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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1973
Page
7
DES MOINES AREA The 28th town softball season opens next Monday with 287 schools in 47 sectional playoffs. Defending champ Clear Creek draws Marion at Oxford. South Hamilton faces Stratford while Crestwood meets Lansag Kee. Sectional finals set for 7 p.m. Wednesday Sept 26 with multiple regional matchups across Alburnett, Delwein, Oxford, and other sites.
Contested games featured fake punts and last minute drives as Dallas, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Oakland, Minnesota and St Louis clashed. Rams upset KC with a late field goal setup and Detroit, Denver, Cleveland posted key scores as teams contended for playoff positioning.
Cornell escapes a tentative opener as Jim Alberts and Terry Skilling spark a 7 0 win over Upper Iowa. George Corum anchors a strong defense holding Marshall Richards and the Peacocks to 35 rushing yards as four fumbles aid the Rams. Glen Sears and Jim Hoffman contribute on the ground while Jerry Chirk, Jim Alberts and Clark praise the squad’s effort despite early errors.
AAU honored athletes from the Central Rapid-MarloK area at a Saturday night banquet at the Knights of Columbus. Honorees include Darryl Knox boxing 14-18 Ron Dearborn diving Denise Buehheister diving 11-14 Doug Buchheister men's trampoline Sara Wyuechle women's rang Diane Nissen junior girls tramp Bob Weldon swimming 11-12 Drew Walden swimming 15-77 Ben Taylor senior boys swimming Tuck Gilbertson 10 and under swimming Leigh Thomas U-12 swimming.
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