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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 2002
Page
25
Kobe Bryant soars for a dunk in the first quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Sacramento Kings 106 to 99 in Game 1 in Sacramento California.
Shane Power, a 6 foot 5 inch forward who left Iowa State last month, will visit the University of Pittsburgh on Monday after recent trips to New Mexico and Mississippi State. He also plans visits to Virginia, with interest in Wisconsin and Notre Dame.
Gary St Amant of Columbus Ohio snagged the ASA Racing Series O Reilly Auto Parts 300 pole at Hawkeye Downs Speedway Cedar Rapids with a 19.123 second lap. Kyle Busch of Las Vegas qualified second and David Stremme third as Garvey drove the No 17 in the prep for race day.
Iowa City High amassed 65 points to win the 3A girls state meet by 26 over Iowa City West. Jen n ie Funk led sprint events with a 3 000 victory, while Kristin Hansen of Okoboji swept 800 1500 3000 to become state meet all time scorer. Ellen Ries starred for North Linn as triple champion.
Williamsburg wins its sixth straight title in the 3,200-meter relay posting 9:29.64 in 2A while Iowa City West secures the 3A relay title for the fifth year at 9:18.68. Metro champions include LaNeisha Waller Cedar Rapids Washington 100 Ashley Williams Linn-Mar 400 and Cedar Rapids Jefferson 400 relay.
The meet crowned overall champion Meredith Kosmacek of Neola Tri-Center with multiple top marks. Standout performances included Kosmacek in the 100 and 200, Cortney Jacobs of Atlantic in the 400, Kristin Hansen of Milford Okoboji in the 800 and 3,000, Sara Fassbinder of Dubuque Wahlert in the 1,500, Kayla Sautter of Mason City in the 100 hurdles, Sara Boisen of West Des Moines Valley in the 400 hurdles, and several relay and field event wins across Cedar Rapids Jefferson Cedar Falls Iowa City West Iowa City High Mount Pleasant and others. Notable jumps and throws featured Stacy Boerema of Clinton and Crystal Hanson of Roland Story, with distances and heights listed for high jump and long jump events.
War Emblem won the Preakness Stakes in Baltimore with Victor Espinoza aboard, beating Magic Weisner by three quarters of a length. The win follows his Kentucky Derby victory and positions him to chase the Triple Crown in three weeks at Belmont Park. Trainer Bob Baffert eyes a third Triple Crown bid in six years as War Emblem aims to become the first since Affirmed in 1978.
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