Mattoon Takes Class AA Meet In Murphysboro
Mattoon Green Wave dominated the Friday Boys Class AA District track meet in Murphysboro winning six of eight running events. The 1600-meter relay closed with Mattoon setting a meet record 3:21.12 to beat Marion 53-49 as Mount Vernon and Centralia tied for third with 41. Grand performances came from Charles Moss and Dave Flowers for Mattoon, Ernie Badger for Mount Vernon, and Felipe Martin for Carbondale who excelled across jumps and hurdles.
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Bob Holliday
Southern Illinoisan
Mattoon Green Wave
Murphysboro
Green Wave
Marion Wildcats
Centralia
Mount Vernon
Harrisburg
Carbondale
Effingham
Olmey
Traid
Herrin
Paris
Salem
Charleston
Charles Moss
Mattoon
Ron French
Chuck Sherline
Ernie Badger
Marion
Daren Pahl
Pahl
State
Felipe Martin
Martin
Leland Sherrill
Jim Sutton
Reacher
Jon Jones
Anna-Jonesboro
Darrin Sigler
George Warren
Ron Hatchcraft
West Frankfort
McLeansboro
Joe Milligan
Randy Edmondson
Mark Clark
Sparta
Troy Johnston
Meridian
Anna Jonesboro
Troy Heitmeyer
David Haynes
du Quoin
Chuck Clemons
Rick Jenkins
Eldorado
John Rutledge
Charles Meadows
Kim Steele
Diana White
Steve Williams
Cairo
Chris Briddick
Jim Gulledge
Marty Coker
Mike Walter
Mark Bittle
Leo Coleman
Brian Russell
Clark Dixon
Benton
Kip Wright
Kevin Ellis
David Bauer
Darin Lee
Cory Partridge
Darryl Clarida
Scott Boyd
Richard McPhail
Cameron Riley
Metrop
Doug Hines
Brett Dorris
Jack Shelton
Greg Jones
Jim Holway
Brent McLain
Kevin Waller
Nashville
John Evans
Scott Gil
Kevin Howerton
Carterville
Jim Wilson
Steve Truitt
Daren Pahi
Kent Leek
David Hodge
Richard Edwards
John Harp
Benton Steve Russell
Neal McDaniel
Pinckneyville
Jerry Bankhead
Jerry Warren
Hurdies
Scott Hafeli
Johnston City
Chico Costello
Brad Thomas
Chester
Roger Teal
Carl Evans
Curt Picou
Gary Mestal
Jeff Meyer
Richard Doerge
Lowell Anderson
Jack Rodely
Blake McDaniel
Nelson Newton
Chuck Wortman
Dennis Jones
Wade Mycher
Doug Noilen
Hal Tweedy
Mike Monkman
Metropolis
Wes Franklin
Brad Auten
Kent Howerton
Kevin Lightfoot
James Willis
Tim Simpson
Mike Webb
Larry Alli
Joe Bader
Robert Vannier
Greg Gordon
Mike O'Day
Tim Place
Brad Horton
Entries Due Friday for Southern Illinoisan Bowling Tourney
The first Southern Illinoisan Bowling Tournament will be held June 7 8 at L I Bowl near Carterville. Qualifiers from Sunday papers or top 10 city tourneys in scratch singles are eligible. Entry is 5 per bowler payable to S I Bowl Carterville 62918. Five games June 7 in 4 pm and 7 pm sessions. Top five men and top five women advance to finals June 8.
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Carterville
New Route 13 East
Professional Bowlers Association
St Louis Pair Leads Chester Four Ball After First Round
Two-man teams from St Louis lead the Chester Country Club four ball championship after opening play. Wayne Orfman and Bill Mathews shot 68 to top the field by four strokes. Brad Harris and Pursie Pipes sit second at 69. Several teams share third on 70. In Class A, four duos tie for the lead at 73.
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St. Louis
Chester Country Club
Wayne Orfman
Bill Mathews
Brad Harris
Denver, Colo
Pursie Pipes
Mount Vernon
Stu Kirkland
Don Braddy
Drew Summers place at state highlights IHSA meet in Champaign
Drew and Summers each finished fourth at the IHSA Girls Track and Field State Meet in Champaign. Drew placed fourth in Class A discus with 123-7 and Summers took fourth in shot put at 37-82. Lesser-Walier’s Nancy Kirk reached the 100 meter dash semifinals in 13.0 seconds before bowing out. Other area results include Norris 20th in 3,200 meters for Benton and Heidinger 24th in AA. Scaggs ran 3,200 in 12:37.
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Carterville
Barbie Drew
Benton
Sharon Summers
Champaign
Drew
Summers
Gail Smith
Hayworth
Kerri Norris
Sonia Heidinger
Carbondale
Anna Jonesboro wins district track title over Freeburg
Anna Jonesboro captured the Class A boys district title with 49 points to Freeburg’s 40 after Freeburg ace Bill Hatfield withdrew with a pulled hamstring in the 200. Jonesboro sprinter Jon Jones won the 100 in 10.74 and anchored relays, with David Haynes adding key points. Cairo, Pinckneyville, and Lebanon also posted strong showings as teams advance toward the state meet.
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Mike Estes
Southern Illinoisan
Jon Jones
Freeburg
Bill Hatfield
A-J
Wildcats
Gary Henning
Anna
Hatfield
Anna Jonesboro
Jones
David Haynes
John Belcher
Anna-Jonesboro
Fred Chamness
Belcher
Haynes
George Warren
Warren
Paul Vollmer
Cdds
Larry Roberts
Cairo
Tom Zalud
Steve Williams
Williams
State
Kip Wright
Pinckneyville
Neal McDaniel
David Leehy
Leehy
Panthers
Tim Simpson
Mike Stonce
Sparta
Greg Gordon
Nashville
Kevin Waller
Waller
Columbia
John Elder
Hornets
Jerry Warren
Chester
Brad Thomas
Carl Evans
Thomas
Meridian
Eastern Illinois
Chamness
Local Shamrock golf leaders in Mine Products Classic
Oscar McClellan of Johnston City and Gary Adkins of Metropolis share the lead with 69 at the Mine Products Classic Golf Tournament at Lake of Egypt Marion. Other divisions show tight purses with several 72s and 78s as 94 entrants chase more than $2,000 in merchandise and a new car for a No 9 hole-in-one.
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Oscar McClellan
Johnston City
Gary Adkins
Metropolis
Lake of Egypt
Marion
Anna
Herb Cutsinger
Mike Davis
Woody Young
Paducah
Mel Felts
John Keller
Steve Malone
al Norman
Claude Elkins
Tom Riley
Fred Kerley
Paul Holt
Roy Dillon
Zoeller Leads Colonial Golf Amid Rain Delay
Fuzzy Zoeller shot 69 despite back trouble to take a one shot lead after 36 holes at the Colonial National Invitation in Fort Worth. The wet course forced Friday’s postponement and a two day 36 hole finish, with Zoeller seeking his first win since the 1979 Masters.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Fuzzy Zoeller
Zoeller
Colonial Country Club
Augusta
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