Illinois State Amateur Golf Championship heads to Rockford Club
The 47th Illinois State Amateur Golf Championship will be held at Rockford Country Club August 23–25, with 120 players from a field around 437. Qualifying rounds start July 18 at The Rail Springfield and August 5 at Crystal Lake CC. Entry is $30. ESPN.
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Chicago District Golf Association
Rockford Country Club
Rockford
Ill
the Rail
Springefield
Crystal Lane Country Club
Crystal Lake
USGA
Clearwater Drive
Oak Brook
Jack Halverson
Harry’ Forbes
Tom Evans
Northbrook
Prestwick CC
Frankfort
Mick Soli
DeKalb
Evans
Soli
Kemperman wins 25 lap feature at Grundy County Speedway
Blue Island driver Jerry Kemperman outdueled Ed Hoffman of Niles over 25 laps to capture the late model feature at Grundy County Speedway. The race saw Hoffman lead briefly on lap 18 before Kemperman regained the front and held on to the checkered flag. It marked Kemperman’s second Grundy feature win of 1977 and kept Hoffman from a third victory.
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Grundy County Speedway
Jerry Kemperman
Blue Island
Ed Hoffman
Niles
Kemperman
Hoffman
Grundy
Lockport
Larry Schuler
Schuler
Tim Mason
Ottawa
Ed Hennessey
Grundy County
U.A.R
Johnson Powers White Sox Past Mariners 10-4
Lamar Johnson homered as a DH and first baseman amid Jim Spencer’s toe injury. Johnson went 3-for-3 with four RBIs including a bases loaded triple to spark Chicago, while Dick Pole took the loss for Seattle. Ken Kravec earned the win, Bart Johnson the save.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago White Sox
Jim Spencer
Lamar Johnson
Johnson
Spencer
White Sox
Seattle Mariners
Mariners
Dick Pole
Pole
Richie Zisk
Eric Soderholm
Oscar Gamble
Jim Essian
Ken Kravec
Bart Johnson
Seattle
Darrell Johnson
Cubs rally to topple Expos 4-3 in seventh inning
Chicago improves to 46-22 and wins seventh straight as Mick Kelleher and Gene Clines drive in the tying and go ahead runs in the seventh. Bruce Sutter seals his 20th save as Bill Bonham wins to even his record at 8-6.
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UPI
Chicago Cubs
Montreal Expos
Cubs
Franks
Bruce Sutter
Bill Bonham
Sutter
Herman
Perez
Mick Kelleher
Steve Ontiveros
Gene Clines
Steve Swisher
Kelleher
Ivan DeJesus
Chicago
Santo Alcala
Dergo Qualifies for State Wrestling Championships
George Dergo, 17, will enter the state freestyle championships July 9 at Bolingbrook High School and the Greco Roman state championships at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park Ill after finishing 1st in the District 2 tournament at Shawnburg High School last Saturday. Dergo finished 5-0 with five pins at 165 pounds. Morris teammates Pat Durkee Willie Wren Garret Dergo and Ray DeLong also competed with mixed results. DeLong previously placed second at Oswego July 11 and beat a rival who later defeated state champion Bill Castens.
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George Dergo
Bolingbrook High School
East Leyden Hig School
Franklin Park
Ill
Shawnburg High School
Willie Wren
Garret Dergo
Ray DeLong
Delong
Oswego
Bill Castens
Morris Shoe Store Tops Echo Lanes in Seventh Inning Swing
Morris Shoe Store erased a 17-16 deficit in the top of the seventh inning and beat Echo Lanes 27-17 in a women's softball game at the high school. Sherry Bailey earned the win for Morris Shoe Store while Deb Walker took the loss.
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Echo Lanes
Morris Shoe Store
Sherry Bailey
Mary Kovack
Gerry Erichson
Deb Walker
Russell
Patti Orton
Orton
Barb Wray
Maurie's Table Tops Minooka 9-7 in Joliet Softball
In T.C.Y.A.A. softball Maurie's Table of Joliet defeated the Minooka 76ers 9-7. Laura Widlowski earned the win. Kathy Ariagno homered for Joliet. Diane Clennon hit a two run homer for Minooka.
