Zeigler Tornadoes Eye Coal Belt crown under new coach
The Zeigler Tornadoes are among favorites to win the Coal Belt Conference basketball title with Frank Bleyer coaching for the first time after a successful football debut. Front row players include Jarvis Baumgarte Tolbert Mc Neal Ondo. Back row lists Kaski Earl Jelley Barnett Gil and Coach Bleyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeigler Tornadoes
Frank Bleyer
Jarvis
Baumgarte
Tolbert
Neal
Ondo
Kaski
Earl
Jelley
Bleyer
Barnett
Gilmore
Toppa High selects 10 players for first-year coach
In his first year at Toppa High School Bill Killen aims for a strong start with ten players. The photo shows front row Ross Johnson Bob Cockrel Lindell Oliver Harvey Hatfield Ronnie Summers and back row Coach Killen Gail Grace Doug las Mathis Eugene Anderson Elton Crim Gary Corry and Assistant Coach Sam Renno.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joppa
Toppa High School
Bill Killen
Ross Johnson
Bob Cockrel
Lindell Oliver
Harvey Hatfield
Ronnie Summers
Killen
Gail Grace
Douglas Mathis
Eugene Anderson
Elton Crim
Gary Corry
Sam Renno
Holiday Tourneys Open With Trico Colp Battles
Tournament schedule lists Game 1 Trico vs Colp at 7 p.m. and Game 2 Attucks vs Gorham at 8 30 p.m. on December 27 with a full slate through Dec 29 including winners and losers brackets across 23 games featuring Pana Herrin Pinckneyville Johnstown Centralia Quincy Mt Carmel Marion Champaign and other schools.
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Trico
Colp
Attucks
Gorham
Pana
Tilden Tech
A.m
Herrin
Granite City
Pinckneyville
Litchfield
Johnston City
Patoka
Mt. Carmel
Vandalia
Marion
Lincoln
Tournament schedule for Carbondale Mt Carmel and opponents
The card lists game times with Carbondale facing Mt. Carmel at 1 30 p.m. Mt Oliver plays Quincy Notre Dame at 3 p.m. Losers from games one and two meet at 7 30 p.m. Winners from games one and two play at 9 p.m.
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Carbondale
Mt. Carmel
Mt. Oliver
Quincy
Notre Dame
Edwardsville and Salem Lead Four Game Weekend Schedule
Four basketball games listed with start times: Edwardsville at Car tier Mills at 1 pm, Salem at Harrisburg at 2 30 pm, Sparta at West Frankfort at 7 30 pm, Mt Vernon at Metropolis at 9 pm. Follow up winners games 3 and 4 at 2 30 pm 7 30 pm and 9 pm.
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Edwardsville
Cartier Mills
Salem
Harrisburg
Sparta
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Metropolis
East St. Louis Holiday Tournament Schedule
Game 1 Lawrenceville versus Alton at 2 p.m. Game 2 Carbondale versus Wood River at 3 30 p.m. Game 3 Mt Pulaski versus Gillespie at 7 30 p.m. Game 4 East St Louis versus Lewistown at 9 p.m. on December 30. Losers Games 1 and 2 at 2 p.m. December 30. Losers Games 3 and 4 at 3 30 p.m. Winners Games 1 and 2 at 7 30 p.m. December 30. Winners Games 3 and 4 at 9 p.m. December 30. Game 9 Winners of Games 5 and 6 at 8 30 p.m. December 31.
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East ST. Louis
Lawrenceville
Alton
Carbondall
Wood River
Mt. Pulaski
Gillespie
Lewistown
Belehes
Ridgway Games Open Basketball Night Across Four Matchups
Four high school games listed for January 12 feature Allendale versus Equality at 7 p.m. Galatia faces Norris City at 7 p.m. Ridgway takes on Rossclare, 7 p.m. Grayville battles Shawneetown at 8 30 p.m.
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Ridgway
Allendale
Equality
Galatia
Norris City
Local football roster fragment lists players
The readable portion names Richard Shields and Gene Snider in second row, with Dean Snider Paul Sickler and George Dilday appearing in the sequence.
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Richard Shields
Gene Snider
Dean Snider
Paul Sickler
George Dilday
Basketball schedule for Waltonville and rivals
Jan 2 features five games with Waltonville against Walier at 1 30 p m Dahlgren meets Crab Orchard at 3 p m Bluford faces Thompson ville at 7 p m Woodlawn vs Royal ton at 8 30 p m Winners Games 1 2 play Jan 2 at 7 p m and Winners Games 3 4 at 8 30 p m on Jan 3
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Waltonville
Walier
Dahlgren
Crab Orchard
Bluford
Thompsonville
Woodlawn
Royalton
Local tournament set for January 2 and 3 games
The event runs two games each night at 7 p.m. with entries from Anna Jonesboro Metropolis Eldorado and Cairo. A blind drawing will determine pairings before the first session.
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Anna-Jonesboro
Metropolis
Eldorado
Cairo
Local entrants set for 7 p.m session draw
Starting at 7 p.m. Sesser Du Quoin Zeigler and Elkville are the entries. A blind drawing will determine the pairings before the first session.
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Sesser
du Quoin
Zeigler
Elkville
Vienna Eagles announce 1952-53 basketball lineup
The Vienna Eagles men’s team, coached by Glenn Jones, lists players in 1952 53 front row Bruce Walters Fred Mots Kenneth Keen Bob Shoemaker John Cavitt Coy Wells Ron ald Webb back row Coach Jones Manager Dick Hunsaker Carl Rock Davidson Jim Taylor Don Jobe Bob Hight Howard Powell and Assistant Coach Ed Thies in a season roster.
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Vienna Eagles
Glenn Jones
Bruce Walters
Fred Mots
Kenneth Keen
Bob Shoemaker
John Cavitt
Coy Wells
Ronald Webb
Coach Jones
Dick Hunsaker
Carl
Rock) Davidson
Jim Taylor
Don Jobe
Bob Hight
Howard Powell
Ed Thies
Team lineup photograph features local players and coach
Front row left to right William Pender Billy Lentz Jack Edleman Harold Earnhart Ray Schluter. second row Coach L C Myers Howard Theis Robbie Bourland Carl George Gelbert Theis Kay Keller Kenneth Corzine. back row Joe Davis Eugene Peek Harold Fisher Bruce Williams Ronnie Karracker Robbie Schluter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Pender
Billy Lentz
Jack Eddleman
Harold Earnhart
Ray Schluter
C. Myers
Howard Theis
Robbie Bourland
Carl George
Gelbert Theis
Kay Keller
Kenneth Corzine
Joe da
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Zeigler Team
Shirley Shannon
JoAnn Thompson
Charene
Sumner
Hurst Bush
Mounds Douglass
Shawnee
Centralia
Champaign
Flora
Gorham Mustangs
John Hellmer
Homer Bunselmeyer
Bill Rathjen
Randall Keins
Merle Geiger
Dan Dunn
Philli Reames
Roger Cluster
FrankKorando
Vienna
Vienna High
Patty Davidson
Shirley Handley
Mary Sanders, Eula Smith
Dongola
Phyllis Sheffer
Violet Ba
Ker, Joan Bourland and
Yvonne Corzine
Dongola’s Demons
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