West Delaware faces Ankeny in Iowa softball title
No. 1 West Delaware, undefeated at 34-0, meets three-time champion Ankeny in the Iowa girls summer state softball tournament final in Fort Dodge. West Delaware edged State Center West Marshall 2-1 in the semifinal while Ankeny blanked Ottumwa 1-0.
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Mary Klein
West Delaware Hawkettes
West Marshall
Fort Dodge
West Delaware
Ankeny
Iowa
Jackie Myers
Ottumwa
Candy Letts
Sherri Koch
Barb Hoffman
Hoffman
Cindy Freese
Freese
Ann Goecke
Lisa Buck
Goecke
Tracy Ross
Buck
All-Comers Track Meet Yields Multiple Event Wins
Veronica Burkhalter Alisa Barbour J J Haynie Tim Olsen and Tom Busch headline a meet with three wins each across events. Notable performances include Aaron Edson and Michelle Stacy in sprints, Tammy Culbertson and Coral Monk in longer races, and high jump and distance marks across age groups. Open men and women posted top times in 2 mile runs 880s and 100s with Burkhalter and Barbour posting strong showings for the women.
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Veronica Burkhalter
Alisa Barbour
J.J. Haynie
Tim Olsen
Tom Busch
Washburn Places Fourth at National Sports Festival
Greg Washburn a Kennedy High School senior placed fourth in the 192 pound class at the National Sports Festival in Colorado Springs. He qualified through Joliet Illinois regional results after winning the state meet last year and trained weeks at a Squaw Valley California camp.
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Colorado Springs
Greg Washburn
Kennedy High School
Washburn
Joliet, Ill
Squaw Valley
Calif
Walford pitcher Nordren hammers key homer to force decider
Gordy Nordren the Walford ace blasted a three run homer in the top of the eighth as Walford defeated the East Moline 76ers 6-3 in the ABC best of three series. Walford had won the first game but lost the opener Thursday 12-7, forcing a decisive third game. Walford advances to the ABC Regional Tournament August 24 to 26 in Waukesha Wisconsin.
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Walford
Gordy Nordren
Cedar Rapids Jefferson Star
East Moline 76Ers
American Baseball Congress
East Moline
Waukesha
Wis
Giants rout Cubs as Sauer aids hitting revival
Cedar Rapids Giants defeating Quad-City Cubs 9 to 2 featured Hank Sauer adjusting several players batting styles. Johnny Rabb Bruce Oliver and Greg Baker combined for six hits and five runs while Rabb fueled the early offense. Oliver added a homer and infield single as Matt Sutherland took the loss. The win lifts CR to 20-19 and sets up a home game with Wisconsin Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids Giants
Hank Sauer
Quad-City Cubs
Sauer
Giants
C.R
Johnny Rabb
Bruce Oliver
Greg Baker
Rabb
Oliver
Sally Parker
Quad-City
Matt Sutherland
Tom Spino
Francisco Rojas
Robbie Henderson
Ron Matrisciano
Sutherland
Wisconsin Rapids
Montreal Expos outlast Cubs in marathon 6 4 victory
Dan Schatzeder earned the win as the Montreal Expos defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in a nearly seven hour game. Larry Parrish drove in two runs, Ellis Valentine and Gary Carter added key hits, and the Cubs dropped their sixth straight. Other games included Braves over Padres and Cardinals over Pirates.
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Expos
Chicago Cubs
Bill Caudill
RBI
Steve Dillard
Schatzeder
Andre Dawson
Parrish
Caudill
Montreal
Ellis Valentine
Gary Carter
Ivan DeJesus
Chicago
Miguel Dilone
Atlanta
San Diego
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York Mets
Phillies
Mets
Boston
Milwaukee
Slo-Pitch Meet Opens Saturday at Ellis Park
The Cedar Rapids District 14-Inch Slo-Pitch Tournament begins Saturday at noon at Ellis Park with multiple games that afternoon and finishes Sunday at 10 a.m. Two teams will advance to the state tournament on Aug 11 at Perry. Scheduled noon and 1:15 p.m. games include Diamond 1-Quality Auto vs Collins and Diamond 5-OK Lounge vs Ebeling's with later matchups at 2:30 3:45 and 5.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Perry
Diamond
Quality Auto
Collins
OK Lounge
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Donatond
Sip N Stir
Stickney’s
Magic
Kessinger resigns. Tony LaRussa takes White Sox helm
Don Kessinger resigns as player-manager of the Chicago White Sox after a season start, and Tony LaRussa, previously managing the Iowa Oaks, is appointed to lead the club for a three game Toronto series. LaRussa vows a pragmatic approach and notes a change of faces may help the team.
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Don Kessinger
Chicago White Sox
Tony LaRussa
LaRussa
White Sox
Iowa Oaks
Toronto
Sox
Iowa
la Russa
Kessinger
Giants Dominant in National League History
Between 1900 and 1978 the Giants, based in New York and San Francisco, held an advantage in wins and losses against every other National League club.
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Giants
New York
San Francisco
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