Roving Sports Roundup From Opening Weekend and Local Notes
Cliff Morlan reviews a bustling weekend with stock car racing starting the season and damage from three days of competition. He also covers Lumberjack baseball at Moorhead, regional playoffs, and state playdowns, plus golf events, fishing reports, and local trades including the Twins trade news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Falls
Duane Erickson
Jerry Leno
Don
Bill Matzdorf
Gordy Lancaster
Don Matthews
Larry Johnson
Jerry Warrington
Johnny Rutherford
Don Friesen
Friensen
Movil Lake
Movil
Big Turtle
Cap'n Dee
Wolf Lake
Leech Lake
Harold ‘Curly’ Lehn
Randy Amenrud
Gary Roach
Blackduck Lake
Red Lake
Washish
Memorial Day
Little Falls ends Jacks title hopes as Tech wins
Region 8AA baseball finals in Moorhead saw St. Cloud Tech beat Park Rapids 1 0 on a fourth inning run set up by Day’s walk and Eisenrich’s hit. Little Falls defeated Bemidji 5 0 behind Brian Kern’s three hit pitching to end Bemidji’s bid and move to 11 9 while Bemidji drops to 9 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matson Field
Moorhead
Don Sorenson
Little Falls
Harry Hunt
Wayne Marty
Dave Wickstrom
Jim Grimm
Mike Morganson
Lance Chambers
Tony Montebello
Larry Eichstadt
Bob Lucas
Mike Organ
Don Miller
Mark Erhart
Mark Larson
Sagedahl
Chuck Grillo
KBUN
St. Cloud Tech
Flyers
Bemidji
Lucas
Brian Kern
Little Flyer
Marty
Hunt
St. Cloud
Brett Vetter
Jack Schwartz
Gary Gangelhoff
Eric Niskanen
Cliff Morlan
Tech
Jim Eisenrich
Park Rapids
Roger Day
Eisenrich
Day
Joe Vreeland
Mark Koelter
Vreeland
Kern
American Legion
Whitey’ Anderson
Ralph Gracie
Brainerd
Organ
Doug Fregin
Jeff Birchem
Wickstrom
Montebello
Milo Backowski
Chambers
John Hanowski
Steve Brdok
Mark Garrison
Backowski
Hanowski
Brian Silbernick
Silbernick
Jerry Cool
Brdok
Eichstadt
Fregin
Birchem
Brook
Garrison
Cool
Grimm
Jacks
Orgon
Miller
Mart
Wayne
Bzdok
Lance
Steve Backowski
Dennis Kazeck
Lucas Eichstadt
Birchem-Garrison
Gail, Lenz
Hanson Little Falls
Sobb Hunt
Cloud Tech
Berling Day
Maney
Lions and Braves Draft 13 Players at BSU Diamond
Bemidji Lions and Braves held two days of tryouts at the BSU diamond and selected 13 players nine returning. Lions chose seven mixed age players while Braves picked six 13 year olds and six returning players begin preseason practice Friday at 6 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji Lions
Braves
BSU
The
Lions
Fred Porter
David Ashley
Brad Curran
Randy Nelson
Mark Schmitt
Terry Batchelder
Roger Degerman
Jerry Loud
Cal Puttbrese
Dan Fairbanks
Mark Beaulieu
Mike Buckanaga
Albert Hammock
Blyleven and Thompson traded to Texas for four players
The Texas Rangers acquire pitcher Bert Blyleven and infielder Danny Thompson in a six man deal with Minnesota. Roy Smalley Mike Cubbage and Bill Singer join the Twins while Jim Gideon is sent to Tacoma. Blyleven signs a three year 550000 contract with Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan Ryan
Twins
Bert Blyleven
Dan Thompson
Texas
Bill Singer
Roy Smalley
Brent Kallestad
Bloomington
Minn
Blyleven
Danny Thompson
Texas Rangers
Minnesota
Mike Cubbage
Jim Gideon
Gene Mauch
Rangers
Cee
Thomson
Thompson
Capron
Okla
Mauch
Calvin Griffith
Smalley
Cabbage
Singer
Gideon
Sacramento
Tacoma
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sports Review
Ed Raab
Call Raab
John Enghauser
Castle Highlands
Turtle River
Walker
Birchmont
Pioneer
Jim Carrington
Bemidji Lumberjacks
Jim Conrad
Jim Jensen
Dave Downing
Jensen
Arate Kenny
California
Ryan
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Bill
Don Drysdale
Dodger
Drysdale
Randy Collins
Gibson
Lou
Bemidji Mercantile’s
Matching Foundation
Bemidji Mercantile
Sid Moe
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