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Boys
basketball
Lincoln
vs. Taylorville
[JAN.
8, 2001]
Lincoln
steamrolled Taylorville on Saturday night's game played at
Taylorville.
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Lincoln
set the lead with a doubled score of 16 to Taylorville's eight by
the end of the first quarter. Lincoln was 37-12 at halftime, 45-18
in the third quarter, and winning in the fourth with 61-35 points.
High
scorer Gregg Alexander rang up 14 points in the first half, adding
two more for a total of 16 points by games end.
Lincoln
scored five 3-point field goals: Knopp 2, Williams, Komnick and
Tungate.
Team
stats: Williams 4-2-10, Alexander 7-2-16, Komnick 2-0-5, Tungate
4-0-9, Knopp 2-0-6, Aper 1-1-3, Ashley 3-2-6, Schonauer 2-0-4 and
Farmer 0-2-2; scoring a total of 25 field goals and 12 free throws
totaling 61 points.
Also
on the roster: Schrader and Bunch.
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Swimmers
break five team records, set a personal best at invitational this
weekend
[JAN.
8, 2001]
Coach
Heidi Heidbreder reports the Lincoln Gator Swim Club attended an
open invitational in Decatur this weekend. The
Seth Dunscomb New Year opener was Jan. 5-7 at Millikin University. Swimmers succeeded in
bringing home numerous awards, breaking team records and achieving
new personal highs.
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Sam
Wood and Sean Weaver set new records for the Lincoln Gators. Wood
(age 8 and under boys) swam the 100-yard individual medley (25 yards
fly, 25 yards back, 25 yards breast and 25 yards freestyle) in a
time of 1:41.90. Weaver
(age 13 and 14 boys) set four new team records. He swam the 100 fly
in a time of 1:01.46, the 200 IM in 2:21.33, the 100 free in 57.56
and the 100 breast in a time of 1:15.25.
One
swimmer turned in a new personal best time, moving her up to Class A
in that event.
Gabrielle
Ernst achieved her first A time in the 50 freestyle with 30.32.
Top 10 finishers
for the Lincoln Gators
8
and under girls
Alberta
Danley 25 breast, first, C, 28.65; 25 free, ninth, B; 50 free,
seventh, B; 25 fly, 10th, B
Katie
Martin 25 back, 10th, C
8
and under boys
Brennan
Elsas 25 back, fourth, A; 50 free, second, B
Sam
Wood 100 IM, third, B, 1:41.90, team record; 25 breast, eighth,
B; 25 free, eighth, B; 50 back, seventh, B; 50 free, seventh, B; 25
fly, third B
Zach
Ziamba 100 IM, fourth, C; 25 free, eighth, B; 25 back, seventh,
C; 50 free, ninth B; 25 fly, second B
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9
and 10 boys
Andy
Martin 50 breast, ninth, C; 50 free, sixth, C; 50 back, seventh,
C; 100 IM, seventh C
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and 12 girls
Cathy
Caldwell 50 fly, ninth, C; 50 free, fifth, C; 100 IM, fourth, C;
50 back, sixth, C
Gabrielle
Ernst 500 free, 10th, B; 50 fly, 10th, B;
200 free, seventh, B; 100 free, eighth, B; 50 back, 10th,
B
Mallory
Hinton 50 free, fifth, B
Mindy
Malerich 500 free, ninth, B
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and 14 girls
Cassie
Martin, 100 fly, seventh, C; 200 free, second, C; 200 IM, third, C;
100 free, first C, 1:14.35; 100 breast, fifth, C
13
and 14 boys
Sean
Weaver, 500 free, fourth, A; 100 fly, second, A, 1:01.46, team
record; 200 free, first; 50 free, sixth, A; 200 IM, fourth, A,
2:21.33, team record; 100 free, fifth, A, 57.56, team record; 100
breast, third, A, 1:15.25, team recor d
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College
volleyball
Kelsey
Bruce recognized
 [JAN.
8, 2001]
Former
Lincoln volleyball player Kelsey Bruce was recognized for her
achievements this season as a volleyball player for Illinois College
in Jacksonville. Bruce brought great value to the team and was
awarded a varsity letter for her accomplishments in the NCAA
Division III program. She hit .186 for the season and had 185 kills,
210 digs, 29 service aces, a .947 serve percentage and 77 blocks. As
a first-year player, Bruce was recognized for her solid performance
and consistency throughout the season.
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Area high
school basketball reports
[JAN.
6, 2001]
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Tomahawk
Mount
Pulaski vs. Hartsburg-Emden
Two
equally valued neighbors to Lincoln met on the courts Friday night.
The Mount Pulaski Hill Toppers faced off against the
Hartsburg-Emden Stags on the Stags home court.
The Hill Toppers took an early lead, 20 - 5 in the first
quarter against the Hartem Stags.
They widened their lead to more than double, 45 - 17 by half
time. The ending third quarter score was 68 - 33.
Hartsburg came alive gaining 27 points, almost half their
total game points, in the fourth quarter.
