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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1977
Page
15
The Ernie Roberts Plumbing and Heating junior girls fast-pitch softball team seeks games within 30 miles of Cedar Rapids against peer squads aged 13 to 15. Interested teams should contact manager Pat Meeker at 393 2647.
Arvie R. Burch, 26, of Minneapolis, was hospitalized after a dispute with his golfing partner led to a gunshot wound to the hand. Police spotted the duo arguing near the club house lot. an employee later saw a pistol drawn and the pair drive off before Burch’s mother alerted authorities.
Maryville report notes Marty Carter from Marion and Glen Zenor from Cedar Rapids among 14 wrestlers earning varsity letters at Northwest Missouri State for the season.
Kennedy High School won the class 3A sectional golf championship at Twin Pines with a 289 total. Clinton and Cedar Rapids Jefferson also qualified for district in Clinton next Friday. Randy Johnson of Jefferson earned medalist honors with 69 after a playoff with Gary Claypool of Kennedy. Clinton and Jefferson each posted 300 team totals.
Regis' boys golf team finished second at sectionals with a 308 and will move to district competition next Friday. Vinton won the meet with 306 led by Dave Dowd and Todd Hintgren of Regis each shooting 73 as medalists. Team totals: Vinton 306, Regis 308, South Tama 329, Williamsburg 344, Benton 343, North-Linn LaSalle 336, Jesup 336.
Marion finishes tied for second in regulation at the Class 3A sectional at Squaw Creek then wins a three hole playoff over Oelwein to claim second and advance with Dubuque Hempstead. Medalist is Linn-Mar’s Marty Strothman with 76, while Marion’s Mike Wheeler and Hempstead’s Scott Zook tie for second with 77. Team scores list Dubuque Hempstead 316 and Marion 321.
North Union Sumner North High of West Union and Denver earned district bids by finishing in the top three. Tom Larsen of Sumner led with a 75 as the medalist, with Independence 351 and Guttenberg 355 among the team scores, while Denver shot 330 and Elkader Central 362.
Green Lake and Carleton lead the team scoring after one day of competition in Wisconsin. The singles portion finished yesterday while the doubles draw is to be played today, with both teams in contention.
Philadelphia surged with Doug Collins scoring 36 as the 76ers defeated Houston 107-95 to pull within one win of eliminating the Rockets in the NBA playoffs. Collins scored 10 straight in a fourth quarter burst after a 78-78 stalemate.
At Appleton the Midwest conference track meet shows Lawrence and Carleton tied for first with 30 points while Coe stands fourth with 14. Ekido Macaulay of Coe wins the long jump with 23-3 3/4 setting a Whiting field record, as Carleton’s Ira Stiegler takes the javelin and Lawrence’s Rod Wopat defends the discus title with a conference-record toss. Highs include Kelly's 10.06 in the 100 and Mullen's 2:00.36 in 880 qualifying.
Modern Piping and Collins Radio meet in a 7:30 p.m. doubleheader at Ellis Park under lights for a benefit softball test. All proceeds including concession profits go to the Brian Tubbs fund.
Monmouth golfer Gary Martin shot 148 to earn medalist honors and lead Monmouth to victory at the Midwest Conference golf meet in Green Lake Wisconsin. teammate Dave Britton finished runner up with 149.
Coe edged Knox 5-4 then defeated Lawrence 9-7 to surge in the Midwest conference playoffs. The Kohawks collected 13 hits against Lawrence and will face the Lawrence Knox winner for the title with a possible second game if needed.
Iowa State University tops 51 colleges with a 20 point total at the Region Six AAU women’s track and field championship in Wichita. Nebraska Lincoln sits second with 12 points while St Cloud Minnesota St Olaf and Grace... shared third with 10 points each as over 400 athletes compete at Wichita State University.
Ted Turner announced on Friday that he cannot coach the team but Dave Bristol will resume managing the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. The note confirms Bristol's return to helm after the owner's relinquishment of coaching duties.
Luther leads with 41 points as Mike Sojka and Kevin Murray capture javelin and shot put titles. Doug Rempp wins long jump for Upper Iowa and Mike Smock takes the 10 000 meters as Central sits second and Wartburg third after Friday’s action.
Cedar Rapids seeks players for a 16 inch slo pitch team. Interested individuals should contact Larry Welbes at 363-5928 for details and tryouts.
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