Metropolis Wins Southern Illini Track Title
Metropolis dominated the first Southern Illini conference meet at McLeansboro scoring 73 points to outpace Eldorado 59 and others. DeWayne Wall swept the sprints and helped Metropolis set conference records while Gary Lee led McLeansboro with two titles and Orrel of Edwards County won shot put and discus.
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Miller
Oldham
Badgers rout Northwestern in Big Ten outdoor dual
Wisconsin dominated Northwestern 98 to 47 as the Badgers won 10 of 17 events. Marcel Mangual led UW with a meet record 156 feet 9 inches in the discus, while Ted Edwards of Northwestern set a meet record in the 100 yard dash at 9.6 seconds. Wisconsin swept the top three in five events including discus, high jump, shot put, 120 yard high hurdles, and 440 yard dash.
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District prep baseball open with six sites Monday
Larry Odell reports district tourneys start Monday across six sites with several five team meets already underway. Cobden leads the pack at 13-0 while Anna Jonesboro sits 16-4 and Sparta 12-3 as regional battles near in Carbondale Nashville McLeansboro Marion and Goreville regions.
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Elvorado
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Pinckneyville
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Centralia
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Trico
Woodlawn
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du Quoin
Yankees blank Orioles in national telecast
George Medich pitched nine hits allowed for an 8-0 victory over Baltimore. Bobby Murcer and Celerino Sanchez hit two run homers as the Yankees improved to 3-1 against Cuellar this season while handing the Orioles their fifth loss in six decisions.
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Celerino Sanchez
New York Yankees
Baltimore Orioles
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Baltimore
Mike Cuellar
Crampton Opens Big Gap at Colonial National Invitation
Bruce Crampton built a large early lead at the Colonial National Invitation, then finished three rounds six under par at 204 to hold a three stroke edge over Lee Elder and Tom Weiskopf. Elder and Weiskopf stood tied at 207, with Trevino ten strokes back at 220 as the weather shifted between sun and showers.
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Houston
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Special Olympics draws 700 plus athletes at Carbondale event
More than 700 mentally retarded athletes of all ages attended the Special Olympics in Carbondale on Friday. A double feature entertainment followed with pool exhibitor Rudolph Wanderone and St Louis Cardinal QB Jim Hart visiting in McAndrew Stadium. Hart and SSU coach staff staged a football demonstration on Friday morning.
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Cincinnati Dominates SIU in 9-0 Tennis Victory
SIU split weekend matches but lost 9-0 to Cincinnati as the Salukis fell in singles and doubles. SIU players listed first in results with Cowley, Petchul, Ampon, Cee, Huguelet and others facing Cincinnati opponents. doubles forfeited No. 1 with Cowley Petchul. The Bearcats improved to 29-1 in the sequence.
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Salukis win two matches in weekend tennis
In Carbondale, SIU defeats Memphis State 7-2 with Cowley and Miller winning singles. Friday results show a 6-3 victory over Murray State and two doubles wins, including Cowley-Miller and Ampon-Cee. Harrisburg 0 0 0 0 0 Carbondale 0 0 0 1 2.
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Centralia girls win first district track meet at Carbondale
Centralia tops Carbondale 50 to 29 in the girls district meet, with two-time winners including Denise Goetting of Trico and Nancy Brigham of Robinson. State qualifiers include Brigham, Goetting, Towers and Abell among others, as top finishers earn spots at Eastern Illinois University next Saturday.
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Purple takes spring game with late passing surge
Northwestern's spring football game ends 20-7 as QB Kim Girkins throws two late touchdown passes. He connects first on a 41-yard strike to Steve Harris of Cincinnati to put the Purple ahead 13-7, then finds Steve Craig of Akron with nine seconds remaining for the final score.
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Ohio
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Cincinnati
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Akron
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