Central City, Mt Vernon sweep in Monday baseball action
Central City defeated Alburnett 54 in Tri-Rivers play as Jim Franklin homered for Central City. Mt Vernon swept West Liberty 11-1 and 11-0 led by Bob Corkin four hits and Aaron Van Dyke four hits with five RBIs. Norway and North Linn posted wins in doubleheaders as local teams posted strong showings in East Iowa and Tri-Rivers play.
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Central City
Jim Franklin
Alburnett
Curt Edgerly
MT. Vernon
Bob Corkin
West Liberty
LaSalle tops Marion in Metro softball 11-5
LaSalle pounded 11 hits as five LaSalle players Cindy Hawes Mary Kay Stepanek Vicki Garin Karen Dale and Mary Meek each had two hits. Garin homered while Marion’s Diane Dollinger went 3-for-4 and Denise Hunt hit a homer with a triple.
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LaSalle
Marion
Metro
Cindy Hawes
Mary Kay Stepanek
Vicki Garin
Karen Dale
Mary Meek
Garin
Diane Dollinger
Denise Hunt
Ruffian Buried At Belmont Park
Ruffian, the renowned filly, is buried at Belmont Park after a private funeral attended by trainer Frank Whiteley and rider Jacinto Vasquez. Belmont used an automatic crane to lower the horse into the infield grave as roses were placed on the burial site.
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Belmont Park
Ruffian
NEW York
Frank Whiteley
Jacinto Vasquez
New York Racing Association Board
Jack Dreyfus Jr
Belmont
Regis Surprises Wash 5 1 Kennedy Tops Jeff 6 4
Regis defeats Washington 5 1 in a doubleheader opener as Pat Quinn works seven innings on the mound and Jeff Johnson allows two hits over four frames. Kennedy climbs to 17 10 overall and 14 15 for Regis as Johnson blanks Jeff.
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Chuck Johnson
Pat Quinn
Memorial Stadium
Kennedy
Regis
Jefferson
Johnson
Quinn
Washington
Ley
Jett
Regin
Wash
Warriors
Styles
Tim Stout
Kurt Downey
Dave Brest
Mike Williams
Williams
Tom Merfeld
Jeff
J-Hawks
Randy Jacobson
Bertsch Fashions No Hit Gem in 10-11 Kid League
Bertsch hurled a no hitter and Dan Dixon collected four hits as Maresh Sheet Metal routed Vigortone BC 10-1 in 10-11 year old Kid league at Nortridge Tuesday. Doug Joyce and Rob White added two hits apiece. Dan Blank hit a grand slam for Davis-Jones in a 10-8 win over Iowa Manufacturing.
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Joe Bertsch
Dan Dixon
Maresh
Vigortone BC
Nortridge
Doug Joyce
Rob White
Dan Blank
Pace Davis-Jones
Iowa Manufacturing
Shawn Evans
Todd Bergen
John Sheffer
FMC
Steve Mahannah
Midwest Fenrls
Martin Marietta
Mike Kaufman
Rich Klinger
Pele Stars but Cosmos Win in Vancouver Crowd Record
The New York Cosmos beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2 1 before a record 26 495 crowd in Vancouver. Pele did not score but assisted on both Cosmos goals with sharp passes and smart involvement.
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Vancouver
Pele
New York Cosmos
Whitecaps
Nassaris Nerish
Bulgaria
Marseille
France
Carl Schake
Donnie Warner
He Pocono Downs
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital
Edward Beechay
Hazleton
Beechay
Lancer Lanes, Tong's Metal win in College Community league play
Tom Dawson hit a grand slam and Tim Murray followed with a homer as Lancer Lanes beat Corn Swee teners 14-8 in a Monday College Community pony league game. Bruce Strain and Jim Scott homered for the losers.
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Tom Dawson
Tim Murray
Lancer Lanes
College Community Pony League
Bruce Strain
Jim Scott
Jeff Goebel
Brian Weldud
Tong
Vern
AAMCO
Farm Land
Swisher Bank
Ely Bank
IBEW Clinches Title In Cedar Hills Minor League
IBEW 405 secured the Cedar Hills minor league division crown by routing Gibson Realtors 16-6. Doug Sullivan hit five times with a home run, Dave Blauer added a round-tripper, as U.S. Navy stole 17 bases to win 19-6 over Schumacher Home Builders.
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Ibew 405
Cedar Hills
Gibson Realtors
Doug Sullivan
Dave Blauer
IBEW
U.S. Navy
Schumacher
John Kuhn
Scott Tully
Allen Fitzgerald
John Hanson
Sean Benson
RBI
May City
Dan
Larry Linn
Dennis Brung
Larry
Donna Haase
Laura Stourne
Lori Matejeek
T. Long
P. Lyon
A. Brutcher
Skegman Homes
Tracy Hospodarsky
Ray Kohl
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Julie Decious
Jim
Bard Whitman
Kim Lord
Midland
Lina Youngblut
Antons Keys Midland
Randy Antons
Pace
D.J. Smith
Norway
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Brad Olson
Terry Kahle
Charlie Stumpff
Doug Himmelsbach
Stampff
Tim Stoddard
North Linn Rolls
Troy Mills
Brad Peyton
North Linn
Springville
Chip Clark
Byron Peyton
Smith Paces
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Ed Co Munday
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Rich Bleakley
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Les Meewes
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Vern Smith
Regis Surprises
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