Demons set two Drake Relays records for Washington High
Washington High School Demons scored at Drake Relays in Des Moines, setting two new local records. The mile relay team Ward Anderson, Scott SwartzendruBer, Don Adams and Daryl Braun finished second in 3:23.9, with 3:23.4 in prelims also a local mark. 880 yard relay squad led by Braun set a 1:28.0-ish time to break the old record. Ed Brown placed fifth in discus with 153 ft 9 in, while Don Adams reached 19 ft 8 in in broad jump but failed to reach finals.
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Indianola
Gary Goodell
Ward Anderso
Russ Williams
Larry Lampkin
Neil Britain
Dennis + Nardy
Terry Miller
Mike Hennigan
Ed Brown
Dan Coon Named Resident-Elect of Iowa Junior Academy
Ten years ago Washington Community High School sophomore Dan Coon was named resident-elect of the Iowa Junior Academy of Science. The election occurred during the Junior Academy’s annual meeting at Simpson College in Indianola.
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Iowa Junior Academy of Science
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Indianola
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Fairfield Golfers Tie For Second At Fairfield Invite
Washington golfers finished tied for second behind Ottumwa at the Fairfield Invitational. Ottumwa won with 301, Washington and Oskaloosa tied at 314, Ottawa’s 73 medalist Gary Stewart led the field with a 73. Washington coach Phil Rusley noted the 314 equals their best Fairfield finish, and predicted a tight Southeast 7 meet with Oskaloosa and possible help from Fort Madison or Fairfield as rivals.
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Dan Roan
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Bob Strange
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Fairfield
Drake Relays Six Mile Dash Sets World Best
Frank Shorter won the six mile at Drake Relays in 7.244, the fastest time worldwide this year, edging Garry Bjorklund by two tenths. Shorter became the third to win both three and six mile events at Drake, while Bruce Mortenson, Rodney Milburn, Karl Salb and Jerome Liebenberg added titles and records in hurdles, steeplechase, high jump, and shot put.
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Southern Uni
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Missouri
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Texas Southern
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Texas A&m
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Prairie View
Abilene Christian
Jacques Accambray
Kent
State
Tomy Geredine
Northeast Missouri
Greg Carlberg
Nebraska
Dave Morton
Texas
Panthers Down Demon Thinclads in Dual Meet
Mt Pleasant's Panthers defeated Washington High School kinelads 84 to 54 in a Thursday dual on the Panther track. Washington competed without top stars who were at the Drake Relays. Demons won only one relay race, the two mile relay, while Panthers dominated relay events and collected more firsts overall. Scoring for Washington included Coon in the two mile, Harris in high hurdles, Worley in 100 yard dash, McConnell in the mile, Doughty and Swartzendruber in the 80 yard dash, Payne in 180 yard low hurdles, and Green in discus.
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Harris
Green
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Tweeton
Perfex Coolers and Piledrivers Split Sunday Slow-Pitch Doubleheader
The Perfex Coolers defeated the Piledrivers 22 to 12 in game one, while the Piledrivers bounced back 9 to 1 in the nightcap. Mike Tobin homered for the Coolers, and Randy Payne with Kevin Crawford belted five homers for the Piledrivers. Call 35138 or 3.5565 after 6 pm to join a Sunday league. five teams needed.
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Perfex
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Randy Payne
Kevin Crawford
Baseball scores and schedules from major leagues
Montreal beat Houston 2 1 while Cincinnati split with Los Angeles 2 0. St Louis defeated Philadelphia 5 4. Probable pitchers include Seaver Gibson and Wise Griffin. AL standings show Baltimore atop. schedules list games in Oakland California and Kansas City with notable results.
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Nicklaus Dominates MONY Tournament of Champions
Jack Nicklaus, at 31, dominates the MONY Tournament of Champions at La Costa. He won by eight strokes with a 279 total nine under par on a tough course, earning $33,000 to push his yearly winnings past $100,000. Gary Player, Bruce Devlin, and Dave Stockton tied for second, each earning $12,760. Arnold Palmer finished well back with $3,100, while Gene Littler and Bobby Nichols finished fifth and sixth respectively.
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John Miller
Charles Coody
Coody
Frank Beard
Gene Littler
Bobby Nichols
Demons in Trojan Relays on Tuesday in Fairfield
Washington's track team travels to Fairfield Tuesday afternoon and evening for the annual Trojan Relays. Preliminary events start at 5 p.m. with finals near 6 45 p.m.
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