Swingley Gives Up Hope As Iditarod Field Grows
Defending champion Doug Swingley trails in the 1,100 mile Iditarod toward Nome as he falls further behind the 62-musher field. The race continues with moments of tough conditions and tight scores.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 2002
Page
23
Defending champion Doug Swingley trails in the 1,100 mile Iditarod toward Nome as he falls further behind the 62-musher field. The race continues with moments of tough conditions and tight scores.
Jason Kidd faced a mixed reception from Phoenix fans as the Suns erased an early negative mood to beat New Jersey 89 to 87. Kidd was booed during introductions and again when he touched the ball as animosity followed his critical remarks about the Suns since the trade.
In Champaign Illinois Mike Zadick tops 149 pound seeds and Steve Mocco leads at heavyweight for Iowa at the Big Ten Championships. Tyler Nixt 174 is No 2, Cliff Moore 133 and Jessman Smith 184 are No 4, Luke Eustice 125 Luke Moffitt 141 and Trey Clark 197 are No 6. Final seeds set Friday.
Agent Terry Gould states that a deal could send New England wide receiver Terry Glenn to Green Bay as early as today. Glenn reportedly reduces signing bonus demand from 7 million to 3 million.
In the afternoon schedule Iowa meets Purdue in the Big Ten tournament and features a 1 p.m. tip on ESPN2. Pro golf coverage from the Honda Classic runs at 3 p.m. on USA.
Purdue and Iowa meet in a 1 p.m. first round at Conseco Fieldhouse as coaches cite high parity across a four way tie for first place. Gene Keady says any team can win and predicts an exciting, fan friendly tournament.
At Indianapolis Conseco Fieldhouse Purdue and Iowa meet in the first round with both squads seeking momentum. Iowa arrives 16 14 overall and 5 11 in league play after a disappointing season while Purdue sits 13 17 and 5 11 with a season ending win over Penn State.
Cascade 39 Edgewood-Colesburg 20 in the Class 2A quarterfinal at Veterans Auditorium as Cascade’s defense stifled Ed-Co, holding to 9-of-34 shooting and 22 turnovers. Cascade (25-1) advances to face Colo-Nesco (25-1) in the semifinals.
Cascade held Ed-Co scoreless late and pulled away on a 9-0 run after halftime. Chelsea Goedken led Cascade with 13 points and 10 rebounds while teammate Goodken contributed strong defense and rebounding. Ed-Co’s Wright noted the tough zone and first-half drought.
Meg Tierney and Erin Fantroy followed diverging routes to Kirkwood Community College aiming for the same success. Tierney joined as an inside threat after a strong Union Community prep career while Fantroy sought academic improvement and developed into a versatile guard. Kirkwood coach Kim Muhl emphasizes their distinct roles as the sophomores push toward postseason readiness, haunted by last season’s Region XI semifinal upset.
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