Roland-Story Wins IRVC Softball Title 12-5 Over Radcliffe
Roland-Story Norsemen erupted in the fourth inning to defeat Radcliffe 12-5 and capture the 1977 Iowa River Valley Conference softball tourney crown. Alden claimed third, Nesco took fifth with later night wins. Peck and Yocum hit two homers each for the Queens, with Peck earning the win in a 21-2 rout of New Providence.
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Dennis van Patter
Hubbard - Roland-Story
Norsemen
Radcliffe
Alden
Nesco
Roland Story
Hubbard
Fort Dodge
Bill Hennessy
Roland
Alden Edges Hubbard For Third In Narrow Thriller
Alden came from behind to nip Hubbard 3-2 in the third place game. Deb Tidman allowed four hits in a four hiding performance, while Dee Dee Haversten matched with four strikeouts. Hubbard led 1-0, Alden surged with three runs in the fifth then held on as Hubbard threatened in the sixth. Mosch and Montandon paced two-hit efforts for Hubbard, while Blome and Nehring contributed for Alden.
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Alden
Hubbard
Hawkettes
Deb Tidman
Dee Dee Haversten
Gaye Blome
Linda Mosch
Denise DeWinter
Hoversten
Tammy Berendt
Val Nehring
Berendt
Theresa Bullis
Nehring
Haversten
Pam Nehring
Mosch
Sondra Mundell
Cardinals
Cardinal
Shirlee Stolee
Cindy Sperger
Sam Beck
Norsemen
Rad
Cards
Barb Luhman
Beck
Stolee
Marken earns MVP as six H I players named to all-IRVC team
Robyn Marken is MVP of the 1977 Iowa River Valley Conference Softball Tournament, headlining 15 All-Tournament honorees. From Herald-Index area six players made the first team: Radcliffe three, Hubbard two, New Providence one. Marken led Norsemen behind the plate with strong defense and hitting, joined by teammates Betsy Gabrielson Joni Gustason and Karen Tjernagel on the first unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robyn Marken
Connie Teig
Betsy Gabrielson
Laurie Yocum
Nesco
Linda Mosch
Hubbard
Deb Tidman
Theresa Bullis
Alden
Val Nehring
LaRae Palo
Meshell Houck
Radcliffe
Shirlee Stolee
Sandy Tesdahl
Karen Tjernagel
Roland- Story
Join Gustason
Roland-Story
Robyn Murken
New Providence
Marken
Norsemen
Joni Gustason
Deb Kasischke
Jennifer Peck
New Providence rallies from 10 behind to win 28 18 in softball
New Providence Indians overcome a 14-4 deficit against Northeast Hamilton in the 1977 Iowa River Valley Conference Softball Tournament Consolation Bracket. The 28-18 victory featured an 11-run fifth inning and eight in the sixth, with Lucinda Daleske Julie Lawler Deb Kasischke and Joan Perry among the leaders as NP advances to face Nesco.
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Buckeye
New Providence Softball Indians
Northeast Hamilton
New Providence
Northeast
Hamilton
Trojets
Lucinda Daleske
Julie Lawler
Deb Kasischke
Joan Perry
Terry Landis
Sue Perry
Blue
Nesco
Hubbard
Eldora, Grundy Center dominate NICL all conference picks
Eldora placed five players on the NICL All-Conference first team as Grundy Center had three on the first unit and seven total honorees. Kevin Hackney Bruns Lawler Harless Ridout are among Eldora selections while Mike Conger earned a second team spot. Coach Paton praised Lawler and Harless and noted disappointments for Halvorsen and Farmer as Eldora finished 16-10 and captured a sectional title in the NICL final.
