Morris Redskins Roll Past Hall For First IVCC Win
Morris Redskins win 59-52 over Hall at Spring Valley to claim their first Illinois Valley Conference victory. Kieth Salems leads with 22 points, supported by Ken Enger 12 and Dave Matteson 12, as Morris rallies from deficits to a 38-38 end and a 75-51 weekend cap over Coal City. The Redskins also beat Coal City 75-51 and prep to visit Pontiac, who sits at 1-2.
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Prep Basketball Scores From AP Listings Across Illinois
East Peoria defeated Chillicothe 67 to 34 while Morton beat Richwoods 66 to 51. Numerous games featured town rivals and regional teams including Canton over Lewiston 67 61 and Bloomington Central Catholic edging Bergan 63 51 with high scores across Rock Island Rock Falls and Rockford areas.
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Bears Beat Rams 17 16 to Keep Colts Crown Hopes Alive
Chicago Bears toppled Los Angeles 17-16 despite injuries as Roman Gabriel struggled under fierce Chicago pass rush. The win keeps the Bears tied for first with the Vikings while the Rams miss a late drive and the Colts clinch the Coastal Division title. Dick Butkus earned a game ball, and George Halas received another as Monster Maker recuperates.
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Thompson Emerges as Rebounding Force for Illinois Wesleyan
Sheldon Thompson, a 6-2, 220-pound sophomore from Newark, led his freshman squad in rebounding and is described as the hardest worker on the Illinois Wesleyan University basketball team. He averaged 14.5 points and 11.2 rebounds with efficient field and free throw shooting, and his high school coach was Harold Bennett.
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Sheldon Thompson
Newark
Illinois Wesleyan University
Harold Bennett
Tigers Hit Back to Back Home Runs 11 Times in 1968
The Detroit Tigers accomplished back to back home runs in 11 games during the 1968 season, demonstrating a potente power streak and offensive versatility across multiple opponents and venues.
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Mazon Beats Minooka 82 67 In CVC Game
Mazon Red Devils defeated Minooka 82 to 67 on the road in a Coal Valley Conference matchup. Nick Walsh led Mazon with 23 points, Jim Prindville 22, Dan Arnold 17, while Bernie Boss led Minooka with 19 and four others in double figures.
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Fairbury Tops Gardner in Low Scorer Showdown
In a windy low scoring non conference game Fairbury Tarters win 42 32 over Gardner Panthers. Jack Harrop 14 points leads Gardner while Gouge adds 11 for Fairbury as both squads shoot under 25 percent. Gardner fresh sophs beat Fairbury 70 61.
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Florida Derby Set For Gulfstream March 29
The $100,000 Florida Derby for 3 year olds will be run at Gulfstream Park on March 29. Gardner 51210 scores mentioned, Fairbury 7914 12-42 indicate scoring context in the report.
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College basketball results from multiple games
Concordia defeated Hope 88 to 68 while Illinois Tech beat Grinnell 75 to 71. Rockford overcame Judson 73 to 50 and Oakland (Mich) won 70 to 68 against U Chicago. Carroll edged Wheaton 72 to 71. Bradley beat Pan American 86 to 70. DePaul topped St Joseph 93 to 78. Carthage 93 Northwest Central 74. Eureka 89 over George Williams 82. Illinois Wesleyan 79 over Southeastern Louisiana 65. Elmhurst 76 over North Park 57. Culver Stockton 111 over Park 71. Southern Illinois beat Washington University 68 to 39.
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Minooka Defeats Mazon In Low-Scoring Matchup
Minooka secured a 67 to 82 loss as Mazon led 23 to 16 after the first period, then pulled away with a 22-16 final quarter to win.
Herald Football Contest Winners
Winners in the final weekly Morris Herald football contest were announced today with John Nagra first at 1364 Lisbon St followed by Bruce Sklut of 529 E. Chapin St and Richard Maskel of 520 E. Washington St. The games were played the weekend of Navy December 1 with prizes of 10, 5 and 3 dollars.
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E. Chapin St
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Newark Norsemen prevail 62-43 at Somonauk in Little Ten
Newark Norsemen beat Somonauk 62-43 on the road to claim their first Little Ten Conference win. Dave Thompson 22 points and 20 rebounds led Newark with Akre 13 and Anderson 11 supporting. Somonauk 0-1 in the league, Koehler 18 and Voss 15 teammates led their scoring. Newark also won the freshman-soph game 53-25.
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Royals to play 13 exhibitions in Fort Myers next spring
The Kansas City Royals, one of two new expansion teams in the American League, will play 13 exhibition games next spring at Fort Myers Florida. Their first game is March 6 against the Montreal Expos.
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