Junior stars lead South Seven race this season
South Seven action centers on a youth surge as Benton, Marion, Centralia and Carbondale field strong junior lineups. Rick Yankus, Greg Starrick and Rico Malatestra headline a wave of sophomores and juniors shaping the title chase while seniors struggle to match last season's guards. All teams schedule two league games this weekend as underclassmen gain ground.
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Benton
Rick Yankus
Jim Adkins
Terry Heard
Kenny Payne
Dave Woodland
Greg Starrick
Rich Herrin
Rangers
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Ram
Gene Haile
Mike Payne
Truman Tucker
Benton Friday
Danny Hester
Bob Jones
Charles Starr
Bret Frazier
Bob Bone
Gene Ernest
West Frankfort Redbirds
Pinckneyville
George Lamont
Tom Pollack
John DeMattei
Jeff Overturf
Mike Weaver
Buddy Walton
South Seven
Carbondale
Rico Malatestra
Herrin
John Wharton
Bob Winkler
Pat Doughty
Tim Walker
Billy Perkins
Early Laster
Phil Gilbert
Terry Wallace
Ken Lewis
L. C. Brasefield
John Cherry
Brasefield
Yunkus
Starrick
Humphrey
Pollack
Westbrook
Terry Gamber
Eldo Garrett
Nobis to Sign With Atlanta Falcons Today
All America linebacker Tommy Nobis of Texas is set to sign with the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL at a press conference in Austin. He faced bids from the Houston Oilers and Atlanta, with Atlanta reportedly offering about 225000 dollars. Nobis, a two time All America, cited prestige and pensions in choosing Atlanta.
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Bill Borkon Claims Crown In All Around Swim Meet
Bill Borkon a 15 year old sophomore at University High School from Carbondale won the division trophy for total points in the All Around Swimming Meet at Clayton High School St Louis Missouri over two weekends. He competed in nine events 100 and 200 yard breast stroke back stroke butterfly and free style plus a 400 yard individual medley. He is the son of Dr and Mrs Eli Borkon Rt 4 Carbondale.
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University High School
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Clayton High School
St. Louis
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Freshman Basketball at Murphysboro Ends in Loss
Du Quoin 46 Murphysboro 102119 32. Du Quoin led by Stanhouse 12 De Marie 11 Downs 11 Holmes 6 Stephens 4 Wilbanks 2. Murphysboro scoring led by Bost 13 Hawk ins 11 McLaughlin 4 Kennedy 2 Batson 2.
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Stanhouse
de Marie
Downs
Holmes
Stephens
Wilbanks
Bost
Hawkins
McLaughlin
Kennedy
Batson
Indiana Purdue Open Big Ten Race On Wisconsin Visit
Indiana and Purdue suffer defeats as Illinois visits Wisconsin to start the Big Ten race. The winner will hold first place for 34% weeks, with most teams playing nonconference games through Jan 8. | Indiana loses 103-67 to Kansas State. Purdue drops 74-73 to Ohio University amid a 24-16 nonconference record.
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Wisconsin
Ohio State
Indiana
Purdue
Kansas State
Ohio University
Princeton
Bill Bradley
Rutgers
Scarlet
Bob Lloyd
Tigers
Arkansas
Ricky Sugg
Parkers
Centenary
Canisius
John Morrison
Western Ontario
Golden Griffiths
Missouri
Rice
Ohio U
Syracuse
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High School Scores And International Boxing Note
Local basketball games show Lindbloom, Englewood, Tuley, Parker, Schurz, Harrison, Galva, Chillicothe, Warren, Avon, Colchester, Stronghurst, Bardolph with varied victors and competitive losses. Additional boxing results list Curtis Cokes and Billy Collins with points in New Orleans and Nashville respectively, plus an Italy France drawing report.
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Curtis Cokes
Dallas
Tex
Billy Collins
Nashville
Tenn
Milan
Italy
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Pascal DiBenedetto
France
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Galesburg Tops AP Illinois High School Poll No. 1
Galesburg Silver Streaks hold the No. 1 spot in the AP weekly Illinois high school basketball poll with a 5-0 record. Rock Island and Thornton follow, while Collinsville, Benton, and Moline also rank in the top five.
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Galesburg
Associated Press
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Thornton
Collinsville
Benton
Moline
Quincy
Cahokia
Elmhurst
York
Highland
Pekin
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Merle Jones
Marion
Carbondale
Belleville
Fairfield
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Metropolis
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Olney
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Ridgway
Central
Forrest Kyle
Decatur
Lincoln
Jacksonville
Windsor
Springfield Griffin
Palestine
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Rockford
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Crystal Lake
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Batavia
Rockford West
Thornridge
Freeport
du Sable
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de la Salle
Rich East
Marshal
Holiday cage pairings set for Breese Mater Dei tourney
Holiday basketball pairings announced for three area tournaments with Breese Mater Dei hosting a 16 team draw December 27 to 29. First round games include Marrison Staunton, Assumption Decatur, Nashville Carlyle, Highland Althoff, Triad Oakville, East St. Louis Bethalto, Mater Dei Mascoutah, and Anna Jonesboro Jerseyville. Centralia and Carbondale pairings will be released midweek along with year end district regional sectional and first round state sites.
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Decatur
St. Theresa
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Carlyle
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Triad
Oakville
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Mascoutah
Anna - Jonesboro
Jerseyville
College basketball scores roundup from multiple games
A compact recap lists numerous men’s college basketball results with teams across the nation posting victories and close losses. Notable scores include Rogers 68 over Princeton 66, Army 76 over Cornell 74, and Penn 88 over Delaware 57, among others.
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Army
Cornell
Boston College
St. Mary’s
Calif
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Delaware
Connecticut
Maine
St. Francis
Texas
Southern
Canisius
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Ontario
Carbondale Wrestlers Top Murphysboro 30 21 in season opener
Carbondale defeated Murphysboro 30 to 21 in a season opening prep wrestling match. The Terriers claimed six of twelve bouts with five pins, while Cracker and Calandro had notable matches and several pins by Green, Etherton, Patterson, Walls, and Johnson.
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Las Vegas Boxer Hernandez Tops Smith in Point Battle
Ford Hernandez of Las Vegas out pointed Wade Smith of San Jose, Calif., in a 161 to 15414 bout.
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Wade Smith
San Jose
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Sooners Turn To Georgia In Coach Bid
Oklahoma searches for a new football coach after Darrell Royal spurned OU. Georgia coach Vince Dooley is expected to visit the campus to discuss the job with President Dr. George Cross. Other candidates include Chuck Curtis and Paul Dietzner. Eddie Crowder also garners consideration.
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Texas
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Chuck Curtis
Curtis
Army
Paul Dietzer
Colorado
Eddie Crowder
West Frankfort Wins Seventh Grade Conference Title
West Frankfort edged Benton 49 to 47 to capture the Big Seven Conference seventh grade basketball title at home. Johnston City beat Herrin 32 to 27 for third place. Eighth graders resume tonight with Centralia at Herrin and West Frankfort at Mt. Vernon.
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Benton
Johnston City
Herrin
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Benton Herrin Basketball Scoring Summary
Benton and Herrin faced off with a 16 14 14 14 49 to 448 in the listed lanes. Individual scores include Herrin Dye 14 Jeters 11 Oldani 2 Lynn 12 Melhorn 8 Shemwell 2 and Benton Collins 9 Wisly 19 Kays 11 Milton 2 Stewart 4 Holman 3.
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Jeters
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Shemwell
Collins
Wisly
Kays
Milton
Stewart
Holman
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