Western Wisconsin baseball league opens with six teams
Coon Valley favored to defend titles as the Western Wisconsin Baseball League begins Sunday. Newcomers Onalaska Scenics and Cashton Merchants join, replacing Black River Falls and West Salem. Opening doubleheaders feature Cashton at Bangor, Coon Valley at Soldiers Grove, and Sparta at Onalaska.
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Onalaska Scenics
Western Wisconsin Baseball League
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West Salem
Wisconsin Baseball Association
Sparta
Soldiers Grove
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Stanley Petterson
Onalaska
Records Expected To Fall In Big Ten Outdoor Meet
In Iowa City Indiana defends its team title with Wisconsin Illinois and Michigan State pressing. The 71st Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Meet opens Friday at 4 30 p m on the University of Iowa all weather track with 12 returning champions among a strong pre Olympic year field. Defending champions include Wisconsin's Greg Johnson in the long jump and Indiana's Bob Win.
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Iowa
Indiana
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan State
University of Iowa
Greg Johnson
Bob
Big Ten meet set to test sprint and middle distance stars
Preliminaries open with six returning champions as eight events begin with trials. Michigan State's Herb Washington and Indiana's Mike Goodrich pace 100 and 220 dashes while Wisconsin's Mark Wintenried and Taylor push distance marks. Illinois' Lee LaBatie eyes sub four in the mile as Garry Bjorklund defends in the three mile.
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Koster
Washington
Indiana
Mike Miller
Ohio State
Jesse Owens
Taylor
Illinois
Lee LaBatie
Big Ten
Illini
Southern Illinois
Minnesota
Garry Bjorklund
Fishing Prospects For Memorial Day Weekend In Wisconsin
Wisconsin fishing outlook for Memorial Day weekend is favorable with strong walleye in Ashland Iron Price Taylor and Sawyer counties and muskie reports from Little Rice and Palmer Lakes in Vilas County. Lake Wissota yielded a 34 pound muskie while Deer Lake in Polk County produced a 21 pound northern pike. Cedar Lake in St. Croix County had excellent walleye, Gill's Rock in Deer County reported lake trout, and Milwaukee County waters saw coho and chinook activity. Coho rainbow and brown trout were fair off Ozaukee County with decent northern pike on Lake Mendota and Beaver Dam Lake in Dodge County.
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Department of Natural Resources
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Vilas County
West Central
Lake Wissota
Deer Lake
Polk County
Cedar Lake
St. Croix County
Lake Michigan
Gill’s Rock
Deer County
Milwaukee County
Ozaukee County
Lake Mendota
Beaver Dam Lake
Dodge County
Cashton Tops Brookwood in 11-7 WIAA Baseball Win
Cashton deposited 11 runs on Brookwood after building an 8-2 lead, then held off a Brookwood rally with a four-run fourth. Paul Buhr drove in three on a homer, while Dave Olstad Tom Haas and Ron Calhoun led Cashton with two hits each. Brookwood struggled as Cashton finished 11-7.
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Wis
Brookwood
Silver Eagles
Paul Buhr
Dave Olstad
Tom Haas
Ron Calhoun
Jim Schulz
George Flaig
Softball Tournament At Onalaska Sunday
Onalaska Wis Bev and Bills Bar sponsors an 18 team slow pitch softball tournament at the city park with the first game at 10 a.m. JR. Summer Team Series Pros 2715 Team Game Pros 938 Individual results list John Bohlin 557 John Bush 555 Steve Weigel 524 Jack Vach 518 Tom Frisbie 517 Paul Forer 509 Bob Ebner 502 Jeff Knutson 500 Ray Knutson 485 Patti Papacek 477 High Single John Bush 207.
