Tigers rally past Unity to reach Class A state final
Herrin overcame foul trouble and 21 percent shooting by Tolono Unity to win 52-45 in Peoria and advance to the Class A state title game. Gavic led Herrin with 19 points and 10 rebounds while Algee added 17 with six blocks as Unity faded late.
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Herrin
Tigers
Tolono Unity
Enron
Mike Mooneyham
Josh Harden
Rockets
Unity
Lance Freeman
Mike Gavic
Tiger
Mooneyham
Robinson
Brian Algee
Eddie Wills
Greg Murphy
Joe Maeser
Gavic
Algee
Freeman
Tyler Smith
Band Aid
Murphy
Massac County
Southern Illinoisan
Merle Jones
Providence St. Mel
Lowell Hamilton
Rock Falls
Herb Martin
Waterloo Gibault
Herrin couple recalls six decades of state hoops memories
Herrin’s John and Evelyn Calcaterra, now 78, have attended state tournaments since 1940, witnessing Herrin’s 1957 title run and 1963 move to Assembly Hall. They cherish Cobden’s 1964 Appleknockers and see today’s fast game as different yet meaningful, with this season’s Tigers drawing praise for unselfish play.
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Peoria
Illinois
John
Evelyn Calcaterra
Herrin
Tigers
John A. Logan
Calcaterras
Evelyn
Maggie
Marty Calcaterra
Marty
Cameron
Harrisburg
Richard ‘Itchy’ Jones
Southern Illinois University
Jones
Chain Gang
Assembly Hall
Huff Gym
Champaign
Granite City
Tim Miller
Huff
Miller
Siar Ohio
Pinckneyville
Quincy Notre Dame
Collinsville
Richard Box
Jim Gauldoni
Jerry
Calcaterra
Scarcrow
Cobden
Pekin
Civic Center
Black school leaves Catholic League amid racism claims
Three months after racial harmony appeared to take hold in a Catholic basketball league, St. Sabina Academy, the league’s sole black parish school, withdraws amid charges of racism and administrative disagreements. Rev. Michael Pfleger cites unaddressed incidents and lack of action by church and league officials as factors.
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Chicago
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St. Sabina Academy
Southside Catholic Conference
Archdiocese of Chicago
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Pfleger
Tigers fall to Cardinals in overtime contest
Herrin, led by Wills and Gavic with 13 points each, shot 34 percent and dropped 77 71 in an overtime loss to Pleasant Plains. Roth led Plains with 18 points while Sunley added 12 and Albsmeyer 11. Plains shot 38.9 percent but sank 18 of 24 free throws as both teams battled to the finish.
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Joey Albsmeyer
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Eddie Wills
Wills
Gavic
Roth
Sunley
Albsmeyer
Edmison
Plains
Algee
Walker
Oldani
Murphy
Maeser
Pleasant Plains
Bryant
Bureau Valley Claims Third At Class A Tourney
Bureau Valley beat Tolono Unity 64 55 to secure third place for the third year in a row at the Class A basketball tournament. Phil Endress scored 20 of his 27 in the second half and Adam Gutshall added 15 as Bureau Valley rose to 31 4. Unity led at halftime before a 15 2 third quarter run gave the Storm a 10 point edge.
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Bureau Valley
Tolono Unity
Adam Gutshall
Endress
Gutshall
Storm
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