Atkinson Testifies In Slander Suit Against Noll
George Atkinson testified in San Francisco federal court that Chuck Noll coined the nicknames The Assassin and The Enforcer. He said he did not intend to maim Lynn Swann and defended football as a hard emotive game amid Noll calling him a criminal element in pro football.
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George Atkinson
San Francisco
Pittsburgh Steeler
Chuck Noll
Atkinson
Oakland
Noll
Steelers
Lynn Swann
Bernard King arrested on marijuana and prowling charges in Knoxville
Tennessee All-American Bernard King was arrested in Knoxville on marijuana possession prowling and resisting arrest. He had previous suspensions and a 1977 trial date for breaking into a University of Tennessee building and stealing a $1,500 TV found in his car.
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Tennessee
Bernard King
Knoxville
Tenn
King
New York Nets
U. of Tennessee
East Tennessee U
Johnson City
Larry Finch
Memphis State
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Gene Bartow
Gene Locklear
Syracuse Chiefs
Columbus
Urbandale Tops Iowa Softball Ratings in AP Standings
Urbandale leads the final IGHSAU softball rankings with a 31-0 record and a 55 game winning streak after routing Grinnell 20-1. Ottumwa sits No. 2 followed by Dubuque Senior Belmond and Inwood West Lyon in a crowded list of 20 teams.
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DES Moines
Urbandale
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Jayettes
Grinnell
Ottumwa
Dubuque Senior
Belmond
Inwood
Dubuave Senior
Inwood West Lyon
Waukon
State Center West Marshall
Melvin
Tiffin Clear Creek
Norwalk
West Branch
Harlan
Columbus Junction
Maynard West Central
Gillett Grove South Clay
Burlington Notre Dame
Kingsley-Pierson
Wheatland
Farragut
Humboldt
Stef's 4 Hits Lead Streit to 33 17 Win
Stef Stef led Streit Insurance with four hits guiding a 33 17 victory over Gibson Realtors in Major league girls softball at Cedar Hills. Penny Kohli and Lisa Mefford each added three hits, while Kathy Hlavack, Terry Kohl and Julie Slaman homered for the losers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tina Stef
Streit Insurance
Gibson Realtors
Cedar Hills
Terry L. Smith Realtors
Skogman Realty
Beth Koronda
Rita Garin
Stef
Penny Kohli
Lisa Mefford
Kathy Hlavack
Terry Kohl
Julie Slaman
Eby's Sporting Goods
Joe Alderman
Bruce Sturgeon
Steve Harper
Nicky Daniels
Paul Spratt
Brett Benson
David Barnett
Myron Miller
Mike Fleisbhacker
John Friedl
Sedilek Shuts Out Armstrongs In Kid League Action
Curt Sedilek pitched a one hitter and fanned one as Mandel Long Luce Sullivan Realtors beat Armstrongs 61 in 10 11 year old baseball at Van Vechten park. Tom Meis collected two hits and pitched a two hitter for the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curt Sedilek
Mandel, Long, Luce & Sullivan Realtors
Armstrong
van Vechten Park
Hawks Rout Wash JV in 13–3 Prairie baseball win
Prairie varsity hammered 16 hits to rout Washington JV 13 to 3 on the Warrior diamond. Pat Milke and Jeff Gibney had three hits each, Randy Hurlburt hit a homer, improving Prairie to 11-13. Washington suffer its first loss in 16 innings.
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Prairie
Washington
Warrior
Pat Milke
Jeff Gibney
Randy Hurlburt
Warrior Jvs
Archery Youth League Winners Named Across Age Groups
Winners from ages 7 to 8 include Franklin Bys at 118 and Julie Miller at 115 with Wayne Brandon third. In the 9-10 bracket Rodney Myers led with 124 followed by Steve Weaver and Rod Weber. The 11-13 group crowned Rob Beadle with 105 as Chris Ann Hikiiji and Chris Pickett trailed.
