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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1973
Page
3
Unbeaten Coe and Knox meet Saturday at 1 30 p m in Kingston stadium to grab early Midwest conference grid race lead. Coe rode a 30 0 win over St Olaf and Knox a 21 17 victory over Lawrence as both teams added non conference wins last week.
Regis sophomore football team powered Prairie Thursday at Prairie for a 22 to 0 win. Marty Stanley scored twice for the Royals who posted a 192 to 2 edge in total yards.
Luther travels to take on top ranked Penn in the Iowa conference opener as William Penn and Buena Vista defend co titles. Penn seeks a 3-0 NAIA ranking while Luther aims to rebound after a 0-2 start with key players nearing return from injury.
Lindley hurled a four inning no hitter as Clear Creek defeated Lone Tree 12-0 to reach the girls sectional softball finals. Clear Creek will face West Liberty, 8-1 winners over Solon, Saturday at 7 p.m. Pam Stalkfleet delivered a three run double to pace West Liberty.
Marion’s cross country team dominates a triangular at Squaw Creek securing its fifth win of the season with 20 points. Linn-Mar trails at 37 and C. R. La Salle at 80 as Dave Moore leads the two mile course in 10:32, followed by teammates John Edwards and Mike McElree. Marion also captures the Jayvee meet with 19 points over Linn-Mar 48 and LaSalle 67.
The Cedar Rapids Horseshoe Club hosts its annual open tournament Sunday at Ellis Park. Qualifying starts at 10 a.m. with noon completion and pitching begins at 1 p.m.
Los Angeles AP reports Wilt Chamberlain is gone and teammate Jerry West notes a near-quit, leaving the Lakers with only two-fifths of the starting lineup that once powered a famed 1960s team.
Major Amos B Hoople previews the college football weekend with USC favored over Oklahoma 28 to 16 after Hoople computer analysis. Other top picks include Ohio State over TCU 42 20 Alabama over Vanderbilt 40 20 and Nebraska over Wisconsin.
Southeastern Conference game features Auburn at Knoxville against Tennessee with a predicted Auburn victory 22 20. Additional notable picks include Penn State over Iowa 27 21 Notre Dame over Purdue 28 13 Texas over Texas Tech 25 14 Illinois over West Virginia 17 10 and LSU over Rice 28 7.
Jefferson's swimming team dropped two dual meets on Thursday, losing to West High 74 21 and to City High 58 37. Barb Kuenzi won the 100 yard backstroke against West High, with multiple swimmers posting season or personal best times in various events.
Drake freshman Jeff Martin will start at quarterback versus Lamar University, replacing Mike Zelenovich who played the first three games and threw 26 of 74 for 313 yards with two TDs and five interceptions. Martin, a Des Moines East alum, has led junior varsity to two wins and completed 52 percent of his passes, including a TD.
Saturday schedule lists Iowa football against Penn State at 1600 and Iowa State versus Arkansas on TV at 1230. Cal Notre Dame game also noted with channel details. Sunday features Giants against Browns and Patriots against Delaware. Monday offers Falcons vs Lions and more football programming across channels.
Larry Wise, 32, shot a seven under par 64 to share the first round lead at the Quad Cities Open with Dwight Nevil and Dave Stockton. He hit seven birdies at Crow Valley Golf Club, posting a 64 as 56 players were under par. Nevil matched the course record first set in 1971 and Stockton finished near the leaders after a late surge with long puts.
Cornell aims for back to back Midwest Conference wins against Ripon in a 1 30 p m home opener. Ripon carries a conference tie with Carleton at 28 28 after a 33 6 loss to Olivet. Coach Clark notes Ripon’s improved speed but smaller size and recalls last year’s 14 7 Cornell win at Ripon.
Rain postponed the Falstaff 100 auto race at Hawkeye Downs twice delaying the event now set for Saturday night. Butch Hartman headlines a field including Ramo Stott Don White Ernie Derr and Irv Janey with proceeds benefiting the American Cancer Society. Time trials start at 7 p.m. with four events culminating in the 100 lap feature. Miss Falstaff 100 Peg McMenemy of Cedar Rapids will reign over the program.
Benton Community captured the girls section softball championship with an 8 3 win over Norway. Jolene Pieper led Benton with three hits while Lynore Levenhagen Linda Jurgens and Cindy Streisner added two each. Connie Gibney had three hits for Norway as the teams advance to the district tournament next week at an unlisted site.
Alburnett tops Springville 14 4 as Reed fends off 10 strikeouts in five innings. Sara Cooper and Janet Berry collect two hits each. North Linn edges Central City 12 7 with Pam Sauer four hits. Semifinals set for Maquoketa Valley versus West Delaware at 6:30 and Alburnett against North Linn at 8.
Dennis Franck scored 1698 points to win the Tyler city recreation commission football skills contest at Tyler School. John Richmond placed second with 1668 and Gary Clark took third with 1616.
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