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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 03, 1979

Page

13

Hawkeyes End Home Run With Senior Night Must-Win

Iowa hosts Northwestern at 7:30 at the Fieldhouse in the final home game. Seniors William Mayfield Dick Peth Tom Norman and Kirk Speran bid farewell as Iowa seeks an NCAA berth after losses to Michigan and a 2-15 Northwestern conference mark. Purdue Michigan State Ohio State Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin schedules noted.

Iowa City Iowa William Mayfield Dick Peth Tom Norman Kirk Speran Hawkeyes Northwestern Illinois Michigan Purdue Michigan State Ohio State Minnesota Indiana Wisconsin Lute Olson Hawkeye Cage Jimmy Snyder Buckeyes UCLA Notre Dame Indiana State LSU Vanderbilt Alabama Louisville Texas Marquette Brigham Young

Indiana wears 19th swim title in Big Ten meet

Indiana extended its dominance by winning the 19th consecutive Big Ten swimming title in Columbus as Mark Kerry highlighted Friday finals with a 50.63 in the 100-yard backstroke. The Hoosiers built a 442 point lead over Michigan's 327 with seven events remaining, Ohio State third at 274 and Wisconsin fourth at 239.

Columbus Ohio Mark Kerry Indiana Kerry Michigan Ohio State

Regina Dominates Aquinas in 1A District Final rout

Regina’s five players reach double figures as the top-ranked Runnin' Regals roll past Fort Madison Aquinas 88-55 in Burlington. Tom Sweppel scores 21 and Mark Gannon 18 for Regina, which improves to 23-0 heading to substate play.

Iowa City Regina Runnin’ Regals Fort Madison Aquinas Tom Sweppel Burlington Mark Gannon Tom Sokolik Aquinas

NCAA basketball selection committee lineup and coach comments

The article lists the NCAA tournament selection committee members led by Wayne Duke with nine members including Larry Albus Ladell Anderson Willis Casey Ken Karr Andy Geiger Dave Davitt Vic Bubas and Russ Potts. It covers Duke predicting selection flexibility and discusses Iowa coach Lute Olson staying at Iowa as Johnny Orr weighs a new shot clock idea and Orr’s remarks after a game. It notes TV timing for regional pairings and mentions betting odds from Jimmy Snyder on the NCAA field.

Iowa Wayne Duke Big Ten Larry Albus Ladell Anderson Utah State Willis Casey North Carolina State Ken Karr San Diego Andy Geiger Stanford Dave Davitt Providence U.S Moscow Vic Bubas Russ Potts SMU NCAA Michigan State Duke Johnny Orr Michigan Orr

Johnson leads UPI All-Big Ten team in 1980s era

Earvin Johnson of Michigan State tops the UPI All-Big Ten selections chosen by coaches with 17 points per game and 7 assists. Greg Kelser, Ronnie Lester, Kelvin Ransey and Joe Barry Carroll join him, with Williams and Smith headlining the second unit and McHale Woodson Sichting also cited.

Earvin Johnson Michigan State United Press International Johnson Greg Kelser Iowa Ronnie Lester Ohio State Kelvin Ransey Purdue Joe Barry Carroll Lester Ransey UPI Carroll Herb Williams Jud Heathcote Kelser Panama City Fla Spartans MSU Don Nelson Chicago Columbus Williams Duke Buckeyes Boilermakers Lee Rose Mark Smith Illinois Kevin McHale Minnesota Mike Woodson Indiana Jerry Sichting

Cornets Rally Past Minnesota For Key League Win

In Bettendorf Iowa the Cornets topped Minnesota 123 to 102 as they surged 38 points in the second period to reclaim sole possession of the Midwest Division. D K Thomas led with 28 points, Mollie Bolin 20, Robin Tucker and Connie Kunzman 16 each. All Cornets scored in the victory to reach 14 8 on the season.

Perry Butler Garner-Hayfield Ton Henderson LaVerne Wayne Keota Dave Wetzel Carl Pfeiffer Tripoli Bettendorf UPI Iowa Minnesota D.K. Thomas Cornets Mollie Bolin Robin Tucker Connie Kunzman

Spartans Seek Third Straight Big Ten Title Clinch at Wisconsin

Michigan State can clinch its second consecutive undisputed Big Ten basketball crown with a win at Wisconsin. Purdue, Iowa, and Ohio State chase, while MSU holds head to head advantages and seeks the automatic NCAA berth with an 11 game win streak intact.

Michigan State Wisconsin Spartans Big Ten Michigan Northwestern Ohio State Buckeyes Iowa Minnesota Purdue Boilermakers Indiana Illinois

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