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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1979

Page

16

Fine Print Hempstead at Jett Kennedy at Tipton-lowe City

A mixed, fragment filled page item collage lists multiple high school and college matchups and pro sports transactions across several teams. It reads like a schedule roundup with names such as Kennedy Jett Dubuque Hempstead Wash Regis Kingston and Wolhert among others and includes brief football passing and receiving lines for New England and Green Bay plus roster moves. The entry ends with a attendance figure A 52 842.

Prep Polls Feature Broad Iowa High School Rankings

A crowded poll shows Pekin Packwood and Treynor Adel DeSoto sharing 4-0 marks with WACO and other squads. Rankings list Dubuque Hempstead Sioux City East Mason City Des Moines East Davenport Central Cedar Rapids Washington West Des Moines Dowling Cedar Rapids Jefferson and more, with votes spread among many teams and several receiving mentions.

WACO Postville Scranton Algono-Garrigan West Sioux Terrill Belmond Guthrie Center Louisa-Muscatine Maurice-Orange City Parkersburg Rock Valley Roland Story Sumner Wilton Woodbury Central Dubuque Hempstead Sioux City East Mason City Des Moines East Davenport Central Cedar Rapids Washington West Des Moines Dowling Jefferson Sioux City Heelon Ray Cedar Falls Cedar Rapids Regis Clinton Emmetsburs Fort Dodge Newton Ottumwo Waterloo Dubyave Hempstead Cedar Rapids Washington Cedar Rapids Jefferson Fort Dodge Ankeny Bettendorf Kennedy Ottumwa Des Moines Valley Emmetsburg Cunct Blutts St. Albert Hudson Sigourney Urbandade Harlan Waverly-Shell Rock Algone Garrigan Fairfield la- Saile Corning Fort Dodge St. Edmond Howarden Iowa Falls Linn-Mar Louvisa-Muscatine Marcus Marion Mount Vernon Moville Olds Waco Osage Oskaloosa Packwood Pekin Preston Stanwood Lincoln Terris Treynor Webster City All C.R. Washington Dubuque Hempstead C.R Jefferson C.R. Kennedy Iowa City High Jue Senior Iowa City West Dubuque Wahiert

College Polls Top 20 Rankings Released

New York United Press International releases the Board of Coaches top 20 college football ratings. First place votes and non-boss records appear in parentheses, highlighting the latest rankings across collegiate programs.

New York United Press International Board of Coaches

Jefferson volleyball routs Mount Vernon in three sets

Cedar Rapids Jefferson, ranked third, defeated Mount Vernon 15-5 15-6 15-8 in girls volleyball. Jeff junior varsity won 15-5 18-16 while Mount Vernon sophomore team took 15-11 12-15 15-13. Jefferson hosts No 1 Dubuque Wahlert at 6:30 p.m. in J Hawk gym.

Mount Vernon Cedar Rapids Jefferson Jeff Dubuque Wahlert Jhawk

Cedar Falls horseshoe meet crowns Cedar Rapids Harold Hughes

Harold Hughes of Cedar Rapids won Class C in a Cedar Falls horseshoe meet on Sunday. Other area winners include Ronnie Burgess of Toledo in Class A and Bob and Ken Sproston of Mount Vernon in Classes G and GG. Second places went to Bob Mark of Cedar Rapids in Class G and M. Schaffer of Fairfax in the women’s Class B. Parish League football saw St.Judes St.Matthews and All Saints win with multiple scorers, while details note long drives and prizes in golf events.

Cedar Falls Harold Hughes Cedar Rapids Ronnie Burgess Toledo Bob Ken Sproston Mount Vernon Bob Mark M. Schaffer Fairfax St.Judes St.Matthews All Saints St.Joseph’s St.Pius Mike Young Pat McCool St.Patrick’s Randy Dvorak St.Pat’s Tom Breitbach Rod Heinhaus Mike Goodkin Joe Kuhn Dave Downey Matt Chute

Jefferson Drops Bout to West Waterloo in Gym Meet

Jefferson High School falls to 1-4 after a 113.31 to 110.88 loss to West Waterloo in boys gymnastics. Key event results include floor exercise John Wilkin 7.9 for WW, side horse Mike Johnson 6.9 for CRJ, vaults tie 8.4 Jeff Hunt and Brad Erickson, and Keith Morgan winning multiple events with top scores.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson West Waterloo John Wilkin Mike Johnson CRJ Keith Morgan Jeff Hunt Brad Erickson Porrelie

Jones Park Classic Draws 170 Golfers in Three Man Best Shot

About 170 golfers took part in the Jones Park Classic Three Man Best Shot Sunday. Play started at dawn and continued to dusk, with competition spanning the full day.

Indian Creek mixed couples golf title claimed by Oshman and Stalberger

Sunday at Olde Indian Creeke course Joe Oshman and Sonya Stalberger combined for a 9 over par 77 to win the mixed couples tournament. The championship flight results list Oshman Stalberger first, with Newton Jilko Murdoch and Danaher Jacobs ties following in close scores.

Joe Oshman Sonya Stalberger Jim Newton Sheila Jilko George Maryvice Murdoch Jim Janene Danaher John Marge Jacobs Grace Houghton Mike Meyer Laurie Johnson Dick and Peece Frank Katy Pfaff

Linn-Mar Freshmen Football Rally Stays Undefeated

The Linn-Mar freshmen improved to 4-0 with a 20-0 win over LaSalle. Gary Dvorak rushed for a 60 yard touchdown to spark the Lions’ shutout victory.

