Marion Wildcats rally to down Rams 71 68 in hoot-and-holler finish
Marion overcame a 14 point third quarter deficit to beat Mt. Vernon 71 to 68 as Jim Anderson led the Wildcats with late free throws and key shots. Herrin beat Johnston City 53 40 behind John Tidwell's hot shooting and a 20 basket performance.
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Marion
Mt. Vernon
Rams
Jim Anderson
Don Williams
Wiley Hopkins
Wildcats
Harold Short
Sam Brown
Jarrell
Ing
Wakthule Ee
Jack Anderson
Brown
Graham
Wendell Starrick
Si da
Wilkeas
Marion Mt. Vernon
Tigers
Johnston City
John Tidwell
Herrin
Tidwell
Indians
J. City
Ore
DeBose
Sheputis
Eller
Kee
Travis
Clayton
Herrin Sorens
Hamilton
Jones
Green
Jefferson
McPherson
Gray
Herrin J. City
Pinckneyville Panthers face tough path in Centralia tourney
The Pinckneyville Panthers open against Adams in the Centralia holiday tournament bracket from December 28 to 30. Winners meet Morton of Cicero Benton or Quincy of Collinsville in later rounds as officials and ticket plans are announced. Interspersed are notes on Cardinal and Cub front-office moves and potential Jackson trade talks.
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Pinckneyville Panthers
Centralia
Panthers
Pincks
Morton
Cicero-Benton
Quincy
Collinsville
Oper
Quincy-Litchfield
U. School Suffers First Defeat in Close Carbondale Tilt
At Carbondale Friday University School fell 58 to 55 after a late rally by Hurst Bush snapped a six game streak. Hummers converted 20 of 25 free throws while U. School made nine of 20. Key scorers included Martin 23 Robinson 13 Mees 11 Norman 6 Chaney 2 for U. School and F. Olkoski 18 Fann 17 R Olkowski 16 Jarvis 5 for Hurst Bush.
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Hurst Bush
Attucks
University School
Carbondale
Hummers
Lynxes
U. School
Hurst-Bush
Martin
Robinson
Mees
Norman
Chaney
Cubs Reacquire Pitcher Russ Meyer From Dodgers
Chicago trades Don Elston to Brooklyn to bring back veteran right hander Russ Meyer. Meyer who had a 24 3 record against the Cubs since 1948 when he left in 1953 for Brooklyn. Elston went 17 6 for the Dodgers last season with a 26 year old right hander.
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Frank Lane
Cardinals
Wid Matthews
Cubs
Jackson
Lane
Illinois
Missouri
St. Louis
Matthews
Ransom Jackson
Brooklyn
Don Hosk
Walt Moryn
Snider
Hodges
Reese
Campanella
Furillo
Meyer
Gilliam
Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Walker Cooper
Frank Baumholtz
Phils
Monte Irvin
Hal Jeffcoat
Reds
Robie Landrith
Baumholtz
Jeffcoat
Russ Meyer
Chicago Cubs
Broooklyn Dodgers
Don Elston
Phillies
Russ
Elston
Los Angeles
Prep Basketball Scores From McLeansboro and Surrounding Games
A dense list of high school basketball results shows McLeansboro edging Carmi 66 61, Jonesboro over Chester 56 48, and Western defeating Augusta 63 51 among many district matchups. Scores span numerous towns including Mount Carmel, Belleville area schools, and Peoria rivals with frequent close finishes and notable player contributions across the region.
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Lincoln
Peoria
Carmi
McLeansboro
Jonesboro
Chester
Lawrenceville
Mount Carmel
Pinckneyville
Carbondale
Effingham
Teutopolis
Tonica
Henry
LaSalle
Ottawa
Marquette
Pekin
Peoria Woodruff
Peoria Central
E. Peoria
Spalding
Mount Pulaski
Western
Augusta
Incy
Macomb
Brimfield
Lafayette
San Jose
Green Valley
Moline
Kewanee
Havana
Beardstown
Minier
Deer Creek-Mackinaw
Morton
Chillicothe
Valley
Cuba
Eadinown
Industry
Decatur
Bloomington
St. Teresa
Lakeview
Mattoon
Chen Springfield
Tepleille
Pontiac
Clinton
Monticello
Atwood
Newman
Tuscola
Sullivan
Beent
Cerro Gordo
Arthur
Oakland
Villa Grove
Arcola
Unity
Tolono
Pana
Hillsboro
Greenville
Shelby
Steeleville and Coulterville Basketball Scores
Steeleville 5 Coulterville 46 on 12 15 41 10 Coulterville 8 42 Steeleville Bixby 12 M Walker 18 A Walker 8 Boyer 6 Mueller 2 Coulterville Streitler 14 Myer 10 Carns 9 Barnes 4 Mal Jott 5
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Steeleville
Coulterville
Bixby
M. Walker
A. Walker
Boyer
Mueller
Streitler
Myer
Carns
Barnes
Mal- Jott
Royalton Beats Elkville In Scoring Burst
Royalton defeats Elkville 68 to 59 in a high scoring game led by Bohannon with 15 points and Baumgarte 6. Elkville’s Robinson Re Martie Cochran Isom Wiggins all contributed multi point efforts but could not overcome Royalton’s offense.
