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Going to state!

Lady Railers win supersectional

[NOV. 6, 2000] The Lincoln Lady Railers advanced to the state tournament with a convincing 15-5 and 15-6 supersectional win over the Potters from Morton. The victory propels the Lady Railers into the state tournament for the first time since 1993.

Lincoln will play the Chicago Public League champions, Lane Tech, in the first game Friday at Redbird Arena in Normal.

Mount Pulaski volleyball season ends in Macomb

[NOV. 6, 2000] The Mount Pulaski High School volleyball team finished their season on Saturday evening in Macomb. Colchester won 15-11 and 15-11.

Mount Pulaski’s coach said that she believed the teams were evenly matched: "We had a chance to beat them, I think." Lindsay Clements and Sarah Stratton made eight kills each for Mount Pulaski. Beth Dulle had seven kills, Laura Reeter had six and Mary Olson had three. Tiffany Conaway assisted her teammates 31 times.

Overall, the coach said, "It was a great season, and I’m proud of the girls."

Swimming results: LC vs. Principia

[NOV. 6, 2000] Lincoln College’s men’s and women’s swim team raced against Principia College on Saturday, here in Lincoln. Principia College’s ladies beat Lincoln 131-45, but Lincoln College’s men beat Principia 141-42.

Women's results

400-yard medley relay – Principia: Jessica Mattson, Katy Allen, Courtney Bogott, Kristen Mattson

1,000 freestyle – Principia: Holly Thompson, 12:03.33

200 freestyle – Principia: Jessica Mattson, 2:12.29

50 freestyle – Principia: Kristen Mattson, 27.78

200 individual medley – Principia: Katy Allen, 2:22.64

1 meter diving – Principia: Kristina Mueller, 148.15

100 butterfly – Principia: Holly Thompson, 1:09.22

100 freestyle – Principia: Kristin Mattson, 1:02.35

100 backstroke – Principia: Courtney Bogott, 1:14.02

500 freestyle – Principia: Katy Allen, 5:31.10

100 breaststroke – Principia: Jessica Mattson

400 freestyle relay – Lincoln: Lindsey Luhtala, Liz Wilson, Bonnie DiFoggio, Emily Sansale

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Men's results

400 medley relay – Lincoln: Zach Welch, Frederico Gentry, Doug Zimmer, Doug Garofalo; 4:02.73

1,000 freestyle – Lincoln: Keith Tobin, 10:43.73

200 freestyle – Lincoln: Ramiro Palmer, 1:48.84

50 freestyle – Lincoln: Herman Wilcher, 22.92

200 individual medley – Lincoln: Zach Welch, 2:08.54

1 meter diving – Lincoln: Sean Calhoun, 217.80

100 butterfly – Lincoln: Herman Wilcher, 1:00.50

100 freestyle – Lincoln: Jacob Sexton, 50.49

100 backstroke – Lincoln: Nick Colberg, 1:00.35

500 freestyle – Lincoln: Ramiro Palmer

100 breaststroke – Lincoln: Doug Garofalo

400 freestyle relay – Lincoln: Ramiro Palmer, Keith Tobin, Herman Wilcher, Jacob Sexton

Updates, updates, updates!!!

Sports news briefs

[NOV. 6, 2000] Jeff Mayfield updates us on Andy King, Steph Reichle, LCC's trip to national volleyball competition, the Illini win over Indiana and the Bears' upset of the Colts.

Andy King and the Illinois State Redbirds

After the LDN ran a story last week on Andy King and the Illinois State Redbirds, the Birds went out and shocked No. 4-ranked Western Illinois 25-18. As you recall, Andy felt like ISU could win and possibly win out to finish the season at 7-4, which would be an amazing turnaround after the start that they endured!

[click here for LDN interview with Andy King]

Former Lady Railer Steph Reichle returns

Speaking of ISU...former Lady Railer Steph Reichle appears to be healed from last year's knee injury and is back on the court for the Lady Redbirds. She had 12 points and five steals in ISU’s 83-74 exhibition loss to the Chicago Challengers.

LCC's national title hopes fall short

LCC never got it going and lost to the eventual third-place finisher, Mid-America (Okla.) Bible, 8-15, 3-15, 15-7, 14-16. They also lost to the eventual national champions, Clearwater (Fla.) Christian, 9-15, 2-15. However, a 30-win season and a trip to California to join the Elite Eight is a great season in anybody's book. Nice going, ladies!!!

