MFL Nine Opens State Bid Tuesday in Baseball
Davenport Central aims to defend its state 2A title at the 1976 boys baseball tournament opening Monday. Breda St Bernard seeks a 1A crown as the defending fall champion faces Bancroft St John. First round includes Des Moines Lincoln vs Dubuque Senior and Fort Madison vs Marshalltown with key matchups across classes.
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UPI
Davenport Central
Breda St. Bernard
Central
Burlington
Blue Devils
Cherokee
Carroll Kuemper
Charles City
Des Moines
Lincoln
Dubuque
Fort Madison
Breda
Bancroft St. John
Bancroft
Burlington Notre Dame
Mets Eddyville
Grundy Center
MFL
Norway Wins District IV ABC Title and Advances
Norway defeated Watkins 11-8 to claim the District IV amateur baseball crown and secure a bid to the ABC state tourney. Norway’s Boddicker and Schulte homered, while Watkins Mike Bod and Allen Walter also went deep. Allen Walter went four for four. The four‑team double elimination state tournament is August 6 at Charles City, with the winner and runner-up advancing to Rockford regionals.
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Mike Boddicker
Randy Schulte
Ron Reichman
Norway
Amatuer Baseball Congress
ABC
Allen Walter
Charles City
Rockford
DL Watkins
Tim Siellner
Chuck Weber
Roger Walter
Boddicker
Jim Ryan
Jeff Athey
Jeff Fleck
Williamsburg
Carl Olstrom
Rohde Captures Northwest Amateur Open Golf Title
Rohde of Oral Roberts University won the 54th Northwest Amateur Open at Spencer Golf and Country Club finishing 274 14 under par. He beat defending champion Tom Chapman Jr of Newton by one stroke. Chapman 285 three under. Jim Mitchell of Des Moines tied for third at even par 238.
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UPD
Mark Rohde
Rohde
Marshalltown
Tom Chapman Jr
Newton
Rhode
Oral Roberts University
Spencer Golf and Country Club
Chapman
Jim Mitchell
Des Moines
Northwest
Chuck Moran
Graettinger
Curt Schnell
Milford
Mark Alexander
Ankeny
Rudd Nips Gable In Jones Golf Tourney
Bob Rudd shot a net 32 to beat George Gable by one stroke in the first flight of the Jones park Men’s Golf Assn handicap tournament. Mel Shedeck and Rich Van Horbeck tied for second in the second flight with 36s while George Earnest and D Hill led the third with 39. Clase Gosnell and Bob Kent won closest to the pin. Tipton motocross results include Rick Munson winning 250 and Open divisions while Don Munson won 100 and was third in 125.
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George Gable
Jones Park
Mel Shedeck
Rich van Horbeck
George Earnest
D. Hill
Clase Gosnell
Bob Kent
Tipton
Rick Munson
Brother Don
Tipton Hills
Twins Surge to Second with Doubleheader Sweep over Oakland A s
The Minnesota Twins rise to second in the American League West after sweeping the Oakland A’s in a Sunday doubleheader, winning 8-7 in 12 innings and 2. The club has won seven straight and 12 of 14, with Larry Hisle starring by three hits and two runs batted in. Roy Smalley’s bases loaded walk in the 12th clinched the opener as Gaylord Perry faltered early for Oakland.
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Tom Johnson
Twins
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Hisler
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Oakland
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Tanner
Kansas City
Texas Rangers
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit Tigers
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Chicago White Sox
California Angels
Roy Smalley
Hisle
U S Boxing Team Shines With Record Medal Haul
In Montreal Sugar Ray Leonard heads five gold medallists and a standout group as the United States dominates boxing. Howard Davis Leon Spinks Leo Randolph and Leon Spinks join golds with Stevenson Hernandez Herrera and others lifting the US to its finest Olympic boxing showing ever.
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United States
Glen Cove
N.Y
Davis
Montreal
Sugar Ray Leonard
Leonard
U.S
Teofilo Stevenson
Cuba
Mircea Simon
Romania
Moscow
Leo Randolph
Mike
Leon Spinks
Randolph
Ramon Duvalon
Polly's Ends Legion Streak Stops Cedar Rapids Doubleheader
Polly's Ends Legion Streak wins 10-9 in game two at Memorial Stadium to halt Cedar Rapids Legion's 17 game streak. In game one Jud Coleman drove in the tieing run and scored the winner in an 8-7 Legion victory. Pete Seyfer had two hits including a double for Cedar Rapids.
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Polly
Cedar Rapids Legion
Memorial Stadium
Jud Coleman
Legion
Kyle Rick
Charlie Stumpff
Coleman
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