Sports
News, Sports Talk, Schedules,
Announcements
Sports
News Elsewhere (fresh daily
from the Web)
|
|
High
school basketball |
Area
game results
[DEC.
11, 2001]
|
At Petersburg
Illini Central
13 29 44 60
Petersburg Porta
10 20 35 45
Bitner
11-0-22; Damm 4-1-12; Durdle 0-0-0; Hankins 0-0-0; Francis 1-0-2; Oney
2-2-6; Montgomery 4-10-18; Parker 0-0-0.
Totals
22-13-60
At Mount Pulaski
Ursuline
7 24 42 50
Mount Pulaski
8 19 26 35
Faith
5-0-14; Howe 0-2-2; Hudson 0-0-0; Jason 0-0-0; Maske 0-1-1; Reeley
0-0-0; Rucks 0-1-1; Sanders 7-3-17.
Totals 12-7-35
|
|
|
|
College
basketball |
Game
notes: Illinois State at Chattanooga
[DEC.
11, 2001] The
game: Illinois State Redbirds (4-4) play the Chattanooga Mocs
(2-5) on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 1:05 p.m. (CST) at McKenzie Arena
(11,218) at Chattanooga, Tenn.
[Click
here to view whole pre-game stats (in Adobe Acrobat)]
[Click
here to download Adobe Acrobat reader]
|
About the
game
Saturday’s
game features two streaking teams. Illinois State is winner of its
last two, after losing four straight. Chattanooga has lost five
straight games after opening the season with two victories. However,
the Mocs are 1-0 at home this season, while the Redbirds are 1-4 away
from Redbird Arena, with a 1-2 mark on a neutral floor.
The
probable starters
(ppg
rpg apg)
Illinois
State Redbirds (4-4)
F,
4, Dirk Williams, 6-8, 210, So.-1L, Pekin, 4.0, 2.3, 0.5
F,
33, Shedrick Ford, 6-5, 220, Sr.-1L, Macon, Ga., 11.9, 4.8, 1.4
C,
23, Baboucarr Bojang, 6-9, 205, Jr.-TR, Greenville, S.C., 13.9, 8.5,
0.9
G,
2, Gregg Alexander, 6-4, 190, Fr.-HS, Lincoln, 10.4, 3.4, 2.8
G,
15, Randy Rice, 6-0, 175, Sr.-1L, Springfield, 3.4, 2.4, 2.5
Chattanooga
Mocs (2-5)
F,
3, Neil Ashby, 6-8, 200, Sr.-1L, Atlanta, Ga., 14.3, 6.7, 2.0*
F,
40, Nick Benson, 6-5, 210, Jr.-TR, St. Louis, Mo., 9.4, 6.4, 0.4*
C,
44, Dusty Pullian, 6-8, 215, Sr.-1L, Benton Harbor, Mich., 4.9, 4.1,
0.6*
G,
20, Clyde McCully, 6-0, 173, Sr.-1L, Beaumont, Texas, 11.3, 2.1, 3.7
G,
21, Toot Young, 6-3, 175, Sr.-1L, Norfolk, Va., 8.0, 3.4, 1.7
Note:
(*) indicates blocks per game.
The
coaches
Tom
Richardson is 35-33 in his third season at Illinois State. He is
assisted by Chad Altadonna, Anthony Beane and Doug Novsek. Chattanooga
is coached by Henry Dickerson, who owns a 58-64 record in his fifth
season with the Mocs. He is assisted by John Gibson, Kenny Seifert and
L.J. Kirby.
Ticket
information
Tickets
for Illinois State home games can be purchased from the ticket office
at Redbird Arena, (309) 438-8000.
Redbird
Radio Network
Mark
Johnson, play-by-play; Mike Matthews, color; Bruce Evans, sideline
(home only). Affiliates: WJBC (AM 1230/Bloomington), flagship; WINU
(AM 880/Highland); WZOE (AM 1490/Princeton); WFMB (AM
1450/Springfield). All Illinois State broadcasts can be heard on the
Internet at either sports.yahoo.com or wjbc.com. The latter also
carries Tom Richardson’s weekly call-in show, which alternates
depending on the schedule, but generally airs each Thursday from
6:07-7 p.m.
Web ’Birds
The
Illinois State athletics web page, at www.redbirds.org,
includes a direct links to yahoo.broadcast.com and www.wjbc.com to
access the WJBC/Redbird Radio Network broadcasts. In addition, for
home games, live stats are available.
About
Chattanooga
—Chattanooga
is located in Chattanooga, Tenn., and enrolls 8,319 students. The Mocs
are members of the Southern Conference.
—Head
coach Henry Dickerson is in his fifth season at Chattanooga. He owns a
58-64 record with the Mocs in five seasons. Dickerson has 22 years
coaching experience at the collegiate ranks with assistant stints at
Charleston, Marshall and Chattanooga.
—Chattanooga
opened the season with wins over Tennessee Wesleyan (89-59) and
Liberty (82-57), but has now lost five straight games. After beating
Liberty in the first round of the Hawaii Pacific Thanksgiving Classic,
the Mocs have fallen to Notre Dame (97-84), Vanderbilt (69-57), at
Murray State (72-63), at Kent State (75-56) and at Alabama (74-68).
—The
2000-01 season is the 20th anniversary of the home of the Mocs,
McKenzie Arena.
—Nine
of the Mocs 16 roster players have transferred in from junior
colleges, including five JUCO transfers this season.
—Neil
Ashby, a second-year player that transferred from Alabama, leads the
Mocs with 14.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Ashby also leads the
team with 14 blocks and shoots 59.4 percent from the field.
—Clyde
McCully is the only other player with Chattanooga averaging
double-digit points. McCully tosses in 11.3 points per game and leads
the team with 26 assists. He is shooting 23.1 percent (3-for-13) on
treys.
—Three
times this season, the Mocs have shot below 40 percent from the floor
and 30 percent on treys.
—The
Mocs are the second Redbird opponent from the SoCon, with Georgia
Southern being the first. UTC was picked to finish third in the South
Division behind the Eagles and Charleston.
![](../images/ads/prairie_years/Prairie_years_small_ad.gif)
The
series
Saturday’s
game is the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Although the
Redbirds have never met the Mocs on the hardwood, they have played
five other schools from the Volunteer State. Illinois State owns a 4-5
record against schools from Tennessee, but have won the last two
meetings with a 77-60 victory over Tennessee-Martin last season and a
82-81 overtime win over Tennessee in the first round of the 1998 NCAA
Tournament.
Boo’s
scary!!!
Illinois
State’s Baboucarr Bojang is in his sixth year of organized
basketball and is still developing as a player. That’s bad news for
Redbird opponents, considering Bojang has already posted four
double-doubles in eight games and two 20-point efforts. In his last
outing, Bojang was a perfect 8-for-8 from the floor, grabbed a
career-high 13 rebounds and matched his career-best 20 points.
Home
sweet home
For
Illinois State, the biggest cure for a four-game losing skid is a
two-game homestand. With wins over Samford and Central Michigan, the
Redbirds improved their record to 4-4 on the season and have won 18 of
their last 20 games in Redbird Arena. In 14 seasons, the Redbirds are
133-45 in Redbird Arena for a .747 winning percentage.
Mocs know
what Boo can do
Even
though Baboucarr Bojang is in his first season with the Redbirds, he
is no stranger to the Mocs, at least some of them. Chattanooga has
four players, Petie Spaulding, Nick Benson, Michael Townsend and Aaron
Morgan, who all transferred in from Moberly Junior College and
competed against Bojang. Also, assistant coach Kenny Seifert was
formerly the head coach at Moberly. While at SMS-West Plains, Bojang
averaged 19.3 points and 13.0 rebounds against Moberly last season,
including a home game in which he tallied 26 points and hauled in 20
boards.
Jeppson
pledging for the 1,000-Point Club
Of
all the organizations on the Illinois State campus, the 1,000-Point
Club must rank as one of the most exclusive with only 34 members in
the last 104 years. The Redbirds’ Shawn Jeppson is closing in on a
membership, however. After scoring six points against Central Michigan
on Sunday, Jeppson currently owns 850 points for his career and needs
only 150 more to become the 35th player in Illinois State history to
reach the 1,000-point plateau.
