Callahan Earns All American Honors for 78 Morris Redskin
Kevin Callahan, captain and star pitcher first baseman for Morris Redskin baseball 1978, named All American by a New Hampshire periodical for sportsmanship and extracurriculars. MVP and batting champion with 368 average, 14 game hit streak, 3 homers, 18 runs, 13 RBI. Coach Shultz lauds power hitting and 62 innings pitched with 2.60 ERA and 5-6 record moving forward to Western Illinois University.
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Kevin Callahan
Morris Redskin
Western Illinois University
Callahan
Redskins
Shultz
Letterman
Softball League Leaders Highlight Newark and Steele’s Standouts
The Morris Men slow pitch leaders list top hitters, home runs, triples, doubles and RBIs with Newark and Steele’s players dominating. Notable names include Bernie Moe, Jim Brisbin, George Dare, Jay Roth, Sam Cook, Andy Wagner, Don Knapp and Denny Best among others, with multiple tied leaders across categories.
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Bernie Moe
Newark
Jim Brisbin
Norm
George Dare
Steele
Jay Roth
Sam Cook
Andy Wagner
Don Knapp
Murphy's
Jeff Stangland
Weppler
Don Carlson
Gary Behrens
Darrell Ropp
Denny Best
Steele's
Bob Coyne
Jim Johnson
Wayne Carlson
Mike Chizmark
Prombo
Don Williams
Mortgage Inn
Ken Kinsella
Rob Edmundson
Weppler’s
Toby Sanders
Rick Beeler
Dan Hanley
Steele’s
Murphy’s
Kevin O'Neil
Bill Washburn
Dan Darlington
Pat
Softball Schedule Promises Busy Week of Slow and Fast Pitch
Men's slow pitch fixtures show Norm's Lounge facing Bonanza and Cabaret clashing with Murphy's across Tuesday and Wednesday. Women's slow pitch includes Roth's Insurance vs McGrath's and Dairy Queen against State Farm. Friday fast pitch lists Gretencord Realty matches against Mazon Verona Bank and Joe's Place in Seneca.
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Norm's Lounge
Bonanza
Cabaret
Murphy's
Prombo Realty
Northern Petrochemical
Shock’s Tap
Weppler's Plumbing
Minooka
Mortgage Inn
Steele's
Shock's
Newark
A's explode past Giants in Tri-County game
In Tri-County Minor League action on Monday the A's beat the Giants 29-6. Winning pitcher Bruce Rittenhouse belted a homer and two triples while Tom Ludeman had six hits and John Santorines four. Robbie Sprague homered and doubled twice. Bart Sprague went 3-3 with two doubles for the Giants. Mark Dilday added a triple.
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A’s
Giants
Bruce Rittenhouse
Tom Ludeman
John Santorines
Robbie Sprague
Bart Sprague
Mark Dilday
Clennon seventh in 800 meters at invitational
Minooka senior Tom Clennon finished seventh in the 800 meters at the International Prep Invitational held Saturday at North Central College in Naperville. Coach Joe Reische praised his effort after time off, as the Northeast Conference quartet also included Mike Dean, Tim Hampel, and Jay Plese, placing seventh in the mile relay with 3 26.6.
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Minooka
Tom Clennon
North Central College
Naperville
Joe Reische
Clennon
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Mike Dean
Coal City
Tim Hampel
Gardner Triumphs In 9-1 Senior League Victory over Elwood
The Gardner Senior League team improved to 6-1 this year with a 9-1 win at Elwood Monday. Lonnie Harve delivered a two run single in the top of the second as Gardner opened with four runs. Dale Vigna doubled in the fourth and scored on a Danny Linzie ground out. Vigna also doubled in the fourth, driving home Keith Bury. Gardner added three runs in the sixth, highlighted by Todd Horrie’s two run single and Pat Bexson’s RBI hit. Gardner hosts Banfield Thursday at 6 p.m.
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Gardner
Elwood Lions
Elwood
Lonnie Harve
Dale Vigna
Danny Linzie
Vigna
Keith Bury
Todd Horrie
Pat Bexson
Banfield
Cubs Top Pirates in Extra Innings Thriller
The Cubs beat the Pirates 6-4 in 10 innings as Willie Hernandez held Pittsburgh to no earned runs over 21 1 3 innings against them. Bruce Sutter earned the save after striking out Bill Robinson in the ninth, while Frank Taveras and Parker aided Chicago with key hits and the Cubs widened their NL East lead to three games over idle Philadelphia.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Willie Hernandez
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
Bruce Sutter
Cubs
Bucs
Hernandez
Dave Parker
Parker
Sutter
Bill Robinson
Philadelphia Phillies
Mariners Beat White Sox 7 4 Behind Parrott and Robertson
Seattle pitcher Mike Parrott earned his first major league win before five innings of work and Bob Robertson delivered a three run homer to carry the Mariners past the Chicago White Sox 7-4. Johnson limited Parrott’s workload to protect his shoulder after a five week layoff. The loss drops Chicago further from their recent success, as Boston, Kansas City and Oakland won in other AL games.