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Eldora
Schampion Grundy Cehifer
Kevin Hackney
Bob Bruns
Larry Lawler
Tim Harless
Scott Ridout
Tiger
Mike Conger
EHL
Bob Paton
Paton
Lawler
Harless
Kevin
Hackney
Bruns
Orange
Black
Ridout
Tim
Scott
Doug Halvorsen
Tom Farmer
Tiger Baseball
North Iowa
Steve Hamm
Grundy Center
Kim Pennell
LaPorte City
Kent Hitchings
Tony Bender
NU High Amt
Rich Venenga
Kirk Sprain
Ackley
Geneva
Reese Dodd
Mark Hamm
Grundy
Greg Johnson
NY High
Ken Harkness
Terry Crisman
Carl Kruger
Dennis Washington
NU High
Vince Klosterman
Eric Finnsand
Joe Schmitz
Steamboat Rock Pirates Open 1977 Fall Baseball Season
Steamboat Rock opens its 1977 fall baseball schedule Wednesday against New Providence on the home diamond. New coach Steve Harveck leads nine letter winners. key starters include Daleske Janssen Nederhoff Smith Luiken Miller Nederhoff Primus. A fall schedule lists eight games plus tourneys, with dates through Sept 24.
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Steamboat Rock
Steamboat Rock Pirate
New Providence
Jeff Daleske
Rex Janssen
Dan Nederhoff
Ted Smith
Jeff Luiken
Jeff Miller
Scott Nederhoff
Don Primus
Hardec
Harbeck
Eldora CC Opens Fall Sports with Triangular Meets
The Eldora cross country teams kick off the 1977 fall season Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The Tigers run against Dike and Hudson in a triangular, while the girls compete in a quadrangular with Oelwein, Waverly, and Hudson. Public attendance urged.
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Hudson
Eldora
Tigers
Dike
Oelwein, Waverly
Wellsburg Merchants Capture Pine Lakers Tournament Title
Wellsburg Merchants won Eldora Pine Lakers tourney with three straight wins over Ames Ackley and Farmers Auction Eldora to claim the Class B state softball crown The final score was 5 2 with Wellsburg also taking 9 5 over Ames Ackley and Aplington securing third place Awards included 1 25 entry fee reimbursements and 50 to runner up while gate proceeds funded event expenses Free pizzas were awarded to players who hit home runs with two round trippers by Wellsburg’s Jay Speiker Bob Geerdes Larry Kramer and Mike Abbens
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Eldora - Wellsburg
Pine Lakers
Wellsburg Merchants
Ames
Ackley
Farmers Auction
Eldora
Aplington
Wellsburg
Farmers
Eldora Pine Lakers
Jay Speiker
Bob Geerdes
Larry Kramer
Mike Abbens
Wellsburg Merchants plan bus trip to Nationals softball
Wellsburg Merchants won the State Tournament Class B title at Fairfield and will open National Seai Class A Softball Tournament play on Labor Day weekend. A 9:30 a.m. September 3 game pits Wellsburg against the Terre Haute Indiana winner or Auburn Kentucky winner. A charter bus will carry the team and available seats go to fans on a first come basis. contact Al Spieker to book.
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Wellsburg
Fairfield
Labor Day Wekend
Terre Haute
Indiana
Auburn
Kentucky
al Spieker
Bob Geerdes
Rick Groninga
Bill Janssen
Duane Wiegel
Randy Cordes
Mark Bessman
Bob Janssen
Grant Primus
Frank Meyerman
Ed Ascher
Terry Babcock
Jay Spieker
Steve Hippen
Ed Thomas
Bernard Harms
Kerry Bolt
Mort Gaines
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IRVC
Queens
Peck
Yocum
Robin Perisho
Indians
Karen Perry
Nancy Whitehead
Linda Daleske
Herald-Index Area
Hawkette
Lisa Montandon
Kee
Sandy Teadah
Cindy Soerger
Loerger
Kelly Clayberg
Nesco “We
Eldora LaPorte City
UNI High
Steve Harveck
Bryan Bartsch
John Betten
Chris Folkerts
Breet Huggson
Greg Geerdes
Randy Heard
Green Mountain
Lourney
Collins
Green Mountains
Eldora CC
Tourney
Buckeye Aplington
Eldora Farmers Auction
Albion
Ackley Farmers Auction
Nationals
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