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Mistakes doom Railers to defeat

By Rick Hobler
[SEPT. 30, 2000]  As a teacher I know that repetition leads to memorization. If that is true, then the Railers will always remember two things about last night's game: the name of Springfield High School's Ulexis Williams and the word "turnovers."

In Springfield's 41-0 drubbing of the Railers last night, it was Ulexis here, Ulexis there, Ulexis everywhere. On defense he repeatedly tackled the Railer running backs and knocked down pass after pass intended for Railer receivers. When SHS had the ball, he was sprinting around the Railer defense, catching passes and crossing the goal line. On special teams he kicked off and received kickoffs, he punted and returned punts. He kicked extra points. He was everywhere, all night, and wherever he was the SHS Senators had success. While one player can never get credit for a victory in a team sport, Ulexis Williams certainly was impressive all night.

 

For the LCHS Railers the word of the night was "turnovers." The Railer offense did move the ball on several sustained drives, but each time they got some momentum and approached midfield, a misguided pass or a fumble found its way into the hands of an SHS defender, ending the drive. I stopped counting the interceptions at five. While Lincoln quarterback Marty Ryan had several successful short passes and gutted out several first downs on quarterback keepers over the middle, behind the blocking of Morgan Murphy, he was picked off and sacked so many times that his valiant effort was nullified.

Sam Moore, the Railers' leading running back, was repeatedly stuffed by the SHS defense, and his fourth down miscue on a punt, right before halftime, deep in Railer territory, led to the Senators quickly scoring an additional touchdown.

The Gallagher brothers, Tommy John and Josh, made several excellent pass catches, but a crucial dropped pass by Tommy John Gallagher, wide open in the end zone in the second quarter, when the Railers were down only 14-0, was a serious missed opportunity.

At the half, the score was SHS 20, Railers 0.

 

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Some of the few positive notes for the Railers were the play of Ryan Bast, the running of Chad "Chico" Tungate and a couple impressive defensive stands. Ryan Bast played well for the Railers on offense and defense, catching passes, intercepting a pass and making numerous tackles in the secondary. Tungate, playing in his first game this season, ran with intensity and picked up several Railer first downs. The Railer defense, guided by Assistant Coach Chris Hammer, stopped the Senators on several occasions. Of special note was a strong defensive stand in the second half after an interception placed the Senators on the Railer 22-yard line. At the end of this particular series, due to the "never say die" attitude of Railer players like Shaw, Letterly, Snyder, Workman, Charron, Barton, Hobler, Bast and others, the Senators found themselves pushed back to the Railers' 36-yard line. These were the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal evening for the Railers.

By the end of the third quarter it was 41-0 in favor of SHS, and the best IHSA rule to kick in at that time was that the clock ran continuously until the game was over.

In spite of the loss, a large contingent of Railer fans showed up at a Springfield pizza establishment after the game to applaud and feed the Railer players, coaches and cheerleaders. The Football Boosters, led by the untiring efforts of Rick and Carol Charron, and the unselfish and sacrificial efforts of many other parents and fans treated the team to great pizza and time of affirmation for their hard work. If I were showing a highlight film for the evening, this after-game event would be on it. In high school athletics it is effort, not results that should be rewarded and praised.

The Railers will prepare this week for perhaps their toughest challenge of the season, a meeting with undefeated and state-ranked Sacred Heart-Griffin. The Railers meet SHG at Memorial Field in Springfield next Friday night. A great memory to create next week would be an unexpected upset. GO RAILERS!

[Rick Hobler]

 


Hartem F/S Round Robin Volleyball Tournament
[SEPT. 29, 2000]  Lincoln, U-High, Delavan, Tri-Valley and Hartsburg-Emden are participating in the Hartem F/S Round Robin Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Schedule: All scheduled times are approximate. Each match will begin approximately 10 minutes after the previous match has finished. Participants need to be on time, as there are 10 matches.

 

 

Times 

Teams listed first will be home team

8 a.m. 

Hartem vs. Delavan

9 a.m. 

Lincoln vs. Tri-Valley

10 a.m.

 U-High vs. Delavan

11 a.m.

 Hartem vs. Tri-Valley

12 p.m.

 U-High vs. Lincoln

1 p.m.

 Tri-Valley vs. Delavan

2 p.m.

 Hartem vs. Lincoln

3 p.m.

 Tri-Valley vs. U-High

4 p.m.

 Delavan vs. Lincoln

5 p.m.

 Hartem vs. U-High

Food: A concession stand serving hot sandwiches, soft drinks, desserts, candy, etc., will be available in the cafeteria throughout the day.

Admission: The admission price will be $3 for everyone for all day.

 

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Warm-up times: Warm-up times for the first match of the day for each team will be five minutes. Warm-ups will be five minutes, full court, visitors; five minutes, full court, home team; and three minutes serving. After that, warm-ups will be 2-2-2-2. (Rally points on the third game)

Trophies: A trophy will be awarded to the team with the best win/loss record for the tournament. In case of a two-way tie, the winner will be the team who won the match between the two tied teams. In case of a three-way tie, the winner will be determined as follows: (1) win/loss record; (2) total winning point spread (highest); (3) total losing point spread (lowest).

 

Locker rooms: Locker rooms are available but athletes must supply their own locks and towels. Athletes are encouraged to lock up their personal belongings. The host school is not responsible for any lost or stolen items.

Officials:

Morning: Karen Deany and Marcia Warner

Afternoon: Greg Fuiten and Cori Wise

 

 


LC volleyball team notches a win
[SEPT. 28, 2000]  The Lincoln College volleyball team claimed its first win yesterday night! They beat John Wood 15-4, 15-6, 16-3. Christine Lott had a great game with 12 kills and two blocks. Candace Sheley, a Lincoln native, really influenced the game with her 11 kills and seven digs. Amanda Pikert had six kills and seven digs. Adie Harmon made four kills, six digs and three aces. Bonnie Brown assisted her teammates 32 times and served two aces. Kara Avery also served up four aces.


High school VB results: Lincoln vs. Chatham

[SEPT. 28, 2000]  Lincoln Community High School varsity volleyball defeated Chatham-Glenwood 15-3, 15-12.

Lincoln statistics

Service points – Karrie McFadden, 8; Kelli Gleason, 8; and Angela Maestas, 8

Kills – Danielle Peifer, 6

Blocks – Karrie McFadden, 3

Chatham-Glenwood statistics

Service points – Erin Carr, 4; Lauren Spencer, 4

Kills – Brittany Koster, 8

Blocks – Emily McGinnis, 3

Assists – Morgan Smith, 10; Kelli Gleason, 20

JV game

The LCHS junior varsity volleyball team defeated Chatham-Glenwood 15-9, 20-18.


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Football

Oct. 6:  Lincoln vs. SH-Griffin

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