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Hurst plays hero as Jackson edges Cape for fifth straight senior legion baseball district title
(Community Sports ~ 07/16/16)
Nathan Hurst couldn’t have picked a better time to record his first hit of the District 14 Senior Legion championship. Jackson Post 158 built a sizable lead and watched it slip away before Hurst came through with a two-out hit to left center in the bottom of the ninth to secure Post 158’s fifth consecutive district title with a 9-8 walk-off win against Cape Girardeau Ford and Sons Post 63...
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Out of the past: July 16
(Out of the Past ~ 07/16/16)
Irvin H. Garms, a member of the Cape-Bollinger County Lake Committee with extensive experience building lakes and dams, says it doesn't appear feasible to construct a recreational lake in Cape Girardeau County only; still, Garms says it might be worthwhile to take one more look to see exactly what size lake could be constructed without Bollinger County's participation...
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Cape Jr. Legion Post 63 wins zone tournament
(Community Sports ~ 07/16/16)
The Cape Girardeau Junior Legion Post 63 baseball team needed four consecutive wins in the Zone 4 Tournament to reach the state tournament, and the team did so in dramatic fashion with pitcher Noah Arnzen firing a no-hitter at Rock Memorial in the if-necessary championship game Saturday evening in Bonne Terre, Missouri...
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Capahas' winning streak ends in split with Valmeyer
(Community Sports ~ 07/16/16)
The Burger King Capahas had its eight-game winning streak ended with a late-game scoring splurge by Valmeyer (Ill.) in the opener of a doubleheader Saturday, but the Capahas exacted revenge in the nightcap at Capaha Field. Valmeyer overcame a three-run deficit in the top of the seventh inning of the opener on its way to a 7-4 victory, while the Capahas plated six runs in the opening inning of the second game on their way to a 10-4 victory...
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Wainwright throws three-hit shutout at Marlins
(Professional Sports ~ 07/16/16)
ST. LOUIS -- No doubt, Adam Wainwright was motivated by a pregame ceremony to honor the 2006 World Series champions. The 6-foot-7 right-hander got the final out that season as the Cardinals' stand-in closer -- and finished what he started Saturday night by pitching a three-hitter as St. Louis cruised to a 5-0 victory over the Miami Marlins...
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Cal Ripken region tournament host builds on light resume, surprisingly reaches semifinals
(Community Sports ~ 07/16/16)
The cry came from the postgame huddle, loud and clear. "We're not even supposed to be here!" But the U12 Cape All-Stars baseball team is taking full advantage of Cape Girardeau's first-ever hosting of the Cal Ripken Midwest Plains 12-year-old Major/70 Region Tournament at Shawnee Park...
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