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Basketball player Steph Reichle was
named the Outstanding Graduating Senior in Public Relations by the
Communications Department at Illinois State. A native of Lincoln,
Reichle holds a 3.91 grade-point average and is majoring in public
relations.
Kristy Kreinbrink of the women's
gymnastics team was named the Outstanding Graduating Senior in
Journalism by the Communications Department. The Leipsic, Ohio,
native carries a 3.57 grade-point average and is pursuing a degree
in mass communications.
Lindsay Klinefelter of the women's
gymnastics team received the Clifford E. Horton Scholarship as well
as the Trent R. Richard Scholarship from the Kinesiology and
Recreation Department. The Silvis native has a 3.96 grade-point
average as a physical education major.
A thrower for the Redbird
track-and-field team, Joseph Drevlow was given the Howard Hancock
Athetic Achievment Award by the KNR department. The Park Forest
native carries a 3.26 grade-point average and is majoring in
physical education.
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Deborah Birrer, a former
record-breaking swimmer at Illinois State, was given two awards, the
Athletic Training Sequence Professional Development Award and the
McGuiness Distinguished Senior Award. A native of Indianapolis,
Ind., Birrer finished up her athletic career at Illinois State in
2002, but is still continuing her academic work toward a degree in
physical education.
Jill Hollembeak, assistant director and
tutor coordinator for academic advisement, was given the Joint
Study/Faculty Research Award by the KNR department for her work with
Dr. Anthony Amorose, a professor of sports psychology at Illinois
State, on a thesis entitled "Perceived Coaching Behaviors and
Athletes' Intrinsic Motivation: A Test of Self-Determination
Theory."
"It is good
to see that our student-athletes, and Jill, are striving for
excellence in all areas of their lives," said Jane Fulton, assistant
athletic director of academics and life skills at Illinois State.
"Their commitment to academics trickles down into everything that
they do. They are all excellent role models and citizens within the
Illinois State community."
[Rob Huizenga, athletics media relations,
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The Lincoln Railers baseball
team evened their CS8 record last week in a gritty 2-1 victory over
SH-G. It was great to see the good guys come back and beat such a
good team, having lost to them 8-0 previously. The win put Lincoln
at 3-4 on the year going into the weekend tournament in Harristown.
No info on those games was available at posting time.
The Lady Railers have struggled
a bit in their opening games, but look for them to come out of it
soon.
The Chicago Cubs had a nice
come-from-behind win over the Bucos yesterday at the friendly
confines. Their new closer got the job done, and they may have won
another game that they shouldn't have. How many seasons has it been
since we've been able to say that? The Cubbies are only a half a
game out of first.
The St. Louis Cardinals beat
the first-place Houston Astros for the second time in three days by
rallying from a four-run deficit to win another thrilling defensive
struggle, 11-8!
What is up with these teams?
Can anyone explain what is happening between them? Houston comes to
St. Louis and escapes with wins. The Cards go into Minute Maid (Is
that a drink or a band box?) and beat the tar out of the 'Stros. It
just doesn't make any sense.
Hopefully it IS a good sign
that the battered Cards are beating a very strong Houston club,
especially when you consider that they pounded wonder boy Roy Oswalt
yesterday!
Cardinal starters were
averaging six-plus innings per start going into Sunday's game! With
the offense so up and down and the shaky state of the bullpen, the
starting pitching has carried the Birds so far.
Next up for St. Louis is a
swing through Milwaukee.
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And of course the plum sports
story of the week… golf. How 'bout that Masters golf tournament? If
you watched any of it yesterday, then you don't need me to tell you
why it is one of the premier sporting events in America, if not the
world. Exciting, gritty play encompassed the whole tourney. Would
Phil finally win his major? Would Jeff Maggert or Len Mattiace shock
the golfing world? Or would the first Canadian win it? If you said,
"Take off, hoser," you made the right call. Mike Weir, the red-hot
Canadian, became the first left-hander in 30 years to win a major
since Bob Charles last turned the feat! He did it on the first hole
of a sudden-death playoff, but it was enough to get the job done.
LC and LCC teams are back in
action, with LC in both softball and baseball and LCC with just
baseball. My son and I took in some of the Lynx action on a
beautiful Saturday afternoon as Lincoln hosted a doubleheader with
Spoon River. Final scores and stats were not available at time of
post.
I see where ISU hired a
basketball coach while I was gone. They hired former UALR coach
Porter Moser to take over the reigns. Don't know him personally,
but I like his upbeat and contagious personality so far. Personally,
I hated to see coach Tom Richardson go. However, now that the
decision has been made, I hope the fans will get behind Moser, and
more importantly the Redbird players, and get this thing turned
around. The fandom there needs improvement in all areas, and
hopefully the new coaching staff will turn the trick! Good luck to
Moser and to the Redbirds!
Now is a good time to get your
golf, biking or swimming plans in shape. All these and more can make
you so much healthier going into the summer months. Get out and
enjoy this outstanding weather…
And
have a great week, everybody!
[Jeff
Mayfield]
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