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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1972
Page
17
Prairie guard Greg Gibney posts a 24.6 scoring average for five games, tops the East Central Iowa conference. Beckenman’s Bob Hittenmiller follows at 19.8 in seven games, with Prairie’s Bob Balesky at 15.8 and Lint-Mar’s Doug Brainard at 14.8. Gary Pegump leads the sophomore league with a 29.4 average.
St Louis football Cardinals appoint BiN Austin as assistant head coach at 48. He will coach the offensive line and running game, switching from last season with the Chicago Bears. Hallway announced the move on Wednesday, noting Austin previously served with the Green Bay Packers during the Vince Lombardi era in 1959.
Fayette and Elkader Night to be held at Upper Teche College on Feb 12 announced by Dr Abdrich K Paul president. Varsity boys and girls teams pep band and cheerleaders will attend the Upper Iowa Bueng Vigia basketball game at 7 40 in Dorman gym. Elkader band to play during the evening with group introductions at halftime.
Mark Howe, 1 year after Gordie Howe era, becomes youngest U.S. national hockey team member in the Tokyo warmups. Manager Hal Trumble says selection based on merit, not name. Howe plans two college years before pursuing pro hockey, aiming for a career like his father while balancing family concerns. The United States faces Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Switzerland in Sapporo.
Washington high hosts Ames in a key Saturday dual meet dubbed the meet of the year by Wash coach Krizan. The Warriors seek a ninth straight state title, while Ames relies on top swimmers Reinbold Bliss and MeBride as Wash eyes the 400 free relay. Krizan predicts a tight meet with emphasis on breaststroke and 40 free races as Wash vies to stay ahead of the Cyclones.
Jacksonville and Florida State split a late showdown as Jacksonville edged Florida State 84 82 on Leon Benbow's free throws with eight seconds left. Coach Tom Wasdin noted both teams deserve NCAA consideration, while Marquette loomed as a top independent. Louisville extended its win streak to seven with a 77 73 victory over St Louis as Providence upset Southern Cal 70 48 behind Ernie DiGregorio.
Two Upper Iowa students claimed a world record for non stopping ping pong play lasting 50 hours from January 21 to January 24 despite a 1933 Iowa law banning endurance contests. Cordovy and Rowan reportedly set the mark, with a marathon score of 3,102 to 4,788.
AP report notes seven foot center Ton O Connor may miss Iowa State's Big Eight game at Oklahoma State due to a stress fracture in a small foot bone. Coach Maury John calls the recovery day to day with a Friday X ray to decide practice availability.
In Wednesday morning adult league play at the YMCA Sinsborgs Jewelers defeated Millers Automotive 143 and Johnnys Parkway topped Food Center 74682. The result notes and odd garbled text appear to be OCR artifacts from the page.
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