Washington swimmers qualify eight for state finals
Cedar Rapids Washington advanced eight swimmers to state finals and six consolation events at the Iowa State University Beyer Hall meet. Kent Ferguson aims for a third diving title, while Rick Gilbertson set a state record in the 100 breaststroke.
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Ames
Warriors of
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Beyer Hall
Iowa State University
Kent Ferguson
Kennedy
Mike Koach
Wash
Soren Peterson
Jeff Dianni
Jeff
Toby Peterson
Rick Gilbertson
Bruce Kopf
Warriors
John Kimber
Bob Colquhoun
John Fogarty
Dave Jorgenson
West Des Moines Valley
Dave LeBuhn
David Symons
Warrior
Kurt Benson
Dave Jorgensen
Monticello Edges Marion In Wamac Thriller
Monticello held on for a 65 62 victory over Marion in the Wamac Conference boys game. Tom Schneiter led Monticello with 25 points as the Panthers overcame 19 missed free throws while Marion fouled out three players and saw Jeff Busse lead the Indians with 15 points. Monticello improves to 9 5 in conference and 10 8 overall, while Marion finishes 5 9 in league play and 7 12 overall.
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Monticello
Marion
Panthers
Indians
Jeff Busse
Eric Huhndorf
Tom Benkusky
Monti
Tom Schneiter
Wamac
Busse
Todd Schneiter
Stan Franzenburg
Chris Lock
Matt McQuillen
Ben Eastburn
Tim Touro
Brian Touro
Scott Chapman
Todd Twachtmann
Eric Huhn-dort
Franzenburg
Benkusky
Huhndorf
Anamosa Tops Cedar Rapids Prairie in Wild 90-83 Shootout
In a high scoring season finale at the Hawk gym, Anamosa defeated Cedar Rapids Prairie 90 to 83. Jay Norton led Anamosa with 28 points in the final period, Recker added 25, while Mitch Porter scored 23 for Prairie in a back and forth clash that left Anamosa 15-4 and Prairie 15-4 in the season totals. Anamosa shot 50 percent from the floor and 24 of 31 from the line. Prairie hit 33 of 66 field goals and 24 of 31 free throws.
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Cedar Rapids Prairie
Anamosa
Hawk Gym
Raiders
Hawks
Porter Twins
Mitch
Mike
Prairie
Recker
Joel Andreesen
Jay Norton
Aer No Norton
al Recker
Todd Schoon
Jeff Walker
Dan Rushford
Mitch Porter
Dennis Bruns
Mike Scheetz
Jim Rotter
Mike Porter
Mark Ditch
Scott Lynch
Ditch
Kansas Leads Big Eight Indoor Track Finals Bid at Lincoln
Kansas tops the team standings with 20 points after two events at the Big Eight Indoor Track Championships in Lincoln. Kansas State and Iowa State trail with 14 points each, while Iowa State qualified eight athletes for Friday’s finals at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
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Lincoln
Neb
UPI
Kansas
Bob Devaney
Kansas State
Iowa State
Warriors roll past Dubuque Senior in MVC clash
Washington High School defeated Dubuque Senior 78 to 57 to finish the regular season 16-3. Edwin Montgomery started at guard, Jeff Printy led with 20 points, and Carl Gonder added 23 as the Warriors solidified second in the Mississippi Valley Conference and focus on Monday’s district test.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Mississippi Valley Conference
Dubuque
Warriors
Don King
Wash
Linn-Mar
Kennedy
King
Edwin Montgomery
Merrill Hyde
Rams
Jeff Schroeder
Senior
Carl Gonder
Valley
Metro
Jeff Printy
Dennis Herb
Jeff
Herb
Roger Schoenberger
Doug Schlarman
Cor Gonder
Larken Hodges
Steve Molis
Este McPike
Don Holdridge
Mike Tigges
Doug Schiarman
Chris Vogte
Ken Bertels
Carney
Craig Botsford
Jefferson J-Hawks top Hempstead 39 31 for 10th straight win
Jefferson beat Hempstead 39 to 31 in Dubuque extending its streak to ten victories in the Mississippi Valley Conference. The win raises Jefferson to 14-4 this season, with a playoff date against Cedar Rapids Prairie set in Iowa City. Narrow third quarter lead remained until late in the game as Jefferson pulled away.
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Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Dubuque Hempstead
Mustangs
J-Hawks
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Iowa City
Stead
Bob Weis
Hempstead
Kennedy cagers edged by City High in close home tilt
Iowa City City High defeated Cedar Rapids Kennedy 69 to 67 after Kennedy erased a 15 point third quarter deficit. The Little Hawks made seven straight free throws in the second quarter and built a 42 27 lead late in the third before Kennedy rallied. Kennedy finishes regular season 10 9 while City High improves to 9 10.
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Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
Iowa City High
Little Hawks
City High
Indiana Leads Big Ten Indoor Meet After Day One
Indiana surged to 28 points on Friday with wins in the two mile and long jump, opening a seven point lead over Michigan. Jim Spivey set a conference two mile record at 8 35.03 and led five Hoosiers into Saturday finals. Michigan and Purdue followed with strong showings as Iowa scored little.
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Madison
Wis
UPI
Indiana
Michigan
Hoosiers
Purdue
Minnesota
Iowa
Jim Spivey
Spivey
Dan Heikkinen
Randy Stoneman
Wayne Pate
Steve Bryant
Pate
Michigan State
Charles Jones
Dennis Mosley
William McCallister
Kansas ends Missouri run in Big Eight semifinal upset
Darnell Valentine scored 19 and sparked a suffocating defense as Kansas upset ninth-ranked Missouri 80-71 to reach the Big Eight final versus Kansas State. Kansas State defeated Nebraska 60-59 earlier, with Rolando Blackman delivering key late defense and scoring.
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Kansas City
UPI
Darnell Valentine
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas State
Nebraska
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