Kelley shines as Steeleville wins 25th District title
Kelley hurled eight strong innings and delivered a crucial ninth-inning single to drive in two runs in Steeleville's 7-3 victory over Anna for the 25th District championship. Dave Bollman closed it out as Steeleville, now 29-8, advanced to Carlyle's 5th Division tournament. Mayer named MVP after a standout week with two wins and 5 RBI in the tourney.
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Randolph County
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McKee Field
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Scrappy
Gary Tripp
Gary Wiggs
Thurau
Scott Bridges
Kiehna
Coulterville High School
Mike Mayer
Mayer
Ingersoll keeps four cylinder Pinto pace in drag racing
Zeigler driver Buddy Ingersoll, world champion in NHRA Modified Eliminator, races a 1974 four cylinder Ford Pinto to beat V eight rivals. He runs quarter miles in 10.30 seconds at 132 mph, earned on last year's Nationals in Ontario California.
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Buddy Ingersoll
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Buddy
Memphis
Tenn
National Hot Rod Association
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Bill Wagner
Thompsonville
Mike Gott
Harrisburg
Jim Honey
Allin
Mark
Joyce
Women golfers urged to use strategy for success
In a piece by Sarah Haas and Sandy Lemon, women are advised to blend recreation with strategy in golf. The article emphasizes shot placement, creative short games, and realistic planning to overcome physical limits, noting editors and contributors’ amateur status and the series conclusion.
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Sarah Haas
Sandy Lemon
Southern Illinois Ladies’ Golf Association
Ange
Lemon
Mt Carmel tops Herrin 4 3 in regional final
Herrin ends its hopes in the Little League regional final as Mt Carmel defeats them 4-3. Herrin led 3-1 entering the bottom of the sixth but two errors allowed Mt Carmel to tie and seize the winning runs.
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Herrin
Mt. Carmel
Legion post keeps baseball alive after Ellis death
Carbondale American Legion Post 514 will sponsor a Legion baseball team despite coach Paul Ellis’s death. Pete Pflasterer announced a 3 foot silver sportsmanship trophy in Ellis’s honor for the 1979 season, with winners named by coaches and players and a display at the Legion post. Ellis led the program since 1959 and died May 24 at 53 after cancer, but the group will continue and begin the coach search and early planning for next year at Williams Field with the park district and players buoyed by effort and sportsmanship.
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Pete Pilasterer
American Legion Post 514
Carbondale
Paul Ellis
Ellis
Pflasterer
Legion
Frank Bleyer
Legion Post
Post
Paul
Frank Payne
American Legion
Carbondale Park District
Williams Field
NFL Rule Changes Spark Looming Season Taunts
New season taunts fans with fresh rules as the NFL adds a side judge to enforce pass interference limits and taunting penalties. The season also rescinds hurdling, trims grounding penalties, and expands officiating to hear taunts, while Hall of Fame effects remain a topic of Canton history linked to Gale Sayers.
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Ohio
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Gale Sayers
Bill O’brien
Carbondale
NFL
Sayers
Chicago Bear
Miami
Phins
Philadelphia Eagles
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