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[NOV. 30, 2000]  Despite making only 20 of 44 free throws and being out-rebounded 53-40, Lincoln College men's basketball team posted a 90-82 victory over Black Hawk East of Kewanee at Lincoln Wednesday night. The victory runs the Lynx record to 7-2 for the season.

Coach B. J. McCullum said, "We came out and played hard.  We took an early lead and then started committing dumb fouls and let them back in the game.  Because of the fouls we had to go to the bench early and often."

Four Lincoln College players reached double figures, led by Marlon Brooks with 20.  Also contributing double figures for coach McCullum were Eric Crockrell with 17, Maurice Shurney with 16 and Brian Moffitt with 15.  Crockrell and Shurney both had seven rebounds to lead the Lynx, and Moffitt had five blocked shots. Lincoln, with 19 turnovers of its own, forced Black Hawk East into 21 turnovers. The Lynx shot 54 percent from the floor (32 of 59) but made only 46 percent of its free throws. The visitors were not much better at the foul line, making just 20 of 41 attempts. The Black Hawk East squad was led by Tyrone McCann with 22 points.

Lincoln College (90) — Jerron Hobson 2-4-0-4-5; Michael Whrle 0-0-1-2-1; Gene Reed 1-3-2-4-5; Jay Bates 2-5-0-4-4; Ryan Brinker 1-3-0-0-3; Marlon Brooks 7-11-4-10-20; Michael Sams 0-1-0-0-0; Brian Moffitt 5-8-5-10-15; Eric Crockrell 7-14-3-4-17; Maurice Shurney 6-9-3-4-16; Brian Thorsen 1-1-2-2-4.  Totals: 32-59-20-44-90.  Three-point goals: Hobson, Reed, Brinker, Brooks 2, Shurney.

Black Hawk East (82) — Shannon Miller 3-5-3-6-11; Jody Carpenter 1-5-0-0-2; Marcus Gholson 4-8-1-3-9; Kory Hill 3-6-0-1-6; Christon Jackson 2-8-3-6-7; Tyrone McCann 10-14-2-8-22; Wayne Kittleberger 1-8-7-9-9; Ron Heflin 0-2-0-0-0; Gayle Carey 4-10-3-4-13; Jeremy Harrington 1-8-1-4-3.  Totals: 29-74-20-41-82.  Three-point goals: Miller 2, Carey 2.

[Bill Martinie, Lincoln College sports information director]

[NOV. 30, 2000]  Sarah McLaughlin led the Lincoln College women to a 59-50 victory over Black Hawk East on Wednesday night at the Lincoln College gym. The Lady Lynx improved to 6-1 on the season.

Coach Carl Wilson said, "McLaughlin played hard on both ends of the court and was a big part of the victory. We also got a great lift from Jesse Dullard of the bench."

McLaughlin scored 17 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to pace the Lady Lynx. Joining the freshman in double figures was Dullard with 12 points. Ten of the 12 Lynx who played, cracked the scoring column for coach Wilson. Lincoln bolted to a 30-22 lead at the half and held on in the second half, outscoring Black Hawk East by just one point, 29-28.

Lincoln College (59) — Tameeka Dawson 0-1-1; Candace Sheley 1-0-3; Christine Lott 3-0-6; Jessica Trainer 3-1-7; Chanel Roebuck 1-0-2; Tammy Bausley 0-0-0; Jenny Story 2-1-6; Katie Skaggs 0-0-0; Sarah McLaughlin 7-1-15; Heidi Weil 0-1-1; Shaquia Humphrey 2-0-4; Jesse Dullard 3-6-12.  Totals: 22-11-59. Three-point goals: Sheley, Story, McLaughlin 2.

Black Hawk East (50) — Webster 5-0-12; Janey 2-0-4; Pearson 1-0-3; Baughman 5-16-16; Boswell 4-0-8; Lewis 1-2-4; Allen 1-1-3. Totals: 19-9-50.  Three-point goals: Webster 2, Pearson.

[Bill Martinie, Lincoln College sports information director]

[NOV. 30, 2000]  On Tuesday, Mount Pulaski hosted Niantic-Harristown’s high school boys basketball team. Mount Pulaski won a decisive victory, 79-49.

