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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1979
Page
8
The Associated Press recap lists second round results and upcoming regional games across the East Midwest and West. Notable scores include Connecticut 81 over Georgetown 58, Duke 78 over St Jonas 80, and Notre Dame 73 over Tennessee 67. Regional semifinals loom in Greensboro Indianapolis Provo and Los Angeles with national championship set for Salt Lake City on March 26.
NIT games listed in Eastern time include Alcorn State at Indiana and Old Dominion at Clemson among Monday matchups. Also shows Saint St at Maryland, Virginia at Alabama, Dayton at Purdue, Texas A and M at Nevada Reno with rounds noted for March 15 or 16 third round and semifinals in New York March 19 final and third place.
In Los Angeles Carlos Zarate 118 Mexico City knocked out Mensah Kpa 116 Togo to retain his WBC bantam title. In Salt Lake City Danny Lopez Los Angeles knocked out Roberto Castanon Spain 2 to retain his WBC featherweight title.
AP Top Twenty standings updated through March 1 2 UCLA over Pepperdine 76-71 3 North Carolina loss to Penn 72-1 4 Michigan State over Lamar 95-64 5 Notre Dame over Tennessee 68 6 Duke loss to St John’s 80-78 7 Arkansas over Weber State 74-63 8 DePaul loss to Loyola Chicago 101-99 then beat Southern Cal 89-78 9 Louisiana State over Appalachian State 74-56 11 Georgetown loss to Rutgers 64-58 12 Marquette over Pacific 73-48 13 Temple loss to St John’s 75-70 14 Iowa loss to Toledo 74-72 15 Texas loss to Oklahoma 90-76 16 Central Michigan? over Detroit 95-87 18 Louisville? over South Alabama 59-66 19 San Francisco over Brigham Young 86-63 20 Tennessee over Eastern Kentucky 97-81 then lost to Notre Dame 73-67
The provisionally ordered finish list for Sundays Arizona Republic Jimmy Bryan 150 mile race in Phoenix shows Gordon Johncock winning at 119.389 mph over 150 laps ahead of Rick Mears and Johnny Rutherford. Other notable finishers include Al Unser Bobby Unser Tom Bagley and Salt Walther with speeds and car brands noted.
Des Moines East Scarlet, No. 1 in IGHSAU rankings, defeated Bettendorf 82-62 to capture the 60th girls state tournament title. Coach Bob Hanson notes Des Moines schools still trail longtime powers but will add an 18-game freshmen schedule next year to boost development.
Nelson takes a three stroke victory at the Jackie Gleason Inverrary Golf Classic in Lauderhill Florida finishing 14 under par 274. He chose caution on 11th hole avoiding water with a 6 iron and a short chip for a five. Teammate praise and wind wind conditions framed his first pro win.
At Burlington convention site details show Al Ernst rolling a 300 in a doubles match finishing 700 with 604 in singles and 1 176 all events. Partner George Adams scored 476 on 159 174 143 as the group failed to secure the 1981 state tournament bid won by Dubuque.
A dense list of bowlers and scores from multiple leagues and lanes. Notable tallies include Wayne Lauch 240 and 667, Barb Rammelsberg 199-574, Gwen Sharpe 277-636, Leo Just 278, Ron Hoefing 213-577, Pat Downing 196, and George Oldridge 225-621. The compilation covers Legion Lanes to May City lanes with many members and team names.
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