Lee Warner Leads All Conference First Team In LSC
Lee Warner a 6 3 Morris forward led Morris to a first team All Conference selection. Warner averaged 17.6 points per league game and 98 field goals with 246 total points. Batavia coach Joe Yogel named Coach of the Year as Batavia tops the LSC with a 13 1 record and 953 points scored. Morris finished fifth with a 6 8 league mark and 800 points. Oswego totaled 930 conference points and 66.2 ppg. Other first team members included Riesenberg Fagiano Henke Jenkins Sirovy and others from Batavia Geneva Oswego Sycamore Plainfield.
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Don Riesenberg
Waubonsie Valley
Chris Fagiano
Batavia
Dave Pease
Geneva
Tom Henke
Sycamore
Charles Jenkins
Gail Olson
Jeff Johnson
Oswego
Jeff Reed
Jim Sirovy
Plainfield
Warner
Henke
Jenkins
Sirovy
Jeff Erickson
Dan Wolf
Kaneland
Tim Hartman
Eric Hepker
Mike Padden
Dave Hogan
Dan Smith
Mike Sheedy
Blair Abbott
LSC
Johnson
Morris
Wayne Bradley
Morris Girls Fall To Romeoville In OT
Morris High School fell 53 to 48 in overtime to Romeoville as coach Dick Raber praised a super game. Mary Schoenhoff led Romeoville with 25 points while Chris Niewinski led Morris with 21. Morris next hosts Sandwich in regional action after a 7 p.m. Yorkville vs Seneca Sub-regional game.
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MCHS
Romeoville
Morris High School
Raber
Morris
Mary Schoenhoff
Chris Niewinski
Holly Butterfield
Yorkville
Illinois prep sub regionals wrap up big scores
United Press International reports sub regional boys basketball results across Illinois. Glenbrook South routed North Shore 72 to 16 while Highland Park defeated Deerfield 52 to 38. Other notable wins include Thornton Fractional South 71 over Elizabeth Seaton and Maple Park Valley Lutheran 40 to 36 over Franklin Central.
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Wheeling
Glenbrook
North Shore
Highland Park
Deerfield
West Chicago
Kings pace Indiana in 98 88 victory
Bob Nash delivered his best game of the season with 18 points and five rebounds as the Kansas City Kings defeated Indiana 98 88 to snap a three game slide. Nash said eight teams he wrote last summer responded, with Kansas City the lone positive reply.
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UPI
Kansas City, Mo
Bob Nash
NBA
Kansas City Kings
Hawaii
Nash
Kansas City
Kings
Indiana
IHSA votes to start high school football earlier in 1980
Illinois High School Association member schools approve an earlier fall football start for 1980 with games allowed the Friday before Labor Day and practice beginning the third Monday before Labor Day. The changes pass 372 to 248, with required 14 days of practice and extra board and commission seats also approved.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois High School Association
IHSA
Board of Directors
Legislative Commission
Metcalf signs unprecedented CFL contract with Argonauts
Star running back Terry Metcalf left the St Louis Cardinals after opting out and joined the Toronto Argonauts on a groundbreaking lifetime CFL deal. The 26 year old, famed for versatile play, agreed to a roughly 100000 dollar yearly salary with bonuses as he seeks a long CFL career, spurning NFL offers.
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UPI
Terry Metcalf
National Football League
NFL
Toronto Argonauts
Canadian Football League
Metcalf
St. Louis Cardinals
Doug Philpott
Richard Bennett
Argos
Bill Hodgson
Philpott
Long Beach State
CFL
St. Louis
U.S
Kentucky Named National Champion by UPI Board
Kentucky tops the final UPI coaches poll for the fifth time with 388 points and 29 first place votes. UCLA is second at 327 points, Marquette third with 310, and New Mexico fourth as Michigan State rises to fifth. Arkansas falls to sixth, DePaul seventh, Kansas eighth, Duke ninth, and North Carolina tenth after ACC tourney upset.
