Award Winners Highlight Morris High Sports Banquet
Wayne Bradley, Morris Redskins 1977-78 senior guard, earned MVP honors at the Letterman's Winter Sports Banquet. He led in points and average, with teammates Lee Warner and Chuck Ader also receiving conference honors as the Redskins posted 11-14 overall and 6-8 in conference play. Athletic director Bob Ferguson, retiring after 32 years, lauded program growth from two sports to 14 and praised budget and stipends.
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Wayne Bradley
Morris Redskins
Morris High School
Bradley
Dan Darlington
Lee Warner
Chuck Ader
Warner
Ader
Redskins
Oswego
Randy Gordon
Jim Allen
John Boma
Kevin Gordon
Brian Lear
Steve Lutz
Rob Turk
Mike Warner
Bob Zu
Syd Groselaude
Bill Button
Mike Eschenbaum
John Galloway
Jeff Hanson
Dave Maskel
Mike Perry
Paul Rochnowski
George Shugart
Jeff Tibbett
Joe Torbeck
Frank Warner
Greg LeMoine
M.C.H.S
Carol Enerson
Mary Krochak
Carol Skelton
Sue Anderson
Monica Hendrick
Diana Synoracki
Joan O'Hagan
Diane Kingman
Kay Scott
Robin Horswill
Darcel Luegering
Julia Black
Kim Alexander
Kathy Eschenbaum
Jenny Hunt
Tina Ferguson
Kim McTague
Vickie Richardson
Sue Leonard
Lisa Lund
Trish Gauer
Stephanie Lund
Lisa Dohman
Dana Wilhelmi
Sue Cheshareck
Cindy Button
Sue Schwiekert
Donalee Henne
Dana Brayton
Tammy Oates
Lisa Bowden
Robbin Hecht
Amy Stangland
Joyce Craig
Liz Sobol
Laura Bauer
Barb Wray
Cheryle de Chausse
Barb Hougas
Phyllis Claire
Debbie Wach
MaryAnn Kiley
Bob Ferguson
Ferguson
Michele Newton
Holly Butterfield
Ray Delong
Herald
GSW girls end season with 4 4 record
Gardner South Wilmington HS girls basketball ends its first season 4 4 after a 26 to 19 loss to Wilmington. Coach Dan Jerbi cited fatigue and poor shooting as factors while Tonya Duncan led Wilmington with 13 points and Debbie Coclasure scored 10 for GSW. The team totaled 11 on varsity and 10 on junior varsity this season.
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Gardner-South Wilmington
Wilmington
GSW
Dan Jerbi
Tonya Duncan
Debbie Coclasure
Doclasure
Sorensen
Buck
Benbrooks
Fatlane
Lardh
Hnetkosky
Varcelli
Gresham
Wright
Kavanaugh
South Wilmington Fifth Sixth Grade Invitational Girls Tourney
South Wilmington Grade School hosts the fifth and sixth grade Invitational Girls Basketball tournament at Gardner-South Wilmington High School gym Monday to Wednesday. Teams: South Wilmington Braceville St Mary of Pontiac Immaculate Conception Morris Otter Creek. First game 6 30 p m Monday. semifinals 6 30 p m and 7 45 p m Tuesday. consolation 6 30 p m Wednesday. championship 7 45 p m.
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Craig Berens
Mark Holbrook
Ranny Larson
Don Lowe
Jon Murphy
Tony Niewinski
Mike Peterson
Greg Sager
Tom Sandoval
Steve Sztapka
John Wray
Joe Kiss
Steve Kundert
Tom Morrall
Don Funte
Pat Durkee
Tim Funte
Dave McTague
Greg Belt
Ray DeLong
Steve Elleson
Eugene Wren
Keith Yard
Mike Hamilton
Trent Funte
Garret Dergo
John Elleson
Durkee
McTague
Princeton
Rockford
Lisle
Frosh-Soph
Gehrig Dergo
Randy Butler
Mike Darin
Don Davidson
Todd Funte
Leo Rochnowski
Dave Sampson
Scott Wilkinson
Jeff Buchanan
Jerry McNulty
Shawn Cassidy
Steve Erio
Mark Ford
Shawn Hornsby
Andy Hunt
al McWilliams
Phil Peterson
Jeff Poundstone
al Schmitke
Jim Reigle
Tim Reigle
Mike Strange
Morris Suttles
Darcel Luegering
Rosemarie Ehrman
Sue Anderson
Lisa Feeney
Kim Ferguson
Lisa Guilette
Connie Gordon
Kim Hexhall
Cathy Kramer
Sheila Martin
Joan O’ Hagen
Beth Rudow
Julie Steele
Kris Ehteshami-Afshar
Diane Kauzlaric
Michele Newton
Lori Eschenbaum
Michele
South Wilmington
Gardner-South Wilmington High School
St. Mary of
Pontiac
Immaculate Conception of
Morris
Otter Creek
Kentucky eyes NCAA title after top UPI finish
Kentucky, led by coach Joe Hall, clinched the regular season UPI championship and aims for the national title. The Wildcats finished 25-2, replacing Adolph Rupp’s legacy with Kyle Macy and four senior stars as they prep to open the NCAA tournament against Florida State in Knoxville.
