Braxton Spinks Set To Crown Light Heavyweight King
Boxing spotlight on Dwight Braxton and Michael Spinks as they face off in Atlantic City to crown the light heavyweights. Braxton seeks undisputed status while Spinks fights amid personal turmoil and a looming gun charge hearing.
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Spinks
Atlantic City
N.J
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Michael Spinks
Tommy Loughran
Archie Moore
Bob Foster
Marvin Hagler
Foster
World Boxing Council
Leon Spinks
World Boxing Association
Joe Frazier
Frazier
Philadelphia
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Quenzell McCall
Sandra Massey
Linn-Mar Edges Wahlert In OT Thriller
Linn-Mar beat Wahlert 50 47 in overtime after a fourth quarter zone defense change. Lumsden and Anderson led Linn-Mar with 20 and 13 points respectively as DeBrower added 8 and Plondke sparked Wahlert’s late surge. The crowd of 12 400 witnessed a tense finish before Linn-Mar pulled away in OT.
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Dave Hutchinson
Dave
Landis
Lumsden
Scott Anderson
DeBrower
Anderson
Wahlert
Schmitt
Plondke
Lions
de Brower
Iowa City West
Jerry Bush
Dub. Wahlert
Dubuque
Todd Lumsden
John Anderson
Scott Underwood
Brad DeBrower
Jim Lancaster
Steve Lombardo
Jefferson grad Nemec rises to All America in relay
Cedar Rapids Jefferson alumnus Justin Nemec, a walk-on at Iowa State, faced pneumonia weeks before nationals. He ran the opening leg of ISU’s mile relay at the NCAA indoor meet in Pontiac, Michigan, helping the Cyclones finish third in 3:13.49 and earn All-America honors.
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Bob Denney
Ames
Justin Nemec
Cedar Rapids Jefferson Prep
Iowa State University
Nemec
Jefferson
ISU
Iowa State
Cyclones
Nemec Reaches All American Peak After Tumultuous ISU Run
Justin Nemec overcame a severe hamstring injury and a redshirt year to emerge as a leading ISU track figure. He earned Most Valuable Freshman in 1981 as the Cyclones won the Big Eight outdoor title and led relay units to record times, aiming for national glory.
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Cyclones
ISU
Iowa State
Bill Bergan
Justin
Bergan
Murfreesboro
Tenn
NCAA
Todd Holm
Tripoli
Michael Wade
North Chicago
Kenya
Wade
Jim) Criner
Michael
Uti
Tickets On Sale For Regis Class 2A State Final
Regis will sell tickets today at the school from 8 30 a m to 1 p m for the Class 2A state championship game at Veterans Auditorium Des Moines. The game starts at 8 05 p m tonight.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Golf Courses Set to Open This Weekend
Cedar Rapids plans to open its three 18 hole courses Twin Pines Squaw Creek and Ellis Park for the season Saturday weather permitting. Jones Park nine hole course remains closed due to Prairie Creek flooding. Flags go out Saturday with benches and ball-cleaning devices delayed until next week. The parks director David Kramer says the greens are ready and this may be the earliest opening yet.
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Cedar Rapids
David Kramer
Twin Pines
Squaw Creek
Ellis Park
Jones Park
Prairie Creek
Kramer
the Gazette
Jones drives Reds to extra-inning win over Orioles
Former Cedar Rapids Red Jeff Jones slugged a homer and four RBIs for Cincinnati in a 13-10 10 inning victory over Baltimore. Nick Esasky belted a three-run homer in the 10th as the Reds cap tied the game with a Jones single in the ninth to force extras.
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Fla
UPI
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Jones
Cincinnati Reds
Baltimore Orioles
Nick Esasky
Dan Morogiello
Reds
Jones
Orioles
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