Sycamore Surges Past Morris in Little Seven Opener
Sycamore Spartans pulled away after a tight first half to defeat Morris 83-71 in Little Seven play. Key contributors included Brent Capehart and Barry Johnson for Sycamore, while Morris relied on Brian Connor’s inside scoring and Paul Santa Cruz.
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Bob Sonenfeld
Herald
Sycamore
Spartans
Morris
Brian Connor
Bob Pinkstaff
Batavia
Connor
Paul Santa Cruz
Brent Capehart
Barry Johnson
Brad Copple
Santa Cruz
Dan Horswill
Gary Ollerman
Capehart
Tom Henke
Wilson
Henke
D. Johnson
Copple
B. Johnson
Thetard
Horswill
Dorheim
Warner
Lewis
Ollerman
Helgeson
Finland
Zumbahien
Saunemin Beats Gardner South Wilmington 76-64 In Basketball
Saunemin defeated Gardner South Wilmington 76-64 Friday as Denny Rich led the Eagles with 25 points and Craig Male posted 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Panthers. GSW frosh soph won 60-49 and travel to Odell Tuesday night.
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Saunemin
Gardner-South Wilmington
Denny Rich
Eagles
Craig Male
Panthers
GSW
Odell
MVK rolls past Tri-Point 69 to 36 on defense
MVK held Tri-Point to two points in the third quarter en route to a 69-36 win. State Bates led MVK with 18 points while Vic Rexroade added 12 and Mike Vint 10 as MVK improved to 4-0. Howie Conkling led Tri-Point with 15 points in the nonleague contest before MVK prepares for a Coal Valley Conference game at Gardner-South Wilmington.
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Beaty
Tri-Point
Red Devil Men
MVK
Tri-Point Wy
Rexroade
Weatherford
Bates
Brad Baker
Houchin
McCaughey
Lowe
Sargaent
Strong
Corban
Ploizzi0
T. Conkling
H. Conkling
Seneca Tops Lemont to Open NEC Play in Narrow Win
Seneca defeats Lemont 69-63 in the Northeast Conference opener as Kaufmann scores 27 and Jackson 15. Olson adds 14 with guards Jackson and Olson sparking a late run while Lemont’s Sniegowski leads with 18 points and Groselak 16.
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Seneca
Lemont
Irish
Russ Battersby
Kim Jackson
Howie Olson
Battersby
Kaufmann
Jackson
Olson
John Mannight
Mark Sniegowski
Brad Groselak
Sandwich
Jay
Latz
Bamza
Povolish
Walus
Groselakz
Benda
Sniegowski
Kaufman
Tesdal
Rosencrans
Mann
Goode
Buck
Timmons
Minooka top Lisle 68 58 in NEC clash
Minooka defeats Lisle 68 to 58 as Dave Mitchell and Dan Mason each score 16 for Minooka. Joe Galloway adds 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Minooka improves to 4-0 in NEC play and hosts Coal City next. Lisle struggles from the field, while Minooka shoots 51 percent.
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Joe Galloway
Minooka
Wayne Greenbeck
Lisle
Joe
Mason
Indians
Coal City
Liste
Maxson
Baum
Hazard
Fuqua
Collins
Nessus
Stenzel
Mitchell
Underhill
Galloway
Norton
Crismon
Fillipitch
Simotes
Reed-Custer Tops Odell Behind Downey 33 Points
Reed-Custer coach Van Gollan praised a dominant first half as Jim Downey scored 33 and led the Comets to a 72-67 win over Odell. Downey averages over 28 PPG through four games. Odell’s Doug Noonan led Odell with 20 points. Reed-Custer improves to 2-2, next at Manteno.
