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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1980

Page

17

Nance named head basketball coach at Central Missouri State

Lynn Nance former Iowa State head coach was appointed head coach at Central Missouri State University replacing Tom Smith. The 37 year old brings a 41 58 career mark at ISU and will lead a 26 2 squad from last season in high NCAA division II standing. He returns to Missouri where he grew up and highlights the new opportunity at CMSU.

Warrensburg Lynn Nance Iowa State Central Missouri State University Friday Nance Central Missouri Nance Tom Smith Valparaiso NCAA Missouri Southwest Baptist University of Washington Versailles Washington Kentucky Joe B. Hall

Hearst Edges Sanger For Second Hawkeye Downs Win

Tom Hearst, 34, of Wilton, won the Late Model Feature at Hawkeye Downs after passing Ed Sanger of Waterloo on lap 23. Sanger finished second with Mike Niffenegger and Larry Wasserfort following, as the Winston Racing series held a crowded 24-car field amid a earlier nine-car pileup.

Tom Hearst Wilton Waterloo Ed Sanger Hawkeye Downs Speedway Hearst the Downs Sanger Rick Heuer Heuer Viola Kenny Walton Cedar Rapids Darrell Dake Karl Dake Denny Osborne Kalona Mike Niffenegger Larry Wasserfort Gary Crawford Independence Mechanicsville Verlin Baker Marion Chopper Jim Stodola Wapello Ron Pallister Walton Washington Kenny Fenn Pallister Karl Sanger Baker Downs Ken Walton Vido Curt Hansen Katona Roger Dalton Lisbon Mel Morris West Liberty Greg Kastis Darrell Doke Karl Songer Vernn Eaker Rick Wendling Hazleton Roger Brueggeman Oubuane Steve Auringer Tom Heors Ed Songer Niffenegger Eaker Bill Zwenziger Kastl Morris K. Sanger

Snead Leads Kemper Open After Two Rounds

J C Snead shoots 1-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead at 137 over Mike Morley in the Kemper Open at Congressional. Gil Morgan and Lee Trevino sit two back at 139 as eight-over par cuts threaten with 82 players making final days.

Bethesda UPI J.C. Snead Mike Morley Gil Morgan Lee Trevino Congressional Country Club Tom Watson Fred Marti Hale Irwin John Mahaffey Jack Newton Congressional Snead Mahaffey Jay Haas Dave Hill

49ers Trade Cedrick Hardman to Raiders for Draft Pick

The San Francisco 49ers trade defensive end Cedrick Hardman to the Oakland Raiders for an undisclosed future draft pick. Hardman, an 11-year veteran and 1970 first round choice, spent his career with San Francisco. Head coach Bill Walsh praised his performance and noted a long range plan to develop the young defensive line.

SAN Francisco UPI San Francisco 49Ers Cedrick Hardman Oakland Raiders Hardman 49Ers Cedrick Bill Walsh

Oilers Sign Craig Bradshaw Quarterback

Houston Oilers announce the signing of Craig Bradshaw, Utah State graduate and brother of Terry Bradshaw, to an undisclosed contract. Bradshaw was a seventh round pick acquired from Oakland in the Kenny King trade, and he completed 52 of 112 passes for 1,021 yards in college.

Houston UPI Houston Oilers Craig Bradshaw Pittsburgh Steelers Terry Bradshaw Bradshaw Utah State University Oakland Kenny King Raiders Jack Tatum Detroit Eric Hipple Utah State

Brock to provide expert commentary on ABC Monday Night Baseball

Lou Brock, famed base stealer with 938 career steals and 3,023 hits, joins ABC-TV as expert commentator for the first three weeks of Monday Night Baseball. He will debut next Monday for the Reds Dodgers regional telecast in Los Angeles, with Yankees at Kansas City also on the slate. Brock logged a .391 World Series average over a 19-year career, 16 seasons with the Cardinals.

New York UPI Lou Brock Abc-Tv Brock Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles New York Yankees Kansas City

Coe College Relay Sets Record but Fails to Reach Finals

Coe College failed to qualify its entries in the NCAA Division III track meet semifinals. The 4 by 100-meter relay tied a school record with 42.48 seconds but placed sixth in its heat and missed the finals. Michael Johnson, named most valuable and team captain, finished fifth in his heat despite ranking fifth fastest overall after preliminaries.

Chicago Coe College Michael Johnson

Metro tourney washed out by rain forces cancellation

The Metro boys baseball tournament at Veterans Stadium and Cedar Rapids Jefferson was canceled after a 15 minute thunderstorm. Prairie defeated Washington 12-4 while Jefferson beat LaSalle 8-3 in the remaining games before play was halted.

Yarborough Secures Pole at Texas World Speedway

Cale Yarborough from Timmonsville, South Carolina roared to the pole for NASCAR 400 at Texas World Speedway after a two lap run at 170.709 mph. He bumped Texas favorite Terry Labonte from the front row while Benny Parsons and Labonte had earlier posted speeds of 169.404 and 168.840 mph.

College Station Texas UPI Cale Yarborough Timmonsville S.C Texas World Speedway Yarborough Terry Labonte Benny Parsons Ellerbe N.C Labonte Corpus Christi

Hiller Retires After Illustrious Tigers Relief Career

John Hiller announced his retirement after a comeback from a heart attack. The 37-year-old left-hander leaves Detroit as the Tigers’ all-time leader in appearances with 545 games and set a major league record with 38 saves in 1973. He finished his partial season 1-0 with a 4.40 ERA and no saves in 11 games.

Detroit UPI John Hiller Detroit Tigers Tigers Hiller

Soph baseball tourney halted by rain after first round wins

Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Washington won in the first half of the Metro sophomore baseball first round, but rain canceled the second half and the tourney. Jefferson improved to 13-4 with a 5-3 win over LaSalle as Rob Fiser and Rob Alle tossed a two hitter. Mike Dale delivered the winning run in the bottom of the seventh for the Warriors in a 6-5 victory over Prairie with Curtis Levy earning the win.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson Washington J-Hawks LaSalle Rob Fiser Rob Alle Jeff Mike Dale Warriors Prairie Curtis Levy

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