[FEB. 2, 2001]  

Illini Central vs. Mount Pulaski

Illini Central traveled to Mount Pulaski yesterday to compete in a girl’s basketball game. Illini’s Lady Cougars walked away with a decisive victory, 53-37.

The Lady Cougars were led by Damm. She shot four of the team’s 3-pointers, two field goals and three free throws to equal 19 points. Damm was aided by Oney. She scored one 3-pointer, three field goals and two free throws, for 11 points total. Harvey made eight points with two field goals and four free throws. Winkleman earned five points, and Montgomery made four points. Francis, She. Blackstock and Bitner each scored two points for their team. As a team, the Lady Cougars scored five 3-pointers, 14 field goals and 10 free throws.

Faith and Sanders led the Hilltoppers. Faith shot three 3-pointers and two field goals, or 13 points. Sanders made 10 points with five field goals. Clevenger scored one 3-pointer for Mount Pulaski and two field goals. She earned seven points. Rocks made four points, and Jason made three points. Altogether, the Lady Hilltoppers shot four 3-pointers, 12 field goals and one free throw.

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Olympia vs. Bloomington Central Catholic

Olympia’s girl’s basketball team played an away match in Bloomington yesterday against Central Catholic. Central won 56-46.

Doornbos scored the highest number of points for her team in the game. Her 12 points came from five field goals and two free throws. Bachman shot three field goals and four free throws to equal 10 points. Litwiller scored nine points with four field goals and one free throw. Prager made five points and Flyod made four points. Lubbert, Short and Gale each scored two points. Altogether, the team shot 17 field goals, 10 free throws and 46 points.

Central Catholic scored a total of 21 field goals, 14 free throws and 56 points.

The junior varsity teams also faced off yesterday. Central Catholic earned another victory, 65-44.

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[FEB. 2, 2001]  Lincoln Community High School’s boys swimming team hosted Normal Unit 5 for a swim meet. Normal won 141-40.

The results of the individual events were as follows:

200-yard medley relay — 1. Normal: Braksick, Braun, Miller, Yarger, 1:53.45; 2. Lincoln; 3. Normal

200 freestyle — 1. Normal: Vesper, 2:08.39; 2. Normal: Hogan; 3. Lincoln: Barmes

200 individual medley — 1. Normal: Braun, 2:15.48; 2. Lincoln: S. Loot; 3. Normal: Gundy

50 freestyle — 1. Normal: Miller, 24.72; 2. Normal: Yarger; 3. Lincoln: Obaisi

1-meter diving — 1. Normal: Kitchell, 196

100 butterfly — 1. Normal: Hogan, 1:08.23

100 freestyle — 1. Normal: Braun, 51.02

500 freestyle — 1. Normal: Gundy, 6:03.80; 2. Normal: Karplus; 3. Lincoln: Kerns

200 freestyle relay — 1. Normal: Miller, Yarger, Braksick, Braun, 1:49.43

100 backstroke — 1. Normal: Heid, 1:03.31; 2. Lincoln: S. Loot; 3. Normal: Blickensderfer

100 breaststroke — 1. Normal: Miller, 1:09.69

400 freestyle relay — 1. Normal: Vesper, Gundy, Horgan, Heid, 4:05.72; 2. Lincoln; 3. Normal

[FEB. 2, 2001]  Yesterday evening, Lincoln Christian College’s Preachers welcomed St. Louis Pharmacy for a game of basketball. The final score was only one point apart.

Lincoln coach Randy Kirk commented, "They forced us to play their style of game: They pressed to speed up the game, and we pressed to slow down the game. They were willing to give up some easy looks [baskets] in order to get us into an up-tempo game." At halftime, the score was tied 47-47, but in the end Lincoln lost 97-96. Coach Kirk reflected, "They tightened up their defense late in the second half, and we started taking the first shot instead of the right shot."

Coach Kirk highlighted Dante Watson’s game. Watson made 19 points and 16 rebounds. He shot eight field goals and three free throws. Once again, Matt Clark scored the most points for the team: 31. He made four 3-pointers, eight field goals and three free throws. Antoni Okusami shot six field goals and one free throw, or 13 points. Donnie Bowman and Dave Simmons each earned 10 points, with five field goals, for the Preachers. Jake Raymer scored one 3-pointer, two field goals and two free throws, or nine points. Josh Weber and Jim Turney each made two points for their team. Altogether, the Preachers shot five 3-pointers, 36 field goals and nine free throws.