For him,
it’s easy being Greene
Sophomore
point guard Vince Greene, who sat out last season meeting NCAA
requirements, already has five double-digit scoring efforts this
season, including four straight. Greene averaged 4.0 point per game in
the Redbirds’ first four games of the season, but has averaged 12.3
points over the last four. In addition to his scoring, Greene is also
accurate. He is shooting 69.2 percent on treys (9-for-13) and 85.7
from the free-throw line (24-of-28).
D-fense,
D-fense
In
the first half against Central Michigan, Sunday, the Redbirds caged
the Chippewa scorers and held CMU to only 14 first-half points. The
Chippewas first half total equaled the lowest amount of points ever
scored in a half by an Illinois State opponent in Redbird Arena, with
Chicago State matching the feat last season. Central Michigan finished
the half with 6-for-23 shooting (26.1 percent) and 1-for-5 on
3-pointers. The Redbirds also held the reigning Mid-American Player of
the Year, David Webber, scoreless for the first frame for only the
second time of his career.
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
![](../images/ads/maple/maple_ridge_4_01.jpg)
FT
four-peat ???
The
Redbirds have opened the season shooting 77.5 percent from the charity
stripe and are on a good start to eclipse 70 percent for a fourth
straight season. ISU shot 72.8 percent from the free-throw line last
season, 74 percent in 1999-2000 and 73.5 percent in 1998-99. The
Redbirds have not had a stretch of that length since it bettered 70
percent for a four-season span from 1982 through 1985.
Jeppson
hits century mark
With
six minutes left in the game at Georgia Southern, Illinois State guard
Shawn Jeppson became the ninth Redbird in school history to drain 100
treys in a career. Jeppson stands in ninth place overall, after
hitting one trey against Samford, and needs 10 3-pointers to surpass
former Redbird Kyle Cartmill.
Double-double
debut for Mr. Bojang-les
Baboucarr
Bojang played his first game in a Redbird uniform against Weber State
and it was worth an encore. Bojang tapped his way to posting his first
double-double, as the SMS-West Plains Junior College transfer tossed
in 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. It was the first time since
November 23, 1990, that a Redbird had a double-double performance in
an opening game.
The
late Reggie Wilson poured in 22 points and hauled in 13 rebounds in
the season opener at Dayton. It was also Wilson’s first game as a
Redbird after transferring from Lincoln Community College.
Bryson
out for season
Tarise
Bryson, the nation’s top returning scorer, the reigning Missouri
Valley Conference Player of the Year and Redbirds’ leading scorer
for the last three seasons, fell to the floor on a drive to the basket
at the 17:46 mark of the second half in Illinois State’s 74-70
opening-night victory over Weber State. The fall ended the season for
the Redbirds’ sixth all-time leading scorer, as Bryson dislocated
his right wrist and suffered severe ligament damage to his shooting
hand. Bryson underwent surgery the day after the game and will face a
year of rehabilitation. His wrist will be in a splint for two weeks, a
hard cast four weeks and another splint for four weeks. It will take
six months to heal.
Picked to
win the league? Chances are you’re playing Illinois State
Illinois
State will play 11 nonconference games this season. Of the Redbirds’
11 non-Missouri Valley Conference foes, seven of the teams were
selected in the preseason polls to win their respective leagues. The
seven preseason favorites are Weber State (Big Sky), UC-Irvine (Big
West), Texas-San Antonio (Southland), Illinois (Big Ten) , Georgia
Southern (Southern) and Central Michigan and Kent State, which are
both favored to win the two divisions of the Mid-American Conference.
Alexander
the Great?
According
to the roster and the register’s office, Gregg Alexander of Lincoln
is a true freshman, but on the court he plays like a savvy veteran. In
his first season with the Redbirds, Alexander has logged 251 minutes,
tops on the team, and coughed up five turnovers. Alexander is
averaging .02 turnovers per minute, which is the lowest percentage in
the Missouri Valley Conference. He has dished out 22 assists which
ranks second on the team and is fourth on the club in scoring with
10.4 points per game. Alexander also leads the team in steals with 12.
Built
Ford tough
Shedrick
Ford is second on the Redbirds in scoring with 11.9 points per game
and has scored double figures for Illinois State in 5-of-8 games. Ford
has been the leading scorer in two games and had a season-high 21
points against Hofstra. In the season opener against Weber State, Ford
put the team on his back after the injury to Tarise Bryson and
finished with 18 points and eight boards.
Alexander
goes where few freshmen have gone before
Since
1990, three true freshman have started their first collegiate games at
Illinois State. One of them is current Redbird Gregg Alexander.
Alexander drew the starting nod in the opener against Weber State and
responded with eight points, one rebound and two assists in 20 minutes
of play. Alexander joins P.J. Smith (1999) and Dan Muller (1994).
Been
there, done that
At
the Missouri Valley Conference media day, Illinois State was tabbed as
the preseason favorite to win the league title by the conference media
and sports information directors. The Redbirds received 26 of the
possible 30 first-place votes. The last time the ’Birds were chosen
preseason favorites was in 1997-98. Illinois State went on to win the
conference. In 1996-97, the Redbirds were also favored to win and won
the league.
Titanic
turnaround a memory
It’s
old news now, but it’s probably worth taking at least one more
backward glance at last season’s remarkable turnaround.
—Illinois
State went from 10-20 to 21-9. That was the fourth-best reversal among
Division I programs last season.
—Last
season marked the only time in the 94-year history of the Missouri
Valley Conference that a team went from 20 losses one season to 20
wins in the next.
—It
also marked the most victories (21) and the best winning percentage
(.700) Illinois State has ever posted in a year that followed a losing
mark (10-20). The previous best for wins after a sub-.500 was 18
(twice) and the top winning percentage was .621 by the 18-11 1992
team.
No
thanks, I’m just watching
Trey
Guidry, a 6-2 guard, has transferred to Illinois State from North
Carolina State, but cannot play for the Redbirds until the 2002-03
season. NCAA rules require that he sit out one season. Guidry was a
spot starter for the Wolfpack last season as a freshman and recorded a
scoring best of 15 points against Wake Forest.
It never
gets boring
Last
season’s trip to the NIT marked Illinois State’s 14th post-season
appearance in 31 seasons on the Division I level. The Redbirds have
finished over .500 in all but three of their campaigns as a D-I school
and own 13 20-win campaigns over the last 26 years.
That’s
a winner
With
a 21-9 mark last season, one year removed from a 10-20 record,
Illinois State has not suffered back-to-back losing seasons since 1965
and 1966, 35 years ago. The next-best such streak in the Valley
belongs to SMS, which last had back-to-back losers 20 years ago (’80
and ’81). ISU has now finished above .500 in 28 of its 31 campaigns
at Division I. The only other two ISU teams that came off losing
records (D-1) also did well. The 1988-89 team went 13-17, but its
18-13 successor won the MVC Tournament and went to the NCAAs. The
1990-91 team went 5-23, but its 18-11 successor won the regular-season
league crown.
![](../images/ads/Christmas/ZionNativity.gif)
A
trade-in
It’s
not quite a trade, but next season when the Redbirds lose the services
of Shedrick Ford to graduation they will add Dana Ford. Dana Ford, a
6-foot-4, 185 guard from Egyptian High School in Tamms signed a
national letter of intent during the early signing period with
Illinois State. Last year, Dana Ford averaged 22.5 points and is the
school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,620 points.
Average
Valley year
Illinois
State won an impressive 12 (12-6) Missouri Valley Conference games
last season, but that’s just slightly above average for the
Redbirds. ISU has averaged 10.3 league wins during its 20 years in the
Valley, including five years on a 16-game schedule and four on a
14-game slate.
[Todd
Kober,
Illinois State University director of media relations]
|
|
|
College
basketball |
Lincoln
College vs. Carl Sandburg
[DEC.
10, 2001] Lincoln
College downed Carl Sandburg 72-54 at Galesburg Saturday afternoon
to improve to 11-1 on the season. The Lady Lynx will be in
action Friday at St. Louis against Forest Park.
|
Coach
Carol Wilson continued to get balanced scoring, as four players
reached double figures and 12 players managed to get in the scoring
column. Leading the way were Tiffany Thomas and Ronni Beebe with 12
points each. Joining the pair in double figures were Jessie Dullard
with 11 and Ashley Sims with 10.
