Pinckneyville Edges Chester 65-64 in regional thriller
Pinckneyville survives Chester rally to win 65-64 and advance to meet Trico in the Sparta regional final. Brown 20 Tolliver 19 led Pinckneyville. Paetzhold 15 Cowan 14 Lowry 12 Sabo 10 for Chester. Cowan misses late tying shot as Tolliver seizes rebound for Panthers.
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Chester Yellowjackets
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Sparta
Trico
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Alan Sabo
Jeff Paetzhold
Bryan Selle
Don Lowry
Jack Herschback
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Joel Tolliver
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Paetzhold
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Sabo
Jim Stuart
Chester
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Hawkins
Wilks
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Orphans reach finals with 67 58 win over Breese Mater Dei
Centralia survives a tight game to advance to the Salem finals against Chanville after a 27 point fourth quarter. Mike Malone 19 and Nate Moore 18 lead Centralia, while Breese Mater Dei’s Ron Haake tops with 30 points.
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Chanville
Sandoval
Salem
Mike Malone
Nate Moore
Knights
Ron Haake
Malone
Moore
Johnson
Dopple
Ryan
Holloway
Mater Dei
Haake
Tewes
Tierney
Campworth
Eversgard
Becker
Dieters
Carbondale Cats and Marion Wildcats Clash for Regional Title
In Marion, the all-South Seven clash sets a regional final after Marion tops Johnston City 72-60 and Carbondale crushes Herrin 82-55. The winner meets Sparta regional champ in the Carbon dale sectional tonight at 8 p.m. with top scorers Tutt Thompson High for Marion and L Taylor Pankey for Carbondale.
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Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Wildcats
Johnston City Club
Carbondale
Herrin
Sparta
Johnston City
Larry Tutt
Ed Thompson
Steve Waterbury
Roger High
Tutt
Mike Brooking
Thompson
High
Indians
Terriers
Les Taylor
Bob Pankey
Doug Woolard
Walt Moore
Tigers
Pat Doughty
Tim Walker
Doughty
Chuck Taylor
Bob Westberg
James Wilson
Dick Jones
Walt
No Progress Reported in Yonkers Strike Talks
Yonkers Raceway officials and striking pari mutual clerks met for nine hours on Thursday but broke up without progress, said state mediator Meyer Drucker.
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New York
Yonkers Raceway
Meyer Drucker
Eagles fall as Carrier Mills advances in regional playoff
Ridgway lost 89 to 72 Thursday night to Carrier Mills, dropping the Eagles to 3 losses in 25 starts. Carrier Mills improves to 13-11 and faces Eldorado tonight at Norris City as other area teams like Carbondale Du Quoin Marion and Pinckneyville also advanced by outscoring Herrin Frankfort Johnston City and Chester.
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Little Carrier Mills
Eagles
Carrier Mills
Eldorado
Norris City
Carbondale
du Quoin
Marion
Pinckneyville
Herrin
Frankfort
Johnston City
Chester
Regional night doubles as prep for state tournaments
Regionals are set tonight with all eight sittings across Marion Frankfort Sparta Cairo Norris City Mt. Vernon Salem Metropolis for boys basketball. Six SIU trackmen led by Jeff Duxbury will travel to Milwaukee for the U S Track and Field Federation meet as a final tuneup before the NCAA indoor meet in Detroit.
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Milwaukee
Jeff Duxbury
Southern
Illini gymnasts injuries force SIU meet cancel
Illinois cancels Friday's return gymnastics meet at Southern Illinois due to injuries to top gymnasts. SIU coach Bill Meade says the injury toll from the Big Ten championships could not yield strong competition, and Meade plans practice to prep for the regional.
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Michigan State
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Rangers overwhelm Bluford and Du Quoin beat West Frankfort
Benton Rangers pressed West Frankfort and Bluford 92 61 while Du Quoin defeated West Frankfort 74 63. Danny Johnson led Benton with 27 points and Ed Donoho scored 32 for Bluford. Du Quoin pulled away in the second half behind Alan Crews seven straight points.
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Carrier Mills Upsets Ridgway in Norris City Regional Final
Carrier Mills stunned Ridgway 89-72 to reach the Norris City regional final against Eldorado. Henshaw and Akins led the winners with 25 each, Stallings scored 30 for Ridgway before fouling out, and the game featured 55 fouls amid a pressing Carrier Mills defense.
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Scouts Observe Crews Johnson at West Frankfort tourney
West Frankfort hosted a regional basketball event drawing college coaches Dan Harris and Ron He ris scouting for two seniors Danny Johnson and Alan Crews. Johnson excelled scoring 12 18 from the field and driving Benton Rangers to a 92 61 win while Crews drew limited interest from observers.
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Tilinoi
George Subelt
Southern Itnois University
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Bradley
West Frankfort
Danny Johnson
Benton
Alan Crews
du Quoin
Crews
Harris
Edwardsville
Johnson
Danny
Bruford
Rangers
Schmidt
Illini
Crews Attracts Illini Scouting With Size and Talent
Crews, a versatile athlete described as strong despite a lean basketball frame, is on Illinois Illini recruiting radar. Scout Schmidt and freshman coach Bobby Brown have viewed Crews, with local stars like Starrick Perkins Yankus having gone elsewhere, and an informed source says Alan prefers Coach Hartman. The article notes home attendance and nostalgia as barriers to keeping area talent.
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Schmidt
Illini
Bobby Brown
West Frankfort
Southern Illinois University
Jack Hartman
Greg Starrick
Billy Perkins
Rich Yankus
Alan
Hartman
Paree
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