Sock Eyes State Amateur Title In Tight Medal Play
Norfolk native Larry Sock moved into a one shot lead heading into the final round of the Nebraska State Amateur Medal Play Championships at Hillcrest. Lincoln players Mike Hughett Gregg Bousalis and Craig Moyer trailed within a few strokes as Hughett rode a strong start but faltered late.
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Sock
Norfolk
Lincoln
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
Hillcrest Country Club
Lock
Omaha
Charles Borner, Jr
North Platte
Tom Sieckmann
Oral Roberts University
Mike Hughett
Hillcrest
Hughett
Gregg Bousalis
Lincoln East High
Craig Moyer
Wood River
Moyer
Mike Golter
Bousalis
Mike
Boosalis
Knox Jones
Merkle Runs Lincoln Adult Open Tennis Tournament
Pat Merkle, drawn into the directing role by a casual decision during a Florida vacation, oversees Lincoln’s large open tennis tournament. She juggles court bookings, entries, seedings, and US Tennis Association paperwork while competing in open and over 35 doubles. Her family shares the tennis passion as the event unfolds Friday through Sunday at Racquet Club and UNL East Campus courts.
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Pat Merkle
Mrs. Merkle
Florida
Lincoln
Joy Rodenberg
Lincoln Tennis
Dr. Jeckyll
Mr. Hyde
United States Tennis Association
Alabama
Niekro's knuckleball dazzles as Braves edge Pirates 5-3
Atlanta starter Phil Niekro wowed with a complete performance guiding the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He added eight assists, a perfect sacrifice bunt, and four strikeouts in one inning, while contributing on defense and offense. In other NL action, Cincinnati beat St. Louis 6-5 in the opener of a doubleheader before losing the nightcap, and the Dodgers defeated the Expos 4-1 in a game that ended early.
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Phil Niekro
Atlanta
Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
Chuck Tanner
Niekro
Pirates
Jerry Royster
al Oliver
Rennie Stennett
Biff Pocoroba
Omar Moreno
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Los Angeles Dodgers
Montreal Expos
Reds
Cardinals
Paul Moskau
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cardinal
Keith Hernandez
Jack Billingham
Eric Rasmussen
Bannister Delivers In White Sox 11 8 Win Over Royals
Alan Bannister recovered from an first inning throwing error as Chicago’s crowd of 45,919, the largest home crowd in three years, roared through an 11-8 victory over Kansas City. Bannister added a two run single in the seventh to cap a four run surge and lift the White Sox a 4 2 game edge in the AL West. The day also featured multiple MLB results including Guidry’s no hit bid, May’s ninth inning homer, and Gordon’s key performances for several teams.
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Associated Press
Alan Bannister
Comiskey Park
Chicago
White Sox
Bannister
Royals
Kansas City
Oakland
Yankees
Orioles
Mariners
Lee May
Eddie Murray
Mike Kekich
May
Red Sox
Angels
Bernie Carbo
Bill Campbell
Campbell
Boston
Tigers
Rangers
John Wackenfuss
Jason Thompson
Detroit
Texas
Twins
Indians
Mike Cubbage
Dan Ford
Paul Thormadsgard
Tom Johnson
Brewers
Blue Jays
von Joshua
Milwaukee
Dodgers
Expos
Steve Rogers
Los Angeles
Montreal
Doug Ray
Astros
Cubs
Joe Niekro
Bob Watson
Cesar Cedeno
Houston
Giants
Phillies
Willie McCovey
Jim Barr
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Barr
Mets
Padres
Felix Millan
New York
San Diego
Jerry Koosman
Koosman
First National Gerry's clash in legion district tourney
In a 7 2 district opener First National Bank defeated Judd Brothers as pitcher Myron Drent fanned 17 and four Judds errors aided Gerry's 8 2 win over Town & Country in the nightcap Jay Rodenburg and Mark Steinberger connected for triples for Town & Country while Gerry's benefited from timely hits in the second and eighth innings The two teams clash again in the winners bracket with First National choosing blue uniforms for the rematch and Gerry's in pursuit of a strong showing ahead of the state legion tournament in Columbus
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Willie Weisbrook
First National Bank Legion
Judd Brothers
First National
Weisbrook
Gerry’s
Myron Drent
Gerry
Judd
Jim Dietz
Dave Krumm
Bill Fagler
Don Poor
Poor
Rex Newsham
Alexander
Judds
Cornhusker
Fremont
Tom Baruth
Dean Carstens
Town & Country
Drent
Jay Rodenburg
Mark Steinberger
Kent Stevens
Columbus
Legion
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Larry Sock
The
Rbis
Redeem Bannister
Baltimore
Seattle
California
Minnesota
Cleveland
Toronto
Yanks
A’s
Ron Guidry
Sparky Lyle
Houston Astros
Chicago Cubs
San Francisco Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
San Diego Padres
OBY
Gregg Boosalis
Chuck Sinclair
Newport
R.I
New York Yacht Club
Robert W. McCullough
Defender
Enterprise
Independence
Frank Vargs
Stan Haas
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