Mexico Comes Up Short On Mound
Hazelwood Central overwhelmed Mexico 12-1 in five innings in the Class 2A regional final at Green Field. Mexico, 14-8, saw its season end as Hazelwood Central used three home runs and seven strikeouts by pitcher Dave Blankenship to secure a semifinal berth at Heine Meine Field in Lemay.
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Mexico 2 Hazelwood 0 in Friday baseball clash
Mexico used its top pitcher while Hazelwood relied on its ace in a tight contest. In a sequence of NL results, several games ended late or went long, including 21 innings in the Dodgers and Expos affair. Monday’s schedule features split doubleheaders and key pitching matchups across the leagues.
Slew Lacking For Competition In Belmont Bid
Seattle Slew dominated the Preakness field finishing with ease as trainer Billy Turner eyed the Belmont Stakes on June 11 to complete the 10th Triple Crown. Turner discussed possible August/May targets including the Metropolitan Handicap on May 30 with Forego, noting weight considerations and testing the three-year-old against older horses as plans unfold.
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Indians Rally Past Royals 7-1 as Bell Shines
Cleveland Indians rout Kansas City 7-1, Buddy Bell collects four hits including a home run, lifting the slumping Tribe who snapped a rough stretch. Jim Bibby and the bullpen held the Royals to one run, while Dennis Leonard exited early. Whitey Herzog lamented his lineup’s failure to produce.
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Cardinals at odds as Hrabosky and Rapp set for talks
St Louis faces a showdown as Al Hrabosky, the club's top reliever nicknamed the Mad Hungarian, is suspended by manager Vern Rapp after refusing a pregame meeting. A meeting with General Manager Bing Devine is set to air grievances and seek a settlement.
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Hurlers Silence Cards On Bat Day in St. Louis
Giants pitchers Jim Barr and Gary Lavelle combined for a seven hitter as San Francisco shutout the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 at Busch Stadium Before 43824 fans Barr improved to 6-4 with six innings of six singles Lavelle finished for his fourth save lowering his ERA to 0.65 The Cardinals were praised for a deeper batting lineup including more switch hitters as the game unfolded.
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Rolla Wins State Golf Title in 598 total score
Ed Bertnolli fired a 70 in the final round to lift Rolla to the Missouri State High School Golf Tournament crown at Westwood Hills. Rolla finished 598, with Parkway West 603, Rockhurst 604, Poplar Bluff 606, and McClear North and Springfield Glendale 610. David Stone of Brookfield captured individual honors with 139 for 36 holes.
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Philadelphia tops Portland in playoff thriller final
In a tight 107 101 win Philadelphia moves ahead 1 0 in the NBA Finals best of seven. Portland put up a fight but Philadelphia sealed the victory behind key late baskets and stout defense.
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