Snyder's 8th inning homer lifts Indians past Brewers 4-3
Cory Snyder belted a two-out three-run homer off Dan Plesac in the eighth, lifting Cleveland to a 4-3 win over Milwaukee as Greg Swindell earned the victory and Doug Jones picked up his fifth save. Swindell earlier struck out 16 in a row before relief.
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Lions win district net title to reach state
May survived a marathon 12th game to win 6-2 6-4 over Linn-Mar's Shale in the semifinal, while Ramsey beat Wash's Graff 7-5 6-3. Both advance as district hosts prep to Des Moines. Town City High finished third as six teams scored. 16 singles and doubles teams advance to state with four schools in team action.
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Reds Rally Past Braves In Tight 6-5 Win
Lonigro advanced to third on a rally as Sambo outran Brian Cummings to an infield single. Sambo stole third, his third steal of the game and 20th of the season, and Forney delivered a go ahead hit after LeMasters pitched around him. Frost's bases loaded triple gave Burlington a 5-4 edge before Forney's late heroics. Dodd inherited trouble in the seventh before Beeler and Mar tin loaded the bases. Maliak homered twice as he and Deak share the league lead. The Reds host Burlington in Family Day at 2:30 with all families admitted for $5.
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Crenshaw opens two stroke lead at Byron Nelson Classic
Former champion Ben Crenshaw shot a 5 under par 65 to take a two stroke lead at the Byron Nelson Golf Classic. Other notable rounds included Dave Rummells 73 after 66, Clark Burroughs 69 for 138, and several players missing the cut. Baseball notes include White Sox discussions with St Petersburg and coaching changes at Briar Cliff and Panhandle State. Rex Chapman to NBA draft, legal issues with Norby Walters, and tennis results from the Italian Open.
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Martin roars to Downs victory in Hawkeye feature
Curt Martin of Independence clinched his first stock car win of the season at Hawkeye Downs after a late restart on lap 16. He passed early leader Dave Birkhofer of Muscatine, with Tom Hearst, Tony Stewart, and Ken Walton following in the top five. The program also featured a Modified race won by Carl Severson and a Pro Stock crash involving John Henecke and Mark Huston, who both recovered.
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Hennigar Leads Teleconnect To Sweep Nightcap
Hennigar blasted a three run homer and pitched four hit shutout in the opener then drove in the only run with a first inning single as Teleconnect swept a doubleheader from the Des Moines Metros 4 0 and 1 0. Al Rebling allowed two hits. Feye and Hartwig also contributed with key plays as Teleconnect prepares to host the Quad City Rebels at Ellis Park at 6 p.m.
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Ramsey earns NCAA Division III rookie of the year honor
Unseeded freshman Lauri Ramsey of Kalamazoo College in Kalamazoo Mich. was named Rookie of the Year by NCAA Division III tennis coaches after the quarterfinal round of the national tournament. Ramsey, a Linn-Mar alum and No. 1 singles player, finished her season 19-3 after losing to Lyn Greer of Whittier College 2 6 0 6 4 Ramsey was chosen over seven other candidates nationwide.
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City High sweeps MVC track titles in boys and girls meets
Iowa City High dominates the Mississippi Valley Conference track finals at Kingston Stadium winning the boys title with 103 points to Dubuque Senior 71 as Glenn Lemenick and Brent Roth star in multiple events. On the girls side Leslie Brown leads City High to its second straight MVC crown with Threatt setting records in the 100 and 200 and Brown winning the 400 hurdles and 160 hurdles.
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Soviets edge Florida in OT on Pekhka three
In Bay Front Center exhibition play, Rauno Pekhka sank a go ahead three with 18 seconds left in overtime to lift the Soviet National Junior team to a 91-88 win over Team Florida. Lukyanets also scored 19 as Florida leaders Butler and Smith each had 16. Soviets improve to 4-1 on their U S tour while Florida heads to Lexington to face Kentucky Selects.
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Knight faces recriminations over public rebuke and coaching fate
Indiana University figures debate public rebuke of Bob Knight after a one game Big 10 suspension. Rumors swirl as UNM offers Knight a job and SMU’s Dave Bliss says Knight may accept New Mexico if free, while Indiana professors question Ehrlich and leadership amid the furor.
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