Area cage teams in Christmas tourneys start Lemont Classic
Morris, Minooka and Reed-Custer join the Lemont Christmas Classic with Wednesday games pitting Minooka against Illiana Christian and Morris versus Romeoville among eight openers. Subsequent rounds run Thursday through Saturday with winners advancing to semifinals and finals including Class A and AA divisions.
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Joliet West
Plainfield
Providence
Valley Lutheran
Lemont
Andrew
Reed-Custer
Chicago Christian
MVE
GSW
Newark
Seneca
Dwight
Waubonsie Valley
Reddick
Yorkville
Tonica
Chatsworth
Coal City
Odell
Crescent- Iroquois
Fairbury
Peotone
Chenoa
Wilmington
Minooka honors six with special awards at athletic banquet
Six Minooka Community High School female athletes receive recognition across volleyball and soccer at the Women’s Athletic Banquet. MVPs include Brenda Steffes in volleyball and Janine Boggs in soccer, with multiple Sportsmanship and Most Improved honors awarded to several teammates and managers.
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Minooka
Minooka Community High School
Brenda Steffes
Lori McMillin
Janine Boggs
Rhonda Lehman
Doreen Mills
Becky White
Meg Jehle
Jane Benson
Diane Clennon
Sharon Flynn
Diane Haga
Sheri Hopkins
Lori Lehman
Penny Lloyd
Julie McCarter
Ginger Norton
Patty Nugent
Becky Schaller
Carrie Sak
Jennifer Toton
Chris Dunham
Karen Costello
Jean Hoyland
Patty Mathesius
Kathy Meyer
Sue Wilson
Lisa Wehrle
Fresh-soph
Tina Caruso
Kathy Clennon
Debbie Daly
Wendy Drancik
Beth
Sixers Trade Sparks Defensive Push Against Knicks
Bobby Jones added defense to the Philadelphia 76ers, helping beat the New York Knicks 109-94 at Madison Square Garden. Jones harassed Bob McAdoo while Julius Erving led with 22 points as Philadelphia built a 45-32 lead and maintained control. Collins added 16 points, Dawkins 14, Bryant 14, and McAdoo was held to 11. Clippers beat Sonics 123-118, Blazers 115-102 over Warriors.
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Bobby Jones
Philadelphia 76Ers
Doug Collins
76Ers
Jones
Philadelphia
George McGinnis
Denver
New York
Bob McAdoo
New York Knicks
Madison Square Garden
Sixers
Knicks
San Diego Clippers
Seattle SuperSonics
Portland Trail Blazers
Golden State Warriors
Julius Erving
NBA
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Billy Cunningham
George
Bobby
Collins
Joe Bryant
Darryl
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Blazers
Warriors
Portland
Morris Area Gym Open This Week At Shabbona Middle School
The Morris Area Leisure Services will open Shabbona Middle School gym this week from today through Saturday for leisure use. Hours vary by age group with junior high 2-4 pm, senior high 4:15-6:15 pm, and adult and family 6:30-8:30 pm. Equipment provided, gym shoes required, no showers. Activities include volleyball basketball and development programs. admission 1 per person or 3 per family at the west gym door.
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Morris Area Leisure Services
MALS
Shabbona Middle School
Bowl games and matchups slate across major venues
A listing of bowl games with teams and results across the season. Includes Sun Bowl Texas 42 Maryland, Liberty Bowl Missouri 20 LSU 15, Tangerine Bowl North Carolina State 30 Pittsburgh 17, Peach Bowl Purdue 41 Georgia Tech 21, Fiesta Bowl UCLA 10 Arkansas 10, Blue-Gray Game Blue vs Gray, Gator Bowl Clemson vs Ohio State, Bluebonnet Stanford vs Georgia, Cotton Notre Dame vs Houston, Sugar Penn State vs Alabama, Rose Michigan vs Southern Cal, Orange Nebraska vs Oklahoma, East-West Shrine East vs West, Hula Bowl North vs South, Canadian-American Bowl Canada vs USA All-Stars, Senior Bowl, Japan Bowl East vs West.
