West to be inducted into NACDA HOF
Retired Saluki athletics director and former coach Charlotte West to join 22 NACDA Hall of Fame inductees at the 41st convention in New Orleans. West, SIU associate athletics director until 1998, helped coach a national golf champion and a fifth-place basketball team in 1969. She earned multiple honors including the Senior Sports Administrator Award and MVC Hall of Fame.
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Cubs blank Nationals behind Zambrano eight scoreless
Carlos Zambrano pitched eight scoreless innings guiding the Cubs to a 4-0 win over the Washington Nationals. Aramis Ramirez and Todd Walker drove in two runs each as Chicago snapped a four game skid.
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Carterville routs Dongola in rain soaked regional opener
In a muddy Cobden Class A Regional game, top seed Carterville exploded for a 16-2 five inning win over Dongola. Alexa Callahan hit a three run homer as Carterville sent 20 batters to the plate in the first inning, aided by walks and hit batters, to seize a 13-0 lead.
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Heat finish Nets in dramatic 106-105 win to reach East finals
Dwyane Wade’s late steal of Jason Kidd inbounds and a decisive Wade-to-Walker 3 lift the Miami Heat over New Jersey 106-105 to clinch the series 4-1. Wade scored 21, Antoine Walker 23 as Nets Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson each top 30 in a hard-fought defeat. The Heat will meet Detroit or Cleveland in the conference finals.
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SIU Softball Makes NCAA Bid Amid Turbulent Finish
SIU Salukis earned an NCAA tournament berth despite a rough stretch and MVC exit, led by pitcher Cassidy Scoggins after Amy Harre’s injury. The piece reflects on momentum in postseason play and highlights a memorable West Frankfort sectional 400 meters duel between Courtney Smith and Toni Whitfield, won by Smith in a breathless 58 seconds, plus sportsmanship shown by Carterville pole vaulter Katherine Hendricks aiming at 11-7.
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