Baseball Brawl Buries Miners in Rockford Loss
In a Road Ranger Stadium clash, Southern Illinois Benches cleared after Rockford’s Matt Sauls hit a three run double with the bases loaded in the seventh. Five ejections followed as Hummel and Henderson sparked the melee amid a 6-4 River Hawks win. Henderson homered and Bailey endured a rough outing as SIU dropped to 40-40 while Rockford rose to 41-35 in Frontier League wild card pursuit.
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Southern Illinois
Rockford
Matt Sauls
Rick Hummel
Bedlam
Sauls
Jason Arrowood
Griffin Bailey
Mike Pinto
Hummel
Will Henderson
Henderson
Andre Marshall
RBI
Jonathan Brooks
Scott Simon
Brooks
River Hawks
Bailey
SIU confident in linebacking corps for new season
SIU projects a stronger linebacking unit after last season injuries shifted experience to younger players. Freshman Brandin Jordan returns as a sophomore starter, joined by a now more mature group led by leaders who emerged during hardship.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Brandin Jordan
Jordan
Patrick Jordan
Weibley Leonard
SIU
Tom Matukewicz
Salukis
Hot shot breaks 100 targets at Grand American Handicap
Medina Ohio marksman Nic Galata, a 26 year old novice who began trap shooting in May, becomes the only shooter to break all 100 targets to win The Grand American Handicap at his first Grand American event. He plans to see how his success settles in and hints it may take years to grasp the event's history.
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James Celvin
Nic Galata
Medina
Ohio
Sparta
Galata
Galata Breaks 100 Straight At Grand American
Galata won the Grand American with a borrowed gun after entering the event with little practice. He hit 98 of 100 targets and said nerves were not an issue until after the last shot, noting his name could be listed among sport immortals in future years. He used his brother's gun, beginning the day with confidence and calm focus.
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Galata
Scoring a good time in Sparte at Grand American
SPARTA Dana Williams of Oakdale and Nikki Bitner of Ava work at the Amateur Trapshooting Association Grand American at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex. Williams loads traps in the hot trap house while Bitner, a scorer under an umbrella, notes friendly banter but heat and sun complicate long shifts. Both women return for a second year, enjoying the exposure and the tan.
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Dana Williams
Oakdale
Nikki Bitner
Ava
World Shooting and Recreational Complex
Williams
Amateur Trapshooting Association
Bitner
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