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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1979
Page
19
Rick Leach of Michigan and Terry Bradshaw of Pittsburgh Steelers stand with trophies presented by U.S. Congressman Jackie Kemp. Kemp, a former All-Pro quarterback, honored the pair amid awards.
Iowa City Regina star Mark Gannon will have more time to study after announcing early decision to Iowa. Despite the attention, Regina remains No. 1 with a 36 game win streak and strong senior depth led by Tom Sueppel Brad Casey and Bart Sueppel.
Montezuma led by John Bushong 16 and Greg Boethke 13 edged English Valleys 51 50. English Valleys top scorers included David Axmear 20 and Larry Achenbach 10 as the late run fell short.
Iowa College men and women results show Mount Mercy 84 by Northern Iowa 56 while William Penn 63 over Grand View 55. St Ambrose 80 defeats Buena Vista 71 and Marycrest 60 tops Lewis Illinois 55. Mens North Dakota 57 defeats Morningside 53 in a separate tilt. In wrestling Iowa outscored Wisconsin 28 to 14.
Sports preview lists Northwestern versus Indiana and includes multiple events. Bowling Pro Bowlers Tour at 2 30 p m on ABC. College basketball Southern Cal versus Texas at 2 30 a m on NBC. Phoenix Open golf at 3 p m on CBS. Sports Spectacular at 4 p m on CBS. Wide World of Sports at 4 p m on ABC. Track Invitational from Madison Savore Garden at 10 30 p m on NBC.
Iowa led 34 32 at halftime and four other players joined Cindy Haugjorde in double figures as the Hawkeyes beat Illinois State 82 71. Haugjorde scored 20 points while Cindi Gaule 19 and Erin McGrane 17 propelled Iowa with Pat McKinzie leading Illinois State with 24 points.
A busy Tuesday slate features multiple basketball and wrestling pairings across Iowa colleges. Notable matchups include Regis at Midland in wrestling, Linn-Mar at Benton in girls basketball, and Prairie hosting LaSalle in girls basketball, with numerous cross-town duels and women’s games listed.
Iowa State hosts Oklahoma State in a key Big Eight matchup after a 7-8 season, aiming to hold first place at 2-1 while Oklahoma State under Jim Killingsworth seeks revenge from a 87-75 holiday loss and has 8-7 overall, 1-2 conference. Andrew Parker scored 27 in ISU's 60-59 win over Colorado.
Two Boston Marathon trainees, Jonathan Kring and Charles Minnich, were charged with jogging in the street and resisting arrest in Avon Lake. Police cited a rarely enforced ordinance banning pedestrians from roads when walks exist. Minnich, a Ford supervisor, called the charge ridiculous and Kring expected Avon Lake Municipal Court on Tuesday.
A slate of college men’s basketball results shows Colby Colley 96 defeating Norwich 83, Delaware Valley 88 over Susquehanna 79, Hartford 67 over New Haven 66, Middlebury 47 past Bates 43, Oakland City 82 over Ind-Par-Inders 81, Rose-Hulman 73 over Sewanee 7, St. Lawrence 115 over Alfred 74, Worcester Polytechnic 71 over Bowdoin é, Akron 77 defeating Cheyney St. 76, Barrington 70 over Nyack 63, Crew 63 beating Connecticut College 6, Florida Institute of Tech 104 over Pensacola Christian 71, Hamilton 72 over Clarkson 63, N C Wesleyan 73 over St Andrews’s 71, West Georgia 63 over Augusta 58, West Virginia Wesleyan 91 over West Liberty 72, Wheeling 91 over Davis & Elkins 78, Athens State 68 over Belhaven 61, Bridgewater 83 over Averett 80 in OT, Jersey City 85 over Quinnipiac 82, Kearney 105 over Wayne 77, Lynchburg 80 over Va Wesleyan 76, Radford 77 over Mary Washington 47, Stonehill 6? over Assumption 65, Springfield 59 over Clark 57, Voorhees 84 over Friendship 80, Westminster 89 over School of Ozarks 81.
Pro basketball results show Washington 113 Chicago 102, Denver 101 Indiana 98, and New Orleans 107 Portland 101. Pro hockey notes Atlanta 6 Chicago Washington 5 and Detroit game mentioned.
Iowa Wesleyan defeats Mount Mercy 100 to 86 in men’s college basketball. Joel Whichers and Pat Oskroba lead the Tigers with 22 and 23 points, while Mt. Mercy’s Brian Litts bags 23 and Al Deerberg 20. Halftime favors Iowa Wesleyan 48 37.
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