Shrine Bowl thriller tightens series as South wins
Des Moines reports the Iowa Shrine Bowl drew near 11,200 fans with a 17-16 South victory over North at Drake Stadium. Jon Lazar of South Tama caught two touchdowns, easing the South to a one game each with a tie in the three year series.
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Bob Timmons
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Assumption
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Sheri Steen Crowned Queen at West Liberty Fair
Sheri Steen aged 19, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jay Steen of West Liberty, was named queen of the West Liberty Fair and will preside at the event and represent the fair at the Iowa State Fair. Livestock judging crowned champions: James Smith Stanwood best Hampshire ram and ewe lamb. Craig Smith Stanwood best Southdown ram and ewe lamb. Voss Brothers New Liberty best Shropshire ram lamb. James Carey Tipton best Shropshire ewe lamb. In junior breeds Geanne Coder Muscatine best market lamb. Sue Eichelberger Muscatine best pen of Everest market lambs. Rendal Foxe purebred lamb. Kevin Schneider Muscatine best beef carcass. Duane Starx Lone Tree showed open class beef on the hoof.
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Congnver
Jay Steen
West Liberty
James Smith
Stanwood
Tipton
Geanne Coder
Muscatine
Sue Eichelberger
Everest
Rendal Foxe
Gary and
Duane Starx
Lone Tree
Kevin Schneider
Owen wins men's singles in weekend tennis meet
Rains Saturday morning threatened to wash out a weekend tennis meet but cleared. Over 20 men played Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Jim Owen won the men's singles with Darry Andrew runner up and Mike Gallagher third. Zeck and Owen captured the doubles title with Hill and Jurgens as runners up. Other entrants included Walker, Phil Walker, Pronga, Jurgens, Hill, Pearl, Zeck, Kline, Scheldrup, Zear, Carr, Neil, Mineart, Owen.
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Darry Andrew
Mike Gallagher
John Walker
Phil Walker
Mel Pronga
Ric Jurgens
Tom Hill
Rick Pearl
Gene Zeck
Bill Kline
Chris Scheldrup
Jeffrey Zear
Tim Carr
Brad Neil
Steve Carr
John Owen
Mike Carr
Steve Mineart
Dodgers still hope to catch the Reds
Dodgers manager Walt Alston sees a possible path to the division lead as Don Sutton, now the NL's winningest pitcher after a three hitter in a 2 1 victory over the Mets, pursues the Cy Young. Sutton and teammates must sustain strong pitching and offense in the coming weeks to overtake Cincinnati while other NL results shape the race.
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UPI
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Sutton
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Randy Jones
Mets
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Walt Alston
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Dodgers
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John Hale
Steve Yeager
Cincinnati
Montreal
Houston
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Atlanta
Mayberry lifts Royals chase for division lead
John Mayberry has hit in 14 straight for Kansas City, driving in four runs and lifting the club to a 5-1 win over Cleveland. Herzog praises the talent and bullpen prospects as the Royals go 14 of 18 under his guidance, closing to 5½ games behind Oakland in the West pennant race. Mayberry, batting .453 over 18 games, credits improved focus for his hot streak. Other AL results: Boston over Oakland, California over New York 1-0, Milwaukee over Texas, Chicago over Baltimore, Minnesota over Detroit.
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Slaton
Butler
Dobson
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Raiders blank Lions in exhibition opener led by Lawrence
The Oakland Raiders, last season's NFL top regular season club, beat the Detroit Lions 34 0 in a Sunday exhibition. Reserve QB Larry Lawrence guided the offense with 101 passing yards, while the Raider defense stifled Detroit to 115 total yards and 20 first downs to 6.
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Raiders
Miami
Pittsburgh
Detroit Lions
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Oakland
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Lawrence
Raider
Detroit
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Highland Girls Plan Softball Practices Start Aug 18
Highland High School girls are reminded by Coach Gary Curtis that fall softball practice begins Monday August 18 at 10 a.m. Buses will depart district elementary schools at 9:45 a.m. Students interested must obtain a physical examination form from the central school office and return it completed before practice.
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Gary Curtis
Central School
Highland Huskie grid drills open Friday
Highland Huskie football begins with 8 a.m. Friday August 15 practice for grades 9-12 at Highland High School. Players must report to the high school, bring completed physical forms, and contact athletic director Leon McNeil if a physical is missing.
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Highland Athletic
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Stannard Named Prep Track Athlete of the Year
Perry Deane Stannard of Washington High School earned Prep Track and Field Athlete of the Year honors from Coach and Athlete Magazine editors. coach Jim Rossen notes the nomination reflects ability sportsmanship and leadership shown during the past season in a nationwide annual honor roll of over 900 000 athletes.
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Washington
Coach and Athlete Magazine
Stannard
Jim Rossen
Nicklaus wins PGA at Firestone for 16th major title
Weiskopf praised Nicklaus after a four under par 276 win at Firestone Country Club Akron Ohio finishing two strokes ahead of Bruce Crampton and four ahead of Andy North. Nicklaus tied Walter Hagen for most PGA Tour wins next year and collected 248 599 in prize money amid hot humid weather and a brief rain suspension.
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John Mahaffey
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Tom Watson
Bruce Crampton
Crampton
Andy North
Hale Irwin
Billy Casper
Nicklaus
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Walter Hagen
Golden Bear
Major League Standings and Results Summary
United Press International reports NL and AL standings with team records and games back. Notable results include Cincinnati, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Houston winning or losing on Saturday and Sunday, plus Monday night and upcoming games listed. Also a trivia note: Alaska’s area and coastline size.
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Curtis
Dierker
Washington cagers earn camp honors
Janet Roth Sharon Witthoff and Mary Jo Redlinger won high honors at the Camp of the Champs for girls basketball players at Western Illinois University in Macomb. Roth named star guard in the third game. Witthoft top dribbler and top forward. Redlinger top guard. Other Washington High School players attended.
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Sharon Witthoff
Mary Jo Redlinger
Champs
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Iowa
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Sharon Witthoft
Washington High School
Kris Armstrong
Lisa Bell
Lisa DeHoet
Katrina Eaton
Brenda Friese
Carol Jarrard
Debbie Vanderlinden
Lisa Redlinger
Samp
Lora Green
County drivers earn honors in Eldon races
Washington County race drivers shined at the Wapello County fairgrounds track in Eldon on Saturday. Bill Zwanziger of Waterloo led all laps to win the late model feature, Kim Boyse of Wellman captured the semi late, with Bob McCall of Ottumwa, Tom Stewart and Gary Thomas of Washington in pursuit. Roger Dolan of Lisbon won the Australian pursuit flag, while Dan Beaver held on for first in the ten lap sportsman main amid several spinouts. Ken Fenn of Washington finished second, Denny Banks of Washington third, and Beaver with Fenn also winning the sportsman heats.
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Bill Zwanziger
Waterloo
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Wellman
Bob McCall
Ottumwa
Tom Stewart
Gary Thomas
Washington
Roger Dolan
Lisbon
Dan Beaver
Ken Fenn
Denny Banks
Daryl Longer
Beaver
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