Austin High sprint medley seeks another school record
Austin High's sprint medley relay team already owns two school marks this season and aims to lower the record again at the State meet at Macalester College in St. Paul. The quartet includes Tim Gavin, Greg Sattler, Don Hagan, and Jeff Jirele with Bill Bierke as alternate. two Austin vaulters, Bill Grundy and Bob Lee, and shot putter Greg Hanks join the larger contingent.
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New coaches lead Austin Post 91 legion baseball season
The Austin Post 91 American Legion opens its 50th season with Howie Strey as varsity coach and Tom Nelson leading the Fordtown squad. Strey, a longtime Fordtown coach and AHL assistant, faces Winona, while Fordtown includes rostered players from Austin High and Pacelli. Schedule features district, league, and non league games through July with key dates listed.
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Major League Baseball Standings and Schedules
MLB standings show Chicago beating Boston 2 1 and Baltimore routing Minnesota 11 2 Oakland defeating Cleveland 10 4 Kansas City over Milwaukee 5 4 New York over Texas 7 5 and California 5 Detroit 1. Tonight Milwaukee at Kansas City 8 30 pm New York at Texas 8 50 pm and Friday night pairings include California Boston Minnesota Cleveland New York Kansas City Baltimore Texas Oakland Detroit Milwaukee Chicago.
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Austin High doubles team eyes state tennis title
Austin High seniors Jon Iverson and Dan Kallman, 1-1 in major events this season, won District Two and were runner up in Region One. Coach Keith Paulson cites past surprise champions Knutson and Runtsch as inspiration as Iverson and Kallman head to the 1972 State Meet at the University of Minnesota. They swept their District title 6-0 6-1 and opened regional with a 6-4 6-2 upset win.
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Rochester Mayo and Northfield win doubles final in tight play
Rochester Mayo pair Scott Brandenberg and Dick Greene beat Northfield duo Brett Peterson and Stan Hunter 6-2 11-9 to claim the doubles title. Iverson and Kallman fell to Winona’s Mark Peterson and Bill Colclough in a close final. Winona won the Region One team crown while Austin finished fourth. The 44th annual State meet opens Friday at 9 am with St Paul Johnson as meet manager. Edina is defending champion. Austin the only Big Nine school to win in six years. Rochester John Marshall had won 1962–1965.
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Chaffee Faces Grueling State Golf Meet at Minnesota
Austin High sophomore Jon Chaffee leads a six big nine qualifiers in the state prep golf meet at the University of Minnesota course Friday at 8 am in a 35 hole test. Northfield and other Big Nine standouts compete as Macalester backs Terry Graff earns Bears camp invite.
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Smiling Jack among Belmont Stakes contenders
New York AP reports trainer Ralph Sdie predicts Smiling Jack can upset Belmont rivals Riva Ridge and Key To The Mint in the 1 1/2 mile Classic. Smiling Jack, winner of the Jersey Derby, missed the Preakness Prep due to an eye injury but has since rebounded with strong finishes. CBS will televise the race from 5 to 6 p.m. EDT.
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Fordtowners Win 2nd Straight in Non-League Victory
Fordtown American Legion baseball moved to 2-0 with a 3-1 win over Adams Legion. Mike Gilbert delivered a bases loaded single in the third to put Austin ahead 1-0. Lynde added a two run single in the fourth. Delhanty pitched four innings for the win, with Randy Smith closing. Fordtowns next play Monday in Four County League at Adams and home June 15 against Byron.
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Willy fires shutout in City softball
In a men s slow pitch contest the VFW beat B and J Bar 25 to 22 as Ed Sullivan led with six hits and two homers in the seventh inning Bill Bargran went 4 for 5 with three homers Gary Harrison also homered and Pete Hines was 5 for 5 In Class B Helm Tire lost 10-8 to Queensmen while Willy Bartolomew pitched a near perfect game for Hirsch s Eagles in a 12 0 win over the Moose with Fans 3 for 3 and Riles homering in front of 450 fans and 14 scouts.
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Baseball Standings And Schedule From Wednesday
The American league and National league divisions show standings with New York leading the East and Pittsburgh top in the West. Wednesday results include St Louis defeating San Francisco 6-0 and Cincinnati beating New York 6-3 while two long games stretched 18 innings Cincinnati at New York with 2 00 p m first pitch and night games across cities including Chicago at Los Angeles and Houston at Philadelphia.
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North Stars Lose Five in Expansion Draft
The Minnesota North Stars paid the price in the NHL Expansion Draft, losing center Ted Hampson and winger Craig Cameron to the New York Islanders, and minor leaguer Bill Heirdl to Atlanta. Defenseman Bob Paradise and forward Gord Labassiere were also dealt to Atlanta and New York respectively as compensation moves followed unprotected stars Charlie Burns and Gilles Gilbert.
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Farewell to Thee Song Written by Hawaiian Queen
Liliuokalani, the last reigning queen of the Hawaiian Islands, wrote the popular song Aloha Oe Farewell to Thee.
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