Prairie Pounds Mt Pleasant In Season Opener Victory
Prairie Hawks upset Mount Pleasant 24 to 8 at Cedar Rapids Prairie’s John Wall Field. Donnie Clark, Dean Richmond, and Dwayne Heiniz anchored a stout defense holding the Panthers to 100 yards total offense while Joe Smith led the ground game with 69 yards and a TD. Prairie, facing Marion next, focused on improving offensive execution after eight miscues but showed defensive resolve and a strong run game.
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Dean Richmond
Dwayne Heiniz
Mount Pleasant
Corey Meyer
Scott Lynch
Joe
Brad Wicher
Marion
Oertel
Center Point routs Springville in Tri Rivers clash
Center Point dominated line play and intercepted early passes to crush Springville 58 14 in a clash that featured stunned coaches. Center Point coach Ted Rogers said he was the most surprised man on the field while Springville skipper Harold Allison disputed the outcome.
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Ted Rogers
Harold Allison
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Rogers
Ditch Sparks Center Point Past Springville in Big Win
Center Point toppled Springville 36 to 6 as Loren Ditch ran 192 yards on 15 carries with three touchdowns. Gaffney twice intercepted and returned for scores while Springville struggled to mount an offense after early interceptions.
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Pleasant Valley Classic leads spark in rain delayed round
Ed Sabo Terry Diehl and David Thore share the first round lead at the Pleasant Valley Classic after 18 holes. Sabo eagled four of seven and carded 32 34 while Diehl had five birdies with no bogeys and a 33 33 half.
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Curtis Strange
Jay Haas
Bob Byman
Warriors edge Washington for 14 13 comeback win
Cedar Falls defeats Cedar Rapids Washington 14 13 on a late 48 yard touchdown pass after a key interception and a pass to Clark earlier in the game. Washington led 13 0 at halftime as Pat Dale threw for 201 yards.
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Tim Zimmerman
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al Dennis
Paul Shaw
Mike Meier
Wash
Lisbon tops Clarence-Lowden in Mid-East Iowa opener
Lisbon Lions held off Clarence-Lowden 21-14 to win the Mid-East Iowa Conference opener. Joel Holst returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, while Craig Sproston rushed 24 times for 112 yards and two Lions touchdowns with Barry Whitman adding another.
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Barry Whitman
Lisbon
Iowa
Mount Vernon Triumphs 14 13 Over Anamosa In Thrilling Finish
Mount Vernon staged a 96 yard final quarter drive capped by Brad Whitman’s winning extra point to edge Anamosa 14 13 in Friday night football. Brad Kruse and Jerry Zinkula scored for the Mustangs while Mike Rosencranz and Brad Bungum found the end zone for the Raiders.
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Brad Bungum
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Calf stunt driver Barrett mounts rocket car test at Bonneville
Stan Barrett, piloting a 48 000 horsepower rocket car, reached 566 535 mph on a fuel lean test at Bonneville Salt Flats. Hal Needham and Bill Fredrick said Barrett would push for the land speed record on Saturday.
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Spectacular Bid Returns in Marlboro Cup Challenge
New York United Press International reports three months after a Belmont upset Spectacular Bid resumes racing in the $300,000 Marlboro Cup at Belmont Park with a field of five. Coastal previously won the Belmont and Bid seeks to reverse course, aiming for victory in the pivotal race.
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UPI
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Cyclones Lead First Round at Lady Badger Invitational
Iowa State tops the field with a 323, three strokes ahead of Minnesota after the opening round. Wisconsin is in the mix as the weekend event continues in Madison.
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Ballesteros shares Open lead at Turnberry
Seve Ballesteros the Open champion fired a one under par 71 to share the halfway lead at Turnberry in the European Open. He and Sandy Lyle and Ken Brown sit tied at 138 after 36 holes with Lyle posting 67 and Brown 68.
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Seve Ballesteros
Ballesteros
Spain
Britain
Sandy Lyle
Ken Brown
Soviet Official Sees Soccer Included in 1980 Olympics
Vladamir Koval of the Soviet Olympic Committee stated there is no indication soccer will be dropped from the Moscow 1980 Games. He spoke in Mexico during the World University Games amid reports that several Latin American nations urged FIFA to cancel Olympic soccer due to professional East European players.
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UPI
Vladamir Koval
Moscow
Koval
Mexico
International Soccer Federation
Little leads LPGA first round at Green Gables
Sally Little fired a 6-under 66 to seize the first round lead in the $100,000 LPGA event at Green Gables Country Club. She held a three-stroke edge over Amy Alcott, with Cynthia Hill also in the mix as the field completed Friday play. Vivian Brownlee Jerilyn Britz Jane Blalock and Vicki Fergon carded 2-under 70s.
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UPI
Sally Little
Green Gables Country Club
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Cynthia Hill
Vivian Brownlee
Jerilyn Britz
Jane Blalock
Vicki Fergon
Knight to discuss incident in Bloomington news conference
Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight will hold a news conference Sunday evening to discuss the incident in Puerto Rico where he was convicted in absentia and sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine. Sentencing was postponed until next Monday.
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Indiana
Bobby Knight
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