Excerpts from past Tracy newspapers
Aug. 19, 1965 — Nine lettermen are left over from last year’s Tracy football squad, so there will be a scramble for a host of offensive and defensive position on this year’s team.
Aug. 14, 1975 — Tracy belted out 15 hits and Bryce Pack pitched four-hit ball at Legion Field here Sunday as the Engineers eliminated Ghent from the playoffs with an 11-1 win. Gale Otto had four hits in five trips, and Dave Sebastian was 3-for-4.
Aug. 15, 1985 — Mark Rowell captured first place in Class C at the Jackson Invitational Horseshoe tournament recently. There were six competing In the class and after the five rounds, five men were tied at 3 and 2. The Tracy resident won because he had thrown the most ringers, 91. Rowell, who has finished as high as second in the state tournament, has been throwing for over 30 years. Also competing in the tournament was Astor Johnson, Tracy, who placed third in Class B.
Aug. 16, 1995 — There is more to riding bucking broncos than just “hanging on.” Justin Miller says a hundred rules run through his mind when he drops onto the horse in the chute. “The object is to try to lift the horse off the ground. You have to pull up on the reins with one hand and make sure the other hand is up in the air. Your feet have to be above the horses shoulders or you will be disqualified. There are many rules that have to be followed to stay in the competition,” said Miller. Miller, 15, has been riding bucking broncos in competition for the past three seasons. He averages 15 to 20 rides a summer.
Aug. 17, 2005 — The Milroy Yankees won twice over Lamberton on their way to state. In the second game, Andy Schmidt went 3-for-4 and Eric Dolan was 3-for-5 to lead Milroy to a 3-1 win.
Aug. 19, 2015 — A former Balaton youth, Hunter Mickelson, played on the U.S. men’s basketball team that won a gold medal at the World University Games in South Korea earlier this summer. The 6-10 Mickelson, who is entering his senior year with the Kansas Jayhawks, was the U.S. team’s most productive center in the tournament. Playing just over 17 minutes a game, Mickelson averaged 8.4 points, five rebounds, and 1.1 blocked shots per game. The U.S. team defeated Germany in doubleovertime in the championship tilt.
