Petrzelka Reads Ahead on Iowa Football Path
Iowa lineman Matt Petrzelka a 6-6 248-pound tackle from Cedar Rapids blends football with literature. He reads extensively, favors Saul Bellow, Conrad, Steinbeck, Hemingway, and Dostoevski, credits Regis High School coaching, and credits Clovis Hale and Hayden Fry for his progress.
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Iowa
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Mr. Sammler
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Bellows
Joseph Conrad
Steinbeck
Hemingway
Dostoevski
Matt
Cedar Rapids Regis High School
Fry
Clovis Hale
Clovis
Whatever happened to Gary Snook and the rest of Iowa quarterbacks
Iowa stars revisited highlights three standout quarterbacks Eddie Podolak Larry Lawrence and Mike Cilek from Cedar Rapids Atlantic and Iowa City respectively Podolak is Iowa’s all time total offense leader and top single season rusher Lawrence holds the season total offense record and Cilek remains No 1 in passing in a single game The piece surveys Podolak Lawrence Cilek and other top Iowa quarterbacks through the years in Friday’s Sports Extra story
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Larry Lawrence
Cedar Rapids
Mike Cilek
Iowa City
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Cilek
Sports Extra
Gary Snook
LaSalle and Prairie meet amid late extra point woes
LaSalle's Tom Kopatich and Prairie's John Oertel prepare for a Friday clash at 7:45 p.m. Both teams seek better extra point conversion as they chase the East Central Iowa Conference title. LaSalle sits 3-2, Prairie 2-3, with tight recent games and key injuries shaping the contest.
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Tom Kopatich
John Oertel
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Prairie
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LaSalle
Iowa City Regina
Hawks
Benton Community
Cedar Rapids
Regis and
Beckman
Oertel
Mount Pleasant
East Central Iowa
Linn-Mar
Kopatich
Regina
Duane
Schulte
Four Syracuse Football Players Freed Pending Court Date
Four Syracuse University football players were freed without bail with an Oct. 31 court appearance scheduled on charges of assaulting a student at a bar. Linebackers Ken Kollar and Tom Seibert and running backs Joe Caruso and Christopher Jilleba were arraigned. authorities say they punched and kicked Luke Imperatore at Sutters Mill and Mining Co. at about 1:30 a.m.
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N.Y
UPI
Syracuse University
Ken Kollar
Youngstown
Ohio
Tom Seibert
Philadelphia
Joe Caruso
Reading
Christopher Jilleba
Madison
N.J
Luke Imperatore
Franklin Lakes
Sutter’s Mill and Mining Co
Regis star Grayson Soukup shines as versatile do-it-all player
Regis star Grayson Soukup, a 6 foot 145 pound senior, fuels the undefeated Royals with 74 rushing yards, 202 receiving yards, 227 kickoff return yards and four touchdowns. He also stars on defense and even moved to backfield for a 51 yard rushing night in a 21-8 win over Washington.
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Royals
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Jim Valliere
Keith Schlichte
Tim Kregel
Valliere
Iowa high school basketball conference matchups listed
A long list of league games across Mississippi Valley East Central WAMAC Tri Rivers Northeast Iowa Upper Iowa and other conferences. Notable pairings include Cedar Rapids Jefferson at Cedar Rapids Ken towa City West at Dubuque Hempstead and Solon at Mount Vernon among many others.
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Charles City
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Upper
Fayette Sumner
Elkader
Postville
West Central Valley
West Union North Tri-Rivers
Lincoln
Clarence-Lowdon
Olin
Lisbon
Preston
Guttenberg
North
Drake Tops MVC Scorers Wardell Wright Leads With 44 Points
Drake's Wardell Wright leads the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring with 44 points while teammate Mark Mendenhall adds 30 points from six field goals and 12 extra points. The pair are the league's top scorers as released by MVC statistics Wednesday.
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Drake
Wardell Wright
Mark Mendenhall
Wright
MVC
Mendenhall
Dorish Repositions To Third Base Then Returns To Mound
In 1951, Chicago White Sox manager Paul Richards moved pitcher Harry Dorish to third base for a single play and then back to the mound, where Dorish earned the win.
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Paul Richards
Chicago White Sox
Harry Dorish
Dorish
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