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Illini keep bowl hopes alive

Wild shootout win over Indiana

Once again the LDN was Johnny on the spot. Stationed in the north end zone, the LDN coaxed the Illini to drive 78 yards with only 5:08 to play. The drive was capped on a one-yard scoring dive by quarterback Kurt Kittner, as Illinois somehow survived the Antwan Randle EL show 42-35. Coach Ron Turner calls EL the best football player in the country, period. EL's statistics Saturday support coach Turner's claim. EL rushed for 209 yards, and he accounted for four touchdowns.

[Quarterback Kurt Kittner scores the winning touchdown over Indiana on a 1 yard dive over the top. Photo by Jeff Mayfield]

Not to be outdone, Kittner finished the day with 277 yards passing, and he threw for three touchdowns and took one in himself. The game also featured an 80-yard punt return for a score by one of the LDN's favorite players, Christian Morton. Aaron Moorehead, whose dad used to play for the Bears, also caught two touchdown passes. A game ball should also go to Carey Davis, who caught a touchdown pass and also had a great all-around game.

[Illini players celebrate a wild shoot-out win over the Hoosiers. Photo by Jeff Mayfield]

The task will get considerably harder for the Illini, as they will have to win one of their next two games against nationally ranked opponents, Ohio State at home on Saturday and next week at Northwestern.

Bears upset Colts

The Chicago Bears rose up out of the ash heap and upset the highly touted Indianapolis Colts 27-24. After going up 27-0, they withstood a furious Colts rally as they scored 24 unanswered points of their own before turning the ball over on their final drive. Maybe Jim Miller at the quarterback position isn't such a bad idea after all.

[Jeff Mayfield, LDN sports writer]

Angels on fire

[NOV. 4, 2000] Lincoln Christian College Angels are burning up the West Coast at the National Christian College Athletic Association II volleyball playoffs in Redding, Calif. They won all of their first three playoff matches.

They beat:

Johnson (Tenn.) Bible College 8-15, 15-13, 15-8
Baptist Bible (Mo.) 12-15, 15-7, 15-7
Northland (Wis.) Baptist 9-15, 17-15, 15-8

The Angels now advance to the next round of the national championships.

Lincoln Christian Preachers and Angels
basketball teams open season

[NOV. 4, 2000] Lincoln Christian men's and women's basketball teams opened their season at the Kentucky Christian Classic Tournament Friday.

The Preachers fell to Kentucky Christian, 99-55. They play Temple Christan at 1 p.m. today (Saturday).

The Angels tumbled in an 84-27 loss.

VOLLEYBALL

Lincoln bests top-seeded
Normal Community

[NOV. 3, 2000] Second-seeded Lincoln Railer women went into Thursday evening’s game against Normal Community High School with a clear agenda. Normally they take a game to warm up, but they needed to win their first game on this night. The strategy was DEFENSE!

Win the first one they did, 15-2. The second game set them sweating a little with a 11-15 loss. With the third game they kicked into gear, pulling off a solid 15-9 win.

Go-getter Tina Cook "played an unbelievable game," said assistant coach Ashley Conrady. Conrady also credits team captain Ashley Boyer’s leadership as instrumental in last evening’s win and in their success this season. "They [the whole team] all played really well. We have a good, young team."

Individual statistics are as follows:

Kelli Gleason (junior): 5 kills, 4 blocks, 34 assists, 5 points

Darcy White (junior): 2 aces, 6 kills, 8 points

Ashley Boyer (senior): 11 kills, 2 blocks, 7 points

Danielle Peifer (senior): 2 aces, 7 kills, 3 blocks, 11 points

Kari McFadden (sophomore): 6 kills, 1 block, 6 points

Kristina "Tina" Cook (junior): 1 ace, 11 kills, 2 blocks, 3 points

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Other team members are Angela Maestas, Maria Frasier, Christina Xamis, Missy Aper, Dominique Dawson, Samantha Conrady, Megan Franz, Emily Wilkinson and Becca Hahn.

The next game is against Morton at Limestone, on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. for supersectionals. The winning team goes to state.

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Mount Pulaski win sets up
Saturday match with Colchester

[NOV. 3, 2000] In Rochester yesterday, Mount Pulaski met Pleasant Plains for a Class A Sectional ladies volleyball match. The teams seemed to be equally matched, but Mount Pulaski took home the victory.

