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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 2002
Page
17
Monday features Harrisburg traveling to Benton for a decisive SIAR Ohio baseball final. The MVC women head to Illinois State University for the final round of their golf championship at ISU’s course.
Boys track heads to Marion while girls compete in Nashville for big meets. The SIU squad seeks a Missouri Valley Conference postseason spot with a Saturday clash against the Panthers at Northern Iowa. The SIU softball team faces a two game series at Bradley.
NASCAR team owner Jack Roush suffered a head injury and two broken legs when a small borrowed plane struck a power line and inverted in a Troy pond, about 50 miles from Montgomery. He was airlifted to University of Alabama-Birmingham Hospital as Troy residents and police aided his rescue.
The River to River Relay in Golconda faced hot humid conditions with some mild distress among runners. Race director Keith McQuarrie urged pacing to avoid injury as a late afternoon storm delivered heavy winds and hail for about 20 minutes after sunrise.
Palos Roadrunners began late and trailed early after a wrong turn at Golconda yet clocked a 9:37:02 final for third place in the women’s division. They still beat second place Shut Up and Run by more than 13 minutes. Captain Maureen Andersen blamed the misdirection on the late start, while team members awaited updates after the incident.
New York AP reports the NFL draft favored big players with eight of the first 12 chosen on the line. Oregon QB Joey Harrington was set for Detroit after the Lions reversed course and picked him with the third overall selection.
Herrin forward Mike Gavic, a 6-4 junior, earns South’s Boys Basketball Player of the Year for 2001-02 after leading Herrin to a strong season with a school record 61 percent shooting, averaging 15.3 points and 10 rebounds. He displayed leadership, consistency, and high basketball IQ as the team finished second at the Class A state tournament.
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