West Triumphs Over Lincoln in Valley Showdown
Waite led with 26 points and 16 rebounds as West upset Lincoln to snap the Railsplitters 14 game win streak. Smith scored 30 for Lincoln but West control and defense limited him late while Bontrager added 18.
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Iowa wrestlers push through early rounds in NCAA meet
The article covers day two of the NCAA wrestling championships with Iowa State and Iowa participants advancing or being eliminated. It notes Dan Gable’s Hawks still contending, results from round one, and upcoming quarterfinals and wrestlebacks shaping possible final placements.
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Winners Kenwood Park Presbyterian split in four to win league
Kenwood Park Presbyterian defeated First Christian to clinch the class A Adult Church volleyball league title. Final scores show Kenwood Park strong in the early rounds and steady performance across four games.
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Cedar Hills
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Kenwood Park
St. Matthew's
Salem United Methodist
Hus
State tourney brings close games across classes AAA AA
Iowa City West and Des Moines Lincoln opened Class AAA with West winning 70 to 62. In Class AA Roland Story edged Sheldon 62 to 61 while Atlantic stunned Forest City 55 to 47 and Rock Valley defeated Palmer 85 to 66. Friday schedule lists two games each for Class AA and AAA with top seeds facing off.
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Warne
Quick
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Kanuth
Reimer
Christensen
Gov Ray Keeps Promise to Grinnell Player
Governor Robert Ray rearranged his schedule to attend part of a Class AAA boys basketball game at Veterans Auditorium after receiving a letter from Grinnell guard Mike McCurry. McCurry recalled a seventh grade meeting and urged Ray to watch the team in the 1977 state tournament, a request Ray honored with a brief stop to congratulate the players.
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Robert Ray
Ray
Veterans Auditorium
Cedar Falls
Grinnell
Mike McCurry
Montezuma
Bill Boyd
Bill
Mike
Young Upsets Foreman In Caribbe an Upset Attracts Rematch Talk
In San Juan Puerto Rico Jimmy Young defeated George Foreman by unanimous decision after a seventh round escape and a knockdown in the 12th. Foreman was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. Norton Bobick bout in New York was set for May 11.
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George
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Bobick
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McCullough Takes Early Lead In PGA Championship Round
Mike McCullough shoots six under par 66 to lead the $300,000 Tournament Players Championship in windy conditions at Sawgrass. Ray Floyd and Tom Watson share second at 68 and 69, with Nicklaus at 73 and others chasing on the first round. Charley Pride turns 39 today.
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McCullough
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Floyd
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Don Bies
Watson
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Ed Sabo
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J.C. Snead
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Nicklaus
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