Carbondale Girls Edge Mount Vernon In OT For Regional Title
Carbondale Terriers stun Mount Vernon 40-37 in overtime to capture the Class AA Regional crown at Herrin. Star guard Rachaelle Hayes scores 20, including late free throws and the overtime clincher, as Hayes and Collette Grant anchor a 40-25 rebounding edge despite Helen Bardo missing due to injury. Mount Vernon’s Susie Woodward leads with 17 and Kelly Deichman fouls out late. Carbondale advances to the Mount Vernon Sectional to face Belleville West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Estes
Southern
Hayes
Hal
Terriers
Carbondale
Stout
Helen Bardo
Stanley
Collette Grant
Bardo
Debby Moreno
Rams
Grant
Noly Broadnax
Mount Vernon
Sara Renie
Susie Woodward
Woodward
Moreno
Mount Veron
Julie Eldridge
Kelly Falk
Kelly Deichman
Debbie Buesking
Chris Fark
Eldridge
Jodi Tamen
Belleville West
Carterville Girls Rally Past West Frankfort For Regional Title
Carterville defeated West Frankfort 58-40 to win the Goreville Class A Regional as Kelli Golis fouled out early in the third quarter. Allison Bradley led Carterville with 30 points and Barbie Drew added 26 as the Lions pulled away after the halftime, with West Frankfort finishing 8-16 on the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Fitzgerald
Southern Inndsan
Kelli Golis
West Frankfort
Carterville Lions
Redbird
Goreville
Golis
George Hopkins
Bradley
Drew
Lion
Ray Kemp
Kemp
Sally
Lions
Carterville
Becky Robinson
Hopkins
Cobden
SIU women netters open season on road trip
The Southern Illinois Salukis women tennis team begins the 1981 season with a nine match road trip through Mississippi, Louisiana, New Orleans, and Florida. They face Millsaps, Nicholls State, Tulane, Okaloosa JC, then five games in Birmingham against Alabama Birmingham, Southern Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Alabama, and Georgia State. Coach Auld says the trip provides good recruiting exposure and preparation.
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Southern Illinois
Salukis
Jackson
Miss
Millsaps College
Thibodaux
Nicholls State
Tulane
New Orleans
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Okaloosa Junior College
Okaloosa
Auld
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Lukis
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Georgia State
Ex Saluki baseballer dies in Evansville
Ex Saluki baseball player Rob Klass died Thursday in his hometown of Evansville Indiana when crushed repairing a press at a factory. He pitched for the Salukis in the early 1970s and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 1974. Services set for Monday at Ziemer Funeral Home East and St Benedict Church with burial at St Joseph Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday after 10 a.m. with a memorial service at 7:30 p.m.
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Rob Klass
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Evansville
Ind
Klass
Salukis
Boston Red Sox
Ziemer Funeral Home
St. Benedict Catholic Church
St. Joseph Cemetery
Funeral Home
Mount Vernon Rams Press to Face Effingham in Showdown
Mount Vernon High School coach Keith Law plans a relentless press against Effingham in the Salem Class AA Sectional final at 7:30 p.m. The Rams, led by returning players and the quickness on defense, aim to wear down the Hearts who rely on 7-2 Uwe Blair and 6-7 Kent Goeckner. Blair scored 31 and Goeckner 28 in Effingham’s opening win as Mount Vernon eye a rematch with a strong roster and the return of guard David Hodge from neck injury. The winner advances to face Collinsville winner East St. Louis or Wood River in the SIU Arena.
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Centralia
Karen Logallo
Arlene Jones
Orphans
Salem
Maria Sapp
Wildcats
Ann Murray
Sherri Maines
Mount Vernon
Belleville West
Belleville East
Bonnie Weiss
Melody Edwards
Sandy Grass
Kathy Lowe
Carbondale
Alan Fredman
Southern Illinoisan
Keith Law
Mount Vernon High School
Rams
Effingham
Hearts
Uwe Blair
Kent Goeckner
Law
Terriers
Jim Maxedon
Maxedon
Blair
Heart
Goeckner
Don Ducker
Highland
David Hodge
Hodge
Collinsville
SIU
East St. Louis
Wood River
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Carbondale Girls
Rennie
Kristina Newman
Kim Maxey
Olney
Mattoon
Joe Jines
Rachelle Hayes
Frankfort
Saluki
Salem Effingham
Edwardsville
Veach Station
Walnut Carbondale, Ill
Chrysler
Plymouth
Volare
Bob Hughey
Horizon
Mazda
Wallace, Inc
E. Main
John Fisher
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