Little racers shine in Midwest sweep by owner-builders
Les Siebert from York won the super stock 25 and Les Schafer claimed the sportsman 15 lap feature at Midwest Speedway. Siebert led from start to finish for his first win in five years. Schafer overcame early car trouble and a tough field to win. The night featured tight battles behind the leaders and a multi-accident sportsman race before Schafer pulled away.
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Midwest Speedway
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York
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Midwest
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Dean Ward
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Dick Jensen
Don Droud
Jim van Wormer
Nun
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Vavra
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van Wormer
1000 Acres
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Hickman
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Hank Bulin
Rick Sellman
Whitney
Bulin
Sellman
Jerry Watts
Rod Meier
Lincoln Northeast
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al Gottula
Meier
Gottula
Terry Ernisse
Ernisse
Ollie Anderson
Auto
Positive outlook from Nebraska QB hopeful amid five-man race
Brad Humphrey, redshirt candidate on the Nebraska football team, discusses the five-way quarterback battle, praising teammates Randy Garcia Tom Sorley Ed Burns Tim Hager and Jeff Quinn. He predicts a three-man core and expects an improved line to boost results, expressing strong confidence for the season.
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Nebraska
Humphrey
Bellevue
Randy Garcia
Tom Sorley
Ed Burns
Tim Hager
Jeff Quinn
Quinn
Brad
Jeff
Garcia
Sorley
Burns
Tim
Dave
Vince
Osborne
Ferragamo shines in Ram exhibition despite loss to 49ers
Nebraska quarterback Vince Ferragamo starred in the Los Angeles Rams 23 14 setback to San Francisco, completing five of nine passes for 85 yards and a 11 yard TD to Harold Jackson in the second quarter. Rams backups Namath and Haden combined for two TDs in limited action.
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Los Angeles Ram
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Joe Namath
Pat Haden
Namath
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Brock closes on Cobb with 892 career steals
St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock moved within four steals of Ty Cobb's all time mark of 892 after Sunday’s swipe of second base against San Diego.
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St. Louis Cardinal
Lou Brock
Ty Cobb
San Diego
Ecoffey reaches 2000th win in Lincoln period
Fred Ecoffey secured his 2000th career victory in the ninth race at the State Fairgrounds aboard Dave The Dancer on August 4. The Grand Island rider, 39, now has 2007 wins with a week left in the Lincoln season, ranking eighth in riding standings. Others topping 1000 wins include Ken Jones at 1062 and David King at 1017. Bill Stallings also surpasses the mark unofficially.
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Daily Racing Form
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Qekime
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Wayne Anderson
David Pettinger
Allan Hill
Tim Doocy
Joan Rettele
Larry Staroscik
Wes Larry Trazee
Dale Burns
Don von Hemele
Bee Sid
Pius gridder Ed Woolman shows skeet shooting progress
Ed Woolman a 16 year old Lincoln Pius X junior aims to be starting fullback or cornerback this fall after a 100 straight hit in the Nebraska State Skeet Shoot. He credits football for strength and stamina in skeet competition where he placed high among 97 shooters, winning junior and Class C titles while Grand Island’s Wayne Bennett won the 12 gauge championship.
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Lincoln
L.D. Densmore
Nebraska
Ed Woolman
Jim Locke
Woolman
Lincoln Pius X
Grand Island
Wayne Bennett
Bellevue
Jim Shoecraft
Pius X
Fremont Lumberjills Clinch First Regional Title in Final Win
Fremont Lumberjills defeated Kautzky's 5-0 in the Women's Class A Western Regional final at Ballard Field to claim the first regional championship and honor retiring coach John Register. Cheryl Klug pitched 18 shutout innings and led Fremont with a .462 batting average as they swept three opponents, including Elkhorn and St. Louis VFW No. 3944.
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Iowa
Kautzky’s
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Fremont
Lincoln Pabst Blue Ribbon
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John Register
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Klug
Elkhorn
Omaha Metro
St. Louis Vfw
Kautzky
Andy Bongiovanni
Ballard
Pabst Blue Ribbon
Pabst
Pabs
Sooners Lead Preseason Top 20 In Football News Ranking
Football News projects Oklahoma Sooners as No 1 and UCLA as 17th in the national championship race for 1977. Colorado Nebraska Oklahoma State join the top 20 with top programs like Southern Cal Notre Dame Michigan Ohio State Alabama among the top 10.
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Greg Jorgensen
Tom Davis
Jim Wightman
Jeff Pullen
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