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Franklin Bys
Julie Miller
Wayne Brandon
Rodney Myers
Steve Weaver
Rod Weber
Rob Beadle
Chris Ann Hikiiji
Chris Pickett
Golf medalist leads field at Elks Club Iowa City
Andrea Murray of Belle Plaine wins the medalist honors with a 39 at the Elks Club in Iowa City. Kathy May of Cedar Rapids places second with 46, Mary Hagen and Jan Orr tie for third at 48. Cathy Lacina and Joan Peck also medal. Two-girl teams finish top spots, with Murray and the Stalberger Higgins duo advancing to the state tournament August 2 at Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Club
Iowa City
Andrea Murray
Belle Plaine
Kathy May
C.R
Mary Hagen
Jan Orr
North Liberty
Cathy Lacina
West Branch
Joan Peck
Renee Snodgrass
Sonya Stalberger
Paula Higgins
Sheila Jitka
Marion
Murray
Stalberger-Higgins
Tipton
Waships edge Iowa City West on sacrifice fly in prep baseball
Washington Warriors beat Iowa City West 2-1 in a Mississippi Valley conference prep baseball game. Meier drove in the winning run on Wits sacrifice fly after Drahn scored on Ruchotzkes fly. Meier had two of Washingtons four hits as the team moved to 17-15 overall and 8-5 in the Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Witte
Charlie Meier
Washington
Iowa City West
Warriors
Rik Drahn
Rick Ruchotzke
Meier
Two 1 Hitters Lead Teams To Sectional Wins
Elgin Elkader Central pitcher Tom Shea struck out 10 in a 5-0 win over West Central as Chris Gray collected two hits. Seabrooke of Valley of Elgin fanned nine in a 10-0 five inning victory over Fayette. Randy Olson and Bob Mitts had two hits and Olson and Dave LoftsGard drove in two runs.
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ELGIN
Elkader Central
Tom Shea
Valley of Elgin
Tim Seabrooke
Shea
Central
West Central
Chris Gray
Seabrooke
Fayette
Randy Olson
Bob Mitts
Olson
Dave Loftsgard
Linn-Mar Tops Royals in 13-7 Prep Baseball Win
Linn-Mar defeated Regis 13 to 7 on Wednesday at Linn-Mar with standout performances from Bob Chaney who had three hits including two homers and 5 RBIs, Gary Fries with two homers and six RBIs, and Craig Steen adding three hits and two doubles.
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Linn-Mar
Regis
Bob Chaney
Gary Fries
Craig Steen
Stadium
Nordstrom
Jaycees
Firefighters
Pat Holderner
van Vechten
Iowa
Iowa Manufacturing Tops Eagles In Ten-11 League Thriller
In Noelridge park, Iowa Manufacturing edged Eagles 7 6 after a tight game. Loren Weber led Iowa Manufacturing with two hits while Eagles starter Don White added two hits including a home run.
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Rick Drakozal
Don White
Eagles
Iowa Manufacturing
Noelridge Park
Noelridge
Tastee Freeze
Perpetual
Mike Smith
Loren Phillippe
Karen Hoffman
Tim Hanson
John Lake
Dave Hardin
Jim Saunders
Ellis Johnson
Metro Kiwanis
Johnson
Mike Richards
FMC
Pierson
Tommy Mottet
Eric Hoefing
Lowa
Loren Weber
Greenthumb
Dows Dairy
McDonald's
Mona's
Brett Boyer
Ryan declines All-Star game over substitution status
Nolan Ryan said he will not participate in the All-Star Game after being named as a substitute to replace Frank Tanana. He criticized the selection, stating he would skip the game unless chosen on merit and joked about relaxing on a Laguna beach instead. The Angels ace tied for AL wins with 12 and led the league with 222 strikeouts.
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Anaheim
Nolan Ryan
Yankee Stadium
California Angels
Frank Tanana
Ryan
Laguna
Tanana
Billy Martin
Hansen Wins and Races Canceled at Southern Iowa Fair
Curt Hansen of Dike won the late model stock car feature at the Southern Iowa fairgrounds Wednesday night. Racing at the track is canceled until August 3 due to a water shortage. Other results include Ed Sanger and Joe Merryfield winning heats, Bland Robinson winning a consolation, Ron Jackson claiming Australian Pursuit, and Rocky Hodges winning the Sportsman feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Curt Hansen
Dike
Southern Iowa Fairground
Ed Sanger
Waterloo
Joe Merryfield
Des Moines
Bland Robinson
Ron Jackson
Burlington
Jerry Pilcher
Bloomfield
Rocky Hodges
Dave Farren
Dan Smith
Wagner Throws No-Hitter as Clear Creek Rout Durant
Patty Wagner pitched a no-hitter to lift Clear Creek to a 9-0 victory over Durant in prep baseball action. The win improves Clear Creek to 19-9 on the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiffin
Patty Wagner
Clear Creek
Durant
Alburnett Wins AMANA-Alburnett Softball Victory
Alburnett defeated Amana 10 to 4 in a prep softball game on Thursday. The win reflects the team's strong hitting and defense in the contest.
