Morris Highs Clinch 5 2 Tennis Win Over Dwight
The Morris Redskins beat Dwight 5-2 at home in the season opener under debuting coach Gail McBride. Singles winners were Niewinski, Miesenhelder, and Fane. ONeil suffered a close defeat, and Provancal with Lundy fell in doubles. Sutter and Fane rallied in a 7-6 third set to seal one doubles victory, while Mulcahy and Wenger also won for Morris. Morris heads to Joliet Central next, then Batavia at home in a first LSC match.
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Morris High School
Gail McBride
Dwight
Redskins
Chris Niewinski
Jane Bloxam
Sally Miesenhelder
Laurie Gross
Darby Fane
Jeanne Martin
Sharon O'Neil
Morris
McBride
Mickey Vickrey
Kathy Provancal
Lee Ann Lundy
Bloxam
Martin
Margaret Sutter
Sharon Fane
Holly Tumbling
Joan Trainor
Sharon Mulcahy
Thcia Wenger
Paula Kern
Molly Trainor
Sutter
Fane
Joliet Central
Batavia
LSC
Minooka cross country opens season with losses
Minooka Indian runners fall to Ottawa 35 23 and Joliet Catholic 29 27 in Ottawa meet. Barry Hunt and Mark Robinson finish third and fourth as top Minooka runners. Other Minooka places include Brian Robinson 11 Rich Anderson 14 John McClelland 17 Don Nugent 18 Jim Hanson 20 Ray Fonck 21. Coach Closen calls it a rebuilding year with several key graduates gone and hopes for improvement at Lincolnway and the Princeton Invitational.
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Minooka
Ottawa
Joliet Catholic
Barry Hunt
Mark Robinson
Brian Robinson
Rich Anderson
John McClelland
Don Nugent
Jim Hanson
Ray Fon
Morris High golfers win season opener at Plainfield
Morris High School defeated Plainfield 165 to 174 in a conference match led by Scott Wilson with a 37. Mike Lamaj and Randy Ryder shot 41 and 42. JV improved to 3-0 with a 198-237 win. varsity 2-1. Next at Joliet Central today and Ottawa Thursday at 4:15 p.m.
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Morris High School
Plainfield
Scott Wilson
Redskin Crew
Mike Lamaj
Randy Ryder
Morris
Redskins
Joliet Central
Ottawa
Saratoga Routs Channahon 14-1 In Junior High Baseball
Saratoga earned an 14-1 victory over Channahon on Tuesday behind winning pitcher John Roundtree who struck out six. Dave Erickson went 4-4 and Mark Cryder 2-3 to power the offense as Channahon managed two hits and Ray took the loss. Saratoga improves to 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference, traveling to Gardner Thursday.
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Saratoga
Channahon
John Roundtree
Dave Erickson
Mark Cryder
Ray
Gardner
Minooka
Braidwood
John Brown
J.R. Strickland
Don Busuie
Troy
Hinton
Willie Norwood
Twins
Doby
Chicago
White Sox
Ken Kravec
Dave Goltz
MCHS season tickets and 1978 pricing announced
MCHS will sell football season tickets at the main gate before the Morris Ottawa game. Prices for the five game home schedule are students 3 dollars adults 6.25 dollars family 13.50 dollars. Individual games cost 1 dollar for students and 2 dollars for adults. Minooka junior high baseball crushed Braidwood 10 to 0 behind John Brown 3 for 4 at bat.
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MCHS
Morris- Ottawa
Morris slips in cross country opener
In the season debut, Morris High School finished with 38 points to Plainfield's 17 on a 2.8 mile course. Plainfield's Eppel won in 17:24. Morris runners Keith Yard placed fifth, Willie Wren sixth, Dave Wren 10th, Shawn Hornsby 13th, and Paul Rocknowski 14th.
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MCHS
Plainfield
Morris
Eppel
Keith Yard
Willie Wren
Dave Wren
Shawn Hornsby
Expos rally to topple Cubs as Sutter falters
Chicago star Bruce Sutter suffered his second straight loss, giving up three hits and two runs in one inning as Montreal defeated the Cubs 10-8 after four runs in the eighth. Sutter’s record fell to 7-7 while Speier Cash Mesias produced the decisive hits.
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Sutter
Montreal
Cubs
Expos
Chris Speier
Dave Cash
Sam Mesias
MVK golfers win opener at Dwight Country Club
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman High School opened its 1978 golf season with a 175-180 victory over Odell at the Dwight Country Club. Dave Crane led MVK with a 40 tying a school front nine record, followed by Terry Olson 42, Jerry Starks 46 and Mike Murray 47. Odell’s Bob Wolf tied Crane at 40, with Scott Salvatore 41, Bob Wilkey 49 and Pat Stadel 50. MVK JV won 172-174. The Red Devils visit Streator-Woodland Thursday at Twin Creek.
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Mazon - Verona - Kinsman High School
Odell
Dwight Country Club
Dave Crane
Red Devils
Dwight Course
Terry Olson
Jerry Starks
Mike Murray
Bob Wolf
Crane
Scott Salvatore
Bob Wilkey
Pat Stade
MVK
Streator-Woodland
Twin Creek
Coal City Coalers launch varsity football for first time
First year head coach Fred Plese leads the 1978 Coal City Coalers who move from junior varsity to varsity after a three year program. With 22 of 26 players returning, the team aims to improve on last season 0 8 mark. Notable returnees include Charlie Boere and Dave Foster. Plese emphasizes mental toughness, adaptable game plans, and sportsmanship as the team joins the Illinois River Valley Conference.
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Coal City
Tim Smith
Len Onsen
Mike Hamilton
Dan Bottens
John Pogliano
Dave DeGrush
John Keefer
Dan Ferguson
Dennis Grosvenor
Bill Daniels
Bill Richele
al Popovich
John Trammel
Jerry Hylander
Jim Roy
Larry Roseland
Charlie Boero
Denny Best
Scott Meece
Everett Leasure
David Blake
Nate Henshaw
Tom Redmond
Fred Plese
Coal City Coalers
Plese
Coaler
Ralph Young
Illinois Valley Community College
Coalers
Jayvee
Joliet
Charlie Boere
Dave Foster
Lisle
Yorkville
Sox squeeze by Twins in tense ninth inning comeback
In Bloomington, UPI reports the White Sox pulled off a 4-3 win over the Twins after a late bullpen shuffle. Rich The Lisbon Labor Day tournament capped by top performers Glen Bryant and George Rissman tied for first in Class A, with multiple Knop family runners placing in B and C classes. The 1978 CYO flag season opens as IC.S. Knights visit Holy Family, while AL scores feature Baltimore over Boston, Cleveland over Toronto, and Kansas City over Oakland. Texas and California rain postponement noted.
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Bloomington, Minn
UPI
Chicago White Sox
Larry Doby
Minnesota Twins
White Sox
Rich
Lisbon
Glen Bryant
Joliet
George Rissman
Sugar Grove
Bryant
Morris
Larry Knop
Ed Knop
Robert Knutson
Baltimore
Boston
Cleveland
Toronto
Kansas City
Oakland
Texas
California
Connors advances past Panatta in dramatic three hour match
In New York, Jimmy Connors outlasted Adriano Panatta in a 3 hour 36 minute duel. Panatta noted Connors fights every point and refuses to concede, even at match point amid a charged clash that underscored Connors's legendary status.
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New York
UPI
Adriano Panatta
Jimmy Connors
Italy
Panatta
Jimmy
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