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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1978
Page
15
Cedar Rapids Washington jumps from 18th to 11th in the IGHSAU basketball rankings. The Warriors sit at 17-0, the best record in the state, and moved up in today’s release by IGHSAU information director Mike Henderson.
Freshman Randy Ableman of Cedar Rapids Washington won the one meter event at SMU in Dallas as Iowa earned 33 points and finished last behind UCLA and SMU. Teammate Ricardo Camacho took third in the three meter event.
Jane Merchant scores 23 as Benton Community handily defeats Cedar Rapids Jefferson 72 to 46. Benton improves to 10-3 with three straight wins while Jefferson drops to 2-13. Tracy Trosky leads Jefferson with 21 points. Benton coats 18 made free throws.
Cedar Rapids Washington defeated Muscatine 42-12 on the Warrior mat led by Greg Scott at 138 pounds with a second pin of the week. Vic Pic moved to 15-2 with a 12-3 win at 167, and Tom Shadid Ben Mims and Tim Zimmerman also posted strong marks as Washington went 3-5 in dual meets. sophomores won 50-12 and juniors 42-6.
Dolphin was re-elected president of the Cedar Rapids Baseball Club Inc. The slate kept Rich Koolbeck as vice president Bob Klinger as secretary and Carl Williams as treasurer. Don Buchheister was offered a 1978 contract and Jack Mull expected back as field manager. Players report March 14 for spring training with a new Midwest League playoff format including split seasons and three game division finals.
The Iowa Skating Association schedules two speed skating derbies at the Manhat tan area rink this weekend with open and novice classes. The Northwood Open is Saturday and Sunday features the Gazette Silver Skates plus Leggett mile and Ann Cooper Culver 880 races. Jo Ann Dunlop to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Cedar Rapids Kennedy beats C R Regis 53 50 in junior varsity boys basketball.
Jack Nicklaus arrives at Pebble Beach eager to shake a four month layoff before the Bing Crosby National Pro-Am opening. The 16 time major champion recalls past Crosby struggles and hopes for a strong round as he reduces his tour schedule to fewer than 15 events this season.
Trinity Lutheran School hosts eight Lutheran rivals from Eastern Iowa and Illinois for a two day junior high basketball tournament. The 9:30 a.m. Saturday start features ten games with three more on Sunday and a 3:45 p.m. championship. Participating Iowa teams include Cedar Rapids Newhall Davenport Waterloo Community Victor and others along with Freeport and Belvidere from Illinois.
Dubuque reports a 30 to 40 inch base with very good conditions and all runs open at Sundown. Estnut Mt. Lodge in Galena Illinois notes all runs open with excellent conditions a 18 to 24 inch base three chairlifts and seven rope tows
Cliff Richey defeated second seed Wojtek Fibak 6 1 7 6 to advance to the Baltimore International Indoor Tennis Championships quarterfinals. He will meet fifth seed Cliff Drysdale in the next round.
Freshman Earvin Johnson tallies 21 points and 12 rebounds as Michigan State stays unbeaten in conference play with a 60 51 victory over Purdue. Kelvin Ransey leads Purdue with 19 points while Mychal Thompson scores 27 for Minnesota in a separate win. Illinois suffers for 2 3 league mark as Southern Illinois upsets Indiana State 79 76.
Michigan, ranked 10th, improved to 13-1 after overcoming turnovers and early foul trouble to beat Wisconsin 83-64. Freshman Mike McGee scored 26 points, including 14 straight, turning a 48-46 deficit into a 60-48 edge. Michigan moved to 4-1 in the Big Ten. Walter Jordan led Purdue with 17 points.
Sue Lagerstrom leads Linn-Mar with a school record 8.6 on the uneven bars to spark a 129.95 to 120.60 victory over Iowa City West. Lagerstrom, senior captain, eclipsed Sheri Lamb’s 8.4 from 1977. other event scores include Maas 7.7 floor, Hall 7.25 beam, Dye 7.35 vault, Jackson 6.7 tumbling, VeDepo 26.55 all-around for ICW.
Jefferson defeated Iowa City High 65 to 18 and lost to Iowa City West 45 to 38 in a high school boys swimming double dual. The meet featured standout times from Jeff and J.C. West divers and sprinters led by Nechanicky Arntzen and Reeves with multiple event wins.
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