Jacks Sweep Thief River to Lead Conference
Bemidji Lumberjacks move into first place in the Northwest Conference with a double header sweep of Thief River Falls 3-1 and 7-6. Earl and Gary Sargent pick up wins in relief as Bemidji builds a 4-6 season mark ahead of Saturday’s Moorhead tournament.
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Thief River Falls
Thief River
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Earl
Gary Sargent
Jacks
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Pete Sullivan
Sargent
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John Buckanaga
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Roseau
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UMD
Willie Mays
New New York
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Shea Stadium
Cleveland
Gaylord Perry
Alex Johnson
Indians
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Detroiters
Red Lake
Warriors
Bagley
Jacks claim Northwest Conference golf title
Bemidji wins the Northwest Conference meet at Bemidji Town and Country Club with 227 strokes led by E J Demery 75. Crookston closely follows at 235 as Thief River Falls and East Grand Forks also place. Roseau makes its final conference appearance. In the Bemidji Invitational Fargo South wins with 380, Bemidji 384, Crookston 403.
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Crookston
Thief River
East Grand Forks
Roseau
Fergus Falls
Breckenridge
South
Moorhead
N.W
Thief River Falls
E. J. Demery
Fargo South
Grand Forks Central
Mahnomen
Grand Rapids
Blackduck
Crookston Edges Bemidji 6-1 in Tennis Showdown
Crookston Pirates beat Bemidji Lumberjacks 6-1 on Crookston courts. Reichert won No 1 singles 6-4 7-5, Malbraaten edged Wilkens 4-6 6-4 6-3, Olson won 6-1 7-5, and doubles Shanahan-LaPlante won 6-0 6-7 while Dillenberg-Eickhoff captured 9-7 6-4. Bemidji drops to 4-4 dual record.
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Crookston Pirates
Bemidji Lumberjacks
Pirates
Bemidji
Jacks
John Kaiser
Soph Virg Malbraaten
Mike Wilkens
Brent
Reichert
Larry Larson
Chuck Olson
Terry Menge
Dale Kullhem
Brian Hazard
East Grand Forks
Thief River Falls
Brent Reichert
Virg Malbraaten
Pat Shanahan
Marc LaPlante
Kirby Shofner
Scott Bijella
Charlie Dillenberg
Kurt Eickhoff
Redlake Clinches Title Tie in Northland Conference
Redlake Warriors earn at least a share of the Northland baseball title with a 4-3 win over Bagley as Cass Lake, Clearbrook, Gonvick and Blackduck win in other games. Standings show Redlake 5-0, Cass Lake 3-1, Blackduck 1-3, Northome 0-5.
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Northland
Redlake Warriors
Bagley
Blackduck
Gonvick
Clearbrook
Northome
Cass Lake
Gordon Smith
Larry Good
Jacks B team extended win streak to ten games
Bemidji Lumberjacks B team defeated Northome 13 to 1 at Carr Lake to stretch their streak to 10. Brad Nelson pitched a complete game allowing three hits with ten strikeouts and two walks for his first win. Bemidji had four runs in each of the first three innings aided by multiple hits and errors.
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Drew
Bemidji
Hanson
Hamilton
Clearbrook
Northorne
Warriors
Lindgren
Randklev
Voight
Ron Shull
Ed Simons
Northome
Fraley
Shull Nordlund
Westrum
Bemidji Lumberjacks
Carr Lake
Brad Nelson
Joe Weltzin
Danny Degerman
Northomne
Dave Donnell
Rick Weatherly
Jay Fraley
Weltzin
Degerman
Fairchild
Beck
BSC
Bemidji State College
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Wayne Pederson
St. Paul Highland Park
Steve Chariton
Baudette
Mike Borgman
Aitkin
Dennis Moore
Silver Bay
Dan Dressen
Browerville
Gary Baltes
Blackduck
Pat Riley
Pine River
Larry Otterblad
Two Harbors
Bruce Campbell
Crookston
Ken Sczablewski
Little Falls
Larry Larson
Ali says his newborn son will not be a boxer
Muhammad Ali declares he will not let his new son become an athlete. The baby, Muhammad Ali Jr., weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces at 3 03 p.m. in Philadelphia after another Sunday birth.
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Philadelphia
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali Jr
Fishermen chase 72 season opens with big walleye catches
The 72 walleye and northern season opened with anglers reporting strong catches on the Clearwater and Mississippi rivers. Blake Peterson led with an 18% lb northern. Dale Sandland topped first day walleye at 11 lb 2% oz. Vic Savick and others reported multiple fish. The fishing party from Beck's Sunset Lodge filled limits quickly and praised nearby waters and guides. The Twins split two games with Milwaukee while local teams and events progress amid signs of summer. Red Lake Warriors lead the Northland conference baseball, and Jaycees gear up for a Lake Andrusia Water Carnival dinner meeting May 17.
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Freeborn
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Texas
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Wade
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Minneapolis Star
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Western Auto
Sunset Lodge
Tamarac
Red Lake
Norm Rognlien
Martin Belair
Legion
Jaycees
Jerry Pickett
Swedmark
Lake Andrusia
Beavers Lose Final Series to Weather in Mud
Bemidji Beavers season ends with a 4 7 conference record after a canceled UIC series with Moorhead due to rain and mud. Moorhead finishes third at 6 6 as Bemidji prepares a non conference double header against Duluth with Pat Foss and Kurt Marden likely on the mound.
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Moorhead
Bemidji
Dragons
Beavers
Duluth
Pat Foss
Kurt Marden
Dan Dressen
American wrestlers gain six second places in Trieste meet
In Trieste Italy American juniors finished second to Bulgaria in a multi nation event with six runners up. In St Louis the US clinched an Olympic soccer berth by beating Jamaica 2 to 1 before 7196 as they prepare for Munich. The team posted 2 1 3 in double round robin play against Jamaica Guatemala and Mexico.
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ST. Louis
United States
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Guatemala
Mexico
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