Five Area Cage Battles Set for Tonight Amid Holiday Slowdown
Newark-Roncalli's Norsemen ride a four game win streak with four players in double figures led by Sheldon Thompson at 17 ppg. They face Somonauk, Minooka, Sandwich and Serena as five area games tip off tonight.
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Serena
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Mazon
Galesburg Rated Number One In A P Weekly Cage Poll
Galesburg's Silver Streaks sit atop the AP Illinois high school basketball poll after starting 5-0. They edge Rock Island and Thornton, with Collinsville, Benton, and Moline following as the top six. The list includes New Trier, Elmhurst York, Chicago Marshall, Pekin, Marion, Rockford West, and more, with voting tallies noted.
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Bradley
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LaSalle- Peru
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Lockport Central
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DePue
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Carbondale
Urbana
Gogolak Sets AFL Field Goal Record in Bills Victory
Buffalo place kicker Pete Gogolak extended the AFL field goal record to 28 for the season and boosted his point total to 115 while leading the league in scoring. The Bills' specialist has hit 28 of 44 field goal attempts and 31 straight points after touchdowns, as AFL kickers preserve a perfect extra-point ratio through 52 games.
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Knights Win Eighth Game For Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception Knights defeated Holy Family 39 to 29 for their eighth straight win. Ed Prombo led with 13 points, while Tom Karlin 12, Ed Harseim 8, and Tom Chapple 6 added support as the team pulled away in the second half.
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College Scores Roundup From National Basketball Matchups
The Associated Press reports scores from a day of college basketball across regions. Rutgers edged Princeton 68 66 while Army beat Cornell 76 74 and Boston College defeated St Marys 95 72. Penn routed Delaware 88 57 and Connecticut beat Maine 84 69. St Francis Pa toppled Texas Southern 95 91 as Canisius crushed West Ontario 109 33. Midwest action saw Kansas State 103 over Indiana 76 and Missouri 96 over Rice 87. Ohio University 74 defeated Purdue 73. Syracuse 106 beat Bowl Green 89. Detroit 105 over Xavier 86. In the South Vanderbilt 102 over Western Carolina 82. George Washington 87 over Furman 80. Alabama 91 over Jacksonville University 76. Mississippi 84 defeated Louisiana Tech 76. Arkansas 90 over Centenary 61. Southwest results include Texas A&M 93 over Memphis State and Tulsa 70 def Loyola Louisiana 44. Hardin-Simmons 76 over North Texas 69. Far West Utah State 88 over Arizona State University 81. Pacific 93 over Baylor 66. Washington State 83 over Montana State 70. New Mexico 77 over LA State 55. San Jose 77 over Nevada 58. Seattle 90 over California Santa Barbara 82.
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Cage and Mat Teams Play Tonight at MCHS
Three contests are on tap for MCHS athletes tonight. The freshmen and junior basketball teams host Minooka in a 6:30 non conference game. A wrestling meet at Wilmington follows as fans are urged to attend and support the grapplers.
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Marseilles
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Fight Results From Boston New Orleans Milan Las Vegas
Boston results show Don Fullmer outpointed Joey Archer over 12 rounds. Marion Conner stopped in 9 rounds. In New Orleans Curtis Cokes outpointed Billy Collins over 12. In Milan Carlos Duran and Pascal Di Benedetto drew over 8. In Las Vegas Ford Hernandez outpointed Wade Smith over 10.
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Medford
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Curtis Cokes
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Nashville
Las Vegas
Ford Hernandez
Wade Smith
San Jose
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Heisman First Tech Coach At Georgia 1904 1919
John W. Heisman served as the head football coach at Georgia Tech from 1904 to 1919, shaping the program in its early era and laying foundations for its athletic tradition.
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Lini Faces Badgers in Big Ten Opener Showdown
CHICAGO AP The Big Ten basketball season starts slimly as Illinois visits Wisconsin to begin the race. The winner would claim first place for about three weeks as no other conference games are on the slate until Jan 8. Indiana and Purdue lost at home to non conference foes Monday night.
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Buckpasser Shoots Past Rivals in Suburban Handicap
Buckpasser, a two year old colt by Tom Fool out of Busanda, trained to race, defeated males in the 1951 Suburban Handicap, signaling promise of a champion thoroughbred from Ogden Phipps.
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Upset scene as Rutgers ends Princeton's 13 game win streak
Rutgers shocked Princeton 68 66 ending a 13 game Ivy League and Scarlet Era. Bob Lloyd led Rutgers with 30 points in a late game slowdown while Princeton pressed. Arkansas guard Ricky Sugg set a 25 year Cen tenary scoring record with 41 points as Canisius beat Western Ontario 109 33. Vanderbilt’s Clyde Lee and Boston College’s John Austin starred in wins.
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