Leaky defense sinks Giants in Midwest League loss
Cedar Rapids fell 5-1 to Burlington as three Orioles errors helped trigger seven seventh inning runs. Jose Chue gave up 10 hits in seven innings with all five runs unearned, while Johnny Rabb drove in the lone Giants run in the first. Steve Gibson earned the win and Roberto Diaz saved.
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Burlington
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O.R
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Memorial Stadium
Credit Union
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Jose Chue
United States
Wayne Cato
Pat Seegers
Phil Sutton
Rocky Hall
Julio Cuarezma
Hall
Vince Bailey
Francisco Rojas
Stan Davis
Cuarezma
Bailey
Rojas
Johnny Evans
Sutton
Johnny Rabb
Paul Plinski
Steve Gibson
Frederick captures fifth AAU pentathlon title at UCLA
Jane Frederick, 27, won her fifth AAU pentathlon with 4 506 points at UCLA, outdistancing Themis Zambrzycki of Brazil and BYU by 61. Fifteen started, three did not finish. Frederick and Anderson to represent the US at the Pan American Games in San Juan in July.
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UPI
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Frederick
Themis Zambrzycki
Brazil
Brigham Young University
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Anderson
United States
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Puerto Rico
Iowa City High storms back to beat Hawks 5 3 in conference grip
Iowa City High overcame a one run deficit in the final inning scoring two infield hits and four walks to beat the Hawks 5 3 in EICS play. Evans hit a two run homer for Iowa City early as Prairie answered with Corky Summers solo homer and a sacrifice fly to take a 3 2 lead before the Little Hawks rallied for win. Prairie drops to 1 3 in conference and 8 5 overall.
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Iowa City
Evans
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Rbi
Iowa Falls leads first round in Junior Golf Tour
Diane Davis of Cedar Rapids Maureen OConner of Dyersville and Susan Stueck of Dysart shot 87s in the first round at Highland Country Club. Barb Thomas of Sibley topped the field with 76 as 32 players qualified for the championship flight from more than 100 entrants as the tournament continued today.
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Diane Davis
Cedar Rapids
Maureen O’conner
Dyersville
Susan Stueck
Dysart
Iowa
Highland Country Club Course
City golfer wins seniors medalist at Waverly Golf Club
Cedar Rapids golfer John Jacobs III captured medalist honors in the Iowa State Seniors Golf Tournament at Waverly Golf and Country Club with a 5-under-par 65. Runnerup John Pfitsch 73, Bud Good 74, with class winners Del Brickley and Eugene Conron posting strong net scores in their divisions.
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John Jacobs III
Cedar Rapids
Waverly Golf and Country Club
Jacobs
John Pfitsch
Grinnell
Bud Good
Keystone
del Brickley
Anamosa
Eugene Conron
Amana
Jefferson JV Outlasts Linn-Mar 7 5 in Monday Baseball
Linn-Mar's Skelly homer and Dicken two hits could not prevent Jefferson junior varsity from beating the Lions 7-5. Jefferson improves to 5-2 on the season.
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Skelly
Dicken
Jefferson
Lions
Jefferson Tops Kennedy In Eight Inning Softball Thriller
Jefferson defeated Kennedy 4 3 after eight innings in a high school girls softball game. Jan Sedlacek had three hits for Jefferson while Anita Novak and Cozette Schmitt each contributed two hits for Kennedy. Jefferson improves to 10 2 overall, Kennedy to 4 5.
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Kennedy
Jan Sedlacek
J-Hawks
Cougars
Anita Novak
Cozette Schmitt
Springville Extends Tri-River Lead With Victory Over North Linn
Springville improved its Tri-River Conference mark to 5-1 with a two-run win over North Linn. pitcher Ken Allison earned the win with a two-hit effort and five strikeouts.
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Springville
North Linn
Ken Allison
Alburnett blank Ed-Co behind strong pitching and power
Bryan Hawley and Mark Lebeda limited Ed-Co to two hits on clay. Lebeda added two doubles while Rod Smith homered as Alburnett rolled to a 10 to 0 victory.
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Bryan Hawley
Mark Lebeda
Ed-Co
Lebeda
Rod Smith
Coe Secures All Sports Honor in Midwest Conference
Carleton earns All-Sports honors with 8814 points for the third straight year in the Midwest Conference. Coe places second with 73 points, Knox third at 71, Cornell fourth at 6914, Lawrence and University of Chicago tied for fifth at 6644, with Monmouth seventh at 66. Ripon 63, Grinnell 59, Beloit 45, Lake Forest 4214. The 11 sports determine rankings from 11 to 1 points. Carleton won or shared three conference championships during the year.