Linn-Mar Fresh LaSalle Gary Dvorak Lions

Margaret Kay Nails First 600 In Local Bowling Run

Bowler Margaret Kay rolled the first 600 series of her career Monday night at May City Lanes. Kay, averaging 143, opened with 225 204 and 208 in the games reported.

Margaret Kay May City Lanes Kay

Football skills winners set Harrison and St Ludmila records

Gary Matthes led Harrison with 1 589 points in the school football skills contest while Marty Smith had 1 571 and Gene Lund 1 550. At St Ludmila's Mike Vozenilek won with 1 811 points, Curt Hayek 1 676 and Tom Cisler 1 670.

Gary Matthes Harrison Marty Smith Gene Lund St. Ludmila Mike Vozenilek Curt Hayek Tom Cisler

Washington High Girls Volleyball Romps Over LaSalle

Cedar Rapids Washington defeated LaSalle in a girls varsity match with set scores 15-5, 3-15, 15-1 and 15-11. The Warrior junior varsity and frosh soph teams also won their matches 15-5 15-5 and 15-2 15-2.

Cedar Rapids Washington LaSalle Warrior Frosh-Soph

Eagles Mixed lead way in Lancer Lanes bowling

Pete Cassidy anchored the Eagles Mixed with 690 on 228 223 239 as Vera Skeries boosted the Saturday Leftovers to a 591 for the women. Ervin Frese 245 and Bob Veenstra 623 highlighted a strong scoring night with Donna Gates first 500 and Jim Novak posting a 256. Claudia Carberry and Roberta Holden also contributed solid scores in the round.

Pete Cassidy Eagles Vera Skeries May City Ervin Frese Bob Veenstra Jim Bornstein Donna Gates Jim Novak Mike Dulia Roberta Holden Claudia Carberry Grace Knowkes Bessie Janda Cross Alley Byron Lawless Rosemary Appleby Sandy Meyer Bruce Lekin Carole Faye Fran Kolsrud Wayne Gouger Jim Stiger Little Four Sue Rock Fran Grimm Bob Des Combes Vern Stolba Milky Way Sharon Blliott Bob Gates van Coleman Pat Shonkoa Lancer Doubies Linda Guthrie Cheriene Wharton Walt Wharton Tim Blood Mary Medusan Curt Gandy Deroid Hensch

Bowling Notables From Lancer Lanes And More

Local bowling writeup highlights high scores and averages across multiple leagues at Lancer Lanes and neighboring houses. Readouts include Pam Rahe’s first 500 series, Dick Dray and John Kidd near feats, plus numerous 200s and 600s from the weekend circuits across Lanceriots, Sat Nite Goof Offs, Starfires, and Castle venues.

Relda Dwyer Dick Dray John Kidd Pam Rahe Bill Shearer

USC Holds Lead as Tide Narrowly Closes Gap

Southern Cal survived a 17 12 victory over LSU at Tiger Stadium to keep the No 1 ranking in the AP and UPI polls. Alabama closed to within striking distance after routing Vanderbilt as Oklahoma Texas and Nebraska held top five standings.

Southern Cal LSU Trojans Crimson Tide Alabama Southern California Notre Dame United Press International Board of Coaches Associated Press Nebraska Penn State Cornhuskers Oklahoma Texas UPI Tiger Stadium Vanderbilt Southern Cal Paul McDonald Kevin Williams Michigan State Missouri Houston Washington Ohio State Florida State

Prep Football Weekstand: West Branch and Others

Results show West Branch 20 West Liberty 27 and Clear Creek 0. Wilton 14 Mount Vernon 0. Center Point at Lisbon. Clarence Lowden at Guttenberg. East Central at East Dubuane. Olin at Lincoln. Preston at Midland. Last week Central City 27 Maquoketa Valley 16. Center Point 34 North Linn 0. East Buchanan 33 Janesville 0. Springville 40 Alburnett 0. Starmont 6 Edgewood-Colesburg 0 OT. Friday games Central City at North Linn. East Buchanan at Starmont. Maquoketa Valley at Alburnett. Springville at Edgewood-Colesburg. C.R. Regis 13 C.R. Prairie 12. Gladbrook 32 Dysart-Geneseo 0. Grundy Center 29 North Tama 8. South Winneshiek 25 Jesup 0. Turkey Valley 26 Tripoli 0. Urbandale 15 South Tama 14. Thursday: C.R. Washington at C.R. Regis. Ackley-Geneva at North Tama. Dunkerton at South Winneshiek. Dysart-Geneseo at Allison-Bristow. Fredericksburg at Turkey Valley. South Tama at Boone.

Center Point Lisbon Clarence Lowden Guttenberg East Central East Dubuane Olin Lincoln Preston Midland Central City Maquoketa Valley North Linn East Buchanan Janesville Springville Alburnett Starmont Edgewood-Colesburg C.R. Regis C.R. Prairie Gladbrook Dysart-Geneseo Grundy Center North Tama South Winneshiek Jesup Turkey Valley Tripoli Urbandale South Tama C.R. Washington Ackley-Geneva Dunkerton Allison-Bristow Fredericksburg South Tama Boone C.R. Jefferson Dubuque Wanhiert C.R. LaSalle Benton Community Iowa City Regina Linn-Mar Dyersville Beckman Iowa Valley Oskaloosa East Dubuque Clarence-Lowden Con All Buchanan Stormont Edgewood Colesburg North Linn Alburnett Anamosa Independence Marion Monticello Maquoketa West Delaware Vinton Tipton Coones Vinton Acamuonane West Delaware Tipton C.R. Regis South Winneshiek Turkey Valley Independence Anamosa South Tama Maaquokete Tama Marion Dysart-Geneseo West

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