Marquette Triumphs 56 51 In Morris Holiday Final
Marquette High School Crusaders defeated Joliet Central 56 to 51 to win the Morris Holiday Tournament championship. Coach Podrasek and sidelined Bob Strickland guided the team through a deliberate second half surge after a rough first. John Guyette led with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Marty Brown added 16 points and 8 rebounds as Marquette claimed its eighth straight win.
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Ken Remejes
Marquette
Bob Strickland
Ottawa
Crusaders
Morris
John Podrasek
Strickland
Wenona
Pocivasek
Newark
Coal City
Joliet Central
Harold Bennett
Steelmen
Podvasek
Bob
Podvase
Tim
Conness
Howie
Roux
John
Guyette
Kevin Long
Gary) Woods
Marty) Brown
Podrasek
Joliet
Marty Brown
Steve Miller
Gary Woods
Central
Woods
Brown
Stan Toran
John McCaskill
Forrest Harris
Long
McCaskill
Power Central
Mel Moore
Crusader
Harris
McGaughy
Miller
W. R. Ferguson
Herald
FTA
Coalers stun Dwight for Morris Holiday Tourney third place
Coal City, led by Pat Mallaney and a 42-23 rebounding edge, rallied in the final minutes to defeat Dwight 51-45 and claim third in the Morris Holiday Tournament. Skubic poured in 18 points as Brainard 13 and Trotter 12 pace the Coalers while Jim Fisher led Dwight with 16.
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Bill Hill
Morris
Pat Mallaney
Coal City
Ken Miller
Coalers
Dwight Trojans
Mallaney
Miller
Coaler
Marquette
Dwight
Trojans
Joliet Central
Cal Brainard
Brainard
Skubic
Trotter
The
Tom Halloran
Mullaney
Halloran
Noel Trotter
Cornell
Tom Pringle
Jim Fisher
Whitey Anderson
Seneca
D. Anderson
Fisher
Hulbert
Orman
Ayers
Burison
Pringle
Skubie
Brooks
Yorkville Foxes win consolation crown in Morris Holiday Tourney
Yorkville Foxes upset Morris Redskins 69 to 56 to capture the consolation title. Goins led with 22 points, Dalton added 20, and Merkel 11 as Yorkville's pressure defense forced 19 turnovers and stifled Morris early in the decisive second period.
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Yorkville
Foxes
Morris Redskins
Ralph Goins
Rick Dalton
Goins
Redskin
Dalton
Redskins
Don Brown
Darrell Brown
Jim McNulty
Jim Leonard
Doug Holman
Morris
Markel
McNulty
Leonard Doug Holman McNulty
Duket Tibbott
Dave Holman
Cassem Hunt
Zumbahien Knapp
Halbesma Eiswangle Walker Dalton
Goss Johnson
Penny
Merkel Hughes
Ming Lebby Tollefson
T. Merkel
Olson
Morris N
Odell Tops Gardner in CVC Clash 62-50
Odell Steelers four players in double figures and out-rebounded Gardner 42-14 to win 62-50 in a Coal Valley Conference game. Greg Landstrom led with 19 points and 18 rebounds as Odell improved to 8-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference while Gardner dropped to 3-6 overall and 0-4 CVC.
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Gardner
Odell
Panthers
Rams
CVC
Greg Landstrom
Dave Welch
Dave Rugh
Mike Verdun
Mark Masching
Dale Lardi
Wayne Czuz
Dennis Tjelle
Plainfield Nips Braves in Yorkville Semi Final
Plainfield edged Shabbona 36 35 in the Yorkville Eighth Grade Tournament semi finals tonight. Alan Ray led all scorers with 13 points for Shabbona while Lindsay led Plainfield with nine.
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Yorkville
Plainfield
Shabbona
Braves
St. Joes of
Joliet
Morris
Alan Ray
Mike Finland
Scott Jomlin
Lindsay
Qualls
Six former infielders finish season as AL managers
The season closes with six former infielders taking charge as managers in the American League, signaling a shift in leadership across clubs. Noted names include managers who previously played infield positions and now helm their squads for the new campaign.
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