Morris wrestlers split results in home and postseason prep
Morris Redskin wrestlers win one and lose one in recent matches. They edged Sycamore 27-25 at home Friday, then beat Farragut 38-15 and fell to Wheaton Warrenville 51-13 Saturday. Pat Durkee 105 and Keith Yard 112 both won twice. Dave McTague suffered an elbow dislocation in his first Saturday match.
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Sycamore
Morris Redskin
Wheaton
Morris
Farragut
Wheaton- Warrenville
Pat Durkee
Keith Yard
Dave McTague
Don Funte
Batavia
Fonte
Redskins
Wilmington
Pontiac
Morris Freshmen Fall to Ottawa In Double Loss
Morris High School freshmen teams both lost to Ottawa Saturday. The A team fell 58-49 with Frank Warner scoring 11 and Dave Maskel 10 while outrebounded 24-18. The B team lost 54-32 led by five points from Bill Button and Craig Berens. The A team stands 5-6 and the B team 5-2, next traveling to Streator Thursday.
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Morris
Ottawa
Frank Warner
Dave Maskel
Syd Groselaude
Grosclaude
Bill Button
Craig Berens
Groselaude
Faulkner
Pin Senko
Dec Fairley
Glamier
Donnelly
Dec Phillips
Pin Blackman
Thames
Johnston
Dec Adams
Dec van Sandt
White
Dec Hendren
Pin Edwards
Matteson
Alton
Rodriguez
Dec Flanagan
Sereno
Kneipp
Pin Holliger
Cortez
Dec Peters
Navy
Kelleher
Martin
Dec Tweed
Pin Frobish
Engan
Leake
Pin Fasher
Pin Ronchetto
Pin Morris
Fryant
Schmidt
Pin Hutson
Dyce
Pin Forbes
Pin Menken
Pin Flasher
Morris High bowers claim first conference win
Morris High School bowling swept Kaneland 1,323 to 1,243 and Jayvees 1,198 to 1,151 to raise their record to 2-3. Debbie Stutzki led with a 167 game and 290 total. Jaimi Wood and Brenda Pinkston led Kaneland with 146 and 256 series respectively. Jayvees’ Lisa True posted 139 and 259. Morris travels to Oswego on Tuesday.
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Morris
Kaneland
Jayvees
Debbie Stutzki
Jaimi Wood
Brenda Pinkston
Lisa True
Oswego
Red Devils crush Forrest 78 to 61 for 11th win of season
MVK Red Devils rolled past Forrest 78-61 to reach an 11-3 record. Coach Ken Beaty praised the defense as Forrest scored 8 12 13 in the first three periods while MVK outshot 44-28 in rebounds with balanced scoring from Murray 18 Adkins 12 and Punke 10. MVK heads to Coal City next Tuesday.
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MVK Red Devils
Forrest
Ken Beaty
Red Devils
MVK
Bob Murray
Ken Adkins
Doug Punke
Coal City
Indians Stomp Foxes In Four-Quarter Win Over Yorkville
Minooka High School defeated Yorkville 64-54 as the Indians played their best four quarters this season. Coach Wayne Greenbeck praised patience on offense and sharper defense, noting reduced fouls and turnovers. Chi Kovel led with 19 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists, while Scott Hinckler added 18 points in the second half. The sophomores remained undefeated at 10-0 (5-0 in league) with a 53-35 win earlier, as Minooka prepares to travel to Plainfield next Tuesday.
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Minooka Indians
Indians
Yorkville
Foxes
Wayne Greenbeck
Minooka
Greenbeck
Chi Kovel
Jack Dempsay
Dempsay
Kovel
Scott Hinckler
Hinckler
Dan Daly
Plainfield
Morris sophs split pair in weekend basketball games
Morris High School sophomores defeated Waubonsier Valley 57 to 38 at home then lost to Sycamore 59 to 51 in Sycamore. Scot Belt led scoring with 22 and 16 points, Jim Tabler added 13 and 9 rebounds, while coach Denny Steele praised Belt's all around play. Morris sits 6-5 on the season and 2-4 in the LSC with a Friday Plainfield visit on the schedule.
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Morris High School
Waubonsier Valley
Spartans
Sycamore
Scot Belt
Morris
Denny Steele
Belt
Steele
Jim Tabler
Sheldon Sobol
Gary Vidal
Redskins
Comets stumble at Manteno for 81-63 loss
Reed-Custer falls behind 10-0 and never recovers as Manteno outruns the Comets 81-63 to drop to 4-7 overall and 1-4 in league. Varland cites intensity and turnovers, with Lestina scoring 24 and Beaver 18 as Manteno builds early lead.
