Mets Dominate Pirates 8 2 In Frantic Five Run Win
Mets hammer 10 hits including homers by Aspromonte and Jones to beat the Pirates 8-2. Koosman pitches a complete game as New York improves to 13 of 16 and leads NL East by two games over Pittsburgh. Giants, Reds, Braves also post wins in NL action.
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Logan Thinclads Bounce EC North in 77 50 Duel
Logan high school defeated Eau Claire North 77 to 50 to extend its dual meet record to 6 0 Angling wins came from Jim Harbaugh who won both the long jump 20 1 and high jump 5 7 Gary Schmuck captured the shot put 47 5 and placed second in the 220 yard dash Joe Roland won the 180 low hurdles 21 4 and placed second in pole vault while Terry Gruntzel and Ted Larson posted strong middle distance times The Logan mile relay also won in 3 45 coach Ron Johnson commented on windy conditions and the team’s job well done
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Mark Helirude
Jeff Laufie
Green leads second round at Houston Champions Invitational
Hubert Green, a 24 year old rookie, fired a 69 to reach 36 holes at 137 five under par. Kermit Zarley and Larry Hinson stood at 142 after 36, while Arnold Palmer slid to 146. Houston native Homero Blancas on 138 and amateur Ben Crenshaw joined contention with 139 as contenders surged.
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Larry Hinson
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Homero Blancas
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University of Texas
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Dave Hill
Dewitt Weaver
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Hill
Mahlke Aces Hillview in Junior High Golf
Erik Mahlke of Lincoln Junior High scored a hole in one on Hillview’s 85 yard second hole with a nine iron. He finished the nine hole round with a 32 both teams combined in Thursday’s match.
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Lincoln Junior High
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Christie Couple Cups Golf Honors at Early Bird Tournament
Jim and Bev Christie led the WKBH-Hillview Early Bird Golf Tournament, winning top honors in the championship divisions. Bev shot 65 to win, with Linda Smith and Lee Goodwin at 66s. Deloris Bina and Shirlee Stuggerud won flights, while Jim posted 61 to claim the men’s title alongside co-winner Art Mickelson and George Schniber with 60s.
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Linda Smith
Lee Goodwin
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Maybelle Kowalke
Warren Bissen
Gerry Sherwood
Chuck Moen
Central Takes 1Sth Place In Track Tourney
Monona Grove Wis La Crosse Central placed 15th in the Monona Grove Invitational track meet with seven points. Janesville Craig won with 37, Madison Memorial 33, Racine Park 31, Baraboo 27. Randy Gibbons was bronze in high hurdles at 15.3 and fifth in low hurdles. Greg Roloff 440 in 51.0. Jim Mellor 2 mile in 9 52.5. Next action is Big Rivers Conference at Eau Claire.
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Red Raider
Jim Mellor
Eau Claire
Red Raiders Still Rangers 4-2 for Baseball Title
La Crosse Central pushed four unearned runs to beat Logan 4-2 at Copeland Park, securing a share of the city baseball title with Aquinas and moving into the Big Rivers Conference tournament winner’s bracket. Central improves to 5-5, Logan and Aquinas finish 3-1 and 3-1 respectively. Reichgelt and Happel pitched well amid miscues.
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Major League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
American League leaders show OlivaMinn. hitting .407 with 48 hits and 9 home runs while Murcer New York hits .358. Yastrzemski Bott. leads runs with 26. Killebrew Minn. drives in 26. Oliva 25 runs. National League top marks include Garr Atl. hitting .397 and Bonds S.F. 32 runs. Stargell Pitt. 13 homers. Seaver N.Y. 72 strikeouts.
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Mabel-Canton Tops Caledonia 6-3 In Root River Baseball
Mabel-Canton capitalized on eight hits and Caledonia’s five errors for a 6-3 win. Brad Turner had three hits in three at bats, and Mike Rooster added two for four. Caledonia drops to 5-3 and hosts Rushford in nonconference play on Tuesday.
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Motorcycle Race at Black River Falls Memorial Weekend
Black River Country Motorcycle Club sponsors a motorcycle race on Monday May 31 at 1 30 p m at Al Muth Harley Davidson Sales location three and a half miles north of Black River Falls off Highway 12. About 60 racers expected entered.
