Packers District 2 Upset Loss to Albert Lea Stuns Austin High
The 8-7 semifinal defeat to Albert Lea marks the biggest upset in Minnesota prep baseball history, ending Austin High's 16-year Region One drought and breaking Dick Seltz's streak of beating Albert Lea in District Two. Albert Lea ace Dick Wayne earned his second win over the Packers this season as Austin finished 13-4. The piece notes the era’s tougher Big Nine Conference, a few key errors, and potential luck that might have changed the title run. It also adds local notes on track, golf, and community sports events for June.
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Dick Seltz
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Lewis
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Waterville
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Burk
Golden Hill Standard
Rochester
George Hanson
U of M Athletic Staff
Hanson
U.S
Gene Table
Luther College
Decorah
Iowa
Sam Mele
Jim Merritt
Dave Boswell
Lumpe
Mele
Merritt
Bob Allison
Sandy Valdespino
Detroit
Johnny Klippstein
Dick McAuliffe
Pacelli Coach Don Carlson resigns after seven seasons
Pacelli High Principal Father Tighe announced that Don Carlson, head coach for basketball and baseball, has resigned to pursue a pending position to be announced later. LeRoy Koll named new head basketball coach. baseball position and assistant coach still to be filled. Carlson posted 114-47 in basketball and 110-25 in baseball over seven years with multiple titles.
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Tighe
Shamrock
Don Carlson
Pacelli
Carlson
Father Tighe
LeRoy Koll
the Herald
Don
Tigers Top Twins as Detroit Rays Pitching Woes
Detroit defeats Minnesota 4 9 as the Tigers rally in the ninth inning after a bullpen collapse. The Twins lose for the fourth straight game, dropping to sixth in the AL behind Cleveland. Kaat opposes Lolich in the finale.
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Minnesota Twins
Twin Cities
Twins
Don Mincher
Cash
Gene Lahammer
ST. Paul - Minneapolis
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota
Mele
Bob Allison
Hall
Jim Kaat
Tigers
Mickey Lolich
St Louis N hews hires Bowman as AGM and coach
The St Louis NHL club announced on Tuesday that William Scotty Bowman from the Montreal Canadiens system will serve as assistant general manager and assistant coach. The team plans to begin play in the fall of 1967.
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ST. Louis
National Hockey League
William
Scotty) Bowman
Montreal Canadien
Cubs Release Frank Thomas to Clear Space for Keough
The Chicago Cubs cut veteran utility man Frank Thomas on Tuesday night to make room for outfielder Marty Keough. Thomas was released unconditionally, paving the way for Keough to join the roster.
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Chicago
Thomas
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Frank Thomas
Marty Keough
Region One Track Meet opens state meet weekend
The Region One meet at Austin Athletic Field Friday starts the eight regional contests ahead of the Minnesota state meet at Macalester on June 10 11. Defending champ Austin is favored with Red Wing and Northfield as strong challengers in a daylong program beginning at 3 30 pm with eight entrants per event.
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Minnesota
Macalester College
Austin
Red Wing
Northfield
Larry Gilbertson
Packers
Dan Grenval
Ken Esplan
Blooming Prairie
Dean Henry
Gary Holmquist
Rochester
Dave Jensen
Ned Lewis
Albert Lea
Dan Ruzek
Eric Bungaard
Dave Hodge
Carleton
Bowling Top Five Moonlight League Standouts and Scores
Austin Bowl Moonlight League leaders Lossy Wess 530 Harlin Kriwin 521 Gary Beamen 501 George Gray 493 Gary Sobonish 485. Echo Lanes Moonlighters Mixed League top marks L Brendt 597 H Brendt 541 L Reed 533 G Brandt 504 T Winkels 503. Women H Brendt 479 L Larkin 467 L Reed 461 0 White 446 V Tabor 442. Moonlight Wrenet M Sellers 544 L Sellers 522 Hinkle 500 Standinger 500 Zrochy 498 Mediacek 490 Morgen 448 Anderson 440 WN Standinger 423 Remke 422.
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Harlin Kriwin
Gary Beamen
George Gray
Gary Sobonish
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H. Brendt
L. Reed
G. Brandt
T. Winkels
L. Larkin
0. White
V. Tabor
Echo Lanes
Rochester John Marshall Wins 1965 66 Big Nine All Sports Title
Rochester John Marshall tops the 1965 66 Big Nine All Sports standings with 612 points followed by Austin 59 Albert Lea 4642 Mankato 38 Winona 37 Northfield 35 Owatonna 33 Red Wing 28 Faribault 24. Albert Lea also won state gymnastics while Rochester was state swimming runner up and Austin state cross country runner up.
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BIG Nine
Rochester
Albert Lea
Owatonna
Red Wing
Winona
Austin
Mankato
Northfield
Faribault
Red
Major League Leaders by the Associated Press
The AP tally lists national and American League leaders in batting runs RBIs hits home runs and pitching with top names including Mota Alou Aaron Hart Mays Flood Torre Koufax Gibson Oliva Robinson Yastrzemski Reichardt and San Francisco and Los Angeles pitchers Watt Sanford McDowell and others across eight at bats and five decision criteria.
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Pittsburgh
Alou
Aaron
Atlanta
Hart
San Francisco
Mays
Flood
St. Louis
Johnson
Los Angeles
McCarver
Torre
Wills
Jackson
Houston
Marichal
Koufax
Gibson
Oliva
Minnesota
F. Robinson
Baltimore
Agee
Chicago
Reichardt
California
B. Robinson
Yastrzemsky
Boston
Yastrzemski
Standings and results wrap for the league but unclear data
The page shows standings for multiple teams including San Francisco Chicago New York and Pittsburgh with records and percentages. It lists Wednesday results such as Philadelphia over Chicago and Los Angeles defeating St. Louis. Upcoming games include matches across cities like San Francisco Atlanta Los Angeles St Louis Houston Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh New York and more.
