Hand Picks Packers To Beat Bears Sunday
The final NFL and AFL weekend features the Packers aiming to upset the Bears at Wrigley Field to derail Chicago’s Central Division bid while Minnesota and Dallas seek wins to boost their playoff chances. Chiefs and Raiders in AFL title mix with other Sunday games shaping the postseason path.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
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Three Holiday Tourney Teams in Action Tonight
Morris at Pontiac Braidwood at Seneca Coal City at Minooka Earlville at Newark Dwight at Yorkville. Morris, Braidwood and Coal City warm up for the holiday tournament while Seneca hosts homecoming and Minooka seeks a Friday 13th upset. Newark and Dwight defend conference records.
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Braidwood
Seneca
Coal City
Minooka
Earlville
Newark
Dwight
Yorkville
Marseilles
Morris Redskins
Reed Custer
CVC
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Joliet Central
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Mendota
DePue
LaMoille
Trojans
NEC
Foxes
Scribes to Rank Top 16 Teams
A 16 member AP panel of sports writers will rank Illinois high school basketball teams this season. The poll begins Tuesday and covers the top 16 teams including Chicago schools.
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Springfield
Illinois
Associated Press
Chicago
Fred Woldt
Waukegan News- Sun
Chuck Brady
Quincy Herald-Whig
Larry Harnly
Ilinois State Journal - Register
Fowler Connell
Danville Commercial- News
Gene Cryer
Rockford Register Republic
Morning Star
Merle Jones
Southern T Illinoisan
Forrest Kyle
Decautr Herald & Review
Paul Carlson
Moline Dispatch
Phil Theobald
Peoria Journal- Star
Don Plarski
Alton Telegraph
Herb Jannusch
Kankakee Journal
Jim James
Elgin Courier - News
Roy O’neal
Carmi Times
George Norquist
la Salle
ens-Tribune
College Games Roundup Scores From East to West
East Providence 86 Rhode Island 76 Rutgers 91 St. Louis 67 Toledo 88 West Kentucky 65 Amherst 70 Brandeis 53 Colgate 96 Lehigh 83 Wake Forest 110 Baldwin Wallace 83 George Washington 74 Georgetown 73 Midwest Wichita State 93 Iowa 88 Tulsa 93 Fullerton State 84 Southwest Texas A M 102 Louisiana Tech 8 Far West Colorado 112 Arizona State 81
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Rutgers
St. Louis
Toledo
West Kentucky
Amherst
Brandeis
Colgate
Lehigh
Wake Forest
Baldwin Wallace
Geo
Washington
Georgetown
D.C
Midwest
Wichita State
Iowa
Tulsa
Fullerton State
Tex. A&m
Morris Matmen Fall at Joliet West in Dual Meet
Morris Community High School wrestling lost to Joliet West in a dual meet with final team scores of 38-6 varsity 34-13 freshman-soph and 37-15 freshmen. Individual results include Jim Susan 127 pounds and Bob Mitchell 133 pounds winning for Morris, while Joliet collected pins from Wortman Lambert Lambert Hubbard and others.
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Joliet West
Morris
Jim Susan
Vic Mazon
Bob Mitchell
Randy Eberhard
Walt Wortman
Pete Butler
Bill Lambert
Roger Roth
Pat Lambert
Rich McNabb
Ronald Brown
Gary Watland
Jarret Hubbard
Ted Trenter
Gardner Wins No 6 on Mat Over Streator
Gardner grapplers improve to 6-1 with a 47-2 win over Streator and capture six pins. Dan Campbell clocks 0:45 for the fastest fall at 112 pounds as varsity and jayvee results follow with multiple pins and close decisions.
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Streator
Gardner Grapplers
Dwight
Dan Campbell
Panthers
Jayree
Hawks Edge Sonics 93 91 in Thursday NBA clash
Atlanta narrowly defeated Seattle 93 to 91 in the lone NBA game of the day. The win kept Atlanta competitive while Seattle fell short in a tight matchup reported from the league schedule.
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NBA
Atlanta
Seattle
Globetrotters show blends of comedy and court magic
Abe Saperstein’s Harlem Globetrotters celebrate their 1968-69 season as a seasoned road show extending worldwide. Notable feats include 9,607 games played with 322 losses, a global reach in 87 countries, and a charity command performance for Prince Philip that raised about 400000 for needy children. The troupe, famed as [the] Magicians of Basketball, continues its entertaining blend of high-spirited tricks and theatrical sport.
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Harlem Globetrotters
Potter Palmer
John O'Neil
George Gillett
Georgia Brown
HGT
Olympic Stadium
Berlin
Germany
Prince Phillip
England
Lord's Taverners
Athens
Constantine
Greece
Rome
Pius XII
Pope John
Pope Paul
Nikita Krushchev
Moscow
Kremlin
Krushchev
Saperstein
United States
U. S
America
Kinsman Cagers Split With Esmen In Grade School Play
Kinsman Cagers split two games with Esmen at Pontiac Thursday. In the lightweight game the Comets won 16-13 with Hanley Thompson 5 each Bau dino 4 Carey 2 leading scoring for Kinsman. The heavyweights lost 40-38 paced by Phelan 14 Valdez 12 Neu Raisfnnder 6 apiece. Kiesewetter 17 Dehm 12 Oakes 11 led Esmen. Kinsman next hosts Ransom Monday.
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Esmen
Pontiac
Comets
Bill Hanley
Tom Thompson
Jim Baudino
Dan Carey
Oakes
Kiesewetter
Tim Phelan
Manuel Valdez
Frosh Soph Redskin Football Team Season Summary
The MCHS frosh-soph football team finished with a 5 4 record under coach Joe Brockman and Gary Marx. The team roster spans front and back rows including Scott Brooks Ed Black Doug Harseim and John McNulty with managers Brian Kenney Tom Bednarik and Jeff Stangland.
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MCHS
Frosh-Soph
Joe Brockman
Gary Marx
Scott Brooks
Ed Black
Doug Harseim
Gary Christiansen
John McNulty
Dave Helland
Dave Steffes
Fd Thompson
Brian Kenney
Mike Black
Charles Butterfield
Steve Spangler
Ken Purdue
Frank Hildy
Jim Skinner
Jud Brown
Gary Thorson
Tom Bednarik
Jeff Stangland
Gary Peterson
Paul Bussey
Chet Sparks
Jim Kingman
Terry Hiles
Eric White
Gary Behrens
Herald
Minooka Downs Manteno 44-8 for Fifth Victory
Minooka matmen rolled Manteno 44-8 to improve to five wins in six dual meets. Szepelak, Wayne Szepelak and Breen remained unbeaten as the Indians dominated action with several pins and decisive decisions.
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Minooka
Manteno
Tom Szepelak
Wayne Szepelak
Bob Breen
Joliet Catholic
Saratoga Cagers Sweep Seneca In Grade School Games
The Saratoga Hawks won all three contests against Seneca, 11-8 midget, 46-30 light weight, and 51-40 heavy weight, with Scott Santa Cruz 15, Ron Lock 12, Tom Stevens 10 leading the way. Joe Ugolini 15 and Dennis Pitts 9 led Seneca scoring. Saratoga next plays at Mazon Monday.
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Seneca
Hawks
Scott Santa Cruz
Ron Lock
Tom Stevens
Bruce Yard
Don Williams
Ron Fosen
Mike Tendall
Tom Haas
Doug Holman
Dave Holman
Dave Thompson
Dave Anderson
Sid Nelson
Joe Ugolini
Dennis Pitts
Saratoga
Mazon
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