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Maurie
Joliet
Minooka 76Ers
Laura Widlowski
Kathy Ariagno
Minooka
Diane Clennon
Phillies
Giants
Larrie Houser
Larry Houser
First National Amateur Mixed Team Golf Championship
Mixed team golf debuts in Palm Springs California with a national championship open to players over 21. Men must carry handicaps to 24 and women to 30 and under as rules for eligibility are announced.
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Palm Springs
Calif
UPI
Newark Bombs Shock 20-1 in Sunday Softball Blast
Newark exploded for eight runs in the second inning with homers by Bob Coyne and Tom Walker and added eight more in the seventh to crush Shock's Top 20-1 at Lighted Ball Park. Dave Carlson homered in the seventh as Newark ran up the score.
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Bob Coyne
Tom Walker
Coyne
Shock’s
Dave Carlson
Minooka
Gunner
Don Brown
Mike Johnson
Mike Smania
John Bogart
Gunner’s
Dick Helland
Gunner's
John Symons
Dave Bernard
John Underhill
Steve Wirtz
Bogart
Underhill
Prombo
Mazon Defeats Opdyke 6-5 In Minor League Action
Mazon edged Opdyke 6-5 as Doug Sharp earned the win and Scott Heron took the loss. Opdyke tied it with four runs in the sixth before Mazon answered with a bottom sixth run on a Heren double. Harrington, Lowery, and Cook added notable at bats for respective teams.
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Alumax
Prombo
A Prombo Realty
Ed Prombo
Gary Fitzmaurice
Mazon
Opdyke
Doug Sharp
Scott Heron
Jim Lowery
Heren
Mike Harrington
Dan Cook
South Wilmington Tops Seneca in Minor League Clash
South Wilmington defeated Seneca 18 to 13 at home as Craig Rury earned the win and led a strong batting performance. Rury, Patterson, Allan, Ashley and others produced multiple extra base hits while Paul Larsen and Dave Claggett homered for Seneca. Both teams share first place at 11-2, alongside the Channahon All-Stars traveling squad.
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Seneca
Craig Rury
Rury
Alan Patterson
Richie Allan
Mike Ashley
McElroy
Ken Sandeno
Paul Larsen
Dave Claggett
Channahon All-Stars
Lisbon Blasts Plattville 26 5 In Little League Action
Lisbon defeated Plattville 26 to 5 at Lisbon in a game where Scott Anderson earned the win and Cary Pilney took the loss. Dave Chally, Mark Anderson and Scott Anderson led with multiple hits including home runs as Lisbon outhit Plattville 19 to 4 and improved to 6 0. They travel to Harding for a 6 p m contest Wednesday.
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Plattville
Scott Anderson
Cary Pilney
Dave Chally
Mark Anderson
Harding
Gretencord Realty Wins Clifton Softball Tournament
Gretencord Realty captured the Clifton fast pitch softball tournament sponsored by Homenever Construction. They defeated the Morris Stags 5-1 in the final after a 4-3 11 inning win Saturday and a 9-0 semifinal shutout over Hemenover Construction. Dick Parker earned the win in the title game with solid pitching.
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Gretencord Realty
Clifton
Hemmenover Construction
Dean Siron
Mick Severson
Dick Parker
Russ Battersby
Gary Lyons
Larry Walker
Don Varner
Bruce Skint
Evert Poyner
Jeff Boss
Ed Harseim
Dutch Smith
Denny Price
Homenever Construction
Morris Stags
Rob Enger
Stags
Curt Mitchell
Gretenoord Realty
Hemenover Construction
Gretencord
Kaser Leads Milwaukee Open Qualifiers With 65
Monty Kaser of Wichita Kansas fired a seven under par 65 to top 151 hopefuls in Milwaukee for the Greater Milwaukee Open. GMC officials said 48 qualifiers will join 108 exempt players for Thursday’s event, with a 72 cutoff and 20 players finishing 72 still in playoff for three spots.
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Monty Kaser
Wichita
Kan
Tuckaway Country Club
GMC
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