Carmi Faces Close Losses and Stronger Teams This Season
Carmi, with a 4-1 record, lost a tight 65-64 decision to Kidsnert after leading late, and earned a key win over a strong McLeansboro squad. Coach McDougal praised McLeansboro's balance while noting Carmi’s improved defense and balanced scoring front. Bridgeport and McLeansboro remain tough opponents. Carmi also beat Fairfield, Lawrenceville, Norris City, and Olney before Mt. Vernon tourney play.
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Carmi
Carmian
McDougal
Bridgeport
Steve Cunningham
Stan Cutchin
Fairfield
Lawrenceville
Norris City
Olney
Mt. Vernon
Roy O'Neal
Cunningham
Kenny Winter
Bill Fulkerson
Charles Dungey
SIU Captures Cape Championship In Holiday Tourney
SIU men defeat Arkansas Tech 68 48 to claim Cape Girardeau tournament title. Charley Vaughn scores 21 points in his farewell game and ends with 2088 career points while setting a 23 straight free throw mark. Gualdoni and Spila key for Salukis, Vaughn named to 10 man all tourney team. Warrensburg, Kirksville, Rolla also win in other tournament games.
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Southern Ilinois University
Charley Vaughn
Cape’ Girardeau
Arkansas Tech
Vaughn
SIU
Warrensburg
Cape
Kirksville
Springfield
Tech
Harry Gallatin
Salukis
Jim Gualdoni
Gualdoni
Vangima
Ed Spila
Frank Lentfer
Stu
Ken Saylors
Spila
Namng
Norm Schuchtan
Rolla
Rita Vallino
Bob Dennis
Wartensburg
Bill Giessing
Vivian Reed
Charles Marshall
Milt McPike
Saylors
Hood
Lentier
Tenson
Boley
MecKinney
Ratchford
Bradford
Jones
Castleberry
Hamm
Swart Ineligible Forces Possible Forfeit For Normal
Normal Star Swart, center for the Normal basketball team, was ruled ineligible after a conference vote. The decision could force Normal to forfeit two Interstate Conference wins, affecting the league lead as Central Michigan and SIU would lead at 2-0 if forfeits occur. SIU and Normal both would be without star players in their next matchup at Carbondale.
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John. Swart
Ilinois Normal
Redbirds
Swart
SIU
Eastern Michigan
Harry Gallatin
Normal
Central
Central Michigan
Ted
Carbondale
Murphysboro Men Bowling League Weekly Standings
Best Truck Service leads with 50m 1753 Busch Bavarian and 45 23 Meyer Denny series. Team marks include high series by Meyer Denny 2,72 and Best Trucks 2,766. Busch Bavarian high game 989 and individual top scores by J. D. Suinn and R. Mohlenbrock.
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Murphysboro
Busch Bavarian
Meyer Denny
Sun Crest Soda
Rome Tavern
RB Schwebel Printing
Logan House
Grammers Orchards
Best Trucks
Bost Trucks
J. D. Suinn
Bost
R. Hohlenbrock
Meyer
Denny
D. Hanson
di Nesler
J. O’guinn
R. Mohlenbrock
Mayay Denny
Silent scoreline of district hoops results and names
Chicago area and central Illinois basketball results list multiple games and outcomes from state matchups. Schools mentioned include St. Patrick LaSalle St. Procopius St. Mel Wheaton Francis St. George Centralia Salem Pinckneyville Carbondale Danville Bradley Mattoon Sparta Robinson Pana Breese Mater Dei Warrensburg Latham McLeansboro Norris City Ridgway Freeburg Waterloo Pontiac Peoria Richwoods Bloom Arlington Heights Anna-Jonesboro Princeton Lockport Peoria Richwoods Morrison Fulton Geneseo Riverdale Prophetstown Lanark Hanover Chadwick Thomson Mount Carroll Rich East Thornton Homewood Thornridge Proviso East York Freeport Lanark Pearl City Hanover DeKalb Proviso Maine Morton Niles West Niles East Lincoln-Way Braidwood Grant Park Kankakee East Aurora Clifton Central Wauconda Tuley Steinmetz Ela Vernon Central Teutopolis Vandalia Flora Monticello Tolono Unity Tolono Rantoul Newman Atwood Melvin Newman Consoilation.
