Eldorado faces balanced field as Carbondale tourney opens
Eldorado, 7-0 and top seeded, carries pressure of a championship favorite into the Carbondale Girls Basketball Invitational. Carbondale hosts with Murphysboro, Anna Jonesboro and Centralia among contenders. first round features Murphysboro vs Harrisburg and Eldorado vs Benton, with Friday and Saturday rounds and a 8:30 p.m. Saturday finale.
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Mike Estes
Southern Illinoisan
Wendy Kmucha
Eldorado
Carbondale
Kmucha
Eagles
Metropolis
Jennifer Stanley
Carbondale Terriers
Stanley
Murphysboro
Anna Jonesboro
Bowen Gymnasium
Carbondale High School
Benton
Kmuch
Mary Jane Duff
Eagle
Lisa Whitler
Kelly Mason
Rhonda Ego
Lisa Bell
Brenda Gesell
Anna-Jonesboro
Centralia
Prep tournaments spark Sparta opening round matchups
Trico and Du Quoin open Sparta Mid-Winter Classic tonight. Trico meets top seed Freeburg at 7 pm with Freeburg height edge, while Du Quoin draws Red Bud at 8:30 pm. Thursday features Marissa at Sparta and OʼFallon versus Waterloo. Final tips at 9 pm Saturday with placements earlier. Tickets range from 1 to 2 dollars. chair seats 2.25.
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Trico Pioneers
Freeburg
du Quoin
Red Bud
Sparta
Pioneers
Indians
Marissa
O'Fallon
Waterloo
Trico-Freeburg
du Quoin-Red
Dan Ca
Benton Invitational Tournament Slates Three Night Games
Three Benton Invitational games are set tonight with Pinckneyville facing Edwardsville at 6 p.m. Olney meets Okanville at 7 30 p.m. and Cairo challenges Benton at 9 p.m.
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Benton
Pinckneyville
Edwardsville
Olney
Okanville
Cairo
Hornets to open with Salem in Salem tournament
Nashville Hornets, 10-5, visit host Salem at 8 30 p m for the first round of the eight team Salem tournament. Wood River plays Charleston at 7 p m and Effingham meets Breese Mater Dei at 7 p m Thursday. Centralia 5-7, recent results include a loss to Mount Vernon and a win over Marion.
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Nashville Hornets
Salem
Wood River
Charleston
Effingham
Nashville
Hornets
Okanville
Pinckneyville
Murphysboro
Centralia
Mount Vernon
Marion
Celtics land three All-Star picks with Bird Parish Archibald
Boston stars Larry Bird Robert Parish and Nate Archibald were named to the Eastern Conference roster for the NBA All-Star Game in Richfield Ohio on February 1. Michael Ray Richardson Bobby Jones Marques Johnson and Elvin Hayes were among the reserves, while Cleveland’s Mike Mitchell was left off the squad.
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New York
Boston Celtics
Elvin Hayes
Washingtons Bullets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Mike Mitchell
Cavaliers
Mitchell
NBA
Cleveland
Larry Bird
Robert Parish
Nate Archibald
Celtics
Coliseum
Richfield
Ohio
Michael Ray Richardson
Bobby Jones
Philadelphia
Marques Johnson
Milwaukee
Jones
76Ers
Artis Gilmore
Chicago
Julius Erving
Dan Roundfield
Atlanta
Reggie Theus
Eddie Johnson
Erving
Archibald
John MacLeod
Phoenix
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles
Walter Davis
Adrian Dantley
Utah
Paul Westphal
Seattle
George Gervin
San Antonio
Steeleville Rolls Over Coulterville 82 41 In High School Action
Steeleville placed five players in double figures and used a first half press to defeat Coulterville 82 41 as Jon Mathis and Roger Zimmer each scored 17. Gary Bockhorne Mike Ashley and Larry Brandhorst added double figures for the Warriors who improved to 13 5 while Joe Stork led the Eagles with 14. Meridan 67 Carterville 41 led by Jerry Strickland with 22 points in non conference action. Carterville fell to 4 8 as Steve Samuel scored 18 for the Lions. Breese Central 58 Carlyle 52 injuries kept Randy Potts Eldean Nottmeyer out for Carlyle. Equality 64 Ridgway 61 Greg Emery scored 32 for Equality in a GEC win. Crab Orchard 80 Zeigler Royalton 63 Bruce Hosman 31 Louis Johnson 26 for host Trojans now 11 4. Tamaroa 71 Thomsonville 39 Mark Whittington 27 led Tamaroa. Christopher 64 El Dorado 58 four players in double figures for Christopher in a Black Diamond win.
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Steeleville
Coulterville
Warriors
Eagles
Jon Mathis
Roger Zimmer
Warrior
Louis Steinkamp
Steinkamp
Gary Bockhorne
Mike Ashley
Larry Brandhorst
Joe Stork
Meridian
Carterville
Jerry Strickland
Bobcats
Lester Easley
Eric Pratt
Strickland
Kevin Howerton
Lions
Steve Samuel
Equality
Ridgway
Greg Emery
Cardinals
Crab Orchard
Zeigler-Royalton
Bruce Hosman
Louis Johnson
Trojans
Matt Swalls
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Eldorado Girls
Harrisburg
Crystal Cooper
Mark Bullock
Chris Alley
Linda Crawford
Bullock
Bulldogs
Jo Ann Adcok
Melinda Pickering
Sherri Fox
Beth Braddock
Jim Butler
Terriers
Rachaelle Hayes
Helen Bardo
Noly Broadnax
Collette Grant
Sandra Ross
Pat Patterson
Wildcats
Stacey Coffman
Diane Spiller
Beth Cauble
Ann Murray
Karen Logallo
Arlene Jones
Trico
Landro
Calandro
Breese Mater Dei
Vandalia
Dallas
Bill Robinzine
Kansas City
Sam Lacey
Breese Central
Carlyle
Randy Potts
Eldean Nottmeyer
Randy Jones
Brian Guthrie
James Boehne
Tamaroa
Thomsonville
Mark Whittington
Christopher
Elvorado
Bearcats
Athe
West
Frankfort
Bill Gladich Honda
Princesses
Monte Carlo
Peugeot New Rt
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