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Wis
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Westby Wins Viola Regional Baseball Title Over De Soto 9-6
Westby Norsemen defeated De Soto 9-6 to claim the Viola Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association subregional baseball title. Bob Lebion drove in three runs with a single and triple, while Bob Ekern and Dave Weimer added key hits and RBIs. De Soto trailed and rallied with two late runs but fell short. Westby advances to the Cashton regional to face the Brookwood and La Crosse Logan winner.
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Wis
Westby
Wisconsin
Bob Gonia
Roy Engh
de Soto
Surprised Pole Sitter Leads Indy
AP reports May speeds and innovations at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with Peter Revson on the pole at 178.696 mph, Donohue strong favorite, Foyt and Unserio among the contenders. Donohue’s pole hopes faltered by suspension issues but remains a top rival as May practice shapes the 55th Indy 500 field.
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United States
Peter Revson
New York
McLaren
Roger Penske
Phila
A. J. Foyt
Houston
Tex
Foyt
Donohue
Walker Cup Loss Ends U S Comeback in Scotland
No alibis from the United States as Great Britain captured the Walker Cup for the first time since 1938, 13-11, after six straight singles. Captain Winters praised the depth of the British team as Roddy Carr and Warren Humphries delivered key wins to seal the result in St Andrews.
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United States
Great Britain
John Winters
Michael Bonallack
Lanny Wadkins
U.S
Richmond
Bonallack
Warren Humphries
Roddy ‘Carr
Ireland
Joe Carr
Wadkins
Hugh Stewart
Vinnie Giles
Humphries
Steve Melnyk
Jacksonville
Fla
Charlie Green
Allen Miller
Pensacola
Roddy Carr
Jim Simons
Butler
George MacGregor
Jim Gabrielsen
Atlanta
David March
Bill Hyndman
Carnoustie
La Crosse Merchants Open Tri-State Action
The La Crosse Merchants return as Tri-State League and Wisconsin 12th District champs with seven .300 hitters and a strong pitching pair led by Tom Pederson and Gary Lawrynk. Managed by Larry Lawrynk the team opens at 8 p.m. Saturday in Bangor with Copeland Park as home base.
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Dave Manchester
Coon Valley
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Dewey Stendahl
Jim
Jerry Henley
Mark Servais
Winona St. Mary’s
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la Crosse State
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Bruce Larson
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Art Olson
Bangor
Charlie Nordstrom
Larry Madsen
Jerry Hundt
la Crosse Merchants
Wisconsin
Bear
Mammoth
The
Merchants
Larry Lawrynk
Brother Gary
Tom Pederson
Eau Claire State
Steve Cooley
Western Wisconsin Technical Institute
Roger Dolato
Winona St.Mary’s
Gary Lawrynk
Greg Henriksen
Bob Formanek
Cooley
Bob Kjos
Tri-State
New Albia
la Crescent
Lansing
la Crosse Legion
la Crosse
Taylor Ousts Sparta In Meet
In Tomah Wisconsin Taylor won 1-0 over Sparta in a WisconsinIA baseball subregional. Taylor’s Ron Joten delivered a sixth inning run on a Greg Benedict single after Larry Littlegeorge started the frame with a hit. Both pitchers handled two hits and struck out seven. Taylor advances to face the Adams-Friendship versus Mauston winner.
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Wis
Taylor
Trojans
Sparta
Ron Joten
Greg Benedict
Larry Littlegeorge
Benedict
Lynn Isensee
Isensee
Joten
Twins eye Quilici activation as injuries linger
The Minnesota Twins with a 23-22 record open a three game series vs the Baltimore Orioles at Metropolitan Stadium. Manager Bill Rigney and president Calvin Griffith planned to decide on activating infielder Frank Quilici from coaching ranks. Thompson has a sore arm and Renick a twisted knee while Brye could be recalled from Portland if Quilici is not activated.
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Baltimore Orioles
Metropolitan Stadium
Bill Rigney
Calvin Griffith
Twins
Frank Quilici
Danny Thompson
Rick Renick
Quilici
Steve Brye
Portland
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