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Lincoln varsity
baseball vs. SH-G
[APRIL
13, 2001] Lincoln’s
varsity baseball team has won twice as many games as it has lost (8-4). However,
their conference record dropped to 1-3 after Thursday. Lincoln hosted an unusual
conference doubleheader with Sacred Heart-Griffin due to an earlier rainout.
Although the scenery getting there was different, both games ended the same way
— with a 7-4 loss.
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The
Railers couldn’t get much of an offense going in the first game, not scoring
until the fifth inning. SH-G junior Zach Cordier faced only 13 Lincoln batters
through four innings. Only Matt Aper (W) and Andy Knopp (1B) reached base. With
two outs in the fifth, Aaron Matson singled and was moved to third on another
single by sophomore catcher John Peters. Matt Boyer then managed to get Matson
home, thanks to a shortstop error.
In
the sixth, with the score 5-1, Michael Aper drew a pinch-hit walk and was sent
to third on a double by Chris Phillips. Sophomore Derek Schrader punched Aper
home on a single, found himself in a brief rundown between first and second, but
allowed some time for Phillips to score. Lincoln’s only other score was
tallied in the seventh inning. Peters walked, followed by a single by Boyer.
Then Ryan Williams drove in Peters on a ground-out to third. The game ended on a
long fly ball from Knopp that drove back SH-G’s center fielder, Brian Sheehan.
Sheehan, however, made the difficult catch as he fell backward and to the turf.
Lincoln’s
hurler, Matt Boyer, went five innings, giving up 11 hits, striking out two and
walking only one. Boyer was the only Railer with two hits in the first game.
[Justin Dedman delivers
a fastball in game two.]
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[Matt Boyer had two hits
in game one.]
In
the second wind-tricky game, Lincoln started faster by scoring three runs in the
bottom of the second. Unfortunately, SH-G had already scored four in the top
half, with a leadoff home run by Matt Brewer, a couple of walks and two singles.
Lincoln’s
second-inning answer began with singles by Knopp (who eventually scored on a
passed ball) and Danny Schick. Andrew Bartman drew a walk, later scoring on an
errant throw to third that tried to catch him stealing. And Blake Schoonover
offered an RBI single that brought Schick home.
In
the third, Lincoln scored after a leadoff walk to Schrader, who stole second and
then went all the way home on a subsequent pickoff throwing error by the
pitcher. Four Lincoln runs after three innings were good enough to tie the game
at 4-4.
But
things were offensively sparse after that. The only Lincoln runners later to
reach base were Bartman (1B, HBP) and Phillips (who scampered to first after a
muffed third strike went to the backstop). SH-G senior Brad Selinger held the
Railers to five hits in the game, striking out 11.
Railer
senior Justin Dedman, who struck out five in his five innings, gave up only five
hits as well. Unfortunately, the undesirable damage was concentrated in the
second inning. In addition, five different Railers committed five errors in the
contest, three of which contributed to SH-G runs.
Saturday, the
Railers will have two opportunities to get back on their winning way. They will
host East Peoria for a doubleheader starting at 11 a.m.
[Rich
Knopp]
Box scores and stats vs. SHG (first game)
Box scores and stats vs. SHG (second game)
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Area
high school baseball games
[APRIL
13, 2001] Lead
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Illini
Central vs. Delavan
Illini
Central and Delevan competed in a tight baseball game in Mason City on Thursday
afternoon.
Brandon
Grimsley was Illini’s pitcher for the first four innings. His personal record
is balanced at 1-1. Tyler Cunningham pitched the fifth inning, and Matt Harris
finished the game. Luke Bohm was the team’s catcher.
Matt
Mammen pitched for Delavan (nine strikeouts), and Brandon Fortney was the
catcher.
Score by
innings
Illini
Central 210 002 0 – 5-6-?
Delavan
001 050 0 – 6-9-0
Olympia
vs. Bloomington
Olympia
traveled to Bloomington yesterday afternoon for a high school baseball game.
Bloomington won the match 15-8.
Cam
Cheek pitched for Olympia (one walk, four strikeouts) and was relieved by Steve
Raleigh in the third inning. Rush Olson was Oly’s catcher.
