Salukis Open 80-66 Over Culver-Stockton In Home Opener
Southern Illinois University reached 13-4 early and never trailed Culver-Stockton, beating them 80-66 before 3,800 at STU Arena. Dick Garrett led with 22 points, followed by Chuck Benson 15, Willie Griffin 10, and Roger Westbrook 10 as SIU used eight substitutes in the first 13 minutes.
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Jack Hartman
Little Culver-Stockton College
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Salukis
Dick Garrett
Southern
Chuck Benson
Willie Griffin
Roger Westbrook
Westbrook
Garrett
Benson
Bruce Butchko
Norm Hill
Husky
Tony Roth
Central Missouri
Walker
Don Sparks
Hill
Robertson
Sparks
Read
Westock
Siu
Nets
College basketball scores roundup for December games
Cincinnati and Duke posted notable wins while Kentucky hammered Xavier and Louisville defeated Georgetown. Other results include Loyola over Neb Wesleyan and DePaul topping Doane with several mid major upsets across the slate.
Kansas Beats St Louis In Season Opener
Jo Jo White scored 22 points to lift fifth ranked Kansas to an 88-65 victory over St Louis University in Lawrence. Kansas built a 17-12 lead after a 6-0 run and led 43-30 at halftime, with Fritz Ziegler topping St Louis with 15 points.
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Lawrence, Kan
Jo Jo White
Kansas
St. Louis University
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Billikens
Dave Robisch
Roger Brown
White
St. Louis
Fritz Ziegler
Tennessee Tops Vanderbilt 10-7 In SEC Clash
Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt 10-7 as the No 7 Volunteers held off a late Vandy rally. Tim Priest intercepted a Commodores pass early in the final period, preserving the win that left Tennessee 8-1-1 on the season and Vanderbilt 5-4-1 in its first winning year since 1959.
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Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Volunteers
Vandy
Vols
Tim Priest
Texas
Commodores
Jack Reynolds
Val
Dick Williams
Kremser
Bubba Wyche
Allen Spear
Johnston City Considers New High School Gym and Site
Johnston City Superintendent Remo Castrale previews plans to buy land northwest of the football field for a new high school gym. The present 1930s gym would be repurposed, with decisions following an architect meeting on December 3.
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Johnston City
Remo Castrale
Benton
Terriers Open Season With 71 54 Win Over Red Devils
Carbondale Terriers take a 71 54 season opening victory at Murphysboro after building a 27 7 lead and leading 58 29 through three quarters. Less Taylor tops with 25 points while Rufus Cole leads Murphysboro with 20.
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Walter Moore
Moore
Taylor
Rufus Cole
Carbondale
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Westberg
Thompson
Martin
Clary
Given
Jordan
Whitson
Cole
Ray
Clemons
Attig
Graeff
Payen
Herrin edges Zeigler-Royalton for slim 48 40 win
Herrin Tigers slip past Zeigler Royalton 48 to 40 as Jeters scores 18 points and Milcic leads Zeigler Royalton with 16. Herrin previously beat Johnston City 74 45 and beat Zeigler-Royalton despite a close first half.
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Herrin
Zeigler-Royalton
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Tornadoes
Inter
Frank Jeters
Tom Milcic
Zeigler
Jeters
Bauman
Mayse
Kincaid
Duncan
Prep Marion Falls to Du Quoin in Close Contest
Local prep basketball results list Du Quoin 81 over Marion 54 with quarter scores 22 19 16 24. Other notable games include Carbondale 71 over Murphysboro 54 and Steeleville 64 over Waterloo Gibault 57. Pro basketball scores feature Atlanta 126 over Cincinnati 109 and New York 120 over Detroit 108 in the National League.
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Brandhurst
Mathis
Caton
Atlanta
Cincinnati
New York
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Phoenix
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Iowa Tops Cal Poly 91 73 in Season Opener
Iowa University defeated Cal Poly 91 to 73 in a season opening basketball game. Chris Philips led with 22 points and John Johnson added 23 rebounds as Iowa outscored Cal Poly 18 to 5 in the final five minutes to seal the win.
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Towa
Cal-Poly
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Glenn Vidnovic
Vidnovic
Eareer Oe Yee Phillips
Hawkeyes
Philips
John Johnson
Dick Jensen
Johnson
Yowa
Californians
College football results recap from various games
A roundup of college football scores including Southern Cal 21 Notre Dame Army 21 Navy 14 and Georgia 47 Ga Tech 8. Oklahoma 41 Okla St 7 and Mississippi 17 Miss St 17 with Florida 14 over Miami and Baylor 16 over Rice 7. Boston College 40 Holy Cross 20 Tennessee 10 Vanderbilt 7 Memphis St 44 Louisville 14 Alabama 24 Auburn 16 E Tenn 17 E Carolina 7 Mineral Water Bowl Doane Neb 10 Central Missouri NAIA Champion Bowl Texas A&I 20 Northern State 0.
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Mendel Catholic Wins Chicago High School Championship
Mendel Catholic swamped Vocational to claim the Chicago high school football title before about 50,000 at Soldier Field. It extended the Catholic League’s ninth straight win in the series. Public League last captured the crown in 1959 as Indains beat Fenwick 19 to 0. The Catholic League leads the series 19-14 with two ties.
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Mendel Catholic
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Soldier Field
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Fenwick
Ex SIU gymnast Judy Wills wins fifth world title
Judy Wills of Carbondale Illinois retained her individual title at the trampoline jumping world championship in Amersfoort Netherlands scoring 41.60 points to win ahead of Vicki Bollinger of Springfield Illinois who had 39.40. The West German pair Ute Czech and Agathe Jardoch won the women's team title while Wills Bollinger finished sixth as an error cost the American pair a medal.
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Carbondale
Miss Wills
Vicki Bollinger
Springfield
Ill
Ute Czech
Agathe Jardoch
Wills-Bollinger
SIU
SIU gymnasts shine at Midwest Open in Chicago
SIU gymnasts and alumni performed well at the Midwest Open in Chicago. Fred Dennis, 1968 SIU grad and coach at Waukegan high school, won the all around. Rick Tucker, former teammate and SIU assistant coach, placed fourth. Pete Emerling took fifth in all around and earned thirds in high bar and floor. Mayer was second in parallel bars and sixth in floor. Dennis was second on rings and high bar. others included Homer Sardina and Skip Ray with top trampoline finishes and Charlies Ropiequet in still rings. 240-plus entrants competed.
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Southern Illinois University
Chicago
Fred Dennis
SIU
Waukegan High School
Rick Tucker
Saluki
Pete Emerling
Mayer
Dennis
Homer Sardina
Skip Ray
Charlies Ropiequet
Ohio State Beats Ohio University 85 77 in Season Opener
Steve Howell scored 20 points to lead Ohio State past Ohio University 85-77 in Columbus. The Buckeyes, last season's Big Ten co champions, led most of the game though OU briefly moved ahead 46-45. Four Ohio State players hit double figures including Cleamons 15 Sorenson 14 and Finney 10.
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Ohio
AIP
Steve Howell
Ohio State
Ohio University
Buckeyes
Howell
Jim Cleamons
Dave Sorenson
Jody Finney
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