Gannon and Hansen Highlight Cedar Rapids Exhibition
Gannon and Hansen, all staters who led their schools to state titles, will join Des Moines Levi Homes stars including Parker and May in a Friday night game at Five Seasons Center Cedar Rapids. The 6-7 Gannon will suit up for the Airliner in the national AAU tournament.
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Mark Gannon
Bob Hansen
Five Seasons
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State
Andrew Parker
Earl May
Mike Thorp
Drake
Des Moines Levi Homes
Iowa City Airliner
Iowa Comets
Milwaukee
Gannon
Iowa City Regina
Hansen
West Des Moines Dowling
Levi Homes
Dave Kelly
Simpson
Ron Lemmons
Mark Long
Mike Kemp
Don Breitbach
Iowa
Dante Vignarli
William Mayfield
Airliner
Jim Baker
Glen Vidnovic
Mike Gatens
van Phelps
John Hairston
Fred Haberecht
Glen Worley
Neil Fegebank
Jim Collins
Hawkeyes
Rick Engle
Dolph Pulliam
Wartburg
Pete Griffen
Central YMCA to Host Power Volleyball Tournament Saturday
Collins meet The Rockwell Collins Central YMCA team will host a power volleyball tournament Saturday at the Central YMCA.
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Rockwell-Collins Central Ymca
Central Ymca
Dickinson Relays Set for Weekend at UNI-Dome
More than 200 Iowa high school teams will compete in the 56th annual A D Dickinson Relays at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. Class A start Friday at noon, Class B Saturday at 11 a.m. Admission is 3 dollars for adults and 2 dollars for students.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Uni-Dome
A.D. Dickinson
Horseshoe Meet Rules and Sites Discussion Held
A meeting to discuss rules and sites for horseshoe meets this season will be held Sunday in Des Moines. For more information contact Harold Hughes at 364 2829.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Packer predicts MSU will win NCAA title
AP Sports writer Howard Smith reports Billy Packer, real estate dealer and NBC college basketball analyst, backs Michigan State to beat Penn and Indiana State with DePaul a long shot. Packer will cover the semifinals and final in Salt Lake City while Enberg and McGuire provide commentary.
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Billy Packer
Penn
Michigan State
Packer
DePaul
Indiana State
NBC
Salt Lake City
Pack
North Carolina
Ex-area preps lead Upper Iowa
Two former Gazette area high schoolers helped Upper Iowa open its baseball season with a doubleheader sweep over Maryville College. Rick Hurlburt drove in three runs with a home run and double in the first game, while Jerry Johnson earned his college pitching debut with a three hit nine strikeout performance in the second. Doug Smith added a three hit nine strikeout gem in the opener.
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ST. Louis
Upper Iowa
Peacocks
Maryville College
Cedar Rapids
Haugejorde Named to Kodak All Region VI Team
Cindy Haugejorde of the University of Iowa women basketball earns Kodak All Region VI honors after leading the Hawkeyes with 18.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game this season.
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Iowa City
Cindy Haugejorde
University of Iowa
Kodak
Michigan Governor Bets Farm on Spartan Final Four Title
Michigan Governor William Milliken backs Michigan State to win the NCAA title as they reach the Final Four. He vows to bet the farm, saying State will beat Penn while coach Jud Heathcote stresses one-game-at-a-time focus. Indiana State coach Bill Hodges notes readiness after reaching the Final Four and aims to enjoy the trip while pursuing victory.
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Michigan
William G. Milliken
Michigan State
DePaul
Penn
Indiana State
Milliken
Bill Hodges
Arkansas
Cornell's Wisco Repeats on All Academic Team
Chad Wisco of Cornell was the only repeater named today to the college division All-Academic squad for 1978 79 selected by college sports information directors nationwide. Kevin Kolbeck of Cornell earned a fifth team honor while Coe's Bill Schmarzo made the sixth team.
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BOISE
UPI
Chad Wisco
Cornell
Kevin Kolbeck
Coe
Bill Schmarzo
Briar Cliff Player On NAIA All America Team
The 1979 NAIA All-America basketball team includes Briar Cliff’s Rolando Frazer of Briar Cliff College Iowa among ten first team selections. Other honored players include Jerry Alexander from Drury Frank Wachlerowicz St Johns and Charlie Floyd High Point plus Lee Johnson East Texas State and Don Hiebenthal Western Baptist.
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Kansas City
Jerry Alexander
Drury
Tony Vann
Alabama-Huntsville
Ricky Mahorn
Hampton
Institute
Frank Wachlerowicz
St. John’s
Minn
Charlie Floyd
High Point
N.C
Rolando Frazer
Briar Cliff
Iowa
Lee Johnson
East Texas State
French joins UNI grid staff as assistant coach
Roger French with 24 years of major college coaching will join the University of Northern Iowa football staff as an assistant coach. The 45 year old has spent seven years at Minnesota coaching the offensive line tight ends and receivers. He also coached at Wisconsin Memphis State and he is a 1956 Minnesota graduate who played one year for the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Cedar Falls
Roger French
University of Northern Iowa
French
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Memphis State
Philadelphia Eagles
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