Herrin tops Southern Illinoisan softball all star team
Herrin High School led the selections with three players on the Southern Illinoisan All-Star Team after an undefeated season that ended with a 6-0 sectional loss to Bethalto. Massac County Carlyle Carbondale each placed two players. The 18-player group includes four pitchers and features standout AGES such as Jennifer Brown and Julie Williams with high strikeout totals and low ERAs.
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Mike Estes
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin High School
Tigers
Bethalto
Herrin
Massac County
Carlyle
Carbondale
Jennifer Brown
Brown
Nikki Riley
Z-R
Williams
Letterman
Beth Goodwin
McLeansboro
Llinoisan
Southern
Ipso Bbil
Zeigler-Royalton
Seth Goodswin
McLeenshoro
Julie Williams
RBI
Jackie Craig
Goreville
Shelly Gibbs
Robin Chapman
A-J
Terri Harbin
Massac Co
Kris Jahto
Elvorado
Mirinda
Mary Moore
Vienna
Lisa Thornton
Tina Peters
Carol Yancey
Shannon Davison
du Quoin
Lisa Foster
Murphysboro
Melissa Miller
Lisa Thomas
Cox Dominates Pirates With Four-Hit Night And Two RBI
Cardinals pitcher Danny Cox improved to 7-1 against Pittsburgh by tossing a four-hitter and driving in two runs in a 6-1 victory that extended the Pirates’ skid to seven. Cox, now 7-2 this season, also added two hits and a run, while Jack Clark hit his 12th homer as St. Louis built a 5-0 lead in the first three innings off Rick Rhoden.
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Indians
Mirinda Pansing
Massac County
Patriots
Pansing
Terri Harbin
Harbin
Shelly Gibbs
Carbondale
Terriers
Lisa Thomas
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Danny Cox
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cox
Cardinals
Pirates
Wood
Jack Clark
Rick Rhoden
Lacy breaks bat hits homer in Tigers win
Lee Lacy connected on a first inning homer off Jack Morris despite breaking his bat. The bat was inspected by umpires and ruled legal. Detroit won 8-7 in 11 innings on Lance Parrish's run scoring single, while Floyd Radford tied it in the ninth with a solo shot for Baltimore.
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Detroit
Lee Lacy
Lacy
Jack Morris
Tigers
Lance Parrish
Orioles
Floyd Radford
Top basketball prospects wooed at summer camps
Area high school stars like Phil Kunz Jay Schafer Stephen Bardo and Jason Carson are drawing college attention as camps line up for summer evaluations. Scouts and coaches plan visits to Nike Blue Chip and 5-Star camps while regional events and summer leagues attract scrutiny from SIU and other programs.
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Daryl van Schouwen
Southern Illinoisan
Phil Kunz
Carlyle
Jay Schafer
Benton
Midwest
United States
Bardo
Illinois
Nike
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Kunz
Schafer
Shepherdsville
Western Michigan
Fighting Illini
University of Illinois
Carson
B.C
Rensselear
Ind
Johnny Orr
Iowa State
Rick Bolus
Rend Lake
Pinckneyville
Carbondale
Carterville
Carrier Mills
West Frankfort
Olney
IHSA
Dick Corn
LIU
UAB
Northwestern
Wiggins cleared to resume play after drug panel ruling
Alan Wiggins of the San Diego Padres was declared medically ready to return to work by the Joint Review Council. The panel, formed under MLB's Joint Drug Agreement, met in New York to decide his fitness, marking its first ruling. No press conference will be held.
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NEW York
Alan Wiggins
San Diego Padres
Joint Review Council
Major League Baseball
Wiggins
Padres
Ballard Smith
San Diego
Major League Baseball Player Association
Smith
Ed Slavers
Phair
Owners
Gene Orza
Yers Association
Tax plan may help franchises
Major sports executives warned Reagan tax plan could hurt ticket sales as corporations lose deductions for seats. Some officials argued the plan might actually boost teams by pushing corporate clients to still seek entertainment, while analysts cited 46 percent of season tickets bought by corporations and questioned impact on luxury boxes.
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New York Times
NEW York
Reagan
Treasury
James A. Baker 3d
Pete Rozelle
National Football League
Miami Dolphins
Donald Poss
Dolphins
South
Florida
Peter Ueberroth
Brewers select Jones From Southern Illinois in Draft
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Robert Jones from Southern Illinois University in the 27th round last week. Jones, a onetime Reds first round pick from Proviso East, indicated he plans to return to SIU for his senior season and will weigh all options before deciding.
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Daryl van Schouwen
Southern Illinois
Milwaukee Brewers
Southern Illinois University
Robert Jones
Jones
Cincinnati Reds
Maywood
SIU
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Clara Blanche Diers
Willie McGee
Tom Herr
Herr
Andy van Slyke
Bill Madlock
Ozzie Smith
Tom Nieto
Clark
Jason Thompson
Terry Pendleton
Bat
Homer
Morris
Marty Springstead
Springstead
Jim McKean
McKean
Rich Herrin
Deep South
N Carson
Brewers
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