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Los Angeles
Pittsburgh
Eneseian
Pace
St. Laws
Cegieel Oe
Atlanta
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Houston
Cincinnati
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Atlante
American Neues Tl. Pet
Cleveland
Baltimore
California
Minnesota
Washington
Boston
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Detroit
Allen Powers Phillies With Big Hitting Comeback
Philadelphia's Hall of Fame third baseman Rich Allen, back from a dislocated shoulder, drove in four runs including a 447 foot homer as the Phillies beat Chicago 7-4 to complete a doubleheader sweep after a 4-3 opener. Allen’s .338 season batting average and nine hits in 30 at bats bolster Philadelphia’s stretch drive. Willie Mays homered for the Giants in a 4-3 win over Atlanta as Koufax and the Dodgers blanked St. Louis 1-0. Houston shut out Cincinnati 2-0. Pittsburgh beat New York 3-1.
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Phillies
Chicago
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Willie Mays
San Francisco
Atlanta
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Sandy Koufax
Houston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
New York
Cassius Clay Delights Cairo Crowd With Exhibition Spar
World heavyweight champion Cassius Clay entertained about 5,000 spectators at the Mexira Sporting Club in Cairo. He sparred six rounds with three Egyptian boxers while drums beat and bamboo tubes sounded, drawing cheers and laughs at the exhibition show.
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Cassius Clay
Mexira
Clay
ABC Plans Telecast of Open Golf Rounds
ABC will televise the third and fourth rounds of the U S Open live from the Olympic Country Club in San Francisco on Saturday June 18 and Sunday June 19.
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ABC
New York
American Broadcasting Company
Olympic Country Club
San Francisco
World Records in Danger at NAIA Track Championship
In Sioux Falls South Dakota Southern University Baton Rouge is favored to win a second straight NAIA team title at the 15th annual meet as Texas Southern and Fort Hays State challenge. Sixty teams and four hundred seventy five athletes compete with 38 teams entered. Van Nelson St Cloud State ran 13 29 2 in the three mile setting a meet record clip that could be threatened by Fort Hays Bob Lakin the 3000 meter steeplechase defending champ.
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Sious Falls
S.D
Southern University of Baton Rouge
Texas Southern
Fort Hays State
Bob Lakin
Fort Hays
Iowa Star Inked Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh of the National Football League signed Matt Szy kowny a former University of Iowa three sport standout. Szy kowny a quarterback for the baseball for a Minnesota Twins farm club.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
National Football League
Matt Szykowny
University of Iowa
Szykowny
Minnesota Twins
Top field set for Memphis Open
Some of the nation s top golfers fired practice rounds at Colonial Country Club in preparation for the Memphis Open a $100 000 event starting Thursday in Memphis Tennessee.
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Colonial Country Club Course
Defenses Will Try to Keep Sayers in Check
New York AP George Halas predicts rivals will gang up on Gale Sayers next season as the Bears prepare for tougher defenses. He notes the team will rely on Ron Bull Andy Livingston and others to open new offensive lanes while praising Sayers six touchdown game and describing his knee injury limiting a late drive.
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NEW York
George Halas
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Gale Sayers
Ron Bull
Andy Livingston
Johnny Morris
Gale
Angler reels in record muskellunge at Leech Lake
Leroy R. Johnson caught a 43 pound 3 ounce muskellunge at Leech Lake after a tug on a snagged sunken log. He fought with 10 pound line and no net, aided by Bill Horn Sr. and Bill Horn Jr. from Independence Iowa, and Carl Ar ness who landed the fish at a Walker resort dock. The event sparked reports of large walleyes and bass across nearby lakes in Walker Brainerd and Alexandria regions.
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Bear Island
Leech Lake
Johnson
Leach Lake
Bill Horn Sr
Bill Jr
Independence
Iowa
Carl Arness
Walker
42Nd Ave. South
Minneapolis
Dick Knapp
Ten Mile Lake
Hackensack
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Mason City
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Gladstone
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St. Paul
Harold Johnson
Mound
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Wayzata
Albert Bowie
St. Paul Park
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Mille Lacs
Alexandria
Yankton
S.C
Mill Lake
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Willie Thomas
VFW Junior Golf Tourney Set For Ramsey Course
The VFW Junior Golf Tourney will be at Ramsey Course starting 8 a.m. Monday June 13. Entry is 1.85 dollars. All players 18 and under may compete. Three trophies will be awarded for each flight.
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Ramsey Course
Winners Whip Losers by 41 Runs in Softball
Five Austin Park and Recreation Board games Wednesday night ended with large margins as winners outscored losers by 41. Major League results included Hiawatha Bar 20 VFW 12 and Cavern Lounge 7 Lefty’s Bar 4, with top hitters Brandt Nel son and others. Next, Idle Hour Inn faces Robby’s at 9:00 and various Rebel and fast pitch matchups are scheduled.
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Weyerhauser
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Marigold-Austin Bowl
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Fred Westendorf
Idle Hour Inn
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VFW Midgets Open Baseball Season Against Albert Lea
The Austin VFW Midgets, coached by Paul Sanders, begin the 1966 season with a 2 p.m. game against Albert Lea at Marcusen Park after three weeks of practice. Key veterans Tom Wagner Nick Lindgren Kevin McDonald and Kip Sanders return from last year’s state tourney squad. The Southern Minnesota League features two divisions with 12 teams and a 12 game regular schedule.
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Austin Vfw
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Marcusen Park
Austin
Tom Wagner
Nick Lindgren
Kevin McDonald
Kip Sanders
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