Brandon
Gale hit a home run for the Spartans, with two men on base in the second inning.
He also made a second hit for the team. Ben Lee hit two balls, one of which was
a double, and batted in a runner. Steve Raleigh hit a double and also brought in
a runner.
Thursday’s
match was the first game Brett Juris pitched for Bloomington (six strikeouts,
three walks). Cody Kirk was the team’s catcher.
Olympia’s
baseball team so far has 10 wins and two losses. Bloomington is 6-3.
Score by
innings
Olympia
440 000 0 – 8-8-2
Bloomington 462 201 x
– 15-17-3
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High school
softball
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[APRIL
13, 2001]
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Hartsburg-Emden
vs. Tremont
The
softball game in Hartsburg-Emden yesterday afternoon was a shutout. Tremont beat
Hartem 8-0.
The
Stags pitcher was Jenny Tuttle, with Leeann Alberts catching.
Amanda
Wilson was Tremont’s pitcher (seven innings, no hits, 14 strikeouts). Her
record is 7-3. Megan Schroeder was the team’s catcher.
Score by
innings
Hartem
000 000 0 – 0-0-2
Tremont 203 003 0 –
8-9-1
Lincoln
vs. Chatham Glenwood
Chatham
Glenwood hosted Lincoln’s softball team for a game yesterday afternoon. The
game was a shutout: 4-0, Chatham Glenwood.
Schweitzer
pitched for Lincoln (2-5). Wilkinson was the team’s catcher.
Nicholson
pitched for Chatham, and Koester was the catcher.
Lincoln’s
new record is 2-9, and 0-3 in the Central State Eight.
Score by
innings
Lincoln
000 000 0 – 0-1-1
Chatham Glenwood 000
211 x – 4-6-0
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Mount
Pulaski vs. Meridian
Mount
Pulaski played Meridian in a softball game yesterday afternoon in Macon. The
final score was 5-2, Mount Pulaski.
Not
only was Korey Davis the team’s winning pitcher (4-1), but she also hit a home
run for the team.
Snively
pitched for Meridian.
Mount
Pulaski’s softball team is now 5-7.
Score by
innings
Mount
Pulaski 001 110 2 – 5-6-2
Meridian
000 011 0 – 2-3-3
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High school
track and field
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LCHS hosts
three-way meet
[APRIL
13, 2001] Lincoln
hosted a three-team track-and-field meet yesterday afternoon. Bloomington made
93 points, Champaign Centennial 46 points and Lincoln 44 points.
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Lincoln’s
team ranked as follows in the individual events:
100
meters—2nd place: Tommy-John Gallagher, 11.1
200
meters—4th place: Purnham, 25.6
400
meters—4th place: Sheley, 58.6
800
meters—4th place: Scott Maestas, 2:17.5
1,600
meters—1st place: Frost, 4:56.2
3,200
meters—1st place: Michalsen, 11:35.0
100
high hurdles—3rd place: Payne, 17.4
300
intermediate hurdles—2nd place: Payne, 43.1
Long
jump—3rd place: Kuru, 17-5
High
jump—2nd place: Jason Meyer, 5-10
Triple
jump—1st place: Kuru, 37-5½
Pole
vault—2nd place: Frost, 8-6
Shot
put—2nd place: Murphy, 41-8½
Discus—1st
place: Fuiten, 118-10
800
relay—3rd place: Lincoln, 1:37.9
1,600
relay—3rd place: Lincoln, 3:40.2
3,200
relay—3rd place: Lincoln, 9:21.0
For the junior
varsity meet the scores were Bloomington 98, Lincoln 44 and Champaign Centennial
38.
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High school
baseball
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Lincoln varsity
baseball vs. Southeast
[APRIL
12, 2001] The
score was 6-4 with two outs in the bottom of the sixth with Lincoln trailing.
Two Lincoln runs had already crossed the plate. And Derek Schrader, who had an
RBI triple four innings earlier and who represented the potential tying run, was
at the plate with a 3-1 count. Ryan Williams, pinch running for Chris Phillips,
who had doubled in the two runs, was at second base.