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Braidwood
Reed- Custer
Jim Downey
Comets
Odell
Downey
Reed-Custer
van Gollan
Reed Custer
Doug Noonan
Branz
Masching
O'Donnell
Noonan
Waldschmidt
Fraher
Shephard
Foley
Morris girls sweep Batavia in Little Seven clash
Morris volleyball moved to 2-1 in the Little Seven with a 20-5 20-17 win over Batavia. Immaculate Conception lost to Carmelite 37-24 in eighth grade basketball. IC trailed 17-7 at halftime but rallied to 21-19 after three quarters. Morris JV prevailed 20-2 20-5 for their first conference win as Laurie Cheshareck scored 17 and Sue Ferris 10.
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Batavia
Morris
Pam Sklut
Immaculate Conception
Carmelite
Jim Tabler
Bill Button
St. Mary’s
Pontiac
Terri Lear
Kris Spangler
Kathy Holman
Patti Kindelspire
Holly Butterfield
Laurie Cheshareck
Sue Ferris
Julie Starks
Barb Nichols
Marseilles
Gardner teams sweep Braceville in grade school doubleheader
Gardner heavyweights beat Braceville 49 41 while lightweights win 68 10. Jeff Sorensen 17 and Don Lenzie 15 lead the heavies. Mark Telin 18 tops Braceville. Dale Vigna 17 Carl Clover 14 Alan Sorensen 10 pace the lightweights rout. Gardner lightweights now 8 0. Gardner visits Reddick at 6 30 p.m. tonight.
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Gardner
Braceville
Reddick
Jeff Sorensen
Don Lenzie
Todd Ellis
Mark Telin
Dale Vigna
Carl Clover
Alan Sorensen
Shabbona Wrestlers Finish Fourth in Meet
Shabbona placed fourth in the grade school wrestling meet as Garret Dergo won the 145 pound title. Teammates Tim Wahl Mike Darin Scott Gordon Tim Valerio each earned runner up spots while Brian McTague John Ellsson Scott Wilkenson and Jim Gretencord finished third. Shabbona hosts Channahon and Minooka Thursday at 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.
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Aurora
Shabbona
Downers Grove
Woodrich
Garret Dergo
Tim Wahl
Mike Darin
Scott Gordon
Tim Valerio
Brian McTague
John Ellsson
Scott Wilkenson
Jim Gretencord
Sophomore Morris team falls to Sycamore 51 41 at home
Morris High School sophomores struggled in front of hometown fans, shooting 11 of 47 as Sycamore led 22 11 by halftime. Dan Lassard scored 12 in relief, Steve Paulson 9, Jim Close 6, but Morris rallied 26 14 in the final period. Coach Mackinson praised Lassard for the fourth quarter.
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Morris
Sycamore
John Mackinson
Mackinson
Morri
Dan Lassard
Steve Paulson
Jim Close
Morris wrestlers roll over Dwight in varsity showdown
Morris High defeats Dwight Morris 61 to 6 in varsity action and 48 to 24 in the frosh soph match. Senior heavyweight Bob Barry pins his foe in 3 38 sealing the win as coach Don Funte cites a unified "one big happy family" team.
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Morris
Don Funte
Redskins
Dwight
Bob Barry
Bob
Funte
Barry
MCHL
Pat Durkee
Rich Chouinard
Doug Linn
Steve Seaman
Greg Enerson
Gehrig Dergo
Doug Hayse
Pat Trainer
George Dergo
Rodney Banks
Dave Stinnette
Rick Bell
Hayse
Doug
Chouinard
Rusty Stevens
Greg Belt
Morris Fresh-Soph
Keith Yard
Mike Hamilton
Dave McTague
Mike Mulcahy
Bob Cryder
Jeff McNulty
Mark Wackerman
Keith Chambers
Eric Herb
Dave Anderson
Roger Anderson
Wauponsie Valley
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Oswego
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Kaneland
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Seneca Downs
Dave Mitchell
Dan Mason
Reed
Custer Tips
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Keyman
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Morris Girls
Gardner Rolls
Lassard
Guy
Jefferson
Durkee
Dillon
Stinnette
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Clausen
Seaman
Edwards
Geo. Dergo
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Robin Landers
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