Mount Pulaski had only two 3-pointers, both made by Anderson. Brown led Mount Pulaski in the number of points scored: 11 field goals, six free throws and 28 points. Anderson’s two 3-pointers and five other field goals gave him the second-highest number of points on the team: 16. The other individual scores are as follows: Hudson 1-0-2, Davis 3-3-9, Blaum 2-0-4, Clark 3-2-8, Waymire 1-0-2, Deabert 3-0-6 and Gieseke 2-0-4, for a team total of 36 field goals, 11 free throws and 79 points.

Niantic had six 3-pointers: three by Collier and one each by Tangery, Jump and Morgan. The team made 16 field goals, 11 free throws and 49 points.

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[NOV. 30, 2000]  On Tuesday, two local schools met to compete in back-to-back basketball games. Carroll Catholic School and Zion Lutheran School’s seventh and eighth grade boys each played their own basketball games. Carroll Catholic won both games.

Carroll’s eighth graders won 60-49, to bring their record to four wins and four losses. Bobby Maestas rebounded 14 balls, stole five balls and made 32 points. Michael McCullen rebounded seven balls and made 10 points. Ricky Horn had five assists in addition to his 4 points. The remaining 14 points were made by Derrick Schonauer (8), Shane Fitzpatrick (4) and Greg Horn (2).

Carroll’s seventh grade boys led Zion Lutheran 38-6 at the halftime. In the second half of the game, Zion scored almost double the points Carroll did, but it was not enough to overcome Carroll’s huge lead. The final score on the game was 55-36. Carroll’s seventh grade team’s record is now 8-0. Jeff Oller scored 16 points for his team, along with eight steals and six rebounds. Matt Schick had six steals, six rebounds, five assists and 14 points. The rest of the points were as follows: Derrick Schonauer 11, Andrew Ryan 4, Justin Ritlahart 3, Robbie Delos Santos 3, James Curry 2 and Zac O’Donoghue 2.

Carroll’s next game is tonight against Springfield Christian.

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[NOV. 29, 2000]  Yesterday, Lincoln Community High School’s girls basketball team played against Springfield Southeast. The first quarter of the game was tied, but Lincoln led in the next two quarters. Unfortunately, the Lady Railsplitters lost their lead in the last quarter. Southeast won 48-39.

All of Lincoln’s four 3-pointers were made by Ingram. The individual statistics were as follows: Ingram 5-1-15, Froschauer 2-1-5, Cook 1-0-2, Bunch 0-1-1, Oller 2-4-8, Johnson 2-1-5 and Peters 0-3-3, for a total of 12 field goals, 11 free throws and 39 points.

Southeast’s Simmons and Guise each made one 3-pointer. The team had a total of 17 field goals, 12 free throws and 48 points.

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[NOV. 29, 2000]  Illini Central High School’s girls basketball team traveled to Auburn yesterday to compete against its high school girls team. Illini left victorious, 55-36.

Both of Illini’s 3-pointers were made by Winkelman. The girls made a total of 22 field goals and nine free throws.

Hubbard scored Auburn’s one 3-pointer. Auburn’s team had 13 field goals and nine free throws.

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[NOV. 29, 2000]  Illini Central High School’s boys basketball team competed against Athens yesterday in the championship game of the Athens Tournament. Illini beat Athens 65-34.

Illini did not have any 3-pointers, but they had double the amount of points of Athens throughout the game. The individual statistics were as follows: Miller 4-2-10, Fletcher 2-2-6, Grimsley 5-1-11, Arnold 3-6-12, Deters 2-0-4, Hankins 8-4-20 and Scott 1-0-2, for a total of 25 field goals, 15 free throws and 65 points.

Walsh made Athens’ one 3-pointer. Overall, the team made 14 field goals, 3 free throws and 34 points.

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[NOV. 29, 2000]  Olympia and Midwest Central’s high school girls basketball teams competed yesterday in Manito. Despite Midwest Central’s eight 3-pointers to Olympia’s two, Olympia won 64-46.

