Morris Redskins face Coal City in IV C action Saturday
Morris hosts Coal City tonight then travels to Hall Township Saturday for an Illinois Valley Conference game. The Redskins beat Mendota 71-68 in their opener as Coal City returns five regulars from a down year and seeks stability under coach Jerry Grandone.
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Coal City
Hall
Morris Redskins
Spring Valley
Hall Township
Mazon
Minooka
Red Devils
Saunemin
Gardner - South Wilmington
Fairbury
Braidwood
Odell
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Somonauk
Mendota
Seneca
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Reddick
Peotone
Wilmington
Coaler
Jerry Grandone
Coalers
Grandone
al Born
Tom Wills
Bob Runty
George Dare
Terry Pemberton
Bunty
Dare
Coater
Dennis Errietta
Mike Himstedt
Jay Haynes
Bob Fulton
Greg Born
Jim Spese
Gary Born
Bob Ciota
Dave Matteson
Ken Enger
Ed Prombo
Keith Salems
Ralph Varland
Rich Wells
Enger
Ciota
Redskins
Gardner bowler Marge Storm earns All-Star Tournament spot
Mrs. Ernest Storm of Gardner becomes a finalist for the Bowling All-Star Tournament to be staged May 3 to 9 in Hialeah Florida. Preliminaries were at Echo Lanes Morris then semi finals in Princeton after winning eliminations in Mendota. The Florida event draws keglers from across the region and world.
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Ernest
Marge) Storm of Gardner
Hialeah
Fla
Echo Lanes
Morris
Storm
Princeton
Mendota
Florida
Be hm wins silver at Olympic freestyle bantam title
Former Michigan State wrestler Donald Behm earns a silver medal for the United States in the bantamweight division at the Olympic Games.
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Donald Behm
Michigan State
United States
Staub Stars For Astros In Last Season's Games Played
Baseball summary notes Rusty Staub led the Houston Astros with 161 NL games played and a .291 batting mark. The text also mentions Ohio State as a strong opponent seen by Northwestern coach Alex Agase and cites a Phillies error record from 1930 to 1936 along with Connie Mack's long Athletics tenure.
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Rusty Staub
Houston Astros
Miami
Florida
Southern California
Purdue
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Northwestern
Alex Agase
Center School Cagers Split At Wilmington
The Center School Papooses split two games at Wilmington Grade School. The B team won 56-27, while the A team lost 39-34. Top scorers for Center were Don Shannon 17 and Tom Fin land 12. Don Knapp 6 and Gary Waddell 6. others added small totals. For Wilmington Jim Leonard led the A team with 14 points. Kent VanDuyne 17 and Keith VanDuyne 14 topped Wilmington. Morris hosts Plainfield Tuesday.
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Wilmington
Don Shannon
Tom Finland
Don Knapp
Gary Waddell
Mark Peterson
Craig Cassem
Jay Tibbett
Jock Moore
Don Brown
Kennet
Conners
Albirico
Childly
Readout
Kampes
Jim Leonard
Mark Turk
Greg Strait
Neal Kukman
Bob Fisher
Jim Miller
Kent VanDuyne
Keith VanDuyne
Matlock
Loveland
Robertson
Morris
Plainfield
Newark Y Cagers Defeat Oswego 54 42 at Aurora YMCA
The Newark YMCA basketball team beat Oswego 54 to 42 at the Aurora Y on Wednesday night. Jerry Thompson led Newark with 18 points, followed by Danny Anderson with 12 and Roger Swenhaugen with 10. Newark outrebounded Oswego 30 to 8 and will play again Wednesday at 9 p.m. in the Aurora YMCA.
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Newark Ymca
Oswego
Aurora
Jerry Thompson
Danny Anderson
Roger Swenhaugen
Newark
Aurora Ymca
Morris Holiday Tourney Pairings Set for 21st Edition
The Morris Central high School tournament managers released the 21st annual holiday bracket. Ottawa opens against Farragut at 6 30 p m Tuesday while Newark meets Joliet West at 8 p m. Joliet Central vs Coal City follows at 6 30 p m Wednesday.
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Bob Ferguson
MCHS
Ottawa
Chicago Farragut
Newark
Joliet West
Joliet Central
Coal City
Morris
Reed Custer
Braidwood
Minooka Tops Morris in Dramatic Wrestling Meet
Minooka edged Morris 22-18 as the Indians rallied from an 18-16 deficit. Key pins from Tom Szepelak 95 pounds and Bob Breen 271 pounds sealed the win, with Breen defeating John Maddox 4-2 in the heavyweight bout.
