Iowa farm wife joins rare cohort of women officials
Connie Baack 42, mother of five, farms 340 acres near Homestead with husband Dale. An early woman to officiate basketball, softball and baseball, she has 11 years in basketball and two in softball and baseball, aiming to focus on softball and basketball as she lines up high school and tournament games. Her daughters Karla and Melinda are active in sports, while Roger helps on the farm.
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Connie Baack
Dale
Homestead
Iowa
Connie
Iowa City
Coe
Tri-County
Benton Community
Kirkwood
Kirkwood-Welty Park
Benton
Clear Creek
Karla Cornish
University of Northern Iowa
New Hartford
Algona
Garrigan High School
Melinda
Geoff Golden
Osteopathic Hospital
Davenport
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Roger
Williamsburg High School
Darin
Williamsburg Lutheran School
Beth
Williamsburg
Gossage Dominates Batters as All-Star Bid Grows
Yankees closer Rich Gossage draws praise from peers for his fearsome delivery and 100 mile per hour fastball. He and teammate Tommy John were named to the All-Star squad, highlighting New York as the only club with two selections. Gossage reflects on his role, past injuries, and his pride in sealing games for the team.
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Boston
Tony Perez
Don Zimmer
Bob Watson
Rich Gossage
Watson
Gossage
Yankees
Los Angeles
Tommy John
Steve Stone
Baltimore
Larry Gura
Kansas City
Dave Steib
Toronto
Rick Honeycutt
Seattle
Tom Burgmeier
Ed Farmer
Chicago
Cliff Johnson
Chicago Sports Hall of Fame Exhibit Tour Begins
Travelin all star show features former Olympic star Willye White and Ernie Banks reviewing exhibits for the Chicago Sports Hall of Fame. The tour showcases the 15 inaugural year inductees including Dick Butkus Gale Sayers and Harold Red Grange along with White and Banks.
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Willye White
Ernie Banks
Chicago Sports Hall of Fame
White
Banks
Dick Butkus
Gale Sayers
Harold ‘‘Red” Grange
McKinley Dominates Wilson In Junior High Softball
Kathy Dale pitched McKinley to a 25-5 win over Wilson in eighth grade softball. McKinley also won the seventh grade game 18-8. Prairie seventh grade beat Harding 12-7 to move to 4-1, while Franklin topped Harding 11-8. Drahn doubled and homered for Franklin, Johnson homered for Franklin, and Eric Stenberg homered for Harding. Harding edged Franklin 4-3 in seventh grade baseball Tuesday.
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Kathy Dale
McKinley
Wilson
Prairie
Harding
Franklin
Drahn
Johnson
Eric Stenberg
Golf Medalist and Flight Winners Reported
A compilation of medalists and flight winners across multiple golf events. Includes 9 hole and 18 hole play with champions in Championship Presidential A B C and no-handicap divisions, plus best shot and junior girls results featuring numerous named players and clubs.
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Lola Phillips
Marlyce Murdoch
Hazel Traynor
Diane Hall
Rosemary Poe
Ann Murphy
Mary Chute
Tudle Hubler
Bee Houschmie
Gerri Heald
Pat Klopfenstein
Sharon Kielty
Wanda Burns
Virginia Bunch
Nancy Knowles
Peg Workman
Diana Shafer
Joyce Jaycox
Phy Conrad
Mary Senti
Kay Ames
Joyce Collum
Sandy Oberding
Carol Burns
Gonna Roth
Jean Hagen
Tammy Cameron
Lorrie Sweet
del Wright
Rosie Marsh
Doralee Ainsworth
Inez Polaski
Sally Hagerman
Dolores Pazour
Fran Bowen
Elymore Spacek
Flo Shoemaker
Belva Kinne
Barb Schriever
Lori Florence
Dade Smith
Amy Bubon
Marlyn Davidson
Kay Seery
Allison Faches
Mary Knapp
Greenwood Race Track on Toronto Streetcar Line
The Greenwood track in Toronto markets itself as the only North American course built on a streetcar line.
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Greenwood
Toronto
North America
Wishing Ring Wins at Latonia Race Track 1912
In 1912 at Latonia Race Track Kentucky a horse named Wishing Ring won a race returning $1885.50 for each $2 bet.
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Latonia
Kentucky
Wishing Ring
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