Graff leads Wash to 2A tennis crown
Cedar Rapids Washington earns its first district team title as Rusty Graff captures his second straight Class 2A boys crown at Kennedy Courts. Graff defeats Iowa City West foe John Judisch in a tight semifinal before routing Alexei Abras for the title, while Theis Kolln and Ned White win doubles to seal the team victory.
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Bob Denney
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Rusty Graff
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Theis
Tees
Kolin
Ned White
Des Moines
Warriors
Iowa City High
Jefferson
Iowa City West
Kennedy
Prairie
John Judisoh
Judisch
Kolln
White
State
Ron Capps
Capps
Dusty Rogers Shuts Down Wausau in 8-2 Reds Win
Cedar Rapids Reds hammer the Wausau Timbers 8-2 as Dusty Rogers earns his first win pitching seven two hit innings. Greg Lonigro hits his first pro homer, and Keith Lockhart drives in key runs to back the right hander at Memorial Stadium before 2,189 fans.
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Dusty Rogers
Greg Lonigro
Cedar Rapids Reds
Wausau Timbers
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Waterloo
Reds
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Wausau
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Cincinnati
Florida Junior College
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Brooks Shumake
Blueberg
Shumake
Paul Kirsch
Patrick Lennon
Brown
Wilson
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Lennon
Phil Dale
Jim Bowie
Kirsch
Keith Brown
Schmidt apologizes for Phillies front office and clubhouse issues
Mike Schmidt apologized Friday for criticism aimed at the Phillies organization including front office, minor-league system and clubhouse conditions, saying the team had hit rock bottom. Also notes on Candelaria LISI, Stephenson miss weeks, Elder in Iowa field, Douglass 64 lead, Colonial rained out, Okamoto lead, Wilander and Graf results, Sponberg named Wisconsin AD, SMU hoax, Flyers Canadiens brawl probe, Dubuque wager win.
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Philadelphia Phillies
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North Dakota State University
Elroy Hirsch
University of Wisconsin
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Philadelphia Flyers
Montreal Canadiens
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Dubuque Greyhound Park
Indy 500 field may be short of cars this weekend
Qualifying speeds are down and accidents up as Indy 500 hopefuls race for limited spots. Eighteen drivers qualified so far, leaving 15 to fill on final qualification weekend, with injuries removing several favorites. Veteran drivers Gordon Johncock and Al Unser still seek a spot, while Dennis Firestone faces surgery after a crash.
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Johnny Parsons
Indianapolis
Pancho Carter
Gordon Johncock
Michael Andretti
Dennis Firestone
Firestone
Methodist Hospital
Jim Crawford
Scotland
Danny Ongais
Johncock
al Unser
Tom Sneva
Worrell Returns to Form Lifts Cardinals in Reds Clash
Reliever Todd Worrell seals a 5-4 win over Cincinnati as Whitey Herzog credits mindset and confidence. Worrell notches his third save in as many games, reducing season ERA from 8.44. Pendleton and Ozzie Smith drive in two runs each. Davis suffers a left shoulder strain on a diving catch. Cubs 3 Astros 1 noted in Houston with Greg Maddux mentioned.
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ST. Louis
Todd Worrell
Whitey Herzog
Herzog
Worrell
Cincinnati
Paul O’neill
Reds
Whitey
Cardinals
Danny Cox
Cox
Bo Diaz
Terry Francona
Ron Oester
Terry Pendleton
Ozzie Smith
Pendleton
RBI
Eric Davis
Davis
Cubs Top Astros Behind Maddux Solid Start
Greg Maddux earned his third straight decision as the Cubs beat Houston 3-2, extending Chicago’s road record to 14-5, the best in the National League. Strawberry Dykstra and Johnson homered for New York as Fernandez exited with a possible knee injury. Puckett delivered a ninth inning two-run homer for Minnesota over Boston. Dotson and Baines led Chicago to a win over Texas.
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Houston
Maddux
Cubs
New York
Darryl Strawberry
Len Dykstra
Howard Johnson
Sid Fernandez
San Francisco
Fernandez
Fiske Warren
Minneapolis
Kirby Puckett
Minnesota
Boston
Steve Lombardozzi
Bruce Hurst
Hurst
Puckett
Richard Dotson
Harold Baines
Texas
Baines
Dotson
ISU advances in NIT softball with 6 3 win over Akron
Iowa State, 29 16, scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to beat Akron 6 3 in Macomb Indiana in the first round. Karen Brenner Kelli Alberts Lee Smich and Robin Kenowith drove the big inning as Alberts added a fourth save. Iowa State advances to face Northern Illinois while Akron meets Southwestern Louisiana.
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Ini
Iowa State
Akron
Northern Illinois
Southwestern Louisiana
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U.S. International
Hawks
Stephen F. Austin
Iowa
Karen Brenner
Kelli Alberts
Lee Smich
Robin Kenowith
Amber Masteller
ISU
Brenner
Alberts
Kenowith
Leslie Greer
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