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Knox
Cornell
Lawrence
University of Chicago
Monmouth
Ripon
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Beloit
Lake Forest
Cornets Draft Utah Player Eckroth in WBL First Round
New York Iowa Cornets picked Maureen Eckroth a 6 1 forward from Salt Lake City Utah in the first round. Eckroth starred in the Western Athletic Conference the past two seasons and earned all conference honors.
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Iowa Cornets
Maureen “Mo
Eckroth
Salt Lake City
Utah
Grand Slam Drives Winning Runs In Multiple Games
John Meier hit a grand slam to drive in the winning runs as C.R. Sports Club 12 defeated Davis Jones 11. John Bair earned the win with 11 strikeouts as Machinists 831 beat Martin-Marietta 7 to 4. Mike Phil lips hit a grand slam for Vigortone in a 17 to 3 victory over Green Thumb 5.
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Davis Jones
John Meier
Machinists
Martin-Marietta
John Bair
Western Fraternal
Green Thumb
McDonald's
Vigortone
Mike Phillips
Girls Major Smith Transfer Pulls Off Win Over ISPAA 26 24
Lisa Condron drives in nine runs with four hits including a three run homer. Lisa Becker and Sandy Miller add four hits each as Girls Major Smith Transfer edge ISPAA 26 24.
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ISPAA
Lisa Condron
Lisa Becker
Sandy Miller
Canadiens coach Bowman resigns to join Sabres as GM
Scotty Bowman resigns as Montreal Canadiens head coach to accept a multiyear contract as general manager of the Buffalo Sabres. In Cleveland Browns transactions, Cody Rissen offensive tackle, Jon Henry Smith wide receiver, and Dee Methvin center were signed.
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Montreal Canadiens
Scotty Bowman
Buffalo Sabres
Cleveland Browns
Cody Rissen
Jonn Henry Smith
Dee Methvin
B League Scores and Results Snapshot
Charlie's Top 7 defeated Hiawatha Lumber 4. Neighborhood Tavern 16 beat St. Luke's 10. Papa Juan's and Harnischteger 7 edged F.O.E. 227210 5. Miller's 15 topped Life investors 4. Arroy 9 overcame Quaker Oats 8.
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Hiawatha Lumber
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F.O.E
Claxton
Miller's
Life Investors
Sharpshooters Beat Indians in Monday High School League
In a Monday night high school game the Sharpshooters defeated the Indians 60 to 44 while the CONSOLATION Hawks topped the Panthers 56 to 29 in the same league action.
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Panthers
Spectacular Bid's Belmont showing linked to safety pin incident
Dr. Robert Vallence, Spectacular Bid's attending veterinarian, said a safety pin lodged in the horse's hoof before the Belmont Stakes was not a major factor in Bid's third place finish. Trainer Grover Delp noted the pin dropped in the stall during loading, and Belmont officials indicated veterinarians approved the horse to race.
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Grover “Buddy” Delp
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Manny Gilman
Ted Hill
New York Racing Association
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Gilman
Hill
Pimlico
Stanford Netster Wins AIAW Tennis Title
Kathy Jordan of Stanford defeated Wendy White of Rollins University in straight sets 6-4 7-5 at Iowa City to win the singles championship. Jordan trailed 1-3 in both sets but rallied, breaking White’s serves late to seize the title as wind and lobs challenged returns.
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Stanford
Kathy Jordan
Wendy White
Rollins University
Jordan
White
Pro golfers compete in Iowa Section Pro-Director tourney
The Iowa Section PGA held its one day Pro-Director tournament in Cedar Rapids with 54 teams. Dave Hilgenberg of Cedar Rapids Country Club finished 2nd among pros with 69 as Bettendorf’s Butch Harmon led the pros by one stroke. Wes Hogland Cedar Falls won the long drive with 300 yards. Kurt Kretchman Coal Valley Ill 295. Steve Krotz Cedar Rapids 285.
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The
Professional Golf Association
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Dave Hilgenberg
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Bettendorf
Butch Harmon
Wes Hogland
Cedar Falls
Kurt Kretchman
Coal Valley, Ill
Steve Krotz
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