Quad City shuts out Reds 3-0 in Midwest League clash
Joe Housey fired a six hit complete game for Quad City as Mike Buckley drove in two runs. Buckley walked stole second and scored on Kevin Schoendinst’s sacrifice fly in the third, with two more runs scoring in the fifth on a ground out and an error. Cedar Rapids fell to 5-6 for the second half. Quad City improved to 4-4 on Housey’s 4-4 record.
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Reds
Larry Freeburg
Buckley
Kevin Schoendinst
Memorial Stadium
Knudten wins in Missouri Valley tennis. doubles title claimed
Cedar Rapids star Caroline Knudten defeats Diane Schwab 1-6 6-1 6-1 for girls 14-under singles third at Missouri Valley Championships and teams with Karen Myers to win girls 14-under doubles 6-4 6-3 over Debbi Hiddleton and Ann Egan. Cedar Rapids Spencer Eells loses in boys 16-under singles. Also results from Iowa tennis and local golf and Sigourney 10,000 meter run, plus Cedar Rapids Washington JV baseball wins.
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Cedar Rapids
Diane Schwab
St. Louis
Knudten
Birmingham
Ala
Karen Myers
Debbi Hiddleton
Ann Egan
Omaha
Neb
Spencer Eells
Clay Calvert
Iowa City
Michelle Conlon
Kathy Foxworth
Dennis Strang
S. Warren
Sigourney
Cedar Rapids Blue beat Galesburg 4 3 in opener
Cedar Rapids American Legion Blue defeated Galesburg 4 3 in game one of a Friday doubleheader before rain halted the second game. Chad Loupee hit two home runs and drove in three. Mick Tauber earned the win as Cedar Rapids moved to 12 5 and the teams were set to play a 12 30 p.m. twinbill today.
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Galesburg
Ill
Cedar Rapids American Legion
Chad Loupee
Mick Tauber
Washington High School Athletic Club Directors Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Washington High School Athletic Club will meet on Monday at 7 p.m. at the home of Sue Butschi 209 Glenbrook Drive SE.
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The
Washington High School Athletic Club
Sue Butschi
Glenbrook Drive
Converse Classic in Cedar Rapids 1981 Schedule Set
The 1981 Converse Classic, the largest US Tennis Association grass roots event, runs July 22 to 26 at Westfield Tennis Club Cedar Rapids. In its second year the tour expands to 64 cities with open men and women singles up to semis. Four players each advance to Chicago regionals, then winners earn an all expense paid trip to Delray Beach for the national finals in November.
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United States Tennis Association
Cedar Rapids
Westfeild
Chicago
Delray Beach
Florida
Laver’s
Delray
Fine Print Mixed Tennis and Other Sports Results
Televised results include Chris Evert Lloyd 6-2 6-2 over Mandlikov, and McEnroe Fleming 6-4 6-4 over Lutz Smith in doubles. Navratilova Shri ver 6-3 6-2 over Barker and Kiyomura. Austin over Roche 6-2 6-4. Firecracker 400 lineup lists top speeds and drivers for Daytona race. Basketball and football items note signings, retirements, trades across colleges and pro teams.
TV Slate Wimbledon Tennis am NBC World Championship Tennis
TV schedule listings show Wimbledon tennis on NBC in the a m slot and World Championship Tennis on KOUB at various early morning hours with other sports programs including baseball, cycling, diving, gymnastics and stock car racing coverage across NBC CBS and ABC networks on the same day.
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Japan
U.S
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Wide World of Sports
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Fla
Birmingham
England
ABC Saings
PBN
Local Baseball League Scores and Standings
Cedar Hills Booster Clubs T Ball Stanbrough 18, Larry Sharp 14 lead a mixed day as Minor Girls MNB 5 Acme Electric 4 and Minor Boys S-Seasons 7 Scheetsins 3 Powhaas Merkel CH Borber 5 show tight contests. Skogman Realty added 4 as CH Borber 5.
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Scheetsins
Powhaas Merkel
Borber
Regis baseball beats Prairie 6 4 behind Jennings complete game
Regis Royals beat Cedar Rapids Prairie 6 to 4 at Prairie. Mark Merrifield scored the first run on a single and Matt Sullivan doubled to plate a run in the sixth. Sullivan and Bob Gase added two hits each while Chris Jennings pitched all seven innings, allowing seven Prairie hits. Regis improves to 19-8. Prairie to 14-7.
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Cedar Rapids Prairie
Prairie
Regis
Mark Merrifield
Matt Sullivan
Sullivan
Bob Gase
Royals
Chris Jennings
RBI
Kevin Cooling
Doug Yanacek
Shellsburg 4 Central City 3 Highlights
Shellsburg edged Central City 4 to 3 as Ries drove in two runs and added two hits to pace Shellsburg. Central City's Kim Brown fanned M4 in a strikeout bid, but the losing pitcher could not hold the lead.
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Unson
Shellsburg
Kim Brown
Central City
Dolphins Linebacker Rusty Chambers Dies In Traffic Crash
Miami Dolphins starting middle linebacker Rusty Chambers and a second man died when a rain slick road caused a car to veer off the highway near Hammond Louisiana. The third passenger remained in critical condition. Chambers was 27 and had set a club interception return record.
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Miami Dolphins
Rusty Chambers
Chambers
Baton Rouge
Michael Piazza
Piazza
Robert Hudson
Washington
Loranger
Tulane University
Dolphins
New Orleans Saints
Evert Lloyd Mandlikova Fall Short In Wimbledon Final
Evert defeats Mandlikova in a straight sets final as Mandlikova fights back briefly in the second set. Evert dominates with forceful returns and seals victory after Mandlikova’s late break. McEnroe and Fleming win the doubles, facing fines for unsportsmanlike conduct and aggravated behavior amid a Wimbledon weekend.
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Evert
McEnroe
Peter Fleming
Bob Lutz
Stan Smith
Lutz
Smith
Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee
Professional Tennis Council
Rod Frawley
Peachtree Road Race draws elite and masses together
World class runner Craig Virgin says Peachtree Road Race’s magic is shared experience by elites and 25,000 entrants. At a running expo Virgin and Jackie Gareau signed autographs as runners preview the 6.2 mile course from Peachtree Street to Piedmont Park. Virgin, 24, defending champion, rests with light training ahead of the Atlanta event with a 55 minute target for most finishers.
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Canada
Lebanon
Ill
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Tribute to Terry Fox in Winnipeg memorial event
Manitoba governor general Ed Schreyer led about 2000 people at Assiniboine Park Winnipeg to honor Terry Fox who died Sunday in a British Columbia hospital. A memorial 30 minute run followed as two handicapped athletes carried the torch. Fox had earned the Order of Canada for his cross country marathon efforts and cancer fundraising. His grandfather Rodney Fox of Winnipeg expressed joy at the turnout and noted missing Terry’s funeral.
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Order of Canada
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British Columbia
Rodney Fox
Schreyer
Terry
Defense Department reports Korean War casualties
The Defense Department released figures showing 78,110 American battle casualties in Korea, a tally reflecting ongoing losses from the conflict thirty years prior.
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Korea
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