Austin leads Dearborn in LPGA through rain and mud delays
Debbie Austin rallied through three rain stoppages to post a 1-under 71 and take a three shot midway lead at the Dearborn Country Club LPGA event. Sandra Post and Judy Rankin were among a group at 1-under 143, with Sally Little and Beth Daniel also near the top. Barrow struggled with back nine bogeys after early birdies, while Meyers faced a triple bogey after a strong start.
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Barbara Barrow
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Pat Meyers
Ormond Beach
New putter helps Aussie seize lead at Memphis
Australian Jack Newton Jr. with a new putter fired five birdies in a four under par 68 to take a one shot lead after the Memphis Golf Classic second round. JC Snead carded 70 to stand one behind Newton. George Johnson Bob Byman and Cesar Sanudo shared third at 140.
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Kennedy blanked Dubuque Senior twice in MVC action
Kennedy shut out Dubuque Senior 8-0 in the opener and 4-0 in the nightcap. Steve Chevalier pitched a two hitter with seven strikeouts and two walks. Tracy Powell drove in five runs with a double and two singles, while Ron Fry added three singles.
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Dubuque
Steve Chevalier
Tracy Powell
Ron Fry
Mount Vernon Falls 2-0 As Clear Creek Rides Amelon Two Run Double
Clear Creek defeats Mount Vernon 2-0 as Steve Amelon drives in two runs with a third inning double. Mount Vernon pitcher John Weber allows only three hits and the Mustangs strand four runners at third. Marion sweeps Anamosa in a Wamac doubleheader winning the nightcap 10 innings on John Huber’s two-out single after taking game one 9-2. Tom Turner scores the winning run after walking, advancing on a fielder's choice, and stealing third.
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Clear Creek
Steve Amelon
Mount Vernon
John Weber
Mustangs
Marion
Anamosa
John Huber
Dave Decker
Brad McAreavy
Tom Turner
Barker’s Two-Hit Pitch Wins 8-7 for Marion Indians
Sue Barker pitched a two hitter as Marion edged Regis 8-7 on Friday night improving the Indians to 6-18 on the season.
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Merryfield ends Downs dry spell at Hawkeye Downs race
Joe Merryfield finally wins at Hawkeye Downs after eight winless outings. He moves from tail to lead by lap four and holds off Gary Crawford to take the 25 lap late model feature as a dramatic crash spurs excitement.
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Cedar Rapids
Mike Frieden
Verlin Baker
Waterloo
Ed Sanger
Curt Hansen
Tom Bartholomew
Hansen
Gary Duggan
Ron Becker
Chopper Safley
Central City sweeps baseball and softball doubleheaders
Central City baseball defeated COLESBURG Edgewood Colesburg twice 8-5 in a resumed game and 5-1 in the nightcap. Kevin Schlotterbeck powered the nightcap with a triple, a home run and two RBIs. COLESBURG Central City swept two softball games from Edgewood Colesburg 10-5 and 7-6.
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Cedar Rapids 100 Mile Running Club Ad
The Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission sponsors a 100 Mile Running Club. Runners log biweekly progress and earn a T shirt after reaching 100 miles. Registration is at the Cedar Rapids Recreation Center 2000 Mt Vernon Rd SE. Fee is 5 dollars.
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Center Point tops conference foe in five innings
Center Point improved its conference mark to 14-1 with a five inning win over Maquoketa Valley. Shelly Burrell had two hits for Center Point in the 11-1 victory while Lisa Ashlock pitched a one hitter. Bever scored 232 points to win a swimming tri meet at Noelridge, defeating Noelridge and Jones. Jefferson beat Linn-Mar 5-4 in 10 innings as Tom Walsh and Scott Ripperton each had two hits in junior varsity action.
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Maquoketa Valley
Shelly Burrell
Lisa Ashlock
Bever
Noelridge
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Tom Walsh
Scott Ripperton
Jefferson
Linn-Mar
Davenport racer Dake finishes second in Late Model stock race
Darrell Dake of Cedar Rapids finished second in the Late Model Stock Car race here on Friday after a third in his heat. John Connally placed third in his heat. Tom Hearst and Larry Jenkins of Wilton finished first and second in the Late Model Semi-Feature.
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Darrell Dake
Cedar Rapids
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Tom Hearst
Larry Jenkins
Wilton
Alburnett Splits Key Twins With North Linn In Tight Twinbill
Alburnett defeated North Linn 11-3 in the opener and won 3-2 in 10 innings to clinch two conference wins. Alburnett pitcher Brian Hawley allowed two hits in the first game, with Mike Falconer tossing a three-hitter in the second. North Linn’s Mark Leveda fanned 15 in the nightcap.
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Mike Falconer
Mark Leveda
Collins Radio routs Merrill Lynch in 3-1 Major Open win
Collins Radio exploded for five hits and three runs in the first inning at Harley Steele Field to secure a 3-1 victory over Merrill Lynch. Jack Larson pitched a three-hitter, earning the win as Collins rose to 2-1 in the Major Open second-half standings. Cal Ernst doubled and Barry Ernst added a run-scoring double, with Steve Worcester making a clutch first-inning play to help seal the win in 59 minutes.
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Harley Steele
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John Monroe
Jack Larson
Tom Busch
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Jerry Schneckloth
Barry Ernst
Ken Kramer
Dan Lord
Joe Novak
Rick Shanahan
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Barry
Steve Worcester
West Delaware tops Iowa girls softball poll at 16 0
West Delaware of Manchester leads the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Top Twenty with a 16-0 record as Ankeny drops after losses to Urbandale. Ottumwa Clear Creek Kingsley Pierre and others fill the top ranks in the midweek rankings.
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