While Mount Pulaski only made a 12 point increase.
Still, the Mount Pulaski Hill Toppers walked away with the
win, final score 80 60.
Team
stats for Mount Pulaski: Brown 8-4-20, Davis 2-0-4, Dirks 1-0-3,
Waymire 2-0-4, Blaum 5-0-10, Deibert 2-0-4, Erlenbush 2-0-4, Gieseke
1-0-2, Smith 4-0-8, Anderson 7-1-16, Wilson 1-0-2, and Schilling
1-0-3. Also on the roster were Olson, Couers, and Fuller. Team
totals: 36 field goals and 5 free throws totaling 80 points.
Scoring
three three-point field goals for Schilling, Anderson, and Dirks.
Team
stats for Hartsburg-Emden were Aper 3-6-13, Behrends 6-4-16, L.
Jones 2-2-6, Ke. Leesman 2-4-8, Anderson 2-3-8, and Gleason 3-2-9.
Also on the roster were A. Jones and Wrage.
Team totals: 18 field goals and 5 free throws totaling 60
points.
Scoring three
three-point field goals for Aper, Gleason, and Anderson.
Illini
Central vs. Williamsville
Illini
met Williamsville at Mason City.
Taking an early lead, the Illini trounced the Williamsville
79 - 45. Illini took
the lead and kept it through out the game.
Quarter scores: 20 9, 35 15, 61 24, 79 45.
High
scorers for the Illini were Arnold (18), Hankins (15), and Jo.
Deters (13).
Team
stats for Illini: Miller 3-2-8, Hankins 7-1-15, Fletcher 3-1-9,
Mulford 1-0-2, Grimsley 3-1-9, Giesler 1-0-2, Scott 1-0-2,
Arnold 4-9-18, Hamblin 0-1-1, and Jo. Deters 6-1-13.
Also on the roster were Herman, Cunningham, and Ju. Deters.
Team totals: 29 field goals and 16 free throws, totaling 79
points.
Scoring five
three-point field goals for the Illini were Fletcher (2), Grimsley
(2), and Arnold.
Central
State Eight
Lincoln
vs. Springfield Lanphier
Lincoln
met Springfield Lanphier on their home court last night.
Lanphier took the lead and kept it for the night.
Quarter scores were 14 12, 30 25, 50 39, 65
50.
High
scorers for the Lincoln were Schnouer (13), Alexander (13), and
Tungate (11).
Team
stats for Williams 2-1-5, Alexander 4-3-13, Tungate 4-2-11, Knopp
1-0-3, Schrader 2-0-5, and Schonauer 6-0-13.
Also on the roster were Komnick, Bunch, Gallagher, Farmer,
and Ashley. Team
totals: 19 field goals and 6 free throws, totaling 50 points.
Scoring six three-point
field goals for the Lincoln were Alexander (2), Tungate, Knopp,
Schrader, and Schonauer.
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Area high
school basketball reports
[JAN.
5, 2001]
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Lincoln
vs. Taylorville at Taylorville
Lincoln
girls traveled to Taylorville yesterday. Despite staying behind for
three quarters, Lincoln beat Taylorville 33-31.
Humbert
led Lincoln in most points scored with 13. She made four field goals
and five free throws. Bunch scored both of the teams two
3-pointers and made one additional field goal for eight points. Kirk
also scored eight points in the game with four field goals. Oller
made four points in the game with one field goal and two free
throws. Team totals were 12 field goals and seven free throws.
The
Lincoln junior varsity girls team also won against Taylorville,
46-30.
Pleasant
Plains vs. Illini Central
at Mason City
Illini
Central girls played Pleasant Plains in a tournament at Mason City.
Illini Central lost to Pleasant Plains 35-68.
Illini
Central had five 3-point field goals. Three of those 3-pointers were
scored by Damm. She had a total of six field goals and two free
throws for 17 points. The other two 3-pointers were scored by
Montgomery. She had a total of three field goals and one free throw
for nine points. Other individual statistics for the game were
Harvey 1-0-2, Francis 1-0-2, Blackstock 0-3-3 and Winkleman 1-0-2.
Team totals were 12 field goals and six free throws.
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Petersburg
Porta vs. Mount Pulaski
at Mount Pulaski
Mount
Pulaski girls hosted Petersburg Porta in tournament play. Scores ran
close throughout the game. The first three quarters ended at 9-7,
17-18 and 29-31. Petersburg Porta finished off the game just ahead
of Mount Pulaski to win 50-48.
Faith
led the team in 3-pointers, scoring three of Mount Pualskis four
3-point field goals. She also scored three free throws for 12 points
total. Sanders scored another 12 points in the game with five field
goals and two free throws. Beckers led the team in most points
scored with 16. She scored six field goals and four free throws.
Rucks scored the fourth 3-pointer for Mount Pulaski and made one
additional field goal for five points. Other individual statistics
for the game were as follows: Howe 0-1-1 and Jason 0-2-2. Team
totals for the game were 16 field goals and 12 free throws.
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