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And then it happened. The home
plate umpire called the game due to an accumulation of rain around first base.
"What?!" Lincoln fans yelled. Game over. Finished. We’re outta here.
Lincoln’s faithful were shocked, and coach Pat Hake was irate. Nothing,
however, could be done. Southeast took the game and scampered home.
Phillips, who took the loss,
surrendered eight hits in the affair and struck out eight. But the decisive
inning was the fifth. With a 1-0 lead and one out, Southeast’s Scott Kelley
beat out a grounder that third baseman, Andy Knopp, had fumbled. Then Jake Herr
attempted a sacrifice bunt that Phillips threw over Aaron Matson’s head at
first. With men at second and third, Mike Zerminsky doubled to left center and
drove in both runs. Adam Locker singled in Zerminsky; and before the inning was
over, Andy Barnes smacked a two RBI double into left field. The five- run inning
was Lincoln’s downfall.
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Nevertheless,
Lincoln scored one run in the bottom of the fifth after a walk to Schrader, an
error, and an RBI ground-out by Ryne Komnick (his second RBI of the game).
Southeast scored again in the sixth on another RBI hit by Zerminsky. And then
that not-soon-to-be-forgotten sixth inning came. What could have been?
Lincoln’s record now stands at
8-2. Weather permitting—and the moisture condition around first base—Lincoln
will host a doubleheader against Sacred Heart-Griffin on Thursday starting at 2
p.m.
[Rich
Knopp]
Box scores and stats:
Lincoln vs. Southeast
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High school
baseball
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Illini Central vs.
Petersburg Porta
[APRIL
11, 2001] The
Cougars went to Petersburg for some real ball playing and they found it. Illini
Central brought six runs in while Petersburg Porta brought in nine runs in seven
innings.
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Anthony
Fletcher and Matt Harris (6, L, 4-2) pitched for the Cougars, while Luke Bohm
was catching.
Illini
Central outstanding hitter Fletcher had a double and two RBIs.
Illini Central
is 7-3 for the season.
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High
school track
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LCHS hosts
four-team track meet
[APRIL
11, 2001] Lincoln
hosted Olympia, University High and Clinton at a track meet. Final scores were
Olympia 107, Lincoln 62, University High 60.5 and Clinton 41.5.
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Winners
scoring for Lincoln and Olympia
100-meter
dash — 1. Tommy-John Gallagher (L), 11.0; 2. Scott Joyce (O), 11.5; 4. Brian
DeLoriea (O), 12.0; 5. Robert Springer (O), 12.1
200
dash — 1. Chris Meyer (L), 23.4; 2. DeLoriea (O), 24.7; 4. Michael Trevoert
(O), 25.1; 5. Brian Eichhorn (O), 25.2
400
dash — 1. Gallagher (L), 53.3; 2. Joyce (O), 54.6; 4. Jason Wilson (O), 55.5;
5. Clint Garey (O), 55.9
800
run — 1. Sean Brand (O), 2:06.1; 3. Maistes (L), 2:11.7; 4. Jacob Slager (O),
2:13.9; 5. Nick Raes (O), 2:15.1
1,600
run — 3. Eric Seline (O), 4:55.6; 5. Vince McLain (O), 5:05.1
110
high hurdles — 1. Branden Sholty (O), 15.6; 2. Meyer (L), 16.8; 4. Payne (L),
18.0; 5. Heidbreder (L), 31.2
300
intermediate hurdles — 1. Sholty (O), 43.9; 3. Payne (L), 45.9; 5. Heidbreder
(L), 48.8
High
jump — 1. Raes (O), 6-0; 2. Meyer (L), 5-10
Long
jump — 2. Kuro (L), 17-7
Triple
jump — 2. Kuro (L), 37-6 1/2; 3. Heidbreder (L), 36-4; 4. Jared Brooks (O),
35-4 1/2
Shot
put — 1. James Schulz (O), 45-10; 2. Kyle Crawford (O), 44-7; 3. Murphy (L),
43-0; 4. Tobias (L), 41-0; 5. Neitzel (L), 40-5
Discus
— 1. Crawford (O), 121-0 1/2; 2. Schultz (O), 117-4; 3. Josh Hieronymus (O),
117-1; 4. Fuiten (L), 115-3; 5. Neitzel (L), 102-8
Pole
vault — 1. DeLoriea (O), 13-0; 2. Ryan Oehler (O), 10-0; 4. Jeff Stephens (O),
8-6; 5. Frost (L), 8-0
400
relay — Olympia, 47.1; 3. Lincoln, 48.2
800
relay – 3. Lincoln, 1:45.0
1,600
relay — 1. Olympia, 3:37.3; 3. 3:41.5
3,200 relay –
1. Olympia, 8:44.6
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High school
baseball
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LCHS frosh vs.
