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Newspaper
Bensenville Register
Location
Bensenville, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1969
Page
10
Mike Marshall, nine, of Buffalo Grove wins Western Division title at the Punt Pass and Kick contest in Detroit. The victory earns him a spot in the January 3 NFL championship halftime show, facing a tenacious nine year old from Atlanta who won the Eastern Division.
The piece reports on Mike Centoni and family traveling to Florida after last Saturday in Dallas for a fan trip tied to Poole Ford Mike and the Bears. Centoni, one of six Chicago-area boys aged eight to 13 in the Bears program, claimed the large trophy and the southern trip after a Cape Kennedy astronauts meeting and fishing plans. The event involved 48 boys from eight Western Division clubs and concluded with Mike narrowly defeating a rival by eight feet after three events of punts place kicks and passes.
Tuerk’s quick pin broke a 20 20 deadlock as Fremd edged Wheeling 25 20 in a key conference match. Dykstra 7 0 at 185 helped forge the tie while Fremd winners included McGuinn Alvis Glueck Olson and Salinas. Wheeling responders Schweitzer Rochetti Wreble Bertrand added pins and forfeits. Junior teams swept the undercard events as Fremd JV squads secured wins.
The 1969 SEC posted a 33 9 record against non conference foes led by LSU Tennessee Florida Auburn and Mississippi. Seven SEC teams finished with winning marks and six qualified for bowls while LSU missed a bowl bid. Alabama Georgia and others faced tough non conference tests as pollsters questioned rankings. In basketball Harper lost to Prairie State 83 65 as coach Gelch missed the game after a minor auto accident. Sibbernsen Duffy and Mellen led Harper scorers.
The Huskies upset Forest View 120.17 to 82.15 as Gary Morava swept three events and took all around honors. Mike Conte led Forest View with a 7.1 trampoline win while Kyle Wooldridge and Craig Stogren posted event wins for Hersey. Forest View also edged Hersey in frosh soph action 45.7 to 45.1.
Elk Grove High School's swim program, now three plus years old, opened the season with two wins in four meets and solid shows from sophomores and juniors. Coach Pardun noted morning practices, the park district pool home, and key performers including Callahan, Toler, Schlak, Huebner, Purcell, Dunning, Martin, Bachus, Massey, Jacobson, and Jacobson with Dunning swimming multiple events.
The schedule lists home and away games for East Aurora Notre Dame Hersey Maine St. Viator Prospect St. Patrick Niles West Forest View McHenry with game times mainly 4:30 and 1:00. Key events include a meet on February 14 and district events February 27 to 28 followed by state.
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