Five area teams chase Cinderella tag at state tournament
In Des Moines the five Gazette area girls basketball teams reach their first state tournament with Eng lish Valleys of North English opening at 1 30 p m Tuesday versus Des Moines Hoover. Hoover joins Cedar Rapids Kennedy Fort Dodge and others as big schools breaking small-town limits at Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
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Kennedy
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Regina
Burlington
Ames
Marshalltown
Area Girls Tourney Bids Shaped for March 7 Start
The roundup previews the Sweet 16 girls basketball tourney with top seeds Ankeny West Burlington Belmond and Lake View Auburn. It notes Eastern Iowa challengers like Dysart Geneseo Kennedy and Cedar Rapids Kennedy, plus defensive strengths and season records guiding favorites. West Burlington 27 0 and Belmond 26 0 lead unbeaten teams, while Lake View Auburn eyes a third straight Iowa crown.
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Lake View- Auburn
Fort Dodge
Cherokee
Audubon
Lake View
Auburn
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North Linn Eyes State Berth In Substate Showdown
North Linn travels to Iowa City West to face Fort Madison Aquinas in a state qualifying substate game as the Lynx chase their second straight state bid. Aquinas seeks its first tournament berth. other notes on 2A and 3A pairings and AP/UPI rankings accompany the regional picture.
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North Linn
Roland Story
UPI
Graettinger
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Maquoketa
Sioux City Heelan
Dubuque Wahlert
Dubuque
Grinnell
Indianola
Iowa City Regina
Cherokee
Iowa Hawkeyes Nets Big Ten Wins and Wisconsin Thriller
The Hawkeyes capped a strong three day run by winning two Big Ten basketball games and a hard fought 94 93 double overtime victory at Wisconsin. Hargrave and Lester led the comeback while Olson praised Clay Hargrave as a rising star and noted Iowa’s overall season improvements despite key losses.
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Lute Olson
New York
Madison Square Garden
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Virginia Tech
Seton Hall
Massachusetts
Hawks
Indiana
Michigan State
Michigan
Minnesota
Purdue
Wisconsin
William Mayfield
Clay Hargrave
Ronnie Lester
Bruce King
Tom Norman
Lester
Hargrave
NBC Dropping Sport Boss Lindemann Could Be Replaced
NBC may seek a successor for Carl Lindemann Jr. as head of NBC Sports. Lindemann resigns as network sports vice president after 28 years, having helped secure NBC's 85 million dollar Moscow 1980 Olympic TV deal. Possible replacements include Bob Mulholland and Chet Simmons. He plans to pursue independent production.
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National Broadcasting Co
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Moscow
Bob Mulholland
NBC News
Chet Simmons
Three on Three Basketball at Ellis YMCA
The Ellis YMCA offers a three on three basketball session on Monday and Wednesday nights at 8 10 p.m. starting March 7 for senior high students and adults.
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Ellis Ymca
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