Petersburg
[APRIL
10, 2001] Petersburg
scored seven times in the first two innings and held on to defeat the Lincoln
High School freshman baseball team 8-5 at Lincoln Monday afternoon. The loss
drops the LCHS record to 1-4 for the season.
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Miles
Musick, the losing pitcher, had a pair of hits, along with Bobby Ward. Ward
connected for a double and drove in three runs for the Railers. Jason Melton,
Corey Stoltzenburg, Chris Matson, Jason Williams and Scott Lee all collected one
hit each for Lincoln.
Score by innings
Petersburg
430 100 0 – 8 - 8 - 2
Lincoln
000 001 4 – 5 - 9 - 4
Meister
(W), Sronce (4), Grant (7), Bultman (7) & Heubner; Musick (L), Matson (3)
& Melton.
[Bill Martinie]
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High school
softball
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Olympia vs. Lincoln
[APRIL
10, 2001] Olympia
came to Lincoln yesterday afternoon for a girls softball game. Olympia won 2-0.
Jessie Shay pitched her sixth winning game for Olympia—so far this season she
has lost only one game. Alicia Flessner was Shay’s catcher.
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Oly
player Tiffany Prager hit two balls and brought in one of the team’s runs.
Lincoln’s
pitcher was Jobeth Barowiak and catching for the Lady Railers was Emily
Wilkinson.
Alicia
Barr hit two balls for Lincoln.
Olympia
is now 6-2-1 overall.
Score by innings
Olympia 010 100 0 –
2-6-0
Lincoln 000
000 0 – 0-3-2
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College
softball
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Lincoln
College vs. Spoon River
[APRIL
10, 2001] Brandi
Barnes threw a four-hit shutout to lead the Lincoln College softball team to a
4-0 victory over Spoon River at Lincoln Monday afternoon in the first game of a
twin bill. Spoon River came back to win the nightcap 12-0.
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The first-game
victory halted an eight-game losing streak for the Lady Lynx, now 3-15 for the
season. Barnes was outstanding on the mound for coach Jen Ciaccio,
striking out seven and walking only one. The Lynx played error-free ball behind
Barnes. Lincoln plated a single run in the first inning, put two on the board in
the second and added the final run in the third. Collecting one hit each for
Lincoln College were Barnes, Crystal Wilkey, Amy Czerwionka, Beth Gajdik, Ronni
Beebe and Heather Dobey.
In the second
game, Spoon River scored five times in the third and seven times in the fourth
to put the game out of reach. Dobey suffered the pitching loss for
Lincoln and Wilkey had the only hit for Lincoln.
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First game
Spoon
River 000 000 0 – 0-4-7
Lincoln College 121 000 x –
4-6-0
Pistle (L) & Harper; Barnes
(W) & Gajdik.
Second game
Spoon
River 005 70 – 12-13-0
Lincoln College 000 00 –
0-1-3
O’Brien (W) & Thompkins; Dobey (L), Czerwionka
(3) & Gajdik.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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High school baseball and softball
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Illini Central
baseball and softball
[APRIL
9, 2001] Illini
Central hosted Peoria Christian and Rochester in Mason City on Saturday. Both
games were ended due to the 10-run rule. The Illini Central baseball team
creamed Peoria 23-7. The Illini Central softball team lost to Rochester 12-1.
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Baseball
Matt Harris
pitched his fourth win of five games that he has pitched for Illini this season.
