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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1982
Page
10
National League batting leaders and pitching stats are listed alongside daily results. The American League table shows leaders in batting and pitching with runs, hits, and stolen bases. Multiple games are reported with scores and notable player performances across cities and teams.
Finals open with Los Angeles at Philadelphia and Philadelphia at Los Angeles on May 27 and June 3. Meanwhile Benton leads in Class A with points and relays dominating events at a multi-school track meet including Mount Vernon, Marion, Cairo, Du Quoin and others, with standout times and marks across sprints distances and field events.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed pitcher Roger Kahte and assigned him to Medicine Hat in the Pioneer League.
Marion 45 12 led the Carbondale hosted Class AA meet with Centralia 44 Hastingsburg 21 Mount Vernon 20 and Aurphysboro 20 in a tight team scoring race across six schools.
Sheila Benson pitched a three hitter as the Red Devils routed Goreville 18 1 in Murphysboro in five innings behind 18 Murphysboro hits. Cindy Reiman four RBI Lisa Foster three RBI Cami Rose three RBI and Mio Renzaglia two RBI led the attack. Zeigler Royalton beat Century 11 1 with Lisa Orbes tossing a five inning one hitter Debbie Sanders and Toni Yarbrough added three RBI each. Cobden beat Cairo 12 2 as Lisa Dammeman four hitter for Cobden Karen Cruse two RBI. Egyptian edged Demons 10 3. Four games slated for 4 p m Thursday at Herrin. West Frankfort pounded 14 hits in a 12 4 win at Carmi behind homers by Boren Nolen and Golis. Carrier Mills Stonefort Vienna rain postponement. Multiple tournament games set for Thursday across Harrisburg Breese and Mount Vernon area sites. The schedule lists several matchups including Marion vs Harrisburg and West Frankfort vs Vienna winner.
Indianapolis 500 leaders warn drivers the race is not won on the first circuit. Chief steward Tom Binford reminds 33 starters of past first lap crashes including Eddie Sachs and Dave MacDonald in 1964 and Pat O Connor in 1958. Pole sitter Rick Mears notes the risk and pace as Penske teammates chase early lead amid strong qualifiers like Foyt Andretti Johncock and Sneva in the front rows.
Rend Lake College basketball coach Mitch Haskins adds 6-7 Barry Wright from Castle High School Indiana as a likely frontcourt option. Wright joins four Indiana signees this year and competes with 6-2 returnee Karli Wrice for minutes in the middle. Wright averaged 12.9 points and 9.6 rebounds in his full varsity season.
Sparta High School seniors attend a Pace Setter Rally at Luanda Chevrolet with a 4:30 p.m. start after school. The event features a pace car replica drive, a test-track drive, a dealer products film, a Sparta auto industry essay contest, barbecue, and T shirts. Gary Svanda, dealer owner, aims to make this an annual program for the 1982 class of about 150 seniors with Chevrolet officials from St Louis expected to attend. A $500 essay prize rewards the best piece on auto dealership economic impact in Sparta.
The first annual Kenney's softball tournament will be held June 56 at Khoury Park in Marion with 16 teams in a double-elimination format. One of the first four places will be awarded. Entry fee is not yet determined. Contact David Wilson at 993-3777 or Craig Crawford at 993-5424 for details.
The Optimist swim team of Pri ce schedules practice at 4 30 p m Tuesday at Bender Pool. A 4 p m pre practice meeting will help families meet coaches register and set season plans. Coaches listed are Lisa Wright and Gregg Lanchester.
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