Fishermen’s bumper sticker tale and Iowa sports chatter
Dallas friends seek bumper sticker about HOOK EM HAWKS. Cedar Rapids notes include Reginald Figge’s granddaughter Craig Teeters earning Florida State swim scholarship, Duke swimmer s sister Julie, Bobby Knight extradition jokes, and Iowa coach Lute Olson staff moves. The column ends with a jab at Iowa’s faltering football and mentions snail darters.
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Dallas
Texas
Reginald Figge
First Ave
Cedar Rapids
Craig Teeters
Florida
Florida State
Tallahassee
Woolfson High
Jacksonville
Craig
Julie
Duke
Jack Teeters
Teeters
Janet Figge
Marion Indians Defeat Prairie in 500th Football Win
Marion, 18 Prairie, earned its 17th straight regular season win and 500th program victory as Tony Perkins and John Warner connected twice for TDs after a strong second half. Robbie Bolyard suffered a severe ankle injury and Jeff Dolley left with a knee issue while Marion’s defense held Prairie to two first downs in each half.
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Marion
Anita Bryant
Tony Perkins
John Warner
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Indians
Bob Thurness
Robbie Bolyard
Scott Dolley
Thurness
Prairie
Mike McAreavy
Vaughn Klopfenstein
Perkins
Warner
Chris Shilhanek
Bolyard
Jerry Nibeck
Mitch
Porter
Hawk
Brad Wicher
Hawks
Ken Waters
Klopfenstein
Waters
Sooners Set to Face Iowa in Heat at Memorial Stadium
Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer predicts a hot day as the Sooners host Iowa in Norman. Temperatures near 90 could favor Oklahoma, which holds a 31 point spread, while Iowa quarterback Phil Suess and backs receive scouting praise from Bobby Proctor. Traffic concerns and a sellout crowd of 71,000 are noted.
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Okla
Iowa
Oklahoma
Barry Switzer
Hawkeyes
Memorial Stadium
Sooners
Switzer
Indiana
Bobby Proctor
Hawks
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Phil Suess
Dennis Mosley
Barry
Bill Jones
Dallas
Hayden Fry
Southern Methodist
Cedar Rapids
Comeback clash as UNI meets NDSU in non-conference clash
Northern Iowa and North Dakota State, both coming off come-from-behind wins last week, meet tonight in the UNI Dome in a non-conference football matchup. Iowa colleges also schedule games, with Grinnell opening under Ed Dombrowski against Iowa Wesleyan and multiple intrastate pairings across the state.
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North Dakota State
UNI
Iowa
Northern Michigan
Grinnell
Ed Dombrowski
Iowa Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
Central
Cornell
Coe
Wartburg
Luther
Carleton
Upper Iowa
Northwestern
Minnesota
Buena Vista
William Penn
Monmouth
Loras
St. Ambrose
Morningside
Baker
Dubuque
Illinois
Benedictine
Simpson
Midland
Graceland
Culver-Stockton
Westmar
Dakota Wesleyan
Kennedy Prevails Over West In Narrow Iowa City Showdown
Cedar Rapids Kennedy held off Iowa City West 18-14 as West botched a punt return and Kennedy protected a late clock kill. West rallied with a Matt Thornton drive and Gene Lytle scoring, but Kennedy's defense and a key interception by Shane Berry defined the outcome.
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Trojans
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
West
Matt Thornton
Gene Lytle
Lytle
Cougar
Greg Reed
Regis
John West
Meskimen
Cougars
Shane Berry
Thornton
Joel Smith
Jeff Lane
Trojan
Dave Schrock
Steve Gragg
Linn-Mar Routs Anamosa 25-0 Behind Balanced Offense
Linn-Mar amassed 373 yards and scored in every quarter to defeat Anamosa 25-0 Friday. Quarterback Tom Nolan went 7 of 16 for 142 yards with a 22 yard TD to Mark Dickens. Doug Wilson, Mark Vesey, and Jeff Nielsen added rushing TDs as Linn-Mar evened their season at 1-1.
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Anamosa
Linn-Mar
Lions
Tom Nolan
Mark Dickens
Doug Wilson
Mark Vesey
Jeff Nielsen
Vesey
Nielsen
Dak
Notre Dame Faces Underdog Michigan In Season Opener
University president Rev Theo Hesburgh weighed in on the game as Notre Dame, ranked ninth, visits sixth-ranked Michigan for a season opener. Bookmakers had the Irish as a 6 to 7 point underdog, Hesburgh expressed disappointment at the line during a Thursday pep rally on campus.
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Notre Dame University
Theodore Hesburg
Michigan
Hesburgh
Notre Dame
Counsilman Becomes Oldest Channel Swimmer at 58
James Doc Counsilman, a 58-year-old Indiana University swimming coach, completed a dawn to dusk swim from Shakespeare Beach in Dover to Cap Gris Nez in France. He finished at 7:30 p.m. local time after 1344 hours in the 21-mile English Channel, surpassing Ned Barnie's 55-year-old record.
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Doc’ Counsilman
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England
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Channel Swimming Association
Ned Barnie
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