Pinckneyville Celtics Score Big In Weekend Baseball
In a packed Southern Illinois baseball slate, Pinckneyville Celtics swept Villa Grove and Stewardson, with notable performances by Rainwater, Hicks, and Mayhall. Coulterville, Du Bois, and Mount Vernon respective results tied to a district tournament, while SIU's baseball squad posted a 7-6 marathon win over Indiana State in extra innings.
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LaRue
Joint Venture Softball Team Wins Carbondale Tourney Title
Joint Venture Softball went undefeated to win the 16 team double elimination tournament held April 24 to 26 at Evergreen Park Carbondale. Proceeds benefited Special Olympics. Southern Beverage Herrin finished second and Marre Whittenborn placed third. Home run leaders included Mike Cochran three and Jerry Henry two among others.
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Marre Whittenborn
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Jerry Henry
Steve Rogers
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Ron Sherwood
Jack Price
Doug Rudy
Illinois fights Big Ten penalties on Wilson case
Illinois officials meet with Big Ten peers to discuss options after sanctions including three years probation and two seasons without post season. Chancellor Cribbet and President Ikenberry deny bad faith while calling the penalties excessive and costly, amid Wilson eligibility dispute and court actions ongoing in Peoria.
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Saluki Illini conference swap idea stirs playful chaos
Peter Selkowe mocks SIU C and Illinois sports woes with a satire of switching conferences from Big Ten to Missouri Valley. He jokes about recruiting, budgets, and TV money while lampooning Champaign Urbana officials and Big Ten dynamics. The piece revels in in-jokes, local rivalries, and absurd alternative histories.
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el Salvador
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New Mexico
Herrin's Creek earns two-sport SEM honor at banquet
Jayne Creek of Herrin became SEM's first athlete to be named outstanding in two sports. The Otahkians' softball and volleyball stars were honored at the all sports banquet in Cape Girardeau. Creek, a .355 hitter for 21-11 softball seeded No.1 for the AIAW regional in Sioux Falls, also starred as SEMO volleyball's top hitter and earned the Alumni Award for earning letters. She carries a 3.39 GPA and was cited by MAIAW for scholastic work.
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Herrin
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Creek
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Missouri Association For Intercollegiate Athletics For Women
Rohlfing Blewett Capture Perryville Two Man Scramble
Terry Rohlfing of Murphysboro and Bill Blewett of Carbondale won a Perryville Missouri two man team scramble with a 17 under par 127. They fired a 62 on Saturday and a 65 on Sunday to win by three strokes over Bill Koeneman of Chester and Don Bixby of Sparta, the Illinois runners up. The event drew 60 teams.
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Murphysboro
Bill Blewett
Carbondale
Perryville
Rohlfing-Blewett
Illinois
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Chester
Don Bixby
Sparta
Rend Lake College Softball Finishes Third in State Meet
Rend Lake College’s women’s softball team placed third in the state community college meet in Peoria, finishing 26-6 for the season. Debbi Anselement and Tammy Spencer earned All-Tournament honors as Rend Lake reached the double elimination and fell to Lincoln Trail College 11-1 in the final Sunday.
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Peoria
Warriors
Debbie Anselement
McLeansboro
Hardhiting Tammy Spencer
Benton
Rend Lake
Lincoln Trail College of Robinson
Lincoln Trail
Illinois Central College of East Peoria
Triton College of
River Grove
Bollinger medalist at Egyptian Seniors golf
Wayne Tut Bollinger of Carterville fired an 11 over par 71 to medal in the Egyptian Seniors Golf Association tournament at Crab Orchard Golf Club. Jim Vintard and Bill Thomas tied for second at 73 after a card playoff. other class winners included Dale Taylor and Elmer Brandhurst with 74 gross. Closest-to-the-pin honors went to four players, including Bollinger on No 16.
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Carterville
Crab Orchard Golf Club
Jim Vintard
Murphysboro
Bill Thomas
Dale Taylor
Marion
Elmer Brandhurst
Carbondale
Taylor
Laurin On
Selem
Barney Pulley
Bill Revell
Fred Haught
Bob Partlow
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