Saluki women extend dual winning streak with Grand View win
Southern Illinois University Carbondale women’s gymnastics opened the 1975 76 dual meet season with a 105.35 to 99.25 victory over Grand View College in Des Moines Iowa Denise Didier led SIU with vault 9 5 and all around 5 45 while Linda Nelson swept beam with 8 8 and contributed 8 8 on bars Miss Didier added an 8 75 on floor and Nelson 8 75 on floor SIU led in three of four events but Grand View topped on floor 26 0 to 25 85.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Grandview College
Des Moines
Denise Didier
SIU
Linda Nelson
Siu-C
Miss Nelson
Diane On
Tumble Town Second at Mid-Illinois Gymnastics Invite
The Mid-Illinois Jets from Alton won the Girls Tumble Town Gymnastics Invitational at the Newman Center Carbondale with 184.65 points. Nine-year-old Robin Conely topped the meet with four golds in all-around beam floor and uneven bars for the 10-and-under class, as six teams and 85 gymnasts competed. Team standings: Mid Illinois Jets 184.65, Tumbletown Carbondale 157.65, Cape Girardeau Gymnastics 119.35, West Frankfort Flyers 110.95, Jackson County YMCA 95.85, Mount Vernon YMCA 88.40.
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Mid-Illinois Jets
Alton
Newman Center
Carbondale
Robin Conely
Miss Conely
Mid Illinois Jets
Tumbletown of
Cape Girardeau
West
Crow Named Coach and Athletic Director at Northeast Louisiana
John David Crow, offensive coordinator with the San Diego Chargers, is chosen as athletic director and head football coach at Northeast Louisiana University. The Louisiana native and 1957 Heisman winner replaces Bill Beall and Ollie Keller. Crow played 11 NFL seasons with the Cardinals and 49ers and led NLU to a 46-1 record in its first major independent season.
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John David Crow
San Diego Chargers
Northeast Louisiana University
Crow
Louisiana
Ball
Paul ‘‘Bear
Bryant
Texas A&m
Bill Beall
Ollie Keller
NLU
St. Louis Cardinals
San Francisco 49Ers
Murphysboro Beats Du Quoin For First Win
Murphysboro 70 Du Quoin 59 in a home opener as the Red Devils pull away late. Mark Guetersloh scores 19 for Murphysboro while Mark Krone leads Du Quoin with 17. Du Quoin hits 17 of 32 free throws. Murphysboro shoots 30 of 63 from the floor.
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Bruce Rodman
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Red Devils
du Quoin Indians
DuQuoin
Indians
Mark Krone
Red Devil
Krone
Monte Flint
Kevin Toler
Devil
Mark Guetersloh
Danny Edwards
Mike Anderson
du Quoin
Devils
Tom
Monzon Dominates Tonna For Fifth Round KO In Middleweight Title
Argentine world middleweight champion Carlos Monzon toyed with Gratien Tonna before stopping the French challenger in the fifth round with a short right. Tonna dropped to his knees, stayed bent, and did not rise as referee Waldemar Schmidt counts to ten. Monzon retains the WBA title. Tonna, 26, landed a single good punch.
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Carlos Monzon
Argentina
Gratien Ton
Gratien Tonna
Tonna
Puerto
Waldemar Schmidt
Monzon
Rodrigo Valdes
Colombia
Williams shows artistry on the court and in studio
SIUC freshman Al Williams from Memphis, 6'8 and 170 pounds, shines on the court and in art. He started against St Mary’s and hit 25 points with 10 rebounds in a 79-69 win, after scoring 16 in a 79-67 victory. Williams earned a full NCAA scholarship and is described as a fast learner and serious student beyond basketball.
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al Williams
SIUC
Memphis
Tenn
Williams
St. Mary’s of California
Saluki
Virginia Commonwealth
St. Mary’s
Calif
Commonwealth
Chuck Noe
Noe
STUC
Paul Lambert
Williams balances basketball drive with artistic talent
Al Williams, a Saluki guard nicknamed Memphis Slim, pursues art alongside college basketball. He credits his mother for drawing influence, cites early art interest and reports Dean Bartow’s recruiting near UCLA, while coach Paul Lambert lauds his intelligence, defense work, and potential as a great player with future art as a fallback.
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Williams
Gene Bartow
Illinois
Ilinois
Bartow
Memphis State
Tor
Illini
UCLA
Los Angeles
Saluki
Uclans
West
Sly
Stone
Larry Graham
Paul Lambert
Memphis Slim
Willow Williams
Blade
Lambert
Rankin and Carner Lead in Triple Crown Opener at Palm Springs
Judy Rankin and JoAnne Carner shot two under par 34s on the opening nine as 40 mph winds swept Mission Hills. They led Joann Washam and Jane Blalock by one stroke. Sandra Palmer Carol Mann Joyce Kazmierski Pat Bradley were at 37 and Japan's Chako Higuchi 39. top prize is 15000 with 1000 last place money.
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Palm Springs
Judy Rankin
JoAnne Carner
Desert
Joann Washam
Jane Blalock
Mission Hills
Sandra Palmer
Carol Mann
Western Michigan tops Michigan State 78 to 68 in MAC clash
Western Michigan defeats Michigan State 78-68 as Jeff Tyson leads with 20 points and five Broncos reach double figures. State suffers 2-2 start while Western improves to 5-0, snapping a nine-year Bronco drought against the Spartans.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Western Michigan
Jeff Tyson
Michigan State
Western
Bronco
Spartans
State
Terry Furlow
Broncos
Carbondale Wins Two In Prep Wrestling At Centralia
Carbondale varsity and freshman squads defeated Centralia on Saturday with the varsity 30 24 and freshman 31 30 while sophomores lost 33 28. The report lists individual results including pins and decisions with names such as Agee Jackson Coracy Crone Carpenter Covington Steele Schmulbach Drone Friend Leonard Liped and Bleyer. Tuesday home matches host Jackson Missouri at 6 30 p.m. and Benton at 8 p.m.
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Carbondale
Centralia
Payne
Agee
Covington
Ludwig
Steele
Brinkin
Schmulbach
R. Carpenter
B. Drone
Topper
Friend
Szatkowski
D.leonard
Barger
Liped
Neidbalski
B. Bleyer
Cluck
Jackson
Benton
Salukis coast past UWM and Southeast Missouri State in dual
Southern Illinois University wrestlers improved to 2-1 with a 46-2 win over Wisconsin Milwaukee and a 26-12 victory against Southeast Missouri State at the Arena. Bill Ramsden pinned at 3:17 in 134 pounds, Mark Wiesen dominated at 177, while Rus Zintack led 167 pounds with a 13-3 decision. Other winners included John Gross, Bill Ramsden, Brian Castle, Tim Makay, Tom Vizzi, and George Brankowski as the Salukis build momentum toward Ball State tournament.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Southeast Missouri State
Salukis
UWM
Bill Ramsden
Don Cowden
Panthers
Southern
Mark Wiesen
Tom Tooner
Ken Karwowski
Tim Swoboda
Swoboda
Karwowski
Greg Dufek
Indians
Pound
Rus Zintack
John Gross
Brian Castle
Tim Maclay
Tom Vizzi
George Brankowski
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