Coe earns two All-Americans as Phillips retires
Coe College Kohawks capped an eighth straight Midwest Conference title and added two NCAA Division III All-Americans. Silas Hudson defended the 110 meter hurdles crown in 14.27 seconds despite a slow start, while Rich Holland placed sixth in the triple jump at Baldwin Wallace. Phillips praised their performances as a fitting ending to his coaching tenure.
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Phil” Phillips
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Youngsters share Major Open lead in Great Plains win
The Youngsters moved into a share of the Major Open lead after a 2-1 win over Stadium Lounge at Harley Steele Field. Jim Russell starred on the mound for Great Plains, allowing three hits and striking out nine. Dick Machacek’s timely triple produced both runs in the second inning.
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Stadium Lounge
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Eastside Maidrite
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Cedar Rapids Kirby
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Rod Mefford
Pete Griffin
Ted Wilson
Dave Klima
Dave Handley
Dick Machacek
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Rodriguez
Lancers split doubleheader as La Salle tops Columbus 6-5
Area doubleheader sees Cedar Rapids La Salle win game one 6-5 with homers from Drahozal Malacek Zenisek and Erger then lose game two 4-3 as Zenisek adds another round-tripper in the nightcap. La Salle climbs to 10-8.
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Cedar Rapids
LaSalle
Waterloo Columbus
Jim Drahozal
Dave Malacek
Paul Zenisek
Gary Erger
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Lancers
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Zenisek
Marion tops Wash in Metro baseball clash 8-5
Marion High School rallied to beat the Warriors 8-5 on Wednesday at the Washington diamond. The Marion offense exploded in the top of the seventh with six hits, led by Turner with two hits in five at bats. Wash pitcher Dave Hidder collected two of Wash’s four hits in three trips, boosting his season batting average to .485 after 14 games.
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Marshalltown
Warriors
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Metro
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Marion
Dave Hidder
Stanwood-Springville Softball Cruise Over Lincoln 10-0
Stanwood-Springville improved to 3-0 with a 10-0 win over Lincoln. Lori Young pitched a three-hitter and went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead the victorious team.
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Springville
Lincoln
Lori Young
Alburnett topples Maquoketa Valley in softball romp
Justy Grimm pitched a three hitter and Wanda Franklin drove in three runs as Alburnett routed Maquoketa Valley 10 0 to improve to 3 1 on the season.
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Justy Grimm
Wanda Franklin
Maquoketa Valley
Giants tumble to bottom spot after 9-5 loss
Wisconsin Rapids thumps Cedar Rapids 9 to 5 at Memorial Stadium as the Giants slump to last in the Midwest League South with 21 games left in the first half. Crippled by pitching woes, Cedar Rapids drops seven games behind Quad City. Paul Plinski stars with three singles and two stolen bases as Bob Blake earns the win and Gary Dobbs a save.
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Quad City
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Steve Duckhorn
Lou Marietta
Robbie Henderson
Cato
Paul Plinski
Frankie Thon
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C.R. Even
Twins
Bob Blake
Bob Cummings
Blake
St. Paul
Minn
Gary Dobbs
Plinski
Thon
Dobbs
Mark Benson
Johnny Rabb
Deer
Phil Sutton
Wednesday Results and Thursday Schedule in Wisconsin Rapids League
Wednesday games yielded Wisconsin Rapids 9 over Cedar Rapids 5, Quad City 7 over Wausau 3, Appleton 6 over Clinton 4 in 8 innings due to rain, and Burlington 6 over Waterloo 4 in 6 innings. Thursday features Cedar Rapids at Waterloo, Quad City at Appleton, Clinton at Wisconsin Rapids, and Burlington at Wausau.
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Rapids
Harley Steele Softball Tournament at Ellis Park Weekend
Four top Midwest teams compete Saturday and Sunday at Ellis Park in the Harley Steele Softball Tournament sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Kids League. Collins Radio faces Eastside Maidrite and Modern Piping meets Cedar Rapids Kirby in opening rounds. Sunday features WMT vs KCRG and subsequent loser and winner games. Proceeds go to the Harley Steele Scholarship Fund. Mabel Steele will inaugurate Harley Steele Field. Tickets vary by advance and gate prices. 100 door prizes include autographed bats and Olympic bags.
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Ellis Park
Collins Radio
Eastside Maidrite
Cedar Rapids Kirby
WMT
KCRG
Cedar Rapids Kids League
Mr. Steele
Mabel Steele
Harley
Kansas City Royals
Olympic
George Nissen
Ken Hanshaw
Dick Diehl
Bob Clark
Gary Ziskovsky
Eby’s Sporting Goods
Armstrong’s Sporting Goods
Five Seasons Sporting Goods
Memorial Stadium
Ambroz Recreation Center
Regis girls golf wins district title at West Branch
Regis fired a 341 to win the girls district golf title by four shots over West Branch. Kathy Hahn and Molly Gavin led with 82, Mary Hagen 84, Mary Kramer 93. Kennedy placed fifth with 370 as Diane Davis shot 85 to tie for second before losing playoff.
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Royals
Ottumwa
Kathy Hahn
Molly Gavin
Royal
Mary Hagen
Mary Kramer
Kennedy
Cougars
Diane Davis
Penny Slach
Lisa Griffin
Marta White
Mary Donaldson
Former Cedar Rapids players star in major league games
Several ex Cedar Rapids minor leaguers appeared in Wednesday's MLB action. Joe Sambito earned his fourth save as Houston beat Cincinnati 6-3 to pull even with Montreal atop the NL West. John Henry Johnson and Jerry Reuss each earned wins in relief for Oakland and Los Angeles respectively as they defeated Minnesota and San Francisco. Marc Hill and Bill Madlock had two hits for the Giants, with Madlock homering for his fifth, while Ken Reitz had three hits in the Cardinals' 6-2 loss to the Mets.
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Joe Sambito
C.R. Astro
Joe Niekro
Houston
Cincinnati
Astros
Montreal
John Henry Johnson
C.R. Giants
Oakland
Minnesota
Johnson
Jerry Reuss
C.R. Cardinal
Los Angeles
San Francisco
C.R. Card
Marc Hill
Southeastern Community College
Keokuk
Bill Madlock
Giants
Madlock
Ken Reitz
C.R. Cards
St. Louis
New York Mets
Cedar River boat races set in Cedar Rapids Sunday
Drivers from Missouri Minnesota Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and South Dakota will compete in stock outboard races on the Cedar River at Ellis Park in Cedar Rapids. Races run from 12 30 p m to 5 p m with Cedar Rapids area entrants including Henry Tietge Delane Schultz Kent Choate and Denny Cobb.
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Cedar River
Ellis Park
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
South Dakota
Henry Tietge
Walker
Delane Schultz
Atkins
Kent Choate
Denny Cobb
Sports psychologist warns against excess trophies for youth
St Louis based report says Rainer Martens of the University of Illinois cautions that too many rewards can undermine intrinsic motivation in young athletes. He notes children prefer losing teams to benches and suggests delaying awards to maintain genuine participation interest. He jokes that winners should receive bananas instead of trophies.
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UPI
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University of Illinois
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American Youth Sports Center
Sampson to pick college in stalling decision night
Ralph Sampson the 7 foot 4 star from Harrisonburg Virginia will announce his chosen school tonight at a 7 p m press conference in the high school gym. The finalists are Virginia Virginia Tech North Carolina and Kentucky with coaches ready to listen. Sampson averaged about 30 points and 20 rebounds this season leading Harrisonburg to the state title.
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UPI
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Kentucky
Roger Bergey
Sampson
Harrisonburg High School
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