Gaither scored both of Olympia’s 3-pointers. The individual statistics were as follows: Short 1-1-3, Fraher 7-2-16, Bachman 5-0-10, Gaither 4-0-10, Gale 5-0-10, Litwiller 3-0-6 and Doornbos 4-1-9, for a total of 27 field goals and four free throws.

Midwest made eight 3-pointers: three by Rogers, one by Severns and four by Lobello. In all, the team made 10 field goals.

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[NOV. 29, 2000]  Led by former LCHS Lady Railers Brittany Robbins and Steph Urton and a magnificent game by Michelle O'Malley, the LCC Angels sent Principia packing 66-52 last night here in Lincoln. The raucous crowd was excited by the win, but that paled in comparison to the looks of satisfaction on the Lincoln girls’ faces! Lincoln grabbed their first halftime lead of the year at 27-25 and withstood a couple of Principia runs late in the game. After Steph Urton returned from a leg injury late in the second half, she controlled the offense, making sure that the ball got into the hands of Robbins and O'Malley down the stretch.

Lincoln Christian College had six 3-pointers during the game, all made by Robbins. Added to six other field goals and two free throws, Robbins made 32 points — almost half of the team’s total! O’Malley made almost a third of the team’s points with six field goals and six free throws, for a total of 18 points. Urton made five field goals for 10 points. Spiering, Davis and Flaherty each made one 2-point field goal. In total, the Angels had 26 field goals and eight free throws.

Merrill made all of Principia’s five 3-pointers in the game and almost half of the team’s total points. The team made 21 field goals and five free throws to yield 52 points.

Next up for the LCC ladies is a tournament this weekend in Nashville, Tenn.

[Jeff Mayfield; Jean Ann Carnley]

[Former Lincoln Lady Railers Brittany Robbins and Stephanie Urton double-team and make a steal of an unidentified Principia player.  Urton and Robbins led the LCC Angels to a 66-52 victory over Principia last night in Lincoln.]

[Former LCHS Lady Railer Brittany Robbins knocks down another big free throw en route to a 32-point performance in last night's LCC win.]

[NOV. 28, 2000]  Hartsburg-Emden High School’s boys basketball team met with Waverly in Athens yesterday. The Stags narrowly won, 59-55.

Hartsburg-Emden scored four 3-pointers: two by Gleason and one each by Fletcher and Hoerbert. Altogether, the team made 19 field goals and 17 free throws to equal 59 points. The individual statistics are as follows: L. Jones 0-1-1, Gleason 7-1-17, A. Jones 1-0-2, Weston 1-5-7, Fletcher 1-3-6, Hoerbert 1-0-3, K. Leesman 3-0-6 and Wrage 5-7-17.

Waverly had only two 3-pointers; Pitman and Turner each made one. Waverly, with 21, had more field goals than Hartsburg but fewer free throws — 11. Their final score was 55 points. Waverly’s individual statistics are as follows: Holler 4-2-10, Sims 5-5-15, Pitman 1-0-3, Turner 10-2-23 and Boggs 1-2-4.

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[NOV. 28, 2000]  Auburn girls traveled to Mount Pulaski High School yesterday to play basketball. Auburn had seven 3-pointers, and Mount Pulaski had only one 3-pointer, but the Lady Hilltoppers won 45-39.

Jason scored Mount Pulaski’s one 3-pointer. The team statistics were as follows: Howe 0-1-1, Faith 1-1-3, Clevenger 6-0-12, Jason 2-0-5, Beckers 2-0-4, Rucks 3-0-6 and Sanders 7-0-14, for a team total of 21 field goals and only 2 free throws.

Bancroft made four 3-pointers and Smith made three 3-pointers for Auburn. Altogether, the team made 16 field goals. The individual statistics were as follows: Bancroft 6-0-16, Hemberger 2-0-4, Rickas 1-0-2, Smith 4-0-11 and Hubbard 3-0-6.

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[NOV. 28, 2000]  Illini Central’s high school girls basketball team played Tremont yesterday. The varsity team beat Tremont 65-50. The junior varsity team beat Tremont 55-13.

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[NOV. 27, 2000]

Olympia claimed victory over Dunlap, 62-50.

Brand, Hollinger and Kendrick all scored 3-point field goals, with Lee ringing up six 3-pointers.

