Solo shot gives A s McGwire 49 home runs
Mark McGwire hit his 49th homer as the Oakland Athletics beat the Indians 5 4. He greeted John Farrell with a two out solo blast in the first inning and extended the American League lead in homers becoming the first AL player since Harmon Killebrew in 1969 to reach 49. The drive also drove in his 116th run, one short of the Oakland single season record.
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J-Hawks aim to prove upset wasn’t a fluke at Kingston Stadium
Jefferson hosts No. 5 Linn-Mar in a Mississippi Valley Conference clash after a 15 14 upset of top ranked Hempstead. Coach Bill Calloway relies on Cam Johnson to direct the offense while Linn-Mar counters with quarterback Ted Sheeley. Washington visits Dubuque Senior in the Metro slate.
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Aguayo's pinch homer sinks Mets in 10th
Luis Aguayo hit a pinch homer off Jesse Orosco with one out in the 10th to lift the Philadelphia Phillies past the New York Mets 4-3, tying for first in the NL East. Dwight Gooden worked nine innings for the Mets, while Aguayo's 12th homer of the season against New York sealed the win.
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Tigers fall to Orioles as Ripken leads win
Orioles win 5-3 as Cal Ripken homers with Terry Kennedy and Fred Lynn contributing. Detroit starter Dan Petry gave up five runs on four hits in 244 innings while Mesa struggled in his fifth big league start after the Aug. 31 trade.
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Jays Fall Short as Brewers Win Key Game
Toronto, needing one win to clinch the division, faced Milwaukee with Jimy Williams meeting his team beforehand. Robin Yount gave the Brewers the lead with a fifth inning triple, Stieb struggled, and Dale Sveum homered as Milwaukee took a 13 to 9 win. Rob Deer set an AL strikeout record with his 186th of the season.
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Fresh RB Stewart files assault charge against Nate Creer
Iowa City AP Stewart, a freshman running back, filed the complaint leading to an assault charge against former Hawkeye Nate Creer. Creer, a Slater Hall resident on the third floor reserved for football players, was arrested Aug. 25 and released on recognizance with a Oct. 15 court date in Johnson County District Court.
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Demmer Named New Girls Basketball Coach at Western Dubuque
Jim Demmer, longtime assistant since 1982 at Western Dubuque High, is elevated to head girls basketball coach succeeding Bill Hoefer who resigned after leading the Bobcats to last season’s state 5 on 5 title. Bill Betts, Farley Junior High coach for 13 years, is named Demmer’s assistant.
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Betts and Demmer Linked by Coaching Paths at Loras
Both are Loras College graduates. Demmer coached at Clinton before joining the Western Dubuque staff in 1978. Last summer he was a member of the coach staff at the Midwest Blue Star Camp. Last season's 17-0 7th and 8th grade team was the fifth unbeaten team Betts has coached.
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Oklahoma City awarded 1988 NAIA softball championship
Mount Mercy bid to host the 1988 NAIA women fast pitch tournament. 16 teams will compete at the new ASA Hall of Fame complex in Oklahoma City. The bid process noted Mount Mercy's first NAIA playoff appearance last spring in Kearney Nebraska as part of formal hosting considerations.
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