Ampon dominates Daily Citizen Open tennis in Linton
In Linton over the weekend the Daily Citizen Open crowned Mel Ampon top seed from Southern Illinois University winning men’s singles and partnering on both the mixed doubles and men’s doubles titles. Sam Euler from Evansville returned and faced praise for bringing Ampon to town.
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Blue Bombers outslug Super 16 in weekend girls softball action
Blue Bombers win 43 33 behind six hit day by Susan Schwinghammer and 24 hits overall. Ava Weaver leads Super 16 with five hits. In other results the 76ers beat the Streakers 13-4 with Julie Frater four hits and Liz Griffith earning the win. A's top Stars 9-7 on late scoring. Kelly Eccles stars for Stars with three hits and A's hitters hit two homers.
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League Leaders By United Press International and Otis KC
National League runs batted in Fos ter Cin 62 Kingman NY 60 Schmidt Phil 57 Morgan and Perez Cin 52. American League Bur roughs Tex 54 Mayberry KC 51 Otis KC Chambliss NY 48 Munson NY 46. National League stolen bases Cedeno Hou 27 Morgan Cin and Brock StL 22 Griffey Cin 19.
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Oliver's bat leads Pirates past Cubs in 9-2 rout
Al Oliver collected four hits including his 12th homer and drove in four as the Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs 9-2. He raised his average to .354 after eight hits in 11 at bats. Dodgers 5 Braves 2 and Reds 7 Padres 3 follow in a day of high offense across the league.
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Western Auto dominates G.E. as Citizens edge Wheeler Ford in 9 innings
Western Auto won 13 to 1 over G E with Chris Leroux hitting his season fifth homer and Craig Herndon John Scott sharing three hits each. In the second game Citizens beat Wheeler Ford 9 to 8 in nine innings led by Scott Poe with three hits and Jeff Cox David Russell and Mark Grounds with two apiece.
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Tuesday and Wednesday Local Sports Schedule
Tuesday matches include Linton boys league Peoples Trust versus American Legion at 6, Rice versus Elks at 8, Civitan against Coke at 6. Girls softball features Blue Bombers versus Stars at 3 30, Broncos versus Streakers at 5 45. Babe Ruth Bloomfield cards at Wor thington 7. Linton at Odon 5, L and M 5, Shakamak 7 at Eastern 5 p.m. Wednesday games list G E versus Citizens 6, Western Auto versus Wheeler Ford 8, Linton swim at Bedford 10, Sullivan American Legion at Clinton 7 30. Thursday schedule includes Rices versus Peoples Trust, Elks versus American Legion eight.
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Tanner to meet Connors in Wimbledon quarter finals
Roscoe Tanner confronts questions about beating Jimmy Connors as they reach the Wimbledon quarter finals. Connors has not lost a set in four matches, Tanner has dropped one set and 12 games. Martina Navratilova faces Chris Evert in the women's semifinals after Evert defeated Olga Morozova 6 3 6 0.
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Rankin wins Babe Zaharias Invitational despite late 75
Judy Rankin cruises to victory at the Babe Zaharias Invitational in Chagrin Falls Ohio earning 15 000 and a season total of 96 830. She lost momentum with a double bogey on the 17th hole but held a three stroke lead. Jane Blalock edges JoAnne Carner for second while Susie McAllister Chako Higuchi Ai Yu Tu finish mid-pack.
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Ferree Brothers Lead League Amid Sunday Losses
Ferree Brothers remain first in the Linton Athletic Softball League at 11-2 after Sunday defeats. Weddle beat Ferree 4-0 and Jasonville won 4-3 in the seventh. Castle crushed the Jaycees 12-2, Bland Trucking topped Dugger 12-5 as standings place Ferree 11-2, Weddle 9-2, Jasonville 7-6, Bland 5-5, Castle 3-6, Dugger 3-8, Jaycees 0-11.
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Baseball schedule snapshot for Wednesday night games
The Majors list Atlanta versus LA and Cincinnati against San Diego with multiple night games. Houston faces San Francisco Philadelphia plays Montreal while St Louis meets New York and Chicago meets Pittsburgh. Other matchups include Atlanta at LA Cincinnati at San Diego Baltimore at Boston California at Chicago Baltimore at Boston New York at Detroit CAifornia at Chicago Oakland at Texas Kansas City at Minnesota and more.
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Lyons Boys League to Sponsor Slow Pitch Softball Tourney
The Lyons Boys League announces a 16 team Slow Pitch Double Elimination Softball Tournament on July 8 9 10 and 11. Entry is 40 per team with rosters limited to 15 players. Proceeds fund new uniforms. First three places prize trophies including a first place team trophy and individual trophies. Contact Jack Johnson at 659 2321 or Jim Jeffers at 659 3666 for entry.
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