Team stats: Hayes 0-0-0, Brand 1-0-3, Dillenburg 1-0-2, Lee 7-0-20, McCue 0-0-0, Hollinger 2-2-7, Orr 0-0-0, Sutten 0-0-0, Sherman 0-0-0, Kendrick 7-2-17, Bode 1-1-3, Walker 0-0-0, Wright 0-0-0, Wise 4-2-10, Burkhart 0-0-0.

Quarter scores: 15-16, 30-27, 42-37, 62-50.

With only a 7-point difference, Olympia fell to PBL, 80-73.

Olympia claimed 14 3-point field goals: Lee 5, Hollinger 4, Kendrick 4, Brand 1.

Team stats: Brand 2-4-9, Dillenburg 1-0-2, Lee 9-4-27, Hollinger 4-0-12, Orr 0-0-0, Sutton 0-0-0, Sherman 0-0-0, Kendrick 5-0-14, Bode 0-0-0, Wise 4-1-9; totaling 25-9-73.

Lincoln vs. Danville

Lincoln suffered a 1-point loss in overtime with Danville.

Five quarter summaries: first quarter Lincoln led 14-12; second quarter they slipped slightly to 33-32; third quarter they were up by 7 points, 50-43; the fourth quarter they held a 2-point lead, 60-58, for an agonizing one-point loss in overtime, 68-67.

Team stats: Williams 2-0-4, Alexander 10-7-32, Komnick 0-0-0, Tungate 4-0-9, Aper 0-1-1, Schonauer 4-2-10, Farmer 1-0-2, Welch 4-1-9; totaling 25-11-67.

Alexander carried five 3-point field goals, with Tungate one.

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Hartsburg-Emden vs. Litchfield

Hartem Stags fell to Litchfield 62-47.

Quarter scores: 4-10, 17-31, 35-43, 47- 62.

Hartem claimed three 3-point field goals: Fletcher 2 and Gleason 1.

Team stats: Westen 1-2-4, Leesman 1-0-2, Fletcher 2-2-8, Gleason 2-3-8, A. Jones 3-1-7, L. Jones 3-0-6, Wrage 6-0-12; totaling 18-8-47.

Mount Pulaski topped Clinton 67-59.

Quarter scores: 13-10, 31-25, 41-36, 56-59.

Mount Pulaski stats: Anderson 4-5-13, Hudson 0-1-1, Davault 0-3-3, Schlitt 2-0-4, Davis 2-0-4, Blaum 1-2-4, Clark 6-4-16, Waymire 0-2-2, Brown 9-0-18, Erlenbush 1-0-2; totaling 25-17-67.

Illini topped Rochester 63-42.

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[NOV. 27, 2000]  Four female high school basketball teams gathered in Bartonville to compete in a tournament this weekend: Limestone, Lincoln, Normal West and Peoria Notre Dame. Lincoln played against Limestone and Normal West in two separate games.

In the first game, Limestone beat Lincoln 71-45. Limestone had four 3-pointers: three by Vollmer and one by Hoover. The team members made 24 field goals and 19 free throws for a total of 71 points.

Washam made Lincoln’s only 3-pointer in the game. The statistics were as follows: Humbert 3-2-8, Ingram 1-2-4, Froschauer 2-0-4, Cook 1-2-4, Moore 1-1-3, Carey 0-1-1, Oller 3-5-11, Johnson 0-1-1, Verderber 3-0-6, and Washam 1-0-3 for a team total of 15 field goals, 14 free throws and 45 points.

Lincoln’s second game was a lot closer. Normal West won 51-42. Normal did not score a single 3-pointer, but the players made a total of 19 field goals and 13 free throws.

Lincoln’s team made four 3-pointers: Oller made two, and Ingram and Whalen each made one. The individual players’ totals are as follows: Dawson 0-1-1, Humbert 0-1-1, Whalen, 2-0-5, Ingram 1-1-4, Cook 2-2-6, Bunch 2-0-4, Oller 2-2-8, Johnson 2-4-8, Peters 1-1-3, and Verderber 1-0-2. Altogether, the team made 13 field goals, 12 free throws, and 42 points.

