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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 2002
Page
17
The ALCS advances to Anaheim with praise for the players opening holes for the running plays and the offensive line. Key blockers receive credit for sustaining drives as the series shifts venues.
Week seven features Anna Jonesboro at Nashville Benton at Massac County West Frankfort at Harrisburg Cahokia at Mount Vernon Johnston City at Lesser Valier. SIU hosts Gateway Conference foe Northern Iowa at 7 on Saturday. South Seven girls tennis in Belleville. Cardinals visit Giants for NLCS game. Rams seek first home win versus Raiders.
Notable SI volleyball standout Sarah Shurtz delivered 17 kills in a victory over Hamilton County to boost Lesser-Walier toward a fifth straight Black Diamond Conference crown. The senior also posted six kills and two blocks in a win over Carterville. Through Wednesday, Lesser-Walier sat 16-4 overall, 9-0 in league play, ranked third in the Southern Illinois Coaches poll. Shurtz earned All-South honors last year and was MVP of the Black Diamond with 302 kills and 63 blocks.
Rich Aurilia homered twice and Jason Schmidt pitched into the eighth as the San Francisco Giants beat the Cardinals 4-1 to take a 2-0 NLCS lead. Lofton threw out JD Drew at the plate, Eduardo Perez hit a pinch homer in the eighth, and Robb Nen earned the save. Busch Stadium calm returned after Wednesday's fracas as both managers were fined and benches were barred for non-roster players.
Harrisburg former player James Cameron Chapman pleaded guilty to battery for striking Anna Jonesboro’s Josh Alley after a May 27 Class A Super-Sectional. Chapman received one year probation and a $500 fine. He may leave the state to play junior college baseball as part of the plea. a felony charge was dropped. Harrisburg is banned from postseason play next season.
Brett Detering praises Adam Casper a three-year starter now 6 2 240 as the Wildcats travel to Nashville to face the Hornets. Casper has 3 400 rushing yards in his career and 760 this season on 84 carries with seven touchdowns. Colleges including Missouri Illinois SIU SEMO and EIU have shown interest as he sharpens speed and strength.
No. 12 Northern Iowa, with 16 returning starters from an 11-3 last season, visits McAndrew Stadium to face Southern Illinois. Coach Mark Farley praises depth but notes a recent 31-12 loss by Western Kentucky, stressing must-win urgency as Griff Jurgens competes with Tom Petrie for the quarterback spot and Adam Benge powers the run game.
In a Gateway matchup at McAndrew Stadium on Saturday night, UNI (3-2, 0-1) visits SIU (3-2, 1-0) as receiver-junior Marius Mays and senior Ben Sanderson combine for 42 receptions and 684 yards. UNI returns four offensive linemen including Chad Setterstrom, while SIU’s defense relies on a four-man return and has yielded 352 yards and 25.2 points per game.
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