Prep results from Aurora East and nearby regional games
United Press International records finals and first round results from multiple high school tournaments. Schools named include East Leyden East Aurora Crystal Lake Peoria Spalding Maine South Oswego Taylorville Waterloo Mascoutah Springfield Griffin Joliet Catholic Greenville Campbell Hill Trico Okanville East St. Louis Assumption Sparta O'Fallon Chatham-Glenwood Mater Dei Highland St. Paul Carbondale East Moline Alton Du Quoin Maine East West Frankfort Champaign Centennial Herrin Belleville East Murphysboro Collinsville Marion Carbondale Robinson Lawrenceville Chicago St. Patrick Danville Urbana Chicago DeLaSalle Watseka Danville Schlarman Glenbard South Chillicothe IWC Wheaton North Loyola Rantoul Fremd Fairbury Cropsey Joliet Central Decatur MacArthur Danville Highland Park DeKalb Sterling Hinsdale Central Batavia Kaneland Rock Falls Riverside-Brookfield Batavia Kaneland New Trier West Addison Trail Chicago Gorden Tech Rockford East Chicago Brother Rice Normal Eisenhower Peoria Limestone Mendota Bloomington South Holland Thornwood Chicago Farragut Galesburg Stephen Decatur Effingham St. Anthony Bloomington Central Catholic Normal Community Rockford West Oak Forest Stagg Providence Lemont Proviso West Morton East Fenwick Wheeling Proviso West Zion-Benton Rich South Leo Peotone Carl Sandburg Buffalo Grove West Chicago Romeoville Rich South Wilmington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
East Moline
Alton
Dalton Thornridge
du Quoin
Maine East
West Frankfort
Champaign Centennial
Herrin
Belleville East
Murphysboro
Collinsville
Marion
Robinson
Lawrenceville
Chicago St. Patrick
Normal
Chicago Brother Rice
Normal U-High
Decatur Eisenhower
Peoria Limestone
Mendota
Bloomington
South Holland Thornwood
Chicago Farragut
Galesburg
Stephen Decatur
Effingham St. Anthony
Cent. Cath
Normal Community
Rockford West
Connor fuels Morris past Westview in tight 69-66 win
Morris Redskins beat Westview 69-66 in the Kankakee tournament opener. Connor scored 24 points and Horswill Connor and Thetard contributed key baskets as Morris rallied from a third-quarter deficit. Westview's Brown led visitors with 23 points amid a back-and-forth game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Sonenfeld
Kankakee
Morris
Kankakee Westview
Redskins
McHenry
West Aurora
Hinsdale South
Westview
Skins
Brian Connor
Connor
Brett Thetard
Thetard
Dan Horswill
Tracy Dorheim
Bob Pinkstaff
Pinkstaff
Lewis
Bill
Santa Cruz
Paul
Joe Brown
Dorheim
Kayhawks
Horswill
Warner
Graves
Griffin
Ford
Brown
Wilson
Calhoun
Fritz
Montrey
Benard
Halloran lifts Dwight in OT thriller to reach Ottawa final
Halloran scored a game high 19 and, with 30 seconds left, a 15 footer gave Dwight a 44-43 lead. Dennis Drinan added seven late free throws as Dwight edged Ottawa 46 45 to set a finals date with Benet Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Henry
Dwight
Ottawa Marquette
Benet Academy
Tim Halloran
Trojans
Halloran
Dennis Drinan
Drinan
Roger Tambling
Jack Timmerman
Seneca
Newark
Jack Kaufmann
Irish
Tonica
Kaufmann
Burris May to headline Coal Valley Old Timers banquet
The 15th annual Coal Valley Old Timers Baseball Club banquet is set for Saturday January 3 at 7 30 p m at the Coal City Lions Club. Guest speakers include Ray Burris Carlos May George Sluka Joe Meersman Buck Peden and Sonny Mars principal speaker. Special guests and scouts from Angels Royals Giants Orioles and more will attend. Tickets cost 8 and contact Andy Anderson at 634-2111 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Valley Old Timers Baseball Club
