Johnston Wins 1A Baseball Tourney
Aquinas of Fort Madison won 3-1 over Rock Valley in the first round of the boys state baseball tournament. Budke pitched eight strikeouts and eight hits allowed while Miller fanned eight in a hard fought game.
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Johnston
Fort Madison Aquinas
Rock Valleys
Rockets
Randy Miller
Fort Madison
John Meyertholen
Dons
Dan Stout
Sokelik
Stout
Sokokik
Aquinas
Paul de Béy
Rocket
Randy Starkweather
Paul Hansen
Don van Otterloo
Hansen
Steve Budke
Bruce Bunch
Budke
Miller
Bob Miller
Little League Stars Released
Coach Dave Meylink released final statistics from summer Little League play. Top eighth grade batters include Kosters .433 Hansen .429 Wessélink .500 Van Kley .488 Groeneweg .476 Driesen .429. Seventh grade leaders include Van Kley .488 Groeneweg .476 Vander Weerd Miller Wesselink Rozeboom 17 runs. Home run leaders Vander Weerd Van Kiley Miller Wesselink Hubbard Tyler Hansen Vogelzang Wesselink.
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Dave Meylink
Little Leage
Matt Kosters
Dave Hansen
Dennis Wessélink
Galen van Kley
Paul Groeneweg
Rob Driesen
Dave Hanse
Taylor
Hubbard
Scott Rozeboom
Sam Vander
Weerd
Keith Miller
Doug Wesselink
Wade Ten
Haken
Steve Tyler
Sam Vander Weerd
Galen van Kiley
Doug Wessel
Rock Valley Hosts Women's City Golf Tourney
The Rock Valley Women's City Golf Tournament will be held on Thursday August 18 at the local course. Golfers are encouraged to participate with sign ups at the Club House for tee-off times. A stagette will follow with prizes awarded.
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Rock Valley
Women Golf At Akron Invitational Entrants Named
Nine women from Rock Valley entered the Akron Women's Invitational with ninety-two total entrants from ten clubs. Jo Van Maanen was medalist with a 42. In the Championship Flight Retta Van Kley won with 44 and Jean Porter finished third with 46.
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Rock Valley
Akron
Jo van Maanen
Retta van Kley
Jean Porter
Gun Club News Highlights Local Shoot Outcomes
Harry Vande Stouwe Bob Splear and Ron Jager achieved perfect scores in the twenty five straight shot Thursday. Terry Plueger and Dave Plueger led with twenty threes while Chuck Hoekstra Dennis Johnson Art Gerritson and Ken Plueger shot twenty twos. Norm DeGraff scored twenty one. In Handicap Dave Plueger Harry Vande Stouwe and Dennis Johnson led. second were Bob Splear Merlin De Boer and Ron Jager. Dennis Johnson claimed doubles with nineteen of twenty four. Jager had eighteen. Merlin De Boer and Dave Plaeger won twenty seven yards protection.
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Harry Vande Stouwe
Bob Splear
Ron Jager
Terry Plueger
Dave Plueger
Canton
Chuck Hoekstra
Dennis Johnson
Art Gerritson
Ken Plueger
Norm DeGraff
Hull
Merlin de Boer
Jager
Dave Plaeger
Northwest Iowa Amateur Baseball League Names 1977 All League Team
The Northwest Iowa Amateur Baseball League announces the 1977 All League lineup with Sloan and Sioux Center leading in selections. The team includes five infielders four outfielders two catchers and three pitchers. Players named include Greg Smith Nord strom Henry Brinkman Keith Ruffcorn and Dave Bomgaars. Bomgaars tops league with a .431 average and 19 RBIs while Ruffcorn hits .381 and Smith posts strong totals.
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Northwest Iowa
Sloan
Sioux Center
George
Onawa
Alton
Aurelia
Rock Valley
Greg Smith
Nordstrom
Henry Brinkman
Keith Ruffcorn
Gna
Jaycees Plan City Tennis Tournament in Rock Valley
Rock Valley Jaycees announce a city tennis singles tournament with male and female divisions in three age groups 14 and under 15-18 and 19 and over. Registration ends August 15 at Arends Clothing fees 2 3 or 4. Semis and finals August 26 27 with WC T no add scoring. Contact Lyle Remmerde or Ken Sabers for details.
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Rock Valley Jaycees
Arend’s Clothing
Jaycee
W.C.T
Lyle Remmerde
Ken’ Sabers
Softball Tourney Set for Aug 15 to 25 with Double Elimination
The local softball league outlines a 14-team double elimination tournament running August 15 to 25. Opening night pairings include Christian Reformers vs Doon Town and Calvin vs Stable, with consolation and championship games slated for August 25.
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Pollema’s
Doon Christian Reformed
Calvin
Lebanon
Doon Town
Inwood
Pollema‘s
Carmel
Purina
Harlyn Dirksen
Christian
Christian _Reformed
Trinity
Stable
Sioux Center
Treton
Reformed
Christian Reformed
Siouz Center
Doon Crc
Carmel Reformed
Ireton
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