Saluki wrestlers triumph over Bloomsburg 23 9 in SIU debut
Southern Illinois University earned a 23 9 victory over previously unbeaten Bloomsburg State in SIU Arena as four Salukis Jan Gitcho Terry Magoon Rich Casey and Ben Cooper stayed undefeated. Cooper won by forfeit at 177 pounds and Bruce Underwood 6 0 at 167 also contributed.
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Crossville and Equality open with wins in tournament
Crossville defeated Equality 76 to 70 in opening night action led by Hennings and Whittenborn. Shawneetown fell 54 to 69 to St Francisville York as St Francisville York posted balanced scoring.
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UCLA Leads AP Basketball Poll with One NC Voter
The Associated Press top 20 college basketball ranking shows UCLA as No. 1 with 29 of 30 first place votes and 598 points, while North Carolina receives the remaining first place ballot and sits at No. 2 with 542 points. Davidson, Kentucky, New Mexico, Cincinnati, Notre Dame and Villanova hold the next spots as St. Bonaventure climbs to No. 9 and Santa Clara rises to No. 16 with several other teams listed among those receiving votes.
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Shawnee Invitational Opens With Gorham Favorite
Gorham, undefeated in seven starts and winner in five of seven, is the top pick as the Shawnee invitational basketball tourney opens tonight. Gorham faces 1-4 Egyptian at 7 p.m. and Century meets 4-1 Vienna. Wednesday features Dongola vs Carterville at 7 and Shawnee vs Cobden at 8:30 with semifinals Thursday and finals Friday.
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College Basketball Scores Roundup
College basketball results include Columbia 85 Lehigh 47 Buffalo 66 Penn St 60 North Carolina 90 Clemson 69 Vanderbilt 92 Bowling Green 67 Mississippi 77 Furman 72 Louisville 79 Florida St 78 Wake Forest 75 Austin Peay 73 East Tennessee 71 Roanoke 52 Tulane 114 Texas Tech 91 Mississippi St 65 Auburn 59 Indiana 88 Loyola Chicago 93 Notre Dame 69 Minnesota 65 Nebraska 73 Michigan State 59 Kansas 72 Murray State 59 Detroit 71 St Bonaventure 68 Southwest Missouri 95 NW Missouri Central Missouri 89 NE Missouri 71 MacMurray 80 Illinois College 60 Czech Nationals 100 Millikin Houston 87 Kansas State 84 Colorado 79 New Mexico 72 Wyoming 87 Stanford 73 Ohio State 75 Washington State 74 Southern California 83 Cincinnati 68 Idaho State 71 South Dakota 69 Nevada 107 Western Illinois 90
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Arthur Ashe Sr. Arrives in Australia to Cheer Davis Cup Team
Arthur Ashe Sr., a Richmond patrolman, flew to Adelaide to support his son and the U S Davis Cup squad against Australia. He praised a Richmond fund that financed his trip and said his family back home thought he was crazy to travel abroad for the event.
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Champaign Central Tops AP Illinois High School Poll
Champaign Central is No. 1 in the AP weekly Illinois high school basketball poll. Rockford West is No. 2 with Galesburg and Proviso East following, as Carbondale sits sixth after Mount Vernon’s loss. The top 16 teams and further honors are listed with won loss records and poll points.
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Terriers Face Early Test In Mt Vernon Marion Trips
Carbondale Terriers, 4-0 this season, host Mt Vernon Friday and visit Marion Saturday as coach Walt Moore weighs how his team handles height and zones. Key players Les Taylor and Bob Pankey combined for 71 points against Herrin, while guard Steve Thompson and rebounder Jim Martin are projected to bolster offense and defense.
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Centralia Holiday Tournament Pairings Released
The 26th annual Centralia holiday tournament in three days lists first round games on December 26 at Centralia. Jacksonville faces Homewood Flossmoor at 9 a.m. and Champaign Central meets Nashville at 10:30 a.m. Other matchups include New Trier East versus Freeport and Centralia against Elmhurst York in the later sessions.
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