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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 2003
Page
19
Penn State head coach Jerry Dunn resigns after eight seasons with a 117-121 record and a 7-21 mark in his final two years. The Lions had seven wins in each of the last two seasons, though Dunn had guided the 2000-01 team to the NCAA South Regional semifinals by beating Providence and North Carolina.
UCLA basketball coach Steve Lavin was dismissed after the Bruins finished 10-19 overall and 6-12 in Pac-10 play. New Athletics Director Dan Guerrero cited a need to restore the program among the nation's elite, noting the season ended with a 75-74 Pac-10 tournament semifinal loss to Oregon.
The Kansas City Royals optioned right handers Shawn Sedlacek and Wes Obermueller to Omaha of the Pacific Coast League. Sedlacek, a Cedar Rapids Kennedy Vinton-Shellsburg Iowa State alum, went 3-5 with a 6.72 ERA in 16 games last season. Obermueller, a Virton-Shellsburg Kirkwood and Iowa product, was 0-2 with an 11.72 ERA in two appearances.
Television listings show UNC Asheville versus Texas Southern in NCAA Tournament action at 6 p.m. on ESPN. The NIT features DePaul at North Carolina at 8 p.m. on ESPN in another key matchup.
Brooks McKowen scored 35 as Wapsie Valley defeated Williamsburg 76 to 64 in a Class 2A state quarterfinal at Veterans Auditorium. Teammates Nick Joyce and Kurt Hesse added 18 and 11 points as the Warriors advance to face Grundy Center in the semifinals.
Iowa beat Valparaiso 62 60 in a shaky NIT game before 2761 at Carver Hawkeye Arena. The crowd was small and disinterested as fans faced a weeknight tip off and a late bracket reveal.
Chauncey Leslie scored 13 of 15 in the second half helping Iowa edge Valparaiso 62 60 at Carver Hawkeye Arena to force an open round NIT matchup. Iowa (16 13) could meet Iowa State in the first round with the winner of Iowa State versus Wichita State advancing.
Iowa State senior Aaron Holker, the 141 pound NCAA champion last year, enters the NCAA tournament in Kansas City ranked sixth after a fourth-place finish at the Big 12s. He acknowledges a challenging season 23-7 record but embraces the underdog role and seeks five wins to cap his year. Coach Bobby Douglas calls him a tough draw and full of confidence.
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