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[NOV. 27, 2000]  In Clinton this weekend, Central A & M, Clinton, Heyworth, LeRoy JV, Lexington, Meridan, Mount Pulaski and PBL met for a tournament. Mount Pulaski High School’s girls basketball team played against Heyworth, LeRoy and PBL. Mount Pulaski won one game and lost two.

Heyworth’s McBurney made the team’s sole 3-pointer. The team members made a total of 27 field goals, 11 free throws and 66 points.

Faith made a 3-pointer for Mount Pulaski. The team members’ statistics were as follows: Howe 1-0-2, Faith 1-0-3, Clevenger 1-0-2, Jason 1-0-2, Cyrulik 2-0-4, Reeley 1-0-2, K. Beckers 3-0-6, Rucks 2-0-4, and Sanders 3-0-6. The team had a total of 15 field goals and no free throws to make 31 points.

Mount Pulaski beat LeRoy 43-32. Mount Pulaski did not make any 3-pointers; their team totals were 19 field goals and five free throws. The individual statistics were as follows: Faith 3-0-6, Clevenger 4-4-12, Jason 2-0-4, K. Beckers 3-0-6, Rucks 1-1-3, and Sanders 6-0-12.

LeRoy’s Brickey made two 3-pointers for his team, but it was not enough to win. The team made 12 field goals and six free throws.

Mount Pulaski also played against PBL. That game, reported on Saturday, was a 55-43 PBL win.

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[NOV. 27, 2000]  Three Rivers Community College handed the Lincoln College men's basketball team its second defeat of the season with an 87-64 setback in the championship game of the Three Rivers tournament at Popular Bluffs, Mo., Saturday night. The loss drops the high-flying Lynx to 6-2 for the season.

Three Rivers used the 3-point shot to a big advantage as they hit on 10 of 22 shots for 46 percent.  Overall the hosts made 29 of 61 field goal attempts for 48 percent. Lincoln was limited to 38 percent shooting on 24 of 64 attempts. The Lynx were 4 of 16 from 3-point land.

Marlon Brooks paced the Lincoln College attack with 16 points while Jerron Hobson added 12 and Maurice Shurney tallied 11. 

Three Rivers was led by Stanlin Ortiz with 21 points. Three Rivers had a 49-35 rebounding edge in the contest.

Coach B. J. McCullum stated, "I thought Three Rivers’ defensive intensity and their effort on the offensive boards really hurt us.  We must become more disciplined in our half-court offense and our shot selection.  Against other teams we have been able to force them out of their offense, and we have been able to score in transition. Unfortunately, against Three Rivers and Southeastern (our two losses) we have not been able to force the turnovers and get in the open floor. Our effort was very good throughout the tournament, and these guys took the loss hard.  Hopefully we can get back in practice and work a little harder on the offensive end."

Two of the Lincoln College players, Marlon Brooks and Maurice Shurney, were named to the all-tournament team.

Lincoln College (64) — Jerron Hobson 5-11-0-0-12; Jay Bates 4-11-0-3-8; Ryan Brinker 1-1-0-0-2; Marlon Brooks 5-19-5-7-16; Michael Sams 0-1-0-0-0; Brian Moffitt 3-5-0-0-6; Eric Crockrell 1-4-1-2-3; Maurice Shurney 4-10-2-3-11; Brian Thorsen 1-2-4-4-6.  Totals 24-63-12-19-64.  Three-point goals: Hobson 2, Brooks 1, Shurney 1.

Three Rivers (87) — Corey Gipson 3-9-3-8-9; Dusty Stephens 0-10-0-0; Anton McKinney 4-5-2-2-10; Nic Wilson 3-4-0-0-9; Yahaya Ibrahire 0-4-0-2-0; Maxine Stamps 4-8-1-5-9; Stanlin Ortiz 8-14-1-5-21; Andre Walton 3-7-2-2-9; Myron McCrary 0-2-6-8-6; Delton Utsey 0-1-0-0-0; Akin Akintunde 3-5-3-4-9; Thomas Aladi 1-1-3-3-5.  Totals 29-61-19-31-87.  Three-point goals: Gipson 3, Wilson 3, Ortiz 3, Walton 1.

[Bill Martinie, Lincoln College sports information director]

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