Lincoln
College (72) — Ariel
Lamb 0-1-2-1; Tammy Bausley 0-2-2-2; Lakeisha Graham 1-2-3-4; Jenny
Story 0-2-2-2; Victoria Scott 2-2-4-6; Sarah McLaughlin 3-0-0-6; Angie
Bossingham 1-0-0-2; Ronni Beebe 4-4-6-12; Ashley Sims 3-4-7-10; Mary
Rossio 0-0-0-0-0; Jessie Dullard 4-3-4-11; Tiffany Thomas 5-2-4-12;
Zabrina Harper 1-1-2-4. Totals 24-23-37-72. Three-point
goals: Harper.
Carl
Sandburg (54) — Chitton
1-1-2-4; Truison 0-1-2-1; Boettcher 1-3-4-6; Burnham 0-1-2-1; Dawson
4-1-6-9; Sinnett 2-1-2-6; Parker 1-0-0-2; Peck 8-2-6-18; Olson
0-1-1-1; Owen 3-0-1-6; McPruney 0-1-2-1. Totals
20-12-28-54. Three-point goals: Chitton, Boettcher.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
|
|
|
Lincoln
College vs. Rend Lake
[DEC.
10, 2001] James
Roberson tossed in 22 points to lead the Lincoln College Lynx to a
78-70 victory over Rend Lake in men’s basketball at Lincoln
Saturday afternoon. The victory gives Lincoln College an 8-2
record. The Lynx play at Galesburg Thursday against Carl
Sandburg in their final game before the holiday break.
|
Joining
Roberson in double figures were Josh Clark and Derik Hollyfield with
13 points each. Roberson had an all-around game, as he was also
the leading rebounder with seven and dished out five assists.
Coach
B. J. McCullum had eight players crack the scoring column, with Amir
Major and Mike Fowler just missing double digits with eight points
each. Lincoln finished the game with a 45 percent field goal
total while Rend Lake connected for 53 percent. The Lynx won the game
at the foul line, connecting on 20 of 26 attempts, for 77 percent.
Lincoln
College (78) — James
Roberson 7-15-7-10-22; Josh Clark 5-7-1-3-13; Gene Reed 2-2-0-0-5;
Mike Fowler 3-5-1-1-8; Steve Turner 1-5-3-4-5; Mike Sams 2-6-0-0-4;
Amir Major 2-8-4-4-8; Derik Hollyfield 4-10-4-4-13. Totals
26-58-20-26-78. Three-point goals: Roberson, Clark 2, Fowler,
Hollyfield.
Rend
Lake (70) — Drew
Porter 1-3-0-0-2; Rod Ross 4-8-2-2-11; Lawrence Barnes 2-4-2-3-7;
Chevus Jackson 3-6-0-0-7; Matt Burkett 3-5-0-0-7; Stuart Heinzmann
1-5-1-2-3; Joel Jaye 8-11-4-5-23; Bronson Smith 3-5-0-0-6; Reginald
Roberson 2-40-0-4. Totals 27-51-9-12-70. Three-point
goals: Ross, Barnes, Jackson, Burkett, Jaye 3.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
|
|
|
ISU
completes weekend sweep
72-63
win over Central Michigan takes ISU back to .500
[DEC.
10, 2001] Apparently,
ISU coach Tom Richardson made his players sleep with their defensive
shoes on. How else to explain the continuation of their dominant
second-half performance over Samford on Saturday, as they limited
Central Michigan to a mere 14-point first half on Sunday? That tied
a Redbird Arena record that was set by Chicago State back on Nov.
25, 2000.
|
However,
the Chippewas most have gotten a wake-up call in the second half, as
they came roaring out of the locker room and put up 49 points in the
final stanza! Baboucarr Bojang continued his inspired play of late as
he led the Redbirds with a double-double, 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Bojang was 8-for-8 from the field as he put up personal bests in both
points and rebounds. Shedrick Ford added 15 and Vince Greene had 11 as
the Redbirds, who had sunk to 2-4 after the five-game road swing,
enjoyed their home cookin’ to even their record, now at 4-4.
Once
again, Lincoln freshman Gregg Alexander was in the middle of all the
action as he continues to draw tough defensive assignments. Gregg
ended the night with seven points, including 4-for-4 from the charity
stripe, four rebounds, four assists and one steal in 33 minutes of
action.
CMU
did make a ferocious comeback after being down by as many as 22
points, as they twice cut the lead to seven in the final minute, but
they could get no closer.
[Jeff
Mayfield]
|
|
|
Redbirds
take a bite out of the Bulldogs
[DEC.
10, 2001] The
Samford Bulldogs played it according to the book on Saturday
afternoon. The book says that while on the road, milk the shot
clock, feed your post players, take the crowd out of it and make the
game as short as you can. And for a while the Bulldogs looked like
they might have even written the book.
|
Displaying
patience that only a Northwestern or Princeton fan could love, Samford
drained the clock possession after possession, and with multi-talented
center Phil Ramelli playing his rear off, they led 27-23 at the break.
In fact, Ramelli never missed a shot from the field the whole
afternoon! They probably deserved to be up by a lot more.
ISU,
who had played its previous five games on the road, did not appear to
be a team that was glad to be on the home hardwood. Coach Tom
Richardson said that he delivered a "butt chewing at half-time
that was directed at a couple of players."
![](../images/ads/Key%20Printing/key.gif)
This
LDN reporter couldn’t make out who those targeted players were, but
I do know this. The whole team responded as if the message were
intended for them, because in the second half their defensive pressure
was stifling! They hurried Samford’s tempo and forced 17 turnovers;
25 for the game.
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
![](../images/ads/neal_tire/neal_04_01_oillube.gif)
But
it wasn’t until Lincoln’s Gregg Alexander hit two jumpers in a row
that the ’Birds finally started putting the ’Dogs away. Gregg’s
baseline leaner with 12:40 to play put ISU on top for good 40-39.
Alexander may not have finished among the game’s leading scorers,
but his line was a good one. Gregg finished with five points, three
rebounds, four assists, two steals, and he committed only one turnover
in 34 minutes of action.
His
diving, floor-urning intensity has electrified the ISU crowd. He’s
also taking on one of the toughest defensive assignments game after
game and freeing up the other guards to concentrate more on the
offensive end — not bad for a kid who played zone his entire high
school career.
Vince
Greene had a career-high 14 tallies and was followed in scoring by
Baboucarr Bojang, who tossed in 13 points. Dirk Williams had a very
effective post game, knocking down 10 points.
The
Redbirds continue the homestand with a 3:05 game with Central Michigan
on Sunday.
[Jeff
Mayfield]
[Click
here to read "ISU completes weekend sweep."]
|
|
Cook
leads Illinois to comeback
victory over Arkansas
[DEC.
10, 2001] LCHS
product Brian Cook scored 21 points and nine rebounds to lead the
Illini to a victory against a very quick and talented Arkansas team.
|
Illinois
trailed for most of the game and did not take their first lead of the
game until Cory Bradford followed a missed free throw with a 8-foot
bank shot, giving Illinois a 71-70 lead with just over six minutes
remaining. Illinois stretched the lead to nine at the two-minute mark,
but watched in horror as Arkansas made several circus-type shots down
the stretch. Chicago product Jannero Pargo nailed his seventh 3-point
shot of the game with 31 seconds left to give the Razorbacks a 91-90
lead.
![](../images/ads/Sangamon/quarter3.jpg)
However,
the Illini did not fade away, and two great plays allowed Illinois to
get out of Chicago and the "House that Michael (Jordan)
Built" with a victory. First, senior Damir Krupalija dunked
Illinois into the lead, with just 11 seconds left in the game, on a
nice assist from Bradford, his only assist of the game. Then, as
Arkansas guard Brandon Dean drove the lane, both Krupalija and fellow
senior Robert Archibald moved into defensive position. Dean crashed
into both men and official Ted Hillary never hesitated in calling a
charge on Dean. Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson was very vocal in his
displeasure with the call, but it made no difference.
