Saguaro Wins City Track Meet Narrowly Over Arcadia
Saguaro edges Arcadia 69 to 68 to claim the Scottsdale Progress City Track Meet third straight title. Brian Schoeffler set a school record 1:57.3 in the 880 and helped beat Arcadia’s Kurt Johnson, while Jim Brown won the 1500 and 2 mile events. Coronado placed third as Scottsdale finished second after a late relay setback.
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Saguaro
Rip Simmons
Arcadia
Simmons
Brian Schoeffler
Kurt Johnson
Coronado
Don Whitlatch
Tom Whitmer
Scottsdale
Sabercats
Milne
Schoeffler
Lance Ross
Dave Hainlen
Hainlen
Ron Puente
Mark Toombs
Tim Hegarty
Stan Schwab
Gary Benn
Kory Schuknecht
Toombs
Puente
Scott Nelson
Tom Henley
Saber
Johnson
Keith Leersson
John Hall
Doug Fledder John
Steve Goodall
Jim Brown
Brown
Kevin Warrick
Pat Casselman
Larry Vela
Jerry Coggin
Ed Herman
Herman
Norm Smith
Titans
Don Murray
Bob Simonis
Donn Lopez
Loper
Smith
Dave Heckaman
Murray
Nelson
Whitlatch
Jerry Capps
Dave Hawbaker
Charlie Besh
Whitmer
Hawbaker
Scottsdale High
Ross
Mark Koch
John Mannion
Jim Norland
Dons
Leersson
Steve Letson
Hanbaker
Jeff Hantla
Hantla
Kent Adams
Steve Maack
Mark Halver
Scott Johnson
Bruce Buchanan
John Ryan
Tom Pickrell
Schwab
Bill Erb
Darin Knight
Rob Wilson
Lonnie Brown
Besch
Letson
Bruce Ray
Carl Reed
Chaparral
Firebirds
Mesa Tribune
Westwood High
Craig Chalmers
Devils regain No 1 ranking in Collegiate Baseball ratings
Arizona State regains top spot with a 47-5 record and a 16 game winning streak. Southern California stands 30-7, with Texas fourth and South Alabama close behind. Key players include Bill Berger .381, Dennis Kendrick .873, Dick Harris .354 with seven homers and 59 RBIs, Doug Slocum 1.76 ERA, and Jim Otten 16-1. The Devils host New Mexico for three games to sharpen a 12-0 conference mark.
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UPI
Arizona State
Southern California
Sun Devils
ASU
Devils
Southern Cal
South Alabama
Texas
Bump Wills
Texas-El Paso
Coronado High
Bill Berger
Dennis
Kendrick
Dick Harris
Saguaro High
Doug Slocum
Jim Otten
New Mexico
Baseball Standings By United Press International
United Press International presents current major league standings with team records, wins, losses, games behind and recent performance across the American and National Leagues. The snapshot lists leading clubs and notable changes in ranking for the season.
Aaron Keeps Margin After Two Homers In Loss To Expos
Hank Aaron slugged two homers to raise his career hit total to 3,400 and close the gap on Honus Wagner while the Braves suffered a 96 loss to Montreal. Aaron remains short of Babe Ruths 714 homers as the team slips to a 7-14 start amid poor batting.
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United Press International
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Atlanta Braves
Braves
Aaron
Atlanta
Montreal Expos
Babe Ruth
Honus Wagner
Wagner
Ty Cobb
Ruth
Willie Mays
Allen Power Duo Lifts White Sox Past Orioles
Dick Allen homered twice as Bill Melton backs him in a 6-5 Chicago victory over Baltimore. The pair’s hot hitting fuels a five game White Sox winning streak with Ed Herrmann also homering. Other AL games saw California, New York, Milwaukee, and Texas win while Cleveland at Minnesota was postponed.
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Dick Allen
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Melton
White Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Ed Herrmann
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Detroit
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Milwaukee
Oakland
Texas
Boston
Cleveland
Minnesota
Ascension Lutheran Edges Squaw Peak 15 14 In Softball
In YWCA Church Softball League action Bob Krafthofer hit a home run to power Ascension Lutheran past Squaw Peak Covenant 15 14 while Dennis Iannella added a Squaw Peak homer. Scottsdale Presbyterian and Glass and Garden Church tied 12 12 in the night’s second game. First Southern Baptist defeated People’s Church 12 4 with Kent Ridgeway and Justin Sanders each collecting three hits. Randy Harp had three hits for People.
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Squaw Peak Covenant
Bob Krafthofer
YWCA
Dennis Iannella
Squaw Peak
Glass and Garden Church
First Southern Baptist
People’s Church
Kent Ridgeway
Justin Sanders
Randy Harp
The
People
Wildcats extend streak with 13-0 rout of Grand Canyon
Arizona baseball kept its winning streak alive with a 13-0 victory over Grand Canyon College. The Wildcats exploded for six runs in the first inning, chased starter Kent Fullmer after six hits, and piled up 17 hits led by Rod Flemming with three safeties.
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Tucson
UPI
Arizona
Wildcats
Grand Canyon College
Cats
Kent Fullmer
Rod Flemming
Arcadia High Golf Tops Mesa High 185 210 Titans Shine
Bellis led Arcadia High with 34 as Shawn Bellis paced the Titans to a 185 to 210 victory over Mesa High on Monday. Other scorers for Arcadia contributed to the win.
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Shawn Bellis
Arcadia High
Mesa High
Titans
Titan golfers carded scores by Butler Clark Lloyd and Allen
Titan golfers Marty Butler 35 Scott Clark 36 Jim Lloyd 37 and Jeff Allen 43 competed in a round with Butler leading and Allen posting the high score.
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Marty Butler
Scott Clark
Jim Lloyd
Jeff Allen
Switzerland in Arizona promotional note for Swiss style community
An advertisement touts Switzerland in Arizona a Swiss style mountain community 75 miles northeast of Scottsdale on Rt 8. It cites Valley population growth to 1.6 million by 1980 and notes 300 chalet and mobile home sites at Switzerland in Arizona. It urges investigation for vacation retirement or investment and mentions daily information hours.
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Valley of the Sun
Switzerland
Arizona
Payson North
Scottsdale
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