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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 2002
Page
15
Carbondale hosts Belleville Althoff while Mount Vernon visits a strong Decatur MacArthur squad in Tuesday high school basketball action.
NBC airs speed skating curling and biathlon events from noon to 11 p m with additional programming including men's and women's hockey and alpine events. Shannon Bain commits to Bend Lake College for next season after starring for the Rangerettes Elite Eight with 274 digs. Rend Lake signs 10 freshmen and seeks three more recruits. Carterville Lesser-Valier nets 62 61 106 81.
SIU men’s basketball must beat Illinois State at Redbird Arena to stay in the MVC title hunt. The Salukis, 21-5 overall and 11-3 in the league, face ISU in a 2:05 p.m. matchup with Creighton looming. Kent Williams leads SIU while ISU sits at 13-12, 9-5, after a Jan 5 win by SIU.
Chris Klug, a liver transplant survivor, won bronze in parallel giant slalom at the Salt Lake Games after binding a broken boot buckle with duct tape. Philipp Schoch of Switzerland took gold, Richard Richardsson of Sweden silver, as Canada’s drama with a second gold unfolded.
Nashville Hornets rally past Du Quoin 74 to 61 to seize a piece of the SIRR Mississippi boys basketball title. Du Quoin finishes 7-3 in league play and shares crown with Nashville, which extended a history of league titles. Coach Darin Lee admitted doubts after a prior loss left Nashville two games back with two to play. Pinckneyville’s Tuesday defeat of Du Quoin sparked the rally and Nashville’s subsequent win completed the twist of fate.
Egyptian earns a 67-63 victory to clinch a share of the South Egyptian Conference title, matching Goreville at 7-1. Senior-laden Pharaohs led by Keith Williams with 25 points and Dana Ford with 16 points, 9 rebounds, 6 steals, as Century briefly rallied.
NASCAR allowed Ford and Dodge another spoiler trim of a quarter inch two days before the Daytona 500 after Chevrolet and Pontiac dominated Thursday's 125 mile qualifying races. John Darby said teams can adjust with limited practice. Jeff Gordon and Michael Waltrip won the twin races in Chevrolets. Rudd led Ford in fourth, Sterling Marlin top Dodge in sixth.
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