Martens Rolls 279 in City Pin Tourney
Gary Martens and Jim Bierschenk earned century awards with 279 and 276 in the Men’s City Bowling Tournament at Lancer Lanes. Class A and B leaders and team standings are listed, with Alberts Oil, Newhall Bowharm, and Quaker No. One among top teams. top doubles and singles leaders include C.L. Meaker and Larry Fenneman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Martens
Lancer Lanes
Jim Bierschenk
Jack Cohn
Rick
Arnie Harger
Ray Novak
Jim Butler
C.L. Meaker
Larry Fenneman
Alberts Oil
Newhall Bowham
Rick Gulotta
Dick Light
Bob Etzel
Bob Moser
Motorsports turmoil and bowling leaders highlighted
At Riverside race action surged as Rutherford and Johncock tangled near the desert turn while Foyt and McCluskey chased. Rutherford led late after a black flag for oil and a reshuffle ensued amid a post race press scuffle. In bowling, Bissell and Richards top the Booster doubles with 1191, while Collins and Reicher pace Open and Booster events across several Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherford
Johncock
A.J. Foyt
McLaren
Roger Penske
Johnny
Victory Lane
Foyt
USAC
McCluskey
Waterloo
Ray Bissell
Don Richards
Central City
Gazette Area
Union of West Union
Vinton Dairy
Collins
Cedar Rapids
Ray Reicher
Dyersville
Ivan Reich
Belle Plaine
Wall Wede
Waukon
Dubuque
Terry Volkert
Russians Sweep World Cup Wrestling Title At Toledo
The Soviet Union defeated the United States 8-2 to win a fifth straight World Cup wrestling title at the University of Toledo. Standouts include Jim Jackson and Stan Dziedzic, with several Americans earning notable wins and forfeit decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Soviet Union
United States
University of Toledo
Jim Jackson
Oklahoma State
Grand Rapids
Mich
Stan Dziedzic
Slippery Rock College
Dziedzic
Ruslan Ashuraliyev
Canada
Jackson
Boris Bigayev
Harold Smith
U.S
Ivan Yargin
Dan Gable
Bigagyev
Chuck Yagla
Waterloo
Iowa
Bud Palmer
Yagla
Pavvel Pinigin
Palmer
Anatoliy Prokopshuk
Arshak Sanoyan
Bob Weaver
Roman Dmitriyev
Jim Haines
Grugen Bagdasaryan
Jack Reinwand
Goode Sets Five State Marks at AAU Meet
Cedar Rapids swimmer Darie Goode won five events at the AAU meet held at the University of Nebraska Sports Center earning high point honors in the 13 14 girls division. She set state records in each victory and posted times including 1 05 8 in the 100 back 25 1 in 50 free 53 8 in 100 free 5 10 5 in 500 free 59 9 in 100 fly and 2 16 0 in the 200 IM. Goode qualified for the National Junior Olympic meet in Dallas April 15 17 and narrowly missed the National AAU meet in Canton Ohio by 0 6 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Neb
Darie Goode
Cedar Rapids
University of Nebraska Sports Center
Goode
Carie
Dallas
Canton
Ohio
Knot Hole Returns to Giants Games this Summer
For 10 dollars any Cedar Rapids area boy or girl 14 or under can attend all 70 Cedar Rapids Giants home baseball games. Sponsored by the Giants and Merchants National Bank, Knot Hole Gang members receive a T shirt a souvenir helmet and a bumper sticker. Names appear on a Memorial Stadium board and members are invited to a players clinic and a Knot Hole Gang night. Season opens April 15.
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Cedar Rapids Area
Cedar Rapids Giants
Knot Hole Gang
Giants
Merchants National Bank
Memorial Stadium
Neel Hired as Indiana Assistant Coach
Bloomington Ind AP Wally Neel defensive coordinator at Akron University is hired as Indiana football assistant coach to work with defensive ends. Akron was No 2 in NCAA Division II last season. Neel previously coached at Defiance College in Dayton Ohio.
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Bloomington
Ind
Wally Neel
Akron University
Indiana University
Paul Dietzel
Indiana
Neel
Akron
Defiance College
Dayton
Ohio
Metro Girls shine as Kennedy seconds in state tournament
Kennedy Cougars finish 29 2 with a 25 game Metro girls streak, second in Iowa state, while Prairie Sheila Lynch sets season average and career scoring records. Linn-Mar Kim Tiernan leads ninth graders, and several Metro standouts return next year amid strong boys performances.
