Terrier swimmer Ratcliffe places 11th in state meet
Carbondale Community High School swimmer Larry Ratcliffe finished 11th in the 100 yard butterfly at the state meet in Winnetka. He shaved time each race, with a best 53.31 in consolation finals, and placed fifth in that round. Hinsdale Central won with 144 points, followed by St Charles 128, Evanston 88, Oak Park 68, and others. Three meet records were set by Shaw, Jager, and McAdam.
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Carbondale
Larry Ratcliffe
Winnetka
Ratcliffe
CCHS
Glenn Blackstone
Hinsdale Central
St. Charles
Evanston
Oak Park
Prospect
Stagg
Schaumburg
Loyola Academy
Champaign Central
Rockford Guilford
Chris Shaw
Dixon
Thomas Jager
Collinsville
Bean grabs Bay Hill lead with 67 amid Watson disaster
Andy Bean shot 4 under par to reach 197 after 54 holes at the Bay Hill Golf Classic in Orlando. Tom Watson carded a 70 after a triple bogey on the ninth, slipping to 200, with Mark O'Meara, Mike Donald, and Mick Soli within 10 strokes of Bean as final round looms.
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Orlando
Fla
Andy Bean
Tom Watson
Bean
Watson
Bay Hill Club
Olympia Gold Classic third round rained out at Industry Hills
In Industry Calif AP the third round of the women s 150 000 Olympia Gold Classic was postponed by rain and shortened to 54 holes with final round to be played today pending weather. If rain continues the third round will be moved to Monday. Purse remains unchanged. Leader Sally Little 142 after two rounds. only eight holes completed Saturday and no scores counted yet.
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City of Industry
Calif
Industry Hills
Sally Little
United States
Eisenhower
Little
Saluki swimmers ranked nationally led by Von Jouanne
Several Southern Illinois University swimmers soar in national rankings as of February. Roger Von Jouanne leads with multiple top times in backstroke butterfly and individual medleys. Pat Looby, Pablo Restrepo, and Anders Norling also post high finishes in freestyle and breaststroke events. The 400-yard medley relay sits fourth at 3:21.19.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Roger von Jouanne
Renton
Wash
Pat Looby
Canton
Ohio
Pablo Restrepo
Columia
Anders Norling
Sweden
Salukis
Praise for Gottfried coaches amid SIU basketball turmoil
A reader defends SIU Carbondale basketball, praising Coach Gottfried and assistants Spivey Summerville for guiding players with dignity. The letter condemns hostile fans, urges restraint, and commends effort, resilience, and character beyond wins and losses.
Goose quota zone for hunting clubs urged state wide
A Jackson County resident writes to the Southern Illinoisan Sports Editor supporting a separate goose quota for hunting clubs. He notes his family hunts geese in the quota zone but faces late season limits, calling current rules unfair to the public and asking that quotas be divided more fairly to allow affordable, local hunting opportunities without promoting slaughter.
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Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Cowan
Mudline boat launch deplorable and unsafe Kinakid Lake
Reader complains Kinakid Lake mudline boat launch is deplorable and unsafe. Says out of state bass fisherman damaged gear and vowed not to return. Reports cars and trucks getting stuck pulled from the lake by a farm tractor and urges action soon.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Kinakid Lake
Essary
Mudline
Kinkaid Lake
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Robert McAdam
Decatur McArthur
Bay Hill Golf
Mark O'Meara
Mike Donald
Mick Soli
SIU
Gottfried
Joe Gottfried
You
Spivey
Summerville
Lowe's
Lowe's Companies, Inc
Pesener
Henay
Visa
American Express
Murray
Marion
Southern
Yellow Pine Eee
White Woods
Sweioe
Skyline Drive
Ari
Reg Price
Gee
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