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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1978
Page
18
Nancy Lopez, 21, tops the European LPGA standings at Sunningdale Golf Club England after seven U.S. tour wins. Despite saying she never had a golf lesson, she pursues an eighth victory on the 6174 yard par 74 course as she works on her swing.
Fran Crawford and Amie Akers led area women with low gross and low net at Shenandoah Valley Golf and Country Club Ladies Invitational. Other standings include Fredericksburg players near top scores, plus Front Royal's team win at Millwood and notable rounds by Harold Ford Maggie Stimpson Frannie Crawford and international stars Sally Little and Laura Baugh in the related events.
In a tense doubleheader, Tuckahoe Nationals beat Avoca 3-1 in 15 innings and edged Front Royal 1-0 to advance to the semifinals. Dave Goggin drove in the lone run with an unearned score as pitching dominated the decisive game. Front Royal pitcher Kevin Folks allowed three hits, and Goggin struck out five.
Tuckahoe first baseman Greg Smith snared a line drive to end a tense eleven inning standoff. The game against Avoca stretched to 15 innings, resumed after darkness, with Tuckahoe winning on a Chris Pantos double and David Anthony single. Tommy Journey worked three hitless innings, with four strikeouts. North Roanoke moved to the semifinals by scoring four in the second on two errors and hits by Allen Brown and Brent Mitchell. Price shaded McLean into the sixth before errors and a wild pitch started a run. Central Springfield and Clive Branch produced six homers in a dramatic late rally as Knoezer homered twice. Danville held a late lead before Aragona Pembroke’s surge, capped by Brimm’s RBI knock.
Preston's Amoco won the opener 6-3 to pull two games back of league leader Winchester Merchants as Sandy Newlin led with four hits. Country Palace dominated the second game 12-2 with P J Smoot homer and Peanut Golightly among the hitters, ending Country Palace at 16-4 and Preston's at 11-9.
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