St. Louis Pharmacy made 10 3-pointers, 22 field goals and 23 free throws.

Lincoln Christian College’s men’s basketball team’s new record is 16 wins and 11 losses. Their next game is an away match scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 3, against Hannibal-LaGrange.

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[FEB. 1, 2001]  Due to a win against Heyworth on Tuesday, Mount Pulaski’s seventh grade boys basketball team will advance to the state tournament. The Mount Pulaski Bruins will play this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Wennona Fieldcrest East Junior High School. Their opponent will be the winner of a game between Delavan and Greenview.

[FEB. 1, 2001]  Mount Pulaski’s boys basketball team hosted Williamsville yesterday afternoon. Mount Pulaski stayed ahead of Williamsville in every quarter except the second, when the Hilltoppers fell behind by two points. The final score of the game was 80-67.

Brown and Clark guided their team to victory. Brown scored 23 points with 10 field goals and three free throws. Clark made 21 points with one less field goal and the same number of free throws. Anderson shot the team’s two 3-pointers in the game. He also made one field goal and four free throws to earn 12 points. Davis made two field goals and four free throws, or eight points. Smith scored three field goals and one free throw, or seven points. Wilson and Gieseke each made four points, and Schilling shot one free throw. As a team, the Hilltoppers made two 3-pointers, 29 field goals and 16 free throws.

Williamsville scored five 3-pointers, 14 field goals and 20 free throws.

Mount Pulaski also won the junior varsity game, 63-40.

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[FEB. 1, 2001]  Spoon River’s basketball teams traveled to Lincoln yesterday evening to face off against Lincoln College’s basketball teams. The Lady Lynx won 82-61, and the Lynx won 98-87.

Dawson led the Lady Lynx in scoring. She made 20 points with seven field goals and six free throws. Beebe made one 3-pointer for Lincoln plus four field goals and three free throws, to equal 14 points. Thomas earned 13 points. She made two 3-pointers, three field goals and one free throw. Lott and Story both scored three field goals and two free throws, or eight points. McLaughlin shot six points. Bausley, Sheley and Dullard each made four points for Lincoln. Massenburg shot one free throw. As a team, the Lady Lynx earned three 3-pointers, 26 field goals and 21 free throws.

Several Lynx players made major contributions to the game: Marlon Brooks, Eric Crockrell, Jay Bates and Creston Coleman. Brooks scored four of the team’s five 3-pointers, plus he made four field goals and four free throws, to equal 24 points. Crockrell shot eight field goals and four free throws, or 20 points. Jay Bates shot 17 points with seven field goals and three free throws. Coleman made six field goals and two free throws to earn 14 points. Michael Sames shot four field goals, or eight points. Brian Thorsen and Ryan Brinker each made six points. Gene Reed scored the team’s one other 3-pointer. Altogether, the Lynx shot five 3-pointers, 33 field goals and 17 free throws.

Spoon River made a total of nine 3-pointers, 21 field goals and 18 free throws.

The new record for Lincoln College’s men’s basketball team is 17 wins and four losses. They are 6-0 in the CCCI. On Saturday, Feb. 3, here in Lincoln, the Lynx will host John Wood. John Wood’s record in the CCCI is 5-1. Come and cheer on the Lynx!

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[JAN. 31, 2001]  

Illini Central vs. Delavan

Illini Central topped Delavan in overtime by three points in a real barnburner that never varied by more than five points at the end of each quarter.

Quarter scores: 12-14, 24-23, 36-31, 46-46, 53-50.

Leading the game for IC in high points were Arnold 20, Grimsley 9, Miller 8 and Fletcher 8.

Illini Central team stats: Miller 4-0-8, Hankins 1-0-2, Fletcher 3-2-8, Herman, Giesler Scott, Arnold 8-4-20, Deters 2-0-4, Giesler 1-0-2 and Grimsley 2-5-9; totaling 21 field goals and 11 free throws, for 53 points.

Mount Pulaski vs. Buffalo Tri-City

The Hilltoppers tamed Buffalo with a 70-58 win at Buffalo.

Leading the game for Mount Pulaski in high points were Brown 25, Davis 9 and Smith 8.

Four 3-point field goals for the Hilltoppers were scored by Brown (2), Davis and Anderson.

Mount Pulaski team stats: Brown 9-5-25, Davis 3-2-9, Gieske 3-0-6, Blaum 1-1-3, Clark 1-1-3, Schilling 1-1-3, Smith 4-0-8, Wilson 3-0-6, Anderson 3-0-7; totaling 28 field goals and 10 free throws, for 70 points.

