Morris Redskins open conference with 67 47 win over Dwight Trojans
Ed Pope sparked Morris with 27 points as the Redskins beat Dwight 67 to 47 in the first game of the new AHL conference. Morris improves to 2-3, while Dwight drops to 1-3. Pope racks 12 of 21 from the floor and leads a balanced attack with key contributions from Rellig Olson Winterbottom and Francois. The Redskins also rout Dwight Frosh-Sophs 66-20 and set up a Thursday matchup with St Bede at the Morris Holiday Tourney.
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Ed Pope
Morris Redskins
Dwight Trojans
Morris
Fairbury
Woodland
Dwight
Pope
Ken Winterbottom
Dick Wagner
Jim Rellig
Bob Olson
Rellig
Olson
Winterbottom
Redskins
Dick Francois
Wagner
Robb Sampson
Francois
Morris Frosh-Sophs
Trojan Frosh-Sophs
Bud Vacca
Dennis Thompson
Russ Battersby
St. Bede
la Morris
Steiniche
Irvin Francois
Rellig Kres
Smith
Haegele
Coal City Coalers Rout Mazon In Close Non-Conference Win
The Coal City Coalers win their seventh straight with a 54-49 victory over the Mazon Red Devils. Coalers hit 22 of 25 free throws while Mazon scored 22 baskets to 16 for Coal City. Bill Legg led Coal City with 17 and Tom Vodacek had 20 for Mazon.
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Mazon
Coal City Coalers
Mazon Red Devils
Coalers
Bill Legg
Tom Vodacek
Dave Baldwin
Coal City
Mazon JayVees
Schedule Highlights for N B A Weekend
National Basketball Association games listed include Philadelphia at Boston and Syracuse at Cincinnati in today’s schedule. Rochester hosts New York while St Louis meets Detroit and Minneapolis hosts St Louis in Sunday’s lineup.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Syracuse
Cincinnati
Rochester
New York
St. Louis
Detroit
Minneapolis
Seneca Defeats Woodland 60 52 in Coal Valley clash
In Streator a third quarter comeback lifted Seneca to a 60 52 victory over Woodland in Coal Valley play. Seneca improves to 1 0 in league and 6 0 on the season while Woodland drops to 1 2 in Coal Valley and 2 3 overall. Bob Kein led Seneca with 16 points. Jerry Pastrick and George Yee each scored 11 for Woodland.
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Seneca
Woodland
Fighting Irish
Woodland Warriors
Coal Valley
Bob Kein
Jerry Pastrck
George Yee
Woodland JayVees
Local High School Scores and Tournament Results
A comprehensive list of basketball outcomes from various high schools including Monmouth beating Geneseo 61 to 32 and Sparta defeating DuQuoin 57 to 39. The Edwardsville Invitational results show Edwardsville 65 over St Teresa 58 and Edwardsville 76 over Mount Olive 40. Notably, Jimmy Brown, born February 17, 1936, is referenced as a Cleveland Browns rookie fullback now living in Hempstead New York.
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Monmouth
Geneseo
Sparta
DuQuoin
Herrin
Harrisburg
Oblong
Robinson
Marion
Centralia
Argo
Lockport
Streator
Bloomington
Sandburg
Reavis
Kankakee
Leyden
Blue Island
Bloom
Thornton
Thornton Fractional
Lawrenceville
Salem
Woodriver
Belleville
Maine
Downers Grove
Oak Park
Niles
Morton
New Trier
Glenbard
Riverside
Edwardsville
Jacksonville
St. Teresa
Mount Olive
Jimmy Brown
Cleveland Browns
Hempstead
N. Y
Newark tops Plainfield in overtime Fox Valley game
Newark Norsemen edged Plainfield Wildcats 62 to 61 in overtime as Ron Johnson hit a field goal with 40 seconds left. Newark JayVees defeated Plainfield 49 to 24 Friday night in the same matchup.
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Newark
Ron Johnson
Newark Norsemen
Plainfield Wildcats
Newark JayVees
Bowling Ladies Night Brings Mixed Scores and Store Names
Bowling league results list several teams and sponsors during Thursday night play. Teams include Porte Paper Mill Allan Furniture Co and Echo Bags with varied scores. Notable players and multiple business names such as Morris Paper Mill and Hi-Game teams appear alongside shop names and local merchants.
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Porte Paper Mill
Nter
Son's Market
Allan Furniture Co
Ferries Cabinet Ohep
Lee Oil Co
Hipps. Dept
Home Liquor
Peatrice Rip
Peatrice Rip, Shoppe Seca Ae
Hawthorne
Brooks
Ind
Dumbauld
Hicerles
Battersby
Morris Paper Il
Morris Paper Mill
Morris Redskin Wrestlers Rally to 29 17 Win Over Normal Community
Morris High School hosts Normal Community in a wrestling dual. Morris posts three undefeated individuals: Dick Peckenpaugh wins by pin at 112 pounds, Joe Sanders gains a decision at 165, and Ken Daggett earns a 95 pound decision.
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Morris Redskin
Normal
Morris High School
Morris
Dick Peckenpaugh
Tom Davison
Joe Sanders
Dave Stevens
Ken Daggett
Richard Loney
Morris Mat
Rochelle
Ottawa
Wilmington Wildcats Extend 4th Straight Win Over Momence
The Wilmington Wildcats defeated Momence 67 to 36 in a non conference game. The Wilmington JayVees beat Momence 40 to 28 in the same event or card.
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Wilmington
Wilmington Wildcats
Momence
Wilmington JayVees
Boxing Results From San Diego Guam and Goteborg
In San Diego Kid Iraputo 124 of Mexico outpointed Carmen Iacobucci 120 of Cincinnati over ten rounds. In Guam Tenejeros Boy 129 from Manila stopped Ricky Miner 132 of Guam in nine rounds. In Goteborg Sweden Ingemar Johansson 20242 out pointed Archie McBridge 18814 of Trenton N J ten rounds.
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San Diego
Calif
Kid Iraputo
Mexico
Carmen Iacobucci
Cincinnati
Guam
Tenejeros Boy
Manila
Ricky Miner
Goteborg
Sweden
Ingemar Johansson
Archie McBridge
Trenton
N. J
Clyde Lovellette Sets Early Royals Scoring Pace
Clyde Lovellette, a 6 foot 9 star for the Cincinnati Royals, tallied 4 859 points in his first four NBA seasons, establishing a towering early scoring pace for the team.
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Clyde Lovellette
Giant
Cincinnati Royals
National Basketball Assn
Fairbury Remains Unbeaten With 72-61 Win Over Octavia
Fairbury Tartars stay perfect at 5-0 after defeating Octavia 72-61 in a non conference game. Dick Kafer led Fairbury with 19 points while Hutson and Orr had 18 each for Octavia. The Fairbury JayVees posted a 65-58 victory in the same event.
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University (Normal
Hartsburg
Clinton
Pontiac
Morris
Dwight
Fairbury
Octavia
Fairbury Tartars
Dick Kafer
Tartars
Hutson
Orr
Fairbury JayVees
Hockey League TV Schedule Headlines
Montreal at Chicago leads a TV slate with Chicago hosts Montreal and Toronto visits Boston. Boston at Montreal, Detroit at New York, and Toronto at Boston are listed among broadcast games.
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Chicago
Toronto
Boston
Montreal
Detroit
New York
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