Illinois
was led in scoring by junior guard Frank Williams, who scored 25
points, making 18 free throws and setting a school record by
attempting 24 free throws. Williams also had eight rebounds and seven
assists in 34 minutes of action.
Arkansas
was led in scoring by their starting guards, as Dean finished with 29
points and Pargo finished with 28.
Illinois
played primarily just six players in the second half and moved to 7-2
on the season.
Illinois
will now have eight days off to concentrate on final exams before
returning to action next Sunday against Western Illinois. Game time is
set for 3 p.m., and the game can be seen on WCIA-TV.
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
Illini news and notes
•
Illinois out-rebounded Arkansas 46-27, but the Illini had 17
first-half turnovers.
•
Illinois attempted 49 free throws, while the Razorbacks attempted just
21.
•
Six Illinois players finished in double figures. In addition to
Williams and Cook, Archibald finished with 14 points, Sean Harrington
had 13, Bradford scored 11 points and Krupalija had 10 points,
including the game winner.
•
A total of 18,671 people saw the game at the United Center, as
Illinois won their only game of the season in their "home away
from home." Last season, Illinois beat Arizona at the United
Center in December. They beat Purdue and lost to Indiana in the Big
Ten tourney at the UC in March.
•
This season, the fifth Big Ten tournament will move to Conseco
Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, home of the Indiana Pacers.
•
Former Arkansas and NBA star Joe Kleine now serves as color
commentator for the Arkansas radio network and was broadcasting the
game Saturday.
![](../images/ads/CCAonline/ccaonline_ad_2_01.gif)
Self
dealing with illness
Coach
Bill Self spent two days last week in Carle Hospital battling a
stomach virus. Self later confirmed to a group of media he has been
diagnosed with diverticulitis, a condition which causes weak spots in
the colon to bulge and occasionally infect. Typically, diverticulitis
is more common in people age 60-80, yet Self, age 39, faces this
serious medical challenge. Coach Self stated he was hopeful a change
in his diet would control the problem but did not rule out the
possibility of surgery.
[Greg
Taylor]
|
Tell
a friend about
Lincoln Daily
News.com |
Our
staff offers more than 25 years of experience in the
automotive industry.
Greyhound
Lube At
the corner of Woodlawn and Business 55 No
Appointments Necessary |
Lincolndailynews.com is
the place to advertise
Call (217) 732-7443
or e-mail
ads@lincolndailynews.com
|
|
|
College
swimming |
Lincoln
College wins invitational meet
[DEC.
10, 2001] Lincoln
College won its swimming invitational Saturday on both the men’s
and the women’s side. LC men totally dominated the meet with 585
points to easily outdistance second-place Eureka with 236 points.
Millikin finished with 71 points.
|
The
Lady Lynx swimmers posted 457 points, as Millikin placed second with
134 and Eureka had 130.
Placing
in the top five for the men were:
200-yard
IM — 1. Ramiro Palmar, 1:59.94; 2. Jason Hierman; 3. Ryan Poss.
500
free — 1. Joe Krysak, 4:59.14; 2. Scott Sampson; 3. Bryan Sherman;
4. Jonathan Gentry; 5. Paul Kuetermann.
100
breast — 1. Palmar, :59.67; 3. Doug Zimmer.
100
back — 1. Hierman, 2:04.70; 2. Ryan Poss.
100
free — 1. James Brooks :52.40; 2. Zimmer.
400
IM — 1. Scott Sampson, 4:41.23; 2. Bryan Sherman.
200
fly — 1. Zach Welch, 2:16.32.
1,650
free — 1. Krysak, 17:28.07; 2. Sampson; 4. Gentry.
50
free — 1. Brooks, :24.65.
100
back — 1. Hierman, :57.92; 2. Poss; 3. Zimmer; 4. Sherman.
200
free — 1. Krysak, 1:53.09; 2. Brooks; 3. Gentry.
200
breast — 1. Palmar, 2:14.15.
100
fly — 1. Welch, :57.23.
![](../images/ads/America/CCCsmallad1.gif)
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
Placing
for the women were:
200
IM — 2. Liz Wilson.
500
free — 1. Angela Couch, 5:35.38; 3. Alicia Lloyd.
100
breast — 1. Jill Doxsie, 1:17.99.
200
back — 1. Rachel Willenborg, 2:18.12; 3. Megan Conlon.
100
free — 1. Couch, :58.10; 2. Erin Nelson; 3. Bonnie DiFoggio.
200
fly — 1. Leslie Seago, 2:16.52; 2. Willenborg.
1,650
free — 1. Couch, 19:18.76.
50
free — 1. Nelson, :26.59; 2. Seago; 4. Doxsie; 5. DiFoggio.
200
free — 1. Nelson, 2:13.91; 2. Conlon; 3. Lloyd.
200
breast — 1. Wilson, 2:59.47.
100
fly — 1. Seago, 1:02.85.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
|
|
|
High
school basketball |
Area
game results
[DEC.
8, 2001]
|
At Normal
Olympia
2 9 17 33
University High 10 19 29 46
Wise
0-2-2; Olson 0-2-2; Criswell 2-0-4; Elliot 1-2-5; Dillenburg 2-1-7;
Kendrick 1-0-2; Sherman 2-0-4; Wright 1-2-4; Cheek 0-0-0; Schultz
0-0-0; Miller 0-0-0; Keeser 0-0-0; Slager 0-0-0; Hayes 1-0-3. Totals
10-9-33
At Riverton
Mount
Pulaski 11 24 35 46
Riverton
10 25 39 61
Wilson
2-0-4; Coers 1-0-2; Tierney 2-1-5; Schilling 3-0-7; Olson 1-0-2; Blaum
1-1-3; Anderson 6-3-17; Smith 2-0-4; Erlenbush 0-2-2; Dibert 0-0-0. Totals
18-7-46
At Hartsburg
Illini
Bluffs
10 16 26 37
Hartsburg-Emden 12 27 32 43
Anderson
5-0-11; Gleason 3-1-8; Jones 1-0-2; Leesman 2-2-6; Wrage 8-0-16. Totals
19-3-43
At Taylorville
Lincoln
13 17 27 42
Taylorville
10 22 35 48
Farmer
2-2-6; Komnick 1-0-2; Schonauer 5-3-14; Bast 0-2-2; Schrader 0-0-0;
Welch 0-2-2; Young 8-0-16. Totals
16-9-42
|
|
|
College
basketball |
LC vs.
Shawnee
[DEC.
8, 2001]
|
At Lincoln
Shawnee
21 51 72
Lincoln College 44 61 105
Williams
3-0-7; Roberson 6-3-16; Clark 5-0-12; Reed 2-0-5; Fowler 1-0-3; Turner
5-1-11; Kehr 1-0-3; Sams 6-1-13; Major 6-4-17; Hollyfield 7-2-18. Totals
42-11-105
|
|
Tell
a friend about
Lincoln Daily
News.com |
Our
staff offers more than 25 years of experience in the
automotive industry.
Greyhound
Lube At
the corner of Woodlawn and Business 55 No
Appointments Necessary |
Advertise
your
Garage
Sale in Lincolndailynews.com
--
It's FREE! --
Click
here |
|
|
College
track and field |
Illinois
State finishes second, behind Indiana
State,
in both men's and women's track and field
[DEC.
8, 2001] Senior
captains Sam Serrano and Alfie Gordillo provisionally
qualified for the 2002 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
as the Illinois State track and field team opened its indoor
season with second-place finishes for both the men and women at
Horton Fieldhouse in the Early Bird Invitational.
|
Serrano
qualified in the 20-pound weight with a throw of 58-1¼ and a third-place finish in the event. Gordillo earned his qualification in
the 35-pound weight with a throw of 64-10½, with a first-place finish.
Sophomore
Jarod Tobler also had an exciting meet for the Redbirds. Tobler
finished in first place in both the long jump and the triple jump with
jumps of 24-3 and 50-11 respectively.
"This
was a tremendous opening meet for the team and an excellent way
to finish the semester and open
the season," said head track-and-field
coach Jeff Pigg. "I am really proud of both teams. The freshman
did really well for us today, especially for their first competition
of the season. There was just a lot of exciting competition
at this meet."