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Royalton
Elkville
Leposky
Bohannon
Baumgarte
K. Stafko
M. Stafko
Robinson
Martie
Cochran
Isom
Wiggins
Centralia Beats West Frankfort In Scoring Grain Belt Meet
Centralia edges West Frankfort 58 52 with strong quarter play as Centralia-Dorris and Schuchman contribute points. West Frankfort-Peeler and Florian also score in a high school basketball recap from the Centralia area.
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Centralia
W. Frankfort
Dorris
Schuchman
West Frankfort
Peeler
Florian
Harrisburg Mounts 64-64 Tie With Benton-Fredette
Harrisburg and Benton-Fredette end level 64 in a high scoring matchup. Harrisburg players Harrisburg Fulkerson and Williams tally 15 and 14 points respectively, while Benton-Fredette’s West contributes 22. Henshaw adds 14 for Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Benton
Fredette
West
Fulkerson
Williams
Henshaw
Unclear high school football game notes at Du Quoin Sparta
Reading shows a score line with Du Quoin and Sparta and players Galbraith Poling Weigard Reed and others. appears as fragmented game summary with partial numbers and player points, lacking a coherent full narrative.
Shawnee Triumphs Trico In Scoring Duel
Shawnee defeats Trico with late surge 69 to 66 as Newton leads Shawnee with 17 points and Bland ford adds 16. Vogt top scores for Trico with 21 while Reiman adds 18 and Bockhorn 21 for Trico.
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Trico
Shawnee
Metropolis Scores And Player Totals In Matchup
Metropolis compiled points with Taylor leading at 22 and 78 total points in the game. Key contributors included Sch neeman Cummins Haler Stratemeyer Eickolz Williams Humma Carroll Mitchel Kornak-Fisher Miles and Owens with varied scoring.
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Metropolis
Taylor
Schneeman
Cummins
Haler
Stratemeyer
Eickolz
Williams
Humma
Carroll
Mitchel
Kornak
Fisher
Miles
W. Douglas
Owens
C. Douglas
D. Douglas
M. Ss. Ea
Wie
Golconda Defeats Shawneetown in Tight Contest
Golconda edges Shawneetown 22 to 67 in a high scoring game led by Palmer with 7 and King 8 points. Shawneetown’s Drone tallied 20 and Nolen 18 as Gunzel and Ellis added double digits.
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Shawneetown
Green
Palmer
King
Walker
Davis
Gunzel
Coleman
Ellis
Drone
Thrailkall
Stewart
Nolen
Du Quoin Beats Sparta In High School Basketball
Sparta falls 65 57 as Du Quoin players Reid 15 and Galbraith 28 lead scoring with Gard 18 and Poling 11 adding key numbers. Cook 10 for Du Quoin and Murray 3, Stanhouse 4 help balanced effort.
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du Quoin
S — Brenning
Bardo
Reid
R. Weigard
Gleghorn
Cook
McMillan
Stanhouse
Chapman
Murray
Poling
Galbraith
Nashville 79 Wood River 84 in high school basketball game
Nashville defeated by Wood River 79 84 with key scoring from Sachtleben Reinhardt Jones Schroe der Wood River players Harvey Lemmon Rhoden and Talley in a competitive matchup played at Nashville.
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Nashville
Wood River
Sachtleben Spiegman
Hontsermeir
Reinhardt
Jones
Schroeder
Wood
Cobden Versus Mounds Basketball Jul 21 2016 Scoreline
Cobden and Mounds teams exchanged points in a high scoring game with Cobden posting 15 21 2016 72 and Mounds 9 20 21 24 74. Key players included R Lamer T Lamer Flamm McCleland Buckles Hogendobler Bandy Rose Hock Foss on both squads.
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Mounds
Ferrill
R. Lamer
T. Lamer
Flamm
McCleland
Mounds — Bankston
Buckles
Hogendobler
Bandy
Rose
Hock
Foss
Logan Graders Defeat Herrin in Local Basketball Tilt
Murphysboro's Logan Grade School upset Herrin graders 50 to six Friday for their eighth straight win. Murphysboro led 13-8 first, 26-21 at halftime, then added 24 in the second half to seal the victory.
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Murphysboro
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Herrin
M’ Boro
Roseberry
Elliott
Wright
Larson
Bedinger
Lawwill
Cottingham
Yates
Williams
Hudson
Magnetti
Chicago Black Hawks Stalemate Keeps Playoff Hopes Alive
The Chicago Black Hawks and Boston Bruins drew 1 1 in St. Louis on Friday night keeping Chicago tied for third with Detroit on 23 points while Boston sits one back. Johnny Wilson scored his 12th of the season for the Hawks before Lionel Heinrich equalized in the first period.
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National Hockey League
Boston Bruins
St. Louis
Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Boston
Bruins
Johnny Wilson
Lionel Heinrich
Beaumont Franchise Moves to Austin in Texas League
The Beaumont franchise transfers to Austin in the Texas League and retains a working vent with the Milwaukee Braves.
