Ferguson caps Youth Golf Classic in dramatic playoff
Scott Ferguson won the 7th annual Nebraska Big I Insurance Youth Golf Classic Area Championship at Elkis Country Club after beating Jeff Morris on the second sudden death playoff hole. Ferguson, a 14 year old freshman, shot 37 37 for 74 while Morris managed 35 39 for 74, with Morris bogeying the final hole to settle the title. The event featured twenty young golfers with state qualifiers advancing to the National Insurance Golf Classic in August at the Eisenhower Course Colorado Springs.
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Bob Donkmen
Jan Struck
Jett Abeggien
Fast Pitch League Returns With Weekend Schedule
The Columbus Men's Fast Pitch Softball League resumes action at Wilderness Park starting Monday June 16 with two games. Division I leaders C-K Planing Mill 7-0 and Division II top Ski Lounge 5-1 set the pace as the week’s schedule lists daily doubleheaders through Friday June 20 including matchups such as C-K against Janssen and Countryside versus Ski Lounge.
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Ak-Sar-Ben race results from Omaha track
Friday races at Ak-Sar-Ben show multiple payouts with exacta and daily double results. Winners include Dangerously in Race 1, Rama Ran in Race 2, Loonie Lamp in Race 3, Floral Design in Race 4, plus Ringy Dingy and Georgy D Or among top finishers. attendance 13,934 and mutuel handle $1,137,121.
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What Shooter
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Bim’s Pride
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Judy Rankin Leads Lawson's LPGA After First Round
Judy Rankin shot a two under 70 at Weymouth Golf Club Medina Ohio to lead the Lawson's LPGA event by one stroke over Dot Germain Marle Breer and Carol Mann. Amy Alcott Marlene Hagge and Jo Ann Washam stood even par 72. Rankin battled a cold and a misbehaving putter.
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UPI
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Weymouth
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Carol Mann
Amy Alcott
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Jo Ann Washam
Reds pound Cubs 18 11 on 24 hits in Chicago
Johnny Bench drove in four with a three run homer and a double to push his RBI total to 53 as Cincinnati piled up 24 hits for a season high scoring 18 runs against Chicago. The Reds erased an 8 6 Cubs lead with five in the eighth and seven more in the ninth.
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Bill Madlock
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UPI
al Oliver
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Pittsburgh
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Jim Rooker
4-H Softball Winners and Major Baseball Highlights
4-H softball results show 4-Corners, Stitch and Stich, Rosenborg, Road Runners I and II, Huntry Clods, Silver Star with varied scores. Baseball notes: New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 2-1 behind Pat Dobson five-hitter and Graig Nettles two RBI homer. St Louis Cardinals top Houston 6-2. Red Sox top Royals 10-4 in opener. Pirates 8-3 over Braves on Al Oliver's grand slam and other scoring details.
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UPI
Pat Dobson
Graig Nettles
New York Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Dobson
Carlos May
Ken Henderson
Bill Melton
Nettles
Claude Osteen
Thurman Munson
Rick Dempsey
Salute to Army Opens Cornhusker League Play at Pawnee Park
Columbus American Legion Juniors and Midget Blues begin Cornhusker Conference West Division action at Pawnee Park against North Platte. Juniors seek a rebound after two losses in the last three. Midget Blues start with North Platte Midgets at 5 30 p.m. A 200th birthday ceremony for the Army will feature a color guard and a flag cake from Montgomery Ward.
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Grand Island
Montgomery Ward
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Columbus
Platters
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Kearney
Colorado Springs
Columbus’ Busse
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Lincoln Judd
Mike Brandt
Don Determan
Grand Island Legion
Gene Wells
Grand Island Midgets
Burkman belts three homers to lead league pace
John Burkman hit three homeruns in Lincoln at Ellis Field to seize the league lead in homers. Colonel Sanders had 17 hits in a 13 7 win over Wentz Plumbing and Heating, then 16 hits in a 10 46 victory over Bob's Texaco Towne Inc.
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UPI
John Burkman
Lincoln
Ellis Field
Burkman
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Wentz Plumbing
Sanders
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Evert cruises to French Open final in Paris
Chris Evert defeated Olga Morozova 6 4 6 0 to reach the women's singles final at the French Open. She will face Martina Navratilova in a rematch of Rome’s Italian Open decider. In semifinals, Janet Newberry fell to Navratilova. Borg Panatta and Dibbs Vilas set semifinals for the men.
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Martina
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