Cedar Rapids Red Triumphs to District Semifinals
The Cedar Rapids Red American Legion team beat the C.R. Blue 5-2 in Linn County playoffs to advance to the Maquoketa district, after sweeping 15-6 the prior day. C.R. Red (16-10) facing Davenport-Dyersville winner for a Sunday 1 p.m. game, with the host 1980 State Legion tournament setup.
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Cedar Rapids Red American Legion
C.R. Blue
Linn County
Reds
Blues
C.R. Red
Davenport-Dyersville
Maquoketa
Klaus Zumzande
Norway
C.R. Jefferson
Dike Augustine
C.R. Regis
John Drilling
C.R. Washington
Duane Coleman
Mike Sheeley
Tim Brecht
al Erger
Drilling
Mike Kaliban
Eaker wins Hawkeye Downs El Kabir Shrine victory
Eaker wins the El Kabir Shrine Director's Staff race at Hawkeye Downs to earn 1,535 dollars, his third Downs feature win this season after taking the Miller 100 on June 5 and the Winston 50 eleven days earlier. The program details Zwanziger’s pole lap of 23.469 seconds and Baker’s late duel with Zwanziger before Eaker finally seizes the lead on lap 45, with Curt Hansen moving into contention on lap 50.
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el Kabir Shrine
Eaker
Downs
Leon Plank
Mondovi
Wis
Waterloo
Bill Zwanziger
Zwanziger
Faber
Dike
Curt Hansen
Baker
Bill
Zwany
the Downs
Mike Niffenegger
Kalono
Vertin Eaker
Mechanicsville
Plank
Steve Keppler
Marion
Wat
Red Drake
Evansdale
Tim McDonough
C.R
Ken DeGood
Hills
Ron
Greg Kastli
Rick Wendling
Hazleton
Tom Hearst
Wilton
Bob Schutte
Delhi
Roger Dolan
Lisbon
Joe Merryfield
D.M
Dan Dickey
Packwood
Dick Schiltz
John Connally
J.C
Jim Burbridge
Em Freithein
Decorah
Ed Sanger
Hearst
Bob Schulte
Dickey
Chase
Wendling
Keppler
Schiltz
Niffenegger
Walford tops Moline 7 1 in ABC playoff opener
Gordy Nordgren hit a homer and two doubles while Ed Sawville allowed two hits as Walford defeated the Moline 76ers 7-1 in the first game of a best of three American Baseball Congress series. Tom Arp and Jeff Drakozal also homered. A second game is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. in Walford to determine the regional berth at Waukesha Wisconsin. If needed, a third game follows the 7 p.m. game.
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Moline
Ill
Gordy Nordgren
Ed Sawville
Walford
Moline 76Ers
American Baseball Congress
Tom Arp
Jeff Drakozal
ABC
Waukesha
Wis
Lancer Lanes Dominates Southside in Slow-Pitch Tourney
Kevin Slamen drove in five runs with three homers and Dave Miller added a two-run shot as Lancer Lanes routed Southside 14 to 0 in six innings at Kirkwood-Welty Park during the 16-Inch Substate Slow-Pitch Tournament. Other scores listed include Paradise 11 Aquarium R&L Marine 4 and Phillipp's Trucking 4 Straub Painting 2.
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Kevin Slamen
Dave Miller
Lancer Lanes
Southside
Kirkwood-Welty Park
Paradise
Aquarium
R&l Marine Sales
Al's
Texaco
Phillipp's
Phillipp
Salva tion Army league games feature Mahoney's A&M Tic-Toc winners
In Salvat ion Army men's basketball action Mahoney's Alburnett beat Kieck's 95 to 79 led by Fred Ralston with 28 points. Alburnett A&M defeated Martins 65 to 60 as Doug Baldwin scored 19. Tic-Toc beat Fair Distributors 73 to 64 with Brian Litts scoring 17. Elmcrest golfer James Petersen aced No 8 with a 5 wood on 230 yards at Elmcrest. witnesses were Jim Kessler Delane Shaheen and Charlie Burkhart.
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Mahoney’s
Alburnett
Alburnett A&m
Tic-Toc
Salvation Army
Fred Ralston
Kieck
Brian Donnelly
Rick Gradeville
All Burnett A&m
Martin
Doug Baldwin
Scott Haist
Ben Snead
Martin’s
Brian Litts
Fair Distributors
Elmcrest Country Club
Jim Kessler
Delane Shaheen
Charlie Burkhart
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Legion Red
Cc.r. Red
Troy Kosateky
Alger
Hawkeye Downs
Verlin Eaker
Walford Baseball
S.A. Basketball
James Petersen
Adirondack
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Veterans Memorial Tennis Center
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
Mount Vernon Road
S.E. Cedar Rapids
8Th Avenue
13Th Street
S.W
Recreation Commission
Partners Names
Heathels
Center Point Road
Toro
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