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[FEB. 24, 2001]

Illini Central vs. Illini Bluffs

The Cougars keep showing the stuff they’re made of, pulling up from the rears in the fourth quarter slighting Illini Bluffs by 9 points, 76 – 67.

Quarter scores: 20 – 21, 33 – 38, 46 – 52, 76 - 67

Illini Central team stats: Miller 6-4-16, Hankins 1-1-3, Fletcher 3-10-17, Grimsley 7-5-20, Arnold 4-2-11, and Deters 4-1-9; totaling 25 field goals, 23 free throws, for 76 points.

Shooting 3-point field goals for the Cougars were Fletcher, Grimsley, and Arnold.

Central State Eight

Lincoln vs. Springfield Lanphier

The Lanphier Lions came roaring into town getting the jump on the Railsplitters in the first quarter.  While the Railsplitters played a great game, Lanphier never let up and kept the game winning 68 – 56. 

Quarter scores: 10 – 21, 25 – 31, 33 – 54, 56 – 68.

Lincoln team stats: Alexander 6-3-18, Tungate 7-4-22, Aper 0-2-2, Ashley 1-2-4, Schonauer 2-0-5, Farmer 2-0-5, Knopp, Welch, Schrader; totaling 27 field goals, 10 free throws, for 56 points.

Lincoln had a whopping (9) 3-point field goals made by Tungate 4, Alexander 3, Schonauer, and Farmer.

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Lincoln Christian College men vs. Grace Bible

[FEB. 24, 2001]  The Preachers tumbled to Grace Bible in Dubuque, Iowa.

Half time points scored were 26 – 43 and 35 – 32, finishing 61 – 75.

LCC team stats: Clark 10-3-28, Raymer 1-0-2, Weber 1-0-2, Bowman 1-1-3, Watson 4-0-9, Turney 1-2-4, Okusami 4-0-8, Simmons 2-0-5; totaling 24 field goals, 6 free throws, for 61 points.

The Preachers had (7) 3-point field goals made by Clark 5, Watson, and Simmons.

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Lincoln Christian College women vs. Grace Bible

[FEB. 24, 2001]  The Angels fell to Grace Bible at Dunbar, Wisconsin

Half time points scored were 20 – 33 in the first half, and 30 – 27 in the second half; totaling 50 – 60.

LCC team stats: Spiering 0-1-1, Wertin 3-2-8, Urton 4-0-10, O’Malley 3-0-6, Robbins 3-2-8, Jewel 6-5-17,  Szastek, Davis, Flahery; totaling 19 field goals, 10 free throws, for 50 points.

Urton scored (2) 3-point field goals for Lincoln.

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Advance regional ticket sales

[FEB. 24, 2001]  In regional basketball competition, the Lincoln Railsplitters play Decatur MacArthur at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Lincoln. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale in the main office at Lincoln Community High School on Monday Feb. 26, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, tickets may be purchased from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main office and at the door at 6:30 p.m. All seats are general admission. Tickets cost $3.


Olympia wrestles at state tournament on Saturday

[FEB. 23, 2001]  Olympia High School’s wrestling team will compete in the Class A dual team state tournament on Saturday. The tournament will be at Rock Island. Olympia’s first opponent will be Harvard, at 9 a.m. Olympia’s record is 25-3, and Harvard’s is 22-8. The winner of their quarterfinal matchup will advance to the semifinals and compete at 2 p.m. against either Oregon (24-2) or Vandalia (19-1-1).

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Boys high school basketball

[FEB. 23, 2001] 

Olympia vs. Mackinaw in regional

Olympia High School’s boys basketball team competed in the Class A regional yesterday afternoon in Mackinaw. Their opponent was Eureka. At the end of the first quarter, the teams were tied. In the second and third quarters Olympia fell slightly behind. The Spartans stepped up the pace in the last quarter, but their efforts could not overtake Eureka’s lead. The final score was 52-44.

