Kennedy hosts Muscatine in baseball twin bill
Kennedy upped its Mississippi Valley Conference mark to 2-0 with a 3-1 victory over Iowa City. Pitcher Randy Sawyer and catcher Mark Hazlett starred, as Kennedy produced eight hits led by Sawyer three safeties and a three-hitter to improve to 11-5 overall. Hazlett added two hits with two runs, and Rod Mefford drove in a run. Iowa City scored in the fifth on Phil Roberg’s double and subsequent miscues. Kennedy's next game is Saturday at home versus Muscatine starting at 2 p.m.
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Jeff Captures MVC Opener
Jefferson opens the Mississippi Valley Conference season with a 9 0 victory over Iowa City West at home. Pitcher Mike Curran allows two hits while fanning six and walking two for the J Hawks now 17 3. Doug Holland and Blake DeMaria provide the power with Holland homering and DeMaria collecting three hits and two RBIs.
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Schmitt Construction Co wins Cedar Hills Major league game
Doug Harvey fueled Schmitt Construction Co with a triple and two singles guiding a 13-6 win over Hien and Taege. Rick Gorncy doubled twice and singled for the losers as Greg Levi's triple sparked Gohmann & Associates to an 8-7 minor league victory. Norman Scott Co topped Fred Gibson Realtors 7-5. Joe Graff and Scott Nye combined for 15 strikeouts in Tastee Freeze’s 7-0 Pee Wee win. Cathy Linn led Cedar Rapids Sporting Goods with four hits in a 16-10 girls softball win over Davison Champlin. Donna Davis homered for the losers.
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Barber Boxing: Timmy Shaffer Fights On At 39
Uniontown barber Timmy Shaffer, 39, combines a barber shop with running Shaffer Boys Club while pursuing professional boxing. With 53 pro bouts, 30 wins and only one decision loss, he keeps an active schedule and says boxing is in his blood as he ages. His latest ring appearance was a May 22 loss to Johnny Coiley in Boston.
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Trevino Surges to No 2 in PGA Earnings List
Lee Trevino’s $35,000 Memphis win lifts him to second in the PGA Tour money standings with $115,785 this season while Jack Nicklaus leads at $131,788 though absent from Memphis. Trevino sits second in exemption points with 113,570.8 to Nicklaus’s 130,607.5, behind Arnold Palmer and Miller Barber as the only other $100,000 winners.
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Young Droste Breaks World Motorcycle Jump Record
Waterloo teen Steve Droste 18 set a world record by jumping seven cars on a Yamaha 360 at 70 mph on Long Island New York May 28 and matched the mark in Iowa. He aims for more jump contests though prefers motorcycle races.
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Marion Sophs Top Anamosa In Wamac Showdown
Greg Anderson homered and tripled driving in four runs to lift Marion high school sophomores to an 11 6 victory over Anamosa on Wednesday in Marion Anderson added a strong performance as Marion improves to 1-1 in the Wamac conference while Anamosa drops to 0-1 Gissel collected four hits for Anamosa as the two teams played a high school baseball contest at Marion with Meaks and Schirm behind Anamosa Hoy Hollingsworth Begley and Jacobs for Marion and Collins pitching in relief
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Orioles Win in 12th on Wild Pitch to Top White Sox
In a tense American League clash at Chicago, the Baltimore Orioles beat the White Sox 3-2 in 12 innings. Paul Blair scored the deciding run on Terry Forster’s bases-loaded wild pitch after Dave Johnson’s grounder, lifting Baltimore to first in the AL East as Boston lost to New York.
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Braves Borrowed Bat Beats Astros In NL Victory
The Braves win 3-1 over the Astros as Hal King delivers a two run homer using a Dave Marshall bat. King also robs a homer on a leaping catch by Cesar Cedeno and hits a long ball that hits the club level facade in right field.
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Patriots Sign Four Draft Picks Including Kelly and McDowell
The New England Patriots announced the signing of four draft selections. Tim Kelly, a 6-1 220 pound Notre Dame linebacker, Layne McDowell, a 6-5 260 pound Iowa tackle, John Rodman, a 6-3 250 pound Northwestern guard, and Jim Zikmund, a 6-4 192 pound defensive back from Kenney State, all joined the team.
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Starmont Girls Triumph 13-12 Over Fayette in Softball
Starmont captain Jayne Miller and Diane Crawford each collected two hits as Starmont edged Fayette 13-12 in a high scoring girls softball game. Strong offense from both sides highlighted the win with Starmont securing the victory late in the contest.
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Minor Facts and Scores From Today’s Games
A digest of scores across leagues and regions including Indianapolis 4 Oklahoma City 3 and Denver 8 Omaha at Wichita with rain. Other results feature Evansville 4 Tulsa 4, International Tidewater 7 Toledo 6, Richmond 5 Winnipeg 3, Louisville 2-3 Rochester 10 Charleston at Syracuse with rain, Hawaii 7 Tucson 4, Phoenix 13 1 Lake 1 Eugene 11, Portland at Spoxene with rain, Asheville 6 Memphis, San Antonio 1 Dallas-Fort Worth 0 Albuquerque 4 Amarillo Montgomery 8 Charlothe Birmingham 10 Jacksonville 0 Columbus 7 Shreveport 5 Arkansas 2 Savannah 0 Eastern Three Rivers 3 Reading Manchester 6-3 Waterbury 2-5 Pawtucket 8-5 Pittsfield 5-4.
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Miami executive bids for Memphis Pros at 1.5 million
Robert Martin, a Miami broadcasting executive, offered 1.5 million dollars for the Memphis Pros of the American Basketball Association, as reported by the Commercial Appeal on Thursday.
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Norse Repeat as Overall Iowa Conference Champions
WAVERLY Luther College wins the 1970 71 Iowa Conference title marking the Norse tenth straight year with at least a share of the crown. Luther scored 53 percent of points across eight sports led by football tennis track baseball. Wartburg 48 Central 43 William Penn 35 Dubuque 28 Upper Iowa 27 Simpson 25 Buena Vista 24.
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Fred Shero Named Flyers Coach in Philadelphia
Fred Shero, a veteran minor league hockey coach, is appointed as the new coach of the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League. The hiring marks a transition for the team as they seek leadership for the upcoming season.
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