Salukis Hold Off Wichita State In 58-51 Road Win
Southern Illinois jumped to an 8 point lead and never trailed to defeat Wichita State 58-51 in Wichita Kansas. Roger Westbrook led SIU with 16 points while Willie Griffin added 13 and Bruce Butchko 10 as the Salukis improved to 2-0. Wichita State, 0-2, was hampered by 13 turnovers and a cold start hitting only one of eight shots while Gary Mendell and Ron Washington topped Shockers with 13 and 12 points respectively.
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Larry Odell
Southern
Washington U
St. Louis
SIU
Wichita
Greg Carney
Shockers
Salukis
Ron Washington
Gary Mendell
Roger Westbrook
Willie Griffin
Dick Garrett
Washington
Bruce Butchko
Chuck Benson
Benson
Griffin
Tom McBride
Mendell
Garrett
Butchko
Liu
WSU
Hill
Westbrook
Barker
McBride
Wichita St. Washington
Ras Matthews
Skinner
Carney
James
Givens
Soft
WSU Southern
Souhern
Thompson
Southern Illinois
Hartman
LSU
Jack
Saluki
Carbondale
Elverado and Steeleville Reach Steeleville Tourney Finals
Elverado and Steeleville advanced to Saturday's finals with 78 to 56 and 64 to 78 wins over Coulterville and Belville in the Steeleville blind draw tournament. Russ Vandrant and Lyle Thompson each scored 18 for Elverado while Steeleville's Bruce Mathis led with 17 and Sonny Wyatt 16 as they rolled past St Henry's.
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Elverado
Steeleville
Coulterville
Belleville St. Henry
St. Henry’s
Russ Vandrant
Lyle Thompson
Bruce Mathis
Sonny Wyatt
Mark Goetting
Rusty Cane
Chambliss
Stork
Sondant
Fusteade
Ochs
Schmitt
Hasenteb
Mathis
Wyatt
Goetting
Cane
Brandhorst
Harmsen
Eaton
Coultervvile
Vanzandt
Thompson
Moss
Morganstern
Kreid
Crews
Davis
Green
Taving
Coulson
Roeney
Thomas
Salukis Edge Shockers In Low Scoring Missouri Tilt
Southern Illinois, led by Garrett Dick and Westbrook, defeated Wichita State 58 to 51 at home. SIU's disciplined defense limited Wichita State’s offense while Benson and Butchko led Salukis with 10 rebounds each and Griffin added 13 points off the bench.
SIU to open winter season in Illinois relays and Invitational
SIU wrestlers and swimmers prepare for their intercollegiate debuts with the Illinois Invitational in Champaign and the Illinois Relays in Normal. Coach Lim Long leads a wresting squad led by 115 pound Mike Zweigeron and a mix of contenders across weights, while Coach Ray Essick’s swimmers, led by co-captains Scott Conker and William Noyes, aim to test depth against nine other schools.
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Southern Illinois University
Illinois
Lim Long
Champaign
SIU
Long
Colorado
Wame
Mike Zweigeron
Oak Park
Rich Bledsoe
Granite City
Bill Wenger
West Chicago
Terry Magoon
Erie
James Cook
Decatur
Dennis Kraft
Barrington
Loren Vantreese
Rich Casey
Tom Duke
East Moline
Bob Underwood
Pekin
Aaron Holloway
Dirk Bender
Ben Cooper
LIU
Paul Weston
San Leandro
Cal
Bob Roop
East Lansing
Mich
Bloomsburg State College
STU
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Ray Essick
University of Illinois
U. of I
Scott Conker
William Noyes
Urbana
Bruce Steiner
Homewood
Vern Dash
Pompano Beach
Fla
Bob School
Morton Grove
Brad Glenn
Cuyahoga Falls
Henry Hays
Thornton
John Holden
Western Springs
Bruce Jacobsen
Deerfield
Tom Ulrich
Chicago
Carbondale Defeats Murphysboro in Freshman B Tilt
In Carbondale, Murphysboro 811 faced Carbondale 31 16 22 17 score 86. Murphy sboro Mitchell led with 8 while Watson, Law, Korando and Daniels contributed. Carbondale Hughlett and Locker team built a 43 12 edge for the Frosh B game with strong early offense.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
Ss Ta Carbondale
Mitchell
Watson
Law
Korando
Daniels
Hughlett
Laster
Johnson
Welch
Monroe
Aaron
Chism
Kelly
Bean
McAdamis
Frosh
Prep basketball schedule highlights for weekend
Friday games feature Metropolis at Eldorado Anna Jonesboro at Meridian Marion at Harrisburg Mt. Vernon at Centralia Vienna at Century Joppa at Egyptian Carrier Mills at Lesser Shawnee at Dongola Cobden at Gorham Trico at Zeigler-Royalton Carbondale at Pinckneyville Johnston City at West Frank fort Waltonville at Woodlawn Mills Praiie at Thompsonville Breese Mater Dei at East St. Louis. Saturday matchups include McLeansboro at Eldorado Nashville at Greenville Meridia at Benton Sparta at Du Quoin Cairo at Metropolis Shawnee at Murphysboro Lesser at Christopher Anna Jonesboro at Vienna Pinckneyville at West Frank Johnston City at Carbondale Steeleville Tourney finals.