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[JAN. 31, 2001] 

IC got off to a slow start but flip-flopped the game in the second half. Down by nine in the first quarter, 16-25, they picked up only 14 points to Petersburg’s 17 in the second quarter for a 12-point lag at the half, 30-42. At the end of the third quarter they were tied 58-58. Still tied after the fourth, 76-76, they inched out Petersburg, winning by one point in overtime, 84-83.

Leading the game for IC in high points were Winkelman 28, Damm 17 and Harvey 15.

Illini Central team stats: Birch, McDonnell, Damm 5-5-17, Hankins, Seer, Blackstock, Montgomery 1-0-2, Durdle, Harvey 6-3-15, Francis 1-0-2, Oney 4-2-11, Sh. Blackstock 2-1-5, Meikle, Winkelman 12-4-28, Bitner 1-2-4; totaling 32 field goals and 17 free throws, for 84 points.

Three 3-point field goals for IC were scored by Damm (2) and Oney.

Olympia fell to Prairie Central at Stanford

Quarter scores: 6-18, 13-27, 26-36, 41-53.

Leading the game for Olympia in high points were Gaither 10 and Prager 8.

Olympia team stats: Lubbert 1-0-3, Prager 3-0-8, Fraher 2-4-8, Gaither 3-2-10, Litwiller 1-0-2, Doombos 1-2-4, Floyd 3-0-6; totaling 14 field goals and 8 free throws, for 41 points.

Five 3-point field goals were scored for Olympia by Gaither (2), Prager (2) and Lubbert.

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[JAN. 31, 2001]  Olympia 115, Lincoln 60

Event winners:

200-yard medley relay — Olympia (Kindred, Brooks, Hentzen, Clark), 2:01.15

200 freestyle — Brooks (O), 2:14.60

200 individual medley — Eaton (O), 2:33.82

50 freestyle — Hentzen (O), 26:68

Diving – Doctorian (O), score unavailable

100 butterfly — Sloot (L), 1:01.57

100 freestyle — Eaton (O), 58:99

500 freestyle — Hentzen (O), 6:00.11

200 freestyle — Olympia (Clark, Doctorian, Peine, Eaton), 1:51.20

100 backstroke — Sloot (L), 1:06.14

100 breaststroke — Kindred (O), 1:12.40

400 freestyle relay — Olympia (Hentzen, Eaton, Brooks, Kindred), 4:05.91

[JAN. 31, 2001]  At Stanford:

Seventh grade — Chiddix defeated Olympia 15-0, 15-11

Eighth grade — Chiddix defeated Olympia 15-8, 15-2

[JAN. 30, 2001]  On Monday afternoon, Illini Central’s girls basketball team faced off against Midwest Central. The Lady Cougars were down in the first quarter, but they came back in the second quarter and stayed ahead of Midwest for the rest of the game. Illini Central won 65-54.

Winkleman led Illini Central’s team with eight field goals, five free throws and 21 points. Oney and Damm were also assets to their team, scoring 15 points each. Oney shot two of the team’s four 3-pointers, plus four field goals and one free throw. Damm made one of the team’s 3-pointers, along with three field goals and six free throws. Harvey scored six points with her two field goals and two free throws. Francis made one field goal and two free throws to earn four points. Montgomery shot the team’s remaining 3-pointer, and Sh. Blackstock made one point. Altogether, the Lady Cougars made four 3-pointers, 18 field goals and 17 free throws.

Midwest made four 3-pointers as well, but only 17 field goals and eight free throws.

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[JAN. 30, 2001]  Yesterday, Hartsburg-Emden’s junior high volleyball team played an away match against Tremont. Hartem brought back two victories.

The seventh grade team beat Tremont 15-4 and 15-13. The eighth grade team defeated Tremont 15-9 and 15-8.

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[JAN. 29, 2001]  When the Lincoln Gator Swim Club participated in the 2001 Mid Winter Classic at Champaign on Jan. 27 and 28, two swimmers on the team turned in new A times.

Brennan Elsas achieved two new A times: one in the 25-yard freestyle, with a time of 16.70, and another in the 50-yard backstroke, with a time of 43.80. Brennan has now achieved A times in three different events.

Sam Wood also achieved some new A times this weekend. He has earned four A times so far. His new ones are in the 25-yard free, with a time of 16.87; in the 25-yard fly, with a time of 19.36; and in the 50-yard backstroke, with a new team record time of 42.58. Sam also broke his own 100 IM record by three seconds with a time of 1:38.94.

