National Seniors: Plow and Pedal and Lumber Mart tie for first half title
Plow and Pedal edged Museo Lighting 5 to 4 while Lumber Mart defeated Fuhrman Roofing 16 to 7 sealing a split of the first half crown. The day featured top hitters and multiple small innings, with Sandy's posting a 19-11 win and Lafley's 15-10 win lifting them from the cellar.
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Tom Vari
Mark Clemens
Dionts
Mats Pirates
Dodgers
Open League Open Softball Friday Night Winners
Safleys knocked off Mapco 11 to 1 in five innings, with Dollies Tap and Burkes Metal also winning. Burke's outslugged Brauns Excavating 11 to 10 in eight innings, while Dollies blanked Griff's Lounge to stay in contention as Friday games wrap up.
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Metal
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Braun
Lafley
Carver Pump
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Os Griff
John Robinson
Mike Kautze
Greg Buster
Bill Richardson
John Gabriel
TOF
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Dallia’s
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Burke's
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Muscatine Electric and Lucas Plumbing win softball games
Muscatine Electric beat Port City Taxi 8 to 4 and Lucas Plumbing defeated Lumber Mart 16 to 12 in Thursday night girls softball. Winning pitchers were Christi Newcomer and Teri McKinney, with notable hits by Laura Tompkins and Janelle Holtz among others.
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Muscatine Electric
Port City Taxi
Lumber Mart
Muse
Electric
Teri McKinney
Rhonda Henry
Kelly Andresen
Janelle Holtz
Laura Mors
Lor Martina
HR — Martin
Kelly Andrasen
Wildcats Force College World Series Title Showdown
Arizona catcher Ron Hassey summed up the mood after the Wildcats edged Arizona State 5-1 in the 30th College World Series. The victory put Arizona in position to meet Eastern Michigan 48 15 for the series title tonight, avenging earlier losses to its cross-state rival. Steve Powers pitched a four hit game to send Arizona to the finals for a fourth time.
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Red Sox Battle for 1st Place in Doubleheader
The Muscatine Red Sox face Davenport Dodgers in a Sunday 1:30 doubleheader at Tom Bruner Field to decide first place. Both teams enter with 4-0 records, while Quad City Braves sit at 3-0, and Ottumwa Royals 2-4, East Moline 1-5, Clinton Reds 1-6.
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Davenport Dodgers
Quad- City Braves
Ottumwa Royals
East Moline
Clinton Reds
Muscatine's 7th straight loss at Cedar Rapids
Muscatine High School drops to seven straight after a doubleheader sweep by Cedar Rapids Washington. In game one Washington romped 13-6 as Muscatine starter Gary Monroe was knocked out early. Longway outpitched Kevin Ballenger in a two hit effort. Muscatine trailed early, kept within a run at 7-6 in the fifth, but Washington pulled away with four runs in the bottom of the inning and one more in the sixth to seal the win. Muscatine had only four hits, with Rusty Melton collecting the lone third inning single. The Muskies fall to 4-9 overall and 0-5 in the league and host Burlington next Monday at Tom Bruner Field.
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Mike Kanufreann
Gary Sandburg
Gary Monroe
Sandburg
Mark Campbell
Dave Howell
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Campbell
Kevin Ballenger
Burlington
Tom Bruner
Doug Calkins
Mark Howell
Rick Causse
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Iowa City
Rich Sleeman
Randy Shouse
Dennis Britt
Shawn Stonebarger
Frank Draper
Britt
Andy Allison
Howell
Sleeman
Shouse
Todd Severson
Steve Snider
Causse
Severson
Helder
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Gorsuch
Dubuque Senior
Kent Stein
Durant stuns West Liberty in 5 2 upset
Durant Wildcats top West Liberty 5-2 as Julie Dietz hits a solo homer in the fifth securing the win. Durant improves to 4-9 while West Liberty drops to 9-4. Next up Durant faces West Branch and West Liberty meets Solon in the conference tournament in Durant. George Pappas wins seven matches to lead Colwell in the Pro Bowlers Association National Championship at Seattle.
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Belles
Randy Mills
Julie Dietz
Norm Mitts
West Branch
Solon
Seattle
Wash
George Pappas
Paul Colwell
Pro Bowlers Association
Muscatine tops Iowa City West for second doubleheader sweep
Muscatine High School baseball swept Iowa City West 4-3 and 1-0 at Tom Bruner Field to rise to 7-1. Mark Howell and Rick Causse combined for a one-hitter in game two as Muscatine stretched its win streak to six. Sleeman, Shouse, Britt, and Howell contributed key hits and runs in the opener, with Sleeman later delivering the decisive run on Shouse’s double.
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Iowa City West
Frojans
Tom Bruner
HIC West
Muskies
Mark Howell
Shawn Stonabarger
Dashrman
C— Faust
Muskias
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Frank Groper
Randy Shouse
Dennis Bilt
Grinnell golf meet sees Craig finish second in nine-year group
Grinnell Muscatine's Jimmy Craig placed second in the nine-year-old division of the 13th annual state Pee Wee golf championship. Craig shot a 62, behind Jim Webb of Des Moines who had 56 for nine holes, as Muscatine entries dominated the top three in the group.
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Muscatine
Jimmy Craig
Craig
Jim Webb
Des Moines
Tom Fisher
Jimmy
Jeff Anson
Jeff Wenger
Jeff Stark
Grinnell Country Club
Mt Vernon blazes to 17 13 win over Wilton in Hawkeye play
Mt. Vernon v. Wilton clash ends 17 13 as Mt. Vernon scatters 10 runs in the first inning and holds off Wilton's late rally. Mt. Vernon moves to 1-8 overall and 1-7 in league, while Wilton falls to 2-5 in the loop and 9-7 overall.
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Denite Jilovec
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Lari Maurer
Bonnie Aaralf
Mt. Varnan
Telecky
Tool
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Wilton
Deb Niles
Morning Sun defeats Wapello in one hitter game
Morning Sun caps a 4-1 Southeast Iowa conference win at Wapello as Steve Inghram throws a one hitter, Gene Lihs doubles as the Indians reach base on a passed ball. Wapello slips to 3-3, Morning Sun heads to Danville and Wapello hosts Columbus Community Monday.
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Steve Inghram
Morning Sun
Columbus Community
Danville
West Liberty rallies past Clear Creek for 10 7 baseball win
West Liberty Comets overcame a 7 4 deficit after three innings to edge Clear Creek 10 7 in an Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference game. Mike Connor earned the win in relief over Mike Bown as West Liberty struck in the final four frames while Clear Creek managed only five hits. Junior varsity ended in a 4 4 tie due to time limits.
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Iowa Hawkeye
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Tom Strumpel
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Clippers
Columbus Community blanked New London in league clash
Kyle Morgan fired a two hit shutout as Columbus Community defeated New London 3-0 in Southeast Iowa conference play. New London scored once in the first inning, Columbus added two insurance runs in the fourth on a Ron Orris two run triple. Columbus improves to 6-2 in league play, New London drops to 1-7.
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Kyle Morgan
Columbus
New London
Morgan
Brian Gibson
Tim Gholson
Wildcats
Bill Austin
Ron Orris
Solon rallies to beat Wilton in Hawkeye Conference
Solon 3 Wilton 1 in an Eastern Iowa Hawkeye Conference clash as Solon scores two runs in the fourth and one in the sixth to upend Wilton. Wilton's only run came in the second on a walk, sacrifice, and Marty Wacker's single before Solon pitcher Dave Krob silenced the offense. The win preserves Solon's league standing.
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Solon
Iowa Hawkeye
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Dave Krob
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