Coal City Lions Club
Cub
Ray Burris
White Sox
Carlos May
George Sluka
Joe Meersman
Buck Peden
Sonny” Mars
Art Stewart
Royals
Tom Hull
Giants
Charlie Hum
Orioles
Chuck Koney
Red Sox
Bob Shinovich
Padres
Ben Zientara
Cubs
Andy Anderson
Morris matmen place second in Rockford meet
Morris high school wrestlers sit second at the 32 team Rockford meet with Joliet Central leading 113 points. Five Morris grapplers reached finals or semifinals including Rick Bell Greg Enerson Gehrig Dergo and Bob Berry with others vying for third and a Class A versus Class AA finals format set for 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford — Morris
Rockford
Joliet Central
Morris
Rockford Jefferson
Barrington
MCHS
Rick Bell
Greg Enerson
Gehrig Dergo
Bob Berry
John Hougas
Steve Seaman
Hougas
Seaman
Scott Trizzine
Central
Mike Yard
Dave McTague
Doug Hayse
Rich Chouinard
George Dergo
Chatsworth Advances to Championship Over Coal City in Tourney
Chatsworth-Crescent City defeated Coal City 71-65 to reach tonight's championship against Chatsworth. Coal City, 5-3, meets Lexington for third place at 7 30 p m after losing a late lead. Andy Trotter led Coal City with 24 points. Micetich 21. Odell beat Lostant for consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatsworth
Crescent City
Coal City
Lexington
Andy Trotter
Joel Micetich
Dave Bogash
Greg Lyons
Joe Kuzel
Dave Hanley
Odell
Lostant
Knicks Top Bulls 94 93 Behind Monroe 37 Points
Earl Monroe scored a season high 37 as the New York Knicks edged the Chicago Bulls 94 93. Monroe shot 16 of 22 and 5 of 6 from the line, with Sloan guarding Walt Frazier and Monroe delivering clutch baskets late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Jerry Sloan
Earl Monroe
New York Knicks
Bulls
Monroe
Sloan
Walt Frazier
Knicks
Pearl
New York
Red Holzman
Bill
Rozelle Rule Found Violating Antitrust Law
U.S. District Court Judge Earl Larson ruled that the NFL Rozelle Rule violates federal antitrust laws. The ruling follows a 55 day trial won by the NFL Players Association which challenged the rule, called option compensation by the NFL and Rozelle ransom by players. The rule allows the signing club to pay compensation to the team losing an optioned player with Commissioner Rozelle setting the amount in disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NFL
Rozelle
Pete Rozelle
Maryland Upsets Florida 13-0 in Gator Bowl
Maryland Terrapins, seven-point underdogs, defensive stand led to a 13-0 upset of Florida in the Gator Bowl. Coach Jerry Claiborne credited mistake-free play and strong preparation after three interceptions, two of which produced scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Maryland
Jerry Claiborne
Terrapins
Florida
Claiborne
Dempsey Named Head Coach at Southern Illinois SIU Football
Rey Dempsey, 39, former Youngstown State head coach and Detroit Lions assistant, was named head football coach at Southern Illinois University. He succeeds Doug Weaver, whose teams went 2-9 and 1-9-1 before leaving the post. SIU has a 6-25-2 record in three years of major college play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbdondale
Ill
UPI
Rey Dempsey
Detroit Lions
Youngstown State
Southern Illinois University
Dempsey
Doug Weaver
Weaver
Ohio
Youngstown
SIU
Salukis
Marmion dominates Minooka in Plano tourney rout
