Young Edges Hoffman in Tight Grundy County Late Model Show
Ray Young beat Ed Hoffman by a nose in the 25 lap A-Feature at Grundy County Fairgrounds with Hoffman pressuring hard in the final laps. Chuck Acres captured the B-Feature, Ted Musgrave had his best career race finishing third with brother Tom fourth, and 66 cars raced including 44 late models ahead of a 50-lap Carling feature and fireworks during the 71st Annual Fair. George Kladis won the 25-lap AARA midget race with Don Vogler second and Newt White third as track records fell in multiple heats led by Tom Jones and Ed Hoffman in time trials.
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Newt White
Lockport
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Morris All Stars Triumph Over Opdyke In Little League Action
Opdyke suffers a 20-2 defeat as Morris Chamber of Commerce All-Stars explode for five runs in the first and nine in the third. Frank Varner earns the win with eight strikeouts and two RBIs while Wilson adds a two run double. Opdyke’s Mark Sharp collects two hits and drives in both runs. In the same league, the Yankees top White Sox 10-8 with John Buberle striking out 16 for the win and Mike Broderick aiding with a triple. The Red Sox hammer the Astros 19-6 on 15 walks and Brian Wills homering.
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Tony Niewinski
Yanks
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Sox
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Foyt wins rain shortened Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway
A J Foyt captured the rain shortened Pocono 425 in MT OCONO PA earning 84 050 dollars. Wally Dallenbach finished second while Gordy Johncock spun and hit the wall and finished outside the podium. The weather disrupted the event delaying start and forcing multiple cautions as drivers endured mud and delays.
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Bobby Unser
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Pocono International Raceway
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Bill Vukovich
Roger McCluskey
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Johncock
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Indy
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Colorado Cowboy
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NBA Donates 5000 Dollars to Basketball Hall of Fame
The National Basketball Association contributed 5000 dollars to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Massachusetts. The gift supports museum programs and preservation efforts for the sport’s history and honors.
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Springfield, Mass
Johnson Leads Western Open After 36 Holes
George Johnson shot six birdies in a 6-under 66 for a 138 total and a one stroke lead over Hale Irwin entering the final 36 holes at Butler National. Irwin, 139, joined by Dave Graham and four others at par or better, with 90 degree heat expected to stress the field. Arnold Palmer shot 79 to stand 147.
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Rick Massengale
Arnold Palmer
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Lee Elder
Bob
Chi Chi" Rodriguez
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Herald
Oak Brook
George Johnson
Butler National
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Dave Graham
Irwin
Gibby Gilbert
Jerry Heard
Wally Armstrong
John Schlee
Tom Kite
M S Triumphs Murphy s Steele s in Morris 12 Inch League
M S Sports netted three weekend victories in Morris 12 inch softball action. They beat Minooka Merchants 13 5 on Friday then Morris Theatre 11 5 and Newark 6 3 on Sunday. Olson, Shultz, Laughery and Knapp led offense as Steele added key hits and Knapp drove in runs. M S improved to 17 7 overall.
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Morris Theatre
Newark
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Ken Shultz
Denny Steele
Tom Slattery
Keith Laughery
Denny Knapp
Shultz
Ed Harseim
Steele
Laughery
Jay Roth
Harseim
Minooka Pony Leaguers sweep weekend to run record
Minooka swept a doubleheader from Morris Moose 4-3 and 13-0 and defeated New Lenox 10-3 and 6-5 to post a 4-0 weekend and rise to 15-1. Mark Mitchell drove in seven runs in the Moose second game, while Chi Kovel struck out 13 for the win. Craig Shearer led Sunday with three RBIs and delivered the game winning hit in the seventh.
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Morris Moose
New Lenox
Minooka Pony
Moose
Mark Mitchell
Chi Kovel
Kovel
Craig Shearer
Shearer
Gardner Legion Splits With Pontiac In Baseball Doubleheader
Gardner wins 9-6 in game two after four run frames and takes the series split with Pontiac. Dale Lardi pitched six innings of one run ball in game one as Gardner edged Pontiac 3-1. Rick Kirkton and Mike Oelschlager provided big hits for Pontiac in game two.
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Pontiac
American Legion
Dale Lardi
Rick Kirkton
Morris Merchants Drop Two In SNAFU Softball Tourney
In Sheboygan the Morris Merchants split a Sunday doubleheader then fell 5 1 to 20 Grand Tavern. Lorraine Countryman hit a three run homer and Diane Gray collected three hits in the 12 11 win over Dale's Bar. Garnesky homered and Linowski added two hits as Morris won game one.
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Wis
Morris Merchants
SNAFU
Merchants
Butler Hylanders
Dale’s Bar
Sheboygan Falls
Morris
Grand Tavern
Racine
Lorraine Countryman
Diane Gray
Nancy Hosterman
Diane Garnesky
Sharon Linowski
Mary Hunkler
Garneski
Linowski
20 Grand Tavern
Jan Thieme
Diane Robbins
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McGraw backs Phillies after two share of wins over Mets
Tug McGraw declares the Phillies the most powerful club he has pitched for as he closes a doubleheader sweep of the Mets. He earns his eighth save and fifth win with seven relief innings, while Greg Luzinski, Larry Bowa, and Ollie Brown power the offense. Pirates top Cubs split doubleheader as NL East race tightens with Pittsburgh leading.
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Phillies
Mets
Larry Bowa
Ollie Brown
Tom Seaver
Philadelphia
Greg Luzinski
Feeney's Liquors Rally For 5 3 Win In Morris Softball
Feeney's Liquors trailed Minooka Businessmen 3 2 after three innings before scoring three in the fourth to seize a 5 3 victory at the Morris lighted ball park. Jay Heap and Larry Swanson had two hits each for Feeney's while Tom Slattery homered for Minooka. Denny Neary earned the win and Williams took the loss as Feeney's improved to 3 1 on the season following Ritoff's 9 6 win over Feeney's Friday.
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Morris
Jay Heap
Larry Swanson
Tom Slattery
Minooka
Denny Neary
Williams
Ritoff’s
Feeney
Dairy Queen Dominates Wilmington in Softball Showdown
Sherri Poole had four hits as Boggs Dairy Queen crushed Wilmington Civic Center 15 3 to stay undefeated at 8 0. Peggy Goodwin earned the win while Patti Olson and Peggy Garling fueled a third inning rally. Wilmington’s Vonda Web took the loss and Wawczyk highlighted defense with a one handed grab. Dairy Queen next faces Kirby s Rascals in Dwight at 6 30 p m Tuesday.
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Peggy Garling
Cathy Wawczyk
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Rascals
Gardner Odell wins Gardner Little League Invitational in 4-3 thriller
Gardner Odell capitalized on a four run first inning and получил 4-3 win over Gardner in the Gardner Little League Invitational. Virdon earned the win with 10 strikeouts, Jeff Sorensen took the loss. In other action Gardner routed Opdyke 18-1 as Virdon drove in six.
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Bob Wilkey
Don Kennedy
Bill Virdon
Virdon
Fanning
Jeff Sorensen
Dale Vigna
Carl Clover
Alan Sorensen
Eric Fjelde
Alan Kingman
Ransom
Opdyke
Doug Sharp
Blair Bradley
Don Brockman
Brian Carr
Greg Mace
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Dergos duo place in Glenbard North sectional wrestling
Carol Stream Morris brothers Gehrig and George Dergo totaled four wins at the Glenbard North sectional of the state freestyle tournament. Gehrig took third at 165 pounds with three wins and two losses. George placed in the top 10 at 154 with one win and two defeats amid a strong prep field.
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Morris Brothers
Gehrig
George Dergo
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