Lee and Olson were the key players in Olympia’s game. Lee made one 3-pointer, four field goals and eight free throws, to equal 19 points. Olson also scored a 3-pointer and four field goals but only two free throws, to equal 13 points. Brand made five points, and Bode made four points. Dillenburg scored one 3-pointer. Altogether, the Spartans made three 3-pointers, 10 field goals and 15 free throws.

Eureka’s team made a total of one 3-pointer, 16 field goals and 17 free throws.

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Lincoln College vs. Parkland

[FEB. 23, 2001]  Lincoln College played Parkland in Champaign yesterday. At halftime, both teams had 28 points. In the second half of the game Parkland College got ahead. With 50 seconds left, Marlon Brooks shot a 3-pointer to tie Parkland 66-66. Then Parkland made a basket: 68-66. Brian Thorsen put together an old-fashioned 3-point play, with only 11 seconds on the clock, and gave the Lynx their one-point win, 69-68.

The Lynx team scored two 3-pointers, 28 field goals and seven free throws, to equal 69 points. Parkland made 68 points with seven 3-pointers, 17 field goals and 13 free throws.

Yesterday’s win improves Lincoln’s record to 21 wins and six losses, overall. They are 9-2 in the CCCI. The Lynx have won 25 consecutive home games, and these sophomores have never lost at home. Saturday is Sophomore Day. If the team beats Lincolnland on Saturday, here in Lincoln, they could secure at least a tie in the conference race.

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Lincoln Christian College vs. Emmaus Bible College

[FEB. 23, 2001]  Lincoln Christian College’s Preachers traveled to Dubuque, Iowa, to challenge Emmaus Bible College in the first round of the Midwest Regional Tournament. Lincoln defeated Emmaus 78-71.

Matt Clark, with 27 points, was Lincoln’s lead scorer. He shot one 3-pointer, 10 field goals and four free throws. Donnie Bowman was on a roll with two 3-pointers, five field goals and two free throws, or 18 points. Antoni Okusami’s 17 points were an additional asset to the Preachers. He scored seven field goals and three free throws. Dante Watson made four field goals and two free throws, or 10 points. Jim Turney scored four points, and Josh Weber made two. Altogether, Lincoln’s team made three 3-pointers, 29 field goals and 11 free throws.

Emmaus earned their 71 points with five 3-pointers, 22 field goals and 12 free throws.

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Boys high school basketball

[FEB. 22, 2001] 

Illini Central vs. Greenview

Illini Central’s boys basketball team and Greenview faced off yesterday afternoon in Manito. Illini Central took the lead and held it throughout the game. The final score was 56-36.

Arnold made almost half of his team’s points, with 22. He scored one 3-pointer, nine field goals and one free throw. Hankins and Miller helped Arnold with 13 and 11 points respectively. Hankins shot three field goals and seven free throws. Miller made five field goals and one free throw. Jo. Deters earned four points, and Fletcher earned three points. Giesler made two points, and Grimsley made one point. Altogether, Illini’s Cougars shot one 3-pointer, 20 field goals and 13 free throws.

Greenview made a total of two 3-pointers, 14 field goals and two free throws.

Mount Pulaski vs. Williamsville

Mount Pulaski’s boys basketball team competed against Williamsville in Warrensburg yesterday. The Hilltoppers had a good lead in the first quarter, but they lost it in the second quarter and never regained it. Williamsville won 66-45.

Hilltopper Brown made 12 points with five field goals and two free throws. Smith was right behind Brown with five field goals, or 10 points. Davis made one less basket than Smith, so he earned eight points. Clark shot six points. Anderson scored four points. Gieseke and Schlitt each made two points. Blaum made one point. As a team, Mount Pulaski scored 19 field goals and seven free throws.

Williamsville’s basketball team made four 3-pointers, 17 field goals and 20 free throws.

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Lincoln College vs. Kankakee Community College

[FEB. 22, 2001]  Lincoln College played Kankakee Community College on Tuesday afternoon, in a women’s basketball game. The game was close, with only a seven-point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, Lincoln was behind 25-13. In the second and third quarters both teams scored an equal number of points. Lincoln scored more points than Kankakee in the last quarter, but it was not enough to overcome Kankakee’s original lead. Lincoln lost the game 79-72.