Luke Bohm was catching.
Josh McDaniel (two
hits, two RBIs) hit a home run in the second inning, with one man on base.
Travis Scott (two hits, double, four RBIs) hit a home run in the third inning,
with one man on base.
Anthony Fletcher
hit three balls, one double and batted in five runners. Bohm hit a double and
batted in three runners. Tyler Cunningham and Brandon Grimsley each hit two
balls and batted in two runners. Matt Harris made two hits and a double. Mulford
batted in two runners.
Braun, Geier and
Schmidt all pitched Peoria’s game. Klisares was catcher.
The junior varsity
teams played as well, the final score was 13-2.
Score by innings
Illini
Central 37(10) 3x
– 23-17-1
Peoria Christian
700 00 – 7-8-2
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Softball
Brooke Oney pitched for Illini
Central. It was her sixth loss. Sheena Blackstock was catcher.
McDonald was Rochester’s
pitcher, and Fieldbanks was the catcher.
Illini Central’s record is now
0-6.
Score by innings
Illini Central 001 000
– 1-1-4
Rochester 043 005 – 12-3-4
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Mount
Pulaski vs. Hartsburg-Emden
[APRIL
9, 2001] Justin
Anderson pitched for Mount Pulaski as they played the Hartsburg-Emden team. The
6-1 win was Anderson's first in three games.
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Korey
Davis hit two balls, made a double and batted in one runner, for Mount Pulaski.
Brian Clements hit two balls and batted in two runners.
Matt
Chapman pitched for Hartsburg-Emden.
Mount
Pulaski’s record is now 4-7.
The
junior varsity baseball teams competed as well. Hartsburg-Emden won by one run,
9-8.
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Score by
innings
Mount
Pulaski 012 300 x – 6-6-0
Hartsburg-Emden
000 100 0 – 1-3-5
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High
school track and field
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Olympia teams
compete at track-and-field invitational
[APRIL
9, 2001]
Olympia’s
girls and boys track teams competed in a track-and-field invitational on
Saturday. The girls were ninth of 15 teams, with 34 points. The boys were fifth
of 12 teams, with 50.5 points.
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The events in
which Olympia’s girls placed are as follows:
200 meters—1st
place: Gena Rawlins, 25.5
1,600 meters—5th
place: Jill Floyd, 5:57.4
F-S 400 relay—5th
place, 56.6
800 relay—4th
place, 1:58.3
F-S 800 relay—5th
place, 2:01.5
1,600 relay—2nd
place, 4:25.4
3,200 relay—2nd
place, 10:41.5
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The events in which Olympia’s
boys placed are as follows:
100 meters—5th
place: Scott Joyce tied with Zoiti of Canton, 11.1
400 meters—4th
place: Sean Brand, 54.1
110 high hurdles—2nd
place: Branden Sholty, 15.1
300 intermediate hurdles—3rd
place: Branden Sholty, 42.8
High jump—6th place:
Raes, 5-6
Pole vault—3rd
place: Brian Eichhorn tied with Blome of Pekin, 12-0
Shot put—4th place:
Jimmy Schultz, 47-0
Discus—4th place:
Jimmy Schultz, 133-10
400 relay—4th place,
47.4
800 relay—6th place,
1:43.3
1,600 relay—3rd
place, 3:40.3
F-S 1,600 relay—4th
place, 3:52.3
3,200 relay—6th place: 9:01.9
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College
baseball
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Lincoln
College vs. John Wood and Quincy JV
[APRIL
9, 2001]
Lincoln
College won three of five baseball games over the weekend, raising its season
record to 11-17. Lincoln defeated John Wood 12-8 in a nine-inning contest at
Galen Shirley Field in Lincoln on Sunday afternoon to cap off the weekend. The
Lynx were beaten in a twin bill by John Wood at Quincy Saturday afternoon. John
Wood won the first game 7-4 and took the nightcap by an 8-1 score. On Friday,
Lincoln College handed the Quincy College JV team a 4-3 loss and a 6-4 loss.
