Lockport Tops AP Prep Poll for Third Week
Lockport Central remains No. 1 in the AP high school basketball poll with 11 first place votes and 242 points. Stephen Decatur is No. 2, followed by Galesburg and Effingham in a shifting battle for third as new and returning teams appear in the top 16.
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Associated Press
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Collinsville
Effingham
Evanston
Galesburg
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Mount Vernon
Lanphier
Jacksonville
Benton
DeKalb
Aurora East
Niles Notre Dame
Elmhurst York
Pekin
Harvey Thornton
Maine South
Lockport Cent
Alton
Schlarman
Pekins
Aurora E
Maine S
Mt. Vernon
Lawrenceville
Rockford Guilford
Pittsfield
Homewood-Flossmoor
Fairfield
Chicago
Crane Tech
Edwardsville
SIU wrestlers dominate SW Missouri State 38 3 victory
Southern Illinois University wrestlers defeated Southwest Missouri State 38 to 3 to raise their season record to 1-1. Jim Wilkinson's squad won all but one match, closing with a home dual against Oklahoma State Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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Southwest Missouri State
Jim Wilkinson
Springfield
Southern
Oklahoma State
Steve Sarossy
Gary Gallier
Alan Chase
Tom Stengren
Rich Allan
John Smith
al Murdock
Bob Young
Rich Casey
Tom Duke
John Wilhelm
Julian Gabriel
Bryan O’brien
Salukis Hit the Road Wednesday for Evansville Clash
SIU fans are told plenty of seats will be available at Roberts Stadium for the Evansville game, with 9,000 to 10,000 expected. SIU has limited ticket sales at the Arena but group seating is reserved for Southern Illinois sections. The 12,600-seat venue is east Evansville, with parking for 3,600 cars. Evansville’s home record and hostile atmosphere are highlighted as Saluki fans prepare for a tough matchup.
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Southern Ilinoisan
University of Evansville- Southern
Illinois University
Roberts Stadium
Evansville
Bob Hudson
Hudson
SIU
Arena
Southern
Purchas
SIU Arena
Neema Kinney
Southern Illinois
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Bers
Salukis
Bedlam
Duke Kahanamoku Dies at 77 in Honolulu Icon of Hawaii
Olympic swimming champion Duke Kahanamoku, age 77, died yesterday in Honolulu Hawaii. He served as Honolulu sheriff, appeared in Hollywood films, and was a symbol of Hawaii. He was photographed swimming at Waikiki Beach last August.
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Duke Kahanamoku
Honolulu
Hawaii
Waikiki Beach
Bass tourney interest grows in central Illinois
The Southern Illinois Bass Fishing Team Championship draws inquiries from Urbana Champaign Decatur Tilton and other towns as 16 area sponsors back teams. The April 27 28 event at Crab Orchard Lake offers a 1040 cash purse with 60 30 10 split for top three, $40 per team entry, and large trophies.
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Art Reid
Southern Illinois
Loren Taylor
Urbana
Champaign
Decatur
Tilton
Ilinois
Taylor
Crab Orchard Lake
National Wildlife Refuge
Illinois
Pirates Cove Marina
Bill Harkins
Port Boat Dock
Central Illinois
Marion Anglers
Carterville
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Benton
West Frankfort
Fairfield
Wichita State football coach resigns amid NCAA probe
Boyd Converse, head coach at Wichita State University for one year, resigned Monday effective immediately to pursue a doctorate at Baylor. The move follows NCAA recruitment probe disclosures that led to multiple resignations, including Lacewell and Johnson taking new jobs at Iowa State. Converse supported the university in its fight against the allegations as president Dr. Emory Lindquist accepted his resignation. The team last season went two wins seven losses and one tie.
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Wichita State University
Converse
Baylor University
Wichita
Noah Allen
National Collegiate Athletic Association
SWU
Lacewell
Jim Johnson
Dale Boutwell
Johnson
Iowa State
Allen
University
NCAA
WSU
Emory Lindquist
Prep basketball Tuesday matchups listed district wide
Anna Jonesboro faces Cape Central while Steeleville takes on Chester and New Athens visits Nashville. Carterville plays Carrier Mills and Christopher meets El Dorado. Dongola visits Goreville and Gorham meets Trico. Dahlgren meets Crab Orchard with Shawneetown at Ridgway Tamaroa, plus Coulterville. Herrin notes 1968 hunting and fishing licenses arriving in the City Clerk's office.
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Anna Jonesboro
Cape Central
Steeleville
Chester
New Athens
Nashville
Carterville
Carrier Mills
Christopher
Elvorado
Dongola
Goreville
Gorham
Trico
Dahlgren
Crab Orchard
Shawneetown
Ridgway
Tamaroa
Coulterville
Herrin
Bernita Beers
Fatman Visits Dowell Boosters in Carbondale
Rudolph Wanderone known as Minnesota Fats, famed pool icon and Dowell resident, visits Carbondale after marrying a Dowell girl 26 years ago. He helps dogs at a local vet, demonstrates pool shots, and shows off his clipping collection during a Dowell Chamber of Commerce stop.
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Chamber of Commerce
Carbondale
Rudolph Wanderone
Minnesota
Dowell
Fatty
Isles 3 Sport talk new offices
A feature on Isle’s bustling media scene highlights a new state of the art office. Minnesota Fats appears on Joey Bishop live from Hollywood as Fatty promotes his Celebrity Billiards show with guest stars and charity skew.
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Minnesota
Fatty
Arkansas
Methuselah
Nash Quits Colonels to Play Baseball
Atlanta AP reports Cotton Nash, former Kentucky basketball and baseball star, left the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA to focus on baseball. He cited limited playing time and a desire to be in shape for the baseball season after a stint with the Chicago White Sox and 30 home runs in the minors. Herrin Legion Manager Bill Ivy will show 1968 World Series movies tonight at 7 p.m. at the Herrin Eagles second floor Eagle Lodge. public invited.
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Jonesboro
Bill Harkins
Harkins
Crab Orchard Lake
Crab Orchard
Loren Taylor
Pirates Cove Marina
Carterville
Port Boat Dock
Carbondale
Atlanta
Cotton Nash
University of Kentucky
Kentucky Colonels
American Basketball Association
Atlanta Constitution
Colonels
Nash
Chicago White Sox
Florida
Indianapolis Indians
Herrin Legion
Bill Ivy
Herrin Eagles
Eagle Lodge
Coal Belt Grade Tournament Opens in Royalton Gym
The Coal Belt Conference grade tournament starts tonight at Royalton Junior High with Carterville vs Hurst Bush at 6 30 p m and Zeigler Royalton vs Herrin St Marys in the nightcap. Winners meet Thursday at 6 30 p m with Lesser Elverado and Christopher Trico winners playing.
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Royalton
Carterville
Hurst Bush
Zeigler
Zeigler-Royalton
Bob Richards Defends Olympic Boycott Stand
Former Olympic pole vault champion Bob Richards spoke in Denver urging opponents of the 1968 Games boycott to reconsider. He argued a boycott would deprive Black athletes of recognition and medals, calling the Olympic code of Brotherhood and world peace a guiding principle.
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Denver
Bob Richards
Richards
Ambassadors of Progress
United States
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