Big Ten weighs post season tourney and Duke input
The Big Ten Commissioner's office said the conference is considering a post season tournament to determine NCAA entry. Duke indicated the event could start in 1979 with four first round sites and byes for top regular season finishers. coaches vote in October and faculty reps and athletic directors in December.
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Benny Parsons
Dick Brooks
Tighe Scott
Janet Guthrie
Tampa Bay
Gary Huff
Local Golf Medalist Dominate Close Scoring Tie
Local golf scene notes Ardee Biederman as medalist with 43. A two way tie involves Nino Filand and Sally Heggerman at 14. Upcoming weekend will close the season with a two ball tourney on Labor Day weekend.
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Ardee Biederman
Nino Filand
Sally Heggerman
Lowden Wins Tourney Title in Championship Showdown
Kevin Wiebl Tom Carrick and Paul Olson each hit solo home runs as Lowden defeated Maquoketa 10-3 in the championship game. Holy Cross beat Cascade 7-4 in the consolation. Marie Scheeper of Lowden was named tournament MVP and Lowden will host Holy Cross for the Prairie league title Tuesday at 8 p.m.
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Kevin Wiebl
Tom Carrick
Paul Olson
Maquoketa
Holy Cross
Cascade
Marie Scheeper
Lauer Wins Patty Berg Classic Amid Tight Finish
Golf star Dottie Lauer captured the Patty Berg Classic in St Paul with a 212 total after 54 holes to top Laura Baugh by two strokes. Lauer earned 8250 dollars as Baugh finished second with 214 while other sports notes include Green winning the Irish Open and a fatal Brands Hatch accident involving driver Brian McGuire.
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Laura Baugh
Hubert Green
Portmarnock
Ireland
Tom Comiskey
Stan Allspach
Newton Nite Hawks
Quad City Mohawks
Minor League Hockey Scores and Schedule Summary
Roundup of junior hockey results shows Minors Quad Cities 5 Cedar Rapids 2 and Wisconsin Rapids 14 Appleton 4. Wausau at Waterloo and Burlington at Clinton games postponed by rain with two postponed matchups slated for Monday Cedar Rapids at Quad Cities Burlington at Clinton Appleton at Wisconsin Rapids and Wausau at Waterloo plus two more games.
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Chipokas win 160 strokes for 36 holes in golf meet
In a club event Mr. and Mrs. James Chipokas posted 160 for 36 holes to take top honors. Lower flights section shows Baxendale 127 Gauper 132 Carnes 134 Smith 140 Trickey 142 Jones 146 Severn Humbert 149 Sullivan 159. Betsy Shimek medalist and ace details follow with multiple witnesses.
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Bill Baxendale
Ron Gauper
Bob Carnes
Bob Smith
B.J. Trickey
Russ Jones
Larry Severn
Burdekie Humbert
Bob Sullivan
Ed Houghton
Bert Stitzel
Modern Piping Seeks State Softball Title In Des Moines
Modern Piping unbeaten at 3-0 in USA tournament aims to clinch the state title Monday night at Bomber park in Des Moines. If rain delays, the winner would be decided Tuesday at a neutral site or DM, with Lincoln regional looming. Modern, Butt’r Top and Bombers bring strong histories and records into the decisive game.
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Lauda Wins Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort in Ferrari
Niki Lauda of Austria won the Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort in a Ferrari after rivals James Hunt and Mario Andretti collided on lap five. Hunt's McLaren and Andretti's Lotus retired, and Lauda led from the 21st lap to secure his third victory of the season in 1 hour 41 minutes 45.93 seconds at 116 mph.
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James Hunt
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Hunt
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Irwin blasts PGA after Hall of Fame win
Hale Irwin won the Hall of Fame Golf Classic by five strokes with a 68. He criticized the PGA and a computer error that kept him out of the World Series of Golf, saying he proved his worth with the late-season victory. Irwin tied a year‑low score of 264 and earned $50,000 as Leonard Thompson finished five back after a record last-nine 29.
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Tom Weiskopf
Mike Morley
Firestone Country Club
Akron
Ohio
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Weiskopf
Morley
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Tom Watson
Hubert Green
Lee Trevino
Gary Player
Mark Hayes
Bonnie Lauer
Pinehurst
N.C
Graham Marsh
Leonard Thompson
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