Kentucky Advances? Confusing Tourney Score Card
Kentucky leads a messy tournament recap with scattered scores Tennessee 75 Xavier 70 and Kansas 87, Kentucky 80 in an unclear order. The fragmented OCR mentions title round outcomes and school names including Tennessee Xavier Kentucky and Kansas without coherent context.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Xavier
Oly
KentUky
Kansas
Carmi Triumphs Mt Vernon 55-45 In Egyptian Tourney
Carmi defeated Mt Vernon 55 to 45 to seize Egyptian tournament honors led by Dungey and Fulkerson. Mt Vernon’s Yates and Black scored in double figures but Carmi contained the late scoring pressure, building a 39-32 edge after three quarters and sealing the win with key free throws.
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Carmi
Mt. Vernon
Rams
Fulkerson
Mi. Vernon
Bulldogs
Ramis
Black
Danny Jones
Dee Rutherford
Harrisburg
West Frankfort
Dave Pavelonis
Ed Canon
Allen Kladiva
Bobby Brown
Dungey
Behnke
Winter
Cutchin
Travels
Yates
Beeson
Jones
Webb
Rutherford
Frick Trapped After Shooting by Guards In Marion
Marion guard Steve Fisher aged 22 and Jim Robinson aged 44 confronted Frick after a shot was fired. The confrontation occurred with another player, Phil Steinmetz, also named in the scene. Details remain unclear.
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Frick
Marion
Steve
Hervin
Steve Fisher
Jim Robinson
Herrin
Phil Steinmetz
Sparta Drops Two In Paris Cage Tourney
Sparta lost its two starts in the Paris tournament last week, opening 58-50 to Paris and then 75-53 to Mattoon in consolation play. Mattoon led 22-9 after one quarter and 41-21 at halftime as Sparta struggled. Key scorers included Kimery 22 and Hovious 8 for Mattoon, and 16 for Sparta’s Laws with Hodge 8 and Cairns 8 among others.
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Sparta
Paris
Mattoon
Kimery
Tale
Troyer
Piller
Hovious
Rose
Laws
Keene
Wolfe
Cairns
Hodge
Albrecht
Nitsche
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Tom McKie
Big West Frankfort
Wa Green
Wayne Williams
Tom
McKie
Joe Wendryhoski
Bill Trees
Bob Brown
Missouri Journey
Arkansas State
John Robinson
Bill Geissing
Cape Girardeau
Junior Schuechman
Caps
Charlie Vaughn
Bud Vallino
Central Missouri
Edwardsville
Eft
Ed’ Spila
Frank Lentier
Dan Corbin
Harold Hood
Harry
Hert DuSable
Parker
Chicago
St. Patrick
LaSalle
St.Procopius
St. Mel
Wheaton
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St. George
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Salem
Wood River
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Danville
Bradley
Robinson
Pana
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His. Mation
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Assumption
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Paul
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Eldorado
Metropolis
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Dupo
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Pontiac
Peoria
Richwood
Lockport
Bloom
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Arlington
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Boro
Consolation LaSalle
Peru
Anna-Jones
Peoria Richwoods
Prophetstown
Sterling Newman
Morrison
Proviso
Maine Fast
Morton
West
Niles West
Niles East
Lincoln-Way
Lincoln Way
Braidwood
Grant Park
Plainfield
Kankakee Kankakee
East Aurora
Prospect
Clifton Central
EY Dundee
Cary “Grove
Ela
Pernon
Wauconda
Tuley
Steinmetz
Ela Vernon
Teutopolis
Effingh
Vandalia
Flora
Monticello
Atwood
Rartoul
Tolono Unity
Melvin
Tolono
Rantoul
Newman
Consoilation
Arthur Blava
Narvisburg
Devil's Kitchen
Cline Skelcher
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