Newtonian Wins Saddle at Palomino Awards in Oklahoma City
Marty Cavassa of Newton earned a championship saddle at the Palomino Horse Breeders of America awards banquet in Oklahoma City. He and his three year old Rosie Golden led the 13 and under youth show with top finishes in western pleasure horsemanship and western riding and second in showmanship and trail. Marty's sister Cari Cavassa won senior western pleasure aboard Chrissma Casy at an open show, with placements in senior English pleasure and senior trail. The Kansas Nebraska youth team finished second in combined points. Oklahoma won team title while Florida placed third.
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Rural Newton
Rosie Golden
Palomino Hourse Breeders of America
Youth Congress
Rural
Newton
Palomino Horse Breeders of America
Oklahoma City
Marty
Cari
Chrissma Casy
Kansas-Nebraska
Carl and
Mary Cavassa
Todd O'Neil
Salina
Nancy Frazier
Lyons
Lori Schleifer
Papillion
Neb
Oklahoma
Florida
Starlets break even in Johnson County tourney weekend
The Newton Starlets finished 2-2 in the Johnson County Girls Softball Tournament at Overland Park then return home to host the Moundridge Drifters in a doubleheader at Our Lady of Guadalupe Park. Debbie Adams earned two wins and Debra Jones led with multiple hits, while Tulsa and Kansas City opponents also defeated Newton.
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Moundridge Drifters
Our Lady of Guadalupe Park
AEM Electric
Kansas City
Debbie Adams
Darla Jones
Jo Snapp
Shawnee Mission
Debbie Stauffer
Bernice Wedel
Tulsa
Okla
Adams
Jones
Rieders Raiders
Kan
Starlets
Valley Center
10Th
Ash
Newton Legion Drops Two Road Games
Newton Legion was edged in two road games at Hays after losing 3-2 and 7-6. Mike Wright allowed six hits in the opener as Newton’s offense had five hits, and Newton rallied for two runs in the seventh of game two but fell short. Mark Mc Cabe and Glenn McMurray shared pitching duties, while Mark Hosford hit a sixth inning homer. Hutchinson and Newton B teams open at 6, A teams at 8.
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Hutchinson
Hays
Newton
Mike Wright
Mark McCabe
Glenn McMurray
Mark Hosford
Newton B
Major League Leaders By Associated Press National League Batting and More
National League leaders feature Oliver and Foster atop batting with .343 and .340. Rose leads runs with 60, Foster 62 RBIs, Montanez 95 hits, and Kingman 25 homers. St. Louis and Pittsburgh stars appear across doubles, steals, and pitching stats. American League shows Brett and LeFlore pacing batting, Otis leading RBIs, May and Yaz tied for homers, Patek 35 steals, and Garland atop pitching with 8-0 in win total. Seaver leads NL strikeouts with 105, while Ryan and Tanana head the AL.
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Monday
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Kingman
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Luzinski
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Kaat
Reed
Alcala
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Paquette
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Rice
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Otis
Patek
Carew
Min
Baylor
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Bird
Fidrych
Det
W.campbell
J. Brown
Kern
Vuckovich
Leonard
Ryan
Cal
Tanana
Blyleven
Hunter
Jenkins
Bsn
Mayberry Delivers Royals Comeback Over Angels in 11th
Kansas City defeated the California Angels 5-4 in 11 innings as John Mayberry and George Brett powered a late rally. Amos Otis sparked the ninth inning with a clutch hit and Brett capped the drama with a game-tying homer off Dick Drago. The win left Kansas City 3.5 games up in the AL West while Brett raised his average to .363.
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Whitey Herzog
George Brett
Herzog
Angels
Steve Busby
Royals
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Dick Drago
Jim Wohlford
Mario Guerrero
California
Dick Williams
Otis
Brett
Andy Hassler
Mayberry
Doug Bird
Texas Rangers
Chicago
Geiberger Captures Western Open By Strategic Bogey
Al Geiberger won the Western Open at Butler National by purposely playing for a bogey on the final hole to force a win with a 73 and a 288 total. Porter finished second after a late double bogey left him one stroke shy, while Bob Dickson collapsed from a six stroke lead to finish third tied with Hale Irwin and Charles Coody.
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Butler National Golf Club
al Geiberger
Geiberger
Arnold Palmer
Tucson
Bob Dickson
Beast
Dickson
Hale Irwin
Charles Coody
Joe Porter
Scottsdale
Ariz
Porter
Rankin Maintains Lead in Babe Zaharias Invitational Showdown
Judy Rankin extended her three stroke edge over JoAnne Carner and Jane Blalock entering the final round at Chagrin Falls. Rankin fired a 69 after three under par rounds, edging toward a near $100,000 career total, with Carner and Blalock remaining within striking distance as Marilyn J. Smith and others chased.
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Ohio
Judy Rankin
JoAnne Carner
Jane Blalock
Judy
Chako Higuchi
Japan
Cathy McMullin
Pam Higins
Boone's Grand Slam Beats Cardinals in Phillies Win
Phillies catcher Bob Boone hit a grand slam to left field, lifting Philadelphia to a 6-2 victory over St. Louis. Boone, batting .313, joked about All Star selections as Sparky Anderson eyed a Simmons bench role behind Johnny Bench. McGlothen was the loser.
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Phillies
Bob Boone
Sparky
Boone
St. Louis Cardinals
Sparky Anderson
Cincinnati Reds
Ted Simmons
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