Morris Redskins crush Oswego Panthers in homecoming rout
Morris defeats Oswego 40 to 7 to seize first place in the LSC race with Sycamore coming Friday. Star back Steve Lutz rushed 168 yards on 22 carries and quarterback Rob Turk found Tabler for a 14 yard TD pass. Defensive standout Terry Pfaff earned Defensive Player of the Week honors with 10 solo tackles and six assists.
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Niewinski reaches state in girls tennis after districts win
Morris High School senior Chris Niewinski rallied through strep throat to finish fourth at Morris districts and earn a spot in the state tournament in Arlington Heights. Ottawa’s Christa Riley, Kathy Ray of Bishop McNamara, and Sue Straznickas of Ottawa also advanced, with several doubles teams qualifying. Ottawa led team standings, followed by Bishop McNamara and Dwight. Morris placed fourth.
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Indians blank Coal City in 37 to 0 NEC clash
Minooka dominated as quarterback Mark Bretsch suffered a head injury and left the game but the Indians recovered, racking up 317 total yards while stifling Coal City. Ray Collins returned a fumble for 89 yards, and Minooka built a 29-0 lead by the third quarter before coastin to the 37-0 win.
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Channooka Braves Swept Across Divisions by Week Result
The Channooka Braves heavyweight team fell 18-7 with Mike Briscoe scoring the lone TD while the lightweight squad dropped 6-0. In Pee Wee, Jesse Smith tallied three TDs in a 20-0 win over Morris Chiefs, sending them into a playoff clash with Joliet Raiders. The Widget team claimed first place with a 12-0 victory as Sean Bergman ran 70 yards for two scores.
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Plano Beats Seneca In Hard-Hitting Friday Game
Seneca Fighting Irish fell 32-6 to Plano as Bentz connected with Kaufmann for a late third-quarter TD after Plano opened 8-0. Plano rushed for 309 yards, held nine first downs to Seneca’s nine, and dominated possession. Seneca, now 0-7, hosts Wilmington next Friday.
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Howard Warren
Wilmington
Morris Redskin Sophs Rout Oswego 48 6 to Stay Unbeaten
Morris Redskin sophomore squad defeated Oswego 48 to 6 as Mark Sharp ran 16 times for 142 yards to pass 1000 yards this season. He scored four touchdowns and Jeff Tibbett added two rush TDs and a safety two point try. The defense keyed a 20-0 first quarter and 42-0 at halftime as Morris improved to 7-0 overall, 5-0 conference, and next hosts Sycamore.
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Sycamore
MVK volleyballers edge Odell in three
MVK girls rally to beat Odell in three games as Lauri Reed scores the deciding two points off the bench. MVK takes game one 20-17, drops game two 20-7, then wins game three 20-18 after 18-18 tie. Coach Mary Mitchell calls it well played and well balanced with strong home crowd support. Kathy Walker leads MVK with 18 points. Kim Payton, Laurie Ely and Melissa Garland add seven each. Odell's Sue Masching scores 19, Pat Thorne 10. Jayvees stay undefeated at eight wins, MVK wins in two 20-5 and 20-15. MVK heads to Marseilles Tuesday.
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Mary Mitchell
Kathy Walker
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Morris fifth at LSC cross country meet in Kaneland
Morris finished fifth among seven teams in the boys cross country conference meet led by Plainfield and Oswego. Morris place scorers included John Elleson 24th and Keith Yard 29th, with strong showing from Wren, Ravisto and Sampson as Morris hosts its last home meet Tuesday with Yorkville and Plano seeking personal bests.
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City cage meeting for men’s league at Morris HS gym
A second meeting of managers and coaches for the Men’s City Basketball League will be held at Morris High School gym Thursday at 7 30 p.m. A 7 p.m. meeting for referees or prospective referees precedes it. Ten teams are needed. Contact Roy Yarbrough at 942 1294 or Dennis Steele at 942 1063.
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Dwight Trojans Top Westmont in NEC Clash
Dwight Trojans beat Westmont 18 13 to secure their NEC win as Westmont ST 166 total yards Dwight 234 Dan Riccolo Dan Watters and Dave Trewartha scored for Dwight while Tom Fumagalli and Bob Smoot found the end zone for Westmont Dennis Anderson led Dwight with 76 rushing yards Dodging two fumbles Dwight improves to 2 5 overall and hosts Coal City next Friday
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