Morris Redskins Rally Past Pirates 65 59 In OT For 3rd Place
Morris defeats Ottawa 65 59 in overtime to claim third place at the Morris Holiday Tournament. Ken Enger forces OT with a late jumper as Darlington leads Morris with 12 points in the fourth quarter and Ciota praises his players and key contributors Salems and Darlington.
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Morris Redskins
Ottawa Pirates
Morris
Ken Enger
Dan Darlington
Pirates
Jim Franke
Keith Salems
Ottawa
Redskins
Enger
Darlington
Bob Ciota
Ciota
Salems
Sports Scoring Summary From Ottawa Games
Ragan 2 2 3 Darlington 8 11 2 Enger 3 1 3 Franke 4 0 3 Salems 6 3 2 Iverson 1 0 2 Totals 24 17 18 Ottawa Haberle 4 2 3 Barber 9 6 3 Carroll 3 1 1 R Olson 3 0 3 Herington 2 3 1 C Olson 2 1 4 Totals 23 13 15
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Ragan
Darlington
Enger
Franke
Salems
Iverson
Ottawa
All-Girl Section Cheer Leads Wyoming High School at State
Carpenter High School's cheering section at the state basketball tournament was all girls last March. It accompanied Morris and Ottawa teams while the 12 boys of the Coyote basketball team played on the floor.
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Carpenter
Wyo
Coyote
Norsemen Edge Yorkville For Consolation Title
Newark Norsemen beat Yorkville 46 to 45 to win the Morris Holiday Classic consolation. Fred Skelton led Newark with 14 points, while Yorkville’s Chuck Koliska scored 18 and Jerry Tollefson added 16 as Yorkville outshot Newark but Newark held the decisive late lead and rebounding edge. Yorkville resumes after Christmas at Batavia. Newark returns January 5 against Waterman.
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Newark Norsemen
Newark
Yorkville
Chuck Koliska
Foxes
Norsemen
Harold Bennet
Fred Skelton
Skelton
Jerry Tollefson
Kobliska
Tollefson
Batavia
Waterman
Stat line shows Yorkville Kobieska leads in scoring
Carlson and Stumbo exchange heavy minutes as Yorkville Kobieska and teammates post a balanced effort. Ekwinski and Tollefson contribute key baskets while Skelton and Knudson pace the visitors with productive showings.
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Yorkville
Kobieska
Ekwinski
Stumbo
Tollefson
Scott
Stone
Yorkville Brief Mentions Mower Accusation
A fragmented Yorkville item references an event labeled mower accusation with numbers and dates, lacking clear names or a full context. The readable portion notes a date pattern 11 10 and location Yorkville, with numeric trailing details 5 15 45.
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Yorkville
Illinois Football Home Game Attendance Record
Illinois drew 337,926 fans across six home games this year, nearly 40 000 more than any previous season, marking a new attendance high for the program.
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Illinois
Centralia Holiday Ball Packed With Top Illinois Teams
York of Elmhurst seeks an upset in the 25th Centralia Holiday Tournament December 27 28 29 after a top five AP and UPI ranking. Decatur Champlain Central Joliet New Trier East and York lead contenders as Benton Centralia fight for the consolation bracket with 9 25 games on the schedule. Reserved seating is $1.25 adults 75 cents students.
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Centralia, Ill
Centralia
York of Elmhurst
Associated Press
United Press International
York
Stephen Decatur
UPI
Salem
Belleville West
Champaign Central
Decatur
Joliet Central
New Trier East
Thornton
Champaign
Benton
Mt. Vernon
Illinois
Bowling Afternoon Ladies Team Lorraines Beauty Shop Hi-Game
The fragment references bowling scores and teams including Kent Feeds and Bohlanders Poultry. It lists Hi-Game and Hi-Series performers like Darlene Pogliano and Edna Valerio with unclear totals, in a 1956 dated mention. The readable items indicate a local league card style note with partial scores.