Other results for Gator swimmers among the top 10 finishers are listed below.

8 and under girls

Alberta Danley — 25 free, 3rd B; 50 fly; 1st C, 53.99; 100 free, 7th B; 50 back, 4th C; 25 breast, 10th B; 50 free, 5th B

Katie Martin — 100 IM, 9th C; 25 free, 8th C; 50 breast, 6th C; 25 fly, 10th C; 50 back, 8th C; 25 breast, 6th C

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8 and under boys

Brennan Elsas — 25 free, 2nd A; 50 breast, 6th B; 25 back, 4th A; 50 back, 4th A; 25 breast, 5th B; 50 free, 1st B, 38.13

Sam Wood — 100 IM, 1st B, 1:38.94, team record; 25 free, 4th A; 50 breast, 4th B; 25 back, 2nd A; 50 fly, 1st B, 45.76; 100 free, 2nd B; 25 fly, 4th A; 50 back, 3rd A, 42.58; team record; 25 breast, 4th B; 50 free, 2nd B

Zach Ziemba — 100 IM, 4th C; 25 free, 4th B; 25 back, 6th C; 50 fly, 6th C; 100 free; 3rd C, 25 fly, 6th B; 50 back, 7th C, 50 free, 5th C

9 and 10 boys

Andy Martin — 50 free, 7th C, 50 breast, 7th C; 100 back, 7th C; 50 back, 6th C; 100 breast, 4th C

11 and 12 girls

Cathy Caldwell — 50 free, 2nd C; 50 fly, 10th C; 100 IM, 3rd C; 50 back, 1st C, 42.43

Gabrielle Ernst — 200 IM, 5th B; 50 breast, 6th B; 50 fly, 2nd B; 100 IM, 3rd B; 50 back, 4th B; 100 breast, 3rd B; 100 free, 3rd B

[Submitted by coach Heidi Heidbreder]

[JAN. 29, 2001]  This weekend Lincoln Community High School’s boys basketball team competed against Springfield in an away match.  The Railsplitters beat Springfield 67-52.

Alexander, with 23, made seven field goals and nine free throws to earn a third of Lincoln’s points.  Tungate aided the team with seven field goals, two free throws and 16 points.  Williams scored the team’s one 3-pointer plus three field goals and three free throws, to equal 12 points.  The rest of the individual statistics were as follows:  Schonauer 4-0-8, Ashley 2-0-4, Komnick 1-0-2 and Schrader 1-0-2. 

The Railsplitters shot one 3-pointer, 25 field goals and 14 free throws.

Springfield made seven 3-pointers, 12 field goals and seven free throws.

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[JAN. 29, 2001]  Hartsburg-Emden traveled to Tremont this weekend to compete in a boys’ basketball game.  Tremont won 60-42.

Aper led Hartem’s team with two 3-pointers, two field goals, four free throws and 14 points.  Gleason also scored a 3-pointer for the Stags, along with two field goals and two free throws, for a total of nine points.  Wrage made nine points as well.  He shot three field goals and three free throws.  Ke. Leesman made three field goals and two free throws for eight of Hartem’s points.  Jones scored two points for the Stags.

Altogether Hartsburg-Emden made three 3-pointers, 11 field goals and 11 free throws.

Tremont shot a total of two 3-pointers, 23 field goals and eight free throws.

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[JAN. 29, 2001]  Both of Olympia High School’s basketball teams competed this weekend.  The girls traveled to Normal to play against University High.  The boys played at home against Bartonville Limestone.

The Lady Spartans lost to U-High 56-40.  Oly’s five 3-pointers were made by Gaither and Floyd. Gaither shot four 3-pointers, one field goal and three free throws to earn 17 points for the Lady Spartans.  Floyd scored seven points for Olympia with her 3-pointer, field goal and two free throws.  The rest of the individual statistics were as follows:  Doornbos 2-1-5, Gale 2-0-4, Litwiller 1-0-2, Prager 1-0-2, Short 1-0-2 and Lubbert 0-1-1.

Altogether, the Lady Spartans made five 3-pointers, nine field goals, and seven free throws.

University High made a total of 22 field goals and 12 free throws.

