Eagles bully SOBOs to take sole league lead 84-71
Franklin Center High School boys defeated South Beloit 84-71 to seize first place in the Upstate Illini Conference. The Eagles dominated boards 44-27 and contained star Scott Fitzgerald while Layne Pitzer and Ray Newcomer led scoring with 23 and 26 points respectively.
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Franklin Grove
Franklin Center High School
South Beloit
Eagles
Upstate Illini
SoBos
Franklin Center
Layne Pitzer
Pitzer
Scott Olson
Franklin
Ray Newcomer
Mark Dillon
Scott Fitzgerald
Barnett
Fitzgerald
Northern Illinois
Pat Spangler
Kris Herwig
Olson
Newcomer
Dillon
Spangler
Scott Windsor
Edgeees Pees
Key Upstate
FCHS
Walnut and Neponset advance in Manlius Tournament
Walnut High School led by Dave Mattingly with 22 points and Greg Shule adding 19 defeated LaMoille 71-56 in the Manlius Tournament second round to move to 2-0 in the tourney and 5-1 overall. Neponset beat Tampico 68-54 in the other second-round game.
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Manlius
Dave Mattingly
Greg Shule
Walnut High School
LaMoille
Neponset
Tampico
Mattingly
Telegraph
Kent State hockey team finds value in community service
Kent State's hockey season was canceled after a hazing incident, but players gained an unexpected benefit by visiting Services for the Aging's Adult Day Care center. Coach Bill Switaj led weekly trips where players, aged 19 to older adults, played cards and talked, learning from the elderly. The visits fostered independence and insight, with players noting the seniors’ resilience and historical memories.
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Kent, Ohio
UPI
Kent State
Bill Switaj
Steve Broderick
Baldwin
N.Y
Roger Gill Jr
Harvard
Mass
Gill
Babe Ruth
Mee Dee
Joe Louis
Mike Tyson
Switaj
Wilkins fuels Hawks win over Bulls in Chicago
Atlanta built a 10 point edge early, then held on to beat Chicago 106-88. Dominique Wilkins poured in a game high 30 points as Michael Jordan led the Bulls with 28 and 14 rebounds but lacked supporting offense. Moses Malone added 19 for Atlanta while Doc Rivers and John Battle contributed in the decisive third quarter surge.
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Chicago
UPI
Atlanta Hawks
Chicago Bulls
Bulls
Hawks
Atlanta
Dominique Wilkins
Wilkins
Doc Rivers
John Battle
Mike Fratello
Michael Jordan
John Paxson
Sam Vincent
Moses Malone
Rivers
Battle
Cliff Levingston
Jordan
Ferry May Hold NCAA Record for Consecutive Field Goals
Duke officials seek review of videotapes from the 117-102 win over Miami to determine if Danny Ferry extended his consecutive field goals to 19, potentially eclipsing Kent State’s Doug Grayson 16. A Miami stat call deemed a missed shot, but Duke argues the play touched Alan Abdelnaby.
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Durham
N.C
UPI
Duke University
Blue Devil
Miami
Duke
Danny Ferry
Ferry
Hurricanes
Alan Abdelnaby
Abdelnaby
Danny
Alan
Mike Lobbe
Kent State
Doug Grayson
North Carolina
Polo tops Hawks on cold shooting night
Polo beat Oregon 28-20 in a Mid-Northern Conference girls game as both teams shot poorly. Polo hit 11 of 67 shots (16 percent) and Oregon 7 of 54 (13 percent) with Polo rising to 3-6 overall and 3-2 in league play while Oregon falls to 3-7 and 1-4. Karla Smith scored 10 for Polo and Dawn Willis led Oregon with 8.
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POLO
Oregon
Marcos
Hawks
James Wheeler
Karla Smith
Dawn Willis
Wheeler
Stillman Valley
Mount Morris
Mounders
Salley Wessels
Kelly Klink
Janelle Urish
Pounders
Bowlers win again for Dixon High undefeated through Rock Falls
Dixon High School bowling team rolled to a 2389 to 2252 victory at Rock Falls, staying perfect at 5-0. Dixon claimed game one 84 to 720, but Rock Falls won the nightcap 779 to 762 as Andrea Norris led Dixon with 193 high game and Jenny Russell posted a 502 series. Tracy Smith had a 490 series followed by Norris 486 Vancil 479 and Reinhold 432.
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Dixon High School
Rock Falls
Duchesses
Dixon
Rockets
Andrea Norris
Jenny Russell
Tracy Smith
Norris
Sheila Vancil
Michelle Reinhold
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Ashton
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Eric Kersten
Randy Hays
Tracy Whipple
Troy Seabrook
USC
UPI Photo
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Kriss Burgett
Bureau Valley
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Newman
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Savanna — Newman
Three Rivers
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Amy Davis
Stacy Lambos
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