Birdwell Earns West Point Choice From Local Tennis Star
Birdwell, long in the shadows of teammate Ken Schroeder, earned a fully funded appointment to West Point after a 43.8 GPA and strong leadership. The Irvington athlete, who helped his team win the MVAL doubles title with Brad Duncan, credits athletic discipline for his growth while his rival Schroeder lauds his conduct and resilience. National Tennis Week events and Bay Area sports updates fill the surrounding copy.
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Twins Sign Three Young Players From Draft In Gapfill Move
New York report says Minnesota Twins drafted shortstops Fase Rodrigues and Soil weet and pitcher Michael O Connor signed as free agents. All three away for Wisconsin Rapids in the Wisconsin State League with undisclosed bonuses. Ojquez and Uliger are 18 and 21 respectively and report after graduation to Elizabethan Tennessee. Both attended St John s University and are assigned to Wisconsin Rapids in the Appalachian league.
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Irwin leads Camiro's Pizza to Fremont C-2 win
Irwin blasted a slam and powered Camiro's Pizza to a key C-2 Softball victory in Fremont. Bill Morse added a double and a triple for the Blue Balls, who outbatted Cartulo's 10-7. In Cat action Ab Tucker and Phil Gallart combined for a three hitter to lift Sar Woods over Decorator Mart while Jim Duvall drove in the seventh inning run for the Astros as Livermore edged the Brewers 4 4.
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Sar Woods
Decorator Mart
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Livermore Brewers
Jim Duvall
Astros
Robert Coronady
Stan Rief
Keith DiPietro
Gary Feliciano
Brewers
Stammelen quickest at Le Mans
West German driver Rolf Stammelen in a Porsche 935 set the fastest Le Mans time of 4 minutes 15 seconds amid wet conditions. He averaged about 113 mph, reaching 184 mph on the back straight, as rain cut speeds on the Sarthe circuit. Organizers expect the lap record to be challenged if weather improves.
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Stommeren
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Hurley Haywood
United States
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Storey leads Memphis with lone eagle in round one
Tom Storey, a touring professional, fired a seven under par 65 to take the first round lead at the Memphis Golf Classic. He finished two strokes ahead of Gary Player, who won the event in 1974, as Mike Hill and Hale Irwin tied for third with four under 63. Bruce Lietske was among nine players at two under par 70.
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Ben Crenshaw
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Neppel Sets World Mark in 10000 at AAU Track Champs
Pex Neppel, 23, Juva State graduate student, shattered the world 10000 meter record at 33 14.9 on the opening day of the national AAU track and field championships in Los Angeles. She beat the previous mark of 33 43.2 set by Loa Qlofsson in Copenhagen. Neppel plans further study in animal science at Georgia and aims for a teaching and research career.
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Sol
Sue Simdock
Hallquist Leads USC To NCAA Semis In Women’s Tourney
Baton Rouge La. USC advanced two singles players and two doubles teams to the NCAA women’s semifinals. Barbara Hallquist, the Trojan’s No 1 seed, beat Nancy Yeorgin 6-4 5-6 to reach the semis, while Diane Deslor, the No 4 seed, defeated Barbara Jordan of Stanford and will meet Hallquist Friday.
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Barbara Jordan
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Waltrip tops practice at Riverside in NASCAR road race buildup
Darrell Waltrip of Franklin Tenn posted an average speed of 112.199 mph in practice for the NAPA Riverside 490, ahead of Richard Petty and David Pearson on the 2.62 mile eight turn course. Hershel McGriff set and then lost a speed record before Jimmy Insale won pole for Saturdays Black Gold 200. Jim Walker paced the California 180 practice at 108.257 mph.
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Chico State
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Quakes shuffle lineup as Mitic groin woes linger
The San Jose Earthquakes face more changes with Mitic sidelined by a torn groin while Da Silva is waived and Hockey joins from Las Vegas. With DeLeon out, the team rotates four midfielders for a Minnesota match as Lori Jage readies an offensive push against Rochester at Spartan Stadium. Mandaric signals potential further personnel tweaks if needed.
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