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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1978

Page

15

Corzine's 46 lifts DePaul past Louisville in OT thriller

DePaul, led by Dave Corzine's career night 46 points, outlasted Louisville 90-89 in double overtime to reach the Midwest regional final. Villanova edged Indiana 61-60 in Providence while Duke beat Penn 84-80 to reach the East final. Corzine became DePaul's all time scoring leader with the late steal and hook shot.

DePaul Dave Corzine Louisville Villanova Duke Corzine Cardinals Lawrence Kan Blue Demons Utah Notre Dame Providence R.L. Villanova Indiana Penn Kentucky Michigan State Arkansas Cal State- Fullerton George Mikan Rick Wilson Wilson Curtis Watkins Watkins Rory Sparrow Hoosiers Mike

Notre Dame Knocks Utah 69 56 to Reach Midwest Final

Notre Dame trailed Utah 50 49 before Kelly Tripucka sparked an 11 0 run in the final minute to lift the Irish 69 56 in the NCAA Midwest Region semifinal. Tripucka scored 20 points and Notre Dame improved to 22 6, while Utah ended at 23 6 led by Jeff Judkins with 16.

Greg Dean Tripucka Irish Notre Dame Utah Jeff Judkins

Ongais grabs pole for Jimmy Bryan 150 in Phoenix heat

Danny Ongais led qualifiers at Phoenix International Raceway with a 145.396 mph lap, 24.76 seconds, in a Parnelli-VPJ turbo for Saturday's Jimmy Bryan 150. Gordon Johncock was second on the front row at 144.462 mph in a Wildcat, while Tom Sneva claimed third at 143.827 mph in a Penske PC6. Ongais noted a newer chassis, still early in development for the Indianapolis 500.

Phoenix Danny Ongais Jimmy Bryan Indianapolis Ongais Phoenix International Raceway Tom Sneva Interscope Racing

Late rally lifts Kuemper past Washington in close clash

In a tight contest, Cedar Rapids Washington loses to Carroll Kuemper 57 to 55 as Kevin Wilson seals the win on a 1-and-1 with 20 seconds left after a foul on Kuemper’s tying attempt. Behrens and Schenkelberg lead Wahlert with 18 and 17 points respectively.

Kuemper Kevin Wilson Adcock Cedar Rapids Washington Des Moines Hoover Roosevelt Carroll Dave Behrens Tom Schenkelberg Cedar Rapids LaSalle Schenkelbergs Gaylord Huston Roughriders Des Moines DES Moines Roosevelt Garner Houston Gaylord Houston Mark Radosevich Dennis Oakley Craig Worman Mike Davis Steve Bennett Carroll Kuemper Dan Stevens Paul Baldus Jeff Kruse David Diers Ken Tegels Curt Augustus

Marengo bowler Brad Haddy rolls 749 series

Brad Haddy, 26, of Marengo, rolled a 749 series in the Thursday Night Wildcat League at Lucky 6 Lanes. He added games of 259 242 and 248, with season scores of 701 and 710 and an overall three-league average of 194.

Marengo Brad Haddy Haddy

Angle Inn dominates Kirby 90 70 in Salvation Army game

Angle Inn topped Kirby 90 to 70 as Barry Todd led with 22 points and Jerry Keel added 18 for Kirby. In other action Nesper edged Correctional Services 70 to 69 despite Roland Bassett’s 36 points. Acme Electric beat Barlow Foods 74 to 63 with Rick Patten scoring 16.

Gary Pegump Angle Inn Kirby Salvation Army Jerry Keel Nesper Correctional Services Roland Bassett Barry Todd Steve Carter Barlow Foods Acme Electric Rick Patten Acme

Snow updates from Wisconsin ski areas

Two inches of new snow over a 27 37 inch base at Cable and three inches on a 10 20 inch base at Rip Mt Ski area in Wausau. Skiing is described as excellent in both locations.

Cable Wis Wausau Rip Mt

Nashville students protest South Africa in Davis Cup

About 700 picketers at Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium protested apartheid during the Davis Cup North American zone opening. Police reported no arrests as demonstrations began with a larger rally nearby, while students from Tennessee State Fisk and Meharry marched toward the venue carrying anti apartheid banners.

Nashville Paul Aselton Metropolitan Nashville South Africa Franklin Williams Coalition For Human Rights Soweto Vanderbilt Tennessee State Fisk Meharry Medical College

Norton shines as Regina topples St. Mary's in state clash

Regina defeats St. Mary's 81 to 70 in a dramatic state tournament game. Randy Norton accounts for key plays with 14 year era record 204 100 and Gannon anchors Regina defense holding Bill Techau to 10 points. Gannon scores and assists pace Regina while Terry Norton exits with ankle sprain but returns to help the Regals reach the next round against Lake View Auburn.

Iowa City Regina Randy Norton Mark Gannon Runnin’ Regals Page 111 Regals Gannon St. Mary’s Lingle Norton Beyer Regal Steve Condon Terry Norton Corning Steve Mark Terry Randy Bob Lake View Auburn Lamaak Lv-A Chuck Lamaak Class A Aurelia Tom Foley Chris Kennedy St. Patrick’s Irish Canl Tech Bill Techau Techau Tripoli Tom Sueppel Bob Goedken Brad Casey Bart Sueppel Clinton Clinton ST. Mary's (70): Steve Dermody 5 1- 311, Mike Haley 8 6-822, Bill Techau Jeff Ludvigsen Greg Matheny Dennis Wolfe Foley St. Mary's Ludvigsen John Lingle

Palmer Casper among 38 exempt for U S Open

Arnie Palmer and Billy Casper are among 38 players granted exemptions from qualifying for the 78th United States Open Championship set for June 15 18 in Englewood Colorado. The field grows to 152 with other automatic qualifiers including Hubert Green Jerry Pate Tom Watson Johnny Miller and legends Jack Nicklaus Lee Trevino Gary Player and Tom Weiskopf.

Far Hills N.J Arnold Palmer Billy Casper Englewood Colorado U.S. Golf Association Palmer Casper U.S.G.A Hubert Green Jerry Pate Tom Watson Johnny Miller Jack Nicklaus Lee Trevino Gary Player Tom Weiskopf

U S Takes Davis Cup Lead In Nashville

Vitas Gerulaitis beat Bernie Motton after a shaky start 2-6 6-2 6-1 7-5 and Harold Solomon outlast Byron Bertram 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-1 as the United States goes 2-0 up over South Africa in a Davis Cup North American Zone tie amid boisterous protests. A crowd of about 1,500 demonstrated against South Africa's policies, with sponsors noting a smaller turnout for the ensuing matches measuring about 1,132.

Nashville, Tenn Vitas Gerulaitis Harold Solomon United States South Africa Gerulaits Bernie Mitton Little Solomon Byron Bertram

Hobbs Claims Sebring Pole With BMW Turbo

David Hobbs of England sped the BMW to pole for the Sebring 12 hour race with a 2 35.734 lap at 120.205 mph besting Rolf Stommelen and the Porsche team. Hobbs shares front row with Milt Minter and Tom Klausler. Stommelen co-drives with Manfred Schurti and Dick Barbour. race set for Saturday in Sebring Florida with 75 starters.

Sebring Fla David Hobbs England BMW Porsche Hobb Rolf Stommelen Germany Hobbs Stommelen Jacky Ickx France Tom Klausler Livonia Mich Manfred Schurti Leichtenstein Dick Barbour San Diego

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