Marmion 84 Minooka 45 as Marmion’s outside shooting and size pressurized Minooka early. Momper led Marmion with 24 points while Stenzel and Mitchell each had eight for Minooka now 8 2. MVK lost to Serena 72 50 in the third place game. MVK Bates and Weatherford led with 43 total points in three games and MVK hosts Manteno next. Minooka plays Dwight Tuesday while MVK meets Manteno in non conference action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kayhawks
Brown
Morris
Joliet Central
Pinkstaff
Central
Westview
Thetard
Dorheim
Waukegan West
McNamara
Marian Catholic
Naperville Central
Momence
Bradley
Argo
Evergreen Park
Herschel
Kankakee Eastridge
Joliet East
PLANO
Marmion
Aurora
Minooka
Indians
Wayne Greenbeck
Mason
Dan
Keigley
Serena
MVK
Steve Bates
Momper
Tim Fichtel
Kegley
Somonauk
Tim Meyer
Dwight
Manteno
Fichtel
Bodie
Bebroeck
Dawson
Rowan
Wahi
Collins
Corrigan
Bullet
Deeley
Stefanski
Stenzel
Mitchel
Underhill
Galloway
Mark
Bretsch
Fillipitch
Simotes
Thorsen
Williamson
Rexroade
Weatherford
Bates
Brad Baker
Bruce Baker
Murray
Cook
Kergier
Cracker
Reddick tops Reed-Custer in Grant Park clash 62-59
Reed-Custer led by Jim Downey with 27 points but hurt by turnovers as Reddick edged them 62-59 to share third place in the Grant Park tourney. Downey and Mark Keymon led Reed-Custer with 12 and 10 points respectively. Reed-Custer hosts Momence next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Park
Reed-Custer
Jim Downey
Comets
Reddick
Reed Custer
Comet
van Gollan
Gollan
Ty Klover
Mark Keymon
Momence
REED
Custer
Downey
Zinnet
Keymon
Klover
Hackle
Mitchell
Brushighan
Fritz
Belschaiger
Wepprecht
O'Donnel
Askew
Steichen
Hunters Shoot Millions of Waterfowl and Deer Annually
The article notes that American hunters collectively kill six to twelve million waterfowl each year and exceed two million deer, highlighting the scale of hunting activity across the United States.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bill Lewis
United Press International
Aurora East
East Leyden
East
Crystal Lake
Peoria Spalding
Maine South
Oswego
Breese
Taylorville
Waterloo
Mascoutah
Springfield Griffin
Joliet Catholic
Greenville
Campbell Hill
Trico
Nashville
Okanville
East St. Louis
Assumption
Sparta
O'Fallon
Chatham-Glenwood
Mater Dei
Highland
Highland St. Paul
Danville
Downers Grove South
Urbana
Chicago DeLaSelle
Watseka
Danville Schlarman
Glenbard South
Chilicothe Iwc
Wheaton North
Wilmette Loyola
Rantoul
Palatine Fremd
Fairbury Cropsey
Decatur MacArthur
Highland Park
DeKalb
Sterling
Hinsdale Central
Batavia
Kaneland
Rock Falls
Riverside- Brookfield
Elgin
New Trier West
Addison Trail
Chicago Gorden Tech
Rockford East
Oak Forest Stagg
Providence
Oak Forest
Lemont
St. Joseph
Morton East
Fenwick
Wheeling
Proviso West
Zion-Benton
Rich South
Leo
Peotone
Carl Sandburg
Buffalo Grove
West Chicago
Romeoville
Wilmington
Connor Sparks Morris
Kaufman
Kim Jackson
Allardo
Hageman
Nader
Barritt
Kaliner
Kohrt
Tambling
Timmerman
Hoffman
Bloxam
Tesdal
Mann
Jackson
Olson
Timmons
Buck
Ernie Carroll
White Sox Park
John McNamara
C.V. Davis
Sox
George Sobek
Notre Dame
John Phillips
Howe News Agency
al Shinn
Nick Kamzic
Angels
Cliff Calhoun
Herald
Morris Matmen
Coater
Ken Miller
Pearl’ Staggers
NEL
Raleigh Miller
Zenith
Carlyle
Joliet Optical Hearing Aid CO
van Buren
Joliet
Dempsey Liu
A.I.D.S. Anti-Ilicit Drugs In Schools, Inc
Grundy County
Reddick Tips Reed
Liberty
Waverly
Mobil Oil
Reichhold Chemicals
Atlantic Richfield
Conrad
Richard B. Vance & CO
Jefferson ST. Joliet, Ill
ServiceMaster
Baker’s Fine Furniture
Dwight, Ill
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