Dullard and Dawson boosted the Lady Lynx with 11 points each. They both shot four field goals and three free throws. Thomas also was an asset to Lincoln. She made five field goals, or 10 points. Story earned eight points for the team with her three field goals and two free throws. Humphrey scored three field goals and one free throw, to equal seven points. Beebe and Lott each made six points for Lincoln. Bausley and McLaughlin each shot five points for the Lady Lynx. Sheley scored three points. Altogether, Lincoln College made 29 field goals and 14 free throws.

Kankakee Community College shot a total of five 3-pointers, 18 field goals and 28 free throws.

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Boys high school basketball

[FEB. 21, 2001] 

Class A regionals

Olympia vs. Tremont

The Olympia toppled Tremont playing at Mackinaw. The Spartans claimed the lead in the first quarter and stayed just up on Tremont all four quarters.

Quarter scores: 14-11, 28-19, 36-27, 47-39.

Olympia team stats: Dillenburg 1-1-4, Lee 4-5-13, Holliger 3-0-7, Kendrick 0-2-2, Bode 4-0-8, Olson 2-3-7, Brand 2-1-6, McCue, Sherman and Walker; totaling 16 field goals, 12 free throws, 47 points.

Thee-point field goals were scored by Dillenburg, Holliger and Brand.

Hartsburg-Emden vs. Illini Bluffs

Down 13 points in the first quarter, the Hartem Stags pulled out all the stops in the second quarter, picking up 24 more points to Illini Bluffs’ 25. Spurred by the pressure, Illini Bluffs pulled ahead the remainder of the game, winning 84-52.

Quarter scores: 6-19, 30-44, 41-63, 52-84.

Hartsburg-Emden team stats: Aper 2-1-7, Behrends 1-2-4, Jones 1-0-2, Leesman 4-6-14, Anderson 1-3-5, Gleason 3-2-10, Fletcher 1-0-2, Wrage 4-0-8; totaling 17 field goals, 14 free throws, 52 points.

Scoring 3-point field goals for the Stags were Aper (2) and Gleason (2).

 

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Olympia wrestles in sectional

[FEB. 21, 2001] 

Class A Dual Team Sectional
At Chillicothe

Olympia 58, Eureka 21

103 pounds — Caleb Dietrich (O) won by forfeit.

112 — Alan Deloriea (O) pinned Willy Musick (E), :23.

125 — Josh Collins (O) pinned Matt Coulter (E), 2:18.

130 — Justin Collins (O) pinned Craig Steffen (E), 1:12.

135 — Brian Deloriea (O) won by forfeit.

140 — Carlos Sanchez (O) won in a major decision over Troy Blunier, 15-6.

145 — Tyler Getz (E) won by decision over Nick Bauman, 12-10 OT.

152 — Trent Blunier (E) pinned Lucas Holloway, 5:10.

160 — Adam Beccue (O) won by forfeit.

171 — Brian Eichorn (O) won by forfeit.

189 — Eric McElroy (E) won by forfeit.

215 — J.R. Clymer (E) pinned Luke Krehbiel (O), 1:41.

275 — Jimmy Bradshaw (O) pinned Eldrick Smith, :54.

Olympia is 25-3.

Eureka’s record is 12-11-1.

Top-ranked Olympia will face fifth-ranked Clinton in this Saturday’s Class A Dual Team State Tournament at Augustana College in Rock Island.

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Boys high school basketball

[FEB. 20, 2001] 

Mount Pulaski vs. Buffalo Tri-City

Yesterday afternoon Mount Pulaski’s boys basketball team traveled to Warrensburg to defeat Buffalo Tri-City. The final score was 73-54.

