Pioneers capture regional title over Pinckneyville at Sparta
Trico Pioneers overcome an eight point halftime deficit to beat Pinckneyville 61-56 at Sparta and claim the regional crown. Murray Smith shines with 18 points guiding a second half rally as Rosendahl adds 18 and Fulton avoids fouling out. The win advances Trico to the Carbondale sectional to face SIU Arena host Carbondale.
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Trico Pioneers
Pinckneyville
Sparta
Pioneers
Carbondale
SIU
Terriers
Franklin Riley
Clem Quillman
Murray Smith
Panthers
Gary Rosendahl
Smith
Riley
Quillman
Rosendahl
Bob Fulton
Fulton
Knapp
Rathert
Rosendah
Robhert
Trico
Pinckneyville-Tolliver
Goldman
Brown
Selle
Trico-Smith
Cleland
Deppe
Terriers Pekin stand as lone Elite Eight survivors
Carbondale and Pekin remain the only regionally alive teams from last year’s Elite Eight as Friday finals eliminated Collinsville Elmhurst York Homewood Flossmoor Rockford West and Champaign while Springfield fell in the semifinals. Trice of Carbondale and other “Little David” squads advance to sectional play with Newark Grant and Beecher City.
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Larry Odell
Carbondale
Pekin
Collinsville
Elmhurst
York
Homewood - Flossmoor
Rockford West
Champaign
Springfield
Trice
Little David
Newark
Grant
Beecher City
Normal
Arlington Heights
East St. Louis
Ramsey
Sherrard
Watseka
Vandalia
Alcedo
Rockford
Auburn
Freeport
Aquin
East Moline
Moline
Decatur
Decatur Eisenhower
Glenbard West
Urbana
East Aurora
West Aurora
Sterling
Rock Falls
Illinois Regional Prep Championships roundup scores
Regional prep games across Illinois include Metropolis Joppa Winston Salem scores and numerous results from Waukegan Elmhurst Belvidere and others. The night featured decisive winners such as Effingham over Farina and Lanphier over Griffin with several close finishes and high scoring bursts.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Metropolis
Joppa
Waukegan
N. Chicago
Elmhurst
York
Blue Island
Little Flower
Bat girls join trip with SIU baseball team to Arizona trip
Bat girls Christy Gee and Lin da Svoboda return as holdovers from last year. They will be joined by three helpers and a university advisor on an 11 game nine day spring trip to Arizona and New Mexico with the SIU baseball squad. The group funded the journey by selling programs at basketball games.
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Christy Gee
Linda Svoboda
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Gee
Greenville
Purdue Tops Indiana 68-64 in Big Ten Thriller
Purdue defeats Indiana 68 to 64 at Bloomington as Rick Mount scores 29 points. The win lifts Purdue to 9-5 in conference play and 15-9 overall while Indiana ends 4-10 in the league and 10-14 overall. Mount nears 30 point season average as the Boilermakers hold off late Hoosier rally.
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Bloomington
Ind
Purdue
Indiana
Boilermakers
Hoosiers
Rick Mount
Mount
Lou Watson
Butch Joyner
Tyrone Bedford
Joe Cooke
Boyer Signs with Braves After Holdout
Third baseman Clete Boyer ended a nine day holdout and signed a 1968 contract with the Atlanta Braves for about 47500 dollars. He had driven in 96 runs and hit 26 homers in 1967 and said the layoff would not affect his readiness for opening day.
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Clete Boyer
Atlanta Braves
Boyer
Braves
Paul Richards
Atlanta
Hower
East Aurora Cager Sees Game Despite Injury
East Aurora defeats West Aurora 66 to 65 in the Aurora West regional final as injured captain Tom Hover, 6-7, 242 pounds, watched from a private ambulance and wheelchair funded by a $114 student fundraiser. Hover was hospitalized Wednesday after suffering a severe knee injury against Batavia.
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Tom Hover
East Aurora
Shade
West Aurora
Aurora
National Archery Association Founded in 1891
The National Archery Association, established in 1891, is noted as the first amateur sport organization in this country.
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The
National Archery Association
Blatchford Beats Keller For Sprint Speed Skating Honor
Neil Blatchford of Northbrook Illinois upset Olympic gold medalist Erhard Keller in Inzell Germany winning the 500 meter sprint with a 39.4 second time The mark is the world's third fastest and two tenths from the world record shared by Keller and Keiichi Suzuki Keller clocked 39.6 seconds. A separate note recalls the horse’s later farm work role.
