Young wins district golf title to reach state meet
Marty Young of Washington captured the Class 2A district medalist honor at Pine Knoll in Knoxville with 73, edging Kent Dinsdale of Centerville by one stroke. Mt. Pleasant won the team title. Centerville and Washington also advance to the state tournament in Storm Lake May 27-28. Washington finished third as a team with 324. Mt. Pleasant 319 and Centerville 322.
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Marty Young
Washington
Knoxville
Storm Lake
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Kent Dinsdale
Centerville
Washington High School
Mt. Pleasant
Bruce Dawson
Steve Hershberger
Daryl Miller
Tracy McArtor
Reggie Patterson
Mid-Prairie
Lake Creek
Demon boys finish fourth in Southeast Seven meet at Fairfield
Washington Demons score season high 67 points led by 880 yard relay win in 1 37 96 anchored by Dale Mullikin. The host Fairfield Trojans win the team title with 121 points followed by Mt. Pleasant Ft. Madison and Oskaloosa.
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Evening Journal
Washington Demon
Fairfield
Dale Mullikin
Mark Genkinger
Allen Witthoff
Brian Krogmeier
Oskaloosa
Trojans
Mt. Pleasant
Ft. Madison
Washington
Keokuk
Demon
Steve Roth
Demons
Marty Sojka
John Moretti
Marvin Sojka
Tim Borchardt
Genkinger
Marty McKowen
Weaver Palmer feud fuels Orioles rise in AL East
Earl Weaver wheels a rubber rock and ribs Jim Palmer as the two longtime rivals clash on the mound. Palmer insists on his own plan while Weaver argues, yet Baltimore wins 6 5 after White drives two runs in a pivotal fifth inning comeback.
Amana VIP golf draw includes Player and Maltbie
Amana Iowa officials announced 40 top pros will compete in the 11th annual Amana VIP golf tournament on June 20 at the Finkbine Golf Course in Iowa City. Gary Player and Roger Maltbie join stars like Tom Watson Ben Crenshaw Lee Trevino Gene Littler Mark Hayes and JoAnne Carter with prior VIP appearances.
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UPI
Gary Player
Roger Maltbie
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Finkbine
Player
Maltbie
Tom Watson
Jerry Pate
Ben Crenshaw
Lee Trevino
Gene Littler
Mark Hayes
JoAnne Carter
Demon girls set 4 records at state meet
Washington High School girls track set four school records at the Iowa Class 3A state meet in Des Moines. Sharon Witthoff topped the long jump with 17 ft 11 1 2 in and the 880 relay team clocked 1 45 54 in finals. Carol Jarrard ran the mile in 5 25 earning seventh. the 440 and mile relays also scored for WHS.
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Des Moines
Demons
Valley of West Des Moines
WHS
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Pam Jaspering
Rose Booth
Witthoft
Ann Lampkin
Carol Jarrard
Marti Deaton
Booth
Jaspering
Mike White
Jarrard
Booth, Witthoft
Lampkin
Rain stops race card at West Liberty
Darrell Walker of Wapello won the action packed sportsman feature before a large crowd at West Liberty Saturday night. The late model feature was rained out. It took several restarts before the feature finally got underway. The track was smooth and slick, catching several drivers unaware as Denny Bermel and Mike Eliot were involved in incidents. Kenny Fenn, starting from back, led to finish first heat but hit the wall and could not continue. Several heat winners were named and only one lap completed in the late model feature before rain halted the program. it will be run next week. 33 late model and 24 sportsman cars competed. A Memorial Day race with a $5,000 purse is slated for May 30 following next Saturday’s double feature. Time trials start at 7 p.m.
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Gale Reed
Darrell Walker
Wapello
West Liberty
Denny Bermel
Mike Eliot
Washington
Kenny Fenn
Fenn
Steve Becker
Ron Kirkpatrick
Jess Erwin
Randy Adams
John Moss
Duane Staff
Ron Weedon
Larry Jenkins
Tom Hearst
Moss
Steffe
Darrell Dake
John Connally
Mike Niffenegger
Connally
Dake
Niffenegger
Ron Hemstead
Lem Blankenship
Keokuk
Eldon Raceway
Jerry Pilcher
Ottumwa
Blankenship
Ron Jackson
Ken Walton
Bob Kosiski
Tom Bartholomew
Steve Fraise
Dick Lewis
Roger Dolan
Bill Zawnaiger
Denny Osborn
Pilcher
Sportsman
Tony Stewart
Danny Beavers
Larry Hanna
Denny Banks
Leo Randall
John Keller
Marion Sherman
Eugene McBride
Ron McWhirter
Fraise
Joe Kosiski
Em Friehiem
Fred Horn
Dick Crooks
Beavers
Bill Zwanziger
Jack Dunn
Pepsi Mountain Dew
Crane Softball Drops 4-2 in Sigourney Tournament
Crane Co. softball team was eliminated from the Sigourney tournament Sunday with a 4 to 2 loss to Marty's of New Sharon. Losing pitcher Chuck Doughty. Tom Trier led Crane with a double and a single, with Randy Sojka and Doughty adding hits. Crane’s record falls to 11 wins and 3 losses.