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Lorraines Beauty Shop
Morris Saving & Loan
Kent
Bohlanders Poultry
Sarah Coventry
Ore News
Darlene Pogliano
Edna Valerio
Former Clark hoopster Ziggy hailed by fan
During a game Ziggy Strzlecki is praised by a spectator who asks his current pursuits. He replies that he is now running the state as Connecticut Governor John Dempsey, a noted basketball fan, confirms his ongoing public service.
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Ziggy” Strzlecki
Clark University
Connecticut
John Dempsey
Gardner Panthers Wrestlers Shine for Gardner High
Gardner Panthers wrestling, led by Pat Kenny, show strong 8-1 start and 306-129 scoring edge. Captain Greg Int-Hout leads with 9-0, while Don Torz and Roger Feltenz post multiple pins as Gardner eyes Morris meet on Jan 25.
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Gardner Grapplers
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
Don Pfeifer
Dan Campbell
Roger Feltenz
Greg Int-Hout
Steve White
Ron Byers
Gardner-South Wilmington
Gardner Gym
Coal Valley
Grapplers
Pat Kenny
Gardner
Kenny
Lewis College
Panther
Panthers
Wilmington
Mazon
Manteno
Minooka
Peotone
Herschel
Lemont
Dwight
Pete Palermitti
Palermitti
Int-Hout
Ottawa
John Woodard
Morris
Don Fonte
West Drops Normal 53-51 in Morris Classic finale
Joliet West Tigers held off Normal Community Ironmen 53 to 51 to win the Morris classic title. Mike McLaren and Robert Anderson led West with 16 and 12 points respectively as West recovered from an early 13 point deficit and secured its ninth win of the season. Normal’s Neuman had 13 points and Wells 11 for the Ironmen despite a late rally.
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Joliet West
Normal Community
Tigers
Steel City
Ironmen
West
Mike Wells
Ironman
Robert Anderson
Tiger
Neuman
Mike McLaren
Clyde Brown
Wells
Normal
Joliet
Joliet West dominates inscoring lines with balanced attack
Normal Community Neuman 4-5-4 Morrison 0-5-3 Wells 2-7-1 Oliver 4-1-4 Nord 1-1-5 Kelly 4-1-4 Augustine 0-1-1 totals 15-21-22 Joliet West McLaren 7-2-2 Fink 0-2-3 Rohr 1-0-4 Anderson 5-2-4 Mabry 1-1-5 Spiers 3-0-4 Brown 4-4-3 totals 21-11-25
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Neuman
Morrison
Wells
Oliver
Nord
Kelly
Augustine
Joliet West McLaren
Fink
Rohr
Anderson
Mabry
Spiers
Brown
Packers to Wrestle Rams For Western Conference Crown
Green Bay and Los Angeles meet for the right to represent the West in the NFL title game with a Super Bowl berth at stake. The Rams ride an eight game win streak while the Packers battle injuries and a two game skid in cold Milwaukee weather.
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Milwaukee
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Rams
Rams
Wisconsin
U.S
Dallas
Cleveland Browns
CBS
Green Bay
Los Angeles
Miami
Oakland
New York Jets
Houston
Mimi
Jets
San Diego
Oilers
New York
George Allen
Marquette University
Packers
Travis Williams
Yale
Chuck Mercein
Ben Wilson
Ram
Donny Anderson
Williams
Pittsburgh
Anderson
Allen
Roman Gabriel
Gabriel
NFL
Bart Starr
Starr
Willie Davis
Henry Jordan
Brown
Merlin Olsen
Deacon Jones
Lamar Lundy
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Perona Chevrolet Coal City
W.C.S.J
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Grundy Service Co
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Norm’‘s Barber Shop
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E. W. Conley
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Morris Daily Herald
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Cen
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L. Moose
Ind
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Moose
Tom & Jerry
Carson Hotel
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Coal City High School Christmas
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