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Morris Grapplers
Redskins
Mike Fleming
Steve Spangler
Indians
Bob Breen
Breen
John Maddox
Tom Szepelak
Pete Butler
Roger Roth
Morris
Joe Callis
Wayne Szepelak
Mike Tucker
Gary Watland
Jack Davis
George Bogart
Jim Susan
Bob Mitchell
Tom Feeney
Ted Trenter
Jim Stirniman
Jim Heineman
Jim Gross
John Morgan
Lennie Butler
Rick Springer
Jeff Marlon
Jayvees
Don Coop
Vern Aldrich
Dave Johnson
Ron Scarcelli
Ed Thompson
Bob Kunke
Eric White
Larry Mohindra
Batavia
Herscher
Gardner Grapplers Top Lemont 34 11 for Fifth Win
Gardner South Wilmington High School wrestlers defeated Lemont 34 11 on Thursday, winning five bouts this season with one loss. Mike Girot led the Panthers with his fifth pin at 133 pounds, while John Woodard Don Torz Steve Phillips and Dan Campbell also won by pins.
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Jamie Macay
Don Torz
John Roth
Steve Phillips
Rich Picha
Dan Campbell
John Fitzwater
al Starjohn
Roy Ballenger
Don Pfeifer
Dan Festin
Ed Valera
Steve Decker
Rich March
Steve White
Don DeCoster
Mike Girot
Larry Bronberek
Ken Hutchinson
Rich Decker
John Woodard
Bill Barnett
Jim Schultz
Hoy
Jim Mattes
Minooka Cagers Defeat Saratoga in Dual Meet
Minooka Grade School swept Saratoga with heavyweight 47 28 and lightweight 50 18 wins while the midget game ended 11 3. Don Williams led heavyweights with 16 points. Steve Boyer top scored for lightweights with 19 as Minooka improves to 6 1 in heavies and 3 1 in lightweights. Minooka hosts St Rose of Wilmington next Monday.
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Saratoga
Don Williams
Jerry Banks
Ray Underhill
Doug Thompson
John Bogartz
Dave Holman
Tom Haas
Steve Boyer
Denny Thompson
Mike Williams
Dale Talkington
Jerry Nelson
Hawks
Don Wiliams
Tom Stevens
St. Rose of
Wilmington
Brock St Louis Lou Brock Sets World Series Steal Record
Lou Brock of the St Louis Cardinals appeared to break a World Series stolen base record in the 1968 Series. He stole second base for his second and third steals as the team trailed 5-0 and 6-1. In Game seven he was picked off first base and did not reach eighth steal. Brock had seven steals in the 1967 Series.
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Brock ST. Louis
Lou Brock
St. Louis Cardinals
Brock
Mickey Lolich
Colts to Edge Packers in NFL Playoff Preview War
AP sports writer surveys week 14 games with picks. Colts travel to Green Bay for a pivotal clash as Starr and Packers face playoff pressure while Baltimore seeks a six game win streak against the injury hit Rams and other key matchups unfold across the league.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
George Allen
Rams
Purdue routs North Dakota 116 to 84 in home win
Purdue scorers led by Rick Mount with 31 points as the Boilermakers set a team and arena scoring record in a 116-84 victory over North Dakota. Herm Gilliam added 28 and George Faerner 18. Chuck Bavis saw limited action. Northwestern beat Missouri 79-67.
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Pro Basketball NBA and ABA Thursday Results
The NBA saw Baltimore defeat Los Angeles 108 to 90 and Philadelphia topple Chicago 109 to 92. In the ABA Indiana beat New Orleans 118 to 115 while Denver shaded Minnesota 119 to 118 and Oakland won over New York 139 to 122.
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College Scores Aline Ups Across Regions
East Manhattan beat LIU 69 63 while No Corp St topped NYU 61 49 and Dartmouth lost 52 46 to Amherst. Virginia led Richmond 118 92 and VMI 83 55 defeated Furman. Purdue 116 84 over North Dakota and Northwestern 79 67 over Missouri highlighted the Midwest. Southwest highlighted Houston 85 64 over Arizona and Texas A M 72 65 over Centenary.
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Prep Basketball Scores From City Showdowns
Crane Tech 62, Harlan 5. Englewood 57, Waller 28. Harrison 90, Wells 86. Schurz 85, Steinmetz 59. Lake View 77, Kenwood 75 OT. Fenger 68, Hubbard 42. St Benedict 68, Calumet 55. Kelvyn Park 87, Tuley 56. Voleational 81, Hyde Park 59.
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Nephron Agency Offers Inhalant Relief in Florida
For over 30 years the Nephron Agency has aided more than 10 000 asthma cases with its inhalant treatment. Box 4967 Clear Water Florida 33518 remains the mailing address for this service.
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Clearwater
Florida
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