Unser Jr. Wins Pikes Peak Open Wheel Title in Debut Record
Al Unser Jr. became the latest Unser to win the Pikes Peak open wheel division clocking 11:38.30 on the 12.42 mile course. Bill Brister and Ralph Bruning chased the record as Ted Foltz and Bobby Unser Jr. followed in the field, with sunny warm weather and slick turns shaping the climb.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
al Unser Jr
Pikes Peak
Colorado
Albuquerque
N.M
Bill Brister
Brister
Ted Foltz
Bobby Unser Jr
Len Vahsholtz
Ralph Bruning
Bruning
Roger Mears
John Buffum
Buffum
Unser
Bobby Unser
Nadelen's seventh inning triple lifts Diamond Mil's to title
Robin Nadelen delivered a seventh inning triple driving in Lisa Nicola for Diamond Mil's of Coralville to beat Hotline Publishing of Fort Dodge 3-2 in the Iowa USA Women's Fast Pitch Softball championship. Both teams advance to the Mid America regional in St. Louis July 21-22. Diamond Mil's earlier shut out Metro Sports 3-0 after a 1-0 upset of Rogers Construction.
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Des Moines
Robin Nadelen
Lisa Nicola
Diamond Mil’s
Coralville
Hotline Publishing
Fort Dodge
St. Louis
Metro Sports
Cedar Rapids
Rogers Construction
Iowa City
Hotline
Happitime Bubbles
Reames of
Dee Zee
Ankeny
Carlson's
Decorah
Rogers
Pipers Rally To Tie ISC Midwest Travel Lead Then Win Title
Modern Piping of Cedar Rapids swept a five game weekend to claim the International Softball Congress Midwest Travel League championship and earn a spot in Bakersfield nationals. They shutout Bloomington 7-0 to clinch, with Gregg Bosch tossing a three hitter. Joe Swanson starred for Pipers with nine hits in the series including a 3-for-3, 4 RBI finale performance. Bloomington had led going in but fell to Modern 8-1 and 2-1 while Woodstock was beaten 5-1 by Modern earlier Sunday.
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Modern Piping
Cedar Rapids
International Softball Congress
Bakersfield
Cal
Modern
Bloomington
Ill
Gregg Bosch
Muscatine
Woodstock
Steve Nielson
Pipers
Joe Swanson
RBI
Louganis wins 10 meter platform as U S hits 10 golds
American diver Greg Louganis captured the men's 10 meter platform at the XII World University Games hours after Sergei Shlibashvili’s injury. The U S collect four golds Sunday boosting its total to 10, the best single day yet, though the overall medal haul trails past performances.
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Alberta
Greg Louganis
Sergei Shlibashvili
United States
U.S
Bucharest
Louganis
Shlibashvili
Viachesalv Troshin
Hui Tai
Peoples Republic of China
Bruce Kimball
Delta State
Deborah Lee
Romania
Lee
Tennessee
Shelia Collins
Collins
Louisiana State
Joyce Walker
Maria Pall
Yugoslavia
People’s Republic of China
Randy Givens
Florida State University
Richard Gallien
Pepperdine University
Gallien
Dan Goldie
Stanford University
Nigeria
Soviet Diver Faces Critique Over Team Pressure
Vladimir Vasin leads the Soviet diving delegation as controversy erupts over coaching pressure on Chalibashvili to perform a risky dive. Rydze says U.S. coaches would have pulled an American diver from such a situation, noting safety and autonomy concerns in competition.
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Vladimir Vasin
Chalibashvili
Rydze
U.S
Comets Meet West German Team at Jones Park Tonight
Cedar Rapids area soccer fans can watch the Cedar Rapids Comets versus T.S.Z. Bucholz of West Germany at Jones Park. The match starts at 6 p.m. with no admission charge.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Comets
T.S.Z. Bucholz
West Germany
Jones Park
Correction fixes Kennedy baserunner caption mix up
A Gazette caption on page 5B misidentified Cedar Rapids Kennedy baseball player Rick Fry as Dave Monk sliding into third base against Dubuque Wahlert. The caption has been corrected to reflect Fry's action and name.
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Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Dubuque
Clear Lake Wins Kirkwood Open Title in Softball Final
Butt r Topp pitcher Al Rausch led a comeback to a 3-2 victory over the Des Moines Like Bombers. Rausch, a 4-0 tourney pitcher with 59 strikeouts, earned MVP honors while Lance Dressman was named tournament MVP.
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Des Moines
Bud Little
Butt’r Topp
Clear Lake
Kirkwood
al Rausch
Modern Piping
Cedar Rapids
Lance Dressman
Green Wave girls seek funds for nationals trip
The Cedar Rapids based Green Wave 18 and under girls basketball team will host a fund raising game at Mount Vernon High School against the WMT radio Hooper Bloopers. Coach Bill Condran aims to raise about 4000 dollars for Notre Dame nationals. Tickets are 1 dollar in advance, 2 dollars at the door for adults, with a 100 and 50 dollar halftime prize. The squad, featuring Cheryl Snodgrass Lisa Becker Karen Chamipar Kathy Roman and others, has intensified practice and will play several more exhibitions before July 26 31 in South Bend Indiana.
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Green Wave
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
WMT Radio Hooper Bloopers
Mount Vernon High School
Bill Condran
Cheryl Snodgrass
Washington
Lisa Becker
Jefferson
Karen Chamipar
Kathy Roman
LaSalle
Cathy Drilling
Jan Smith
Theresa Schulte
Regis
Jill Williams
Prairie
Boots Hufford
Cathy Hufford
Rhonda Osborn
Mount Vernon
Debbie Jacobsen
Iowa City West
Becker
Charipar
Roman
Drilling
Condran
Kansas City
Notre Dame
South Bend
Ind
Oelwein
Les Williams
Mount Mercy College
Bender Wins Waterloo Open After Sudden-Death Playoff
Cedar Falls favorite Mike Bender rallied from six behind to tie Mark Wiebe and won a two-hole playoff for $6,000 first prize at the 50th Waterloo Open. Wiebe, leader after Friday, bogeyed the second playoff hole as Bender parred the 18th to seal the victory.
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Waterloo
Mike Bender
Cedar Falls
Bender
Mark Wiebe
Escondido
Calif
Wiebe
Hulbert
Rego
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