Edwardsville Tigers Outlast Mt Vernon 62 55 for Holiday Crown
Edwardsville defeated Mt Vernon 62-55 to end the Rams seven year hold on holiday tournaments. Joe Lucco led Edwardsville with 27 points as Mt Vernon rallied late but could not close the gap. Harrisburg beat Sparta 65-47 for third, while Sparta and Harrisburg featured in the consolation tilt.
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Merle Jones
Mt. Vernon
Rams
Joe Lucco
Edwardsvile Tigers
Tigers
Mr. Vernon
Harrisburg
Sparta
Blatz Beer Team Wins Central States Bowling Tour Title
Blatz Beer of Chicago captured the team division with 2867 points in the Central States Bowling Tour. The meet began November 8 and drew 182 teams. Other winners included doubles Primosch Schultz of Cleveland, 1139. doubles handicap Gauer Yount of Akron, 1257. singles actual Miller of Chicago, 657. singles handicap Jensen of Chicago, 694. all events Ladewig of Grand Rapids, 1880.
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Blatz
Seattle tops St Josephs as O'Brien sets scoring mark
Johnny O'Brien of Seattle scored 26 points to reach 2 618 career college basketball points and set a four year scoring record in a 90 77 win over St Josephs.
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Philadelphia
Johnny O'Brien
Seattle
St. Joseph’s
Hockey Scores Chicago Defeats New York 6 to 3
Chicago blows past New York 6 to 3 in a high scoring NHL game. Detroit edges Boston by margin not shown, with final score unclear in provided text.
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Chicago
New York
Detroit
Boston
NBA Results From Sunday Action
New York beat Philadelphia 72 to 54 and Syracuse topped Indianapolis 84 to 73. Boston defeated Ft Wayne 89 to 66 while Minneapolis won 86 to 77 against Milwaukee.
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New York
Philadelphia
Syracuse
Indianapolis
Boston
Ft. Wayne
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Millikin Dominates Southern 95 86 On Flora Night
Millikin defeated Southern 95 to 86 as Bob Kowa scored 39 points on 17 of 22 shooting and five free throws. Gib Kurtz and Bob Nickolaus added 20 each for Southern, which shot 33 percent and trailed by eight points late in the final period. Southern falls to 3-1 in LLA C play as Normal and Western visit Carbondale after a two week break.
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Southern
Flora
Redhot
Millikin
Lynn Holder
Salukis
Bob Kowa
Olney
Kowa
Big Blue
Sraight
Bob Nickolaus
Gib Kurtz
Holder
Big Ten Cagers Back In Action This New Year Week
Big Ten basketball returns with seven conference games this week. Illinois faces St Marys of California away from Champaign while Michigan State meets Minnesota, and Indiana plays Michigan as Ohio State visits Michigan State. Non league games include Michigan hosting Butler Northwestern hosting Notre Dame and Marquette hosting Minnesota.
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Big Ten
Illinois
Illini
Minnesota
Ohio State
St. Mary’s
California
Champaign
Wisconsin
Iowa
Northwestern
Michigan State
Minneapolis
Indiana
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Marquette
Midwest
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Loyola of Chicago
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de Paul
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Springfield
Mass
Mt Vernon and Edwardsville vie for state bid in tough tourney scene
Mt. Vernon stars Lucco and Herren center a young squad with juniors Gregor Ohl and Dudacek shaping up for next season. Edwardsville edged Carrier Mills in overtime and holds hopes amid strong local rivals Collinsville Alton Highland Madison.
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Joe Lucco
Edwardsville
Mt. Vernon
Jim Herren
Lucco
Jim Barton
Herren
Herman Shaw
Bob Gregor
Don Ohl
Don ‘Dudacek
Bill Penelton
Carrier Mills
Harrisburg
Egypt
Tigers
Collinsville
Alton
Highland
Madison
Stokes Leads Mt Vernon Tourney Scoring Run
Jim Stokes of Mt Vernon scored 55 points in three games to top the Mt Vernon tourney scoring. Other high totals included Wilmoth 51 for HBG, Ohl 51 for Edw, Barton 47 for Edw, Fulton 43 for Sparta, Williams 43 for Sparta, Gregor 39 for Edw, Thompson 39 for Mt W, Dalton 35 for HBG, with Butch Newport of Salem at 23 and John Stankovich of West Frankfurt at 22.
