Paul Bunyan League Opens Season With Five Teams
The Paul Bunyan League will start play this Sunday with five teams including Bagley replacing Bemidji Chiefs who folded. Redby may sit out if no entry, with two college players allowed per team and a 25 mile radius rule guiding rosters.
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Paul Bunyan
Redlake
Cass Lake
Redley
Bagley
Bemidji Chiefs
Bemidji
Bob Wakanabe
Redby
Walker
Walker Bagley
Fore to Join Beavers Boosts Area Scoring Prowess
Todd Fore, the area's leading high school scorer for the past two winters, will enroll at Bemidji State University and join the Beavers basketball squad. The 6-3 guard from Gonvick averaged 32.1 points per game this season and will pair with Terry McGrath, a 6-2 guard from Little Falls, as top incoming recruits. The Beavers announced a 25 game schedule for next season including home games with Mayville Gustavus Minot Winnipeg University of North Dakota and a Christmas tour to Duluth and Omaha. Fore is also expected to contribute to the Beavers baseball team.
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Bemidji Beavers
Todd Fore
BSC
Fore
Beaver
Dave Hutchins
Ganvick
Little Falls
Terry McGarth
McGrath
Beavers
The
Mayville
Guatavus
Minot
Winnipeg
UNI
Valley City
BSC Cage
Zeke Hogeland
Duluth
Superior State
Omaha
Sacred Heart of
Wichita
Missouri-St. Louis
Gibson struggles as Pirates topple Cardinals 4-1 in NL action
Bob Gibson remained winless this season as the Pirates beat St. Louis 4-1 behind Roberto Clemente’s three run homer. Dock Ellis earned his fourth win while Philadelphia routed Chicago 4-0 and Houston beat Atlanta 8-2.
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Bob Gibson
Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Roberto Clemente
Pirates
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Houston
Atlanta
New York Mets
Montreal
Los Angeles
San Diego
Bemidji Girls Track Dominates Triangular Meet
Bemidji high school clinched its second straight victory in a muddy triangular at BSC stadium, scoring 102 to Blackduck 53 and Baudette 22. Shofner led field events with a 177 2 football throw, while Westrum and Larson led multiple track wins and relays.
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Bemidji High School
Blackduck
Baudette
BSC
Bemidji
Drakes
Park Rapids
Oe Shofner
Anne Lundsten
Terri Preston
Shofner
Jennifer Schmidt
Debbie Buntrock
Sherri Tolman
Julie Westrum
Jeanne Larson
Karen Bjerke
Dianne
Kegler's homer and Bemidji bowlers score weekend results
Jim Wynne notes Kegler's homer and ninth place by Louis in a tournament. Several top names from St. Louis Missouri Minnesota and Illinois did not fare well as CBA heads to Fargo North Dakota. Bemidji bowlers competed at Park Rapids with Jerry Tuomala leading singles at 663 and a 1120 doubles with Jake Outwin. Outwin added 636 in singles. The group totals 2209 in doubles.
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Central Bowlers Association
CBA
PBA
Leo Mann
Hopkins
Jim Lindquist
Midway
St. Paul
Lindquist
Minnesota
Lowell Hanson
Virg Enger
Bloomington
Jim Wynne
Bemidji
Mann
Don Helling
Jerry Tuomala
Jake Outwin
Outwin
Ken Fairchild
Fran Dreyer
Park Rapids
Baseball Scoreboard NL and AL Highlights
St Louis tops Pirates 5-4 as Gibson takes loss and Ellis wins. Agee Fregosi homer for Mets in 9-5 win. Jenkins shuts Philadelphia. Montanez and Anderson homer. Houston routs Atlanta 15-7. Roberts struck out. Dodgers beat Padres 6-1. AL sees Palmer and Etchebarren pace Baltimore 8-0 over Detroit. Texas edge KC 5-4. Minnesota 6-1 over Chicago. Oakland 2-1 at California.
Baseball Standings and Schedules Highlight Busy Weeks
East and West divisions show team records and games behind. Tuesday and Wednesday matchups feature Oakland at California, Minnesota at Chicago, Baltimore at Detroit, New York at Cleveland, Boston at Milwaukee, Texas at Kansas City, and more across leagues with noted pitchers and current standings.