Another
notable performance for the 'Birds was the first-place finish in
the indoor mile by senior Christian Goy, with a time of 4:15.99,
while junior John Shaffer
finished third with a time of 4:23.87.
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
Freshman
Liz Chukwudebe had a huge throw of 45-9 in the shot put to give
her a second-place finish in the event.
Junior
Melanie Zimmerman earned a first-place finish in the long jump (17-8¼), while senior teammates Nicole Blow (17-8¼) and Hillary
Hyland (17-3½) finished in
second and third place respectively.
Senior
Monique Haan had a first-place finish in the triple jump with a
39-3¼, while Blow earned second place in the event with a jump
of 38-¼.
Freshman
Tori Gaumer cleared 10-8 on the pole vault to earn her a tie for
third place. Senior captain Keri Davis ran a great anchor leg in
an exciting 4-by-400-meter relay to
help give Illinois State the victory in
that event.
[Rob
Huizenga;
ISU Athletics Media Relations]
|
|
|
Junior
high basketball |
Carroll
Catholic vs. West Lincoln-Broadwell
[DEC.
7, 2001]
|
Eighth
grade boys
Carroll
57, West Lincoln-Broadwell 48
|
Seventh
grade boys
Carroll
30, West Lincoln-Broadwell 34
|
|
High
school basketball |
Area
game results
[DEC.
7, 2001]
|
Girls
Olympia vs. U-High
Olympia
10 28 42 55
University High
17 35 47 71
Floyd
1-4-6, Gaither 6-6-20, Short 5-1-11, Goebel 3-0-6, Canopy 4-0-8,
Prager 2-0-4
|
Illinis Central vs. Dee-Mack
Illini
Central 20 36 56 70
Dee-Mack 8 14 16 21
Francis
3-0-6, Montgomery 8-3-19, Damm 5-5-16, Oney 2-0-5, Bitner 6-2-14,
Klassen 2-0-4, Hudgins 1-0-2, Durdle 2-0-4,
|
|
College
basketball |
LCC vs.
Principia
[DEC.
7, 2001]
|
Principia
College
49 90
Lincoln Christian
College 46 103
Clark
18-7-47, Raymer 1-0-2, Holdery 1-4-6, Below 5-4-15, Brodfuehrer 3-0-6,
Grooms 5-0-10, Searby 5-7-17
|
|
Nolan
Richardson press conference
A win
vs. Illinois would be No. 500 for coach
[DEC.
7, 2001] FAYETTEVILLE,
Ark.
— Arkansas (4-2) plays at No. 5 Illinois (6-2) Saturday at 11
a.m. in a game televised nationally by ESPN from Chicago’s United
Center. UA is coming off a 90-68 win over Southwest Texas, while
Illinois lost to Arizona on Tuesday, 87-82. Arkansas head coach
Nolan Richardson is one win away from career victory No. 500. He is
499-194 (.720) in 21 seasons, including a 380-157 (.708) mark in 17
years at Arkansas.
|
Nolan
Richardson comments on...
Playing
Illinois
"Illinois
is big and I can see why they are ranked so high. They have big,
physical players, which is what teams in the Big Ten usually have.
They are very experienced, and they’ve lost to a couple of good
teams. They are more of a big, half-court team, and they have great
guard play. Frank Williams will be a first-round draft choice, and he
should be a lottery pick. He's got everything and can do whatever he
wants with the basketball.
"We
have to shoot the ball well and make some shots. If we do, we have a
chance. Our kids have been working hard. The way we’re playing, we
will get some good shots. If we make some, we have a chance to be
successful."
UA’s
full-court pressure defense
"We
have to use whatever we have to our advantage, and to me, the only
advantage we have is quickness. Hopefully we can make them go to their
bench. The key is turnovers. We have to get a certain number of
turnovers to neutralize their rebounding. We have to be in an
aggressive, attacking mode because our inside game isn’t that
good."
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
Senior
G Jannero Pargo returning to his hometown of Chicago for a game
"He’s
got to be happy. I think it’s important that when you get a kid from
a certain area, you have to take them back. If they have some success
for you, then it’s easier to get other kids from that area.
"Pargo
comes from a tough neighborhood. I know it’s a blessing for a kid to
escape that type of environment. Pargo is a low-key kid and he likes
playing basketball, so he was able to get away."
Going
for the 500th win
"It
will be great when I’m through. When I’m finished, I’ll sit back
and think about what I’ve accomplished. It’s kind of like the
national championship (1994). It was anticlimactic because I was
already thinking, I’ve got to get back here again. Five hundred wins
means I’ve been coaching a long time. I’m thankful to the Good Man
upstairs that I’ve been able to stay around long enough to reach
this milestone.
"The
game will be on national TV, so my family and friends will be watching
and celebrating, if it should happen."
[University
of Arkansas news release]
|
|
Grade
school basketball |
Area
eighth-grade girls to be in state tournament action
[DEC.
6, 2001] Pairings
have been released for the 12th annual Illinois Elementary School
Association "Little Sweet 16" Class 8A
and 8AA Girls’ State Basketball Tournament.
|
Chester-East
Lincoln girls defeated Le Roy 33-27 in the sectional and will play in the first round of
the Class 8A state tournament at
Fieldcrest East Middle School in Wenona. The game between C-EL (15-7)
and Catlin (18-2) will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8.
More
pairings in the tournament will be posted later.
In
the first round of the Class 8AA tournament, Stanford Olympia (17-4)
will meet Chatham Glenwood (19-3) at 4:30 p.m. at Stephen Decatur
Middle School in Decatur. Olympia defeated Normal Parkside 33-31 in
sectional action.
Williamsville
(19-2) plays Harvey Brooks (12-1) at 7:30 p.m. Williamsville defeated
Rochester 41-35 in two overtimes to advance from the sectional.
More
pairings from that tournament will also be posted later.
This
is the 23rd year of the IESA girls basketball state tournament series.
Scores
will be posted on the IESA website (www.iesa.org).
|
|
State
basketball tournament lineup
|
8A
girls
The
Class 8A Girls’ State Basketball Tournament will be at Fieldcrest
East Middle School in Wenona on Dec. 8, 10, 12 and 13.
Saturday,
Dec. 8
(First
round)
Game
1 — 9 a.m., Jacksonville Our Saviour (7-11) vs. Princeville (9-11)
Game
2 — 10:30 a.m., Catlin (18-2) vs. Chester-East Lincoln (15-7)
Game
3 — Noon, Fox River Grove (12-8) vs. Springfield Blessed Sacrament
(20-1)
Game
4 — 1:30 p.m., Jerseyville St. Francis-Holy Ghost (19-2) vs.
Glasford Illini Bluffs (15-7)
Game
5 — 3 p.m., Paris Crestwood (18-5) vs. Hardin Calhoun (19-2)
Game
6 — 4:30 p.m., Beecher City (21-0) vs. Piper City Tri-Point (19-3)
Game
7 — 6 p.m., Normal Metcalf (18-5) vs. Mazon-Verona-Kinsman (13-7)
Game
8 — 7:30 p.m., Carthage (18-3) vs. Fisher (23-0)
Monday,
Dec. 10
(Quarterfinals)
Game
9 — 4 p.m., winners of Games 1 and 2
Game
10 — 5:15 p.m., winners of Games 3 and 4
Game
11 — 6:30 p.m., winners of Games 5 and 6
Game
12 — 7:45 p.m., winners of Games 7 and 8
Wednesday,
Dec. 12
(Semifinals)
Game
13 — 6 p.m., winners of Games 9 and 10
Game
14 — 7:15 p.m., winners of Games 11 and 12
Thursday,
Dec. 13
(Finals)
Game
15 — 6 p.m., losers of Games 13 and 14 (third place)
Game
16 — 7:15 p.m., winners of Games 13 and 14 (state championship)
Sectional scores
Jacksonville
Our Saviour 35, Springfield Christian 14
Paris
Crestwood 58, Arthur 13
Princeville
29, Farmington Chapman 23
Hardin
Calhoun 35, Bowen Southeastern 28
Catlin
20, Champaign St. Matthew 14
Beecher
City 33, Dieterich 13
Chester-East
Lincoln 33, Le Roy 27
Piper
City Tri-Point 35, Buckley St. John’s 30
Fox
River Grove 34, Beecher 16
Normal
Metcalf 21, Toluca Fieldcrest West 12
Springfield
Blessed Sacrament 51, Nokomis South 27
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman
36, Streator Woodland 28
Jerseyville
St. Francis-Holy Ghost 35, Mount Olive 15
Carthage
30, Media Southern 26
Glasford
Illini Bluffs 33, Peoria Norwood 15
Fisher
33, Cissna Park 23
[to top of second column in
this section]
|
8AA
girls
The
Class 8AA Girls’ State Basketball Tournament will be at Stephen
Decatur Middle School in Decatur on Dec. 8, 10, 12 and 13.
