Loiacono shines at Du Quoin Elks All-Sports Banquet
Du Quoin High School honors 48 varsity letter winners led by Sam Loiacono who won outstanding athlete. Loiacono, bound for SIU on a football scholarship, excels in track and discus and played fullback. Dean Foster earns three letters in football basketball and track while underclassmen Alan Martin Barry Dickerson Steve Toler and Gary Furlow also win three letters.
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Sam Loiacono
du Quoin
Elks
Loiacono
SIU
Indians
Dean Foster
Foster
DTHS
Alan Martin
Barry Dickerson
Steve Toler
Gary Furlow
Joe E. Weber
Bill Theobald
Jimmy Genesio
Weber
Jay Randolph
KSD
Ksd-Tv
St. Louis
Don Chapman
Tom Saundes
Alan Crews
Alan Porter
Coal Belt opens season with games at three cities
The Coal Belt League begins play with U S Prison team opening today at Anna Herrin and Carbondale. Neunert leaves to join Mont Clair League. Crainville visits Carbondale Williams Field at 7 30 p m as Carbondale debuts a newly organized squad versus Crainville 10 1.
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U. S
Anna
Herrin
Carbondale
Neunert
Mont- Clair
Salukis Clinch Midwestern Crown With 8-1 Win
Salukis secure the Midwestern Conference baseball title outright by defeating Rail State 8-1 in Carbondale. Mike Eden hit a grand slam in the second inning to spark the victory as Dick Langdon earned his ninth win of the season with 11 strikeouts. The team faced Ball State in a Saturday doubleheader with results listed elsewhere.
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Liu
Rail State
Carbondale
Mike Eden
Salukis
Dick Langdon
Ball State
Ball State University
Eden
Valmeyer Heads to Marion Sectional in Tight Tourney Field
Valmeyer, 18-1, opens Monday at 4 p.m. vs 12-6 Metropolis in Marion. Tuesday Nashville meets Carmi, winners play for the sectional crown Wednesday. Champaign-bound teams include Danville Blooming ton Macon and Mattcon. Allyn Rohlfing keyed Valmeyer’s Belleville regional title with a first inning two run homer and four hit shutout.
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Little Valmeyer
Chartres
Metropolis
Nashville
Carmi
Peoria
Champaign
Danville
Bloomington
Mattcon
Macon
Valmeyer
Allyn Rohlfing
Belleville
Breese Mater Dei
Rohlfing
Walmeyer
Waterloo
Carbondale
Centralia
Shawneetown
McLeansboro
Logan College Volunteers Finish Strong 1971 Season
The 1971 John A. Logan College Volunteers improved to 18-10, doubling their wins from 1970 and finishing with a 104 to 103 doubleheader sweep over Southeastern Illinois. Key players included George Hopkins, Walter, Sipe, Soldner, and Eovaldi, with Walter hitting .354 and Eovaldi leading pitching with 5-3 and a 3.29 ERA.
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John A. Logan College Volunteers
Vols
Southeastern Illinois Junior College
Loganites
Southeastern
George Hopkins
West Frankfort
Eddie Sipe
Murphysboro
George Soldner
Marion
Ray Walter
Carbondale
Hopkins
Walter
Sipe
Soldner
Frank Eovaldi
Track honor roll from Saturday's Meet of Champions in Carbondale
Readable results list top performers by event from 100 to pole vault. Names include Scott and McGee in sprints at Carbondale Centralia Du Quoin Mt. Vernon, with distances and times such as 100 yards 10.1 and 220 yards 22.6. Relays show Mt. Vernon Centralia Carbondale etc. Field events feature Little Mt. Vernon shot put 53-0 and Loiacono Du Quoin discus 160-144, plus high jump 6-2 by Kolkhorst Mt. Vernon.
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Scott
Carbondale
McGee
Centralia
Johnson
Metropolis
Liacono
du Quoin
Dodson
Mt. Vernon
Lodge
Trico
Hill
Benton
Loiacono
Rapp
Jones
Herrin
Henderson
Powell
Marion
Cavitt
Heitkamp
Teas
Murphysboro
Royal
Kempfer
Sparta
Two Mile Brown
Reynolds
Norton
Marissa
Simpson
Kukawa
Pinckneyville
Akin
Campbell
Kolkhorst
Preston
Goldsman
Johnston City
Harrisburg
Fresh
Little
J. Warren
W. Frankfort
Stotlar
McKown
Swinkunas
Stewart
Fulton
Cartwright
Dare
Jeralds
Foster
Dibble
Kaspar
Habbe
Nashville
Kerkhover
Chester
Pickett
Edwards
Carlson
Wright
Holder
Snider
Wilhite
Hessman
Seckmeyer
Bruns
Daniel
Butler
Stone
Brown
Bracy
Maxey
Kennedy
Grant
Pate
J. Watson
Phillips
Pigg
Gaddis
Newbold
Sims
Muensterman
Cargal
Hailey
Kacy
Winterberg
Jerald
Devor
Linton
Throop
Estes
Baggett
Hanson
Rickenberg
Clarida
White
Sager
Malan
Buchman
Mueth
Ande
Eldorado
Salem
Centralia Athletes Lead District Best Times in Meet
In the district meet at Centralia, ten district best marks were posted. Ed Die McGee of Centralia ran 10.1 seconds in the 100 and 22.6 seconds in the 220, tying Kenny Scott of Carbondale for the 100. Scott also clocked a standout 49.7 for the 440. Seven other events saw season bests, with three improving previous leaders. A full area bests list excludes Saturday’s Carbondale Meet of Champions.