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AMANA
Alburnett
Center Point Wins Narrowly In 1A Sectional Baseball
Center Point and Independence St. John’s each won second round games in the Class 1A sectional. Independence St. John’s beat Urbana 8 to 3 as Hearn collected two hits. Center Point then edged Shellsburg 7 to 6 to reach 20 wins, with Dennis Burger and Dave Zieser contributing two hits each.
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Center Point
Independence St. John’s
Urbana
Hearn
Independence
Shellsburg
Dennis Burger
Dave Zieser
ABC Drops Meredith as Don Meredith Signs with Cardinals
ABC parts ways with Alex Karras from Monday Night Football while Don Meredith inks a multi year deal with the St Louis Cardinals. Steve Pisarkiewicz signs one year contracts with St Louis after being the first quarterback drafted this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Karras
ABC
Karras
Dallas
Cardinal
Jim Hart
Mike Montler
Buffalo Bills
Herman Shea
Philadelphia Hoboes
Chicago
Tomas Smid
Manuel Or
Marti Leads Pleasant Valley Golf Classic After 64
Fred Marti held a surprising first round lead at the Pleasant Valley Golf Classic with a 64 score. He cautioned that leaders rarely win, noting his 14-year tour history and absence of prior wins.
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Fred Marti
Marti
Wyoming Romps to 11 2 Victory Over New Vienna
Wyoming's semi pro baseball team improved to 13 5 with an 11 2 win over New Vienna. Tony Moyer and Steve Westphal homered. Steve Peters son earned the win with Terry Fairchild. Iowa City beat Cedar Rapids Prairie 2 0 in girls softball as Wright tossed a two hitter and Prairie finished 21 9 in the regular season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
New Vienna
Tony Moyer
Steve Westphal
Steve Peterson
Terry Fairchild
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Prairie
Wright
Prairie
Linn-Mar dominates Lisbon in high school softball rout
Linn-Mar breezed past Lisbon 16-6 as Cheri Lee, Sue Stoppers and Sue Nietert powered the offense with three hits and two players adding homers. Kim Tiernan pitched a two hitter for the Lions, finishing the regular season at 10-19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheri Lee
Sue Stoppers
Sue Nietert
Linn-Mar
Lisbon
Kim Tiernan
Lions
Lynx Edge Bobcats In High-Scoring Prep Softball
North Linn defeats Benton Community 11 to 10 with Troy Mills Sue Light combining for four hits and three RBIs. Tammi King belts a grand slam for Benton, while Paula Robinson adds two hits for North Linn.
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Troy Mills
Sue Light
North-Linn
Benton Community
Tammi King
Benton
Paula Robinson
North- Linn
Indians Escape Jefferson In Eight Inning Softball Win
Marion junior varsity edge Jefferson 65 in eight innings as Denise Jackson and Michelle McAreavy homered to pace the offense. Bogard Leyten Koele and Pomeroy contributed for Jefferson in the loss.
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Michelle McAreavy
Denise Jackson
Marion
Jefferson
Jeff
Puk Wins Title in Ottumwa Open Tennis
Cedar Rapids players dominate the Ottumwa Open. Jon Puk defeated Spencer Eells 6-3 6-3 to win the boys 12-under singles title and teamed with Eells to capture the doubles title 6-2 6-2 over Jason Tune and Kent Roeder. Sarah DeKraay of Ottumwa beat Tami Williams of Cedar Rapids 6-4 6-1 in the girls 12-under singles final.
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Ottumwa
Jon Puk
Cedar Rapids
Spencer Eells
C.R
Puk
Eells
Jason Tune
Kent Roeder
Sarah DeKraay
Tami Williams
Collins Drive Late Win in Major Open Softball
Collins Radio broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the eighth inning to beat D.K. & Quail 6-2 at Ellis Park. Steve Calvert and Steve Ernst homered, Br r ie Barrie Ernst and Dale Lassen added singles, and Rick Benhart capped the rally with a sacrifice fly. Earlier Monroe scored D.K.Q.'s first run as Collins won their late inning rally. Foster's edged Ted & Frank's 7-6 in eight innings with Jones and Busch homering for Foster's, Hotchkiss and Havlik driving in runs for Ted & Frank's. Curt Brown shot 76 to win the 15-16 division at Fairview. next tourney July 18 at Lake Macbride.