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John Varland
Braidwood-Reed
Comets
Varland
Joe Lestina
Bob Beaver
Manteno
Ron Koslowski
Mike Mitchell
Shimanek
Smith
Hoffman
Jeffords
Belcher
Schreiner
Eckhoff
Grant
Voges
Fletcher
Darabaris
Reed-Custer
Lestina
Kolotka
Earley
Beaver
Hall
Wilkerson
Sharkey
Erdmann
Bolatto
Koslowski
Mitchell
Reed-Custer WG
MVK Red Devils Take Third at Flanagan Invitational
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman finishes third with 98 points behind Bloom Central Catholic 162 and Fairbury-Cropsey 142. MVK is 3-4 and hosts Eureka and Chenoa at 6 p.m. Tuesday in a double dual.
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Jerry Angeloff
Red Devils
Bloom Central Catholic
Fairbury-Cropsey
MVK
Renoke- Benson
Flanagan
Chenoa
Braidwood Reed-Custer
Octavia
Seneca Triumphs Over Lemont In 70-57 Victory
Seneca Irish overturn a 45-43 deficit with a 27-point fourth quarter to beat Lemont Injuns 70-57 at home. John Mann scores 28 and grabs 14 rebounds as Seneca forces 25 Lemont turnovers and seals win with 19 of 25 free throws in the final period.
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Seneca
Roger Eckert
Fighting Irish
Lemont Injuns
Eckert
John Mann
Lemont
Wignes
Hetelle
Mann
Hallett
Chapman
Kaufmann
Rosencrans
Hogue
Paxson
Latz
Herb
Wermers
Leffler
Morris Girls Fall At Home To Ottawa 57 37
Morris High School girls basketball lost to Ottawa 57 to 37 at home, dropping to 0-4 in the 1977-78 season. Coach Dick Raber blamed poor shooting, noting Holly Butterfield led with 16 points and 15 rebounds while Chris Niewiski was sidelined with the flu. The team will try to rebound Tuesday at home against Yorkville in a 6 p.m. junior varsity and 7:30 p.m. varsity twin bill.
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Morris High School
Ottawa
Redskin
Dick Raber
Holly Butterfield
Morris
Mary Krochak
Kim Cryder
Sharon Mulcahy
Kathy Provancal
Marian Borgstrom
Chris Niewiski
Raber
Yorkville
WHA Standings and Results From Quebec and Edmonton
United Press International round up shows WHA standings with New England leading at 12 3 55 points and Winnipeg at 25 14 1 141. Saturday results include Quebec 7 Edmonton 4 and Houston 5 New England 4. Sunday scores Cincinnati 6 Quebec 3 and Edmonton 4 Winnipeg 3. An All-Star Game is set for Tuesday in Quebec.
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United Press International
New England
Winnipeg
Quebec
Edmonton
Houston
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Dwight Trojans remain undefeated with 81 68 win over Plano
Dwight Trojans defeated Plano 81 to 68 to stay unbeaten in the Northeast Conference and improve to 12-0 overall. Key contributors included Halloran 19, Trewartha 19, Gross 15, Verdun 16 rebounds, while Kuebrich and Sheffield led Plano with 13 and 18 points respectively. Dwight led 21-16 after one, stretched to 39-26 at halftime, and finished strong with 25 points in the fourth. Dwight next plays Fairbury Cropsey on Tuesday.
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Eckert
Lemont
Lobeck
Seneca
Jeff Hallet
Joe Kaufman
Jeff Latz
Mark Wermers
Fighting Irish
Sandwich
Coal
Trojan
Gary Swartz
Dwight Trojans
Plano
Dwight
Trojans
Swartz
Kuebrich
Sheffield
Fairbury-Cropsey
Halloran
Pfeifer
Trewartha
Gross
Murphy
Reis
Whitson
Verdun
Hubbard
Huette
Krump
Till
Keenan
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Dec Evans
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Yard
Dec Adkins
Heard
Pin Darin
Edeson
Dec Robinson
McTague
Wren
Dec Cowley
Duckworth
Pin Hamilton
Bettis
Dec Davidson
Tim Funte
DeLong
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Streator
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Olson
Houchin
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Hopkins
Murray
Crane
Punker
Foster
Walsh
Robin Lee One Book Store
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Stomp Foxes
Feeney
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Underhill
Mison
Daly
Fisher
Fitch
Kruse
Szweistis
Stevenson
Horton
Tollefson
Tabler
Scott Lock
LSC
Odell
Mve
Eureka
Lee Warner
Texas
Henry W. Block
H&r Block
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Palmer & Gonstead
R. E. Moore
Ron Johnson
Dan Olson
Don Mulhall
Standard Oil Division
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