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Centralia
Eddie McGee
McGee
Carbondale
Kenny Scott
Scott
Kathy Casey Shines in YMCA Intra-squad Gym Meet
Thirteen year old Kathy Casey won three events at the Jackson County YMCA meet held at Carbondale National Guard Armory. She claimed the free exercise and tumbling titles and tied for first on bars with Lisa Vogel. Vicky Stolz won the younger group tumbling and free exercise. Ginny Stolz and Mike Vogel won in their respective beginner divisions. About 100 attended as organizers hope to make it an annual event under Alic Wobel who heads the program.
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Kathy Casey
Jackson County
Carbondale National Guard
Miss Casey
Lisa Vogel
Vicky Stolz
de Soto
Ginny Stolz
Vicky
Mike Vogel
YMCA
Alic Wobel
SIU
Rex Piper Wins Award for MVP Lineman
Rex Piper did not attend but still received the most valuable football lineman award in recognition of his on field contributions and impact during the season.
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Rex Piper
Randolph predicts strong Cardinals season and Gibson rebound
Jay Randolph, speaker at the Du Quoin all sports banquet, says Bob Gibson is just off to a slow start but will win 20 to 23 games as weather heats. He touts a stronger Cardinals club led by bullpen improvement, Carlton’s return, Torre at third, and better clubhouse spirit after Richie Allen’s trade.
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Jay Randolph
Cardinal
St. Louis Cardinal
Bob Gibson
Gibson
KSD
KSDTV
St. Louis
Randolph
Redbirds
Cardinals
Steve Carlton
Joe Torre
Richie Allen
Ted Sizcomore
Allen
Billikens Return to Kiel for SIU Game
St Louis University will host Southern Illinois University at Kiel Auditorium on January 29 in a move back from the SIU Arena. The Bills note past meetings at Kiel included an 84-78 Arena overtime win and 60-54 Kiel loss for the 1967-68 teams. They cite better ticket sales and practice access as reasons for the move.
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Southern Illinois University
St. Louis University
Keil Auditorium
St. Louis
Billikens
Keil
Arena
Bills
Salukis
SIU
St. Louis U
Sparta Honors Athletes At Thurday Awards Assembly
Sixty eight Sparta High varsity letter winners were recognized. Larry Smith won the VFW Outstanding Athlete of the Year. Steve Walker earned the Joe Garagolla baseball award. Rusty Kane top free throw shooter at .727. David Lindsey received football excellence. Jim Watt won the Torrence Sportsmanship award. Six freshmen earned letters. Mark Maybell and Roger Gerlach received multiple monograms. Clyde Turner, 6 7, signed a national letter for Minnesota. Tulsa University baseball finished 30 10. LIU swept them earlier. Hurricane eye District Five playoff with Big Eight champs. Greg Starrick spoke at the Christopher High banquet. Merle Hollman graduates May 28 as valedictorian. Brodie Western joined Western Illinois staff as offensive line coach. Terry Edson will attend Rend Lake JC. Carbondale Legion tryouts postponed to today at Williams Field at 1 pm for ages born on or after Aug 1 1952. Williams Field location noted.
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Sparta
Larry Smith
VFW
Steve Walker
Joe Garagolla
Rusty Kane
David Lindsey
Torrence
Jim Watt
Mark Maybell
Roger Gerlach
Local sports week features multiple league openers and events
The Coal Belt League opens with Lesser at Anna Benton at Herrin and Crainville at Carbondale at 7 30 p m San Diego visits St Louis 1 15 p m Monday Marion sectional games Valmeyer Metropolis 4 p m Tuesday Nashville Carmi and more. State track and golf meets set for Champaign Pan American Trials in St Louis and SIU arena. trailing notes include Canonero II Kentucky Derby winner and Willie Stargell home run burst in Pirates season.
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Coal Belt League
Lesser
Anna
Benton
Herrin
Crainville
Carbondale
San Diego
St. Louis
Valmeyer
Metropolis
Nashville- Carmi
Chicago Cubs
Marion
King
Martin Oilers
Bleyer Field
Cubs
Champaign
STU Arena
Atlanta
SIU
VTI
Carterville
Herrin Tigers Sweep 1971 Southern Illinois Invitational Track
Herrin won seven firsts including both relays and placed a runner in the top five in every event to defend its title at the second annual invitational track meet. The Tigers outscored Murphysboro by 1912 points 4415 to 38 and claimed 13 meet records. Herrin frosh sophs also topped the field with 69 points.
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Tigers
Murphysboro
Johnston City
Salem
Trico
Eldorado
Herrin
Herrin Frosh-Sophs
Murphysbero
Tricone
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