Mt Vernon anglers chase bass on Texas and Mexico lakes
Mt Vernon anglers led by Phelps fished Toledo Bend Texas catching about 50 bass up to 5 1/2 pounds. Rodney Elliott Gary Marlow and Darrell Sheridan boated 400 bass up to seven pounds at Lake Guerrero in Mexico. The Lunker Busters praised Guerrero as a premier winter bass lake. Toledo Bend and Guerrero offer strong fishing in January and February despite cool Texas weather.
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Art Reid
Mt. Vernon
Wals
Mexico
Phelps
Mt. Vernon “Bend
Lunker Busters Club
Toledo Bend
Texas
Lake Guerrero
Rodney Elliott
Gary Marlow
Darrell Sheridan
Elliott
Lake Guererro
Outdoors Lake Guererro Fishing and Duck Season Notes
Mild temperatures melt ice on Lake Guererro aided by rain. Crappie anglers fish from banks and bridges using live minnows. Duck hunting ends Monday at sunset after 45 uneventful days with few ducks in Southern Illinois early in the season and migration slowed by freezes. Waterfowl season overall was fair, not outstanding or worst in years.
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Guererro
Illinois
Nashville Tops Seed In Breese Mater Dei Holiday Tourney
Nashville earns No. 1 seed at the Breese Mater Dei Holiday Tournament and opens against East St. Louis Assumption at 2 30 p m on December 27 as the four day event features 16 teams. Sparta draws Breese Mater Dei at 3 p m the same day while other first round games include Highland St Paul O Fallon Aviston Central Taylorville and more. Nashville coach Bob Bogle laments the tough pairings as he faces Assumption and Springfield Griffin in later rounds.
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Nashville
Southern Illinoisan
Breese Mater Dei
Hornets
East St. Louis Assumption
Breese
Sparta
Highland St. Paul- O’fallon
Aviston Central
Taylorville
Springfield Griffin- Highland
Madison- Greenville
Okawville-Chatham-Glenwood
Waterloo
Aurora Central Catholic
Madison
Highland St. Paul
Okawville
Springfield Griffin
Bob Bogle
SIU to play Redbirds in Illinois State clash
SIU at Illinois State Saturday at 1 p.m. features Redbirds senior Charlotte Lewis, an Olympian and all American, praised as the top rebounder. Salukis aim to rebound after recent wins and a loss to the Redbirds last season.
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Southern Dinois University-Carbondale
Ilinois State
Redbirds
Charlotte Lewis
Saluki
Cindy Scott
Salukis
Central Missouri State
Indiana
Scott
Siuc
Bonnie Foley
Ysao Faber
Lynn Willams
Jert Hoffman
Sue Schaeffer
SICC Race Resumes With Key Mideast Showdowns Tonight
The Southern Minors College Conference basketball race resumes with games at Wabash Valley and Bend Lake. John A. Logan College seeks a second win in SICC play against Wabash Valley, both teams 1-0. Southeastern Illinois, the defending champion, plays Rend Lake, which is 0-1 in league play.
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Southern Minors
Wabash Valley
Bend Lake
John A. Logan College
Southeastern Ilinois
Rend Lake
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Chicago
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Mbare
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Slo
Wens
Wey Nolds
Phe
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Anoa
Jane Anne Williams
CIPS
Central Illinois Public Ser
Arvin
ESRAY
Winson, Co
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Pontiag Grant
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Merguay
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