Hawkeye grid notes and local prep updates
Former Cedar Rapids players Hobbs and Petrzelka see action for Iowa as they adapt to the Big Ten opener against Northwestern. News includes Denny Martin’s ankle progress, Joe Willis on the defensive line, and reflections on Bob Cummings Jr as a promising freshman quarterback. Also covers St Ansgar loss, Johnny Majors' Tennessee, and ABC’s Saturday telecast lineup with Parseghian and Lombardi quotes.
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Central No. 1 in High School Polls
Davenport Central and Central Lyon top the first 1977 UPI high school football polls. Davenport Central, last year’s Class 4A champion, was a unanimous choice by the UPI Board of Coaches for the top spot.
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Central Top Iowa 4A-3A Football Poll Debut of 1977
Davenport Central leads the first 4A-3A AP high school football poll of 1977 with 12 first place votes after a 40-12 season opening win over Clinton. Sioux City Heelan is second, Dubuque Hempstead third, Cedar Falls fourth, and Davenport West fifth as teams debut with 1-0 records.
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Wash JV defeats Kennedy 21 to 0 in junior varsity game
Wash junior varsity beat Kennedy 21 0 last weekend at Wash. Dan Ceschin Tim Costa and Mike Parker scored touchdowns for Wash. The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes stock quotes daily.
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Smejkal Leads Jefferson in Season Opener Victory
Jeff Smejkal won four events including the all around to pace Jefferson to a 91 76 8 victory over Kennedy in the season opening gymnastics meet at Jeff. Smejkal swept floor high bar and rings, plus parallel bars and long horse, securing top spots for the Jefferson team.
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ISU Ticket Lottery Leaves Hundreds Unclaimed for Iowa Game
Iowa State officials faced leftover tickets after a 74 hour lottery distributing 5 000 seats to students. Read names exceeded eligible applicants, leaving hundreds of tickets. About 11 500 eligible students were drawn. remaining fans could buy two tickets at Hilton Coliseum.
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Ohio Trotting Classic Draws 10 at Scioto Downs
The richest 2 year old trotting stakes in history the 103000 Ohio Trotting Classic drew a field of 10 at Scioto Downs in Columbus Friday night. The trotters sired by Ohio stal lions qualified for the Ohio Sires Stakes championship after five elimination races began July 6 across state tracks.
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Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats worker gets large bonus payout
A Cedar Rapids area employee of Quaker Oats Co received 531,663.04 in bonus checks over a ten year period.
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Quaker Oats Co
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