Mount Pulaski’s Bethany Dulle served up five aces. The team had a total of 30 kills: Lindsay Clements made 11, Mary Olson made 10, and Sarah Stratton made nine.

Pleasant Plains totaled only 23 kills: nine from Leanne Trapp, eight from Caroline Clark and six from Morgan Dudley.

The final score of the match was 12-15, 15-7 and 15-4.

Pleasant Plains has 33 wins and six losses. Mount Pulaski has 31 wins and eight losses.

Mount Pulaski now plays Colchester. That game will be Saturday evening at 7 in Macomb.

A preview of Lynx swimming

[NOV. 3, 2000] Lincoln College begins its swimming season Friday against Western Illinois University. Coach Dan Hemenway, beginning his 10th season, said, "We have eight returning lettermen, seven of which were All-Americans last season, so we should be very competitive. We swim against some Division I and Division II schools, which will be tough, but it will make us a better team at the end of the season."

Hemenway has coached 53 All-Americans in his first nine seasons. He has also had five national champions, and members of his squad have set two national records. Lincoln College has finished second in the nation the past two seasons and has won the regional title in five of the nine years Hemenway has been at the helm.

"Our goal is to win the regional again this year," said Hemenway. "We hope to finish in the top four in the nationals. In dual meets we should do well; however, it may be tough to win since we swim against several four-year schools. Even though they are four-year schools, we should be competitive. I believe we have several swimmers who are potential All-Americans this season; however, they have to prove it in the pool."

Leading the list of returning lettermen is Shane Syndergaard, a co-captain and an All-American in three events last season. Syndergaard will be counted on heavily in the 1650, 500 and 200 freestyle, in addition to several relays. "He should be our leader this season," said Hemenway. "Nick Colberg was a big surprise last season, and he has shown to be on top of his swimming early this season. We are looking for big things from him in the 1650, 200 fly and the 500 free."

Justin Thompson returns in diving for the Lynx. Thompson placed fourth last season, and Hemenway expects him to do as well if not better this season. Jake Sexton returns in the sprints and is being counted on heavily in the 50 and 100 free and the backstroke. Keith Tobin is one of the dark horses on the team. "He could give us some help in the 400 IM and could possibly help in some of the distance events," said Hemenway.

Others who are being counted on to help the Lynx are Jason Demyen-Jones, a transfer from Texas. Jones is a national champion from last season. "He is looking better already than he did last season," said Hemenway. "He gives us great potential in the 50 free, 100 free and the 100 breast. Another transfer who is being counted on is Deric Wynne, also a transfer from Texas. Wynne should be near the top in the 100 fly, 200 fly and the 200 IM. We are counting on him for help in these events, plus some relays."

Alex Blanch will be swimming the 100 and 200 fly and possibly the 50 free. "He is another potential All-American in his individual events, and we are counting on him in some of the relays," said Hemenway. "A couple of others showing great potential are Ramiro Palmer in the 100 and 200 breast and the 200 IM. Matt Ryther has been impressive in the 400 IM and has the potential to reach All-American status. He may also be swimming some distance events."

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On the women's side, it may be more difficult for the Lynx due to a lack of numbers. "We only have seven swimmers at the present time, and that makes it difficult to compete," said Hemenway. "We had a small squad last year and surprised everyone by winning our region and placing second in the nation. We had some quality swimmers last season with about the same number of swimming; however, this year's squad doesn't appear to have the same quality, at least not yet.

"Hopefully we will be surprised as we were last season. We do have some quality swimmers, just not as many as last season. We have two returning letter winners in Kristin Jones and Emily Sansale. Jones is a returning All-American and has been looking even better this season. She will swim the 100 and 200 back and the 200 IM. Sansale is also a returning All-American and will compete in the 1650, 500 free and the 400 IM. We are expecting big things from both of these girls."

"We may get some help a little later if Christen Binder can get her personal problems resolved. She was our diver last season and has indicated she may be on campus for the second semester. We presently have no divers, so that would be a tremendous help if she were to return."

According to Hemenway, "Misaki Ishikawa has tremendous potential, although she has not swam competitively for the past three or four years. We are hoping for big things from her in the 100 and 200 back and possibly the 50 free. Liz Wilson has been working extremely hard in practice and could surprise some people. The 100 and 200 breast appear to be her best events. Bonnie DiFoggio and Lindsey Luhtala are also expected to provide some scoring for the Lynx. Bonnie competes in the 50 and 100 free. Even though she has never swam before, we think she will help. Lindsey was a diver last season; however, she has decided to enter the swimming ranks. Tamara Campion will swim the 50 and 100 free. She has been working hard and should contribute to our success."

