Centralia and rivals clash in prep boys basketball slate
State ranked Centralia visits today as Herrin plays Harrisburg and Murphysboro hosts Massac County in the SIRR Ohio race. Also Nashville at Pinckneyville in the SIRR Mississippi and Crab Orchard at Pope County in the GEC.
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SIU lands Brent Little in late recruitment bid
SIU football coach Jerry Kill broke his usual patience rule to land Brent Little a 6-1, 175-pound wide receiver from Poplar Bluff Missouri. Little chose SIU over Northern Iowa Rutgers amid late Rutgers interest after SIU gave him extra time to decide.
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Rush hour start unsettles Nina Kemppel in Olympic cross country
Nina Kemppel, born in a Colorado canyon after her mother fell rock climbing, faces a marathon-style 15-kilometer cross-country freestyle at the Winter Olympics. She notes the chaotic, rush-hour-like start after two prior Olympic appearances as the first woman to make four U.S. cross country teams.
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Carrying The Torch Final Olympic relay and opening ceremony plans
On the final day of the Olympic torch relay the route starts at 5 a.m. at the medals plaza and continues through Salt Lake City to the University of Utah stadium for the opening ceremony. NBC will broadcast the ceremony. the piece also recalls racing memories and strategy from Kempfel.
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Lady Devils win first Class A regional title in school history
Lesser-Valier girls basketball team defeats Woodlawn 55 41 to claim the program’s first regional crown in more than two decades. Coach Shadowens jokes about the celebratory dance after the win as Kandace Roberts nets 16 points with four three pointers and Amber Docherty adds ten points. The Red Devils advance to face Carlyle in the Nashville Sectional.
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SIU Salukis plan major schedule shakeup for football
Steve Cunningham reports SIU, under coach Bill and AD Kowalczyk, plans a lighter non conference slate with more Division II and weaker FBS opponents. The 2002 schedule could feature seven home games and avoid costly road losses as rebuilding continues, with Eastern Michigan and Kentucky State cited as potential early opponents.
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