Bemidji and Crookston Vie In Region Tourney Final
Northwest Conference powers Bemidji and Crookston seek regional crown in a predicted rubber match after Crookston won the opener 3-1 and Bemidji the return 1-0. Halstad looms as unknown. Bemidji carries a .249 team batting mark led by Earl Sargent at .311 and Gary Sargent at .300 as they start likely on the mound with Kyle Pearson, Jim Clauson for Crookston. The region 8 champion advances to face the region 2 titlist at St Paul Midway Stadium on June 14 in a twin bill opening state meet.
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Bemidji
Crookston
Eart Sargent
Jacks
Halstad
Pirates
Earl Sargent
Gary Sargent
John Buckanaga
Stan Drew
Charlie Meyers
Dave Fagertie
Baudette
Dave
Don Wackwitz
Buckanaga
Jim Conway
Drew
Mike Malmquist
Meyers
Short
Warroad
Warriors
Tony Stukel
Bob Fish
Kyle Pearson
Jim Clauson
Pearson
Clauson
St. Paul’s Midway Stadium
Bemidji Lumberjacks
Andy Kannenberg
Bob Johnson
Gary
Jim Carrington
Region 8 Track Meet Totals and Results
Meet results list Region 8 team totals led by Thief River Falls and Fosston with top performers in sprints jumps and relays. Individual event winners include Hanson TRF in sprints and distances, Wald EGF high jump, Maydale Mah long jump, and R Smith TRF in discus, with records noted in mile and discus marks.
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Wagner
Ckn
Aakhus
Bem
Aaseby
TRF
Maydale
Mah
Grimes
Thief River Falls
Reich-Markstrom
R. Smith- Hanson
Walker
Mahnomen
Warroad
Fertile
Fer
Annonson
Lunde
Hal
Ckin
Avery
EGF
McRae
Johnson
Byzewski
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Harsha
Yliniemi
Wille
Devos
Clin
Meeks
Wkr
R. Smith
Hulst
Hinkley
Storrusten
Fos
Ada
Blyleven Shines Until One Bad Pitch Sinks Twins
Bert Blyleven pitched well in a 3-0 loss as Mickey Stanley hit a decisive two run homer in the seventh. Timmerman held Minnesota to four hits in a four hitter and Detroit completed a three game sweep to stay atop the division standings.
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Detroit
Bill Rigney
Minnesota
Twins
Bert Blyleven
Blyleven
Aurelio Rodriguez
Tom Timmerman
Mickey Stanley
Tigers
Timmerman
Tiger
Billy Martin
Oakland
Baltimore
Chicago
Athletics
New York
Cleveland
Rigney
Rod Carew
Eric Soderholm
Royals become Kansas City-Omaha Kings nickname announced
The Cincinnati Royals are officially renamed the Kansas City-Omaha Kings. GM Joe Axelson announced the nickname Friday night after a month long contest. The team will play 26 games in Kansas City at Municipal Auditorium and 15 in Omaha at Civic Auditorium.
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Kansas City
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Association
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
Joe Axelson
Kings
Municipal Auditorium
Omaha
Civic Auditorium
New names steal show at NCAA track tourney
UCLA star John Smith won the 400 and anchored the 4x400 relay to help UCLA claim its second straight NCAA team title at Hayward Field. Freshmen and sophomores like Burton, Williams, Woods, and Lucas emerged with strong showings, boosting Olympic prospects and signaling a wave of new names in track.
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Eugene
Ore
John Smith
Smith
Ucla
Hayward Field
University of Oregon
Southern Cal
Texas-El Paso
Oregon
Joe Lucas
Dave Wattle
al Schoterman
Randy Williams
Larry Burton
Warren Edmonson
Tom Woods
Burton
Soph
Amore
Purdue
Lucas
Williams
Woods
Southern
Cal
Oregon State
Clarence” Johnson
Thief River Falls keeps regional track crown
Thief River Falls Prowlers won the Region 8 track title at Bagley scoring 54 points to Crookston 39 and Mahnomen 27. Walker 22 Bemidji 21 Park Rapids 20 trailed. 16 teams scored. Winners and runners up advance to state meet. no others met entry standards.
