Cyclones Sign JC Running Back Andrew Jackson
Iowa State announced the signing of junior college running back Andrew Jackson from El Camino College Torrance California. The 5-11 210 pound back rushed 398 yards on 108 carries in seven games last season with nine rushing touchdowns and 20 receptions for 205 yards earning first team all Pac 9 honors. Jackson previously signed with USC but left for scholastic reasons and chose ISU over Indiana Hawaii and USC.
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Creative Software Tops Fleck's Miller High Life 1 0 in Open Tilt
Dan Shupe lined a seventh inning single driving Tom Scribbens home to give Creative Software a 1-0 win over Fleck's Miller High Life at Ellis Park. Pitcher Warren Gichard improved to 3-0 with a two hit, 11 strikeout night as Creative moved to 4-0, while Don Collins took the loss for Fleck's who dropped to 0-3.
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Creative Software
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Creative
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Miller
Kohawks Name Co-Caps For 1985 Football
Three Coe College seniors to be co-captains for the 1985 Kohawks football season are Glenn Carlson of Omaha Nebraska quarterback Andy Federis of Mediapolis linebacker and Tom Kaloupek of Grinnell tailback. Carlson set a career 219 completions for 3057 yards, Federis posted 39 solo tackles and 46 assists, Kaloupek has 865 rushing yards. The Kohawks went 6 3 overall and shared the conference title last year with a 6 1 mark.
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Omaha
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Mediapolis
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Grinnell
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Kaloupek
Kohawks
Lone Tree coach resigns for Illinois job
Doug Hofmeister resigns after six seasons at Lone Tree where he led the Tigers to a 25-0 last season and the Class A title. The 29 year old will coach at Johnsburg High School in McHenry Illinois and oversee the boys varsity team plus track or baseball. He produced 94 wins and 33 losses at Lone Tree including 1984 85 champions Todd Krueger and Andy Pechous who became Division I recruits.
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Johnsburg High School
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Andy Pechous
Rosters Set For Cedar Rapids Legion Baseball Teams
Roster selections complete for Cedar Rapids Red and Blue Legion squads led by Ken Chamipar and Dave Close. Both teams open the season May 26 with a double header in Norway at 1 p.m. and May 27 at Memorial Stadium at 1 p.m. Blue and Red rosters include players from Washington Regis Kennedy Marion and Norway LaSalle Prairie Benton Jefferson Urbana high schools respectively.
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Linn-Mar Lions Tennis Quietly Rally for State Run
Linn-Mar's young tennis squad sits 8-0 in duals with three tournament titles heading into the Class 2A district at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Coach Bob Landis says the team is his strongest yet, boasting junior Butch Ross at No 1 singles and freshmen twins Brett and Blake Boyson among the lineup.
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Area sports and registrations at veterans center and youths
Registration for league tennis at Veterans Memorial Tennis Center and youth lessons runs today through Saturday at Ambroz Recreation Center 2000 Mount Vernon Road SE. Leagues run June 10 to July 19 with divisions for men women adult mixed doubles junior and senior men. A preschool session is offered Wednesdays for children of mothers in the adult doubles league. For details contact Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission at 398-5065. Eric Jensen of Marion and Eric Lewis of Iowa City High will play basketball at North Iowa Community College next season. Jensen is 6 1 guard with a strong all-Wamac and metro record averaging 16 points. Lewis, a 6 8 center, averages 10 points and five rebounds. Iowa City gymnastics coach Tom Dunn named president of NACGC. LaSalle names Sharp Hodges Schulte athletes of the year at senior awards.
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Schneekloth Opens NCAA DIII Singles Bid at Lexington
Central College junior Jeff Schneekloth of Cedar Rapids starts his third national meet today in Lexington Virginia. He is one of 64 players in the field and is seeded 29th after earning Iowa Conference MVP honors. It marks his first national singles appearance.
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Do-or-die time as districts start for Iowa boys track
Thousands face the end of the season or a shot at state meets in Ankeny and Des Moines as 24 Class 1A 2A 3A districts run Friday with some events Saturday. 4A uses season-wide qualification while 1A/2A/3A state events head to Ankeny May 24-25 and Drake Stadium the following weekend. The Gazette notes strong district hosts at Anamosa and Tipton and highlights Marion coach Roger Hanson optimistic about 11-14 athletes across 8-9 events.
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