Uncle's gift fuels ninth grader to district tennis title
Illinois high school district tennis at Murphysboro saw Mark Atkinson of Golconda win the singles championship 7-6 6-2 over Cameron Trail of Metropolis. Atkinson advances to the state meet in Arlington Heights. Trail also earns a state berth. Murphysboro claimed its first district team title since 1939 with 9 points in doubles. Berger and Wasmer won the doubles title 7-6 6-3 over Lyon and Berra.
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Mark Atkinson
Atkinson
Golconda
Cameron Trail
Metropolis
Murphysboro
Arlington Heights
Trial
Devils
Pope County
West Frankfort
Pinckneyville
McLeansboro
Carmi
Carbondale
Greg Berger
Kurt Wasmer
Dale Lyon
Mike Berra
Dave Hanna
Red Devil
Berger-Wasmer
Sammy Burkhart
Mike Halstenberg
Lyon-Berra
Joel Johnson
Jim Simmons
State
Berger
Pope County High School
Paul Yarian
Trail
Jeff Compton
Friendly rivals vie in 100 yard dash at Mt Vernon meet
Carbondale’s Jim Andrew and Marion’s Randy Hancock staged a thrilling 100 yard dash duel with Andrew winning in 10.0 seconds as Hancock finished eight tenths behind. Hancock later won the 220 and defended state hopes while Andrew eyed state with a 9.7 goal. Whiteside edged Laser in the two mile to secure a state berth, and Chris Scott sped to 49.48 in the 440. Charleston Cox set a discus record, Charleston relay marks fell, and Centralia claimed the team title at the District meet.
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Carbondale
Jim Andrew
Marion
Randy Hancock
Southern Illinois
Andrew
Hancock
Mt. Vernon
Randy
Murphysboro
Tommy Ray
Olney
Perry Sager
Nick Whiteside
Billy Laser
Whiteside
Laser
State
Chris Scott
Scott
Steve Lively
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Charleston
Anthony Cox
Crab Orchard golfers win pro am in playoff
Crab Orchard Golf Club steered by Steve Heckel won a three team two hole sudden death playoff at the Jackson Invitational, topping pro Tom Wargo of Carlyle who tied with Terry Houser at 68. Wargo captured a $500 prize as the largest on the LIGA circuit.
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Crab Orchard Golf Club
Carterville
Tom Wargo
Carlyle
Southern Illinois Golf Association
Crab Orchard
Steve Heckel
Larry Emery
Jim Brown
John Keig
Wargo
Malden
Terry Houser
Houser
Heckel
Paducah
Bill Koeneman
Chester
Saluki golfers finish fifth in MVC tourney at Peoria
Saluki golfers place fifth in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament at Newman Golf Course Peoria with a total 1232. Walt Seimsglasz led SIUC with 302 and Jay Venable followed at 311 while Tulsa's Mark Alsup won individual medalist honors with 294 as Wichita State captured the team title at 1186.
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Walt Seimsglasz
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Peoria
Salukis
Wichita State
Tusla
New Mexico State
Bradley
Indiana State
West Texas State
Drake
Creighton
Siuc
Newman Golf Course
Seimsglasz
Jay Venable
Jeff Linn
Butch Poshard
Rich Jarrett
Tulsa
Mark Alsup
Rod Nuckoles
Nuckoles
Indians win Class A district track meet at McLeansboro
Du Quoin Indians claim the district title with 40 points in an 18-team meet led by Wade Atkins who swept the 100 and 220 yard dashes and Lybrand Beard who won the high hurdles. Carterville’s Mike Evans won the 440. McLeansboro and Carterville each claimed multiple runner-up finishes as state qualifiers advance to Charleston.
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du Quoin Indians
McLeansboro
du Quoin
Carterville
Wade Atkins
Lybrand Beard
Atkins
Beard
Mike Evans
Brian Pansing
Lions
Anna-Jonesboro dominates Red Bud District track meet titles
Madison wins with 532 points as Anna-Jonesboro secures high honors led by Mike Shepard in high and low hurdles. Pinckneyville's David Heine and Doug Nehrkorn claim events, Sparta earns seconds in several events, while Nashville Chester and Cairo miss state qualifiers. Top two finishers per event advance to state finals.
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Madison
Triad
Anna-Jonesboro
Sparta
Mike Shepard
Wildcats
Larry Middleton
Derrick Tillman
Steve Walls
Paul Peck
Nashville
Chester
Cairo
Murphysboro assistant coach Greg Douglas resigns to join Mash in Topeka
Gregory Douglas will leave Murphysboro after two seasons as defensive coordinator and offensive line coach to take a similar post in Topeka under Tim Mash, who recently became head coach there. Douglas says he will submit his resignation Monday and notes Mash asked him to move.
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Greg Douglas
Tim Mash
Murphysboro
Mash
Topeka
Kansas High School
Douglas
Devils
District 186 Board of Education
Touchdown Club
Pickering
Grip and stance set the swing direction in golf
Professional Golf tip explains that grip and stance determine club head path and shot direction. The overlapping grip, proper setup with body parallel to the target line, and consistent tempo are essential. Tension during address hinders a smooth swing, and repeat practice builds these fundamentals for long, accurate shots.
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Mike Chamness
The
Southern Illinoisan
Butch Nevious
Centralia
Rusty Sherman
Dave
Mark Patrick
Bleyer Field
Keig
Gene Carello
C. Parker
R. Lewis
D. Driel
Mike Walsh
D. Basso
M. Kelly
J. Coffel
Jesse Barge
S. King
J. Reed
K. Feigenbaum
Barge
J. Phelps
T. Stevens
K. Elaine
Phil Belbas
G. Sims
C. McDaniel
B. Craig
Joe Brubaker
K. Anthony
D. Perkins
R. Buckshot
Jim Kirk
B. Blewett
J. Jansco
B. Williams
G. Gore
S. Rinella
C. Steinbach
Dennis Walters
R. Sanders
M. Bruns
A. Smith
Bob Jones
R. Renken
L. Zacharian
B. Grau
Kirk
D. McNeill
Face Kissis
R. Ayala
Jerry Glenn
J. Imhoff
O. McLellen
M. Castrale
Jack Connell
C. Connell
G. Squires
G. Tapley
M. Jackson
B. Ozburn
F. Plater
Steve Sebastian
R. Burroughs
D Kammann
D. Kortkamp
M. Parkinson
B. Thomas
P. Breen Jr
T. Baysinger
B. O’brien
J. Walker
B. Livingston
G. Jennings
Saluki
A-J
Shepard
Anna Jonesboro
David Heine
Doug Nehrkorn
Heine
Nehrkorn
Franklin County Country Club
Gene CareHo
Ernie Branson
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