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Pet. G.b
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
New York
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Oakland
Chicago
Texas
Kansas City
California
Tuesay
Segui
Clark
Gogolewski
Rooker
Woodson
Bahnsen
Cuellar
Timmerman
Kekich
Colbert
Horgan
Culp
Brett
Philadelphia
Montreal
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Houston
Cincinnati
San Diego
Atlanta
San Francisco
Morton
Seaver
Hooton
Wise
Walker
Scheler
Jarvis
Reuss
Singer
Greif
Nolan
Billingham
Carrithers
Stone
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Indians
Orioles top Tigers 3 2 to snap losing streak
Orioles defeat Tigers 3-2 to end a four game skid as Earl Weaver and Billy Martin trade quips over the East standings Ken Aspromonte’s Indians lead the division by one game over Detroit and two over Baltimore in a light schedule with White Sox win, Oakland, Kansas City, and others playing.
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Herschel Nissenson
Associated Press
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Earl Weaver
Baltimore
Orioles
Tigers
Billy Martin
Detroit
Ken Aspromonte
Cleveland Indians
Tence
Don Buford
Palmer
Gates Brown
Willie Horton
Mark Belanger
Merv Rettenmund
Twins
A’s
White Sox
Blue Moon Odom
Angel Mangual
A's
Angels
Denny McLain
la Alomar
Bob Oliver
Joe Rudi
Oakland
Mangual
Nolan Ryan
Bemidji junior high eighth at Park Rapids Invitational
Bemidji finished eighth in a 10 school field at Park Rapids invitational. Medalist Tim George of Park Rapids shot 76. Staples won with a total of 432, Park Rapids 439, other top finishers included Aitkin Crosby and Little Falls. Bemidji team total 481 led by Jack Schwartz 92 and Gary Gangelhoff 96.
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Bemidji
Park Rapids
Staples
Aitkin
Crosby
Little Falls
Jack Schwartz
Gary Gangelhoff
Tom Morlan
Mike Sharp
Bill Egersdorf
Gerry Oman
Crosby and Little Falls
Blackduck
Walker
Cass Lake
Menahga
Tim George
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Bunyan League
Larry Klancher
Dan Dressen
Rod Pickett
Adelaide Habstritt
Gonvick
Beaver Cagers
Jim Carrington
Superior
Gustavus
Lakehead
Moorhead
Winona
Morris
Michigan Tech
St. Cloud
Southwest
By Bruce Lowitt
Associated Press Sports
Clemente
Dock Ellis
Woodie Fryman
Phillies
Mike Anderson
Willie Montanez
Fryman
Cubs
Anderson
Ferguson Jenkins
Bemidji Area
Anne Schwartz
Bjerke
Westrum
Larson
Liz Groupman
Hutchins
Diane Ward
Sara Nelson
Kay Aultman
Alexa Wolfe
Amanda Bauer
Mary Rogers
Diane Boyer
Chris Lindquist
Dickinson
Becky Vaughn
Ward
Laura Schmidt
Joan Oelrich
Schwartz
Vaughn
Buntrock
Sharon Gennes
Donna Anderson
Sue Stout
Kegler’s Homer
St.Louis
Simmons
Ellis
Sanguillen
Stoneman
Strohmayer
Boccabella
Matlack
Frisella
Grote
Sstrohmayer
Agee
Fregosi
Jenkins
Hundley
McCarver
W-Fryman
S Jenkins
Montanez
Kelley
Nash
Hardin
Casanova
Roberts
Edwards
W-Roberts
L-Kelley
Watson
Downing
Brewer
Mikkelsen
Sims
Cannizzaro
Arlin
Caldwell
Corkins
Kendall
Etchebarren
Cain
Niekro
Stampe
Freecan
L-Cain
Rettenmund
G. Brown
Horton
Broberg
Panther
Pina
Billings
Hedlund
Abernathy
Burgmeier
Kirkpatrick
Lpina
Perry
Crobin
Norton
Laroche
Mitterwald
Wood
Forster
Herrmann
W-Wood
L-Perry
Killebrew
Odom
Duncan
Ryan
Fisher
Alien
Kusnyer
A&w
Vera
Inerva Wrolstad
Diamond Point Park
John Lloyd
Wilton
Bemidi
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