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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2006
Page
5
Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-4 at Roland Garros Paris to win a second consecutive French Open and her third in four years. The Belgian claimed the championship trophy after the final.
Megan Cress captured the 2006 Women’s City Amateur after the final round was washed out. She posted a 3 over par 75 in round one at Ellis Park for a two shot win over Andrea Schiltz and three ahead of Peggy Garrett. Lora Winter won the first flight with 87 after a tiebreaker with Abby Regenitter. Kathy Zamastil won the Golden Girls Division championship flight with 84.
The Xavier Saints of Cedar Rapids cap a 21 0 season with a 5 1 victory over Waverly Shell Rock to claim the Class 1A girls state title at Muscatine. Seniors Clancy Hanson Crown and Shepard leave as undefeated champions. Dorrington and Showalter score in the first half. McDermott adds second half tally.
West Des Moines Valley beat Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1-0 in a Class 2A girls state final at Muscatine Soccer Complex. Kennedy freshman goalkeeper Rachel Spellerburg faced four Valley shots in the shootout and cried after the loss as teammates rallied to support her.
Cedar Rapids driver Rod Grother and Marion racer Tim Davis share sponsorship and rivalry as they trade paint on the Hawkeye Downs dirt track. Grother leads with three wins in six starts, while Davis has two wins and three seconds, with Terry Shaffar of State Center also contending. The trio remains competitive on track and amicable off it.
Cedar Rapids Kernels host Bark in the Park at Memorial Stadium with dog tickets priced at six dollars and six dollar dog meals to benefit Cedar Valley Humane Society. A dog parade, Strut With the Mutts, precedes the game as dogs fill the stands and promote animal welfare.
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