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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1967
Page
4
Sumner High School golf and track teams combined for five trophies amid strong seasons. Track claimed the triple crown by winning Bulldogs Conference and Hawk Invitational titles and placed high in District events, qualifying in six for state. Golf posted low scores with standout performances by De Heven and teammates, leading to district and state qualifiers and a close school record.
Sumner High baseball opened with a 4-0 victory at Fayette. Faulkner and Anderson had early runs aided by walks and an error, then Harms and Heyer paced Sumner with solid defense and pitching. Fayette mustered just three hits and failed to threaten, while Sumner outhit 3-2.
The Registerland Baseball Conference begins play on Thursday June 1 with five teams in each of two divisions. South division teams are Stumner Tripoli Wansie Valley Fayette and Stormont while North division teams are North High Fikacer Pastville MFI and Lansing George.
Sumner high school’s Ace track squad posted its best season this spring, winning Bulldog Relays, Upper Town Conference, and Hawk Relays titles. Vic Heyer led the team with school records in the 100 and long jump, while Lloyd Hoth and others contributed across events, guiding Sumner to a dominant coast in the Upper Iowa Conference and state qualifiers. The squad beat strong foes at West Union, Oelwein, and Monona, finishing with multiple standout performances before several seniors graduated.
Fred Heller's girls rolled over Bumner & Rov Headlyn 30-5 in their first game. Jan Meyer led Sumner with six straight hits including two doubles and four singles. Judy Prestein, Linda Heth, Georgia Heller, Mardell Kiemp, Marlys Heller, Delores Niemann, Verla Lehmkuhl, Mardell Hay, and Gladis Baldman added multiple hits as Bumner totaled 31 hits.
Upper Iowa's Peacocks were eliminated from the NAIA Area 4 playoffs in Dubuque after opening with a 10-2 win over Milton Wisconsin, then losing to William Jewell 4-3 and 6-3. Season record 22-6 under coach Stan Jack. Iowa Conference champions.
Sumner High’s Aces, under coach Les Teeling, posted seven wins in eleven inter-school meets, took two trophies, and qualified for the state finals at Independence. Don DeHaven set a 1B-hole scoring mark with 64, as the team broke multiple records including a 282 total in the Upper Iowa Conference meet and a 298 at the sectional. The Aces finished eighth at state and had top individual averages led by DeHaven at 39.0.
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