Redskins Face Batavia Challenge Tonight In Little Seven
Morris eyes a tough road test at Batavia at 8 p.m. tonight as flu symptoms hit three starters. The Redskins aim to disrupt Batavia’s offense, contain Rick Wilks and Mark Adams, and overturn an 1-3 record while hoping to stay competitive in conference play.
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Bob Sonenfeld
Herald
Morris
Batavia
Little Seven
Redskins
Brett Thetard
Dan Horswill
Brian Helgeson
Thetard
Horswill
Helgeson
Bob Pinkstaff
Bulldogs
Pinkstaff
LSC
Rick Wilks
Mark Adams
Mendota
Trojans
Wilks
Top NFL Games On Tap This Weekend
Pro football fans have two Saturday games and a full Sunday slate. The Steelers host the Bengals in a bid for the American Conference Central title while the Cowboys visit the Redskins for a potential playoff spot and division crown.
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National Football League
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Redskins
Steelers
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
San Diego
Local basketball schedule and coach comments on Batavia
The article lists eight weekend basketball games with start times and venues including Morris at Batavia and Reed-Custer at Peotone. Pinkstaff discusses Batavia fouls and strategies noting Brian Connor and Adams as key inside players and naming top starters and subs.
Minooka Finishes Third At Yorkville Tourney
Minooka took third with a 61 36 victory over Plainfield as Oswego won the title 59 42 over Yorkville. Herb Gregg led Minooka with 15 points, Mark Rehms 14, Bill Van Ashlen 13. Minooka led 27 21 at halftime. Holy Angels Aurora claimed the Consolation crown 56 50 over Mazon Verona Kinsman as Mike Murray scored 23 and Dave McKinley 19 for MVE after trailing 30 16 at intermission.
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Yorkville
Minooka
Plainfield
Oswego
Herb Gregg
Mark Rehms
Bill van Ashlen
Holy Angels
Aurora
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
Mike Murray
Dave McKinely
MVE
Coal City Tops Wilmington In Heavyweight Cage Action
Coal City defeated Wilmington 40-39 as Dean Waldschmidt scored 23 and Alan Swiggett added 11. Dave Harding led Wilmington with 16 points, Coal City next hosts Braidwood on Friday.
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Coal City
Wilmington
Dean Waldschmidt
Alan Swiggett
Joe Blaine
Dave Harding
Brian Springer
Braidwood
Jim Chaney
Bryan Seibert
Mike Lissy
Dan Baudino
Dan Bottens
Peotone Beats GSW in Conference Wrestling Clash
Peotone defeated Gardner-South Wilmington 34-27 as the upper weights decided the match. GSW wrestlers Carl Dinger 6-2 at 105 and Ray Vignocchi 112 led the winners with pins, while Provance 126 Bradford 145 and Decker Hwt earned strong wins or forfeit. Wallenberg praised progress and noted GSW will only have 14 wrestlers next year barring additions before Coal Valley.
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Peotone
Dan Wallenberg
Gardner-South Wilmington
Reno
Vignocchi
GSW
Cocaptain
Carl Dinger
Ray Provance
Ray Bradford
Ken Decker
Dinger
Provance
Bradford
Decker
Wallenberg
Milton Pope Tops Nettle Creek 39-22 For First Heavyweight Win
Milton Pope defeats Nettle Creek 39-22 as Todd Larsen scores 12 and Craig Osmund 10 to secure their first heavyweight victory after seven losses. Eric Orton leads Nettle Creek with 13, Dale Helland 8. Nettle Creek also won the light weight 42-27 behind Dennis Hohman 18 and Tim Olson 11.
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Todd Larsen
Craig Osmund
Milton Pope
Nettle Creek
Eric Orton
Dale Helland
Dennis Hohman
Tim Olson
Mike Scuteri
Greg Myre
Les Maierhofer
Flanagan Dominates MVK in Thursday Wrestling Meet
Flanagan raced to a 44 14 decision over Mazon Verona Kinsman. MVK wrestlers went 8-7, 10-0 and 13-2 in victories over Flanagan opponents as several matches ended by forfeit or pin, including wins by Brockman Gilbertson and Hughes for MVK.
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Mazon — Flanagan
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
MVK
Serena
Ron Lantz
Tim Brockman
Chuck Gilbertson
al Hughes
Flanagan
Hillman
Hopkins
Gilbertson
Knight
Hughes
Zehr
Anderson
Storey
Smith
McDonald
Hyslop
Shabbona Splits Dual With Minooka and Channahon
In a double dual at Shabbona, the home team beat Channahon 54 to 2 and lost to Minooka 33 to 26. Shabbona’s wins featured Tim Wahl and 9 others. Sean Gallagher, John Elleson, and Scott Wilkinson led the Minooka tally, with several draws and ties noted.
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Morris Shabbona
Minooka
Channahon
Shabbona
Tim Wahl
Matt Gallagher
Greg Bell
Mike Darin
Sean Gallagher
Scott Gordon
John Elleson
Tim Vallejo
Rob Murphy
Duane Lavier
Bob Bush
Scott Seamen
Tony Ray
Mike Kavanaugh
Don Bushby
Dave Bushby
Jeff Prodell
Bill Ziech
Brent Radomski
Vincent Holmes
Brian McTague
Scott Wilkinson
Jim Sole
Jerry Geiss
Dwight Tops Gardner in heavyweight basketball showdown
Dwight defeated Gardner 85-53 as Mike Buss led with 24 points followed by Pat Halloran 12 and Doug Anderson nine. Gardner, 4-6, saw Jeff Sorensen score 24 and Todd Ellis 10, with Don Lenzie seven. Gardner dropped after a nine-game win streak. Dwight led 27-13 at halftime.
