Redskins test Wishbone T as Morris drills prep for Ottawa opener
Morris Community High School football under coach Larry Kane emphasizes the Wishbone T offense with 35 players. The rebuilt line faces graduation losses but returns leaders Neal Kukman and Tom Peterson. The Redskins open nine-game season at Ottawa on Sept. 15. multiple quarterbacks compete for the slot while key defensive players departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Remejes
Larry Kane
Morris Community High School
Kane
Redskins
Ottawa
Rich Darin
Mike Lindsay
Mike Hextell
Dennis Seaman
Jeff Black
Tom Sokolinski
Larry Lutz
Dave Olson
Neal Kukman
Tom Peterson
Rick Olson
Kukman
Neal
Paul Kneller
Shane Parke
Gene Karlin
Greg Strait
Don Knapp
Chad Waters
Carl Sanders
Tom Grindstaff
Tom
Dan Darlington
Denny Steele
Joe Parnell
Bob Cook
Tony McGill
Parnell
Cook
McGill
Wishbone
Ken Dimke
Bill Cheshareck
Bob Thompson
Jon Siron
Morris
Wishbones
Herald
Hexdall's Heating doubles up The Tavern in Morris 14 Inch Softball
Hexdall's Heating edged The Tavern 8-5 in the regular game and then won 3-0 in a make up as Rod Frisby pitched four hit ball. Bill Wethington homered and John Weppler plus Dennis Kenney had three hits to pace Hexdall's. Gary Hamilton slugged two homers and a single for Rit ter's with Charles Clemmon and Weppler adding two hits.
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Hexdall
Hexdall’s
Tavern
Rod Frisby
Blank Ritter
Bill Wethington
John Weppler
Dennis Kenney
Hexhall’s
Frisby
Gary Hamilton
Ritter
Charles Clemmon
Weppler
Midget racing returns to Grundy County Speedway weekend
The United Auto Racing Association midgets resume at Grundy County Speedway with two eight-event programs on August 26 and 27. Bob Richards of Lockport leads a 32-car entry in a new format with time trials, four heat races, a semi-feature, and a 25-lap finale. First green at 8:30 p.m. each night.
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United Autocing Assn
Grundy County Speedway
UARA
Bob Richards
Lockport
Bruce Field
Bob Walldan
Zion
John Gall
Wilmington
Jim Gates
Plano
Newt White
Gates
Grundy County
Tom Steiner
Orland Park
Art Bisch
Phoenix
Ariz
Bob Hauck
Joliet
Hauck
Volvo
Grundy County Fair
United Auto Racing Assn
Dave Fall
New Lenox
Ken Moore
Moline
Sox faced by Allen Wood as they open nine game trip
Chicago White Sox head to Milwaukee for a nine game road swing to shore up their AL West pennant bid led by Dick Allen and Wilbur Wood. Allen leads the league with 32 homers and 91 RBIs as Wood seeks his 23rd victory. The Cubs return to Wrigley Field to host the Giants with Glenn Beckett possibly back by midweek.
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Jerry Liska
Associated Press
Chicago
Dick Allen
Wilbur Wood
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee Tonight
Sox
New York Yankees
Milwaukee
Oakland
Brewers
Boston
New York
Hose
Allen
Batti
Yankees
Comiskey Park
Chuck Tanner
Tanner
Southpaw Wood
Wilbur
Wood
White Sox
Red Faber
Woody
Tom Bradley
Stan
Bahnsen
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
San Francisco Giants
Cubs
Rick Reuschel
Giants
Jim Willoughby
Glenn Beckett
Yorkville Tops Wilmington in Quad County Invitational
Yorkville pounded out 11 hits and took advantage of 14 errors to beat Wilmington 11 7. M. Butz doubled for the only extra base hit as Yorkville tallied in every inning except the fourth. J. Greenwood and S. Nicol led Wilmington with two hits each in a nine hit attack. S. Staples earned the win and W. Burns the loss. The win puts Yorkville into the winner’s bracket as they set to face the Marseilles Bozo's Liquors winner tonight at Moose Field.
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Yorkville
Wilmington
Quad County
Marseilles
Bozo’s Liquors
the Moose Field
CarpeTile
Kindelspire’s
M. Butz
J. Greenwood
S. Nicol
S. Staples
W. Burns
CarpeTile Dolls rout Ransom in softball clash
The CarpeTile Dolls hammered Ransom 23 to 3 as Lorraine Countryman drove in runs with a home run and three doubles. Norma Miller earned the win with two doubles and a triple while Sheryl Garling contributed a triple and two doubles. The Dolls face Kindelspire’s at 2 p.m. Saturday at Moose Field.
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CarpeTile Dolls
Ransom
Lorraine Countryman
Sheryl Garling
Norma Miller
Teri Cain
Maddy Fitzmaurice
Marion Darlington
Ellen Broderick
Sandy Ryder
Betty Gernentz
Kindelspire’s
Moose Field
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YMCA
Wagon Wheel
West — Jaycees
Steele’s Laundry
EAST
the Tavern
West
Willie’s
Ritter’s
Shel- Mar
Cardox
Stott’s
Werden
West — Sanitary
Marthens
Pennant
Jerry
Krogers
Hawaii
Clinton
Travel & Tours
Century Club
Illinois
Eside
Washington
Seneca Grill
Main Street
Seneca, Illinois
Seneca Merchants Merchants League
Classic League
Ladies Little
Federal Paper Board
Ladies Fraternal League Ladies
Echo Lanes
Charles & Mary
Butterfield
Bedford Road
Harley-Davidson
Baja
Harley
Scotty
Plainfield Rd
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