Juniors sweep Islanders in doubleheader then beat Grand Island
Columbus Juniors, under manager Mike Zastera, shut out Yankton 2-0 and 11-0, then defeated Grand Island 4-1 at Pawnee Park. Pitcher Stin Cave improved to 2-2 with seven strikeouts and nine hits allowed. Key early runs came on John Peterson, Mark Brandt, and a late 2 RBI shot by Cave after Becher and Ziola set up via Singles and an error. Grand Island had led 1-0 in the third before Columbus surged with four runs in the fourth.
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Cornhusker
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Pawnee Park
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Bick
Islanders
Stim Cave
Zastera
Cave
John Peterson
Mark Brandt
Mark Razey
Travis Jackson
Brandt
Gary Becher
Mike Liebschwager
Ken Ryba
Becher
Steve Ziola
Jerry Mancuso
Joe Dahlkoetter
Greg Becher
Dahlkoetter
Scott Foutch
Tim Brandt
Ziola
Ruba
John Justice
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Hastings
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Harlow
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Central Nebraska Baseball League Sunday results prompt shifts
St Edward handed Shelby its first loss as Rod Jasa earned the win for St Edward. Fullerton tied for league lead with an 11 1 thrashing of Genoa while Terry Hansen limited Genoa to six hits. Silver Creek won its first game 10 7 over Bellwood. Sunday results include Becher homer for Columbus and Becher six strikeouts over five innings. Juniors schedule includes games at Schuyler and Hastings.
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Central Nebraska
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Rod Jasa
Fullerton
Genoa
Terry Hansen
Silver Creek
Bellwood
Yankees and Carew Face a pennant push in midseason
Bill Madden notes the Yankees rebounded with a three game sweep of the AL East leading Red Sox as Ray White scored the winning run in a 5 4 finale. Rod Carew fuels the Twins with six RBIs in a 19 12 rout of the White Sox lifting his average to .403 amid pennant drive.
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New York Yankees
Rod Carew
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Paul Blair
Ray White
Carew
Minnesota ‘Twins
Ted Williams
Minnesota
Twins
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Red Sox
Fenway Park
Billy Martin
Boston
Don Gullett
Bill Campbell
Columbus Day at Ak-Sar-Ben Race Track
Columbus Day events announced for Friday at Ak-Sar-Ben in Omaha. Warren Mbert, manager of the Columbus Races, notes limited reserved tickets are available on a first come basis from Albert at his law office or at Tooley Drag for interested attendees.
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Ak-Sar-Ben
Omaha
Warren Mbert
Iglumbus Races
Albert
27Th Avenue
Nebraska lands seventh basketball recruit for 1977-78
TANCOLN Neb UPI Gerard Myrthil a 6-foot-2 guard from Laurinburg Institute NC has become Nebraska's seventh basketball recruit for the 1977-78 season. Husker head coach Joe Cipriano announced Saturday. During his senior year at Laurinburg he led his team to a 182 record, averaging 24 points a game, 10 assists and seven rebounds.
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Gerard Myrthil
Laurinburg
N.C
Nebraska
Husker
Joe Cipriano
Murthil
Brandt Fires No-Hitter as Merchants Beat Osceola 3-0
Columbus Merchants pitcher Mike Brandt no-hit Osceola over nine innings, allowing one baserunner on an eighth-inning error, striking out 11 and lowering his ERA to 1.12. Beatrice, York, and other Bicentennial League results noted. Rob Prokop shut down Columbus hitters in the loss. Game features and postgame notes on Brandt’s first no-hitter since Little League.
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Osceola
Mike — Brandt
Columbus Merchants
Brandt
Legion
Doyle Nelson
George Olson
Olson
Mike Woany
Dick Kunneman
Busse
Dave Lindgren
Columbus
Rob Prokop
Prokop
Tom Lange
Islanders overpower Columbus Blues in wild GI midgets win
In Pawnee Park Sunday night Grand Island midgets outslugged the Columbus Midget Blues 11 4. Columbus pitchers walked 11 GI batters, with multiple wild pitches and seven passed balls behind debuting catchers. GI pitchers fanned 10 and got seven hits led by Pat Novicki Joe Arlt and Starzec. The doubleheader with Yankton was moved to July 18 and Columbus next plays Schuyler Albion Hastings.
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Columbus
Pawnee Park
Mike Cielocha
Bob Prososki
Cielocha
al Starzee
Ken Robinson
Cornhusker
Prososki
Joe Arlt
Uni
Starzec
Pat Novicki
Arlt
Yankton
Blues
Schuyler
Albion
Hastings
Norfolk golfer wins Nebraska Amateur match play title
Omaha reports Larry Luck, a Nebraska golf team senior next spring, won the Nebraska Men's Amateur match play championship at Omaha Country Club over the weekend, edging the field to claim the title.
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Omaha
UPI
Larry Luck
Nebraska
Omaha County
Curry Leads Young Field in Wisconsin Western Open
Cathy Curry opens play in the Women's Western Open at Lake Geneva Wisconsin as junior girls compete for 16 spots in the championship flight. Top golfers from California Canada Texas and the South chase qualification. the event runs through Friday following Curry’s three straight tour wins including last week’s state medal play title.
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Cathy Curry
Lake Geneva
Wis
California
Canada
Texas
Galfers Association
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