Evanston Wins State Title in Surprising Final
Evanston captured the state championship with a 82-77 win over DeKalb and Galesburg in a final that shocked Southern Illinois. Duster Thomas had promoted a celebratory year for Pinckneyville, but a miscommunication derailed the planned festivities as fleets of teams watched from afar.
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Illinois High School Association
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DeKalb
Chicago
Crane Tech
Custer
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Thornton
Harvey
Pekin
Moline
Dundee
Braidwood
Paris
Chicago von Steuben
Chicago Marshall
Rock Falls
Peoria Spaulding
West Aurora
LaSalle Peru
Don Stanton
Tarbondale
Downstate
Effingham
Ram
Mt. Vernon
Los Angeles Rams
Deep South
Salukis Split Four With Arizona In Four-Game Series
Southern Illinois University Salukis split a double header with Arizona 6-4 win and 7-6 loss to complete a 4-5 road trip against No 1 Arizona State and No 4 Arizona. Don Kirkland homered triples in both games and Rich Coble shared pitching wins and losses with SIU.
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Arizona
Southern
Arizona State
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Barry O’sullivan
Rich Coble
Siu
Riday
Newman
Spaniak
Coble
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Coker
Crovenzano
Hosmer
Miren
Brumfield
Snyder
O’sullivan
Clark
Trickey
Rogodzinski
Kirkland
Evanston Wildkits Win Illinois Hoop Title Over Galesburg
Evanston Wildkits led by Walt Perrin and Ron Cooper defeated Galesburg 70-51 in Champaign to claim the Illinois high school basketball championship. Cooper scored 21 points, Perrin dazzled with ball handling, as Evanston built a 42-25 half and extended its lead to secure the title.
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Walt Perrin
Ron Cooper
Galesburg
Chicago
Thornton
Harvey
Perrin
Leon Lucket
de Kalb
Fred Mims
Jim Reinbach
Wildkits
Lackey
Jack Burmaster
Jones
Mims
Cooper
Illinois high school all tournament team named
Chicago Crane Tech guard Jerome Freeman led with 28 points as Crane Tech captured third place. The Associated Press all tournament first team included Evanston’s Bob Lackey and Farrell Jones of Chicago, Ruben Triplett of Galesburg, and Les Taylor of Carbondale. Freeman topped the scoring with 87 points in four games.
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Evanston
Farrell Jones
Galesburg
Ruben Triplett
Champaign
Bob Lackey
Associated Press
Illinois
Lackey
Jerome Freeman
Chi
Cago
Freeman
Carbondale Terriers
Crane
SIU Gymnasts Dominate Regional Meet
Southern Illinois University gymnasts overwhelmed Northern Illinois University 191.65 to 153.85, qualifying three men for nationals in all but two events. Paul Mayer won three events outright and tied for a fourth, leading in floor, side horse, parallel bars and the long horse. Dennis won still rings, Hardt took trampolines, and Hemmerling won high bar. SIU teammates claimed most other top spots, with only Yale and Northern Illinois athletes breaking through. Dennis and Mayer topped the all around, with 108.25 and 107.40.
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Southern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
Paul Mayer
Mayer
Larry Ciolkesz
Dennis
Hardt
Hemmerling
Siu
Gene Kelber
Jack Hultz
Skip Ray
Joe Dupree
Al Willis to retire after 28 IHSA state tournaments
Al Willis executive secretary of the Illinois High School Association will retire after directing his 28th state tournament. He plans to stay near Chicago and pass the job to Harry Fitzhugh on June 30. Willis, 65, has led IHSA through reform debates while emphasizing youth potential and broad educational functions beyond athletics.
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al Willis
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Illinois High School Association
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Elmhurst
Association
Carbondale
Eldorado
Flat Rock
Crawford County
Fitzhugh
Chicago
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I.H.S.A
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Dongola
Cairo
du Quoin
Hewey Tweedy
I.H.S.A. Board of Directors
Mr. Willis
Tweedy
Rt. 1
Lawrenceville
Indiana
Oaklawn
Arthur Tyout
Centralia
Bruins win second straight NCAA title 78 55 over Tar Heels
UCLA routs North Carolina 78-55 to capture its second consecutive national title and fourth in five years at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Lew Alcindor scores 34 with nine blocks as Ohio State upsets Houston for third place.
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UCLA
North Carolina
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Lew Alcindor
Houston
Uclans
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Ohio State
Buckeyes
Ohio
Dean Smith
Bruins
Lynn Shackleford
Alcindor
Tar Heels
Larry Miller
Lucius Allen
Mike Warren
John Wooden
Dave Sorenson
Bill Hasket
Steve Howell
Elvin Hayes
Theodis Lee
Vern Lewis
Frazier Leads Knicks To Playoff Clinching Win
Walt Frazier, a rookie, scored 25 points and directed New York’s attack to a 128 117 victory over Philadelphia. The win evened the Eastern Division best of seven series at 1 1 as the Knicks held off a late fourth quarter surge by the 76ers.
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Walt Frazier
Philadelphia
Frazier
Knicks
Coaching changes reflected in state tournament week
Southern Illinois sports notes show coaching shifts across the region. Larry Davis leaves Anna Jonesboro for Mt. Carmel head football coach. Jim Stuart does not return to Chester as basketball baseball coach. Paul Restivo stays in Lawrenceville after a raise. Carbondale remains open for football. Wal ter Moore to Carbondale expected to stay. Rich Herrin remains. Carmi rumors denied.
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Larry Davis
Anna Jonesboro
Mt. Carmel
Jim Stuart
Chester
Paul Restivo
Mattoon
Chuck Oyler
Lawrenceville
Bob Gregor
Edwardsville
Joe Lucco
Bob
Eldon Bigham
Pinckneyville
Carbondale
Vern Pollock
SIU
Bill
Carmi
Gene Haile
Dave Lee
Harrisburg
Bill Trees
Bob Dallas
Ridgway
Jones
Centralia
Champaign
Walter Moore
Moore
Car
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