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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1973
Page
10
In a messy OCR of prep basketball standings, multiple schedules appear for boys and girls across several towns. Teams like Giese Cree, Clear Creek, Valleys, and Centon figure in forthcoming Tuesday and Friday games with locations including Fayette, Elkader, and Waukon.
Jed Durant led Durant with a 42 point weight class victory at the East Iowa Hawkeye Conference wrestling meet, as Mt. Vernon and West Liberty split titles. Solon and Wilton each claimed two titles, while several weight classes produced pins and finals upsets, highlighting a competitive night across multiple schools.
St. Pat's kept the Parish league boys lead with a 90-75 win over St. Jude's. Other boys results include St. Pius 47 Immaculate Conception 36, All Saints 48 over St. dae's 1, and St. Ludmila's 45-28 over St Matthew's. Girls action saw LC and St. Matthew's unbeaten, St. Matthew's 55-40 over St. Ludmila's, and St. Pat's 57-41 over St. Jude's with St. Joe's 29-25 in overtime over All-Saints.
Cedar Rapids skater Dave Johnson qualified for finals in three junior boys events at the National Outdoor Speed Skating Meet. He finished third in the one sixth mile and was among the qualifiers for finals in the one sixth, three fourths, and half mile races in the 14 to 15 age group.
In Memorial Coliseum pro program action Roy Kirby disqualified Nature Boy in the featured match allowing Black Angus to claim the win. Other bouts saw Argentina Suma defeat Bendy Ramirez Abe Jacobs draw Mike Boyette and Mad Dog, while Race defeated Omar Atlas.
John Mojerus won two events at the Jubilee lanes Sun tournament scoring a 501 high series and pairing with Bill Johnson to win doubles with an 897 total. Pete Oats posted the high game at 145.
The World Champion Oakland Athletics signed pitcher Chuck Dobson and infielder Ted Kubiak for the 1973 season and added 10 year old catcher Jerry McNerney as a free agent, the club announced Sunday.
The Mag. Valley team claimed the title with seven winning performances led by standout athletes and strong finishes across events. Officials credited depth and consistency as pivotal to the meet’s outcome, sealing the championship for Mag. Valley.
Cerveny nearly reaches 700 with a 698 as Margie Hatch posts 591 in the Legion Lanes meet. The lengthy recap lists multiple high scores across both men and women with standout totals and near-misses at Maquoketa and Valley venues.
Kansas state and Colorado ride strong road wins while KU ends 20 game road drought with a 78 to 70 victory at Iowa State. Missouri 78 Nebraska 65 on regional TV keeps league chase tight as Oklahoma and Nebraska struggle at 2 and 3 2 records.
Partial OCR notes list various weight tallies and names including Finn Beker, Briatbech, Keith Slattery, Pinata Faylor, Romedes, Mark, and Morley. Mentions weights 112, 128, 195, 92, 18, and a 2:21 time. Context unclear but resembles a boxing match or weigh-in ledger.
Iowa Valley of Marengo won the Semco wrestling tournament here Saturday night with four individual tiles. 192-pound defending state champ Mike McGivern moved to 19-0 by pins in both finals. Joe Frederickson at 145, Ramond Hacker at 167, and Doug Roggentin at 185 also claimed titles with decisions.
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