Saline teams upset in Eldorado Holiday Tourney opener
Saline County schools posted upsets in the Eldorado Holiday Tournament as Harrisburg defeated Metropolis 53-42 and Eldorado beat Vienna 61-57. Carlyle fell to Fairfield 68-67, while McLeansboro lost to Ridgway 48-41 with Brad Lee injured.
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Mike Estes
Southern Illinois
Saline County
Eldorado
Harrisburg
Bulldogs
Metropolis
Eagles
Vienna
Carlyle
Ray Harriss
Cairo
Johnston City
Pilots
Meridian
Red Hill
Anthony Venson
Carrier Mills-Stonefort
Norris City
Benton
Trojans
Steve Woodward
Bas
Huckleberry
Doug Hines
Fairfield
Albert Andrews
Terry Ayers
Andrew
Mules
Mike Sommer
Indians
Bob Gooch
Gooch
Billy Mills
Sommer
Mark Lange
Troy Johnson
van Griffith
James Boehne
Andrews
Lange
Johnson
Red Devils edged by Oak Forest in Carbondale tourney
Murphyboro Red Devils star Robbie Williams, age 13, dribbles past Oak Forest's Kevin Murphy as the Devils fall 56 48 in the first round of the Carbondale Holiday Tournament. They face Champaign Centennial in a 4 p.m consolation game.
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Murphysboro
Red
Robbie Williams
Oak Forest
Kevin Murphy
Devils
Carbondale
Red Devils
Champaign Centennial
Rend Lake and Shawnee advance in Lincoln Land Classic
Rend Lake crushed Truman 101 80 and Shawnee edged Sauk Valley 83 77 in Springfield to reach the semifinals. Rend Lake meets Thornton at 4 p m and Shawnee faces host Lincoln Land at 9 p m. Creel scored 25 for Rend Lake with Brookins 16 and Roundtree 22 for Shawnee. Foggs added 15 for the Saints as Shawnee shot 45 percent to Sauk Valley 37 percent.
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Rend Lake
Truman
Shawnee
Sauk Valley
Springfield
Thornton
Lincoln Land
Doug Creel
Ron Brookins
Phil Roundtree
Ren Foggs
Saints
Centralia tournament seeds on target after first day
Four top seeds Chicago Manley Centralia East St. Louis and Homewood Flossmoor won on Thursday in the 37th annual Centralia Holiday Tournament. Centralia rallied past Chicago Marist 71-58 with Ruben McClain scoring 29. Benton beat Edwardsville 56-49. Manley rolled Arlington 76-47 and Evanston edged Mascoutah 56-54 on a late free throw. East St. Louis routed Rich East 72-39 while Homewood Flossmoor topped Mount Vernon 57-41. Bradley Bourbonnais beat Belleville West 68-66 in OT, and Champaign Central defeated Woodruff 48-41. Evening card includes East St. Louis vs Evanston and Centralia vs Bradley Bourbonnais.
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Doug Dorris
Southern Illinoisan
Chicago Manley
Centralia
East St. Louis
Homewood-Flossmoor
Chicago Marist
Benton
Edwardsville
Mount Vernon
Jim Roberts
Roberts
Rangers
Ranger
Tigers
Tom Hanson
Jim LaBuch
Curtis Smith
Steve Shurtz
Tim Wills
Chicago
Cross
Mascoutah
Kris Jenner
Jenner
Evanston
Wes Wallace
Wallace
Flyers
Rich East
Coy Nunn
James Douglas
Ken King
Tom Braunschreiber
Bramschreiber
Vikings
Rams
Belleville West
Jerry Haas
Boilermakers
Tom Hudson
Steve Jones
Champaign Central
Peoria Woodruff
Curtis McFarland
Bradley- Bourbonnais
Marist
Saluki swimmer treated at Mayo Clinic for infection
Chris Phillips, senior on Southern Illinois University Carbondale's men's swim team, is receiving treatment at the Mayo Clinic for a serious leg infection after from Evansville hospital transfer. He swam the 800-yard freestyle relay in recent NCAA meets and is not expected to swim this season. Cards can be sent to Room 6118, Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota 55901.
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Chris Phillips
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Mayo Clinic
Bob Steele
Steele
Phillips
Carbondale Community High School
Evansville
Ind
Salukis
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minn
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Hosman
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Terry Silas
Mark Finnie
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Mark Kinkade
Mike Kerley
Jerry Lower
Shawnee Post
Bob Doers
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Aedie Sis Bier Radio
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Goodyear
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American Express
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Oodfyea
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E. Main
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University Mall
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