Carnes Carries Four Straight Fours Through Front Nine
In a golf summary from Elmcrest Country Club, Carnes carded four straight 3s eagle birdie par birdie from Nos. 6 through 9 to press leaders but back nine faults cost him five shots. Wilson posted 73 for fourth at 184, Ellingson won a playoff for fifth, Chipokas tied for second low final round with 73 and 191 total. Tournament sponsored by JR Sales Engineering with Ellis Park Men’s Golf Association.
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Elmcrest
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Wilson
Ellis
JR Sales Engineering
Ellis Park Men's Golf Association
Spaw sweeps two motocross classes at Tipton races
Cedar Rapids rider Johnny Spaw won the 125A and 250A class races at Tipton Hills on Sunday. John Lampe of Cedar Rapids finished first in the senior mini class. Hiawatha’s Bill Bennett placed second in the 100.
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Tipton
Johnny Spaw
Cedar Rapids
Tipton Hills
John Lampe
Hiawatha
Bill Bennett
Williams dominates Iowa AAU Region VII swimming meet
Cedar Rapids YMCA swimmer Chris Williams wins five events at the Iowa AAU Region VII Qualifying Meet held in Des Moines. The competition drew swimmers from Iowa Nebraska Wisconsin and Minnesota with qualifiers advancing to Mason City next weekend.
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Des Moines
Chris Williams
Cedar Rapids
Shrine director race to feature 50 late-model autos
Hawkeye Downs hosts the first annual E Kahir Shrine Director s Staff race on the half mile dirt track. Fifty late model cars compete for a 1250 winner from a 10000 purse with time trials at 7 p m and heats dash consolations and the 50 lap feature. Local entrants include J J Smith Roger Paul and others led by Curt Hansen who owns the course one lap record of 23 97 seconds.
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Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Green Bay
Wis
J.J. Smith
Roger Paul
Ed Sanger
Don Hoffman
Fred Horn
Bill Zwanziger
Duane Steffe
Tom Hurst
Curt Hansen
Go Sky Moon wins Futurity at Linn County Fair
Go Sky Moon owned by Les Moyle of Strawberry Point and ridden by Mike Wessels won the Iowa Futurity in the quarter-horse feature at Linn County Fairgrounds on Sunday. Go Sky Moon timed 18.36 for 350 yards while I'm a Black Cat timed 20.73 for 400 yards. Futurity purse was 6000 and Maturity 2800. Women jockeys had an edge with six of 11 winners. Becky McDowell rode three, Duckett two, Horton one. Other winners listed include Chick City, Susie B. Vendis, Sand Barr, Twist of Change, April's Rocky Deck, Fascinating Lady, Chick M. Silver, Decka Battlin, Deep Excellence.
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Les Moyle
Strawberry Point
Mike Wessels
Iowa
Linn County Fairground
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Gerianne Duckett
Becky McDowell
Topeka
Kan
Duckett
Prairieburg
Breda Horton
Brunswick, II
Chick City
G. Perrimaquet
Edgewood
Susie B. Vendis
Howard Duckett
Sand Barr
Bob Moore
Ely
Jim Newman
Mount Vernon
April
Rocky Deck
Herb Hammes
Harper
Ladd Wessels
Dundee
Chick M. Silver
Dick Ryan
Manchester
Decka Battlin
Leonard Reed
Norwalk
Deep Excellence
Dan Rayner
West Branch
Villhauer and Kerr share Lagos Acres title in tie
Kevin Villhauer of Iowa City and Mark Kerr of West Liberty both shot 71 to finish in a four way tie for first in the Lagos Acres Men's Open. Ottumwa's Ron Stuart and Washington's Tony Winslow also tied for first.
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Keota
Kevin Villhauer
Iowa City
Mark Kerr
West Liberty
Lagos Acres
Ottumwa
Ron Stuart
Tony Winslow
Washington
Norway Triumphs as Stumpff Fans Home Run in Iowa Valley League
Don Stumpff belted a home run and Norway defeated Keystone 10 to 6 in an Iowa Valley League baseball game played Sunday.
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Don Stumpff
Keystone
Lopez wins 8th LPGA championship at Sunningdale
Nancy Lopez captures the European women's championship at Sunningdale to extend her 1970s mark toward Mickey Wright’s single-year record. She amasses eight wins this year and eyes a $200,000 earnings goal as Dwyer Carner and Little chase late surges, with Lopez delivering steady rounds to seal victory.
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England
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Nancy Lopez
Lopez
Wright
Judy Rankin
Mickey
Mary Dwyer
Joann Carner
Dwyer
Carner
Sally Little
South Africa
Unusual Cross-Sport Showdowns Set for Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Giants host Modern Piping at Veterans Memorial Stadium to see whether a softball or baseball is harder to hit. Giants pitcher Ray Cosio faces Al Rausch or Gregg Bosch as the night tests speed and pitch style. An Aug 15 charity double feature at Kirkwood Welty Park pairs Major Open fastpitch with 16 inch slo pitch, benefiting Kirkwood’s athletic scholarship fund.
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Giants
Don Buchheister
al Rausch
Gregg Bosch
Pipers
Ray Cosio
Jack Mull
Bucky
Mull
Kirkwood- Welty Park
O.R
Kirkwood
Rausch
Modern Piping joins Maidrite in ISC Nationals
Modern Piping defeated C R Kirby 2 1 to win the State ISC title and earn a spot in the ISC nationals where they will join Eastside Maidrite Aug 18 at Kimberly Wis. Steve Andrew drove in the run and hit a solo homer while Al Rausch pitched a four hitter with 10 strikeouts. Loren Algar allowed four hits and 14 strikeouts in a losing effort and was named tournament MVP pitcher with Andrew as MVP player.
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Modern
Cedar Rapids
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al Rausch
Kirby
Loren Algar
Rausch
Algar
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Collins Foster's to State in Softball Tournament
Fairfield teams Collins Radio Foster's and Halvorsen's advanced to the State USA Softball Tournament after substate play. Collins won five games Sunday including 3-1 and 5-1 wins over Foster's to claim the title. Halvorsen's placed third. State USA runs August 17 through 20 in Des Moines.
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Halvorsen
Collins
Des Moines
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