Limestone more than doubled Olympia’s final score, 55-23.  Kendrick was the top scorer for the Spartans. His six points came from two 3-pointers.  Wise shot two field goals, or four points.  Holliger and Sherman each made one 3-pointer for Oly’s team.  The rest of the individual statistics were as follows:  Holliger 1-0-3, Sherman 1-0-3, Wright 1-0-2, Bode 1-0-2, Lee 0-2-2, Olson 0-1-1.  As a team, the Spartans made four 3-pointers, four field goals and three free throws.

Limestone scored six 3-pointers, 13 field goals and 11 free throws.

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[JAN. 29, 2001]  Four teams met in Mount Zion this weekend for a wrestling competition: Olympia, Mount Zion, Charleston and Robinson. Olympia beat each of these teams pretty easily. The results of the individual matches were as follows:

103 pounds — Olympia: Caleb Dietrich won by forfeit

112 — Olympia: Alan DeLoriea won by forfeit

119 — Olympia: Tim DeLoriea pinned Cox, 0:25

125 — Olympia: Josh Collins won by pin, 1:12

130 — Olympia: Justin Collins won by forfeit

135 — Olympia: Brian DeLoriea decisioned Rouch, 12-4

140 — Olympia: Carlos Sanchez won by decision, 23-6

145 — Mount Zion: decision Nick Bauman, 7-2

152 — Mount Zion: decision Lucas Holloway, 7-2

160 — Mount Zion: McMillan decisioned Adam Beccue, 23-7

171 — Olympia: Brian Eichhorn decisioned Adkins, 9-7

189 — Mount Zion: decision Mike Petsas, 11-4

215 — Mount Zion: decision Luke Krehbiel, 5-1

275 — Olympia: Matt Neuhas pinned Kier, 1:31

103 — Olympia: Caleb Dietrich decisioned McGilliard, 14-6

112 — Olympia: Alan DeLoriea pinned Yost, 1:25

119 — Olympia: Adam Sheppleman decisioned Kardin, 16-9

125 — Olympia: Josh Collins won by forfeit

130 — Olympia: Justin Collins pinned Gross, 1:07

135 — Olympia: Brian DeLoriea won by forfeit

140 — Olympia: Justin Dietrich decisioned Cambell, 12-9

145 — Olympia: Carlos Sanchez won by forfeit

152 — Olympia: Nick Bauman pinned Coleman, 5:05

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160 — Olympia: Adam Beccue decisioned Bollinger, 3-2

171 — Olympia: Brian Eichhorn pinned Cordes, 1:42

189 — Olympia: Mike Petsas pinned Walden, 1:17

215 — Charleston: Wurtsbaugh pinned Luke Krehbiel, 3:42

275 — Olympia: Matt Neuhas pinned Smith, 1:38

103 — Olympia: Brent Kendrick pinned Stangle, 1:38

112 — Olympia: Alan DeLoriea decisioned Ault, 9-7

119 — Olympia: Kevin McCuen pinned Robinson, 3:32

125 — Olympia: Cody Lingle decisioned Freed, 16-1

130 — Olympia: Eric Seline decisioned Midaft, 22-6

135 — Olympia: Brian DeLoriea decisioned Glover, 12-5

140 — Robinson: D. Lindy decisioned Justin Dietrich, 12-7

145 — Olympia: Nick Bauman decisioned M. Lindy, 16-6

152 — Olympia: Lucas Holloway pinned Littlejohn, 2:53

160 — Double forfeit

171 — Olympia: Brian Eichhorn decisioned Parker, 18-1

189 — Robinson: Midget decisioned Mike Petsas, 10-4

215 — Robinson: won by forfeit

275 — Olympia: Matt Neuhas pinned Robinson, 5:13

[JAN. 29, 2001]  Lincoln College’s basketball teams competed in Springfield on Saturday against the Lincoln Land Loggers and brought home two victories.  The Lady Lynx beat the Lady Loggers 92-81.  The Lynx solidly beat the Loggers 79-53.

At the end of the first half, the Lady Lynx were behind the Lady Loggers by one point, 44-43, but they worked hard to stay ahead of Lincoln Land in the second half.  Four of the Lady Lynx really stood out in Saturday’s game:  Ronni Beebe, Christine Lott, Tameeka Dawson and Tiffany Thomas.  Beebe shot four field goals and 11 free throws to earn her 19 points.  Lott’s nine field goals gave her 18 points.  Dawson scored 17 points with seven field goals and three free throws.  Thomas made the team’s two 3-pointers plus three field goals and two free throws, to equal 14 points.  The rest of the individual statistics were as follows:  Sarah McLaughlin 3-2-8, Tammy Bausley 3-1-7, Jesse Dullard 3-0-6, Candace Sheley 1-0-2 and Shaquia Humphrey 0-1-1.

