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Volleyball classic
[DEC. 7, 2002]
The
Eastside Volleyball Club, based in East Peoria, is hosting the
fourth annual Pepsi Cola Girls High School Volleyball All Star
Classic Dec. 7-8. The two-day event will be entirely at Eastside
Centre, 1 Eastside Drive. The format will be as it was last year,
with an open two-hour practice session for each team on Saturday and
the classic event on Sunday.
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The final team rosters, along with the
practice and playing schedule, have been uploaded to the Eastside
website, www.eastsidevb.com.
This year’s Pepsi Cola All Star Classic will feature over 250 senior
female athletes from across the Midwest.
The purpose of the classic is to bring
positive closure to the spectacular careers of these young ladies,
and it is open to any athlete, whether previously committed to a
collegiate institution or not. Feedback from previous years
indicates that this event has been an invaluable tool for coaches
and recruiters and a whole lot of fun for the players.
The event is being sponsored by Pepsi
Cola, Adidas, Mikasa and the USPV, as it was last year.
Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for
children and students. There is no admission for the practice
sessions.
Further
information about the weekend classic and the many programs at
Eastside Centre can be found on the club's
website. If you have other
questions or concerns, please feel free to contact the Eastside
Volleyball Club by phone at (309) 699-8738, by fax to (509) 692-5171
or by e-mail to
Eastside_vbc@Yahoo.com.
[Tim Vande Schraaf, president,
Eastside Volleyball Club] |
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Boys
At Mahomet
Olympia
17 27 37 57
Mahomet-Seymour 11 27
43 63
Olympia: Elliot 5-5-15, Olson 3-1-7, Schultz 0-0-0, Kieser
4-2-11, Schmidgall 5-0-10, Thronton 1-0-3, Williams 0-0-0, Boudeman
1-4-6, Criswell 1-3-5. Totals 20-15-57. Three-pointers
Kieser 1, Thornton 1.
Lincoln def. Springfield SHG 65-46.
Illini Central def. Peoria Heights 62-51.
Mount Pulaski def Pleasant Plains 52-39. |
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Chicago fought valiantly but came up
short 30-20 north of the cheese curtain.
But what is going on with the St. Louis
Rams? The one good thing about them is that they're now starting
Lincoln's Andy King. The Eagles did win 10-3, but without McNabb do
they have enough firepower to go far in the postseason? We think
not…
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The Illini will have to play much
better against North Carolina on Tuesday than they did against
Western Illinois yesterday. Give WIU some credit, as they were
gritty and scrappy. Illinois, on the other hand, looked pretty
sloppy at times.
[Photos by Tom Seggelke]
Brian Cook led the way with 17 points
and six rebounds. Cook also tallied his 1,166th point, which helped
him pass two former Illini greats, Kevin Turner (1,150) and Skip Thoren (1,164). In addition it was
the 87th start he has recorded in his illustrious career and the
60th time he's hit for double figures.
The Illini are now 28-1 at the Hall
under Bill Self and now have an all-time record of 98-12 against
in-state rivals.
The Illini honored the Hall's
seven-millionth fan, Dale Trulock. Basketball has been played in the
Hall since March of 1963. Last year Illinois sold out all of their
games for the first time in 30 years!
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How 'bout those Railers? The Lincoln
squad went a sparkling 5-0 to win their own Turkey Shootout! Next up
for Lincoln is a road contest versus SH-G in Springfield.
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No word on any of the area teams in
girls basketball…
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We did catch most of the Carroll
Catholic-Lincoln Junior High contest last week. What a barnburner
that one was! Great coaching by LJHS' Donnie Aeilts and CC's Todd
Lowman, who was filling in for Brian Brackney.
The Brackneys were a little busy
coaching their new little girl into the world. Rachel Ann Brackney
hit the scales at 9 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 21 inches long.
Congratulations to the Brackneys from the LDN!
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The ISU Redbirds are struggling out of
the gate a little bit this year, falling to UIC 65-78. Gregg
Alexander was second in scoring with 12, but the 'Birds could not
find consistent scoring to get over the hump. Next up is a Monday
night contest with Chattanooga. (See
pre-game notes.)
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"FANdamonium" is hoping to have some
very special guests on tonight' show. We're hoping that during our
middle, local segment we will have Mount Pulaski night! That's
right!
We're awaiting final confirmation even
now, but we hope to have state volleyball finalist coach Donna Dulle
and new Hilltopper coach Jim Jumper on tonight's show. If for any
reason that doesn't happen, we hope to have them both very soon.
Mount Pulaski has always had loyal and faithful fan support, and now
we understand that they're hooked up to our local cable system as
well. See you at 6 tonight!
Have a great
week, everybody!
[Jeff
Mayfield]
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