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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1979
Page
24
Center Point remained undefeated with a 6-1 victory against Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Wednesday. Kennedy's Kelli Steggall collected two hits, as the Cougars also won the junior varsity game 8-3.
Springville Highs Tobi Shadden and Kim Robertson each had two hits guiding a 7 1 softball victory over Calamus. Cedar Rapids Jefferson rolled to a 12 0 win over Linn-Mar as Angie Rattora drove in five with a three run homer. Alburnett opened with a 10 8 win against Shellsburg led by Colleen Edgerli with three hits.
Pitcher Ken Schrimper earned his second win of the season as Washington edged undefeated Regis 5 4 at Daniels Park on Wednesday. Mick Tauber collected three hits for the Warriors to lift their record to 3 9 while Regis dropped to 8 1. In racquetball, Tracy Frank defeated Don Glanzer 21 17 19 21 11 10 to capture the city championship.
Clinton freshman Bill Williams earned Ko Hawk of the Week honors from Coe coach Wayne Phillips after aiding Coe’s eighth straight Midwest Conference title in Iowa City. Williams swept the 100 and 200 yards and ran on the winning 440 yard relay. Phillips concludes duties as he leads hurdlers Silas Hudson and Mike Johnson and triple jumper Rich Holland to Baldwin Wallace Ohio for the NCAA Division II meet.
Cedar Hills Minor Girls: Rapids Inc. beat Gibson Realtors 7-3 as Wendy Thompson homered. Hanford Post edged Fowler Electric 12-11 with Vicki Sloerchinger driving in four. Major Girls: Gohman Realtors won 13-7 with Tauber homering and Lockett Evans going 4-4. Police Auxiliary beat Cedar Rapids Honda 9-7 under lights. Boys action includes T-Ball Boston Store 12-11 over Gibson, Minor Hanford Post 3-2 over MNB, Fowler Electric 15-14 over Cedar Hills Barber Shop with Kearney 4-4 and grand slam, major Cedel 17-16 over Streit Slapnicka and Gibson Realtors 8-2 over Streit Slapnicka. Skogman Realtors 15-5 over Me Too.
The Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission will sponsor a tennis camp for junior and senior high school players from June 6 to 8 at Veterans Memorial Tennis Center. Sessions run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Don Tune and Rob Ash will conduct the camp. Fee is 20 dollars. registration via Recreation Center at 398 5065.
Mark Teutsch a pitcher for the Appleton Foxes will marry Patricia Arace in a ceremony at home plate on Goodman Field between games of a Midwest League doubleheader with Burlington. The tentative time is 8 p.m. The couple hail from Elizabeth New Jersey.
Signups for the Cedar Rapids Kids League baseball program continue at the Cedar Rapids Recreation Center located at 2000 Mount Vernon Road SE. Open to youth ages 10 through high school sophomore, with a May 31 age 10 cutoff. The league seeks managers and umpires for 1979 and asks interested individuals to contact the Recreation Center.
The Iowa Amateur Softball Association lists tryouts for a junior girls fast-pitch team. Sessions are Saturday Sunday and June 2 at 1 30 p m Cherry Hill Park for girls ages 13 to 15 who won t turn 16 before Sept 1 1979. Interested players should attend at least two sessions and contact Bill Condran at 3963576 for details.
Grinnell honors Charles Gogel biology major from Springville as recipient of the David Theophilus memorial trophy for lettering in two or more sports.
Cedar Rapids Giants rout Wisconsin Rapids 7-2 and 9-3 to move into 2nd in ML South at 20-18. Jeff Stadler pitched six-hitter in game one to improve to 4-5, while Bill Bellomo threw his first pro complete game in game two. Johnny Rabb homered twice, driving in four runs, as Rabb leads with 38 RBIs in 38 games. Giants raise 81 steals on the season with two more in the nightcap.
Four time Olympic gold medalist Al Oerter tops a field of about 600 entrants from universities and clubs at Wichita State University Cessna Stadium. The two day outdoor championships serve as a tuneup for next summer's Olympic tryouts in Moscow.
In Las Vegas, world bantamweight champion Carlos Zarate will defend his WBC belt against top challenger Lupe Pintor on June 3. The announcement came Tuesday.
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