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Lexington
UPI
Kentucky
Joe Hall
Hall
United Press International
Adolph Rupp
Rupp
Indiana
Kansas
South Carolina
St. Johns
Notre Dame
Alabama
LSU
North Carolina
Wildcats
Kyle Macy
Macy
Florida State
Knoxville
Tenn
Seneca and Marseilles reach championship game in sub regional
Seneca and Marseilles advance to the Seneca Sub-regional girls basketball championship Thursday at 7 30 p m after Tuesday wins. Seneca defeated MVK 28 10 as coach Judy Anderson praised defense and effort. Osmondo scored 14 points leading Seneca while Marseilles built a big first half and held Plano despite a late rally.
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Seneca
Marseilles
Morris
MVK
Judy Anderson
Julie Osmond
MVE
Plano
Morris Moose Pony League Registration Info
Pony League registration for Morris Moose will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Andy Stewart can be reached at 942-3844 for details. In I.C.S. news the girls basketball team beat Lisbon 44-20 with Mary Cheshareck posting 13 points and 12 rebounds, Marguerite Donovan 12 points, and Sue Schuler nine. Lisbon’s Theresa Giannotti scored 12 in the loss. I.C.S. sixth graders routed Lisbon 34-4 led by Tracy Button with 12 points. sixth graders sit at 8-7. The I.C.S. eighth graders, 10-8, play Braceville tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the Braceville Invitational.
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Morris Moose Pony League
Andy Stewart
I.C.S
Lisbon
Mary Cheshareck
Marguerite Donovan
Sue Schuler
Lynette Pellegrini
Theresa Giannotti
Tracy Button
Braceville
Higher rated teams win in Chicago tourney action
In Class A and Class AA games, top seeds prevailed as No. 3 Nashville beat No. 8 Metropolis 67-55 led by Paul Patton 21 and John Jankowski 20, while No. 4 Thornton toppled No. 10 Oak Forest 58-54 with Tom Kmak scoring 18 for Oak Forest. Multiple top teams had games postponed by weather. several winners and close scores highlighted the round.
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Chicago
UPI
Nashville
Metropolis
Thornton
Oak Forest
Paul Patton
John Jankowski
Phil Gary
Keith Wright
Tom Kmak
Lebanon
Effingham St. Anthony
Charleston
Mount Pulaski
Sullivan
Decatur
Havana
Piasa Southwestern
Macomb
Downers Grove North
Lockport
Sectional results from United Press International
Class AA Sectionals report with multiple games across Illinois venues. Notable scores include Benet 70 over Keaton North 66 in OT at Aurora East Lisle, Thornton 58 over Oak Forest, and Dixon 75 over Geneseo 58 at Moline. Several games postponed to March 8.
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East St. Louis
Rockford Boylan
Springfield
Lisle Benet
Mike Lang
Wheaton North
Isaiah Thomas
St. Joseph
Proviso East
Tom Evett
Phil Smith
Dixon
Geneseo Darnall
Kelvin Jordan
Peoria Central
Peoria Richwoods
John Weigel
Centralia
Murphysboro
St. Charles
Schaumburg
Gordon Tech
Forest View
North Chicago
Mundelein Carmel
United Press International
Aurora
Keaton North
Crete-Monee Thornton
Oak Forest
Downers Grove
North Sandburg
Blue Island
Eisenhower
Edwardsville
Belleville
Elgin St. Charles
Hinsdale
Central St. Joseph
Moline
Mount Prospect
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Danny Hoffman
Walter Jorlin
Morris Residen
Tennessee
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Jack Givens
Mike Phillips
James Lee
Besson
Wilkinson
Bates
Gotham
Payton
Winsor
Schaefer
Reed
Rte
Pony League Registration
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Bloomington
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Lil
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TY Sark
el Ene Vodka
Walker
Fleischmann
Paul Masson
Ireischmary
Ryo
Paul
Cella Lambrusco
SUN Times
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