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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1977

Page

24

Errors Help Kirby Edge Shamrock in Softball Classic

C R Kirby capitalized on four Shamrock errors to pull off a 3 1 victory at Kirkwood Welty Park. Dick Klein of Shamrock pitched seven solid innings allowing three hits but took the loss as Kirby starter Dick Thenhaus yielded five hits over seven frames. Benhardt sparked Kirby with a first inning run and Mick Jones and Benhardt added later scores while Shamrock managed a lone fifth inning tally.

Iowa City Shamrock C.R. Kirby Kirkwood-Welty Park Dick Klein Kirby Dick Thenhaus Ron Benhardt Benhardt Sham Rock Paul Brainard Wayne Fisher Shawn O'Brien Mick Jones Ray Rios Rios Roy Jones Don Overbaugh Tom Seaton John Halverson Roy Rios

Doubtful Jockey May Face Preakness Ban Over Aqueduct Disqualification

Jockey Jean Cruguet, famed for riding Seattle Slew to the Kentucky Derby win, could be barred from the Preakness after a sixth race disqualification at Aqueduct on Wednesday. The ruling hinges on the execution of that race and Cruguet’s potential penalties.

Jean Cruguet Aqueduct

Linn-Mar Dominates Kiwanis Meet In Girls Track

Linn-Mar wins the 7th Kiwanis high school girls track meet with 76 points in Class A led by Linda Iliff in the 800 and four Linn-Mar relay victories. Tri-County tops Class B with 58, edging BGM by four. Pella Community finishes second in Class A with 60.

Brooklyn Linda Iliff Linn-Mar The Lions Kiwanis Club Pella Community Tri-County South Tama Belle Plaine Grinnell BGM BCL Dysart-Geneseo Glass van Weerden Pella DeHaan Hhurdies Steinhart McClelland S. Tama G. Bielschneider Churdhes B. Plaine Iliff Linn

Kids Teams Pick Cedar Rapids Kid League

The Cedar Rapids Kid League plans team selections from May 23 to 29 announced by the Recreation Commission. Boys and girls born between September 15, 1960 and May 31, 1967 may still sign up. Registration cards are at 2000 Mount Vernon Road SE or by calling 398-5065.

Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission Mount Vernon Road

Regis girls golf team wins first Metro tournament at Squaw Creek

Regis led by Sonya Stalberger who shot 41 to earn medalist honors as the Regis squad won by six strokes with a 179. Amy Alford of Kennedy and Sue Frazier of Jefferson tied for second with 43s while other team scores and scorers weaved through Kennedy, Linn-Mar, Jefferson, Washington, Prairie, LaSalle and Marion in the high school girls Metro golf event.

Sonya Stalberger Regis Squaw Creek Amy Alford Kennedy Jefferson Sue Frazier Tami Thomason Beth Charters Prairie Sheila Travis Amanda Robinson Jill Johnson Lisa Lins LaSalle Mary Meek Julie Miller Cathy Clauson Deb Gallagher Marion Leigh Murdoch Cheryl Barker Chris Grundy Janice Chapman

Jefferson splashes past Muscatine in Girls Tennis 5-4

Cedar Rapids Jefferson topped Muscatine 5-4 as Sue Jorgenson won the number one singles and teamed with Lynn Schreder to take the top doubles. Jefferson improves to 10-2 in duals. In boys tennis, Mike Schneekloth led Jefferson to a 7-2 win over Mount Vernon, finishing 8-6 in duals.

Muscatine Sue Jorgenson Lynn Schreder Cedar Rapids Jefferson J-Hawks Mike Schneekloth Dave Boie Mount Vernon Mt. Vernon

Linn-Mar Tops Jefferson In Sophomore Baseball

Linn-Mar defeated Jefferson 5-3 on the Cougars diamond with Dostal driving in three runs and Simbro adding two hits. Kennedy players Scott Warren and Toby Michael each had two hits as Kennedy fell to 5-3. Linn-Mar also crushed Prairie 9-0 in a high school boys tennis match with Wolleat Fries and Stenerson-Rose leading in singles and doubles.

Jefferson Kennedy Cougars Dostal Simbro J-Hawks Scott Warren Toby Michael Linn-Mar Prairie Doug Wolleat Andy Buresh Jeff Brown Chris White Gary Fries Dave Snyder Rick Whitson Roland Halva Scott Stenerson Kevin Vondracek Dave Rose Rolf Bohman Brown-Fries Snyder-White Wolleat-Whitson Buresh Jeff Johnson Stenerson-Rose Vondracek-Halva

Wash JV routs Mount Vernon in 10-5 baseball win

Jeff Fleckenstein homered and doubled to pace Washington High JV past Mount Vernon 10-5 on Wednesday. Randy Benhart Charlie Meier and Kevin Grendler each collected two hits for the Warriors in the victory.

Jeff Fleckenstein Washington High Mount Vernon Washington Randy Benhart Charlie Meier Kevin Grendler Warriors

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