McAreavy brothers fill in as teammate sidelined
Marion coach Dick Sloan loses Brad Mc Areavy to a season ending ankle break and Steve Schone to knee surgery. Jordan McAreavy steps up saying the squad will push to 200 percent as the team adapts.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1979
Page
19
Marion coach Dick Sloan loses Brad Mc Areavy to a season ending ankle break and Steve Schone to knee surgery. Jordan McAreavy steps up saying the squad will push to 200 percent as the team adapts.
Jordan scored a team high 23 points as Marion fell 86 61 to Manchester West Delaware. He topped Marion in nine games, part of the Big Mac Attack nickname shift to The One Mac Attack. Jordan sits as the metro areas third leading scorer at 17.2, amid Prairie’s Ollinger Hastings. Coach Sloan praises his work ethic and leadership, noting his defense, conditioning and team focus.
In the Mississippi Valley Conference standings, Cedar Rapids Washington leads team offense at 65.8 while West tops defense at 48.2. Dubuque Wahlert shares boys offense with Washington at 66.4. Wash and Kennedy pace defense at 50.4. Individual leaders include Brett Higgins 17.9 for Dubuque Senior and Cindy Altmaier 32.2 for Washington. Teresa Ahart leads girls sophomores with 20.9. Dale Leibried tops boys with 24.3.
John Fowler scored 46 for Eby's Sporting Goods as they routed Herbies 89 61. Joe Baldus led the losers with 16.
Geoff Fleck scored 32 points to lead Nelson's Meat Market to a 95-72 win over Aquarium Lounge in YMCA basketball. Red Top Sport Shop beat Skogman Realtors 78-58 with Jim Van Scoyer scoring 12. The County Line edged Eby's 33-32 as Boots and Davisson each had 15 and Steve Dowell 27 for Eby's.
West Delaware High School basketball, led by Casey Ditch and seniors Tauke Pasker Probasco Rowland, aims for success in the Maquoketa showdown. The 6 0 conference leaders post a 9 1 overall record as they honor Doug White, a cancer victim, and emphasize academics with top grades.
Wartburg remains unbeaten at 5-0 and extends its win streak to 49 with a 26-12 victory over Luther. Steve Pavelec at 190 pounds pinned Roger Borchardt in 1 52, contributing to Wartburg’s strong team performance alongside decisions by Schiveter Teach Robb Boosig Delp and Saver in various weight classes.
Kirkwood improved to 6-6 on the season with a 54-50 victory over Boone Junior College in a women's college basketball contest. LuAnn Kimm scored 23 and Robin Smittkamp 10 for Kirkwood while Terri Davidson led Boone with 19 points.
Sue Ross scores 25 points to lead Upper Iowa University over Coe College 79 47. Kim Gibney and Lisa Selby tally 14 points each for Coe as their season record moves to 1 9 while Upper Iowa improves to 8 7.
Ames notes a wild conference scene as the team with the best overall mark sits in last and a struggling club tied for first. The report highlights paradoxical standings and reactions to the unusual league balance.
Iowa faces Purdue in a tough road stretch and then Michigan State as Big Ten play tightens. Olson notes Purdue and Michigan State home strengths while Iowa seeks balance against Joe Barry Carroll and a disciplined Boilermaker squad.
LaSalle wrestler Steve Haddish won at 105 pounds by a first period pin to propel a 28 24 victory over Regis. Regis won the JV meet 38 19 as Warren Corrigan and others posted decisions and pins in the night’s action.
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