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Chicago
UPI
Seattle
Darrell Johnson
Mariners
Mike Parrott
Bob Robertson
Chicago White Sox
Johnson
Parrott
Robertson
Pittsburgh
Borg and Evert top seeds at Wimbledon championships
Wimbledon seeds list has Borg favored for a third straight title with Connors expected to battle him after a five week layoff caused by a blood disorder. Evert seeks to reclaim the title she last won in 1974 and 1976 while Navratilova is the top women seed with Wade dropping to fourth.
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Wimbledon
England
UPI
Bjorn Borg
Chris Evert
Borg
Jimmy Connors
Connors
John
Vitas Gerulaitis
Argentina
Guillermo Vitas
Brian Gottfried
Roscoe Tanner
U.S
Raul Ramirez
Sandy Mayer
Ilie Nastase
Dick Stockton
John McEnroe
Brezhnev Sends Private Message to White House on Ali
In Moscow Brezhnev and Muhammad Ali met for 35 minutes in the Kremlin in a private discussion that surprised U.S. diplomats. Ali will carry a private message to Washington from the Soviet leader, reported by UPI.
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White House
Brezhnev
Moscow
UPI
Muhammad Ali
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
U.S
Samarkand
Tashkent
Carter
United States
Plans to form United States Boxing Association
New Orleans hosts a convention August 11 to 13 as Emile Bruneau leads talks to form a USBA to oversee boxing in the United States. The group aims to rank American boxers and focus on U S talent amid Cold War tensions and sport scandals.
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New Orleans
UPI
World Boxing Association
United States Boxing Association
United States
Emile Bruneau
Louisiana State Athletic Commission
USBA
State Athletic Commission
Bruneau
U.S
State Farm dominates First National Bank in Morris league clash
State Farm routed First National Bank 36 to 2 in a 5 inning Morris Women's Slow Pitch Softball League game at Carbon Hill. Holly Butterfield hit for the cycle including a grand slam, while Pam Sklut went 5 for 5 with a homer and double. Marilyn Riley added a 4 for 4 day with a homer as Kay Mullaney and Kim Kramer also contributed. First National Bank’s Halterman took the loss as Diane Mitchell shined for the batters, and a 19 run third inning capped State Farm’s offensive spree.
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Shenefiel State Farm Insurance
First National Bank
Morris
Carbon Hill
Holly Butterfield
Pam Sklut
Marilyn Riley
State Farm
Kay Mullaney
Kathy Eschenbaum
Kim Kramer
Halterman
Diane Mitchell
Sklut
Dairy Queen
Sherri Stephenson
Ann Fiorritto
Sklut’s
Terry Caine
L. Pantaleone
Kathy Zumbahlen
Martha Stockman
Maddy Fitzmaurice
Schock
Robkim
Schock’s
Wills
Wisman
Denise Leasure
Garcia
Minooka Tops Homer A C In Pony League Thriller
Minooka edged Homer AC 3-2 Monday to improve to 2-0 in the league. In the seventh, Pat McGinnis drove in Jim Penosky with a single after an infield error, then Doug White followed with a drag bunt and a double steal before J R Strickland’s sacrifice fly won it. Tom Carey earned the win to move to 1-1. Minooka hosts the Moose team at 3-0 league record tonight.
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Minooka
Homer AC
Pat McGinnis
Jim Penosky
Doug White
J. R. Strickland
Tom Carey
Moose
Gretencord splits pair in Aurora City League
Gretencord Realty split a fast pitch doubleheader Monday night, beating Broadway Auto 3 0 and losing 6 3 to Safeway Electric. Dick Parker nearly no hit the first game. Russ Batterby and Dutch Smith had two hits each, with Battersby driving in two. In the second game Jerry Zupancic lost after relief duty as Gretencord tied the game twice before a late Safeway rally. Gretencord prepares to face Mazon Verona Bank and Seneca Friday.
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Gretencord Realty
Broadway Auto
Safeway Electric
Dick Parker
Gretencord
Russ Battersby
Dutch Smith
Battersby
Larry Walker
Smith
Denny Thorsen
Jerry Zupancic
Denny Price
Gretenoord
Mazon-Verona Bank
Seneca
South Wilmington Undefeated In Ninth Straight Win
South Wilmington Little League kept its perfect run alive with a 5-3 victory over Reddick. Rich Woolman drove in three runs on one hit, Allan Patterson led with a triple and two hits while starting pitcher. Patterson went three strikeouts and five walks before relieved by Craig Bury who struck out seven. Reddick’s Gina Christianson collected both hits. Shawn Lee took the loss with 10 strikeouts. Reddick drops to 5-4. next, South Wilmington at Gardner while Elwood 2 visits Reddick.
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South Wilmington
Reddick
Rich Woolman
Gina Christianson
Allan Patterson
Patterson
Craig Bury
Shawn Lee
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