Maidrite Clinches District ASA Meet In Tight Final
Eastside Maidrite of Cedar Rapids defeated C R King’s Concrete 6 3 to win the ASA district championship in Mt Vernon. King’s had handed Maidrite its only loss 2 1, setting up two rematches as sub state play looms with Maidrite facing The Key and Happitime meeting King’s.
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Maidrite
Cedar Rapids
C.R. King’s Concrete
ASA
King’s
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Happitime
Larry Anderson
Gary Ford
Kenny Sears
Kenny Irvin
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Syouna Larson
Tipton Swim Meet Tops With Nine Firsts for Whiteaker Club
Whiteaker Cops 2 Tipton Firsts showcases Tipton Cedar Rapids YMCA Swim Club posting nine first places at the Tipton Invitational B Swim Meet. standout Rick Whiteaker wins two events, dominating the 13-14 boys 50 and 100 free, with multiple victors across 9-12 and 11-12 girls divisions and several relays.
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Tipton
Cedar Rapids
Rick Whiteaker
Steve Muller
Karen Jorden
Pegi Petersen
Kathey Jorden
Preven Ba Muller
Chris Wilhems
Carls Williams
Chris Williams
Eric Petersen
Lorie Sherman
Arrierguson
Carrie Ferguson
Nore Sherman
Carrie Serensoh
Donna DeCario
Tom le Bunn
Nancy Ginsberde
Wards
Cathy Davis
Kathy
Jeri Henry
Tom Kadlec
If Hen
Ri Whiteaker
Rick Bo Ioe
Terry Ruchotzke
Jerry Henry
Paul Nash
Rick Whitacker
Erry Ruchotzke
He Sdlee
Erry Ruygneisse
Dave Crockett
Jennis McManus
Dave Ett
Cohnston
John Huston
Hiteaker
Wwen
Bt Hiteaker
Gaslight Downs Welty Way in Twin Bill at Ellis Park
Gaslight Realty of Kansas City Missouri won both games 40 to 0 at Ellis Park Sunday pacing the twin bill. Ed Williams collected two hits for Welty Way while Jerry Ralfs pitched both games for Welty Way. Welty Way will play Anixter Brothers of Chicago in a Friday night double header at Ellis starting at 7:30.
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Red Sox Knocks Wood in Doubleheader Sweep
Boston Red Sox batter Wilbur Wood in game one for five runs, then win 6-1 to complete the sweep. Milwaukee and Minnesota win big as Detroit, Oakland also triumph. rain washes out Kansas City at Baltimore. Wood's tough 1968 knuckleball era noted. others power on all around the league.
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Detroit
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Four state semifinal baseball teams clash in Cedar Rapids
Four teams with strong records meet in Cedar Rapids as the state summer high school baseball tournament resumes. Iowa Falls vs Benton Community at 6 p.m. and Burlington vs Ft. Dodge at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Winners play Wednesday for the title. losers contest a 2 p.m. consolation. The group carries 106 wins against 22 losses.
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Jack Ogden
Cedar Rapids
Benton
Creston
Iowa Falls
Burlington
Ft. Dodge
Steve Craig
Dick Harmon
Stu Whitney
Ron Rieder
Ron Anderson
Boone
Kim Taylor
Harry Robbins
Ron Junge
Paul Schutterle
Dan ‘St
Horn Captures Farley Feature At Farley Speedway
Fred Horn of Marion drove a 1970 Plymouth RoadRunner to victory in the late model stock car feature at Farley speedway Saturday night. Horn also won a heat. Red Droste of Waterloo finished second, Bill McDonough of Cedar Rapids third, and Blackie Lyons of Cascade fifth. Benny Hofer of Moline, Illinois also won a heat with Blackie Lyons.
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Fred Horn
Marion
Ulrichs Win Edmundson Golf Couples Tournament
Mr and Mrs Rudy Ulrich of Pella won the Edmundson golf course couples event by one stroke over Mr and Mrs Tom Merryman of Cedar Rapids. The Ulrichs posted 75 while Mr and Mrs Fale Plunkett of West Liberty were fifth with 80.
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Oskaloosa
Rudy Ulrich
Pella
Tom Merryman
Cedar Rapids
Ulrichs
Fale Plunkett
West Liberty
Two Iowans Earn Titles in National Freestyle Wrestling
Iowa wrestlers dominated the United States Federation National freestyle championships in Iowa City. Joe Corso of Waterloo won the 114.5 pound title with a 9-6 decision over Joe Goldsmith of New York, while Chuck Berrier of Urbandale captured the 165 pound crown with a 3-1 win over Rod Hoffman of Rock Island, Illinois. Jim Rizzuti of Urbandale finished second at 154 pounds as 36 Iowa competitors edged out entrants from 19 states.
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Waterloo
Chuck Berrier
Urbandale
United States Federation
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New York
Berrier
Rod Hoffman
Rock Island, Ill
Jim Rizzuti
Iowa
Olsen wins five mile road race at Ellis Park
Trempeadeau Wisconsin runner Larry Olsen captured the five kilometer road race Sunday at Ellis Park in 18 minutes 24.9 seconds. Wayne Silka of Cedar Rapids placed second in 19 minutes with Nick Williams, also of Cedar Rapids, first high school finisher in third. Tom Tebeckhorst of Cedar Rapids finished fourth in 19:36 and Tim Phillips of Cedar Rapids was fifth at 20:15.
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Trempeadeau
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Ellis Park
Wayne Silka
Cedar Rapids
Nick Williams
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Tom Tebeckhorst
Tim Phillips
Marion's Petrak Wins Rockford Drag Elim Title
J C Petrak of Marion won the street eliminator class at Rockford Dragway driving a 1948 Anglia. He posted a 10.64 second run at 127.11 mph to claim the title for the third time on Sunday.
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J. C. Petrak
Marion
Rockford Dragway
Petrak
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