Petersen Captures Hiawatha Open Crown in Wisconsin
Steve Petersen won the Hiawatha Open at Tomah Wisconsin completing his third open championship of the summer. The Maple Grove Country Club head pro from West Salem also won the Twig Valley Open and Whitehall Open earlier this year and with John Allen of La Crosse tied for second in the Maple Grove Pro Am.
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Bob Lamb
Tomah
Wis
Steve Petersen
Petersen
Maple Grove Country Club
West Salem
John Allen
la Crosse
Maple Grove
Harvey
Buster) Ott
Bruce Humphrey
Sparta
Dave Jackson
Paul Shannesey
Jim Walsh
Dan Hartman
R_ Habelman
Ray Sheldon
Merrill R Cramitt
Clement Kiefer
Ed Kruk
Bud Heyman
Merrill
John Lyon
Mertz van Slate
La Crosse Wins Sunfish Invitational at Onalaska
La Crosse wins the Sunfish Invitational in Onalaska with 862 points, besting Onalaska by 270 in a five-team meet. Multiple La Crosse swimmers and divers, plus Onalaska and Prairie du Chien competitors, earn numerous titles as 13 YM-YWCA swimmers collect 32 medals.
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Onalaska
Wis
la Crosse
Sunfish
Tomah
Menomonie
Prairie du Chien
Amy Wetterlin
Ann Staley
Dave Ramsay
Bill van At
Dallenbach Wins Bettenhausen Race at Milwaukee
Wally Dallenbach of East Brunswick New Jersey captured the USAC 200 mile Bettenhausen race at State Fair Park. He finished 3.1 seconds ahead of Mike Mosley after leading late when Billy Vukovich hit the pits. Dallenbach averaged 108.342 mph and set the pole record at 131.82 mph. Two hole in ones were also recorded at the La Crosse Country Club.
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Milwaukee
Wally Dallenbach
New Jersey
Columbus
State Fair Park
Mile Oval
Dallenbach
U.S
Auto Club
Billy Vukovich
Vuky
Mike Mosley
Indianapolis
Vukovich
Jim McElreath
Eagle Offenhausers
East Brunswick
N.J
Victor Gordon
Johncock
John Rutherford
USAC
la Crosse Country Club
Brian Desmond
D. Malin
Bangor
Father Malin
Father Dwyer
la Crosse
Dale Caye
Lloyd Eckes
Chippewa Falls
Burr Oak Earns Crown In Fast Pitch Softball Tourney
Burr Oak Iowa won its third title in four finals by defeating Bendels Bar 4 to 3 at Carroll Park in the Fifth Annual La Crosse Women's Invitational. Wanda Mellrath pitched a one hitter for Burr Oak as Bendels scored all three runs in the first inning. Burr Oak tied in the first and added two more in the seventh to seal the championship. The Burr Oak run to the final included wins over Merry-O Bar Rexs Ye Old Style Inn Osseo and others, while Bendels reached the final with victories in DeWitt and Eau Claire led by Sue Reger pitching. The consolation bracket saw Pine Tree Inn and Home Lumber also posting wins.
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Burr Oak
Iowa
Bendel
Bar
la Crosse
Carroll Park
Wanda Mellrath
Merry-O Bar
Shawano
Rex
Candlelight Dai
Bendel's
al & Gerry's
Dodge Bombers
Action Agency
Ripon
Rex's
Don's Seldom Inn
Osseo
Pine Tree Inn
Prairie du Chien
Dick & Gloria's
Kenosha
Tomah
Our Corner
Gail Naden
Rose Ruland
Home Lumber
Donna Lorenberg
Barneveld
Beloit Crowned Legion Champion After Seventh Inning Rally
Beloit 9 defeated Madison 3-2 to win the eight year American Legion double elim tournament title. San Eddy homered in the seventh to cap a rally that erased a 2-1 deficit as Beloit secured the championship in Delavan Wisconsin. Brizzolarz was named the tournament MVP with a strong pitching performance.
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Delavan
Wis
San Eddy
Beloit
Madison
American Legion
Tony Brizzolarz
Jeffers
Hogan
Eddy
Cohens
Ryan
Bryant
Sheean
Dai Scott
Brizzolara
Maglio
Metera
Vitale
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Hiawatha
Milwaukee Country Club
Twig Valley
Ivan van Slate
van Slate
Hillview
Chuck Dade
Leo Kilger
Pat Walsh
G. Hayward
Harry Kolter
Monona Grove
Tom Reisinger
J. M. Lyon
G Larson
Flight
Carl Schnese
Tom Devereaux
Randy Puls
Sparta Vo
Duluth
J. Bauman
Art Johnson
Tom Ducklow
Darrell Pokela
Gaulke
Merrill C Flight
Sigurd Rudser
Fred Kessler
Jim Ducklow
Francis Kelley
Paul Dale
Wisconsin Rapids
Atlanta
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Miami
New Orleans
New York Jets
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Chicago
Houston
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Buffalo
St. Louis
San Diego
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Los Angeles
New York Giants
New England
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Bettenhausen
Ek Eee
Rae
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winchester
Burr
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