Houston hps Gophers 103 65 domination over Minnesota
Houston defeated Minnesota 103 65 as New Mexico State beat Purdue 87 80 and Northwestern beat Missouri 79 68. Indiana and Ohio State, both unbeaten, faced Notre Dame and New Mexico State respectively as the Big Ten race continued.
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Galesburg Tops Illinois High School Basketball Poll
The unbeaten Galesburg Silver Streaks maintain the No. 1 spot in the second AP Illinois poll, receiving 10 first place votes and 243 points. Elmhurst York is No. 2, Effingham up to No. 3, with Mount Vernon, LaSalle-Peru, Lockport Central and others also advancing in the top 16.
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Eldorado Wins Openers In Eldorado Tournament Finals Bound
Eldorado defeated Norris City 75 63 while Ridgway beat Carrier Mills 85 76 in opening round games. Terry Raid scored 29 for Eldorado lifting past a 51 51 tie as six Carrier Mills fouled out leaving three on the floor late. Stallings led Ridgway with 29 before fouling out as Ridgway pulled away in the final quarter.
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I H S A announces basketball district regional and sectional centers
The Illinois High School Association names prep basketball tournament centers with SIU Arena hosting a sectional and first round state games. Carbondale Central gains local management as U. School drops athletics, with regional winners advancing from Cairo, Marion, Salem, Sparta to Carbondale and Harrisburg regionals producing a Harrisburg winner.
Racing purses to rise across major circuits in 1968
NASCAR and USAC expect higher purses in 1968 as Grand National and championship Indy car race purses climb. Daytona 500 prize pool tops $200,000 with a $36,450 winner’s share plus $100 per led lap. total purses last year reached about $190,000. Attendance was about 53 million for 1967 motor sports events.
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Centralia holiday tourney seeds set for 16 teams
Decatur and York top the field, both unbeaten, as seedings for the Centralia tournament are announced. Top teams include Champaign Hinsdale, Belleville West, New Trier East, and York Salem with matchups Benton Edwardsville, Decatur Joliet Central, and Thornton Metropolis among the eight first round pairings. The tourney runs Wednesday to Friday with a consolidated final session featuring only third place and title games after semifinals.
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College Cage Scores Roundup Of Weekend Wins
Bucknell beat Penn State 83 to 68 while Northeastern edged Harvard 72 67. Florida topped Vanderbilt 74 72 and Georgia defeated Furman 94 80. Navy beat Geo Wash 86 59 with Wake Forest 108 over William and Mary 79.
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Prep cage dates told for state high school tourney play
The state high school basketball competition opens February 26 in 42 district centers and ends with the state finals March 22 23 at the University of Illinois. ISHA announced district regional sectional and finals with sectional winners including the Chicago public champion advancing to first round finals March 19. Assignments of 711 high schools to districts and regions will be announced around January 12. Sectional centers list includes Arlington Heights Aurora East Bridgeport Carbondale Central Champaign Central Dixon East St. Louis Harrisburg Hinsdale Central Jacksonville Lockport West Normal U Peoria Woodruff Rock Island Springfield Lanphier. First round final centers include Carbondale Central Charleston DeKalb Evanston Northwestern Hinsdale Central Macomb Western Normal U and Peoria Bradley. FROSH BASKETBALL Herrin 50 Benton 40.
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