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On Sunday, Gary
Ryan was the hitting star for the Lynx, connecting for a bases-loaded homer in
the fifth inning. In addition, Ryan had two other hits, scored three times and
drove in six runs. Brad Bone and Erik Rich both had three hits for the Lynx,
with Rich driving in a pair of runs and scoring one of his own. Bone had a
double and scored a pair of runs. Ahmad Richie and Jake VanDyke each had two
hits.
Charlie Deakin
picked up the pitching victory in relief of Kyle Eastman, and Matt Knepper
earned a save with one inning of work. Rick Sherren and Brad Barber also pitched
for coach Tony Thomas.
In Friday's games
against the Quincy College JV, Ryan had three hits with an RBI and a run scored,
while VanDyke connected for a solo homer in the seventh of the first game. The
Lynx scored the winning run in the top of the tenth on a single by Ryan, a walk
to Chad Blackburn and an error. Barker was the winning pitcher and Deakin gained
the save.
In the second
game, Bone had a pair of hits and Kyle Eastman was 2-4 to lead a nine-hit
attack. Jonathan Cave went the distance on the mound to gain the victory, with
nine strikeouts and four walks.
Against John Wood
on Saturday, Anthony Hoffert took the first game loss, and Jaren McLane suffered
the loss in the second game. Lincoln was able to collect only two hits in the
second game, an 8-1 setback. In the first game of the twin bill, Bone and Robert
Sherren both had two hits in three trips.
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Sunday game
John
Wood 021 201
110 – 8-14-1
Lincoln College 600
040 02x –12-15-2
Wicker (L) & Buss; Kyle
Eastman, Charlie Deakin (5-W), Rick Sherren (7), Brad Barker (8), Matt Knepper
(9) & Robert Sherren.
Saturday, game one
Lincoln
College 000 301 0 – 4-7-2
John
Wood 130
003 x – 7-12-3
Anthony Hoffert (L), Deakin (5),
Barker (6) & Robert Sherren; Martin (W) & Buss.
Saturday, game two
Lincoln
College 000 100 0 – 1-2-2
John
Wood
001 070 x – 8-10-2
Jaren McLane (L), Knepper (5),
Rick Sherren (6), Onken (6) & Robert Sherren.
Friday, game one
Lincoln
College 200 000 100 1 – 4-9-2
Quincy
JV
101 010 000 0 – 3-8-2
Rockhold, Barker (7-W), Deakin
(10-S) & Robert Sherren; Baker (L) & House.
Friday, game two
Lincoln
College 001 120 2 – 6-9-1
Quincy
JV
000 002 2 – 4-4-1
Jonathan Cave (W) & Gary Ryan; Baker (L)
& Schminke.
[Bill Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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College
softball
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Lady Lynx play in
Kankakee softball tournament
[APRIL
9, 2001]
Lincoln
College played in the Kankakee softball tournament this past weekend and lost
all four games. The Lady Lynx, now 2-14, lost two one-run games and lost a third
by three runs.
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Lincoln
scored 12 runs in the first three innings of Sunday's game against Grand Rapids,
Mich., to take a 12-0 lead; however, the Lynx were unable to hold the
lead. Grand Rapids came back with four runs in the bottom of the third and
plated three runs each in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to take a 13-12
victory away from the Lady Lynx. Lincoln had three hits each from Heather Dobey
and Crystal Wilkey, while Beth Gajdik, Amy Czerwionka, Maggie Green and Brandi
Barnes all had two safeties. Dobey suffered the pitching loss.
In
the second game Sunday, Kankakee scored six in the first and eight in the second
on their way to an 18-0 five-inning victory. Lincoln College had just three hits
in the contest.
Saturday
afternoon the Lynx dropped a 3-2 decision to Wabash Valley in the opening game
and then lost to South Suburban, 8-5. In the first game Brandi Barnes suffered
the pitching loss. Amy Johnson had a solo homer for the Lynx in the second
inning. Barnes also lost the nightcap for Lincoln. Crystal Wilkey led the Lynx
at the plate with three hits, including a double. Maggie Green had a double and
triple.
