Jefferson rallies past Washington in wild nine seven MVC clash
Jefferson, trailing 7-2, exploded for seven runs in the sixth inning to upset Washington 9-7 in the Mississippi Valley Conference opener. Mike Schrimper no-hit Jefferson through four, but the J-Hawks rallied on Ty Van Horbeck inside the park homer and a two-run triple by Ross Wiebold to seize the lead. Washington led 5-0 and 7-2 before the late surge.
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Ty van Horbeck
J-Hawk
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Randy Core
Oscar O’bannon
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Lynn Petersen
Ross Wiebold
Scott Ewert
Scott Hoover
Duane Coleman
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Russ Wise
Pinky Primrose
Petersen
Kennedy
Dubuque Hempstead
Iowa City High
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids doubles team wins Nebraska Open 14 under title
Unseeded Spencer Eells and Jon Puk upset No. 1 Jerry Gunther and Bill Zander of St. Louis 2-6 7-6 7-6 to capture the Nebraska Open 14 under championship. Micki Schillig withdraws in quarterfinals with rib injury.
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Cedar Rapids
Spencer Eells
Jon Puk
Jerry Gunther
Bill Zander
St. Louis
Micki Schillig
Kansas City
Kennedy S C tops Iowa City in MVC opener 6 3
Kevin Castle pitched a 3 hitter to lead Kennedy S C past Iowa City High 6 3 in the Mississippi Valley Conference opener. Kennedy improves to 14 5 on the season while City High falls to 5 4.
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Kennedy
Iowa City High
City High
Springville Beats Central City 9-4 in Tri-Rivers Showdown
Springville pitcher Chris Clarke allowed four hits and drove in two runs with two singles as Springville improved its Tri-Rivers Conference record to 7-1 with a 9-4 win over Central City. Rick Evans added a single and a double as part of the attack.
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Chris Clarke
Tri-Rivers
Central City
Rick Evans
Matejcek Leads Ted's Happitime Past Country Kitchen 20-6
Beth Matejcek went 5-5 with two doubles to power Ted's Happitime to a 20-6 win over Country Kitchen in the women's B league. Wendy Scott added a home run as Happitime improved to 5-0 on the season.
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Ted’s
Happitime
Country Kitchen
Wendy Scott
Lebeda drives in four in Alburnett 11 1 over Shellsburg
Mark Lebeda belted a triple and a homer driving in four as Alburnett defeated Shellsburg 11 to 1 in five innings. Bryan Hawley allowed one hit in four innings while David Martin pitched a clean inning in relief. Alburnett improves to 6-3.
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Mark Lebeda
Shellsburg
Bryan Hawley
David Martin
Local juniors advance to regional finals in Iowa City
PGA junior golf at Finkbine course sees Jean Kollsmith shoot 85 to reach the Iowa West Illinois finals. Other qualifiers include Jim Lensing 48 nine holes in 11 and under, Mike Greif 85, Jim Fashimpaur 78, and Pete Snyder 76 with Snyder winning a one hole playoff over Jim Peterson. Medalists head to San Diego in July.
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University of Iowa
Finkbine
Jim Lensing
Mike Greif
Jim Fashimpaur
Pete Snyder
Snyder
Jim Peterson
Iowa City
San Diego
Cedar Rapids Marion Women's City Golf Tournament Sign‑up
Deadline to enter the Cedar Rapids Marion Women s City Golf Tournament is Monday morning. Contact club chairmen or Jeannine Danaher at 377 2626. The three day event features 9 and 18 hole formats with rounds at Jones Ellis and Elmcrest from June 26 to June 28, ending with a 7 p.m. dinner.
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Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood honors two on All-Region XI softball team
Pitcher LuAnn Kimm of Norway and first baseman Penny Sebastian of Benton Community represent Kirkwood Community College on the All-Region XI women's softball team. Kimm was the team's lone pitcher in a 12 4 season and a third place regional finish.
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Norway
Penny Sebastian
Benton
Kirkwood Community College
Kimm
Marion Softball Loses 11-5 After Errors
Marion and Vinton each had 12 hits in the Friday game but Marion committed 12 errors and fell 11 to 5. The loss leaves Marion 2-8 on the season.
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Marion
Vinton
Dragster to Appear at Cordova Drag Strip
Cordova Drag Strip near Illinois Route 84 hosts Hayden Proffitt dragster famous for the official quarter mile land speed record. Proffitt of Garden Grove California is driven by his son Brad. The car reaches 325 to 330 mph in about 41 seconds. Track opens 3 30 p m time trials with feature program at 8.
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Hayden Proffitt
Proffitt
Garden Grove
Cal
Brad
Davenport Speedway Autowire 100 Feature Won by Hearst
Tom Hearst of Davenport won the Autowire 100 lap open stock car feature at Davenport Speedway on Friday. Marion driver Steve Keppler and West Liberty’s Mel Morris finished second and third, while in the first heat Hearst led John Connolly of Delhi and Darrenl Dake of Cedar Rapids to reach the feature.
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Tom Hearst
Davenport Speedway
Marion
Steve Keppler
West Liberty
Mel Morris
Hearst
John Connolly
Delhi
Darrenl Dake
Cedar Rapids
Gassers Triumph in Major Open Weekly Action
Great Plains Gas beat Stadium Lounge 10 to 4 to end the first half with a 6-3 record and hope Collins Radio loses Monday. A pivotal doubleheader has Collins facing Cedar Rapids Knights and Maidrite meeting Modern, shaping a possible three way tie for first.
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Modern
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Kevin O’brien
Dave Stevenson
Dave Handley
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Handley
Dick Mahacek
Jim Moore
Moore
Dick Ropp
Dick Church
Davis
Ted Wilson
Becker wins feature as Walton leads late model at Downs
One of the closest duals in Downs history saw Becker edge Liebfried for his second Downs feature win this season. Walton dominated the late model field with a 25 lap feature while Smoke Wilson claimed the street stock crown and Becker also won a heat.
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Liebfried
Bernie Juliar
Smoke Wilson
Wilson
Chopper
Inoki Eyes Rematch With Muhammad Ali Under New Rules
Professional wrestler Antonio Inoki said he wants to fight Muhammad Ali again but with a different rule set. The proposal aims to stage a heavyweight bout between the two in the near future.
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Pakistan
UPI
Antonio Inoki
Muhammad Ali
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