Superb pitching tops District 7 Little League action
Friday night saw three standout pitching performances as Scottsdale area teams swept to wins in District 7. Jim Conway no hit South Scottsdale over Kiva Kaibab 8 2. Gordon Durack two hit Pima Navajo blanking Mesa Western 6 0. Bret Godfrey one hit Hohokam beating Mesa National 4 1.
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Kendall Carter
Roland Wass
Supai
Kiva Kaibab
Jim Conway
Cocopah
Scottsdale
South
Gordon Durack
Pima Navajo
Mesa Western
Hohokam
Bret Godfrey
Mesa National
Mesa
Mesa Eastern
Mesa Southern
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Gilbert
Eastern
Collum Field
Ingleside- Tavan
Pima
Conway
Brian Sill
Scott Sampson
Hal Nurkka
Durack
Tracy Shewak
Ray
Merritt Electric Rout Village Inn In Northern Division Tourney
Merritt Electric defeated Village Inn 94 4 in a double elimination Northern Division Non Pro Baseball Tourney game. Rob Millsop was tagged for 10 hits and nine runs in 3 2 3 innings as Village Inn suffered its first loss.
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Village Inn Pizza
Merritt Electric
Scottsdale Community College
Rob Millsop
Millsop
Bob McKee
Scottsdale CC
Merritt
Bosman Almost No-Hits A's as Indians End Losing Streak
Cleveland pitcher Dick Bosman nearly completed a perfect game before an error broke it in the fourth inning. He ultimately no-hit the World Champion Oakland A's for his second win of the season, aided by Joe Lis and Elis. Bosman faced 28 batters in 97 pitches with four strikeouts and no walks.
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United Press International
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Oakland A's
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Sal Bando
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McCraw
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Criscione delivers sac fly as Spokane tops Giants 3-2
In Phoenix, Dave Criscione's seventh inning sacrifice fly drove in Don Castle, lifting the Spokane Indians to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Giants. Rick Waits earned his 10th victory. Gary LaVelle took the loss. Giants drop to 14 losses in 21 games.
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Phoenix
UPI
Dave Criscione
Spokane Indians
Phoenix Giants
Criscione
Don Castle
Indians
Giants
Rick Waits
Spokane
Gary LaVelle
Butch Metzger
Jim Shellenback
Phoenix Municipal Stadium
Dog Selex For Black Canyon Greyhound Park Races
Veteran track handicapper prepares Scottsdale Daily Progress selections for Black Canyon Greyhound Park located 40 miles north of Phoenix. Post positions precede each dog in the list with bets including BEST BET and QUIN for the 9th race.
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Black Canyor Greyhound Park
Scottsdale Daily Progress
Black Canyon Greyhound Park
Phoenix
Black Canyon
NFL owners and players resume talks amid strike
Federal mediator James Scearce convened NFL owners and the players union for weekend bargaining as the eight day pre season opener approaches. Ed Garvey denounced the Friday trade of Ken Reaves to New Orleans as intimidation while both sides agreed not to discuss the strike publicly.
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UPI
National Football League
Players
James Scearce
Sceatce
Players’ Union
Atlanta
Ken Reaves
New Orleans
Ed Garvey
NFL Players Association
Reaves
Garvey
Scearce
Pooley Wins Goodyear Golf Classic in One-Stroke Victory
Don Pooley of Riverside California captured the Goodyear Golf Classic top prize of 3400 dollars with a final 73 on Friday, totaling 286 for four days, one shot ahead of Jim Barker of San Antonio. Greg Edwards and a six player group tied for fourth at 291, each earning 1510 dollars. The event was the final in a four tournament N G A series.
