VFW Travelers Capture Minnesota State Baseball Title
Austin Post 1216 VFW Travelers won the State Championship at Morris Minnesota defeating Bloomington 5 0 in the final after a 3 2 second round win over St Paul Oxford The team featured pitchers Bob Rinaldi and Scott Johnson who combined for a per formance including a no hitter by Rinaldi in the opener The Travelers finished 25 5 and advanced under first time coaches Bob Arnold and Bob Dahlback This win caps a strong season with 18th annual tourney triumph and signals solid Legion prospects for next summers joining the Austin High and Paceki High programs
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City Net Classic Winners Named in City Tennis Tourney
The senior division opened Monday at the Athletic Field courts. Winners and runners up across boys and girls age groups were crowned, with champions in singles and doubles in 18 and under, 15 and under, and 12 and under divisions.
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Dan Kallman
Dan Anderson
Tom Wood
Brett Fiala
Murray Jensen
Dan Paulson
Kelly Tritz
Doug Kallman
Tim Smaby Chapions
Fred Albert
Dave Berg
Beany McDonald
Sarah Paulson
Lori Delmont
Lori Mioen
Lynette Wilde
Syd Ogborn
Nola Johnson
Benny McDonald Chapions
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Bjorge nets ninth North Iowa flag at Mason City speedway
Austin driver Dave Bjorge won the late model feature at North Iowa Speedway for the ninth time this year and sixth straight, beating Harvey Patterson of Northwood in front of 3,128 spectators. Lyn Rosavy of Carpenter won the street stock feature.
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Detroit tops AL East as Yankees drop to fourth
In a Monday night AL East showdown Detroit seized first place after a 10 inning win over the Yankees. Frank Howard delivered a two run pinch homer in the ninth and Aurelio Rodriguez scored on a pair of Yankee errors in the 10th to seal Detroit’s comeback. Baltimore fell to second after a 5-3 loss to Boston while Roger Moret earned his fifth win. NL results saw the Mets, Astros, Expos and Dodgers win.
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Barnett wins District VFW golf title at Ramsey Course
Clayton Barnett of Austin captured the District VFW First District Golf Tourney with a 69 two under par to edge Buck Heegard by two strokes. Dick Corkill finished third with 74 as Austin golfers swept five of six other flights. Ray D Nelson won the closest-to-hole prize on No. 12 with a 24 inch shot.
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John Hargis
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Albert Lea
Roger Dixon
Buzz Crawford
Herb McAlister
Jim Welch
Lyle Strand
Fred Kipp
John Jacobsen
Ray D. Nelson
Ganadoros 2nd in State Girls Slow Pitch Classic
The Ganadoros from Austin finished runner up at the State Junior Girls Slow Pitch Softball Tournament in Brooklyn Center Minn after a 12 6 loss to the host team. The 13 15 year old squad rallied from 4 0 down to 4 4 before Brooklyn Center pulled away late. Debbie Diggins had two hits for Austin.
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Bowling Top Five Echo Lanes Sunday Mixed Doubles Ladies
Marge Bugge 537 Ann Malcom 519 Char Hooper 490 Mary Engstrand 482 Marsha Riewartz 435 and Erv Bugge 613 Wayne Wolfe 546 Jeff Deblon 545 Jim Engstrand 544 Lyle Reed 540 led the scores in a mixed doubles event at Echo Lanes on Sunday with top five placements across both genders.
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Baseball league schedule and results snapshot
Recent results show Boston 5 Baltimore 3 and Detroit 5 New York 4 in 10 innings. Today's slate includes Baltimore at Minnesota, Texas at New York, Oakland at Detroit, Boston at Kansas City, Cleveland at Chicago, and California at Milwaukee with multiple pitchers listed for each game.
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Austin teams vie for district baseball playoff spots
The Austin Post 91 American Legion Packers face a tough First District Tourney at Rochester as they battle New Richland then Rochester Rockets with a must-win outlook. Blues host Stewartville in South Border League semifinals at Marcusen Park while aiming for finals. Dave Lobb expected to start for the Blues.
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Anderson Trails After First Round In Minnesota Match Play
Austin golfer Margo Anderson shot 82 to sit three back in the Minnesota Womens Match Play at Mendakota. Bev Vanstrum led with 79 while Joan Garvin Jody Gumlin and Ann Zahn tied for second with 80s. Jan Calin shared fifth with Anderson. The event concludes today.
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AHS Football CC Physicals Scheduled at AHS
Physical examinations for Austin High School football players and cross country runners will be offered this week. Boys in grades 10 to 12 planning to play football and grade 12 cross country will take the health checks Thursday at 7:00 a.m. in the new AHS gym. Players should pick up phy call slips in Room 101 during school hours Wednesday for parent signatures.
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Chaffee Ties For Lead In State Junior Golf Tourney
Jon Chaffee shared the lead after the first round at the University of Minnesota course in the 36 hole State Junior Golf Tourney. Brian Sund and Chaffee shot 72, one stroke ahead of Brian Torgerson with 73 as Northfield leads the team event at 228 one stroke ahead of Moorhead.
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