Pitchers boost Herrin Carbondale into finals
Herrin pitcher Kerri Blaylock three hits allowed in a 6-0 win over Appleknockers and Colleen Pribble three hits in Carbondale 7-0 over Murphysboro as Herrin meets Carbondale for the regional final. Blaylock improves to 14-1. Pribble fans three as Terriers stay unbeaten in semifinal action.
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Mike Estes
Carbondale
Crossville
Blaylock
Herrin
Bruce Jilek
Tiger
Carla Gualdoni
Apple
Karen Cruse
Chris Flamm
Brenda Muller
Susan Jones
Gualdoni
Perkins
Cobden
Melba Inman
Lisa Dammerman
Diane Kiern
Jones
Jilek
Pribble
Terriers
Sayre finishes second in NCAA decathlon at Provo
Southern Illinois University Carbondale decathlete John Sayre rose from tenth to second with 7660 points at the NCAA championships in Provo Utah. Mount St Marys Trond Skramstad won with 7770 as Sayre's pole vault 16-4.5 and 15.22 110-meter high hurdles highlighted a strong Salukis day.
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Southern
Washington State
Keith Collins
New Mexico
Marty Niebauer
Sayre
John
Saluki
Lew Hartzog
Arlington Heights
Salukis
Clark Walks Off In 11th For Giants Over Cardinals
Sore-footed Jack Clark delivered a game winning single in the 11th inning off Doug Bair, scoring Darrell Evans as the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3. Greg Minton earned the win with Gary Lavelle closing, while Don McMahon noted Minton’s post slump return. Cardinals’ Lonnie Smith, Whitey Herzog’s squad led early before San Francisco rallied and prevailed.
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ST. Louis
Jack Clark
San Francisco Giants
Doug Bair
Clark
Darrell Evans
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Bair
Max Venable
Evans
Reggie Smith
Smith
Milt May
Jim Kaat
Cardinal
Greg Minton
Gary Lavelle
Minton
Frank Robinson
Greg
San Francisco
May
Keith Hernandez
Lavelle
Steve Braun
Dane Iorg
Don McMahon
McMahon
Lonnie Smith
Cardinals
Jim Wohlford
John Stuper
Willie McGee
Whitey Herzog
Lakers Dominate 76ers To Take 2-1 Series Lead
Lakers ride without Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who fouled out early, trading a quiet first half for a strong 129-108 win led by Norm Nixon 29 points and Magic Johnson 22. Philadelphia fails to match pace as Andrew Toney scores 36 and Julius Erving adds 21.
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Los Angeles
Forum
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Los Angeles Lakers
Abdul-Jabbar
Lakers
Philadelphia 76Ers
76Ers
Philadelphia
Bob McAdoo
Pat Riley
Riley
Andrew Toney
Billy Cunningham
Toney
Julius Erving
Maurice Cheeks
Darryl Dawkins
Earvin
Magic’ Johnson
Jamaal Wilkes
Nixon
Michael Cooper
Nashville Ends Carlyle Reign In Eight Inning Classic
Nashville Hornets stun defending state champion Carlyle 10-9 in eight innings at Carlyle to advance to the Class A Sectional final. Brent Ruter belted a three-run homer, Ken Gill added a two-run shot, and Nashville capitalized on a costly seventh-inning error. New Athens awaits after beating Columbia 4-1 to reach the title game.
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Terriers
Chris Fark
Nelson
Murphysboro
Sandy Worley
Sheila Benson
Red Devils
King
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Carlyle
Nashville
Indians
Roger Hake
Hornets
Brent Rueter
James Boehne
Ken Gill
Gill
Harrison Rhine
Steve Eickmeyer
Rhine
Pat Heseman
Leonard Johnson
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Nicole Boekenoogen
Liz Nelson
Kelly Fark
Tracy Meadows
Cindy Norris
Terri Coniglio
Boekenoogen
Joe Jines
Kerri Blaylock
Rvia
Hartzog
Terry Taylor
Stephen Wray
Mike Franks
Tom Ross
Tony Adams
Harrisburg
Parry Duncan
Randy Geary
Adams
Franks
Mike Keane
John Sayre
Kareem Abdul-Jabber
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