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Thief River Falls
Crookston
Mahnomen
Walker
Bemidji
Park Rapids
Fertile
East Grand Forks
Fosston
Bagley
Werroad
Clearbrook
Roseen
Halstad
Ada
Borup
Prowlers
District 29
Midji
Jim Stadum
Todd Peterson
Les Bly
McIntosh
Thief River
Paul Battleson
Jame
Kelly Nelson
Wubbels
John Wubbels
Roseau
Jeff Larson
Jay Aakhus
Gary Wagner
Wagner
Tim Leister
Hanson
Mike Gardner
Jerry Annonson
John McRae
McRae
Annonson
Bag
Nelson
Gardner
Ron Meeks
Jim Coffee
Sanford Nelson
Gary Nordlund
Kevin Erickson
Chuck Friedly
Sean McKnight
Dan Stornsten
Legion baseball opener postponed to Thursday
Bemidji American Legion opener against Sebeka delayed after Sebeka could not attend due to a conflict of events. The game was reset for June 8. Coach Wayne Horgan invited other players from nearby high school teams to try for Bemidji Legion spots. Robin Weberg, a top player from last summer's Bemidji Braves, is expected to join soon.
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Bemidji American Legion
Legion
Sebeka
Wayne Horgan
Lumberjack
Redlake
Horgan
Bemidji Legion
Robin Weberg
Bemidji Braves
Sunday and Monday Baseball Results and Schedule
Sunday results show Oakland tied 2-2 Baltimore 0-0 Cleveland 6- California 4 Texas 10 Milwaukee 0 Kansas City 7-0 Boston 5-4 Detroit 3 Minnesota 0 Chicago 6-5 New York 1-4 Monday games list matchups including Minnesota at Baltimore and Oakland at Cleveland with pitchers noted. Tuesday schedule includes Milwaukee at Kansas City New York at Texas Boston at Chicago California at Detroit Oakland at Cleveland Minnesota at Baltimore. BASEBALL STANDINGS indicate upcoming games in Pittsburgh Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis vs San Francisco.
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Baltimore
Cleveland
California
Texas
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Boston
Detroit
Minnesota
Chicago
New York
Woodson
McNally
Odom
Perry
Twinight
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Ellis
San Diego
Norman
Atlanta
Montreal
Cincinnati
Houston
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St. Louis
San Francisco
Milwaukee Ak
New York A
St Louis
Ore
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Olafson wins V-8 feature at Bemidji Speedway card
Regular Sunday night auto racing drew capacity crowds as Lyle Olafson in car 77 captured the V-8 feature ahead of Larry Kennedy and Ron Nelson. Ted Carlson won the hobby stock crown with Len Lewis fifth, and time trials saw Matthews lead at 22.1 seconds. Racing continues next Sunday with 7:30 p.m. time trials.
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Lyle Olafson
Ted Carlson
Bemidji Speedway
Olafson
Larry Kennedy
International Falls
Ron Nelson
Littlefork
Tom Smith
Bigfork
Ken Sorenson
Red Lake
Blackduck
Jim Anderson
Bemidji
Smith
Sorenson
Nelson
Hoss Berg
Walker
Don Matzdorf
Grand Rapids
Warren Torgerson
Clearbrook
Don Matthews
Kennedy
Larry Sorenson
Gonvick
Matthews
Torgerson
al Weir
Carlson
Rapids
Len Lewis
Bagley
Ken Anderson
Bemid
Milt Hensley
Richard Winkleblack
Deer River
Woody Lunmark
Leonard
Richardson
Arnie Sundvall
John
Larry Johnson
Shannon
Paulbicke
Lewis
Speedway
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