Aces End Season With Eight Wins In 1959 Giant Season
The Sumner Aces finished with an eight and seven record, placing second in the Sectional Tournament after beating three tourney opponents. The lineup features Wendell Rucker, David Borcherding, and coach Larry Burrows, with Vic Hever posting a 6-5 mark and Bill Armtrount leading batters at .307 including two homers. Team batting averaged .175, aided by strong pitching from Hever and timely defense. Sectional wins over Valley High and North High preceded a 11-inning 1-0 loss to New Hampton and a 4-0 loss to Lansing.
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Summers Aces
Wendell Rucker
David Borcherding
Dale Schwerin
Gerry Schwabe
Laverne Ferguson
Ron Borcherding
Steve Harms
Larry Wendt
Alan Taylor
Dave Kafer
Bill Anderson
Larry Burrows
Dave Mohr
Dave Faulkner
Bill Armentrout
Tom Wegtmeier
Vic Heyer
Dan Volker
Valker
Texler & Kehac
Faulkner
Armentrout
Sumner
Aces
Hoppenworth
Tom Teginicita
L. Exhibiton
L. Sumner
Payette
Fredericksburg
Foot Notes on Club Throwing on Meadowbrook Links
Veteran writer Herb recounts golf club throwing anecdotes from Meadowbrook course and local players such as Les Ehlert Tom Murphy John Gorman and Dave DeHaven. He contrasts past outbursts with a current self talk routine as a potential tension reliever, noting both methods have limits and neither is fully discarded.
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Meadowbrook
Tom Murphy
AFN
John Gorman
Lne
John
Dick Tremaine
Dave DeHaven
Bud Reimler
Merchants Host to Farmers in Softball Clash
Friday night at Cub Park the Sumner Merchants lost to the Farmers 10 to 5 in a Farmers Merchants softball game part of Ridiculous Day. Albert Pagel opened the Farmers scoring with a second inning homer, while Beechase pitched for the Farmers and Lampe worked the third. The game featured listed players from both squads and preceded a busy day at the Whitmire Memorial Pool meet in Waterloo with multiple relay successes for both girls and boys teams. The Sumner team is preparing for the state meet in Cedar Falls on August 6.
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Sumner’s
Merchant's
Merchants-Farmers
Albert Pagel
Farmers
Merchants
Sumner Merchants
Jim McAloon
Darwin Fritz
Farmers-Merchants
Cub Park
LaVerne Lampe
Beechase
Alfred Leyh
Wendell Bohle
Donley Schwabe
Gloede
Ron Meyer
Tisue
Eugene Knoploh
Tom Rich
Bob Weltner
Jim Hartman
Haverkamp
Rieck
A. Bieck
Cal Harms
Ray Siegfried
Mel Harms
Ron May
Fritz
Bob Meyer
Orson Kauffman
Lampe
Jim Tranbarger
Pat Snyder
W. Fritz
Herman Haskenhof
Whitmire Memorial
East Iowa Gates Park
Pool Waterloo
Jane Reimsler
Mary Sexton
Ann McAloon
Rosey Heyer
Sumner
Pat
Matt Sexton
Gen Creager
Doyle Jobe
Joe Andres
Paul Meier
Tom Harms
Bob Reimler
Ben Creager
Tom Harmis
Jane Reimler
Tom Harris
Ceder Falls
Men's softball tournament set for this Sunday at Cub Park
A men's softball tournament will be held Sunday at Cub Park starting at noon. Teams include Westgate Readlyn Du Kum Inn Hawkeye St Laas Stumner St Lucas Denver Frederika and Sumner. First round games schedule 12:00 noon Westgate vs Readlyn Du Kum Inn Readlyn Milles vs Hawkeye S200 pn Stumner vs St Talias 4:80 pan Denver vs Frederika Semis 8:00 pan Westgate Du Kum Inn winner vs Readlyn Milles Hawkeye winner 7330 pan Sumner St Lucas winner vs Denver Frederika winner Finals Sumner vs St Lucas. Weekly results from Sumner Softball League noted.
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Cub Park
Daly
VW O'vigek
Les Valow
Wight
Westgate
Headlyn du Kitun
Readlyn Milks
Wawkpyy St Laas
Denver
Frederika
Sumner
St. Lucas
Readlyn
Readlyn Milles
Hawkeye
Stumner
St. Talias
pan—Denver
Frederia
Peewees Midgets split four games this week led by Volker
The Midgets swept Denver 2-0 behind Dan Volker in a five hitter with perfect defense. Sumner collected five singles as Tom Harris, Bill Ribbeck, Rich Strottman, Volker and Randy Gehrke chipped in. The next game, Fayette fell 12-4 as Volker, Harms and Ganske worked the mound. Sumner had eight hits including two doubles. Borcherding added three hits.
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Larry Burrows
Peewees
Denver
Dan Volker
Volker
Sumner
Gielan
Tom Harris
Bill Ribbeck
Rich Strottman
Randy Gehrke
Fayette
Tom Harms
Mike Ganske
Steve Harms
Ron Borcherding
John Brayton
Marred play by Hovtten Undead in ninth inning chaos
The narrative describes a chaotic late game with multiple errors by Cetel and teammates, two wild pitches, and a tense sixth inning where four or five scoring events occur. Fayelte earns two runs on Boulten's hit, a walk, and two Sumner errors in the third as the game unfolds with several misplays and misplays.
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Mrayton
Cetel
Bhes
Doreherding
Volker
Walla
Gyo
Fayelte
Boulten
Sumner
Fridley Feed Mill Dominates League Doubleheader Win
Fridley Feed Mill stays in first after an 11-1 win over Swift's Rockies with five second inning walks and five runs. Earlier, they toppled Sumner Bakery 10-5 as Doug Hale homered for Sumner and Fridley pulled away in the second inning.
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Sumner Softball League
Fridley Feed Mill
Moeller’s Old Timers
Swift's
Summer Bakery
Moeller’s
Sumner Bakery
Swift
Old Timers
Moeller's
Moeller
Tap and Pool
Cub Park
Doug Hale
Rockies
Denver Peewees Rally To Top Sumner In Five Runs
Denver Peewees defeated Sumner 5-1 after a four run fourth inning. Bob Belmier pitched for Sumner allowing six hits with five strikeouts and one walk. Denver also no hit Sumner, while Sumner scored their lone run in the third on three walks and a stolen base. Sumner Peewees later blank Fayette 13-0 behind a combined no hitter by John Reim ler and Clell Howard, with Howard striking out five in two innings. Mark Howard led Sumner with two hits in two at bats.
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Lawrence Judisoh
Roger Lechase
Swift
Fridley
Phil Gross
Gross
Judisch
Walter
Felder
Denver
Sumner
Bob Belmier
Denver Hurler
Summer
Sumners
Fayette
John Reimler
Clell Howard
Reimler
Howard
Mark Howard
D. Borcherding
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