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Sunday, game
one
Lincoln
College 615 000 0
– 12-13-7
Grand
Rapids, Mich. 004 033 3 – 13-16-1
Heather
Dobey (L), Brandi Barnes (7) & Beth Gajdik; Harris, Cookson (4-W) &
Johnson.
Sunday, game
two
Lincoln
College 000 00 – 0-3-6
Kankakee
680 4x – 18-12-0
Amy
Czerwionka (L), Dobey (1) & Gajdik; Cincli (W) & Harbert.
Saturday,
game one
Lincoln
College 002 000 0 –
2-4-4
Wabash
Valley 010 200 x –
3-1-1
Brandi
Barnes (L) & Gajdik; S. Emmons (W), R. Emmons (6) & Huebner.
Saturday,
game two
South
Suburban 210 013 1 –
8-12-1
Lincoln
College 310 001 1
– 5-10-6
Alonzo (W)
& Hayes; Barnes (L) & Gajdik.
[Bill Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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High
school baseball
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Olympia vs. East
Peoria
[APRIL
7, 2001]
Ryan
Kendrick and Steve Raleigh (6,W, 1-0) pitched a winning game for Olympia with
Rush Olson catching.
Outstanding
hitters for Olympia were Chris Frank (two hits), Raleigh (two hits), Jeff
Darnall (two hits), Olson (two hits). Olympia is 9-1 for the year.
[LDN]
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High
school girls track
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[APRIL
7, 2001]
Lincoln's
Lady Railers placed seventh out of 11 with a score of 43 points at the Galesburg
Invitational.
The
following Lady Railers scored for Lincoln:
400-meter dash —
2. Sara Conklen,
1:02.4
High jump —
1. Allison Humbert,
5-1
Pole vault —
2. Jennifer Whalen,
6-0
800 medley relay —
3. Lincoln,
1:59.6
1,600 medley relay —
5. Lincoln,
4:21.9
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Sports
Talk
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Closing the book on the
2001 basketball season
Final Four experience…priceless
By Jeff
Mayfield
[APRIL
6, 2001] Sorry
for the overused cliché. And to our loyal LDN readers, sorry for
the lack of 411 the last few days. While we put a wrap on things
from San Antonio, we had to deal with 24k modems that just weren’t
getting the job done. In Minneapolis, overloaded phone lines
prevented us from even sending our stuff. Oh well, you might be
better off.
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I’m
STILL not even sure of what to make of what happened to the Illini in
Texas. Whatever it was, it wasn’t a thing of beauty. One knowledgeable
expert, who refuses to be quoted, told the LDN that if the games in Texas
had been officiated like the games in Minnesota, the Illini would be
sizing themselves for their rings. My ol’ buddy Craig says that "if
‘ands’ and ‘buts’ were candy and nuts, what a Merry Christmas it
would be."
With
all that being said, I guess you friends of LDN can pretty well figure
that the Final Four was a very lonely experience without the Illinois
squad being there with us. In fact, we disliked the teams that were there
so much that for only the second time in the last 14 years we refused to
buy tickets for the games.
BUT,
the Final Four is not just an event with three big games. It’s much more
of an experience than that. I hope all basketball junkies everywhere get
the chance to take in some of the hoopla at some point in the future.
There is so much to see and do, and believe it or not, Ed Plumier, most of
it REALLY does promote a family atmosphere (other than the price of the
tickets to the games…but, even at that, it’s more reasonable than the
price to attend other major sporting events).
If
you ever get the chance to share in the Final Four experience, here are
some things that you should definitely look into.
First,
on about Wednesday, the four teams arrive, and usually the press
conference is something that you can take in. It’s a lot of coach speak
to the purist, but the average fans would really get a charge out of it.
On
Thursday and Friday, you can play America’s favorite family game,
"Spot the celebrities." I tried to talk to Steve Mariucci, who
is the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, but couldn’t get near him.
Over the years we’ve shook hands with Kevin Costner, Nick Nolte and
Gregory Hinds, waved to President Clinton, walked in Seattle with Jack
Nicholson and George Steinbrener, and almost got shot in Indianapolis by
one of Colin Powell’s bodyguards!
