West earns 3-0 win for Class 2A state soccer title
Iowa City West defeated Sioux City North 3-0 to claim the Class 2A state championship after a 2-1 semifinal win over Des Moines Roosevelt. In Class 1A, Davenport Assumption beat Cedar Rapids Xavier 2-0 after Xavier topped Wankee 2-1 in overtime in the semifinals.
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Kevin Wolf
the Gazette
Iowa City West
Kiya Sultan
Travis Treiber
Sultan
Sioux City North
Muscatine
West
Trojans
Des Moines Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Xavier
Davenport Assumption
Wankee
Mueller to Transfer to Iowa City West
Cedar Rapids Kennedy Activities Director Mark Stewart announced Mitch Mueller will transfer to Iowa City West. The junior wrestler, who placed third at 119 pounds in 2003 state tournament and third at 112 as a freshman, has an 85 5 record. Kennedy officials said they are saddened by the loss.
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Cedar Rapids
Kennedy Activities
Mark Stewart
Mitch Mueller
Iowa City West
Mueller
Athlete of the Year nominations sought for 2003
The Gazette invites nominations for 2003 male and female Athlete of the Year honoring seniors in the circulation area. Criteria include athletic and academic achievement and citizenship. Send nominees with school and accomplishments to Gazette Athlete of the Year, 500 Third Ave SE, Cedar Rapids IA 52401. Deadline July 21.
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Gazette
Jack Ogden
Gazette Sports
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Gazettecommunications
Television Highlights and Sports Schedule
Pro tennis French Open men's final at 8 a.m. NBC. Auto racing Pocono 500 at 11 30 a.m. KFXA. Baseball Yankees at Cubs 7 p.m. ESPN. NBA Finals Game 3 Spurs at Nets 7 30 p.m. KCRG. More TV listings follow.
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Chicago Cubs
ESPN
San Antonio Spurs
New Jersey Nets
KCRG
Clemens Seeks 300th Win as Cubs Top Yankees in Chicago
Roger Clemens, still one win from 300, was outpitched by Kerry Wood as the Cubs beat the Yankees 5-2 at Wrigley. The Yankees bullpen blew Clemens lead on the first pitch after he left, and Clemens later said his upper respiratory infection did not affect his pitching. Acevedo and Karros played key roles in the Cubs victory.
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Chicago
Roger Clemens
Kerry Wood
Clemens
Yankees
Chicago Cubs
Hee Seop Choi
Wrigley Field
Choi
Becker keeps charging at Hawkeye Downs veteran Arlo Becker drives on
Arlo Becker of Atkins remains a tireless racer at Hawkeye Downs. The 44 season veteran has yet to win this year’s Miller Time Modified features but has top five and top ten finishes and over 300 career victories. Friends note his drive, call for more crew, and expect a win soon as fans rally behind him.
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Claudia B. Laws
the Gazette
Arlo Becker
Atkins
Hawkeye Downs
Cedar Rapids
Becker
Jeff Dahn
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Mike Schulte
Norway
Benton County
Rasslin
the Bear
Empire Maker Wins Belmont and Ends Funny Cide bid
Empire Maker, ridden by Jerry Bailey, overtook Funny Cide around the final turn at Belmont Park to win by three quarters of a length, denying Funny Cide the Triple Crown as a rain-soaked crowd of 101,864 watched. Ten Most Wanted finished 4% lengths behind in third.
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South Florida
Sun-Sentinel
Elmont
N.Y
Belmont Park
Destiny
People’s
Empire Maker
Jerry Bailey
Funny Cide
Santos
Juddmonte Farm
Spurs veterans and Duncan Robinson amid charity and draft talk
The piece contrasts Tim Duncan and David Robinson’s careers with LeBron James, notes Robinson’s $9 million pledge to The Carver Academy, and recalls Duncan’s Wake Forest degree and charity work. It also discusses Iowa State and Iowa recruiting, plus TV poker on Travel Channel and Neuheisel’s gambling pool remark.
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Tim Duncan
David Robinson
San Antonio Spurs
LeBron James
Duncan
Robinson
U.S. Navy
NBA
Carver Academy
San Antonio
Wake Forest
Spurs
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