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Crane Co
Marty's
New Sharon
Chuck Doughty
Tom Trier
Crane
Randy Sojka
Doughty
Hi Rollers bowlers at annual banquet
The Hi Rollers bowling league met at Washington Country Club on May 17, 1977, with 44 members sponsors and guests. Trophies went to High Average Ron Kirkey 179 High Series Rich Bennett 679 High Game Joe Richards 246 ABC best buckle Dan Stauffer and patches for Mike Koehler and Jim Helwegner. First place Bennett Masonry lineup Jim Bennett Tom Koehler Les Reber Joe Richards Rich Bennett Rick Crone Bob Roe. Second place Washington Lawn Leisure lineup Carl Wulf Rod Fickling Tom Knott Ray Meth Ron Kirkey Mike Tait Lynn Harvey. Top averages Kirkey 179 Richards 179 Bennett 176 Sorrell 171 Steele 169.
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Washington Country Club
Ron Kirkey
Rich Bennett
Joe Richards
Dan Stauffer
ABC
Mike Koehler
Jim Helwegner
Bennett Masonry
Jim Bennett
Tom Koehler
Les Reber
Rick Crone
Bob Roe
Washington Lawn & Leisure
Carl Wulf
Rod Fickling
Tom Knott
Ray Meth
Mike Tait
Lynn Harvey
Blankenship Pilcher win Eldon race features
Keokuk’s Lem Blankenship won the late model feature in Eldon Raceway’s Pepsi Mountain Dew Special. Ottumwa’s Jerry Pilcher claimed the sportsman feature as track conditions turned slick after a brief shower.
Nicklaus wins Ohio PGA tourney at Dublin
Jack Nicklaus designed Muirfield Village and won the Memorial Tournament in rain delayed final round. He closed with a one under 71 for 281 seven under par, two ahead of Hubert Green who shot 69 to 282. Tom Watson finished third at 285 as Nicklaus boosted official money beyond three million.
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Ohio
UPI
Jack Nicklaus
Muirfield Village
Nicklaus
Hubert Green
Green
Tom Watson
Bobby Wadkins
Wadkins
Twilight League leaders at Washington Country Club
Westphal golfers hold a narrow lead in the Twilight Golf League after a 27 to 13 win over Jim Lloyd’s squad at Washington Country Club. Bob Lowe and Craig Paul share second in averages, with Friday night results listing multiple players and medalists English and Boyd at 36 one over par.
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Bill Westphal
Washington Country Club
Jim Lloyd
Bob Lowe
Craig Paul
Lowe
Carr
Logan
Brake
Dalrymple
Bollman
Hensel
D. Paul
English
Boyd
D. Paul and
Lloyd
B—S. Keating
C — Punke
D. Dalrymple
Marshall
D — Boyd
Westermark
E — B. Smith
Trier
Young Track Talent Shines At 1977 Iowa Meet
Underclassmen sparked the girls state meet with standout performances by juniors Jane Lange Bonnie DeBoer and Toni Mohr leading Western Christian Davenport West and Manilla to team titles. Lange anchored relays and won the 3A 440 while DeBoer swept sprints and helped four winning events. Mohr won the 880 and starred in relays for Manilla, as Mashek of Crestwood threatened a four-event sweep and Granowski of Dows captured the 1A mile.
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UPI
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Davenport West
Bonnie DeBoer
Western Christian
Toni Mohr
Manilla
Lori Mashek
Crestwood
Lani Granowski
Dows
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Iowa
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Swift
Debbie Esser
Woodbine
Iowa State
Elkader Central
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Mohr
Tri-County
Hudson
Mashek
Joni Clark
Pleasant Valley
Cathy Carroll
Collins
Young Tigers sweep White Sox in weekend series
Detroit's young lineup dazzled in a three game sweep of Chicago led by Fernando Arroyo's five hitter in game one and Dave Rozema's strong start. Tim Corcoran Jason Thompson and Steve Kemp fueled the offense with multi hit performances as Thompson drove in five. Rozema, Kemp and Thompson headlined a dominant weekend while Ralph Houk praised improved starting pitching. In other AL action Milwaukee blanked Boston 6 0 and New York beat Baltimore 8 2.
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Tim Corcoran
Dave Rozema
Steve Kemp
Fernando Arroyo
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Tigers
Corcoran
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White Sox
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RBI
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Red Sox
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Erving Leads 76ers To 107-101 Victory In Opener
Julius Erving scored 33 points to spark the Philadelphia 76ers past the Portland Trail Blazers 107-101, taking a 1-0 lead in the NBA finals. Bill Walton and Bob Gross guarded Erving, but Gross fouled out late as the 76ers held off Portland's fourth quarter push.
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Muhammad Ali
Dr. J
Erving
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Blazers
George McGinnis
Bill Walton
Bob Gross
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