Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

We have 16,533,882 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 2007

Page

18

Tiger Woods opens with major record bid at Southern Hills

Tiger Woods carded a six under 64 through eight birdies and a key par save to take a two shot lead over Scott Verplank after 36 holes at the PGA Championship in Tulsa. Geoff Ogilvy and Ernie Els sit within striking distance as the field tightens on a steamy Friday.

Tulsa Okla Tiger Woods Woods Scott Verplank Southern Hills Verplank Geoff Ogilvy Stephen Ames Ernie Els

Miners blank River City in key wildcard push

Southern Illinois Miners routed River City 8-0 at Rent One Park to stay 3.2 games back in the Frontier League playoff race. Mike Victor drove in three with a two run homer, Chris Little allowed six strikeouts in seven shutout innings, and Andre Marshall debuted after signing with the club. The win improves the Miners to 37-37 and 4-6 in August.

Marion Southern Illinois River City Rent One Park Miners Mike Pinto Mike Victor RBI Victor Chris Little Rascals Pinto Little Eric Suttle Andre Marshall Willie Keene Bryan Hansen Marshall Philadelphia Phillies University of Washington Scott Holcomb Gateway Phillies Seattle Studs Ralph Santana Paul Newton Southern Southern Illinois

Custom Guns Drive Grand American Trapshooting Craft

Shooters at the Grand American shoot use custom made shotguns tailored to each competitor. They select brands like Bowen and Perazzi, with professional stocks and fitting to ensure a perfect fit. Prices run into thousands, and shooters guard their pet names and specific configurations.

Grand American Sparta Tiger Woods Albert Pujols Woods Pujols Amateur Trapshooting Association Davey Crockett Betsy Bruce Bowen Kurt Sachau Bowen Pat McCarthy Sachau Perazzi McNamer

Comfort grows in Sparta as Grand Shooters visit

Pantler notes more traffic and busier stores and eateries in Sparta during the Grand Shooters event. Early breakfast demand and back road directions rise, with lodging and heat cited as the main year‑round challenges. Local Chamber of Commerce struggles to address lodging and heat issues this season.

Pantler Doreen Sparta Chamber of Commerce

Also Mentioned on This Page

Discovery Channel Paris Lance Armstrong Cycling Armstrong Alberto Contador Spain Levi Leipheimer U.S Contador Discovery Channel Bill Stapleton Titans Pacman Nashville Tenn Tennessee Titans Adam “Pacman Jones Total Nonstop Action Wrestling Tennessee NFL Robbie Bohren Chancery Court Robert E. Lee Davies TNA Davies San Francisco Barry Bonds Adam Hughes la Jolla Calif Bonds Hughes Petco Park San Diego Homer Hank Aaron SCP Sotheby's The Associated Press Blank River City Bart Zeller Jon Qualls T.R. Hughes O'Fallon Hotman Sachan Roger McNamer Ohio Les.winkeler John Accornero Troy Gary DeWerff Belleville Thesouthern
Search Courier

Search the Southern Illinoisan Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Southern Illinoisan?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication