Frankfort Egyptian survive close shaves
West Frankfort escapes Johnston City 68 54 after a tight first half as Kenny Anderson dominates inside with 16 points and 18 rebounds. Egyptian edges Century 56 54 on Kelvin Houston 16 and late jumper, Cairo routs Zeigler Royalton 78 52.
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Indians
Tim Ricci
Kenny Anderson
Redbirds
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John Lucas
Marc Dunning
du Quoin
Charlie Zeigler
Jeff Morneweg
Steve Wheeler
Century
Bill Biggerstaff
Kelvin Houston
Pharaohs
Biggerstaff
Rayshan Blakemore
Troy Alster
Mike Wyatt
Neil Canada
Saluki Wrestler Dillick Wins Champaign Open Title
SIUC wrestler Tim Dillick captured first place at the Illinois Open in Champaign by defeating Northern Illinois’ Phil Ramberg 6-1 in the final. He posted a 17-11 win over Eastern Illinois’ Bernie Reutgiger and a 5-2 decision against Northern Illinois’ Chip Veerr to reach the final. SIUC will face Missouri on Tuesday.
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Champaign
Tim Dillick
Northern Illinois
Phil Ramberg
Tim
SIUC
Linn Long
Dillick
Eastern Illinois
Bernie Reutgiger
Northern
Chip Veerr
Saluki
University of Missouri-Columbia
Tigers
Logan women finish second in Vincennes tourney
The John A. Logan College women's team lost 60-59 to Vincennes in the championship, missing late outside shots and committing a critical foul after a rebound. Ginger Henley led Logan with 18 points while Connie Baxter and Barbie Drew added 10 each. Baxter made the all-tournament team. Logan previously beat Grand Rapids 59-33 to reach the final.
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Vienna
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Huckelberry
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John A. Logan
Vincennes
Logan
Ginger Henley
Goreville
Volunteers
Barbie Drew
Carterville
Connie Bax
Grand Rapids
Mich
Drew
Baxter
John Heisman and the game he helped shape through time
Sports writer Merle Jones recounts John W. Heisman’s life from early football days at Brown and Penn to coaching and directing, noting his death in 1936. The piece contrasts Heisman’s era with modern college football and explains how the Heisman Trophy honors him today.
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Merle Jones
Southern Illinoisan
John W. Heisman
Princeton
Rutgers
Heisman
Marcus Allen
Pennsylvania
Brown University
Penn
Divinity
Medical
Bert Walters
Harvard
John Heisman
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