Winkles Named A's Manager Replacement for McKeon
Bobby Winkles, longtime Arizona State coach and former Angels manager, is appointed to replace Jack McKeon as Oakland Athletics manager after McKeon was fired mid season. Winkles previously coached with the San Francisco Giants and played pro ball starting with the Angels. A's owner Charlie Finley gave no reason for the firing.
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Bobby Winkles
SIUC
Arizona State
Jack McKeon
Oakland Athletics
Winkles
San Francisco Giants
California Angels
A’s
Charlie Finley
McKeon
Dierks Earns Varsity Letter as Sophomore Star at IWU
Yvonne Dierks a Trico High School graduate and daughter of Mr and Mrs Ariel K Dierks of Percy earned a varsity letter at Illinois Wesleyan University. She batted 368 this past spring and split time between right and center fields for the IWU softball team.
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Yvonne Dierks
Illinois Wesleyan
Trico High School
Ariel K. Dierks
Percy
Murray State honors Alan Martin with Scholar Athlete and 110 Percent awards
Alan Martin of Pes Du Quoin captained Murray State’s football team last fall and earned the Scholar Athlete award for maintaining a four year B plus average. He also received the first Morgan Sisk 110 percent award, named for a former Murray State professor and booster killed in an auto crash, to be awarded annually by the Booster Club. Martin now serves as an assistant football coach at Christopher High School.
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Murray State Booster Club
Murray State
Marion sophomore earns third varsity track letter at IWU
Larry Sanders, a junior quarter miler from Marion, earned his third varsity letter at Illinois Wesleyan University. He also ran on the Titans mile relay team. Coach Bob Keck praised his leadership for a young squad. Sanders is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sanders of Marion.
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Larry Sanders
Marion
Illinois Wesleyan University
Titans
Larry
Wesleyan
Bob Keck
James Sanders
Hamlet
Illinois Wesleyan
Bucks land Benson Johnson and Grunfeld in NBA draft
The Milwaukee Bucks add Kent Benson, Marques Johnson, and Ernie Grunfeld to their roster after a strong first round haul. Benson signs a six year, about 1.5 million contract. Laker picks include Kenny Carr and Norm Nixon, with Brad Davis also joining. New Orleans selects Lucy Harris Stewart and Kansas City picks Bruce Jenner late.
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National Basketball Association
Kent Benson
Indiana
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Ernie Grunfeld
Tennessee
Benson
Los Angeles
Lakers
Kenny Carr
North Carolina State
Brad Davis
Maryland
Norm Nixon
Duquesne
New Orleans
Lucy Harris Stewart
Delta State
Kansas City
Bruce Jenner
NBA
Graceland College
Fiala Surges After Rough Game for Salukis Baseball
Saluki second baseman Neil Fiala recovered from three errors in one inning against Oklahoma to help SIU, guided by Itchy Jones, reach the College World Series. He learned he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 32nd round just before Friday’s opener with Temple.
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Southern Illinois
Saluki
Neil Fiala
St. Louis
Oklahoma
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Fiala
Salukis
Sooners
Norman
Michigan
Temple
Council Bluffs
Holiday Inn
Itchy Jones
Cardinals
Fiala faces draft choices as he eyes Series and future
SIUC junior Fiala weighs pro baseball options after being drafted like teammates Vukovich Murray and Robinson. He contemplates finishing credits in December or fall, aims for the College World Series in Omaha, and foresees a sportscaster path if baseball stalls. He cites connections with Molitor and others, plus his TV radio work and 1975 junior college MVP honor.
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Rick Murray
Cardinals
Craig Robinson
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Meramec Junior College
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Meramec
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Union Electric
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Monitor News Mobile
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Milwaukee
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Omaha
South Carolina
Ed Lynch
Boulder
Washington D.C
Harvey Fiora
California State
Los Angeles
Arizona State
Brandt Humphrey
Bob Hoerner
Temple
Clemson
Baylor
United States
Taiwan
SLUC
Salukis Face No 1 Arizona State in NP World Series
SIU C prepares for a 5 10 p m game in Omaha against Arizona State aiming to snap the Sun Devils 19 game winning streak after beating Temple 10 5. Salukis rapped 15 hits led by Craig Robinson and Chuck Curry with DeSimone missing an inside the park HR.
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Robinson
Salukis Sign Three Pitchers At National Letter of Intent
SIUC baseball coach Itchy Jones announced at the College World Series in Omaha that Rod Peterson from Moline Paul Evans from Granite City and Bob Schroeck of Cincinnati have signed national letters of intent. Peterson Evans and Schroeck are all pitchers with left handed Schroeck. Peterson is a 6-2 180 junior level pitcher with a 5-2 record and 0.86 ERA. Evans is 6-1 195 and posted a 10-2 record with a 1.59 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 79 innings. Schroeck 6-3 195 is from LaSalle High School Cincinnati and is considered the top lefty in the area.
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Omaha
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Moline
Paul Evans
Granite City
Bob Schroeck
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Evans
Schroeck
Saluki
Mark Newman
Arlington Heights
SIU
Jerry DeSimone
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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