City Little League Tournament Concludes Play
The Cardinals and the Red Sox won the City Little League tournament which ended last week with ribbon awards. Ray Cain led the City Little League Program as director.
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Newspaper
Opinion Tribune
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1972
Page
2
The Cardinals and the Red Sox won the City Little League tournament which ended last week with ribbon awards. Ray Cain led the City Little League Program as director.
All star teams announced for the men’s softball tournament starting Aug. 13 after a July warm up. Key players listed for Glenwood State Bank and Swift Packers squads with positions, team matchups and game times noted. Earlier games on Aug. 3 featured Glenwood State Bank defeating Cooper Oasis 12 to 1 in five innings and Swift Packers beating Food King 20 to 16 with milestones including a long homer by Jota Gregory.
Abraham Lincoln faces Mason City in Cedar Rapids for the Iowa Boys High School Baseball Tournament title after Lincoln edged Boone 1-0 to advance. Lincoln owns a 27-5 record including a 3-0 district win over Glenwood. Mason City stands 45-4-1.
Guthrie Center defeats Glenwood 5-1 in regional finals at Griswold Thursday night. Eight Guthrie fielding errors aid Glenwood’s effort as Nancy Wickland and Michelle Dickey contribute early runs. Judy Merritt earning the win for Guthrie, Pat Hodgson the loss. Glenwood finishes 19-4, sharing SW Iowa league crown after sectional and district titles.
Stanton defeated Glenwood 15-8 in the Seventh District tournament semis at Walnut. Hamburg beat Avoca to set up a championship against Stanton. Glenwood and Stanton advanced with quarterfinal wins as Ron McManigal fanned for Glenwood and Mark Buckingham hit a triple for Stanton.
The Iowa Conservation Commission outlined hunting and trapping seasons for many species. Fox seasons shrink to protect gray foxes, raccoon zones split north and south of US 20, beaver trapping expanded in Zone 1, and waterfowl dates set for later. Cottontail rabbits Sept 9 to Feb 28, gray and fox squirrels Jan 1, with various bag limits and hours. Welch Lake and part of Jem continue on page 9.
Glenwood Optimist Club swimmers finished third in the Nebraska City Invitational with 237 points. Nebra City won with 324 and Plattsmouth was second with 285. Individual and relay results highlight strong showings from Glenwood in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, and medley events across multiple age groups.
The 49th Annual Sidney Iowa Championship Rodeo runs August 8 to 13 featuringMontie Montana Sr and his trained horse Rex with famed rope tricks. Montana has performed for royalty and heads of state and lassoed President Eisenhower. He heads Western shows and works as an adviser in films. Roger Miller and top cowboys join the program.
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