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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1971
Page
5
Lee Trevino fired back to back 66s to lead the Danny Thomas Memphis Golf Classic at Colonial CC with a 36 hole 132 eight under par. He holds a one stroke edge over first round leader Larry Ziegler who shot 71 to reach 133. Chi Chi Rodriguez is third at 134 after a 68.
La Crescent Minnesota announces first signups and meetings for summer recreation leagues. Men and women sign up at 6 30 p.m. on different days at the elementary playground. Boys and girls leagues hold June 14 meetings in the elementary gym.
Baraboo, led by Terry Stieve’s 176-foot discus and Randy Gibbons sweep, captures eight events and 84 points to outpace La Crosse Central 65. Baraboo advances 17 athletes to the Madison sectional, with Central and Logan also advancing multiple athletes. Stieve’s throw nears state best. Gibbons wins hurdles and pole vault as Baraboo dominates the meet.
Hanson soars 6-5 for West Salem as the 880 relay wins in 1 34 9 and the Panthers rally for a share of the Class C regional track title at Viroqua. Trempealeau and De Soto also post strong showings with multiple event wins and top finishes.
Barre-Ridge beat Monkey's Roost 7 to 6 in Barre Mills Wisconsin. Sonny Scams and Rick Meyer each had two hits for Barre-Ridge while Tom Best homered for Monkey's Roost. Final scoring shows Barre-Ridge 7 Monkey's Roost 6.
Kickapoo wins the Wisconsin Inter scholastic Athletic Association Class C regional track crown at Viola with 74 points, Weston second with 41. Dan Ryan dominates field events with shot put 49-11 and discus 132-2, while Pat Walsh of North Crawford leads in hurdles. Key results include Kickapoo relay victory in 1:41.15 and strong showings across events with qualifiers moving to the sectional Tuesday.
Prairie du Chien won eight events and totaled 64.42 points to edge Lancaster 44 and Platteville 43 in the class B regional track meet. Greg Chojnacki led Prairie with wins in low and high hurdles and long jump, while Tim Brown swept the 100 and 220.
Canonero II shows a skin rash ahead of the Belmont Stakes on June 5, with trainer Juan Arias and veterinarian Dr. William O. Reed denying a blood disorder. They say details are not fully available and expect more information in a few days.
Madison Central net squad takes second in the Madison sectionals earning a berth to the state tennis meet next weekend in Wauwatosa. Todd Swanson wins singles title with three straight wins over Baraboo and Madison West foes. Swanson and John Schroeder as doubles fall in two of three matches.
Gale-Ettrick Wisconsin Rapids and Central tied at 325 after regulation. Gale-Ettrick won the first playoff hole 4 to par while Rapids finished 18 and Central 20. Medalist honors went to Randy Biederman of Durand after a playoff with Dave Griesel of Central. both qualified for the state meet.
Rico Petrocelli drove in three runs with his seventh and eighth home runs, lifting Boston to a 4-3 win over Oakland. Sam McDowell silenced Chicago with a two hitter and 11 strikeouts in Cleveland’s 4-0 victory.
Louisville AP reports that the 1971 Kentucky Derby is viewed by many racing experts as the poorest field in the event’s history. Only eight of twenty horses had won stakes races and five had not won an allowance race, including a maiden with just $2,030 from four starts.
Melrose-Mindoro rolled up 61 points to easily win the WIAA Class C regional track title at Memorial Field. Coach Radford Reiter’s Mustangs qualified 12 individuals in eight events plus a relay for next week’s Viroqua sectional, led by Dan Christianson in the mile and Mike Grzadzielewski in the discus, with Gale Ettrick and Alma also posting strong showings.
Mauston edges Reedsburg 47 to 44 to claim the WIAA class B regional title at Viroqua. Arcadia and Onalaska followed, with multiple individual winners including Dan May, Doug Stessen, Dennis Misna, and Rod Meyer securing top spots in jumps, sprints, and throws as top three teams advance to the sectional meet.
Wisconsin Rapids driver Marv Marzofka wins both the feature and third heat at La Crosse Interstate Speedway, reversing a string of near-misses to top Jim Sauter. Ed Nichols adds a semi-feature and first heat victory in his '69 Ford, while Dale Walworth takes the second heat after Buck Linhart crashes in the pits, and Don Grant hits a wall on lap four. Dick Ames and Leon Thicke win hobby stock features as championship races loom Monday with 24 top drivers and preliminaries starting at 1 p.m. and a 2:30 p.m. 100 lap feature.
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