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Beaumont
Austin
Milwaukee Braves
Panthers Deny Carbondale 49 32 In Tough Defense Victory
Pinckneyville blitzed Carbondale 49 to 32 behind strong defense and rebounding led by Daffron Morganthaler and Singer. The Panthers used a 38-21 edge on boards and 13 of 18 free throws to seal the win after a cautious first half.
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Pinckneyville
Carbondale
Panther
Terriers
Si Surowski
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Terriers
Duster Thomas
Panthers
Russ Martin
Don Morganthaler
Morganthaler
John Daffron
Don Brewer
Thomas
Demons
Jay Lovelace
Daffron
Alex Singer
Nets
Singer
Masters
Lovelace
Martin
Langan
Brewer
Dykhouse
Millikin Edges Southern 79 71 In Close Decatur Showdown
Millikin University defeated Southern Illinois 79 to 71 in Decatur as Roger Lotchin led the Big Blue with 23 points and 12 rebounds. Southern burned Millikin with 27 of 39 free throws, led by Joe Johnson's 14 made free throws and Larry Whitlock's 12 points.
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Millikin University
SIU
Decatur
Millikin
Roger Lotchin
Shelbyville
Big Blue
Southern
Larry Whitlock
Mt. Vernon
Capt
Joe Johnson
Johnson
Warren Talley
Pinckneyville
Lotchin
Mickey Sprinkle
Centralia
Terry Smith
Ottawa
Michigan State
East Lansing
Duck on the Well
Mr and Mrs Floyd A Turner of Hominy Oklahoma had an unusual wild duck dinner when a wounded mallard dropped from a maple tree into a bucket of water at their farm well. The bird had been hit by four shotgun pellets but survived until it reached the Turner property.
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Floyd A. Turner
Crainville Defeats St John 70-30 in Crainville Play
Crainville Grade School beat St. John's of West Frankfort 70-30 on Thursday with Fozzard scoring 21 points and Forbes 16. Davis led St. John's with 15, Barr added 8, in the Crainville-Emery contest following a 36-22 preliminary win.
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Crainville
ST. John
St. John’s
West Frankfort
Fozzard
Forbes
Davis
Barr
Emery
Hayner
Barnes
Fike
Spiller
Cronin
Ahlm
Jacobs
Energy Graders Undefeat Creal Springs 61 38
Energy High School defeated Creal Springs 61 to 38 to move to 9 2 on the season. Leading Energy scorers included Horn with 19 and Walker 10 while Creal Springs’ Campbell led with 18 and Murphy 5. The prelims had Creal Springs ahead 50 27.
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Guy Peterson
Creal Springs
Energy
Y — Horn
Dotson
Walker
Roberts
Stout
South
Campbell
Murphy
Pritchett
Lindsey
Upchurch
Palm Springs road race crash injures two flagmen
During Palm Springs road races week a sports car struck two volunteer flagmen sending them flying. the car then spun away and hid behind car 120B. One flagman suffered a broken leg and the other two fractured ribs. the photo by an amateur photographer became available today.
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Palm Springs
Eddie Rice Emerges As Top State Prospect At Erskine
Red Camp notes Eddie Rice of Benton Illinois and Erskine College as the state’s hottest basketball prospect since Frank Selvy of Furman. Coach Gene Alexander leads a Benton roster featuring Ralph Moore Paul Grammer Dick Harden Bobby Johnston Moose Phillips and Fred Dieckman. The piece also mentions a state plan to issue 10 000 ducks at Union County Refuge and asks hunters to report banded counts to the Fish and Wildlife Service for migratory studies.
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Red Camp
Anderson
S. C
Eddie Rice
Benton
Erskine College
Frank Selvy
Furman
Selvy
Erskine
Gene Alexander
Rangers
Ralph Moore
Paul Grammer
Dick Harden
Bobby Johnston
Moose Phillips
Fred Dieckman
Mt. Vernon
Union County
Fish and Wildlife Service
Bridgeport Tourney Pairings Set For Eight Teams
Pairings announced for Bridgeport High School tournament to run December 26 to 28. Opening day features Noble vs Carmi, Palestine vs Shelbyville, Clay City vs Albion, and Grayville vs Bridgeport. Losers bracket starts December 27 with winners advancing to December 27 and 28 games. Officials listed as Piland, Street, Fischer, and Shoaff.
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Bridgeport High School
Servishtepel
Isepidinoloe
Noble
Carmi
Palestine
Shelbyville
Clay City
Albion
Grayville
Bridgeport
Glen Piland
Crossville
Howard Street
Carrier Mills
Herman Fischer
Oliver Shoaff
Mt. Carmel
Florida State Faces Unclear Backfield Losses in Dyaken Situation
Fragmentary report indicates Florida State may lose only two of its football backs to an issue described as dyaken. Names cited include Gene Cox and John Gri- with details incomplete.
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Florida State
Dyaken
Gene Cox
Ohn Gri
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