[Bill Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]

Lincoln College swimming and diving rosters

2000-2001

Men

* Letter winner

Name	High school	Year	Hometown	Event	Event
Alex Blanch	Boca Raton Community HS	So	Boca Raton, Fla.	Fly	IM
Jonathan Bromfield	South Plantation High School	Fr	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	Free	Fly
Sean Calhoun	Niles North High School	Fr	Skokie	Diving
Nick Colberg *	United Township High School	So	East Moline	Free	Fly
Jason Dernyen-Jones	North Shore High School	So	Houston, Texas	Free	Fly
Ryan Flanagan	Hinsdale South High School	Fr	Hinsdale	Free	Back
Doug Garafalo	Dublin High School	Fr	Leewood, Kan.	Breast	IM
Federico Gentry *	Richwoods High School	So	Peoria	Free	Breast
Ramiro Palmar	Nuestra Senora School	Fr	Maracaibo, Edo, Zulia	Breast	IM
Bobby Richardson *	Corona High School	So	Tempe, Ariz.	Back	IM
Matt Ryther	Clark High School	Fr	San Antonio, Texas	IM	Free
Jake Sexton *	Peoria High School	So	Peoria	Free	Back
Shane Syndergaard *	Billings Aquatic Club	So	Billings, Mont.	Free
Justin Thompson *	Edwardsville High School	So	Glen Carbon	Diving
Keith Tobin *	Plainfield High School	So	Plainfield	Breast	IM
Zachery Welch	North Shore High School	Fr	Houston, Texas	Breast	IM
Herman Wilcher *	Plantation High School	So	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	Free	Fly
Deric Wynne	W.H. Taft	So	San Antonio, Texas	Fly	Back
Doug Zimmer	Edwardsville High School	Fr	Edwardsville	Back	IM

Women

Name	High school	Year	Hometown	Event	Event
Tamara Campion	Carmel High School	So	Gurnee	Free
Bonnie DeFoggio	Hoffman Estates High School	Fr	Hanover Park	Free
Misaki Ishikawa	Urawa Kita High School	Fr	Urawa-city, Sai Tarna	Back	Free
Kristin Jones *	Waubonsie High School	So	Naperville	Back	IM
Lindsey Luhtala	Lanphier High School	So	Springfield	Back	Free
Emily Sansale *	Oswego High School	So	Montgomery	Free	IM
Liz Wilson	Naperville Central	Fr	Naperville	Breast	IM

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LC men meet defending champs in basketball opener
[NOV. 2, 2000] Lincoln College’s men’s basketball team played its opening game against the defending national champions, Southeastern. The game was at Southeast in Iowa. The final score was Southeastern 92, Lincoln College 69.

Lincoln College made five points from turnovers, six points from 3-point shots and 15 free-throw points. They had nine rebounds. Southeast had 12 points each from turnovers and 3-point shots. They also made 18 free throws and pulled down 10 rebounds.

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LCHS wins sectional VB match with Bloomington

[NOV. 1, 2000] Bloomington volleyball players came to Lincoln yesterday for the Class AA high school sectionals. The Lady Railsplitters sent Bloomington home defeated, 15-11 and 15-7.

Going into the game Lincoln was seeded as second, and Bloomington was seeded sixth. Lincoln now plays against first-seeded Normal High School here in Roy S. Anderson gym at Lincoln Community High School at 7 p.m. Thursday. The winner of that game advances to supersectional at Bartonville, Limestone.

In the game with Bloomington, Lincoln’s Ashley Boyer and Kristina Cook made six kills each. Cook and Danielle Peifer blocked four balls each. Kari McFadden made eight service points, and Kelli Gleason assisted 22 times.

Jessica Logan of Bloomington blocked two balls and made 11 kills. Tashika Kindle also blocked two balls. Jenna Meints made 21 assists. Kara Reed served up seven points.

Lincoln’s ladies volleyball team now has 26 wins, 10 losses and one tie. Bloomington has won 16 games and lost 20.

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A preview of Lady Lynx basketball

More guards, quickness, versatility

[NOV. 1, 2000] With five returning letter winners, third-year Lincoln College coach Carol Wilson will be looking to improve on an 18-14 record from last season. The Lynx open the season against Carl Sandburg in Galesburg on Nov. 9.