For the Hilltopper team, Brown led with 18 points. He shot seven field goals and four free throws. Anderson and Clark were right behind Brown with 13 and 12 points respectively. Anderson scored the team’s one 3-pointer, plus five field goals. Clark made five field goals and two free throws. Davis and Smith were also assets to Mount Pulaski. Davis made 10 points with four field goals and two free throws. Smith shot three field goals and two free throws, or eight points. Gieseke made six points, Schlitt made four points, and Erlenbush made two points for the Hilltoppers. Altogether, Mount Pulaski scored one 3-pointer, 30 field goals and 10 free throws.

Tri-City made a total of 10 3-pointers, eight field goals and eight free throws.

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Junior high volleyball

[FEB. 20, 2001]  

Olympia vs. Bloomington

Olympia’s seventh and eighth grade girls volleyball team visited Bloomington yesterday afternoon for a volleyball match. Both teams won their first game, but, unfortunately, Bloomington took the second two games in both matches. The seventh grade game scores were 6-15, 15-4 and 15-11. The eighth grade scores were 11-15, 15-8, 15-10.

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Olympia wrestlers take top titles at state

Josh Collins state champion in 125-pound class

[FEB. 19, 2001]  Olympia High School’s wrestling team competed in the Class A state tournament in Champaign on Saturday.

Josh Collins won the 125-pound weight division by pinning Adam Powers of Savanna, in 3 minutes, 14 seconds.

Justin Collins took third place in the 130-pound weight division with a technical fall over Brent Schmidgall of Eureka, in 4 minutes 16 seconds. Carlos Sanchez won third place in the 140-pound division with a 5-3 decision against Craig Dziewiatkowski of Lombard Montini.

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Boys high school basketball

[FEB. 19, 2001]  

LCHS vs. Jacksonville

Lincoln Community High School’s boys basketball team beat Jacksonville in an away match on Saturday. The final score was 67-59.

Alexander led the Railsplitters by earning 28 points with five 3-pointers, one field goal and 11 free throws. Tungate helped his team with one 3-pointer and five field goals, or 13 points. Ashley made 10 points with four field goals and two free throws. Farmer and Schrader each made a 3-pointer. Farmer made two additional field goals to earn seven points, and Schrader made one additional field goal to equal five points. Schonauer shot four points for Lincoln. Altogether the Railsplitters made eight 3-pointers, 15 field goals and 13 free throws.

Jacksonville made a total of five 3-pointers, 13 field goals and 18 free throws.

The sophomore basketball teams faced off as well on Saturday. Lincoln won again, 58-44.

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Lincoln and Olympia swimmers compete in sectional

[FEB. 19, 2001]  Olympia and Lincoln were among 11 high school boys swimming teams competing at the sectional meet in Peoria on Saturday. Olympia came in ninth with 34 points; Lincoln was in 10th place with 13 points.

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Lincoln College vs. Black Hawk East

[FEB. 19, 2001]  Lincoln College’s women’s basketball team played Black Hawk East in Kewanee on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Lynx won 65-49.

Thomas, McLaughlin and Dullard each played a significant role in the game. Thomas made one 3-pointer, five field goals and two free throws, or 15 points. McLaughlin shot 12 points with five field goals and two free throws. Dullard made two field goals and seven free throws, or 11 points. Sheley, Dawson and Lott each made six points. Sheley shot two 3-pointers, Dawson had three field goals, and Lott made two field goals and free throws. Story scored four points. Massenburg made three points, and Humphrey made two points. The Lady Lynx scored a total of three 3-pointers, 20 field goals and 16 free throws.

Altogether, Black Hawk East shot one 3-pointer, 22 field goals and one free throw.

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Lincoln College swimmers compete in regional

[FEB. 19, 2001]  This weekend, Lincoln College’s two swimming teams competed in the JNCAA Region IV Meet in Glen Ellyn. The Lady Lynx finished second of three women’s teams, with a score of 416. The Lynx finished first of two men’s teams, with a total of 721 points, and several of their swimmers qualified for nationals.