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Neil Blatchford
Northbrook
Ill
Erhard Keller
Blatchford
Keller
West Germany
Keiichi Suzuki
Japan
Eldorado Clinches Second Regional Title In Narrow Win
Eldorado defeated Carrier Mills 91 to 79 in Norris City to claim its second regional championship. Eldorado shot well from the free throw line 27 of 31 while Carrier Mills made 13 of 32. Terry Kaid led Eldorado with 18 points as Henshaw scored 18 for Carrier Mills before fouling out. Eldorado improves to 24-1, Carrier Mills ends 13-12.
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Smith
Rosendohl
Pioneers
Dale Rathert
Knapp
Panthers
Joel Tolliver
Selle
Rosendahl
Ed Bigham
Tolliver
Karl Goldman
Rex Brown
Eli
Eldorado
Carrier Mills
Wildcats
Norris City
Elorado
Harrisburg
Eagles
Harry Henshaw
Henshaw
Ridgway
Terry Kaid
Kaid
Thurman
Plunkett
Tison
Via
Cotter
Kotner
Carrier
Centralia Advances After Regional Final Win Over Okawville
Centralia roared for a 31 point fourth quarter to beat Okawville 83-71 in the Salem regional final. Nate Moore led Centralia with 25 points as they advance to the Carbondale sectional to face Cairo while Phil Wolf scored 29 for Okawville in a 20-7 season finish.
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Centralia
Little Okawville
Salem
Carbondale
Cairo
Meridian
Orphans
Okanville
Nate Moore
Phil Wolf
Okawville
Moore
Holloway
Johnson
Ryan
Malone
Dopple
Bryar
Wolf
Schuessler
Hesker
Steinkamp
Pruehsner
Behrman
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Miami Dolphins
Xavier
Miami, Fla
Ray Blunk
Xavier University
Joseph Robbie
Blunk
New Albany
Byron Selle
Straigt
Elgin
Normal University High
Galesburg
Knoxville
Effingham
North Greene
Marion
Mt. Vernon
Benton
CCHS
Greg Starrick
Cats
Billy Perkins
Carterville
Hugh Rohrschneider
Rohrschneider
Marion - Carbondale
Les Taylor
Edwardsville
Grayville
Navy
John Cartwright
Naval Academy
Roger Staubach
Belvidere
Savanna Morrison
Aqain
DeKalb
Kaneland
Watseka Bismarck
Rossville
Dwight Pontiac
Dwight
Normal Univ. Normal
Normal Comm
Farina
Lanphier
Griffin
Beardstown
Jacksonville
Pittsfield
Carlinville
Bunker Hill
Eisenhower
Havana
Virginia
Jerseyville
N. Greene
Calhoun
Pana
Shelbyville
Stonington
Triad
Paris
Charleston
Downers Grove
N. Glenbard W
Glenbard E
Prospect
Maine S
Lincoln
Mt. Pulaski
Althoff
Belleville
Cahokia
Bunkerhill
Urbana Urbana
Rantoul
Gibson City
Kewanee
Wethersfield
Proviso W. Riverside
Brookfield
Hinsdale Cent
Wheeling Grant
Arlington
W. Aurora
E. Aurora
Niles W. Evanston
New Trier W
Rich E. Bloom
Homewood-Flossmoore
Addison Wheaton N
W. Leyden
Crystal Lake
Woodstock
Macomb Galesburg
Peoria
E. Peoria Pekin
Limestone
Aledo Galva
Cambridge
Danville
Schlarman
Oakwood
la Salle la Salle-Peru
Mendota
Lockport
Joliet
Thornridge Thornton
Thornridge
Streator
Morris
Argo LaGrange
Argo
W. Frankfort
DuQuoin
Tuscola Arcola
Tuscola
Carthage
Hamilton
Lewistown
Canton
E. Moline
West Palm Beach, Fla
Don Drysdale
Jim Bunning
Phillies
East Aurora Cager
Archery Association
Inzell
Germany
Centralia Tops
Phil Niekro
Terminix
Bruce-Terminix
Herrin Lumber Co
Herrin
Murphysboro Lumber Co
Murphysboro, Ill
Cobden, Ill
Carbondale Lbr. Co
Carbondale, Ill
Beasley Lumber
Cambria
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