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Dwight
Mike Buss
Gardner
Pat Halloran
Doug Anderson
Dave Gardner
GSW High
South Wilmington
Jeff Sorensen
Todd Ellis
Eric Fjelde
Don Lenzie
Riccolo
Terry Muelle
Dan Timmerman
Dale Vigna
Morris Matmen Rout Sycamore 34-18 in Unbeaten Run
Morris high school wrestling ran to a 34-18 victory over Sycamore, extending their season record to 6-0-1. Pat Durkee Rick Bell Doug Hayse George and Gehrig Dergo remained undefeated, with Durkee 9-2 Bell 6-1 Hayse 14-1 Dergo brothers 7-0 and 7-0 for Gehrig. Morris hosts Bishop McNamara Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
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Morris Community High
Steve Ellison
Tim Funte
Keith Yard
Mark Hamilton
Willie Wren
Joe Resler
Mark Wackerman
Jeff McNulty
Bob Cryder
Hank Snow
Tim Andersen
Pat Durkee
Brian McTague
Doug Linn
Doug Hayse
Greg Enerson
Rich Chouinard
Steve Seaman
Rick Bell
Don Funte
Bob Barry
George Dergo
Gehrig Dergo
Greg Bell
John Hougas
Joe Durkee
Mike Cain
Ray Grossi
Mike Mulcahy
Steve Larson
Dave McTague
Dave Stinnette
Herald
Sycamore
Morris
MCHS
Dergos
George
Gehrig
Durkee
Bell
Hayse
Piet Chouinard
Victor Morris
Bishop McNamara
Fresh-Soph
Mark
Grundy County
Ducks Unlimited
Morris Savings and Loan
Minooka grapplers win 31 20 over Providence in dual meet
Minooka High School wrestled Providence New Lenox Thursday securing a 31 to 20 dual victory. Scott McCoy Dave Laskill Steve Geiss Tom Alberico Mark Mitchell Reed Perry Jacque Benavente and Rick Van Ashlen led with multiple wins while Mitchell improves to 11 0 on the season and Minooka moves to 3 4 in duals ahead of next Thursday’s Marseilles match.
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Minooka
Dave Decker
Providence
New Lenox
Marseilles
Scott McCoy
Dave Laskill
Steve Geiss
Tom Alberico
Mark Mitchell
Reed Perry
Jacque Benavente
Rick van Ashlen
Mitchell
Geiss
Perry
Alberico
Coal City wrestlers fall to Serena 40 25 in Thursday meet
Coal City, 1 3, travels to Bishop McNamara Tuesday as Serena tops the Coalers 40 25. Boise scorers include Mack by forfeit Grosvenor 7 2 Neal 1 10 pin Franklin 10 2 and Dunning 1 05 pin. Franklin tops at 145 and Plese notes the program is still growing with junior high future help.
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Coal City
Serena
Bishop McNamara
Coalers
Brian Mack
Rick Grosvenor
Mark Neal
Phil Franklin
Phil Dunning
Fred Plese
Coaler
Plese
Franklin
McLennan
Mack
Grosvenor
Salzer
Neal
T. Tipton
Green
Henshaw
Jameson
Togliatti
Woods
Myer
Nelson
Rabe
Popovich
Dunning
Crisman
Melton, Bonds, Medich find new homes
In Florida the Yankees traded Bobby Bonds and Doc Medich for five pitching, speed and defense players. Bill Veeck across town reshaped the White Sox by sending Bill Melton and Steve Dunning to the Angels for Jim Spencer and Morris Nettles. He almost swapped Wilbur Wood and Ken Henderson to the Braves in a three way deal.
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Hollywood
Fla
UPI
Bill Veeck
New York Yankees
Bobby Bonds
Yankees
Doc Medich
Veeck
White Sox
Jim Kaat
Bill Melton
Steve Dunning
California Angels
Jim Spencer
Morris Nettles
Wilbur Wood
Ken Henderson
Atlanta Braves
Reed-Custer Volleyball Beats Odell in Coal Valley Match
Reed-Custer outscored Odell 20-11 5-20 20-14 to improve to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the conference. Sue Hoffman and Debbie Wren each scored 10. Nanette Kahler added nine. JV won 20-10 20-2. Diane Petersen had 12 points, Darlene Stroud 10. The Comets travel to Coal City next.
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Braidwood
Reed- Custer
Odell
Coal Valley
Sue Hoffman
Debbie Wren
Nanette Kahler
Comets
Coal City
Reed-Custer
Diane Petersen
Darlene Stroud
Seneca Girls Rally To Beat Plano In Conference Match
Seneca snapped a three game skid with a 20-10 20-3 volleyball win over Plano in Northeast Conference play. Eileen Kuhn led with 13 points on serves as Seneca improves to 3-3 and visits Wilmington next Monday. JV scores were 20-14 14-20 20-16 with Tracy Tesdal scoring 21 and Julie Peterson and Jenny Grober contributing.
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PLANO
Seneca
Eileen Kuhn
Wilmington
Tracy Tesdal
Julie Peterson
Jenny Grober
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