St. Louis boxers join Cedar Rapids Boxing Club for a 1:30 p.m. card at Teamsters Hall 5000 J Street SW. Main bout features Darrell Anthony against David McCall in the 156-pound class. Anthony is among the nation’s top five at his weight.
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St. Louis
Cedar Rapids Boxing Club
Teamsters Hall
J Street
C.R.B.C
Darrell Anthony
David McCall
Anthony
McCall
Cedar Rapids
Sylvester Kinnon
Mike Henry
C.R
Kurt Downey
Dave Killett
John Hachey
Chuck McDowell
Dave Plum
Newton
Terry Flynn
Red Peppers Run On Various Days Across Week
Mike Chapman notes the Red Peppers schedule varies by day with multiple appearances across the week. He highlights Tuesday as a key writing day while lining up other matchups and features for upcoming issues.
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Mike Chapman
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