Astros Top Cubs as Cruz and Niekro Lead Victory
Jose Cruz belted a two run homer and Joe Niekro won his 13th game with 7 2/3 innings to lift the Houston Astros to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Cruz homered in the first after Cesar Cedeno singled, and Houston added runs on Terry Puhl and Alan Ashby plays. Cubs Mets Dodgers and others noted in brief recap of multiple games with pivotal late-inning scores.
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Jose Cruz
Joe Niekro
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
Houston
Cruz
Lynn McGlothen
Cesar Cedeno
Cubs
Jerry Martin
Terry Puhl
Alan Ashby
Dave Kingman
Martin
Niekro
Joe Sambito
Giants
Clinton
Twins
Wausau
Waterloo
C.R
Wisconsin Rapids
Szymarek
West Delaware holds top Iowa high school rankings
West Delaware of Manchester, 22-0, remains No. 1 in the Iowa girls poll for a second straight week as Clear Creek drops to fifth after a loss to Mid Prairie. The top 20 also lists Norwalk, Ankeny, Woden-Crystal Lake and others in a tight regional ranking.
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West Delaware
Manchester
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Clear Creek
Mid- Prairie
Turkey Valley
Norwalk
Ankeny
Woden-Crystal Lake
Kingsley-Pierson
Belmond
Roland Story
Urbandale
West Marshall
Charles City
Danville
Sovdel
Harlan
Nesco
North 1
Dubuave Senior
S.c.north
Hoffman wins hard late model feature at Hawkeye Downs
Don Hoffman of Des Moines earns his first season feature victory in a thrilling 25 lap late model race at Hawkeye Downs, outlasting Denny Osborn and Gary Crawford in front of about 4500 fans. Osborn led early, Hoffman surged on lap 20, with Crawford close behind to the finish.
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Hawkeye Downs
Iowa
Downs
Curt Hansen
Karl Sanger
Kenny Walton
Ed Sanger
Joe Merryfield
Denny and
Don Show
Gary Crawford
Des Moines
Don Hoffman
Denny Osborn
Osborne
Cedar Falls
Hoffman
Osborn
Grandstand
Hot Shoes
Crawford
Low
the Downs
Denny
Gary
Hansen
Waubeck
Chopper Safley
Jim Patterson
Viola
Dick Schiltz
Waterloo
Tom Bartholomew
Independence
Tim McDonough
C.A
Roger Dolon
Lisbon
Dike
Russ Lyman
C.R
Bob Schulte
Delhi
Walton
Schiltz
Bill Zwanziger
Merryfield
Foster's Holds Off Passers In Tight Softball Win
Foster's defeated Great Plains Gas 4-3 at Harley Steele Field. Duane Long drove in two runs early for Foster's, while Len Kolar hit a fourth inning triple. Great Plains mounted two late rallies but fell just short as Jim Russell was held to seven hits. ON THIS DATE in 1846 the U.S. annexation of California was proclaimed at Monterey.
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Foster's
Great Plains Gas
Harley Steele Field
Great Plains
Kevin O’brien
Jim Moore
Dave Stevenson
Dick Ropp
Foster
Len Kolar
Duane Long
Jan Brockmeyer
Dick Burns
U.S
California
Monterey
Jefferson shocks No 1 Hempstead in baseball upset
Jefferson edged No 1 rated Hempstead 6-4 as Dike Augustine improved to 8-2 on the mound. Jeff improved to 8-2 while Hempstead fell to 19-2. key plays included a bunt squeeze by Lynn Petersen, a Scott Wesbrook run on an error, and a ground-rule double by Ross Wiebold. Dave Owens went 3 for 4 and Tyler Van Horbeck added two hits.
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Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Jefferson
Dubuque Hempstead
Mustangs
Jeff
Hempstead
J-Hawks
Lynn Petersen
Scott Wesbrook
Craig Bruce
Ross Wiebold
Petersen
Wesbrook
Dave Owens
Tyler van Horbeck
Cedar Rapids Wrestlers Reach Greco Roman Nationals
Barry Davis of Cedar Rapids along with Greg Randall and Van Sternes of Mount Vernon advanced from the state meet at the UNI Dome to the Greco Roman Nationals in Iowa City next week. The top three qualifiers in each weight class moved on.
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Cedar Falls
Barry Davis
Cedar Rapids
Greg Randall
van Sternes
Mount Vernon
Iowa City
Unidome
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Joe Morgan
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Jackson
Johnny Bench
Morgan
Driessen
Ray Knight
Phillies
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia
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Espinosa
Padres
Mets
Dave Winfield
Winfield
Tom Hausman
Mark Lee
Delaware
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Lamkey
Minarcin
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Wis. Rapids
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W.R
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Grout
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Stymarek
Plinski
Rain
Keith Braun
Mark Leibfried
Richardsville
Bernie Julior
Darrell Krewson
Ron Becker
Norway
Patterson
Braun
Leibfried
Duggan
Greg Hunter
Gary Gramblin
Chopper Saffey
Waybeek
Denny McCaw
Marengo
Saffey
Smoke Wilson
McCaw
Gramblin
Ron O'Brien
Foster’s
Jack Ogden
Ko'brien
Jones
Moore
Woechter
Stev'son
Crowley
Kolor
Bro'mever
Machacek
Long
Ray
G.P
Kolar. Soc
Steichen
Burns
Russell
Foster's Maanhs
Waechter
Jeff Topples
Dike Augustine
Joe Kenney
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