Friday
night you could take your family to see a fairly reasonably priced college
all-star game featuring some of the nation’s top seniors playing a
stellar group of Harlem Globetrotters. There is also a slam-dunk and
hot-shot challenge included "free" of charge!
I
forgot to mention that if 3s and dunks are your cup of tea, there is an
ESPN-hosted event on Thursday, but we usually boycott it just to be
difficult.
There
is also a high school hoop summit, usually on Sunday, featuring some of
the best U.S. high school players playing some of the best international
players. It is usually the best game of the weekend by far. You will also
see virtually every major coach and scout in the country at that contest.
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One
of the biggest attractions, by far, is "Hoop City." This event
used to belong to the NABC (coaches association), but they sold out to the
NCAA…guess the NCAA was struggling and needed another buck or two! This
is probably the best value for the dollar, especially for young families
with kids not yet in high school. There are dozens of interactive games,
dozens of courts to play on, celebrities and autograph sessions galore,
and every piece of Final Four memorabilia that could line your closets
triple-thick. Most people love this event like no other. If you have kids
that love hoops and are possibly a junkie yourself, take it in the next
time the Final Four is in your neighborhood.
Probably
the most exciting thing you could do and should do is to take your family
to the Friday practice sessions. All four teams get an hour to practice in
the venue at hand, and you can take your family and sit anywhere you want
to. Amazingly, it is STILL absolutely FREE. But don’t worry, once the
NCAA hears about that, they’ll figure out some way to make another buck
off of that too!
If
you love celebrities and awards, you can shell out some cash and take your
kids to the College Basketball Awards show. We boycott this affair also,
as we believe that basketball is a team game, and unless we like someone
who is getting an award, we don’t want to be seen there.
One
of the coolest things about the Final Four is meeting people from all over
the country. The LDN was denied tickets for this year’s Final Four, so
we had to do all of our milling around at the convention center and at the
Metro Dome. It is just great to see every fan wearing the colors of their
favorite team even though most of them realize that their hometowners have
already been eliminated.
The
town that hosts the Final Four is decorated and spruced up with beautiful
colors, and they’re giving you free stuff every time you turn around. I
usually take my vacation every year to go to this crazy event just to get
the free stuff…I love free stuff!
At
any rate, I’m very sad that the season is over. I mourn this time of the
year for several months. I wish college basketball lasted for 12 months,
but since it doesn’t, bring on baseball!
And
if you are ever remotely close to a Final Four venue (upcoming ones will
surely be in St. Louis and in Indianapolis), do yourself and your family a
favor and take in at least one day of the experience. It is one of the
most exciting things that you will ever do.
And
finally, I want to thank each and every loyal LDN reader for taking the
college basketball ride with my staff and me this season. We tried to give
you a peek inside the world of college basketball, and we had a ball
bringing you all of the coverage.
Thanks
also to my wonderful staff who just did a tremendous job bringing you all
of the action, especially during the month of December when Payne and I
were getting introduced to one another. He can’t wait for basketball
season to begin.
Anyway,
thanks for tuning in…I hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed bringin’
it to you!
[Jeff
Mayfield]
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Announcements
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Golf
outing planned
[APRIL
12, 2001] Abraham
Lincoln Healthcare Foundation has set Friday, June 29, for their seventh annual
golf outing at the Elk’s Country Club in Lincoln.
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The
format will again be a four-person scramble with a 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. shotgun
start. The $75 entry fee includes greens fee and free cart rental, along with
opportunities to win prizes and awards, including Hole-in-One, Top Foursomes,
Longest Putt, Longest Drive and Closest to the Pin, for both men and women. Also
provided are a continental breakfast and buffet luncheon.
In
addition to golfing, a variety of sponsorships are available, including Tee,
Cart and Prize Sponsorships. Appropriate recognition and benefits are provided
for each sponsor.
All
funds raised from the golf outing support the ALMH Care-A-Van service. The
Care-A-Van is a specially equipped van, custom-built to provide non-emergency
transportation for individuals who are wheelchair-bound or need transportation
assistance to get to necessary appointments.
For more
information on player registration or sponsorship opportunities, please call
Cynthia Kelley at (217) 732-2161, Ext. 405.
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release]
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