The Lady Lynx placed in individual events as follows:

500-yard freestyle — 1. Sansale

200 individual medley — 1. Jones, 2:28.58

50 freestyle — 1. Holtane, 28.19; 3. DiFoggio

400 individual medley — 1. Sansale, 5:26.14

100 butterfly — 1. Wilson, 1:12.44

100 backstroke — 1. Jones, 1:06.25

1,650 freestyle — 2. Sansale

200 backstroke — 1. Jones, 2:26.33

100 freestyle — 3. Holtane

200 breaststroke — 4. Wilson

200 freestyle relay — 2. Sansale, Wilson, Ishikawa, Holtane

400 freestyle relay — 2. DiFoggio, Sansale, Jones, Holtane

800 freestyle relay — 1. Luhtala, Wilson, Jones, Sansale, 9:19.44

200 medley relay — 1. Jones, Wilson, Sansale, Holtane, 2:07.53

400 medley relay — 2. Jones, Wilson, Sansale, Holtane, 4:44.46

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The Lynx placed in individual events follows:

500 freestyle — 1. Colberg, 5:04.85; 3. Tobin; 4. Ryther

50 freestyle — 1. Demyen-Jones, 22.44; 3. Blanch; 4. Sexton

200 individual medley — 1. Palmar, 2:00.74; 2. Welch; 3. Garofalo

3-meter diving — 1. Thompson, 47.0

1-meter diving — 1. Thompson, 436.95

400 individual medley — 1. Ryther, 4:22.77 (Region IV record); 3. Tobin

100 butterfly — 1. Blanch, 53.11; 2. Demyen-Jones; 3. Wilcher

200 freestyle — 1. Gentry, 1:54.14

100 breaststroke — 1. Palmar, 1:01.34; 2. Welch; 3. Garofalo

100 backstroke — 2. Zimmer; 3. Sexton

1,650 freestyle — 2. Colberg; 3. Gentry

200 butterfly — 1. Blanch, 1:58.88 (Region IV record); 2. Ryther; 3. Colberg

100 freestyle — 1. Demyen-Jones, 48.37; 3. Sexton

200 breaststroke — 1. Palmar, 2:13.32; 2. Welch; 3. Garofalo

200 free relay — 1. Wilcher, Sexton, Blanch, Demyen-Jones, 1:29.58

400 free relay — 1. Palmar, Sexton, Blanch, Demyen-Jones, 3:17.18

200 medley relay — 1. Welch, Palmar, Blanch, Sexton, 1:40.14

400 medley relay — 1. Welch, Palmar, Blanch, Demyen-Jones, 3:40.23

800 freestyle relay — 1. Colberg, Tobin, Gentry, Ryther, 7:37.44

Colberg, Tobin, Ryther, Demyen-Jones, Blanch, Sexton, Palmar, Welch, Garofalo and Thompson qualified for the national meet.

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Lincoln Christian College vs. Central Bible College

[FEB. 19, 2001]  Lincoln Christian College’s men’s basketball team traveled to Springfield, Mo., to play against Central Bible College on Saturday afternoon. Central won 83-54.

 Coach Randy Kirk commented on the game, saying, "Any time you shoot 28 percent from the floor and 12 percent of frees, you’re not gonna win." He went on to explain the loss: "Part of that is attributed to their defense, and the other part is we’re not running our offense with any kind of precision — and it’s the wrong time of the year for that to be happening."

Matt Clark led the attack with 23 points. He shot field goals and 11 free throws. Donnie Bowman and Dante Watson helped the team with 12 points and nine points respectively. Bowman made two field goals and eight free throws. Watson scored three field goals and free throws. Jim Turney and David Simmons each made one 3-pointer. Antoni Okusami and Jake Raymer each shot two points for Lincoln. The Preachers made two 3-pointers, 13 field goals and 22 free throws total.

Central Bible College scored a total of four 3-pointers, 27 field goals and 17 free throws.

This Thursday, Lincoln’s Preachers enter the regional in Dubuque, Iowa. Their first-round game is against Emmaus.

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