Women s British Open heads to Lytham and local golf action
The Women's British Open continues in Lytham England as area clubs send teams to Bend Lake for the LIGA Team Championship. Local sports pages note Major League Baseball trips with the St Louis Cardinals at Shea Stadium the White Sox at Seattle and the Cubs at Arizona leading to pivotal division race entries. The PGA season begins at The International in Castle Pines Colorado.
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Bend Lake Golf Course
St. Louis Cardinals
Shea Stadium
New York
Chicago White Sox
Seattle
Chicago Cubs
Florida Marlins
Cubs
San Diego
Notable Brasel signs with Kaskaskia College
Former Murphysboro High School standout Charlie Brasel signs to play baseball at Kaskaskia College. Brasel, a pitcher and outfielder, batted .353 his senior year and was named second team all conference in the SIAR Mississippi Division.
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Murphysboro High School
Charlie Brasel
Kaskaskia College
Brasel
SIAR
Morgenthaler Near Bassmaster Cut In Classic
Chad Morgenthaler, 36, Coulterville, trails in the Bassmaster Classic after day one in New Orleans. He has four small fish, 1 pound 7 ounces from the final qualifying spot, and plans a morning return to a reservoir two hours from the launch site hoping to secure five fish and a spot in Sunday's final. Mark Menendez leads with 16 pounds 10 ounces.
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New Orleans
Chad Morgenthaler
Safe and
Morgenthaler
Coulterville
Mark Menendez
Paducah
Mike Iaconelli
Gary Klein
Kevin VanDam
Ron Sheffield
Tom Mann Jr
Dustin Wilks
Seeing Red by Scott Lambert: SIU Redshirt Duo
The feature profiles Ryan Walker and Tony Young, SIU basketball redshirts whose on court chances were limited last season. It notes coaches Bruce Weber and Matt Painter have long used redshirting to build programs and foresees the two players proving their value once eligible.
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Rmsuut
Ryan Walker
Tony Young
Salukis
Darren Brooks
Saluki
MTV
Siu
Bruce Weber
Matt Painter
Painter
Salukis set for culture shock on Finland Sweden trip
SIU men’s basketball team, led by Sylvester Willis, heads for a 12 day tour of Finland and Sweden to play six club games. Willis jokes about McDonald’s in Europe while Brad Korn recalls Beijing trip and hopes for translators. The departure includes flights from Carbondale to Lambert to Chicago then Helsinki.
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Carbondale
Sylvester Willis
Southern Illinois University
Finland
Sweden
Siu
Helsinki
Willis
Italy
Lambert-St. Louis International
Chicago
Saluki
Brad Korn
Beijing
China
Davies Gym
Harrisburg advances past Murphysboro in tough 5th Division tilt
Harrisburg defeats Murphysboro 7-5 to stay alive in the District 22 tournament, while Murphysboro falls 3-2 to Newton after a late home run. Harrisburg and Murphysboro face tough fisks with Fairview Heights and Newton looming, and scheduling shifts force multiple games Friday.
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CARMI
American Legion
Harrisburg
Murphysboro
Fairview Heights
Edwardsville
Post 167
Newton
Patrick Keating
Matt Frizzell
Chris Crank
Tim Mitacek
Walker Franks
Crank
Jared Borders
Creighton Tarr
Guy Draper
Charlie Brasel
Eckerle Park
Butch Brasel
Chad Pitts
Brasel
Kent Schutle
Tarr
Rob Schutle
Andy Tillotson
Tillotson
Belleville East
Lancers
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Les Winkeler
Tal
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Europe
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