Community honors Gary Steger with large turnout and praise
Lake Park residents and 1400 bus riders packed Stadium to honor Gary Steger and support the Steger Foundation. The event, organized with Globetrotters, WIND and Chicago Stadium, included patron seats sold to 4000 businesses, but only 47 were bought. The piece also notes Mundelein Mustangs’ Tri-County title run and previews Lake Park versus Fenton in the Palatine Regional.
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Globetrotters
Chicago
WIND
John Williams
Gary
Foundation
Steger Foundation
Mustangs
Mundelein
Battle for Conference Finale Sparks Wheaton North Fenton Clash
The Wheaton North and Fenton boys battle in a key conference finale as both teams seek momentum into Glen Ellyn regional play. Fenton, led by Phil Hardy, aims to rebound after a 62-33 loss earlier, hoping to upset Wheaton North and end the season on a high note.
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Glen Ellyn
Falcon
Dick Helm
Wheaton
Fenton
Bisons
Falcons
Wheaton North
Phil Hardy
Ridgewood
Hardy
Wheaton North Faces Fenton After Tough Loss
The Wheaton North Falcons, led by Randy Pfund and Bill Borgeson, hope to rebound after a 64 61 defeat to Wheaton. Coach Hardy cites Sage and a stronger defense as keys while Fenton aims to pressure and finish at the basket.
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Wheaton North
Falcons
Randy Pfund
Donn Majercik
Proviso East Tops Illinois High School Poll for Seventh Straight Week
Proviso East is ranked No. 1 for the seventh consecutive week in the Illinois high school basketball poll by the UP I board of coaches. The Pirates stand 20-1 with regional play starting next week as others shuffle in the top 16. Galesburg remains No. 2 with 17-2, while Harvey Thornton is third. Lockport Central jumps to No. 4 and Rock Island Alleman slips to No. 5 after losses.
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Springfield
UPS
Maywood
United Press International Board of Coaches
Pirates
Galesburg
Harvey Thornton
Lockport Central
Rock Island Alleman
East Moline
Edwardsville
Proviso East
Quincy
Rockford West
Collinsville Kahoks Eye 1 187 Wins in Historic Season
Collinsville Illinois high school basketball fans claim a lifetime record of 1 187 victories and 313 defeats for the Kahoks as they face Quincy High School. Coach Virgil Fletcher since 1945 has 547 wins and 113 losses, guiding state titles in 1961 and 1965. The 16 7 team calls this an off year after six decades of strong highs.
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Collinsville
Ill
UPID
Kansas
Kentucky
Oregon State
Wyandotte High School
Kahok
Kahoks
Quincy High School
Virgil Fletcher
Illinois
Gary Steger Night Set With Fenton Stars In Bensenville
Bensenville plans a Gary Steger Day Saturday February 15 with an evening of three basketball games and school entertainment. Fenton coach Frank Novatny leads the faculty team against Bensonville church league all stars, Blackhawk eighth graders vs St. Charles Borromeo eighth graders, and Blackhawk seventh graders vs BBAA all stars.
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Bensonville Boys Athletic Association
BBAA
Fenton
Bisons
Frank Novatny
Bensenville
Fred Steging
Gary Steger
Fenton Faculty
Bensonville
Emile Kupish
Blackhawk Junior High
Blackhawk
Jack Thou
St. Charles Borromeo
Tim O’brien
St. Charles
Fenton High School
Fenton Letter Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Gary
Bob Riley
Brentwood Commons
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
VFW
Bensenville Police and Firemens Assn
Bensenville Kiwanis Club
Lions
Police
Fire
Tri County Standings With Week Results
Lake Park beat Wheaton North 84 to 72 and Mundelein topped Elmwood Park 61 to 58. Lake Park won 67 66 against Elmwood Park as Crown defeated Fenton 50 to 43.
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Roselle
Lancers
Falcons
Elmwood Park
Karner
Czak
Mike Kramarczyk
Lake Park
Wheaton North
Crown
Fenton
Mundelein
Elmwood
Wheaton
Ridgewood
Cattelino
Petersen
Majercik
Mun
Pfund
Tomczak
Kassel
Fen
Atwood
Min
Aldridge
Desmaretz
Atkins
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Paddock Publications
Itasca
Bob Menken
The
Globetrotters and
Dick Starkey
Starkey
Vince Lombardi
Curt
Palatine
By Phil Earth
Vikings
Dave Redman
Bruce Kassel
Bison
Vic Sage
Wheaton No
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Geils F
Ryder
Ce Borgeson
Redman G
Ptfund
Johnson G Engham
Sage
Bill) Borgeson
Borgeson
John Link
Helm
Safe Lake Park
Roy Karner
Dave Schultz
Cliff Rowe
Ing
East St. Louis
Waukegan
Carbondale
Fairfield
Mules
Centralia
Chicago Heights
Bloom
Decatur Eisenhower
Champaign Central
East Peoria
Les Arndt
Glen Engham
Lancer
Vic Tomczak
Tom
Chicago Hts
Mount Vernon
Steger Day
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