Schenkelberg Stars For LaSalle In Iowa High School Action
Mark Schenkelberg 6-7 senior center leads Cedar Rapids LaSalle with a career night scoring 27 and grabbing 23 rebounds in a 66-60 win over Benton Community. His older brother Paul starred for LaSalle and now plays at Augustana College. cousin Tom tops Carroll Kuemper. Mark named Gazette Prep of the Week.
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LaSalle's Mark Schenk Emerges as Key Rebounder and Scorer
LaSalle coach Al Arp hails Mark Schenk as a steady leader and top rebounder in the East Central Iowa Conference. Schenk averages 16 rebounds and 17.8 points in the conference, 15 rebounds and 17.0 points overall, ranking among Metro area leaders. Arp notes Mark’s growth and work with Nautilus machines to boost strength, as he contemplates a possible ’78 Metro season.
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Eddie Mathews Named to Baseball Hall of Fame
Slugging third baseman Eddie Mathews, leader in Braves era home runs, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the BBWAA with 301 of 379 ballots. The 46 year old tied for ninth on the all time home run list with 512, joining Cooperstown inductees this year.
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Houston
Detroit
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NCAA adopts field goal and pass rule changes for 1978
The NCAA Football Rules Committee approved a defense at scrimmage possession after missed field goals outside the 20 and let receivers knocked out of bounds return to play. A new rule requires a player to be in the thrown pass area to avoid intentional grounding. Other changes include jersey tear rule, ban on game film plotting, and officials' power to penalize delay of game for crowd control.
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Kohawk Invitational Wrestling Free Admission Opens Saturday
More than 150 wrestlers are expected at the Kohawk Invitational with free admission. Teams may field regular entrants per weight class plus a wild card. Early rounds and semis are six minutes, finals at 7 15 p.m. Eight minute finals. Participants include Coe Cornell Grinnell Knox Monmouth MacMurray Augustana Northwestern Missouri State. Schedule lists rounds from 9 a.m. to 7 15 p.m. with consolation rounds interspersed.
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Hawks face Thursday jinx in Big Ten clash at Northwestern
Iowa, 9-4 overall and tied for fourth in the Big Ten, visits Evanston to meet last place Northwestern, which is 0-4 in league play. Coach Lute Olson seeks first Thursday win as Ronnie Lester leads a 20.6 ppg scoring pace while Northwestern aims to halt a four-game conference skid. Iowa rests on improved defense as zone defenses rise in the Big Ten. Iowa then travels to Michigan State on Saturday to face the Spartans, undefeated in league play.
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Marion and Prairie Seek Wamac Conference Wrestling Titles
Marion 7-0 in duals leads Loyd Shaffer's Indians toward the Wamac dual meet crown with a favorite tag for Saturday at Vinton. Cedar Rapids Prairie and Marion chase titles as they face Monticello Maquoketa and Independence in separate meet.
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Ski reports mix of base depths and snow quality across three towns
LA CROSSE Wisconsin reports an 18 to 30 inch base with two new inches of snow and a groomed surface at Mt La Crosse. GRAND RAPIDS Michigan notes two inches of fresh groomed snow on a 10 to 14 inch base at Sugar Hills. WAUSAU Wisconsin describes very good conditions at Rib Mountain with a 15 to 25 inch base. On this date in 1977 Sadat called off price hikes after riots. Prairie hosts the East Central Iowa Conference meet with leaders James Zalesky and Lyle Ludvicek, Varsity rounds schedule and multiple ECIC participants noted.
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Penn Tops Iowa State In Overtime Narrow Victory
William Penn outlasted Iowa State 79 to 76 in overtime at Hilton Coliseum. Gideon led ISU with 21 points, Lilly added 20, while Hutchinson scored 18 for Penn and Kinseth had 17.
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