Regis Defeats Hampton In 2A Championship After Late Surge
Regis senior DeVries led 2A with 67 points and 38 rebounds in three games, scoring 10 in the first half before a tighter man-to-man in the final three quarters limited him. Regis shot 61.8 percent after halftime to pull away as Breitbach caps a strong two year run with Regis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeVries
Regis
Royals
Hampton
Royal
Breitbach
Dan Boddicker
Dan
Gary
Associated Press
United Press International
UPI
Bulldogs
Sheeley
Boddicker
Thinnes
O’connell
Brian Donnelly
Downey
Mike Kaliban
Kaliban
Ray Honors Iowa Fitness Programs At Semifinal
Gov Robert Ray used halftime of the state high school boys 3A semifinal in Des Moines to honor seven outstanding Iowa fitness and recreation programs. Named were Dubuque Hempstead High School the University of Iowa the Iowa Special Olympics Inc the Iowa Prairie Track Club of Ames and jogging and running clinics run by that group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Ray
Ray
Dubuque Hempstead High School
University of Iowa
Iowa Special Olympics, Inc
Iowa Prairie Track Club
Ames
Livestock Top Cowboys In Debut Pro Rodeo Meet At Five Seasons
From Williamsburg Iowa to Waterloo and beyond, livestock beat cowboys 28 17 on opening night of Pro-Rodeo Productions 1979 season at Five Seasons Center. Doyle Stanford and John Wilson each posted 72 points in bull and saddle bronc events. Debbie Moore and Al Davis led timed events while dozens failed to cash in their $35 entries as the roughstock set delivered rugged action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Williamsburg
Pro-Rodeo Productions
Five Seasons Center
John Wilson
Idabel
Okla
Pat Price
Davie
Fla
Debbie Moore
Story City
al Davis
Waterloo
Lee Myatt
Port Byron
Ill
NBC to air NCAA regional finals in weekend schedule
NBC will televise regional finals starting at 2 p.m. today and 1 p.m. Sunday. Indiana State faces Arkansas in the Midwest regional, followed by UCLA versus DePaul in the West. Sunday features St. John’s against Penn and Notre Dame versus Michigan State in the Mideast final.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
NBC
Indiana State
Arkansas
UCLA
DePaul
St. John's
Penn
Notre Dame
Michigan State
Boston Marathon field swells to seven thousand entrants
Boston Marathon officials expect nearly 7,000 qualified runners to start the 83rd edition on April 16 in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, far surpassing last year’s record 4,800. Defending champ Bill Rodgers and 1972 Olympic gold medalist Frank Shorter head an international field as Japan plans a limited team due to injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hopkinton
Mass
Will Cloney
Cloney
Bill Rodgers
Boston Athletic Association
Prudential Insurance Co
Minnesota Fillies Rally Past Iowa Cornets 101 97
Scooter DeLorme hit four free throws in the last 10 seconds as the Minnesota Fillies beat the Iowa Cornets 101 97 in a WMBL game. Marie Kocurek scored 30, Donna Wilson 22 for Minnesota which improved to 13 13. Molly Bolin 25, Joan Uhl 19, D K Thomas 17 for the Cornets who dropped to 15 12 after a fourth straight road loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington, Minn
Scooter DeLorme
Minnesota Fillies
Iowa Cornets
Marie Kocurek
Donna Wilson
Minnesota
Molly Bolin
Joan Uhl
D.K. Thomas
Cornets
Dowling faces Davenport Central in 3A final bid
Dowling, averaging 79.7 points, beats Ankeny 66 55 in a semifinal at Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Davenport Central tops Carroll Kuemper 65 58 to advance, with Kuemper’s poor shooting and high foul count aiding Central. Dowling and Central seek state titles in the Class 3A championship game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hansen
West Des Moines
Dowling
Maroons
Ankeny
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Davenport Central
Carroll Kuemper
Kuemper
Sam LaSonia
LaBonia
Council Bluffs St. Albert
Don Grensing
Blue Devils
St. Albert
Davenport
Central
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
ISU Signs Three Southern Football Recruits
Iowa State University announces the signing of three Southern players: Donald Spear a 6 5 273 offensive tackle from George Washington Carver High School Montgomery Alabama who wrestled to a 35 1 heavyweight record Richard Gray a 6 1 195 running back from Lake Highlands High School Dallas Texas who rushed for over 1000 yards and Kenneth James a 6 1 175 defensive back from Eastside High School Gainesville Florida who ran a 4 06 40 yard dash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Iowa State University Athletic Office
Donald Spear
George Washington Carver High School
Montgomery
Ala
Spears
Richard Gray
Lake Highlands High School
Dallas
Tex
Kenneth James
Eastside High School
Gainesville
Fla
Drake women win in NWI T semifinal over Northern Kentucky
Sharon Upshaw scored 23 points to lead Drake to a 78-73 semifinal victory over Northern Kentucky in Amarillo Texas advancing to the National Women's Invitational Tournament final. Upshaw surged in the second half after a quiet first half to secure the win for Drake which improved to 28 4 and set a finals date with the South Carolina Oregon winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas
UPI
Sharon Upshaw
Drake
Northern Kentucky
Upshaw
Young Frazier Stays Undefeated In Golden Gloves Bout
Marvis Frazier, 18, defeated Jimmy Clark by unanimous decision in the Eastern Division finals of the Pennsylvania Golden Gloves at Liberty Bell Racetrack. Frazier improved to 24 straight amateur wins with 13 knockouts and advances to the state finals against Pittsburgh champion, aiming for the national championships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Marvis Frazier
Jimmy Clark
Liberty Bell Racetrack
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. Boddicker
O'Connel
Donnelly
D. Boddicker
Heilshov
L. Hand
Jorgenson
Hand
Abbas
Regis Hompeton
International Rodeo Association
Doyle Stanford
Wilotka
Lowton Totes Pfeiler-Hawkins Insurance Agency
First Avenue
S.E
Oldsmobile
DELCO
BUICK
Cadillac
First Avenue S.E
E. Cohn & Sons
9Th Ave
3Rd St
D. Central
Jay Block
Hawks
Block
Hansen
Brian Hutchins
John Quinn
Scott Williams
John Frost
C. Kuemper
Blue Devil
Knights
Kevin Oliver
William Derrick
Joe Epping
Dan Stevens
Derrick
Epping
Stevens
Dave Gute
Young Frazier
Whips
Clark
Frazier
Amateur Athletic Union
Soviet Union
Igor Vysotsky
Madison Square Garden
Teofilo Stevenson
2Nd St. NE
Ictori
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!