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Litchfield Park
UPI
Don Pooley
Riverside
Calif
Pooley
University of Arizona
Jim Barker
San Antonio
Tex
Barker
Greg Edwards
Fresno
Ken Ellsworth
Manhattan Beach
John Beetham
Yorba Linda
Hal Underwood
Humble
Fred Haney
Forest Grove
Ore
Jim Petralia
San Gabriel
National Golfers of America
Babes defeat Sunshiners to claim runner up in Miss Softball action
The ETS Babes beat the Sunshiners 6 to 5 with Patti Becker driving in the winning run. Kathy Belsher led a 15 hit attack with three singles and a triple, while Suzanne Brady and Sue Wittie added three hits apiece. Fireballs defeated Henderson Realty 13 to 11 behind doubles from Rita Fraccola and Jean Carnes and a triple from Sherryl Wilson.
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Babes
Sunshiners
Patti Becker
Kathy Belsher
Suzanne Brady
Sue Wittie
Bonnie Gannon
Barbara Chambers
Fireballs
Henderson Realty
Rita Fraccola
Jean Carnes
Sherryl Wilson
Juliet Villalpando
Henderson
Padres Outfielder Tolan Faces Knee Surgery Next Week
San Diego veteran Bobby Tolan will undergo surgery to repair damaged knee cartilage after injuring his right knee in a game with Philadelphia. He felt a pop while moving to throw after catching a foul ball. The operation could sideline him for the rest of the season.
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SAN Diego
UPI
Bobby Tolan
San Diego Padres
Tolan
Philadelphia Phillies
Tommy Hutton
Plant annexes 3 diving crowns
Danny Plant son of former Coronado High coach Harvey Plant won three titles at the Région 10 AAU Diving Championships in Albuquerque New Mexico. He captured the Junior Olympic 13 to 14 one meter event with 335.26 points earning nationals in Lincoln Nebraska and the Regional 13 to 14 three meter title with 395.20 points. He also won the Regional one meter by 60 points with 348.45. He placed two fourths in open division scoring 343 on one meter and 338 on three meter. Scottsdale diver Jeff Bender finished fourth in the Regional 10 and under one meter with 114.55 points.
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Coronado High
Harvey Plant
Albuquerque
N.M. Plant
Lincoln
Neb
Scottsdale
Jeff Bender
Heckathorn back in form in Legion baseball win
Larry Heckathorn returned to the mound after a shoulder injury four innings for the win as Comet Construction beat Post 75 7-2. Rob Halchishick worked three innings, Jim Poole led the attack with a triple homer and a single for two RBIs, and Tom Teachert took the loss. Joe Whitmer starved Phoenix American Jeep with a one hitter in an 11-2 win over Bob's Sporting Goods.
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Larry Heckathorn
Comet Construction
American Legion
Heckathorn
Rob Halchishick
Joe Whitmer
Phoenix American Jeep
Bob’s Sporting Goods
Vogel wins multiple titles at citywide ping pong tourney
Chris Vogel of Pima School dominates the 7th and 8th grade boys division by winning the singles title over John Christakis of Tonalea and then pairs with Ian Green to capture the 7th and 8th grade doubles crown by defeating Vista del Camino’s David Largo and David Popham.
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Chris Vogel
Pima School
Ian Green
Vogel
John Christakis
Tonalea
Green
David Largo
David Popham
Vista
Cubs Grab First Win in Arcadia Pony League
The Cubs defeated the Red Sox 12 to 9 to claim their season opening victory. Pitcher Don Mederick earned the win with 11 hits allowed and eight strikeouts while issuing one walk. Jeff Burmood had three hits, Bob Sexton two, and Denver McGary drove in two runs for the Cubs. Mark Gilbert led the Sox with three hits and Jim Beurelein added two.
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Cubs
Arcadia
Don Mederick
Jeff Burmood
Bob Sexton
Denver McGary
Mark Gilbert
Sox
Jim Beurelein
Calvary Leaders Dominate LA No 2 In Church Softball Action
Calvary hammered Los Arcos No 2 13 to 2 as Carl Hampsch collected two singles a triple and a homer with Rory George adding a homer and a single. Abiding Savior Lutheran routed Our Heritage Methodist 15 to 4 with Jack Hostetler homering tripling and singling while Dean Jensen doubled twice.
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Carl Hampsch
Rory George
Calvary
Los Arcos No
Abiding Savior Lutheran
Our Heritage Methodist
Jack Hostetler
Dean Jensen
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