Sertoma squeezes out OBAL win with no-hitter by Geist
Phillip Geist tossed a five inning no hitter as Sertoma blanked the Elks 12-0 in Ottawa Babe Ruth League. Geist fanned 10 and faced 16 batters with two walks. John Wray led Sertoma with three singles three RBIs and three runs. Eagles beat Rotary 18-6 behind Ansley five innings of three hits six walks nine strikeouts. A three game tripleheader to close the week ends OBAL week three.
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Gary Kuntz
Phillip Geist
Ottawa
Sertoma
Elks
Ser
Toma
Geist
John Wray
RBI
Robbin Mallory
Jeff Reed
Phillip Larios
Brian Hoke
Gary Sowers
Eagles
Rotary
Brad Ansley
Linn Boyke
Wayne Hopkins
Bobby Brownell
Brad Basel
Jody Mitchell
Russell Hisele
Paul Williams
Chris Raby
Ansley
Miami
Sam Sorce
Dan Smith
Longhorns
Smith
Kirk Killingsworth
Milo Choate
Maine
Hurricanes
Wichita State Advances in CWS Semifinal Battle Against Texas
Second-ranked Wichita State opened the 1982 season with a 4-6 record but surged to the College World Series semifinals. Coach Gene Stephenson led the Shockers past Oklahoma State and Cal-State Fullerton, with key performances from Phil Stephenson, O'Brien, and Russy Morman. They face Texas in a Friday 5:10 p.m. CDT game, winner advancing to Saturday's potential title match against Maine or Miami.
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Neb
Wichita State
Arizona State
Texas
Gene Stephenson
Stephenson
Longhorns
Oklahoma State
Bryan Oehlers
Cliff Gustafson
Delkers
Cal-State Fullerton
Miami
Erik Sonberg
Phil
Charlie
O'Brien
Phil Stephenson
O’brien
Russy Morman
Cowboys
Morman
OSU
Ron Fraser
Fraser
Hurricanes
Holmes Cooney Battle Set For Las Vegas Parking Lot
Larry Holmes defends his WBC heavyweight title against Gerry Cooney in a high profile bout staged in Caesars Palace parking lot. Holmes, 32, at 212 pounds, faces 25 year old Cooney who weighs 225. The fight promises record purses and a betting frenzy as both sides push for a historic clash.
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World Boxing Council
Gerry Cooney
Caesars Palace
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Cooney
Ken Norton
Ron Lyle
Jimmy Young
Victor Valle
Don King
Muhammad Ali
Qet
Three Way Tie For LPGA Lead In Cincinnati
Therese Hessian Beth Daniel and Jan Stephenson share the lead after the second round of the 200,000 LPGA Championship at the Grizzly Course near Cincinnati. Hessian, coming back from a rib injury, shot 69 while Stephenson surged with late birdies and Daniel finished ahead of Coles Palmer and Spencer-Devlin. The scorecard shows 70 for Janet Coles and others, with seven players two strokes behind at 71 and 13 at even par. The event marks Hessian’s first major bid after a four-week layoff and a return to form.
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Ohio
Therese Hession
Hession
Jan Stephenson
Beth Daniel
Grizzly
Jack Nicklaus Sports Center
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Hessian
Daniel
Sogey
Stephenson
Janet Coles
Sandra Palmer
Muffin Spencer-Devlin
Sally Little
Hrbek ends Royals' streak with grand slam homer
Minnesota first baseman Kent Hrbek hit a grand slam helping the Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 to snap a five game skid and extend his hitting streak to 15 games. The late inning burst came after bases were loaded on walks and a hit by pitch with Tom Brunansky at bat.
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Minnesota
Kent Hrbek
Bruno
Tom Brunansky
Twins
Kansas City Royals
Hrbek
Brunansky
Armstrong
Royals
Dick Howser
Kansas City
Frank White
Willie Wilson
John Wathan
George Brett
Wilson
Wathan
Hal McRae
Billy Gardner
Pete Redfern
Hooper at Wimbledon tuneup shows tall frame and fast serve
Hooper, rising from 235th to 25th in six months, is set for Wimbledon. At Queen's Club he beat Paul McNamee 6-4 6-2 to reach the Stella Artois quarterfinals as John McEnroe advances and others prepare. Hooper cites a 135 mph estimate for his serve and braces for a potential meeting with McEnroe.
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Ranger
Eddie Chiles
Fort Worth
Robinson
Rangers
London
Chip Hooper
Queen's Club
Hooper
Paul McNamee
Australia
Stella Artois
John McEnroe
Vic Amaya
McEnroe
John Sadii
Jimmy Connors
Hank Pfister
Fritz Buehning
Chris Lewis
New Zealand
Brian Gottfried
South Africa
Kevin Curren
Mark Edmondson
Connors
Makeups Scheduled Rain Out Schedule Women’s League
Sunday games at Forest Park and Moody Blues clash with Wellsville. First National Bank hosts Wellsville while Peoples Bank meets Moody Blues. In the Women’s Blue League Green Acres faces Budges at 4.00, Rantoul plays Green Acres at 7.00, The Feed Barn meets HD at 9.09. Men’s leagues list multiple matches across Cox South and surrounding venues.
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Forest Park
Moody Blues
Wellsville
First National Bank
Peoples Bank
Green Acres
Budges Sports Center
Rantoul
H.D
Moormana
Ottawa
Turck
J Automotive
Sonic Drive
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