Winona captures NIC baseball title in tight finish
Winona State College clinched its first outright NIC title since 1968 with a 3-2 win in the deciding game after St. Cloud State took the opener and the first Sunday doubleheader. Moorhead State finished third. UMM and Bemidji weather disruptions altered results. Dick McNary led NIC batting with .444, while Terry Brecht posted a 0.49 ERA for Winona.
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Winona State College
St. Cloud State
Winona
St. Cloud
Moorhead State
Dragons
Bemidji State
UMM
Southwest State
Robbie Olson
Cougars
Golden Mustangs
SWS
Dick McNary
NIC
McNary
Umm’s
Ron Rausch
Scott Backer
Patnode
Raasch
Backer
Olson
Mike Stoulil
Dan Halvorson
Halvorson
Fran Miller
Jeff Ross
Southwest
Walt Zachow
Bob Kelly
Stoulil
Bemidji
Highway Host, Northern National win opening North Star softball games
Highway Host, last year's playoff champions, routed Kroll's Sporting Goods 21 6 while Northern National defeated The Fort 13 4 to start the North Star Softball League season. Archibald and Wagner combined for the win, holding opponents to four hits as Highway Host built an 11 0 edge early.
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Northern National Bank
North Star Softball League
Kroll’s Sporting Goods
Northern National
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O.K. Tire
Nymore
Kroll’s
Cass Lake
Archibald
Wagner
Lee
Sports Calendar and Week Ahead In Bemidji Area
The schedule lists sub district finals on Wednesday with golf and tennis events at Bemidji junior high and Bemidji high respectively, a state sports banquet Thursday, and NIC meet action for Bemidji State and Park Rapids Friday and Saturday. In local baseball, Patten and Northern National teams posted big innings with multiple hitters contributing, while the Fort and Northern Nat’s games featured strong pitching and timely hitting. A separate report notes seven court suits over Jim McDaniels move to the Seattle SuperSonics will be heard by a federal panel in Denver next month.
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Blackduck
Bemidji State
Park Rapids
Seattle
Jim McDaniels
American Basketball Association
Seattle SuperSonics
National Basketball Association
Denver
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