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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1976
Page
13
The Nets girls capture the YMCA Soccer League title with team members Kim Strand Dee Dee Thaisen Karen Opsahl Karen Hess Theresa Peyton Barb Hanson and coach Jan Aanonson. Missing from the picture is Jan Mohrfeld.
Austin's Post 19 Legion Packers launch the 1976 season with a two game set at Owatonna starting 2 p.m. The club, coached by Bob Arnold and Bob Dahlback, features returnees from Austin High and Pacelli and faces a tough First District schedule including Mayo and Winona. The roster spans pitchers, infielders and outfielders from local schools with star hitters and strong pitching staff led by Jim Van Proosty and Kirk Magee.
Kansas City pitcher Claude Splittorff blanked Baltimore 7-0 as Amos Otis and John Mayberry hit two-run homers. Otis led the AL with his 11th long ball and Mayberry added his sixth of the season. The win gave the Royals an 8-2 stretch and Orioles their sixth straight defeat.
Four teams vie Friday for Class A and AA Minnesota High School Baseball titles. Hill Murray faces Marshall for the AA crown at 8 30 p m, Sleepy Eye meets Babbitt for the Class A title at 7 p m. Ed Rech and Pat Bushard shine in semifinal wins.
Mason Rudolph shot six under par 66 to lead the Kemper Open before a severe storm halted first round play at Quail Hollow. Lee Trevino, not yet cleared to play the U S Open after a pinched nerve, remained in Charlotte weighing his options as weather and the delay continue.
Austin golfer Gary Duren withstood strong Albuquerque winds to rebound from a five over 77 to a one under 71 in round two. He sits 25th with two rounds left as Georgia Southern trails 18th. Oklahoma leads BYU with Wake Forest in third, no final on Saturday.
NEA sketches Kathy Whitworth’s tribute to Mildred Zaharias, the Babe, in a tale of inspiration from Jal New Mexico to golf stardom. It notes Zaharias’s Olympic titles, multiple sports feats, and death in 1956, and contrasts her era with Whitworth’s era. The piece details Whitworth’s rise, earnings, and admiration for Zaharias’ flair and resilience.
Echo Lanes top performers include Marge Golden 539 Carol Barl 527 Sonya Marcks 468 Joyce Johnson 466 and Marlene Krebsback 462 in the women’s bowling top five. Junior boys K Sellers 588 B Bailey 553 C Wilson 542 D Klingfns 479 and D Draager 433 lead Thursday action. Girls L Anderson 446 T Haines 399 P Miller 391 D Sheldon 354 J Maxfield 343. Echo Summer Bantams features Randy Anderson 480 Dave McFarland 434 Kevin Oehler 391 Tracy Paulson 348 Darrin Gilbertson 315 Jackie Smith 387 Holly Wheeler 326 Kris Nelson 319 Lois Flanders 315 Patty Mc Farland 276.
Baseball standings show East and West leaders led by New York and Texas at 30 20 each. Thursday results Oakland 8 Boston 5 Chicago 12 Milwaukee 5 California 2 New York 0. Friday schedule features Chicago at Cleveland and Texas at New York among others.
The Elks beat Kiwanis 7 to 4 while American Legion and Moose tied 12 all in boys Club League action. Randy Peterson pitched for Kiwanis and Scott Heard collected three hits with a double and a triple.
Big Bob's Skillet edged Brits Realty 13 to 12 in a men's slow pitch softball game Thursday night. Denny Iverson belted two homers and drove in four runs while Doug Carroll also produced four RBIs.
The Austin Tennis Club updates Ladies Day to 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays at Austin Community College courts. Mixed doubles remain Sundays 5:30 to 7 p.m. and Men's Night stays Tuesdays 6 to 8 p.m.
The VFW defeated the Knights of Columbus in Thur sday’s season opener. Danny was the winning pitcher.
The Austin Daily Herald warns advertisers to review their ads on the first day. It states liability for publication errors is limited to the ad cost for the initial insertion only, with adjustments limited to the portion containing the error.
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