Bogle Leaves Nashville For Colorado To Coach Greeley West
Nashville basketball coach Bob Bogle, who led the Hornets to the 1978 Class A state title, will take the head job at Greeley West High School in Colorado. He cites a new challenge, long-term opportunities, and a desire for change as he moves from a 3A Colorado program facing a different basketball culture.
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Mike Chamness
Bob Bogle
Nashville Hornets
Nashville
Greeley, Colo
Bogle
Greeley West High School
Greeley West
Colorado
Greeley
Illinois
Hornets
Southern Illinois
Wayne Harre
Brent Rueter
Rob Wood
David May
Kdks
Twin Towers
Stieg
Jankowski
Imhoff Resigns as Sparta High Baseball Coach
Mark Imhoff resigned Tuesday night at a Sparta School Board meeting to take a graduate assistant baseball coaching job at Morehead State University in Kentucky. He compiled a 30-22 record in three years, including 17-8 this season, after being suspended this year for DUI and resisting a police officer. the resisting charge was dropped.
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Mike Chamness
Sparta
Mark Imhoff
Morehead State University
Kentucky
Imhoff
Carlyle
Morehead State
Murphysboro High School
John A. Logan College
Eastern Illinois University
Smith hits 300th homer as Cards top Giants 8-3
Dave LaPoint loses in his first meeting with Reggie Smith but keeps his unbeaten pitcher’s record. Smith hits his 300th major league homer, powering the Giants to an early 1-0 lead before St Louis answers with two three-run innings. Herzog lauds his staff as the Cards avoid walks and capitalize on errors.
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SAN Francisco
Dave LaPoint
St. Louis Cardinals
Reggie Smith
Smith
LaPoint
San Francisco Giants
Giants
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis
Cards
Doug Bair
Jey Herzog
Ken Oberkfell
Meet of Champions highlights SI track stars across conferences
Southern Illinois top athletes competed in the Meet of Champions on Tuesday. Neal McDaniel of Pinckneyville won the pole vault at 14 feet. Carla Shelton of Harrisburg swept three events including the 300 meter hurdles. Evette Williams of Du Quoin, Class A 400 meter champ, anchored the winning 1600 meter relay. Kim Steele of Carbondale set a meet record in the high jump at 6 feet 6 3/4 inches.
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Southern Illinois
Pinckneyville
Neal McDaniel
Carla Shelton
Harrisburg
Dles. du Quoin
Evette Williams
Renee Dearing
Carbondale
Kim Steele
Brent McLain
Centralia
Scott Smith
Carterville
Kevin
Kent Howerton
Kent
Marion
Scott Hafeli
McDaniel
Hafeli
Enrico Castellano
Wildcats
Gene Watson
Scott Gill
du Quoin
Kent Leek
Gill
Lowell Anderson
Darin Sigler
Randy Edmondson
Mike McCoy
Edmondson
Mark Hull
Dan Gurwell
David Lyon
Mark Bittle
Bittle
Murphysboro
Leland Sherrill
Massac County
Jack Cameron Riley
Benton
Jeff Corey
Carbon
Dale
Felipe Martin
Williams
Bridgett Jones
Don Calvert
Colleen Hiller
Lisa Hicks
Track Meet of Champions crowns multiple records in Carbondale
At Bleyer Field Southern Illinois athletes set 12 girls and two boys records in four hours. Benton edged West Frankfort for boys Class A, Marion beat Centralia for Class AA, Mount Vernon won girls Class AA, and Du Quoin claimed Class A. Standouts included Ron Hutchcraft of West Frankfort, Scott Gill of the Wildcats, and Carla Shelton of Harrisburg with three wins and multiple records. The meet served as a warmup for state while offering top competition and no rain.
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Mike Estes
Southern Illinois
Charleston
Bleyer Field
Carbondale
Doug Woolard
Benton
West Frankfort
Marion
Centralia
Mount Vernon
du Quoin
Anna Jonesboro
Ron Hutchcraft
Hutchcraft
Champ Benton
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Colorado Preps
Roger Stieg
John Jankowski
Paul Patton
Havana
Homer
Oerri
Jerry Lower
Shelton
Lolita Harris
Rams
Taylor
Cathy Sherrill
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