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el Paso
Texas
Maryland
Liberty
Memphis
Tenn
Missouri
LSU
Orlando
Fila
North Carolina State
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Purdue
Georgia Tech
Tempe
Ariz
UCLA
Arkansas
Montgomery
Ala
Jacksonville
Fla
Clemson
Ohio State
Houston
Stanford
Georgia
Dallas
Notre Dame
Sugar
New Orleans
Penn State
Alabama
Pasadena
Calif
Michigan
Southern
Cal
Honolulu
Tampa
Mobile
South Japan
Tokyo
East
West
Morris Redskins roll past Coal City 85-47 in nonconference win
Morris HS, led by center Chuck Ader with ten rebounds, pummeled Coal City 85-47 in a Lemont Tourney tuneup. Joe Blaine and Tim Halliday paced Coal City with 16 and 12 points as Morris stretched a 38-25 halftime lead, using depth and rebounding to dominate 43-22 on the boards.
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Bob Black
Morris Redskins
Lemont
Romeoville
Coal City Coalers
Morris
Redskins
Coal City
Chuck Ader
Tribe
Dean Waldschmidt
Coaler
Joe Blaine
Tim Halliday
Blaine
Ader
Steve Lutz
Halloran
Lutz
Warner
Matteson
Kevin Gordon
Waldschmidt
Lissy
Halliday
Crawford
Williams
Swiggett
Lock
Lobo
Morris Sophomores Beat Coal City 65 46 In Nonconference Clash
Morris High School surged to a 22-2 early lead and held on to defeat Coal City 65-46. Jeff Hanson led Morris with 16 points, Jeff Tibbett added 14, Craig Borens 10, while Dan Baudino had 12 for Coal City. Rebounds favored Morris 33-22 as coach Syd Groselaude urged more consistency.
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Coal City
Morris
Coaler
MCHL
Cagers
Coal City Coalers
Redskins
Jeff Hanson
Jeff Tibbett
Craig Borens
Rematches Set in NFL Playoff Conference Semis
The NFL playoff field features three rematches as conference semifinals approach. Pittsburgh hosts Denver, Houston travels to New England, and Atlanta visits Dallas while Minnesota goes to Los Angeles. Recent wild-card wins included Houston over Miami 17-9 and Atlanta’s 14-13 rally against Philadelphia.
MCHS matmen head to Boylan High School tourney
MCHS will join 16 schools at the Boylan High School Wrestling Tournament. A seeding meeting of six coaches sets seeds by season records, with spots allocated by lot. Trophies for teams, medals for top placers, and ribbons for others are planned. Wrestle backs determine six places, with full schedule and admission prices noted.
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MCHS
Boylan High
Sunday and Weekend NFL Playoff Matchups Listed
The National Conference results show Atlanta defeating Philadelphia 14 to 13 and Houston beating Miami 17 to 9 in the wild card round. Divisional games are scheduled for Saturday December 30 and Sunday December 31 with matchups including Denver at Pittsburgh Atlanta at Dallas Houston at New England Minnesota at Los Angeles. The AFC and NFC Championship games are set for January 7 with the winners meeting in the Super Bowl at Miami.
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Seattle
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Golden State
Portland
San Diego
New York Rangers
New York Islanders
Miami
Dallas
New England
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Mary Fillipitch
Heather Gillis
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Patty Langdon
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Dawn Ray
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Kay Robinson
Terri Robinson
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Arlene Siegel
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Maria’s Pizza
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Ted Boyd
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Darry Fox
Gore Insurance
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J&r Electric
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Warren Fox
Bob Strange
Edward
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Liberty St. Morris, Ill
R. L. Lyon
Don Lyon
Ed Kulig
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