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UPI
University of Kentucky
North Carolina
United Press International Board of Coaches
Kentucky
UCLA
Wildcats
Marquette
New Mexico
Lobos
Michigan State
Arkansas
Houston
DePaul
Tion
Kansas
Kansas State
Duke
Wake Forest
Lockport and St Laurence stars lead Class AA All-State team
Scott Parzych of Lockport and Kevin Boyle of St Laurence head the Class AA All-State basketball team chosen by 12 coaches for United Press International. The five first-team selections include Mark Aguirre of Chicago Westinghouse, Kevin Stallings of Collinsville, and Darius Clemons of Chicago Phillips, all seniors with strong scoring, rebounding, and college prospects. Boyle is the lone unanimous pick, averaging 21 points, 11 rebounds and four assists.
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Chicago
UPI
Scott Parzych
Lockport
Kevin Boyle
St. Laurence
United Press International
Mark Aguirre
Chicago Westinghouse
Kevin Stallings
Collinsville
Darius Clemons
Phillips
Boyle
Chuck Schwarz
Aguirre
Frank Lollino
United States
Adrian Dantley
Michigan State
Earvin Johnson
Johnson
Parzych
Bob Basarich
Stallings
Vergil Fletcher
Clemons
Herb Brown
Marquette
Minnesota
Michigan
Lollino
Illinois Class AA All-State basketball team 1977-78
The United Press International Illinois Class AA high school All-State selections list Kevin Boyle of St. Laurence, Mark Aguirre of Westinghouse, Scott Parzych of Lockport, Kevin Stallings of Collinsville, Darius Clemons of Phillips, with second team members Phil Gary Thornton Jim Stack, Isaiah Thomas, Willie Rogers, Chuck Verderber and an honorable mention including Pete Brennan Teddy Grubbs Ray McCoy Eddie Hughes and Ray Collins.
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Chicago
UPI
United Press International
Illinois
Kevin Boyle
St. Laurence
Mark Aguirre
Westinghouse
Scott Parzych
Lockport
Kevin Stallings
Collinsville
Darius Clemons
Phillips
Phil Gary
Thornton
Jim Stack
Isaiah Thomas
St. Joseph
Willie Rogers
East St. Louis
Chuck Verderber
Lincoln
Pete Brennan
Oak Forest
Teddy Grubbs
M.L. King
Ray McCoy
Bloom
Eddie Hughes
Austin
Ray Collins
Mendel
Sabres beat Canadiens 2-1 in lone Monday NHL game
Buffalo defeats Montreal 2-1 for the third win of the season over the Canadiens. Ken Dryden cites Sabres’ mystique and similar playing style as key to the upset, while Buffalo takes the season series 3-2.
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N.Y
UPI
Sabres
Canadiens
Montreal
Ken Dryden
GSW advances to Peotone sub regional with 46 24 win
Gardner South Wilmington defeats Beecher 46 to 24 to advance to the Peotone sub regional. Coach Dan Jerbi praised defense and rested starters while Debbie Coclusure led with 16 points and Donna Farlan added 10. The team held a steady lead through each quarter and will face Wilmington at 8 30 p m tonight following another nearby game.
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Grundy
Gardner-South Wilmington
Peotone
Beecher
GSW
Tam
Dan Jerbi
Debbie Coclusure
Donna Farlan
Wilmington
Seneca girls end regular season at .500 with win over Minooka
Seneca High School girls basketball finished 7-7 after a 43-21 home victory over Minooka. Julie Osmond led with 14 points, Gayle Rinaldi added 10, and Sharon Flynn scored 10 for Minooka. The win sets up a sub regional opener against MVK at 7 p.m. tonight.
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Seneca
Minooka
MVK
Judy Anderson
Julie Osmond
Gayle Rinaldi
Sharon Flynn
Barb Beck
Debbie West
Bergelin
Countdown on for high school crowns
Chicago UPI reports the Class A Illinois high school basketball crown countdown drops to eight as supersectionals begin. Noteworthy matchups include No. 3 Nashville vs Metropolis and Lebanon facing Effingham St. Anthony, plus several other Class A games across Illinois venues. Class AA sectional play starts with top teams Thornton Oak Forest and St Joseph-Proviso East among the contenders.
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UPI
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