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Cedar Rapids-Marion
Kennedy
Southeast
Metro Girls
Prairie
Sheila Lynch
Sheila
John
Metro
Linn-Mar
Kim Tiernan
LaSalle
Mary Meek
Neil Sullivan
Regis
Gail Kramer
Carol O’connell
Washington
Peggy Burke
Kathy Donnelly
Metro Boys
LaVerne Bruns
Don King
Norval Dickson
Dickson
IDPA
Paul Schenkelberg
Mark
Wash
Mike Edwards
Gary Fries
Lion
Mike Woodhouse
Jefferson
Ed Athoff
Edwards
Tracy Crocker
Randy Clark
Tom Sattler
Jeff Andre
Bob Boots
Mark Dohnalek
Jeff Gibney
Pete Lake
Rich Gradeville
Craig Stephan
Rick Keel
Warriors
Iowa City West
Dubuque
Dubuque Wahlert
Marion
Etienne
Schenkelberg
Fries
Wheeler
Kenney
Becicka
Dorrington
Uthoft
Ao Op Kennedy 29 2 2282 1785 Linn-Mar 16 9 1595 1404 LaSalle
Washington YW
Jefferson Ib
Lynch
Burke
L M
Mossbarger
Smittkamp
Meek
Cunningham
Donnelly
Langguth
Sullivan
Maher
Howes
Kramer
O'Connell
Tiernan
L-M
Caylor
Hodges Wins By Knockout At Jane Boyd Boxing Night
George Hodges of the Jane Boyd Boxing club scored the only knockout, stopping Right Wright of Monroe at the Jane Boyd Community House Sunday. Jane Boyd boxers went 11 of 15, with multiple bouts listed including Wyker over Blakey and McNair over Hilzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hodges
Jane Boyd Boxing Club
Jane Boyd
Right Wright
Monroe
Jane
Smith Named Coach of Year for NC in NCAA
The National Association of Basketball Coaches named Dean Smith of North Carolina as Division I Coach of the Year for 1977. Ron Shumate of Tennessee Chattanooga won Division II and Larry Hunter of Wittenberg won Division III. Chattanooga and Wittenberg captured NCAA Division titles this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Assn. of
Dean Smith
North Carolina
Ron Shumate
Tennessee-Chattanooga
Larry Hunter
Wittenberg
Chattanooga
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Bob Meyer
Mike Pappas
Henry Boesenberg
Jerry Swenson
John Staub
Steve Ouiliri
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Ebelings
Jock Colin
Rick Cohn
al Worthen
Brad Wise
Kurt Buckingham
Berdell Staab
Jon Wisek
Craig Daves
Ralph Howland
Tom Godfrey
Robert Bowen Crass
Bob Noser
Russ Clark
Rav Novak
Carroll Strunk
Motorsports
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Storm Lake Ready-Mix
Des Moines
Fred Haberecht
Dan Frost
Cal Wulfsberg
van Horne
van Horne Lanes
Keystone
Portland
Bill Walton
NBA
Philadelphia
Hire Neel
Ane Cara
Bob Shimon
2Nd Ave
Westside
Gary Barmore
Williams Blvd
East Edge
Nellie Streigle
Ette
Mon
Indians
Marshalltown
al Arp
Lancers
Mt. Vernon
Jeff
Mississippi Valley Conference
Metro Basketball
Hodges
Andrew Wyker
Delta
Spencer Blakey
Eric McNair
Bob Hilzer
Calen Backstrom
Steve Conger
Ellis
Ron Ray
Pat Vent
Earl Cunningham
George Yoo
Jay Smith
Don Williams
Ray Moore
Roy Moffit
Slyvan Clayton
Bob Rouzel
Vincent Brown
Ron Morrison
Monroe George Hodges
Roed Right Wright
Monroe Calvin Coudrey
Juan Ruiz
Scott Kane
Ronnie Hendred
Lorenzo Williams
George Harwood
Tom Ray
Henry Yoo
Wayne Everett
Bob Ryan
Des Maines
Smith
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