Stewart Opens Season With Early Winston Cup Fire
Tony Stewart sits fifth in the Winston Cup standings after four races as Jeff Gordon lags in 11th. Gordon, facing personal turmoil with wife Brooke filing for divorce, insists on focusing on racing. Stewart has surged after Daytona, with strong showings at Rockingham Las Vegas and Atlanta, where his early season victory boosted him to the highest point in the standings this year.
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Nascar
Tony Stewart
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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Atlanta
Marion teen rider tops pole bending in AQHA events
Justin Dodd, 16, of Johnston City High School, is a junior pole bending champion riding Brannon's Nonstop Jet. He won the Junior Horse Pole Class for five years and under in Oklahoma City and was AQHA Rookie of the Year for Illinois in 2000. At the Holiday Trailer Series in Jackson, Missouri, he placed third among 180 horses.
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Dodd
Johnston City High School
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Justin
Duane Dodd
Duane
AQHA
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Flickerwood Arena
Kim Dodd
Salukis edge UNI in 10 innings for MVC opener win
SIU softball battle weathered injuries to edge Northern Iowa 1-0 in 10 innings. Jen Guenther drove in Haley Viefhaus with a sacrifice fly after Viefhaus opened the 10th with a walk. Amy Harre fanned 13 in a marathon pitching effort as SIU improves to 12-8 while UNI falls to 14-7.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Salukis
Northern Iowa
Saluki
Kerri Blaylock
SIU
Blaylock
Arizona State
Malinda McClintock
Jen Guenther
Haley Viefhaus
Viefhaus
Guenther
Amy Harre
NIU
Lindsey Wright
Adie Wiefhaus
Lindsey Gierman
Wright
Lindsay Wood
Notre Dame Tops SIU in Irish Classic Championship
Notre Dame scored two in the bottom of the eighth to defeat Southern Illinois 3 2 in the Irish Classic title game. Javier Sanchez and Steve Stanley sparked the rally, Paul O'Toole delivered the go ahead single, and ND improved to 9 6 while SIU fell to 11 4 as four Salukis earned all tournament honors.
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Texas
Notre Dame
Southern Illinois University
Javier Sanchez
P.J. Finigan
Steve Stanley
Paul O’toole
Stanley
Fighting Irish
Liu
Jeff Stanek
Toby Barnett
Stanek
Barnett
Justin Maurath
Salukis
Brandon Mells
Cory Newman
Dan Callahan
Centralia Orphans Triumph Over New Trier in Tournament Run
Centralia Orphans finish 27-6 after beating New Trier 75-64 in a state semifinal, then edge Lanphier 56-52 in a later game. Andre Iguodala led Lanphier with 25 points, while Centralia's Smith and Dinkelman contributed as key scorers and rebounders in a hard fought bracket.
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Moss
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Richard McBride
Jon Smith
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Goodman
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Shaw
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Serial
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Tracy Davis
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Nern
Larry McKenzie
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Sara Rebling
Mighy
Meluse
West Main
Luke Nelson
Pete Ogilvie
Jake Alley
Jerel Deitering
Ross Kowzan
Sal Frisella
Callahan
Jamal Palmer
Palmer
Queen
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