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Ellis Park
Coleader C.R. Kirby
Collins Radio
D.K. & Quail
John Monroe
Collins
Barrie Ernst
Dale Lassen
Rick Benhart
Ernst
Jerry Schneekloth
Dick Larson
D.K.Q
Arlie Weaver
Keith Klosterman
Ron McDermott
Foster
Ted & Frank
Bill Jones
Tom Busch
Bruce Hotchkiss
Doug Havlik
Havlik
Iowa City
Curt Brown
Fairview
Kirkwood
Lake Macbride
Solon
Collins D.K. & Quail Abricb Ab Rhcb
Ferch
Hale If
Muench
Polanski Rt
Calvert c
Klosterman
Ernst If
B.ernst
Rf McDermott
Lassen Ib
Monroe
Benhart
Weaver c
Johnson
Usher
K. Quail
E-Polanski
McDermott
See
C.ernst d-Calvert
Lassen
Hr-Muench
C.ernst
Sac-Benhart
Larson
Foster's
Abrhb
Jones
McGinn
Brown
Madden
Busch
Stanley If
Brckmeyer
Hotchkiss
Davis
Havlck
Burns
Moore
Swyers
Thomas
Liebe Mathews
Ingram Heffernan
Hernandez
Eight-team fast-pitch softball tourney follows double elimination
The Lucky Trophy tournament runs Saturday and Sunday, July 16 and 17 at Memorial Stadium fields. The championship game is set for 5 30 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Stadium
Des Moines-Sy Forrester and Frank Sanders Lead Iowa Schoolmasters
Sy Forrester of Des Moines and Frank Sanders of Urbandale shot two-under 68 to hold a one stroke lead after the opening round of the 36 hole Iowa Schoolmasters golf tournament at Grandview. Earl Robinson of Council Bluffs sits solo in third at 69 with Friday’s final 18 ahead.
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Des Moines
Sy Forrester
Frank Sanders
Urbandale
Iowa Schoolmasters
Grandview
Earl Robinson
Council Bluffs
Walford tops Hem ingway's in Watkins Night League clash
Walford beat Hemingways 7 to 3 as Jeff Drakozal powered a double triple and home run. Guy Stoecker and Greg Seyfer homered for Hemingways. Norway defeated Shellsburg 11 to 1 in six innings.
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Walford
Jeff Drakozal
Hemingway’s
Cedar Rapids
Guy Stoecker
Greg Seyfer
Hemingway
S. Norway
Shellsburg
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C.R. Honda
U.S. Navy
Dave Hartgrave
Todd
Jeff Erick
Shawn Byrne
Gerber
Pee Wee ‘T’ Ball
Sedilek
MLL & S
Nesper Lign
Coca-Cola
Tom Meis
Cryovac
Lynda Schlueter
Martin Marietta
Gazette
Mick Klink
Vernimont
John Downey
Ganered
Hawks
Prairie — Wash
Gibney
Bechka
Sunvast
Shrimper
Archery
Waships
Greg Scheverman
Pat Fett
Casey Knake
Randy Benhart
Fleckenstein
Linn-Mar Tops Royals
van Vechten Smulekoff
Art Center
XX Club
Appleby & Horn
Detroit
Mark
Fidrych
Jim Palmer
Baltimore
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Oak
Meredith
Alex
Antes
Austria
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Houston
Joaquin Andujar
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Don Money
Vern Rapp
Clay Carroll
Chub Feeney
Bruce Froemming
Prairie Falls
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Lynx
Nip Bobcats
Koele
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Steve Calvert
Cal Ernst
Mathews Heffernan
Ingram
John Friedrich
David Nicholas
Dave Takes
Scott Hinkly
Andy Burton
John Donovan
Cascade
Tom Annan
Jerry Ommen
Tama
Larry Goff
Bob Blake
North English
Carl Harder
Newhall
Tom Fish
Manchester
Lowell Ripperdan
Vinton
Gilbert Christianson
Wellman
Ernie Tomlinson
Gaylen Jacobson
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