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Metropolis
Eldorado
Anna Jonesboro
Meridian
Marion
Harrisburg
Mt. Vernon
Centralia
Vienna
Century Joppa
Egyptian Carrier Mills
Lesser
Shawnee
Dongola
McLeansboro
Nashville
Greenville
Meridia
Benton
Sparta
du Quoin
Cairo
Murphysboro
Christopher Anna
Jonesboro
Pinckneyville
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Carbondale
Steeleville
Peterman Remembered as Illini Prep Basketball Coach and Forecaster
Mark Peterman, famed Canton and Springfield coach, died Thursday. A longtime United Press state tournament forecaster, he was known for misses as well as hits. He steered Canton to 1928 title and Springfield to 1935 title, tied for most teams in state tourney with 11. His name endures in Illinois prep basketball lore.
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Mark Peterman
Canton
Springfield Prep
United Press
Mark
West Aurora
Springfield
Thornton
Harvey
Herb Scheffler
Lou Boudreau
Peterman
Gay Kintner
Decatur
Ernie Eveland
Paris
Kintner
Arthur Trout
Centralia
Illinois
Thompsonville Promotes Second Annual Benton YMCA Cross Country Meet
Thompsonville coach Jim West promotes the AAU sanctioned cross country meet set for Saturday with a larger field than last year. Grant Colehour of Eastern Kentucky and entrants from Eastern Illinois Illinois Indiana State Vincennes Junior College and Murray State headline a mixed college and high school field on a 5 and 10 mile course starting near Benton and finishing in Thompsonville.
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Jim West
Thompsonville
Benton Y.M.C.A
Benton High School
SIU Eyes 3-0 Start for Salukis at Home
Southern Illinois University aims for its first 3-0 start since 1952-53 as the Salukis host Washington of St. Louis at 8:05 p.m. in SIU Arena after a 5:45 p.m. freshman faculty all star game. Washington returns four starters from last season and opened 1-1 with a 97-65 win over Illinois College.
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Southern Illinois University
Salukis
SIU
Washington
St. Louis
Southern
Evansville
Southeast Missouri
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Illinois College
Hunters bag 9600 Canada geese in Southern Illinois season
Canada geese totaling 9 600 have been harvested in Southern Illinois, including Crab Orchard, Union County and Horseshoe Lake refuges. The state quota stands at 20 000 birds, with 18 000 allocated to Southern Illinois and 2 000 to central and northern Illinois. Upward of 140 000 Canada geese winter in the region, about 70 000 at Crab Orchard, 30 000 at Union County, and 40 000 at Horseshoe Lake. Some birds remain near Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin awaiting severe weather.
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Illinois
Arch Mehrhoff
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard
Union County
Horseshoe Lake
Mehrhoff
Horseishoe Lake
Horicon Marsh
Wisconsin
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Dave Skinner
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My Boy Washington
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Energy
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N. Market Marion, Ill
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Ed Karr
Ron Cripps
Jay Lynn Yandell
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Gary Geiger
Tulsa
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J. City
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