Oilers sweep Galena in twin bill at Santa Fe Park
Chanute Oilers improve to 3-1 in league play and extend win streak to four with 5-4 and 7-1 wins over Galena. Alonzo earns second win, Schooley key with three hits, Bowman plates the decisive run in eighth. Love fires one-hitter in nightcap as Schooley and teammates add threes and doubles. Oilers travel to Parsons Thursday for next league game.
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Chanute Babe Ruth Oilers
Galena
Santa Fe Park
Bernie Alonzo
Bruce Schooley
Darrell Honas
Doug Oehlert
Schooley
Alonzo
Chanute
Mike Bowman
Bowman
Raymond Love
Wheeler
Honas
Herman Honas
Oilers
Parsons
Chanute tennis finals crown youth champions Sunday
The Chanute Recreation and Parks Commission junior city tennis tournament concluded with Janis Ashley winning the girls 14 and under title 6-3 6-1 over Cara Fairchild. David German claimed the boys 14 and under title 6-1 6-3 over Steve Cunningham, while Debbie Dodd took the 15-18 girls crown 6-3 6-3 and joined Cathy Johnson for the doubles win 6-3 6-4 over Arlene Bower and Sandy McCune.
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Chanute Recreation and Parks Commission
Janis Ashley
Cara Fairchild
Debbie Dodd
Cathy Johnson
Dodd
Johnson
Arlene Bower
Sandy McCune
David German
German
Steve Cunningham
Dennis Simmons
Brian Bilyeu
Andy Denton
Ward McClure
Simmons
Dale Berg
Brett keeps hot bat as Royals top Orioles 8-4
George Brett collected 3 RBIs and 2 runs in Kansas City's 8-4 win over Baltimore as he pushed his batting average to .351 and eyed the cycle. He added a double, a triple, and the threat of a cycle, while Buck Martinez and Al Bumbry provided homers for KC and Baltimore respectively. The Orioles extended a nine-game losing streak.
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Kansas City
UPI
George Brett
Kansas City Royals
Brett
Rod Carew
John Mayberry
Mayberry
Royals
Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Ken Singleton
Buck Martinez
al Bumbry
Singleton
Bumbry
Major League Baseball Scores Sunday Results
National League matchups dominated by Cincinnati 4 St Louis 0 and St Louis 12 Cincinnati 9. Chicago defeated Houston 8 3 while Pittsburgh beat Atlanta 6 4. New York swept San Francisco 4 1 and then 2 1. Los Angeles beat Montreal 6 3 and San Diego edged Philadelphia 5 0 and 4 3. American League results not listed.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Houston
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Montreal
San Diego
Philadelphia
Foodtown dominates Jaycees in Santa Fe Park softball
In the American division at Santa Fe Park Foodtown crushed Jaycees 23 to 6 while Chanute Manufacturing routed DeMerritt 27 to 11. Foodtown improved to 4-1 with a 6-5 first inning lead and big rallies of nine in the fifth and five in the seventh. Jaycees fell to 1-3. Chanute moved to 3-2 and DeMerritt dropped to 0-3.
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Jeff Wheeler
Thayer
Chanute
Galena
Santa Fe Park
Foodtown
Jaycees
Chanute Manufacturing
DeMerritt
Church league games at Santa Fe Park produce mixed results
First Baptist defeated Nazarene 19-5 to improve to 4-2 while Nazarene fell to 0-6. Otterbein Methodist routed Presbyterian 22-0 to move to 5-1 as Presbyterian dropped to 2-4. Westview Baptist edged St. Patrick 5-4 to stand 3-3 while St. Pat's fell to 4-2.
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First Baptist
Nazarene
Otterbein Methodist
Presbyterian
Westview Baptist
St. Pat's
Santa Fe Park
Otterbein
Westview
Chanute American Legion sweeps Caney and Independence at City Park
Chanute won 17-5 against Caney and 5-1 against Independence to even their season at 4-4. Sutcliffe pitched a complete game versus Caney with 13 strikeouts, Haight and Wimsett homered, Slane and Nepote contributed key hits. Chanute faces Fort Scott twice Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Chanute American Legion
City Park
Babe Ruth League results at Santa Fe Park
Mid-America beat O P F 10 to 4 after a six run sixth inning. Wes Audiss and Dean Honas earned the win with Honas catching, while Joe Harper and Ron Warhurst shared catching duties for O P F. Thayer State Bank defeated Ash Grove 146 10 2 in the first and improved to 4 7 with Hibbs and Stierwalt pitching.
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Mid-America
O.P.F
Thayer State Bank
Ash Grove
Santa Fe Park
Wes Audiss
Dean Honas
Honas
Jerry Bowman
Mike Miller
Joe Harper
Harper
Ron Warhurst
Thayer
David Hibbs
Mike Stierwalt
Dan Golay
Greg Barnhart
Calvin Riley
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5 Academy
Church League
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Caney, Independence
Caney
Independence Sunday
Steve Slane
Erie
Tim Nepote
Mark Haight
Mike Wimsett
Mike Sutcliffe
Sutcliffe
Junior Ross
Haight
Oscar Andrews
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Slane
Chanute Bats
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Courier
Phil Cooper Insurance
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