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ED Ville
MT. Vernon
Gregor Stokes
Barton Richards Herren Thomps
Ohl
Edmison
Dudacek
Avant Shaw Driggers
Penelton Friend
Clark
Edwardsville
Me. Vernon
Harrisburg
Sparta G
Wilmoth Fulton
Rick Williams Taylor
Dalton MecKni't Trevathan
Hays Moore Reige
Gidcomb Pilliers
Culley
Sparta
Ed’ville
Gregor
Wilmoth
Barton
Dalton
Taylor
Shaw
Rick
Hays
Penelton
Ozment
Herren
Wallace
Barry
Gidcomb
Riegel
Werner
O Culley
Stokes Piller Thomps
Richards Fulton Avant
McKnit
Edmison Williams
Driggers Buescher
Whitlock Wiggs
T’vathan
Stokes
Williams
Thompson
Fulton
Newport
Stankovich
Jim Stokes
Mt. W
Butch” Newport
Salem
John Stankovich
West Frankfor
Harrisburg Tigers Feature Fred Wil moth in Winter Form
Fred Wil moth of Harrisburg has emerged as a leading scorer with 15 to 20 points per game and impressive mobility for a 250 pound center. Edwardsville hit 20 of 45 and Mt Vernon 21 of 45 as Harrisburg impressed at the basket. Lincoln coach Paul Johnson plays in the Centralia tourney while visiting family, with Mark Peterman forecasting holiday tourney winners.
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Egypt
Fred Wilmoth
Harrisburg
Edwardsville
Mt. Vernon
Tigers
Lincoln
Paul Johnson
Centralia
Cairo Sumner Ends Hurst-Bush Unbeaten String
Cairo Sumner upset the Hurst-Bush Hummers 81 56 in a regional semifinal. Larnell Wells led Cairo with 27 points as Garfe Garrett added 25, while Hurst-Bush shot poorly at .260 and fouled out their star Havens. Cairo advances to face Mounds Douglas in the semifinals.
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Hurst-Bush
Bob Smith
Hurst-Bush Hammers
Cairo Sumner Boys
C. K. Cole
Hummers
Larnell Wells
Cage Court
Wells
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Larry Havens
Hurst Bush
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Tom Scott
Jerry Tarantino
Cairo Sumner
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Robins
Holland
Thomas
Scott
Garrett
Tar’tino
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Olkoski
Fann
Mounds
Shawnee
Branch
Johnson
H. Branch
Nathy Edwards
Kerr Tompkins
Walker
King
Cripps
Wade
Beckom
Hughes
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Carbondale Cops Third In Mt Carmel Tourney
Carbondale Terriers lose to Mt Carmel 49 40 in first round then beat Notre Dame of Quincy 63 46 to take third place Archie Dees led Mt Carmel with 22 points Ken Marin and Wayman Holder paced Carbondale with 15 and 11 points Morris led Quincy with 20 as Holder and Martin each scored 22 and 16 respectively for Carbondale in the two games The Terriers faced a two week layoff before resuming play in East St Louis against Wood River at 7 30 p.m.
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Gordon Cozadd
Carbondale Terriers
Mt. Carmel
Terriers
Notre Dame
Quincy
Mt. Olive
McBridemen
Wabash
Archie Dees
Dees
Carbondale
Ken Marin
Wayman Holder
Cox
Community
Aces
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Martin
Perry
Morris
Howe
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John Langan
Damhorst
East St. Louis
Wood River
Carbondale MT. Carmel
Ik . Martin
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Steckler
Langan
Woods
Peterson
Quincy N.D
K. Mart
Clow
Damhorazt
A Winking
Langan Peterson
Klingele
Ebert and Mencel Share Big Ten Scoring Lead
Ohio State junior Paul Ebert and Minnesota sophomore Chuck Mencel pace the Big Ten scoring race with 19.2 points per game through four contests. Indiana’s Don Schlundt sits third at 18.8 in five games, followed by Illinois’ John Kerr at 18.2 in five.
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Paul Ebert
Ohio State
Chuck Mencel
Minnesota
Ebert
Mencel
Don Schlundt
Indiana
John Kerr
Illinois
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