Coach Wilson said, "Our goal is to win the conference this season. It is a lofty goal, as the conference looks to be very balanced. We also play a tough non-conference schedule. Four of the teams we play (John Wood, Morton Cicero, Kankakee and Lakeland are all ranked in the preseason polls. Last season we were in a lot of games; however, we didn't take care of the ball very well, and that cost us. We recruited a lot of guards to handle the ball, and we also have a lot more quickness with the new players.

"I feel if we take care of the ball, work on our shot selection and make good choices on the court, we will be a greatly improved squad. We have been working hard in practice, and our defense has been improving. We feel that is one area where the quickness will help; we should be able to pressure the ball a lot better. We also brought in recruits from winning programs, and these young ladies don't want to lose. Three of our recruits played in the state tournament in high school last year, so they know what it takes to win."

Returning from last year's squad is Tameeka Dawson, leading scorer and rebounder with 15.3 and 10.2 stats respectively. Wilson said, "Tameeka was all-conference and all-region last season. We are certainly looking for her to improve and help our inside game. Candace Sheley is a returnee vying for play at the guard spot. We have a lot of depth at the guard spot, and playing time will be very competitive. Candace has the quickness to step in and help us at this position.

"Christine Lott is our tallest player, and she will probably be defending the opponents’ tallest post player. She does a good job on the board, and she needs to improve on finishing once she gets the ball inside. Jessica Trainer was very good at guard for us last season; however, she had to carry the load alone. That shouldn't be the case this year. Jessica sees the court very well and led us in assists. We look for her to continue, and she is capable of playing inside. If we play an opponent that is not overly tall, we could play three guards. She was also an all-conference selection last season.

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"The final letter-winner returning is Chanel Roebuck, who may be the most athletic on the team. She is not afraid to defend taller players, and her skill around the basket is excellent. She is probably one of the more hard-nose players on the squad. The only other sophomore on the squad is Kammy Davis, a transfer from John A. Logan. She will help our inside game. Kammy has good post moves, and we are looking for her to step up this season."

Promising newcomers on the squad are Ronni Beebe, Katie Skaggs, Jenny Story, Sarah McLaughlin and Tammy Bausley. Beebe played at Lewiston High School, which finished second in the state. "She is very quick, and her ball handling is excellent," Wilson said. "She should help put defensive pressure on the ball. Skaggs is a very good 3-point shooter. She made 51 3-point shots in high school last year, and we only made 61 as a team last season. We are looking for her to improve our 3-point shooting.

"The two Lincoln girls, Story and McLaughlin, will both see playing time at guard. That was one of our weak points last season, so we recruited a lot of guards to go with our post players who were returning. These two should help our quickness and our outside shooting. Bausley is an excellent defensive player and will be looked at to help in that area."

Others on the squad who should help include Heather Dobey, Jackie Seiner, Lisa Knecht, Kim Massenburg, Heidi Weil, Shaquia Humphrey and Jesse Dullard.

"The fact that we have so much depth and so many options available should be a strong point," Wilson said. "We will be a very versatile team with a lot of possible combinations. If our opponents go big, we can do the same; however, if they are small, we can use three guards and a lot of quickness. We should be able to wear our opponents down with all of the depth."

[Bill Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]

MP wins sectional VB match with Williamsville

[NOV. 1, 2000] In Rochester yesterday, Mount Pulaski met Williamsville for the Class A high school volleyball sectionals. The final scores were 15-9 and 15-2 in Mount Pulaski’s favor.

Sarah Stratton led her team with eight service points and 10 kills for Mount Pulaski.

Mount Pulaski’s record is 30-8, and Williamsville’s record is 26-8.

Olympia bows to U-High in volleyball sectional

[NOV. 1, 2000] Olympia and University High competed yesterday in Normal in the Class A sectional for high school volleyball. U-High defeated Olympia 15-7 and 15-7.

Mindy Bachman and Laura Doornbos led Olympia’s team. Bachman made four service points and 25 assists. Doornbos had nine kills and three blocks.

Ogonna Nnamani, assisted by Anne Butts, was U-High’s driving force. Nnamani had eight service points, 11 kills, and two blocks. Butts assisted 28 times.

Olympia’s record is now 22-12. U-High has an impressive 36 wins and only one loss.

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