Kristoff Builds Strong Division II Program at SIU Edwardsville
Kristoff, appointed to start a program at SIU Edwardsville in 1971, built the nations strongest Division II wrestling program. SIU E won two straight Division II crowns and produced 67 All-Americans, with 11 reaching Division I. His son Mark and prep star Kip joined the saga as wrestling followed family ties, amid discontent over SIU’s 1982 wrestling program folding.
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Steinmetz Seeks Repeat at Class A Sectional Meet
Christopher’s track standout Phil Steinmetz aims to defend his crown at the Class A sectional in McLeansboro after overcoming a recent leg injury, with coach Tom Wheeler optimistic about his full strength. Du Quoin and Cairo pursue titles at respective sectionals while Centralia, Marion and other teams eye state qualification through strong sprint and field events.
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Murphysboro tops Herrin 9-5 in prep baseball action
Reliever Jeff McIntosh worked five scoreless innings to earn Murphysboro a 9-5 win over Herrin. Steve Ebersohl, Todd Herring each had three hits, with Todd Kortkamp adding a two-hit game including a home run. Murphysboro advances to 10-4 overall, 8-3 in SWE.
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Prep baseball recap shows Trico, Red Bud records slip
Trico ends at 3 16 while Red Bud drops to 2 20 and hosts Marissa. In Monday action Pinckneyville defeated Eldorado 3 2 in the top of the 12th as Travis Hicks drove in Brad Shotton who had reached on a single.
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Sala ninth at MVC golf meet in Canyon Texas
Jay Sala placed ninth to lead SIU to a fourth place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference championship held Wednesday in Canyon Texas. SIU totaled 1264, with West Texas State winning at 1230 and Wichita State 1237, followed by Bradley 1250, Illinois State 1288 and Tulsa 1292. Tom Neuman was SIU’s second finisher at 319, followed by Bobby Pavellonis at 320, Tom Portner 321, and J D Tomlinson 332.
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Beggs and Buchannan top Carbondale High honors
Brent Beggs and Dorothy Buchannan were named outstanding senior male and female athletes at Carbondale High School. Underclass honors went to Michelle Gibbs Norman Brown and Clayton Greer. Phoebe Cox received Terrier of the Year booster award. Rachel Carlton won the William McBride Scholar Athlete award. Judy Leavitt and Todd Martin earned the U S Army Reserve National Scholar Athlete awards.
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Bass and bluegill catches reported from area lakes
Larry Torre of Cahokia caught a 6 pound bass at Little Grassy. Bob Bush of Carbondale reeled in a 1 pound 1 ounce bluegill at Devil's Kitchen. Barry Wesley of Murphysboro won a 5 pound bass at Lake Murphysboro.
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Collinsville hires Bone to coach boys basketball
Collinsville school board unanimously selected 30 year old Bone as the new high school boys basketball coach. Bone was an All-State standout for the Kahoks in 1973 under coach Vergil Fletcher, succeeding Gene Catalpa who was fired April 8.
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Marion whips Harrisburg in South Seven game
Marion raised its record to 6-7 in the South Seven and 7-8 overall after a 14-2 win behind a strong pitching performance by Amy Fletcher. Fletcher retired the last 15 batters she faced as Tonya Rains led Marion with three hits while Harrisburg scored both runs in the third inning.
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