Salukis face Wichita State in pivotal road test
SIU travels to Wichita State for a tough road game at Henry Levitt Arena. The Salukis seek to prove they can win on the road against a revived Shockers program and build on recent wins while preparing for a Monday trip to South Florida.
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Saluki
SIU
Wichita State
Arkansas
Paul Lambert
Salukis
Fayetteville
Ark
Henry Levitt Arena
Wheatshocker
Wichita
Shockers
Jack Hartman
Levitt Arena
Walt Frazier & Co
WSU
Southern Methodist
Nebraska
Colorado
Hartman
Kansas State
Manhattan
Liu
Gary Thompson
Southern
Thompson
Harry Miller
Miller
Fresno State
Eastern New Mexico
North Texas State
Terry Benton
Ron Harris
Mo-Valley
Vince Smith
Virgil Tucker
State
Tampa
South Florida
Jerry
Rend Lake
Southeastern Illinois
Southeastern
Southern Illinois Junior College Conference
Logan
Belleville
Centralia
Vienna advances to Shawnee invitational final with 82 59 win
Vienna defeats Cobden 82 59 to reach the Shawnee tournament final Saturday night. They will face the winner of Shawnee Dongola with a 4 3 record entering the championship. A 5 30 p m consolation game features Zeigler Royalton versus Carterville Egyptian winner.
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Vienna
Cobden
Eagles
Zeigler-Royalton
Shawnee
Dongola
Middendorf
Arbeiter
Schlimpert
Hamilton
Cave-In-Rock captures Equality tournament with win
Cave-In-Rock won its sixth win in seven starts by defeating Rosiclare 86 to 59 to claim the Equality tournament title. Crab Orchard outlasted Shawneetown 70 to 68 in overtime for third place.
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Cave-In-Rock
Rosiclare
Crab Orchard
Shawneetown
Tournament timetable and Royals pitcher of the year
The timetable lists tonight and Saturday basketball games including Carterville Egyptian, Dongola Shawnee, Cobden Don gola Shawnee, Zeigler Royalton, Vienna, Elverado Noble, Enfield Woodlawn, Lesser Bluford, Thompsonville Bluford, Allendale Wayne City, and Tonights second and third game winners. Royals honor Drago Dick Drago was named Pitcher of the Year of the Kansas City Royals.
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Elverado-Noble
Enfield-Woodlawn
Lesser-Bluford
Thompsonville- Bluford
Allendale
Wayne City
Royals
Drago
Kansas City
Dick Drago
Kansas City Royals
Louisville
Waltonville
Tamaroa
Mills Prairie
Elverado
Noble
Lesser-Cisne
Cowboys playoff fate rides on Cardinals game
Dallas faces St Louis in a national Saturday showdown to decide the Eastern Division and a first round playoff date. Dallas notes they have improved pass defense while noting Cardinals quarterback Jim Ray Hart’s big throw threat. If Dallas wins they clinch the division. a loss or tie reshapes playoff path toward Minnesota or Washington.
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Dallas
St Louis Cardinals
Jim Ray Hart
St. Louis
Ermal Allen
Cornell Green
Tom Landry
Cowboys
Minnesota
Cardinals
Washington
Cleveland
Redskins
Mouse Roars as SIU Star Delivers Wins
SIU guard John Garrett nicknamed Mouse by his brother stands 5 11 and 160 pounds yet leads in speed and ball handling. Coaches recall his late steal and jumper vs Creighton and his fast, road runner style energized the Salukis past Sul Ross State 97 to 77.
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Joe Mitch
SIU
John Garrett
Southern Illinois University
Garrett
Chester Story
Sul Ross State Lobos
Salukis
Mac
Creighton
Eddie Sutton
Bluejays
Winston-Salem
C. E. Gaines
Mouse
Sparta and Du Quoin reach SEC Grade finals
Sparta defeated Pinckneyville 60-34 and Du Quoin edged Murphysboro 53-50 in semifinals of the Southwest Egyptian Grade Conference basketball tournament at Nashville. Tonight Murphysboro and Pinckneyville meet for third place before the title game.
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Sparta
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Murphysboro
Nashville
Wilson
Dandridge
Weber
Mikalauski
Monroe
Smith
Gerlach
Christopher Leads Trico In Conference Action
Stats show Christopher scoring 18 points for Trico with 5 rebounds while teammates Thompson and Followell also contributed 28 and 32 points respectively. Riley and Odom added 16, Keller 10, McDonald 13, Throop 8, Hodge 7 as Trico-Towers faced Christopher-Towers with Thompson and Followell delivering high outputs.
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Christopher Christopher
Trico
Christopher — Towers
Thompson
Followell
Ray
Fletcher
Stanton
Riley
Odom
Keller
McDonald
Throop
Hodge
Christopher —Bower
Towers
Mononi
Byars
Furlow
Gardner
Svanda
M. Throop
G. Throop
Wittenborn
Beisner
Meyers
Foster eyes Rondon title clash after KO of Kelly
Bob Foster says the light heavy crown should be settled in two months with a potential title bout against Vincente Rondon after a third round technical knockout of Brian Kelly. Foster’s manager Lou Viscusi says Florida promoters aim for late January or February for the Rondon showdown.
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Bob Foster
Foster
Brian Kelly
Rondon
Kelly
Vincente Rondon
Venezuela
World Boxing Association
Lou Viscusi
Florida
Alton opens tourney with unheralded guard Hinrichs
Alton faces Peoria Manual in the Carbondale holiday tourney as Ralph Sterrett starts senior guard Matt Hinrichs, a 6-0 transfer from Alton Marquette who sat out last season. Hinrichs scored 31 in a 76-70 win over Edwardsville and 15 in a 66-59 win over Belleville East.
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Alton
Carbondale
Peoria Manual
Ralph Sterrett
Matt Hinrichs
Alton Marquette High
Edwardsville
Belleville East
Effingham
Dale
Granite City
Kevin Dyer
Kahoks
Rich Knorr
Shannahan
Collinsville
Knorr
Dyer
SIU Guards Put Up Strong Free Throw Streaks in Early Season
SIU guards Greg Starrick and John Garrett post high free throw accuracy in four games, though UCLA star Henry Bibby leads the nation with 30 of 31. Starrick and Garrett share standout scoring, while Don Portugal adds a 12 game streak. Starrick nears his own school record and SIU ranks with top guard scoring totals.
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John Garrett
SIU
Gregg Starrick
Greg Starrick
NCAA
Glen Stone
Henry Bibby
UCLA
Garrett
Starrick
Don Portugal
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Jerry King
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