Regis Royals Face Pitching Depth In Season Opener
Regis high school opens spring baseball with a doubleheader at Columbus of Waterloo. Only returning pitcher Mike Jennings, a sophomore, anchors a nine lettermen roster under coach Bob Meyer who plans to use Steve Anderson at mound duties along with junior Rick Dvorak. Catcher Jerry Coleman is slated to start in the opener with Mike Quinn unavailable until April 12.
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REGIS
Mike Jennings
Royals
Steve Anderson
Kevin Conley
Doug Morehead
Gary Nowlin
Tim Donnelly
Zane Pic
Jerry Dilger
Rick Dvorak
Columbus
Waterloo
Bob Meyer
Mark Thomsen
Jefferson 17 Wrestling awards presented at assembly
Varsity, junior varsity and sophomore honors were announced for Jefferson athletes. Senior heavyweight Jon Meskimen won most valuable wrestler with a 24 1 season record including 15 falls. Don Briggs and Jim Kimball were named most improved. Bill Lahman earned hustler. Meskimen and Al Louvar were honorary co captains.
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Jefferson
Jack Fisk
J-Hawks
Jon Meskimen
Don Briggs
Jim Kimball
Bill Lahman
Meskimen
al Louvar
Buena Vista Splits Doubleheader With Arkansas State Teachers
Conway Arkansas Buena Vista took game one 8 to 4 and fell 7 to 5 in game two against Arkansas State Teachers College in a Monday doubleheader.
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Conway, Ark
Buena Vista
Arkansas State Teachers College
Notable recruits and alumni on Iowa campus visit list
Four Gazette area athletes on the Wyoming golf squad include Dennis Smith, John Jacobs, Gerry Long and John Long. Prep stars Joe Bergman and Perry Wallace toured Iowa with recruiting interest, while Des Moines Roosevelt’s Tom Schulze and Madrid’s Dick Jensen visited. Prospects Rufus Cormier and Leon Trafick also on campus for football and basketball recruitment.
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Gazette Area
C.R
Wyoming University
Dennis Smith
Jeff
Regis Prep
Gazette City
John Jacobs
Gerry Long
Monticello
John Long
Independence
Joe Bergman
Clinton St. Mary’s
Perry Wallace
Pearl High
Nashville
Tenn
Iowa A
Bergman
Wallace
Baseball headlines mix spring results and game chatter
Dodgers trio of hits highlight a spring training page with Gene Alley leading Pittsburgh’s attack and Roberto Clemente collecting three. A Cubs Giants game featured a curious incident as Altman was accused of signaling while Hart made a sharp caught play. Yankees top White Sox 4-1 as Maris homers, while St Louis blanks Mets 3-0 and Cincinnati edges Atlanta 5-3. Reds debut Jim Maloney with one run in three innings. Phillies beat Orioles 5-3 on Culp and Knowles.
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Dodgers
Gene Alley
Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Roger Maris
Clete Boyer
St. Louis
New York Mets
Ray Washburn
Tracy Stallard
Cincinnati
Atlanta
Tommy Helms
Jim Maloney
Reds
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Ray Culp
Darold Knowles
Cedar Rapids Kids league expands age limit and seven inning games
The Cedar Rapids Kids league board voted to raise the 14-15 division age limit by three months and extend 14-15-year-old games from six to seven innings. President Roy Allard formed a committee to study upgrading the oldest division. Schedule notes include city playoffs for 10-11 on Aug 8-10 and 12-13 on Aug 8-9, with Kids league night tentatively July 10 at the Cedar Rapids baseball park.
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Cedar Rapids Kids League Board of Control
Roy Allard
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Baseball Park
Don Buchheister
Baseball scores from Florida and Arizona spring games
The schedule lists results from games in St. Petersburg Cocoa Sarasota Fort Myers Clearwater Orlando and Orlando Tucson with teams including St Louis New York New York Chicago Houston Baltimore Philadelphia Washington Minnesota and Cleveland. Notable events include home runs by Davis Kaska Boyer Powell Fregosi Adcock Kirkpatrick and Rodgers amid wins by Washburn Raymond Peterson and Brunet among others.
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Fla
New York
Chicago
Peterson
Reniff
Howard
Fernandez
John
Pizarro
Nelson
Romano
Josephson
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Boyer
Agee
California
Cleveland
Brunet
Sanford
Rodgers
Tiant
McMahon
Allen
Arcue
Edwards
L—Tiant
Fregosi
Adcock
Kirkpatrick
Fight Card Set For Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum
The main event features Austin Rich of Cedar Rapids against Jack Brunette of Des Moines in a 147 pound amateur bout. Brunette recently lost a close decision in the National Golden Gloves in Kansas City. Rich reached the Des Moines Iowa Gloves semi finals earlier this month. Ten bouts start at 8 p.m. Cedar Rapids boxers also on the card include Mike Dochterman Sam Humble Dale Harrison Gil Miller Bill Miller and Mike Stieger.
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Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Austin Rich
Cedar Rapids
Jack Brunette
Des Moines
Brunette
Kansas City
Rich
Mike Dochterman
Sam Humble
Dale Harrison
Gil Miller
Bill Miller
Mike Stieger
Valley Meet Is Next For Warrior Trackmen
Harold Wilkinson’s Washington High School track squad heads to the Mississippi Valley indoor meet at Iowa Fieldhouse for its second indoor test. Four returning letterwinners from last week’s Class AA state indoor meet lead the field with titles and top finishes, including Jim Van Dine and Earl Williams. Other veterans and two new threats such as Steve Yates and Russ Collins add depth, while a strong 2 mile relay is anticipated if middle distance runners stay healthy.
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Gazette
Tom Merryman
Washington
Iowa Fieldhouse
Ray Spicer
Jim van Dine
Jim Moore
Earl Williams
Barry Niederriter
Larry Buck
Greg Wingfield
Craig Brandon
Mike Reed
Dennis Beaman
Harold Wilkinson
Washington High School
Warriors
Steve Yates
Russ Collins
Wilkinson
Maurice Derrick
Derrick
Thenhaus To Retire From Cedar Rapids Softball
Dick Thenhaus an outstanding Cedar Rapids softball pitcher announced Wednesday his plan to retire from the sport and will not pitch this year in the Cedar Rapids Major Open league. Thenhaus, who played for Fordtown in the Major Open last season, has been cited as a leading local hurler for years and said he will take a position in Hopkinton this summer.
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Dick Thenhaus
Cedar Rapids
Thenhaus
Fordtown
Hopkinton
NBC Plans Televised NHL Playoff Games Next Month
NBC announced plans to televise at least three and possibly five National Hockey League playoff games next month. The network expects to air games nationally from multiple venues, extending coverage beyond basic round broadcasts.
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NBC
New York
National Broadcasting Co
Cash Dispenser Ad Seeks Fast Installment Loan Help
A short classified style notice promotes Don Fliis's loan business promising best installment deals. It urges readers to visit his operation described as money oriented in search of quick borrowing.
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Don Fliis
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Edward Invincible
King Edward Invincible
Don Ellis
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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2Nd Ave
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