NCAA tournament set for second round clashes tonight
NCAA tournament resumes with two games in each Mideast and West regionals. Michigan State meets Western Kentucky in Dayton, while Miami of Ohio faces Michigan State and UCLA confronts Arkansas in Albuquerque. Western Kentucky seeks upset after beating Syracuse, and Fullerton State faces San Francisco. Villanova battles Indiana, Duke faces Penn. DePaul meets Louisville and Utah plays Notre Dame in the Midwest and East regions.
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Seneca Fighting Irish stat leaders named in release
Seneca statistics list 6 2 senior Mike Chapman top in field goal percentage and offensive rebounds while 6 3 senior Gary Higgins leads free throw percentage. 6 2 senior John Mann appears in most games and sets marks in points, field goals, free throws, rebounds, recoveries, steals and errors forced. 6 1 junior Gene Hetelle tops assists.
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Gary Higgins
John Mann
Gene Hetelle
NFL Owners Ease Rules to Aid Offense and Scoring
NFL owners at Palm Springs approved major rule changes to aid offense. The changes include seven game officials, a new bumping restriction for receivers, wider use of arms by linemen protecting the passer, and penalties adjustments for fouls, grounding, and delay of game. A 15 to 10 yard shift for most penalties and a 5 yard negation for double fouls were among updates.
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Lockport poised to win Class AA title as unbeaten run grows
Lockport, No. 1 ranked, crushed Bloom 59-48 in the Illinois Class AA super sectional to move to Champaign with a 30-0 record. Scott Parzych led with 23 points as Ottawa upset Peoria Central and set a Lockport Ottawa semifinal, while Collinsville and New Trier West won their games to join the race.
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Morall Leads Coal City Girls Track Team
Coal City coach Cindy Morall expects a strong season with 30 athletes and 11 returning letterwinners. Six record setters headline the squad including Donna Dare Karen Butler Teri McEvoy Audrey Balek Becky Gervase and Sandy Balderas. Freshman Eloise Farlita shows promise while field events remain a weakness. The Nor theast Conference includes Yorkville and Minooka as top challengers. Coal City was 4 and 4 last year. Assistant coach Lisa Snapp rounds out the staff.
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York
Correction fixes state wrestling entrants for local meet
The Herald clarifies that Richard Friddle placed second in the 90-pound class at last weekend’s sectional tournament and will attend the state meet in DeKalb. Tony West of Coal City Middle School placed third in the 80-pound class. only first and second place finishers advance to state.
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Coal City Middle School
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Richard Friddle
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