Mt Vernon Mustangs end 28-game baseball drought with win over West Branch
Mt. Vernon’s 13-3 five inning victory over West Branch ended a 28 game baseball losing streak dating to June 1976. Tim Johnson, coaching both wrestling and baseball, praised seniors as players finally see success, with Mike Hufford and Loren Williams leading a nine-run fourth inning.
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MT. Vernon
West Branch
Mustangs
Tim Johnson
Mike Hufford
Loren Williams
Hufford
Rob Niederhauser
Russ Corkin
Mustang
East Iowa Hawkeye
Schillig Advances to Semi final in Girls State Tennis
Micki Schillig of LaSalle won two matches in the Iowa girls state high school tennis tournament and advanced to a semifinal against Elyse Rabinowitz of Roosevelt after defeating Karen Von Bon and Maureen Fitzgerald. Seeded players mostly won as consolation rounds and doubles teams moved toward 5th place.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
LaSalle
Micki Schillig
Elyse Rabinowitz
Des Moines Roosevelt
Schillig
Micki
Karen von Bon
Carroll Kuemper
Maureen Fitgerald
West Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Washington
Waterloo
Columbus
Monahan
Wahlert
Ann McKay
McKay
Joanie Haggen
Meg Murphy
Barb Turner
Gaby Blumen
Sioux City North
Palmer bids for Kemper title in Charlotte
Arnold Palmer shot 70 to surge to 7-under and lead the Kemper Open at Quail Hollow, one stroke ahead of Tom Weiskopf and Craig Stadler as fans cheered his bid to end a five year victory drought. Weiskopf carded 67 to join the leaders.
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Charlotte
N.C
Palmer
Quail Hollow Country Club
Kermit Zarley
Zarley
Weiskopf
Stadler
Quail Hollow
Steinbrenner Defends Yankees Ownership and LockerRoom Tales
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner defends his wealth and authority while recalling a locker room scene with Lou Piniella about grooming and Christian imagery. The piece also notes LPGA gimmicks drawing TV ratings, Colorado turning down a Thanksgiving game move, and Iowa football coaching news.
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New York Yankees
George Steinbrenner
Yankee
Lou Piniella
Steinbrenner
Jesus Christ
Christ
Sparky Lyle
Sonics Hold Off Bullets To Narrow Finals Gap
Seattle fends off Washington 98-94 in game five as guards Fred Brown and Dennis Johnson combine for over half the Sonics points. Seattle leads the finals 3-2, can clinch in Landover, with teamwork and depth cited by players and coach Lenny Wilkens.
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Seattle
Fred Brown
Dennis Johnson
SuperSonics
Washington Bullets
Sonics
National Basketball Association
Washington
Landover
Bullets
Paul Silas
Silas
Lenny Wilkens
Wilkens
Dick Motta
Brown
Johnson
Williams
Webster
Dandridge
Hayes
Walker
Giants split doubleheader as Davis pace Cedar Rapids
Clinton Dodgers win opener 7-4 while Cedar Rapids Giants take game two 7-5 behind Chili Davis triple and home run driving in three. Ken Feinberg and Craig Landis each had two hits for Clinton in the first game.
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Clinton
Chili Davis
Cedar Rapids Giants
Clinton Dodgers
Ken Feinberg
Craig Landis
North Linn duo throws no hitter to beat Urbana 4 0
Kayser and Zieser combined for a no hitter as North Linn defeated Urbana 4 0. Kayser struck out seven and walked two over six innings, Zieser struck out two in the seventh. Mills hit a solo homer for the only North Linn run as Payton Oberbrockling and Sohawasser each had three hits. Urbana drops to 0 2.
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Urbana
Doug Kayser
Don Zieser
North Linn
Kayser
Zieser
Keith Mills
Rod Payton
Tom Oberbrockling
Phil Sohawasser
Foster's blazes to 5-2 win over Great Plains Gas
Foster's scored five runs in the first two innings to beat Great Plains Gas 5-2 in the Major Open fastpitch league at Ellis Park. Dan O'Brien homered for Great Plains, but Foster's capitalized on two earlier errors to seize the lead. Foster's improves to 1-0 in Major Open. Great Plains drops to 1-3 as Dave Stevenson collects two hits to lift his season average to .400.
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Foster’s
Great Plains Gas
Ellis Park
Dan O’brien
Foster
Great Plains
Dave Stevenson
Gomez Defends Title After Fatal Korat Stadium Collapse
Wilfredo Gomez of Puerto Rico KO'd Sakad Pontavee of Thailand at 2:30 of the third round to retain the world super bantamweight title as a stadium collapse in Korat City Stadium killed at least ten fans and sent more than 300 to hospitals. Rescue workers pulled victims from wreckage as the match continued.
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Korat
Thailand
UPI
Wilfredo Gomez
Puerto Rico
Sakad Porntavee
Gomez
Korat City
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Dubuque Wahlert
Leslie Burns
Rocki Rissi
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Mary Hass
Burlington
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Lagen
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Holly Walkup
Reik
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Hoover
Rissi
Burns
Pat Long
Martha McKee
West Des Moines Valley
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Mexico
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Tunisia
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Ger Garin
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LPGA
Ray Volpe
Volpe
University of Colorado
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Denver
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Buffaloes
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New
Iowa Football Coaches Association
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Hampton
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Sioux City East
Dick Null
Central Lyon Rock Rapids
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Pocahontas
Jim Wharton
Avoca
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Urbandale
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Mason City
John Meskimen
Iowa City West
Sheraton Inn
Chicago Tribune
Bob Logan
Larry Costello
Bulls
Jerry Sloan
Giants
Twin Hill
Meadowview Country Club
Blank
Dave Koolbeck
William B
Linn Co
Citizens For Harnish
Mike Lillios
Edgewood Rd
Toyota
Kar City
Oakland Rd
N.E
Swingers
Club House
Otto Kohl
Town House
Naughton
First Ave
Tama St
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