Liut challenges Blues to finish season as league's top team
Blues goalie Mike Liut presses teammates after a 6-4 win over the Kings amid concerns of psychological barriers to finishing first. Coach Red Berenson and captain Brian Sutter note lapses and urge harder, more focused play as St. Louis seeks consistency in a tight NHL race.
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Unusually 23 pointed whitetail antlers found near Pinckneyville
Mark Kelly found a dead whitetail by a Pinckneyville strip mine lake. Taxidermist Garry Breese counted 12 qualifying points from a 23 point rack, noting severe asymmetry. Antler growth details, velvet stage, and aging suggested a long life and possible old age or accidental death.
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Federko fuels Blues late charge to top Kings in 6-4 win
Bernie Federko scored his 29th and 30th goals in the third period as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Los Angeles Kings 6-4. The win keeps St. Louis tied with the New York Islanders for first in the NHL, with captain Brian Sutter insisting the club aims for no less than top spot. Rookie Jorgen Pettersson opened the scoring, while Dave Taylor sparked LA’s comeback with a quick reply.
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Federko Sparks Blues Past Kings In Late Power Play
Kings led 3 2 before Jean Paul Kelly tied it at 15 minutes on Dean Hopkins pass. Federko then scored at 1 26 of the final period to put St. Louis ahead. Murphy tied 4 4 while Blues were shorthanded. Federko converted a Sutter feed on the power play with 8 45 left and Crombeen added an empty net clincher.
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Murphysboro plans tryouts for summer baseball and softball
Murphysboro Baseball Inc plans 8 30 a.m. Saturday tryouts at Carruthers Middle School field for all former Tee Ball players moving to First Year Mustang, new league players, and girls softball players ages 7 to 14. Fourteen. If rain, delays by one week.
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Islanders, Blues battle for first as playoff races tighten
With three days left in the NHL season the Islanders and Blues win tight games to keep a close chase for top spot. Calgary clinches seventh place after beating Colorado 5-3 as Kent Nilsson and Willi Plett lead the Flames. Other results keep the crowded standings fluid.
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