Aquinas In State Baseball Tourney Opens With Aquinas
Aquinas meets Milwaukee Lutheran in Racine at 1 30 p.m. in the WISAA baseball tournament opener with senior ace Tom Larson on the mound. Larson boasts a 6 2 record and 0.24 ERA, as Aquinas carries a 13 3 mark and a share of the city title from Central.
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Fighting Angels Struggle With Attitude Darkens Series
California Angels tilt with Oakland and Minnesota turns sour as left fielder Alex Johnson faces internal backlash. Eddie Fisher accuses Johnson of hurting the team with his attitude, while California collapses late to the Twins 12-6. Rookie Jim Strickland debuts for Minnesota, combining with Tom Hall for four perfect innings in relief.
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Vida Blue’s fifth shutout as A’s rout Brewers
Vida Blue blanked Milwaukee 3-0 for Oakland’s ninth straight win and his fifth shutout at age 22. Blue battled control early, then retired 10 in a row, with Dave Duncan guiding him to a dominant night. In other AL action, Hedlund and McAuliffe fueled Detroit and Boston’s Siebert edged New York. Palmer won for Baltimore as Thompson struggled on debut. Hogan’s 1950 US Open trivia closes the item.
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Major League Leaders Major League Leaders AP American League Batting
American League leaders listed with top averages 100 at bats. Oliva Minn. leads in batting with .403, followed by Murcer and To var. Key figures include runs, hits, doubles, and home runs for Oliva, Killebrew, and others across leaders in batting and pitching including Blue, Seaver, and Jenkins.
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City and State Thursday Sports Schedule Roundup
Logan faces Sparta in baseball while WISAA and WSUC track and golf meets unfold across Wisconsin and Minnesota venues including Racine Green Lake Eau Claire River Falls and Brainerd. The weekend features WISAA state events WIAA regional races and a River Falls WSUC meet plus a Boys Club Trophy Night banquet at 6 30 p m.
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WWTI Golfers Take Second in Conference Meet
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute placed second in the Wisconsin Technical College Conference golf meet at Maple Grove Country Club with a team total of 345. Milwaukee Tech won with 340, Wisconsin Rapids Tech 367. individual leader was Craig Fohrman of Wisconsin Rapids with 81. Cavaliers head to NJCAA tourney in Brainerd, Minn.
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Logans Schmuck Athlete of Year honors given at awards night
Senior Gary Schmuck of La Crosse Logan High School won the athlete of the year award at the Logan Ranger Booster Club night. He is a standout in football basketball and track and tied for top honors with runner-up Jim Stuhr who played football basketball and golf.
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Kuhn Named To WIAA Girls Sports Coordinator Post
Karen Kuhn, 28, named to the new WIAA girls sports coordinator post. A Manhattan Kansas native, she completes her third year as physical education instructor at Whitefish Bay High School. The WIAA girls program has expanded, with state competition in swimming gymnastics and track and field starting 1970-71.
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Braves' Lum and Boyer pace 10-4 win over Expos
Mike Lum belted his second and third homers of the season, and Clete Boyer hit his second of the night as Atlanta routed Montreal 10-4. Lum drove in three, Boyer two, with Chief Noc-A-Homa reacting to every homer in a high-scoring NL night.
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Baseball scores and next-day games across leagues
Wednesday results show Baltimore 4-12 Washington Detroit 12, Cleveland 1 Boston 7 New York 2 Kansas City 2 Chicago 0 Minnesota 12 California 6 Oakland 3 Milwaukee 0. Thursday slate includes Bahnsen and Lee starts in Boston, various night games with Balti more at Washington and Detroit at Cleveland, and a set of late games across Chicago San Francisco Los Angeles Montreal Atlanta Pittsburgh Cincinnati San Diego Houston and others.
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Oshkosh '9' Wins Crown NAIA District 14 Title
Oshkosh State erased a 1-0 deficit by scoring two runs in the ninth inning to defeat Stevens Point 2-1 and claim the NAIA District 14 baseball championship. Todd Lindeman delivered the decisive two-run single with two outs. Plant Point starter Ken Mattison allowed three singles and finished with a three-hitter. Stevens Point earlier beat Milton 4-0 and Oshkosh edged Carthage 7-6 to reach the final.
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