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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1979

Page

13

Iowa Wins NCAA Wrestling Crown In Dominant Fashion

Five Iowa finalists reached the title bouts as the Hawkeyes ran away with the team crown at Ames. Dan Gable’s squad built a massive lead behind champions and finalists including Kinseth, DeAnna, Lewis, Trizzino, and Palmer, while Iowa State and others trailed.

Ames Iowa Hawks Iowa State Mike Mann Tom Walden Cyclones Lehigh Oregon State Wisconsin Dan Glenn Joe Gonzalez Cal State-Bakersfield Randy Lewis Scott Trizzino Bruce Kinseth Mike DeAnna Bud Palmer Mike Land Kelly Ward Dave Powell DeAnna Dan Gable Palmer Don Brown Oregon J) Robinson Chuck) Yagla Trizzino Oklahoma Andre Metzger Metzger Andy Rein Dan Hicks Brad Hansen Brigham Young Michigan Mark Charella Hansen Kinseth Jed Brown Cedar Rapids Brown Hawkeyes

Des Moines East eyes first state title with semifinal win

No. 1 Des Moines East clinched a spot in the girls state final after a 90-61 semifinal victory over No. 13 Hudson East. East will face ninth-rated Bettendorf in Des Moines Saturday night for the crown Bettendorf beat Ackley Geneva 73-69 in Friday action.

Bettendorf Des Moines Des Moines East Hudson Ackley- Geneva Bulldogs Ackley-Geneva Traci DeBerg Dawn Crosby Crosby LeAnn Resh Cathy Noth DeBerg Deb DeBerg East Waukon Scarlet Kari Kramme Lorri Bauman Kramme Bauman Judy Forest Mary Henke Rockwell Ast

Jump-Athon Ties Lanier Tale to Madison Rope Skipping

H.O. Maxey of Madison Elementary Cedar Rapids uses the rope jumping story of Bob Lanier to motivate boys toward athletics. Lanier, once coordination challenged, grew into a 6-11 Pistons star through jump rope and running training under mentor Lorrie Alexander. The piece notes Lanier's rise and includes a letter from Lanier praising hard work and continuous improvement. Hayden Fry adds Hawkeyes' quarterback depth with Ricciardulli Bohannan and Chappelle joining spring drills. Barry Tomasetti signs with the Minnesota Vikings.

H.O. Maxey Madison Cedar Rapids Maxey Bob Lanier Detroit Pistons Associated Press Lanier Buffalo N.Y Lorrie Alexander Mastan Boys Club St. Bonaventure College Madison School Pistons Gazette Don Canney

TV Sports NCAA Special Collegiates And More Lineup

A dense TV sports guide lists NCAA NCAA Mideast Regional and various college games on NBC CBS ABC and local stations. Programs include basketball matchups Michigan State Detroit Lamar Washington Denver Notre Dame Tennessee Eastern Kentucky and Marquette Pacific on multiple channels. Includes Bowling Inverrary Golf and CBS Wide World of Sports with several time slots.

KCRG ABC Inverrary WMT Marquette-Pacific KWWL CBS Mich Detroit

Wumkes Wins Girls State Free Throw Title

Dawn Wumkes of Hudson won the Iowa girls state free throw shooting championship with a 53 of 55 mark in a three round shoot-off after Dawn edged Deb Burns of Pleasantville. Chris Stewart of Oelwein finished third with 32 of 35.

Des Moines Dawn Wumkes Hudson Deb Burns Pleasantville Wumkes Burns Chris Stewart Oelwein

Iowa Faces Toledo in NCAA Regional Clash at Assembly Hall

Iowa and Toledo meet in the NCAA Mideast Regional at Indiana's Assembly Hall with Merle Harmon and Fred Taylor on NBC Regional TV. Coach Bob Nichols notes Harvey Knuckles as Toledo's 176 pound guard and the teams' prior North Dakota state tournament ties echoing between Dale Brown and Lute Olson.

Bloomington Ind Merle Harmon Fred Taylor NBC Don Ho Toledo Harvey Knuckles Iowa Indiana Assembly Hall Bob Nichols Harvey Nichols Indianapolis LSU North Dakota Dale Brown Minot Saint Leo’s Grand Forks Brown Lawrence Welk Angie Dickinson Olson

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