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Coulee League Golf Meet Won by Holmen Sen Russ Christian
Holmen led by Russ Christian senior with 39 points and total 164 to win the Coulee Conference golf match in Holmen Wis on Friday. West Salem 166 Gale-Ettrick 171 Arcadia 175 Holmen 184 Bangor 190. Gary Groth of West Salem shot 40 for second. four players at 41.
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LCU Splits Twin Bill With River Falls in Wisconson
La Crosse State University baseball split a doubleheader at River Falls. In game one River Falls won 4-2 as LCU managed four hits. In game two LCU rallied to 9-6 behind a 12 hit attack with Tomlinson earning the win after Augustine started. The Indians improve to 5-5 in the Wisconsin State University Conference and 12-13 overall.
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Chuck Ledevie
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Gary Zauner
Frank Mallonzi
Bob Stegerwald
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Bruce Ee
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Jerry Augustine
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Augustine
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Handy Builders sweep Bob's Bar in softball doubleheader
Handy Builders of the La Crosse Classic League swept a softball twin bill 7 6 and 11 1 Friday night at Powell Park over Bob's Bar of Prairie du Chien. Pitcher Ron Czechowicz won both games allowing 10 Prairie hits while Builders produced seven runs in the opener and 11 in the nightcap. Nook Blank drove in two runs in the opener, Roger Benson scored the go ahead run in the eighth, Bob Dunham slugged a two run homer in the second game and Duffinson had three hits including a triple driving in four as Czechowicz and Ron Hale held Prairie to a low hit count.
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Purdue Golfers Hold Slim Lead In Big 10 Meet
Purdue golfers moved one stroke ahead of Ohio State after 36 holes in the Big Ten tournament in Columbus. Sam Voinoff led the Boilermakers as Illinois was third, Michigan State fourth, and Indiana fifth, with eight shots separating the top five teams at midway.
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Cavalier baseball hammered in NJCAA tourney opener
Fergus Falls overwhelmed Western Wisconsin Technical Institute 23 to 5 as 21 hits fueled the rout at Hodapp Field. Dolato homered and drove in four, while Kaiser's mound loss left WWTI at 5-1 this season. Willreturn action Monday versus Lakewood JC, Fergus Falls vs Lakewood, with winners meeting later.
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Michigan Could Clinch Big Ten Net Title Today
In Evanston Illinois Michigan the Wolverines hold a large lead to clinch their fourth straight Big Ten tennis title today. Michigan advanced three singles players and all three doubles teams to the finals and leads with 105 points while Indiana 84 trails. Joel Ross of Michigan meets Bill Meyers of Northwestern in the championship singles after upsets of Tom Gray MSU and Mark Bishop Indiana.
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Hagge Seeks LPGA Lead After Late Rally at Desert Inn
Marlene Hagge, after a rough start through 17 holes, eagled the final hole to post a 75 and a two round total of 144, one stroke behind leader Donna Caponi at the Sealy LPGA event in Las Vegas. Caponi shot 72 for rounds of 71 and 72, with Whitworth and Prentiss tied for third at 145.
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Luther Tops Simpson In Pitching Duel 16th Win Of Season
Luther College defeated Simpson College 6 to 1 in Decorah as Jerry Maland struck out 15 in a nine inning effort while Joe Blake fanned 13 for Simpson. Luther broke through with a late run and posted six hits to Simpson’s three.
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Tex Winter Named San Diego Rockets Coach
Tex Winter is named head coach of the San Diego Rockets to replace Alex Hannum. The veteran coach, 49, just finished his 20th season as a college head coach, the last three at the University of Washington. Rocket general manager Pete Newell praised him as the best available man.
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Joe Frazier Ali bout promoter says $20 million estimate close
Los Angeles AP Jack Kent Cooke, chief financial backer of the March 8 heavyweight title bout, declines to reveal his earnings but says his $20 million gross receipts projection was not far off.
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Local college ships face tough regional meet lineups
LCU faces Eau Claire, Stevens Point hosts Wisconsin Relays as regional events unfold. Holy Cross competes in the State Seminary Meet while Aquinas, Newman and Platteville join Central Wisconsin Catholic Conference action at Wausau and other sites. Golf sees LCU at Stout with Central at West Salem Invitational.
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McGuire to Speak at West Salem Athletic Banquet
Marquette University basketball head coach Al McGuire will speak at West Salem High School’s athletic banquet Friday at 7 p.m. in the school gym. Tickets available at Bill's Barber Shop West Salem and Riverland Sports La Crosse.
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