Minooka Braidwood Tilt Highlights Friday Prep Card
Tonight’s area schedule features Minooka hosting Reed-Custer in a key CVC clash as Braidwood and Wilmington chase second place. Mazon seeks a fourth straight win, Gardner visits Piper City, and Seneca travels to Somonauk with other district games including Newark vs Paw Paw and Dwight hosting Marseilles.
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Galesburg No 1 in AP first weekly Illinois prep poll
Galesburg Silver Streaks top the AP weekly rating with an 4 0 mark after beating Pekin and three other opponents. Elmhurst York sits second followed by Mount Vernon Effingham and Stephen Decatur with 16 teams listed and several more receiving votes.
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Standings Snapshots From A Pro Grid And Baseball Outlooks
The Associated Press previews National and American leagues with division standings totals wins losses and points for teams like Dallas Washington Cleveland St Louis Green Bay Chicago Detroit Minnesota Baltimore Los Angeles San Francisco Atlanta New York Houston Buffalo Boston Miami Oakland San Diego Kansas City Denver and more. Results from Saturday and Sunday games are listed with notable clinched titles and matchups.
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College Results East East Shows Wide Scoring Gaps
Princeton and Virginia led decisive wins over Rutgers, South Carolina, and Furman while numerous teams posted double digit margins. Notable scores include Wichita State 122 over Arizona State 105 and Loyola Chicago 119 over St Johns Minnesota 85.
Prep Basketball Scores From Hyde Park to Collinsville
Hyde Park 78 Harlan 59 Griggsville 64 Brussels 54 Pleasant Hill 58 Barry 52 Virginia 96 Athens 57 Riverton 54 Buffalo 51 Prosser 85 Amundsen 75 Bowen 84 Lindblom 79 Harrison 58 Roosevelt 57 Lane 68 Quigley North 51 Steinmetz 68 Tuley 56 Cathedral 60 Wells 39 Hales Fran 72 Hirsch 61 St Philip 70 Waller 58 Kelly 86 Kenwood 82 Collinsville 74 Triad 31 O Fallon Tech Mo 67 Sumner Mo 49.
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UCLA Holds Top Spot in AP Basketball Poll
UCLA remains No. 1 with 349 points as Houston grabs the remaining top vote. Vanderbilt and Kentucky rise into the top five while Louisville slides to fifth after a loss. Boston College climbs to sixth and North Carolina remains ninth in the Top Ten.
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Morris F S and West Chicago Meet in Holiday Tourney
Morris F S faces West Chicago at 1 30 p m Wednesday December 27 in the frosh soph Christmas Holiday Tournament at Mooseheart. Drawings kept teams from same conferences apart.
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Knights Seek Fifth Straight Win Across CYO Match
The Knights of Immaculate Conception School aim for a fifth straight win as they host St. Jude of Joliet at 7 p.m. in Hufford School gym after a 35-20 victory over St. Paul led by Larry Lutz's 15 points. They also mention upcoming games against ICS Leukres and St. Raymond.
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Farber 30 Points Sparks Mazon Tigers Past Ransom
Jerry Farber scored a school record 30 points and sank 10 free throws as Mazon Grade School Tigers beat Ransom 49-47 in double overtime. He tied the game at 41-41 at regulation and dominated both overtimes, with teammates Ken Benson, Mark Hill, and Wayne Mount contributing. Mazon improves to 9-1, with lighter weights winning 48-33 and midgets 17-0.
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Minooka Falls to Herscher In Eight Match Run
Minooka dropped its fifth mat meet this season 31 to 19 against Herscher on Monday. Key pins came from Wayne Szepelak 103, John Szepelak 138, Denny Bogart 133, Ron Moore 154, and Bob Breen earned by decision. Gary Jensen of Herscher pinned Dennis Clower in 48 seconds. Minooka hosts Marseilles Thursday.
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Bruce Husenburg
Mike Brende
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Saratoga Hawks win two of three at Lisbon non-conference
The Saratoga Hawks won two of three at Lisbon, with fifth graders scoring 6-0 and lightweights 31-14. Dave Thompson led Saratoga with 11 points, while Lisbon’s Clausen scored 10. heavyweights fell 48-39 as Dave Holman led Saratoga with 10 and Lisbon top scorers included Seals with 19 and Carlson with 12.
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Four All-Americans Boost South Squad in Senior Bowl
Four All-Americans headline the 27 man South squad for the 19th annual Senior Bowl in Mobile Alabama on January 6. Starters include Alabama end Dennis Homan and Tennessee center Bob Johnson on offense with linemen Dennis Byrd and Greg Pipes on defense.
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Boilermakers and Hoosiers Win Big Ten Showdowns
Indiana, ranked ninth, beat Kansas State 89-83 as Joe Cooke scored 16 and Earl Schneider led with 26. Purdue defeated Ohio State 78-66 with Rick Mount scoring 18 for the Boilermakers, who held off Mark McClintick who posted 27 for Ohio.
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Illinois and Notre Dame First Meeting Record Set
Illinois and Notre Dame have met 11 times with a scoreless 1937 tie marking their series as of now. The long history shows Notre Dame holding the edge in wins and notable clashes across years.
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Packers star Willie Davis frustrated by Rams game ball win
Milwaukee AP notes Willie Davis, Packers defensive end, felt worse after reading Charley Cowan won the Rams game ball for the blocking job on Davis. Davis worries the defense allowed 27 points in back to back games and cites pass rush struggles as his main concern. He vows to improve and earn better play against Cowan if given another chance.
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Big Ten Academic list adds returning scholars
Nine of the 42 starters on this year's Big Ten Academic list were repeat selections from the prior year. Named players include John Wright from Illinois, Al Brenner of Michigan State, Dave Foley and Dick Himes of Ohio State, Bob Stein of Minnesota, Ron Kamzelski of Minnesota, Tony Plevick of Illinois, Tony Williams of Iowa, and Tom Garretson of Northwestern.
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Iowa
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St Louis Tops Baltimore 114 112 In Overtime
St Louis defeats Baltimore 114 to 112 in overtime after a tense late game showing. Seattle beats Los Angeles 133 to 123 in another NBA matchup.
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