Saturday,
Dec. 8
(First
round)
Game
1 — 9 a.m., Paris Mayo (21-2) vs. Homer Glen Homer (17-2)
Game
2 — 10:30 a.m., Washington Central (22-0) vs. Forrest Prairie
Central (23-0)
Game
3 — Noon, Taylorville (15-6) vs. Mahomet-Seymour (19-3)
Game
4 — 1:30 p.m., Champaign Edison (19-3) vs. Bourbonnais UGC (18-3)
Game
5 — 3 p.m., Rushville Schuyler County (12-10) vs. Canton Ingersoll
(22-0)
Game
6 — 4:30 p.m., Stanford Olympia (17-4) vs. Chatham Glenwood (19-3)
Game
7 — 6 p.m., East St. Louis Clark (15-0) vs. Braidwood Reed-Custer
(21-2)
Game
8 — 7:30 p.m., Harvey Brooks (12-1) vs. Williamsville (19-2)
Monday,
Dec. 10
(Quarterfinals)
Game
9 — 4 p.m., winners of Games 1 and 2
Game
10 — 5:15 p.m., winners of Games 3 and 4
Game
11 — 6:30 p.m., winners of Games 5 and 6
Game
12 — 7:45 p.m., winners of Games 7 and 8
Wednesday,
Dec. 12
(Semifinals)
Game
13 — 6 p.m., winners of Games 9 and 10
Game
14 — 7:15 p.m., winners of Games 11 and 12
Thursday,
Dec. 13
(Finals)
Game
15 — 6 p.m., losers of Games 13 and 14 (third place)
Game
16 — 7:15 p.m., winners of Games 13 and 14 (state championship)
Sectional
scores
Paris
Mayo def. Newton Central 36-33
Homer
Glen Homer def. Joliet Washington 49-48
Washington
Central def. Chillicothe 37-16
Forrest
Prairie Central def. Watseka Glenn Raymond 25-17
Taylorville
def. Hillsboro 29-20
Mahomet-Seymour
def. Mount Zion 22-20
Champaign
Edison def. Danville South View 38-20
Bourbonnais
UGC def. Country Club Hills Southwood 33-29
Rushville
Schuyler Co. def. Pittsfield Pikeland 50-37
Canton
Ingersoll def. Dunlap 35-31
Stanford
Olympia def. Normal Parkside 33-31
Chatham
Glenwood def. Springfield Grant 36-26
East
St. Louis Clark def. Carlinville 39-16
Braidwood
Reed-Custer def. Ottawa Shepherd 26-25
Harvey
Brooks def. Oak Park Julian 31-17
Williamsville
def. Rochester 41-35 (two overtimes)
|
|
College
basketball |
Illinois
State-Illinois rivalry continues
[DEC.
6, 2001] NORMAL
— It took a date change to accommodate an ESPN televised game
which put Illinois State in a position to have to play Thursday at
Illinois, the Redbirds’ sixth game in 12 days.
|
Redbird
coach Jenny Yopp says it’s more than worth it. Illinois State plays
at 7 p.m. at the Assembly Hall in a game originally scheduled for Dec.
17.
"Coach
(Theresa) Grentz called in August and said they had a chance for a TV
game against Oklahoma (slated for Dec. 16) and would we be willing to
move," said Yopp. "We have finals (final examinations) week
next week, so we had to move it back to this date. I knew it put us in
the position of playing a lot of games (in a short time), but this
game and this rivalry is worth that effort."
Yopp,
who grew up on North Carolina’s Tobacco Road — where she was a
ball shagger at North Carolina State games as a youngster before
playing at North Carolina in college — understands the value of
geographic rivalries.
"This
is a fantastic rivalry and a great opportunity for our basketball
team," said Yopp, whose team plays host to Northern Illinois
(Dec. 20) and Western Illinois (Dec. 22) as its final non-conference
games. "We have a diverse team from different points on the
compass, but our Illinois rivalries mean a lot to our fans and to our
players from Illinois. The challenge of playing those (Illinois) teams
is an important part of our basketball program."
The
challenge of playing Illinois includes defending the Illini front
line, which features Cindy Dallas and Dawn Vana (both 6-foot-2) and
6-foot-4 Iveta Marcauskaite. Led by Marcauskaite’s 14.8 points per
game and 60 percent field goal shooting, the trio combines for 38
points and 22 rebounds per game. That’s more than half the Illinois
total in both departments for veteran coach Theresa Grentz’s team.
"We
respect the success the Illinois program has had," said Yopp.
"They are a tall and talented basketball team."
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
Yopp’s
tallest player had, perhaps, her best game as a Redbird Tuesday
against Ball State. Kristi Larson, the Redbirds’ lone senior, has
battled a succession of injuries from nearly the start of her career
to recent days, but she put together an 18-point, 13-rebound effort
against Ball State.
The
output not only impressed Yopp, but gladdened the third-year Redbird
coach.
"Kristi’s
finally having some of the success people believed she could have in
her career," said Yopp. "She has had some unfortunate
injuries which kept her out until January last year and slowed her
progress early this year. But she put all that aside and played with
great confidence. Kristi believes in hanging in there, and it’s
great to see that paying off for her."
Larson’s
13 rebounds were a career high, and the 18 points are the most she has
scored since her sophomore season. Her performance was even more
amazing considering she totaled no points and two rebounds in the
previous two games at Indiana, where she was suffering the effects of
bronchitis and some bruised ribs.
"A
healthy Kristi is a key to our improvement as a team," said Yopp,
whose team takes a 14-day game break, which includes final exams,
after the Illinois game.
[ISU
news release]
|
|
High
school
basketball |
Area
game results
[DEC.
5, 2001]
|
Boys
At
Hartsburg
Illini Central
13 28
41 64
Hartsburg-Emden
13 28
41 54
Ke. Leesman 3-2-9,
Wrage 1-1-3, Anderson 2-2-6,
Gleason 9-0-23, Jones 1-0-3,
Westen 1-0-2
Totals 17-5-46
At
Mount Pulaski
Maroa-Forsyth
13 26
31 43
Mount Pulaski
15 30
45 67
Wilson 1-0-2,
C. Erlenbush 1-0-2, Coers
1-0-3, Tierney
0-2-2, Schilling
0-2-2, Olson
1-0-2, Blaum
4-3-11, Anderson
9-2-24, Deibest
0-2-2, Smith
5-3-13, B.
Erlenbush 2-0-4.
Totals 24-14-67
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
Girls
At
Normal
Olympia
12 20
28 40
Normal West
7 11
21 29
Floyd 3-0-7, Brand
3-0-6, Gaither
8-0-16, Canopy
1-2-4, Goebel
2-0-4, Litwiller
1-0-3.
Totals 18-2-40
Junior
varsity: Olympia 44, Normal-West 39
Junior high:
Olympia 33, Parkside 31
|
|
College
basketball |
Lincoln
College vs. Black Hawk
[DEC.
5, 2001]
|
Men
Lincoln
College connected on 21 of 38 first-half shots as they raced to a
50-17 halftime advantage in men’s basketball at Moline Tuesday
night. The Lynx, now 6-2 for the season, posted a 90-58 victory.
Leading
the way for coach B.J. McCullum with 15 points was Mike Sams. The
sophomore forward was joined in double figures by Derik Hollyfield,
13; Gene Reed, 12; and Steve Turner, 11. Mike Fowler dished out seven
assists for the victorious Lynx, and Sams was the rebounding leader
with nine.
