Crawford Gary Crawford sets state long jump record at Drake Stadium
Crawford won the state class 1A long jump with 22 feet 8 and a half inches at Drake Stadium, surpassing the old 22-8 mark set in 1967. He also topped the prior Washington High School record of 22-3.1 in six attempts, marking multiple record jumps during the State Boys High School championships as Ames trails in team standings and other class races proceed.
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Lenny Dunham
West Marshall
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Des Moines
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Cedar Rapids
Kennedy
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Davenport West
Davis County
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Nevada
Spencer
Sioux Center
Wellsburg
Lamont
Ackley
Falcons
Burlington
Fairfield
Waterloo West
Tim Wiseman
Belmond
Unity Christian
Hamburg
Mormon Trail
Harris-Lake Park
Memorial Weekend Four Man Team Best Shot at Washington CC
Memorial weekend events at Washington Country Club feature a Four Man Team Best Shot Memorial Tournament. Breakfast starts at 7 a.m. with golf beginning at 8 30 a.m. shotgun start. Entries capped at 100 players, registration at the club house.
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Washington Country Club
Demons top Huskies in Cousins two hitter
Washington Demons pitcher David Cousins threw a two hit game with 13 strikeouts as they beat Highland 7 2 at Green Field. Sean O Hanlon and Kelley Gipple fueled the offense with multi hit nights and three driven in. Demons rise to 2 0 and open Southeast Seven play at Keokuk Monday with a Pekin doubleheader next Tuesday.
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The
Evening Journal
David Cousins
Washington Demons
Highland
Green Field
Demons
Scott Rich
Cousins
Dan Fox
Sean O’hanlon
Kelley Gipple
Gipple
O'Hanlon
O’hanlon
Huskie
Kirk Kaalberg
Washington
Dean Speece
Marty McKowen
Keokuk
Pekin
Doug Dunlap
Rich and
McKowen
Green leads Memorial as Muirfield bites back
Hubert Green shot even par 72 to grab a one stroke halfway edge at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin Ohio. His 36 hole total stands at 141 three under par on the 7072 yard Nicklaus design. Roger Maltbie sits second at 142 after a Friday 71 as Don Bies and Rod Funseth share third at 143.
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UPI
Hubert Green
Muirfield Village
Jack Nicklaus
Roger
Maltbie
Don Bies
Rod Funseth
Jerry McGee
Ed Sneed
Gibby Gilbert
Alan Tapie
Hale Irwin
Bob Wynn
Green
Bies
Foyt Rides Determination Into Indy 500 Bid
A. J. Foyt vows readiness for the 60th Indianapolis 500 from row two as he seeks a record fourth win. The 41-year-old USAC legend confronts past faults and risky hardware, aiming to translate grit into victory in a race that has eluded him since 1967.
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UPI
A.J. Foyt
Speedway
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Houston Flyer
Foyt
Victory Lane
Anthony Joseph Foyt
Reds rookies Zachry Alcala shine in win over Dodgers
Cincinnati hurlers Pat Zachry and Santo Alcala kept the Reds undefeated in rotation with a 9-0 rout of the Dodgers. Zachry moved to 8-0 with a 1.17 ERA after five hits allowed. Joe Morgan, George Foster and Johnny Bench provided the offense as Cincinnati moved within one game of the NL West lead. Other NL results included Philadelphia over Montreal 10-3 and St. Louis 6-0 over New York. San Francisco beat San Diego 5-0. Chicago-Pittsburgh and Atlanta-Houston were rained out.
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Reds
Pat Zachry
Santo Alcala
Zachry
Alcala
Cincinnati
Los Angeles Dodgers
Sparky Anderson
Dodgers
Joe Morgan
George Foster
Johnny Bench
Indianapolis
Clay Kirby
Clay Carroll
Anderson
Morgan
Don Sutton
Bench
Philadelphia
Montreal
St. Louis
New York
San Francisco
San Diego
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Demon girls win softball opener for Washington High
Washington High School girls opened the season with a 15 to 10 softball win over Iowa City High. Barb Lund earned the win with 5 strikeouts and 9 hits allowed, while Kris Armstrong, Trina Eaton, and Pam Jones led hits. The JV game ended early due to darkness with Iowa City ahead 9 to 3. The Demons travel to Winfield Tuesday evening.
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Evening Journal
Washington High School
Iowa City High
Iowa City
Demons
Gary Collins
Barb Lund
Barry
Washington
Kris Armstrong
Trina Eaton
Pam Jones
Janet Roth
Sharon Witthoft
Lund
Carol Jarrard
Shelly
Cathy Williams
Winfield
Major League Standings and Saturday Baseball Action
Major League standings show Houston at Atlanta ppd by rain and several night games. Saturday schedule lists Pittsburgh at Chicago, Los Angeles at Cincinnati, Houston at Atlanta, Montreal at Philadelphia, Texas at Minnesota, New York at Detroit, Cleveland at Milwaukee, Chicago at Oakland, and Baltimore at Boston with specific pitchers and start times.
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Christenson
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Ellis
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Boston
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the Man
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A. J. Foyt
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Bill Madden
Washington Evening Journal
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Redlinger Jones
Witthoft Lund
Chuck Eaton
Jarrard
Robert L. Swift
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