Redskins finish season with 15 8 mark and regional bid
The Redskins clinched a 70-61 win over Pontiac to finish 15-8 under Coach Bob Ciota and earned a spot in the Streator Regional facing Marseilles. Dan Darlington scored 27 and Jim Franke 20 with Wes Fry adding 18 for Pontiac.
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Bob Ciota
Morris
Pontiac
Redskins
Marseilles
Ottawa
Sandwich
Yorkville
Plano
Newark
Streator
Ottawa Marquette
Ciota
Dan Darlington
Jim Franke
Keith Salems
Randy Thompson
Wes Fry
Nets
Indians
Gene
Woody) Woodward
Gary Kennedy
Oral Ragle
Riverton
Ragle
Athens
Franke
Darlington
Thompson
Frosh Sophs Triumph 82-73 Over Pontiac
Morris junior Red skins beat Pontiac 82 to 73 in a rough early game. Vince Hodgson and Ralph Varland scored 20 each, Olson 15, Prombo 12 for Morris. Pontiac's Cashmer 10, Malkinson 12, Thompson 18 led their team. Game featured balanced first quarter with Morris pulling away in the second half.
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Pontiac
Thompson
Woodward
Indians
Morris
Salems
Redskins
Paul Kalkwarf
Vince Hodgson
Ralph Varland
Jim Olson
Ed Prombo
Cashmer
Malkinson
Sweitzer
Winters
Harseim
T. Enger
Warland
Olson
Prombo
Hodgson
Coop
Peterson
Brooks
Kitterman
McGill
Norsemen capture Plano District title with win over Seneca
Newark Norsemen beat Seneca 56-37 to claim the Plano District basketball crown. Fred Skelton scored 20 and Doug Knudson 12 as Newark dominated boards 44 to 24 and hit 37 percent from the floor. Seneca finished 11-14. Newark advances to face Yorkville in Streator on Monday.
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Norsemen
Seneca
Plano
Newark
Fred Skelton
Doug Knudson
Eire
Dave Clark
Randy Anderson
Streatorfsin
Yorkville Foxes
Fighting Irish
Scoring Leaders and Team Totals From Newark Victory
Carlson 3 2 4, Skelton 8 4 2, Anderson 3 0 2, Knudson 6 0 0, Thompson 3 0 0, Moe 0 0 2, Akre 1 2 0, totals 24 8 10 56. Seneca Patarozzi 1 0 0, Olson 0 1 0, Anderson 5 1 3, Boyd 0 0 1, Clark 5 4 1, M Myre 0 0 3, Thorson 2 1 0, Sheedy 0 0 3, totals 13 7 11 37. Newark 13 18 10 15 56. Seneca 84 9 16 37.
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Olson
Anderson
Boyd
Clark
M. Myre
Thorson
Sheedy
Newark
Seneca
ICS Favored in Bishop's Tourney At New Lenox
Immaculate Conception School Knights of Morris seeded No 1 with a 21 0 record in the Bishop's Tournament at Providence High School New Lenox The event features eight teams to decide the diocesan CYO champion Final is Sunday March 10 ICS meets St Cyril at 4 45 p m in Sundays last game If ICS wins it faces the winner of St Rose Kanakee Sacred Heart Joliet in the finals.
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Knights of Morris
Providence High
New Lenox
CYO
Hufford Gym
Joliet
Knights
St. Cyril
Red Devils Edge Reddick in OT for 22nd Victory
Mazon-Beeler's late free throws and Beeler's two bonus shots sealed a 46-42 OT win over Reddick after a 40-40 tie. Leaders included Beeler with 16, Lowery 13, Frizzell 12 for Mazon, and Bryant 11 for Reddick. The victory earned a Dwight Regional matchup against Herschel Tuesday.
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Odell
Mazon
Rick Beeler
Devils
Herschel
Reddick
Rodney Bryant
Bulldogs
Bill Frizzell
Nick Walsh
Beeler
Doug Lowery
Bob Platt
Frizzell
Gregg Houberg
Nets
Bryant
Fieldman
Lowery
Lynne Fieldman
Houberg
Red Devils
Walsh
Braidwood
CVC
Keith Houchin
High School Basketball Scores From Regional Games
Kankakee Bishop beat Westview 50 to 47. Worden Livingston defeated St. Paul 83 to 60. Armstrong topped Sheldon 80 to 48. ABS Homer won against Ridgefarm 54 to 52. Galatia Crab Orchard won 64 to 53 over Galatia.
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Lyndon
Mansfield
Wenona Toluca
Roanoke
Kankakee
Bishop
Westview
Worden
Livingston
St. Paul
Armstrong Armstrong
Sheldon
Abs Homer
Ridgefarm
Galatia
Crab Orchard
Box Score Card Contains Limited Readable Data
Scoring line shows Reddick and team totals with FG FT and F stats. Presence of incomplete player lines and stray text such as NWEAZON and numbers suggests missing remainder of box score data.
Hayes Named Player of Year
Elvin Hayes of Houston, 6-8 star, won the 1968 College Basketball Player of the Year in a landslide over UCLA’s Lew Alcindor. Hayes led scoring in a 158-81 win over Valparaiso and helped Houston go undefeated through 26 games, surpassing 2,600 career points.
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NEW York
Elvin Hayes
University of Houston Cougars
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Big E
Alcindor
Associated Press
Pistol Pete Maravach
Louisiana State
Pistol Pete
Rayville
Valparaiso
Cougars
Larry Miller
North Carolina
Bob Lanier
St. Bonaventure
Westley Unseld
Louisville
Calvin Murphy
Niagara
Neal Walk
Florida
Lucius Allen
Jo Jo White
Kansas
Ron Nelson
New Mexico
Warren Armstrong
Wichita State
Sailboat Registration Required Over 12 Feet in Illinois
William T. Lodge director of the Illinois Department of Conservation warns sailboat operators over 12 feet must register and display a registration number. Offenders will receive citations. registrations available from marine dealers, county officers, Springfield and Chicago offices. Conservation officers will assist at the Chicago Boat and Travel Show March 8-17.
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William T. Lodge
Illinois Department of Conservation
75Th General Assembly
Lodge
Department of Conservation
State Office Building
Chicago
Department
N. la Salle St
International Amphitheater
Local High School Scores Reported in Evening Roundup
Har vard Elgin 101 edged Har vard 91. Odin defeated Patoka 79 to 66. Griggsville Chapin Triopin 56 beat Milton East Pike 33.
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Harvard
Odin
Patoka
Griggsville
Chapin Triopin
Milton East Pike
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