Lincoln
College finished the game shooting 49 percent from the floor. The
Lynx had a 47-36 rebounding advantage. The bench scored 35 points for
the Lynx, and McCullum received scoring from 10 different players.
Lincoln
College (90) —
Paris Williams 1-2-0-0-3; James Roberson 4-9-1-1-9; Josh Clark
3-4-2-2-8; Gene Reed 5-8-0-0-12; Mike Fowler 4-7-0-0-9; Steve Turner
4-9-2-2-11; Andrew Kehr 1-2-0-0-3; Mike Sams 6-15-3-4-15; Amir Major
3-7-0-2-7; Derik Hollyfield 5-11-2-2-13. Totals
36-74-10-13-90. Three-point goals: Williams, Reed 2, Fowler,
Turner, Kehr, Major, Hollyfield.
Black
Hawk (58) — Jesse
Collum 3-9-0-1-7; Tom McConnell 1-4-0-0-3; Brandon Hoffman 0-2-0-0-0;
Dan Colbrese 1-2-0-0-2; Devarra Purefoy 1-7-2-4-4; Chris Hickey
4-11-0-0-11; Maurice Williams 4-8-2-2-12; Matt Calef 4-8-0-0-9;
Joe Spruille 1-6-0-1-2; D’Mico Vallejo 3-5-0-0-8. Totals
22-62-4-8-58. Three-point goals: Collum, McConnell, Hickey 3,
Williams 2, Calef, Vallejo 2.
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
Women
Black
Hawk handed Lincoln College its first loss of the season in women’s
basketball at Moline Tuesday, 65-58. The loss drops
Lincoln to 10-1 for the season while Black Hawk runs its record to
3-7.
Coach
Carol Wilson said, "We did not show up to play. We had no
intensity, and if it hadn’t been for Ronni (Beebe) and Angie (Bossingham)
it would have been a lot worse. Angie was our leading rebounder,
and we got beat bad on the boards, especially the offensive
end. We gave up 18 offensive rebounds, and we only had
eight."
Bossingham
and Beebe combined for half of the Lady Lynx points, with Bossingham
keeping the game close with three goals from 3-point range. Bossingham
finished with 15 points and Beebe added 14. Black Hawk led by
five at the half and was led in scoring by Jones with 12 points.
Lincoln
College (58) —
Tammy Bausley 1-0-0-2; Jenny Story 0-2-2-2; Victoria Scott 4-0-0-8;
Sarah McLaughlin 2-0-0-4; Angie Bossingham 5-2-2-15; Ronni Beebe
5-3-6-14; Ashley Sims 1-0-0-2; Tiffany Thomas 2-2-3-6; Zabrina Harper
2-1-2-5. Totals 22-10-15-58. Three-point goals: Bossingham
3, Beebe.
Black
Hawk (65) — Jones
3-6-6-12; Johnson 0-2-2-2; Belitz 1-1-2-4; Widdep 2-0-0-4; Bea
4-1-2-9; Haynes 1-1-2-4; Stenger 1-0-0-3; Browless 4-1-2-10; Thorpe
2-3-7-7; Barron 3-4-5-10. Totals 21-19-28-65. Three-point goals:
Belitz, Haynes, Stenger, Browless.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
|
|
Lincoln
Christian College vs. Eureka College
[DEC.
5, 2001] The men's team
played at Eureka. High scorer was Matt Clark with 57
points.
|
LCC
31 51 3 85
Eureka
49 33 5 87
Matt Clark 13-4-57; Jake
Raymer 2-0-4; John Holderby 1-1-3; Zach Below 2-0-4; Jim Turney 3-0-9;
Antoni Okusami 3-2-8; Josh Grooms 3-0-6; Joel Searby 6-2-14.
Totals 33-9-85
|
|
Ball
State too much for Redbirds
[DEC.
5, 2001] NORMAL
— Reigning Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Tamara
Bowie scored 24 points in the first 30 minutes of the game to lead
Ball State past Illinois State, 78-61, in women’s college
basketball action Tuesday at Redbird Arena.
|
Kristi
Larson led the Redbirds with 18 points and a career-high 13 rebounds.
ISU controlled the boards against the Cardinals with a 43-37
rebounding advantage for the game. Taren O’Brien backed Larson with
11 points. Bowie led four Ball State players in double figures,
including Kate Endress with 15 and Amy Fuller and Johna Goff with 10
points each.
The
Redbirds, 0-6, took an early 12-11 lead on Katie Donovan’s layup
with 14:49 left in the half. Then Bowie kicked her offense into
overdrive, scoring three-straight baskets over the next two minutes to
put Ball State on top 20-12. ISU closed the gap to within one twice on
Kristi Larson baskets at 5:35 and 4:59 left in the half.
ISU
took a brief lead 33-32 with 1:10 left, when Steph Reichle of Lincoln
pressured Ball State into a turnover near the Redbird basket and
Michelle Harakas intercepted a pass and scored a layup. Julie Just
answered with a long 3-pointer 21 seconds later and ISU had the last
shot, but Beth Huston’s 3-pointer rimmed out and BSU led 35-33 at
intermission. Bowie had 14 points at intermission.
The
Cardinals hit eight of 13 field goals in the first eight minutes of
the second half. Bowie scored 10 points as BSU out-pointed ISU 21-11
in that run to take a 56-44 lead.
Ball
State, 4-2, led the entire second half before the Redbirds pulled
within 62-57 on Larson’s jumper with 5:48 left and could have closed
to within two on the next possession, when O’Brien’s trey swirled
out of the basket. Goff buried a 3 for BSU; then Fuller hit a pair of
free throws and Endress followed with another long trey, and the Cards
led 70-57 with 4:05 remaining.
BSU
led 56-49 with 10:25 left when Bowie twisted her right ankle going for
a rebound. Bowie returned five minutes later and played the remainder
of the game.
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
Larson
was pleased that she and her teammates were able to utilize their
offense and have better ball movement against the Cardinals. "We
took care of the ball and moved the ball and ran our offense,"
she said. "It feels like it worked for us."
"The
point guard and the post have to work hand in hand, and Kristi is a
great post to feed the ball to," said O’Brien. "We’re
trying to look better on defense and offense, and I think we’re
doing that. Ball State is a potential Top 25 team, and what better way
to challenge yourself to be better than to face a team like
that?"
EIU
coach Tracy Roller applauded Illinois State’s play.
"Illinois
State proved they are a better team than their record," said
Roller. "They took us out of our game. Defensively, they
outplayed us in every facet of the game. Larson killed us inside. She’s
so strong, and I think she’ll really help them in the future.
Illinois State isolated every weakness we had. We got a couple of
lucky breaks, and seniors step up at the end of the game. When these
young players for Illinois State get to be seniors, they’re going to
have a great team."
The
game was the fifth of six games in a span of 12 days for the Redbirds.
The rugged schedule ends with a 7 p.m. Thursday match against Illinois
at the Assembly Hall.
[Erica
Fricke,
ISU assistant director of media relations]
|
|
College
football |
Six
Redbirds claim All-Gateway academic honors
[DEC.
5, 2001] NORMAL
— With four first-team selections, Illinois State tied for the
largest representation on the All-Gateway Football Conference
Academic Team, which was announced Tuesday. Northern Iowa equaled
the feat, but the ’Birds have had nine first-team honorees in
the past two years.
|
Illinois
State first-team honorees were Dusty Burk (3.66 in marketing,
Tuscola), offensive tackle Andy King (3.49 in telecommunications
management, Lincoln), linebacker Adam Waugh (4.00 in political
science, Libertyville) and center Teddy Wulf (3.44 in finance,
Bloomington).
Redbird
offensive tackle Aaron Peterson (3.63 in anthropology, Rhinelander,
Wis.) and tight end Mark Schaeve (3.31 in political science, Verona,
Wis.) were each named to the second team.
Players
must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.00 cumulative
grade-point average (4.0 scale). Student-athletes must have reached
sophomore academic and athletic standing at their institutions
(freshmen are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full
academic year at their institution. League sports information
directors voted on the team by designating 11 players for first-team
honors and 11 players for second-team honors. This year’s teams
included 13 players because of a tie in the voting.
