Reds clinch NL West as season winds toward finish
The Cincinnati Reds beat San Diego 2-1 to seal their third NL West title in four seasons. Pitcher Dick Baney earned the win, while Tony Perez and Andy Kosco hit home runs. Pittsburgh split with Montreal as Willie Stargell slugged two homers in the twin bill. Mets hold East pace with five teams alive.
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Willie Stargell
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Mets
Mike Marshall
Iowa City 4th, Wash 8th in AP
The AP Iowa high school football poll shows Davenport Central as the leader at 3-0 with 10 first place votes. West Des Moines Dowling is No. 2, Cedar Falls No. 3, followed by Iowa City, Waterloo East, Sioux City Heelan, Davenport West, Cedar Rapids Washington, Mason City and Webster City in the top ten.
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Associated Press
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Unbeaten Central
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Cedar Falls
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Ter City
Webster
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Ay Linn-Mar
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Charles
Odedar Rapids Prairie
Runnells
Central and Tripoli Lead Iowa Prep Rankings
Davenport Central remains the unanimous top large school and Tripoli leads the small schools in the UPI coaches ratings. Corning drops after an 8-0 loss to Le Mars Gehlen while Dowling shines with a 61-6 win over Des Moines Tech. Iowa City stays third after blanking Muscatine.
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Landry Earns 100th Victory As Cowboys Crush Saints
Dallas coach Tom Landry reached 100 NFL wins with a 40-3 victory over New Orleans. Bob Lilly and Lee Roy Jordan presented a cake and ball while Landry recalled his milestone season and heritable lean years. Robert Newhouse scored twice and Calvin Hill added a TD as Dallas built a 24-3 lead, tying St. Louis for the Eastern Division lead.
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Lee Roy Jordan
Tom Landry
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New Orleans
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Saints
Robert Newhouse
Roger Staubach
Calvin Hill
Miami
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Benton Freshmen Roll Linn-Mar Gridders 25 6
John Less scored four touchdowns as Benton Community freshmen defeated Linn-Mar 25 to 6 on Monday.
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Benton
Linn-Mar
National League Standings and Monday Games Recap
The standings show Pittsburgh leading with 7 wins and 6 losses while Montreal and Cincinnati trail. Monday's schedule features key games: Montreal at Newark, Philadelphia at St Louis, and Pittsburgh at Cincinnati with several cities hosting matchups across the league.
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rAcaulisto
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Oh Jenkins
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Oster
Ee Philadelonlarian
Iowa City Girls and Boys Soccer Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary schedule notes list matches among Iowa City JC West Kennedy Wash Dubuque Bettendorf Linn Mar LaSalle Prairie and Muscatine West at Wash with multiple times. Several lines include junior varsity games and a reunion event.
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MacquoKels Valley
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Marion
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King
Ween
Jets
Urbandale
Jad Wa Kennedy
Marshalltown
Nsw
Bett
Rics Biner
Grinnell
Alabaughs Pigeons Win 135 Mile Race
Dick Alabaugh of Fairfax claimed the top two pigeons in the Eastern Iowa Racing Pigeon club race. The winner covered 135 miles from Kirksville Missouri at 30 mph. Other top finishers include Howard Holten and Mike Pealer with speeds ranging from 920 to 911 yards per minute.
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Fairfax
Eastern
Iowa Racing Pigeon Club
Kirksville
Alabaugh
Howard Holten
C. R
Holten
Mike Pealer
Big Ten seen as two-team league this season
The piece argues the Big Ten, like other conferences, is dominated by a few powers with Ohio State and Michigan likely to again claim the title. It notes coaching moves, player ties, and recent upsets as signs of shifting balance across major conferences.
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John McKay
Trojans
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Darrell Royal
Texas
Pete Elliott
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Coe JV Beats Cornell 13-6 on Practice Field
Coe junior varsity football team, led by former Cedar Rapids preps, defeated arch rival Cornell 13-6 on the Coe practice field. Steve Ritchart scored both Coe touchdowns in the first quarter and gained 110 rushing yards. Kadlee Van Hoeck and Cray anchored the defense. A Coe fumble recovery produced six points in the third quarter. Tom Grosshans added the lone extra point.
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Cedar Rapids
Cornell
LaSalle
Steve Ritchart
Kennedy
Craig Kadlee
Chuck van Hoeck
Jeff Cray
Rams
Tom Grosshans
Franklin Tops Wilson In Ninth Grade Girls Tennis
Franklin beat Wilson 3-2 in ninth grade girls tennis on Monday. Kelle Kolkmeier won singles 6-0, and she and Janet Listebarger won doubles 6-2. Lisa Anderson won 6-2 for Franklin, Sue Frazier won by forfeit for Wilson, and Vicky Weber with Julie DeForest of Wilson won doubles 6-5.
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Kelle Kolkmeier
Janet Listebarger
Lisa Anderson
Sue Frazier
Vicky Weber
Julie DeForest
South Tama Captures Cross Country Meet Title
South Tama won the six-team cross country meet at Hannen Park with 36 points. Marv Ward and Tim Lorenz of South Tama finished first and second with Ward clocking 11 29 over two miles. Belle Plaine's Rod Meunch was third, Randy Smith of South Tama fourth, Kevin Fetzer of Williamsburg fifth, while Benton led the other teams with 40 points.
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Tim Lorenz
South Tama
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Rod Meunch
Belle Plaine
Randy Smith
Kevin Fetzer
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Taylor School hosts recreation commission football skills contest winner
Joe Nekvinda won the Taylor school event with 2025 points in the recreation commission football skills contest. Dan Wesbrook finished second with 1577 points and Frank Blackcloud placed third with 1564 points.
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Recreation Commission
Taylor School
Dan Wesbrook
Frank Blackcloud
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