[Todd
Kober, ISU director of media relations]
|
|
|
Mayfield’s
Mutterings…
|
By Jeff Mayfield
[DEC.
3, 2001] Before
I even start with sports let me tell you about my two best highlights of the
week…
|
First
was the annual "Christmas in the Chapel" out at Lincoln
Christian College. The co-directors, Jeff Colleen and Tom Sowers, are
Broadway-quality producers living right here in Lincoln. This year’s
spectacular was set in the Civil War era but showed, as always, how the
Christmas message is timeless and true in any era, now more than ever.
I
am convinced that this production is by far the best-kept secret in central
Illinois, and I would encourage everyone in Logan County to get it on their
calendars in the future. I know that the Mayfield Christmas is not complete
without it.
And
as much as I love sports, I gladly and willingly gave up all of the super
Saturday football games and the Illini game this weekend because I knew how
great the show in the chapel would be. Once again, we were not disappointed.
I
give this week’s game ball to Mr. Colleen and to Mr. Sowers. Nice going,
fellas … as always!!!
I
also had the occasion to take in the world-renowned Riverdance. Most of
you who know me think that I’m so overloaded on sports that you’ve never
seen my "fine arts" side. And it runs much deeper than even my closest
friends could possibly imagine. I’ve been to Broadway and seen such shows as
"The King and I" with Yul Brenner. I’ve seen Bob Fosse’s "Dancin,’"
"Grease" and "Jesus Christ, Superstar." And my all-time
favorite up until now has always been Richard Harris in "Camelot."
But
Riverdance was so much better than all those other shows that it would be like
comparing AAA baseball with the major leagues. There simply was no comparison.
The dancing is spectacular if you like that sort of thing. The lead dancer from
Ireland was also one of her country’s star basketball players before she
joined the dance troupe. But even if you hate dancing, the music was to die for.
I have heard several symphonies, and I’ve been to a lot of concerts in my day
(remember, I’m from the Woodstock generation, although don’t look for any
confessions here). But the music at Riverdance was by far the most inspiring I
have ever heard. The guy on the tin flutes and other wind instruments could
compete with Jethro Tull, but the lady who plays the violin has no rival in the
world.
Let
me just say, if you ever get a chance to see it, don’t roll your eyes … go
… and I promise you, you won’t be disappointed.
Sorry
for all the non-sports stuff, but there are a lot of things that I do that just
happen to be more important than sports. I figured since some of our loyal
readers are young and impressionable that it doesn’t hurt to remind them every
once in a while that sports are not a very high priority in the grand scheme of
life. With that being said, let’s roll right into this week’s take…
First,
how about a nice hand for LCC’s Matt Clark. Clark just broke and is in
the process of shattering the school’s all-time scoring record of 2,188 points
that has been held by Olympia’s Jim Williamson for some 14 years (I believe
that Larry Leatherman held it before that for an even longer period of time).
Math
is not my strongest subject, but to score 2,000 points in your career, wouldn’t
you have to play about 100 games and average 20 points per game? Talk about
consistency! I didn’t score that many points combined in four years of
practice, shoot arounds and pre-game drills. This point guard who hails from
Evansville, Ind., and turned down a chance to play for the Purple Aces and
several other notable programs is doing this while he’s double teamed, pushed
and shoved and elbowed all night long.
The
LDN takes our hat off to you, Matt Clark. CONGRATULATIONS!
The
best thing about Matt is that he’s a better person than he is a player, and he’s
a heckuva player. He’s the kind of kid you hope your daughter brings home to
meet you. That may mean more than all of his records!
He
and former U-High superstar Joel Searby are starting to lead the otherwise young
LCC hoopsters to new heights. After a slow start, LCC is now 6-4 and trying to
draw some community interest. Why? Someday they’ll be moving to their new home
on the east side of campus, and there will finally be room to invite several
fans from the community to come and see their exciting style of play. The LDN
will keep you posted as to when that will come about.
The
ladies team just came back from a wild trip to Alaska, and we’ll try to bring
some details on that one as soon as we get them.
Meanwhile
back at the ranch…
[to top of second column in
this article]
|
Lincoln
College’s hoopsters are off to exciting starts as well. You know that B.J.
and the boys are going to be intense and focused, and that they are. But Carol
Wilson’s cagers were 10-0 last time I looked. Coach Wilson had a field day
while leading Taylorville High to 20-win seasons, year-in and year-out. Now she’s
got the Lady Lynx buying into her philosophy, and look at the results! The LDN
wishes both Lynx outfits nothing but great success. Wouldn’t it be great if
both teams went deep in the playoffs this season? Both teams have former Railers
getting it done between the lines. We encourage you to go on out and support
these stellar ball clubs.
I
haven’t been able to catch the Lady Railers yet this year, but I chuckle at
all the second guessers I’ve been running into regarding the boys team this
year. Several told me that the Railers (who are already 5-1) would be
lucky to win 15 games this year. Oh ye of little faith. I’ve been watching
Railer and IHSA basketball for many years, and if you don’t believe me when I
say that our coach is one of the top five coaches in the state, would you at
least grant me that LCHS is one of the top five programs in the state. And I
mean that from top to bottom.
Some
may say, "Well, how many state titles have they won?" It’s not all
about state titles. While I love Clydesdales, if I’m running a horse in the
Kentucky Derby, I want the best thoroughbred I can find. While Lincoln’s
athletes are not chopped liver and are some of the best kids in the state,
compare the athletes that they go up against every year from places like Peoria
Manual or Central or Lanphier or Danville or Centralia. When you do that and
realize how much work these coaches and players put in just to remain
competitive, it is amazing. There are several small colleges that envy LCHS’s
booster club, facilities, coaching staff, programs, scouting reports, and the
list goes on and on.
As
I said earlier, things like Lincoln High School basketball are not the most
important in the world, but I still have a great deal of respect for the
dedication and determination put forth by these players and coaches, and I don’t
begrudge any of their successes.
Railers,
I salute you! And as you go about winning 20 games again, I hope the naysayers
take notice and turn over a positive new leaf. Is that too much to ask?
Memo to
Athletic teams across the country
Re:
Uniform colors
It
may be time for all teams in all sports to take closer inventory of their team
colors. For years teams tried to come up with some bright color combinations.
Then for a while teams dressed in black after a study showed that refs and
officials were more favorable to the darker-clad athletes.
The
LDN has a new suggestion for teams everywhere: Why not consider orange and bue?
It’s working for the Chicago Bears. My son and I just came home from church
and watched the Bears come back again and win a game that they should have lost
11 different ways.
It’s
worked for the Illinois Fighting Illini. The Orange and Blue were predicted by
nearly every football expert in the land (except the LDN) to finish this season
in the middle of the pack. Somehow, some way, the Illini finished 10-1.
Some
say that we’re not the strongest 10-1 team they ever saw. Didn’t they say
that about the 1980 U.S. hockey team? Didn’t they say it about Rocky Balboa?
Didn’t they say about the 1964 Cardinals?
Critics
can say what they want. The LDN says that there is some kind of mystic in the
orange and blue color scheme, and we’d get on board as quick as we can if it
was up to us! I hope those colors shine bright for the Illini hoopsters this
season.
Everybody
take notice…you’ve been warned by your friends at the LDN world
headquarters!
This
parting shot from the world of junior high boys basketball: Carroll
Catholic is off to a tremendous start. Last time I looked they were 9-0, and it
wasn’t that they were winning games, but they are winning them going away in a
very convincing fashion. This could be a very special team. Coach Reilley’s
got a pretty good little team over at Lincoln Junior High as well. Within one
week’s time he and his hoopmeisters had claimed victories over both Morton and
Mount Zion. And those were both in the same week. They could have a special
season as well.
That’s
it for now.
This is coach
Mayfield reminding all to be good sports — on and off the court!
[Jeff
Mayfield]
|
|
Announcements
|
Back
to top
|
News
| Sports
| Business
| Rural
Review | Teaching
& Learning | Home
and Family | Tourism
| Obituaries
Community | Perspectives | Law
& Courts | Leisure Time | Spiritual
Life | Health
& Fitness | Letters
to the Editor
|
|