Altogether, the Lady Lynx scored two 3-pointers, 33 field goals, 20 free throws and 92 points.

The Lady Loggers shot four 3-pointers, 22 field goals, 25 free throws and 81 points.

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In the men’s game, Lincoln’s Lynx led in the first half and only increased their lead in the second half.  Brian Moffit and Eric Crockrell each scored 14 points for their team — Moffit with seven field goals and Crockrell with six field goals and two free throws.  The next highest scorers were Creston Coleman and Jay Bates, each with 12 points. Coleman shot five field goals and two free throws.  Bates scored four field goals and four free throws. Marlon Brooks made two of Lincoln College’s four 3-pointers plus two field goals and one free throw, to equal 11 points.  Gene Reed shot the other two 3-pointers for the team, along with two field goals, and earned 10 points for the Lynx.  Michael Sams and Brian Thorsen each made three points for their team.

Lincoln College’s men’s team scored a total of four 3-pointers, 28 field goals, 11 free throws and 79 points.  Their record is now 16-4, and they are ranked eighth in the nation.

Lincoln Land’s men’s team made three 3-pointers, 16 field goals, 12 free throws and 53 points.

For their next games, the Lynx and Lady Lynx are scheduled to compete against Spoon River’s teams on Wednesday, Jan. 31, here in Lincoln.

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[JAN. 29, 2001]  The basketball tournament hosted by Lincoln Christian College is over.  The participating teams included one that was not listed in Saturday’s posting about the tournament: North Central.  On Saturday afternoon, Lincoln Christian’s Preachers and Angels each played a game.  The ladies competed against Cincinnati Bible College.  The men played North Central.

Lincoln’s Angels got ahead of Cincinnati and led the whole game.  The final score was 54-39.  Lincoln’s Robbins scored half of her team’s points and all six of the team’s 3-pointers.  In addition, she made three field goals and one free throw, for a total of 25 points.  O’Malley was the next highest scorer, with 10 points.  O’Malley made four field goals and two free throws.  Wertin helped the team with three field goals and one free throw, or seven points.  The rest of the individual statistics were as follows:  Flaherty 2-0-4, Jewell 2-0-4, Szostek 1-0-2 and Vownen 1-0-2.

As a team, the Angels shot six 3-pointers, 16 field goals, four free throws and 54 points.

Cincinnati’s ladies made a total of four 3-pointers, 10 field goals, seven free throws and 39 points.

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The men’s teams from LCC and North Central ended the first half of their game with Lincoln Christian ahead by two points.  In the second half, the Preachers tied and surpassed North Central’s team to end the game at 92-87.  Once again, Matt Clark was a key player for the Preachers, scoring a third of the team’s points. Clark made four 3-pointers, six field goals and 10 free throws, to equal 34 points.  Antoni Okusami, Donnie Bowman and Dante Watson were also important contributors in Saturday’s game.  Okusami made six field goals and five free throws to earn 17 points for Lincoln.  Bowman shot five field goals and four free throws, or 14 points.  Watson scored 13 points with his five field goals and three free throws.  Jim Turney helped his team by earning nine points with one 3-pointer, one field goal and four free throws.  Josh Weber made four points and Jake Raymer made one point for Lincoln.

Altogether, the Preachers shot five 3-pointers, 25 field goals, 27 free throws and 92 points.

North Central made 11 3-pointers, 16 field goals, 22 free throws and 87 points.

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[JAN. 27, 2001]  

University High traveled to Olympia yesterday afternoon to compete in a basketball game and beat Olympia 75-40.

Kendrick, Lee, Holliger and Hayes each made a 3-pointer for the Spartans.  Lee scored the most points for Oly in yesterday’s game: 11.  Besides his 3-pointer, he also made three field goals and two free throws.  Wise and Holliger made the second highest number of points for Olympia’s team.  Wise shot two field goals, three free throws and seven points.  Holliger shot two field goals in addition to his 3-pointer, to equal seven points.  The rest of the individual statistics were as follows:  Kendrick 2-0-5, Olson 2-1-5, Hayes 1-0-3 and Bode 1-0-2.  As a team, the Spartans shot four 3-pointers, 11 field goals and six free throws.

U-High made a total of 11 3-pointers, 16 field goals and 10 free throws.

The sophomore teams for Olympia and University High played a close game, but the final score still went to U-High, 60-54.

Illini Central beat Pleasant Plains in an away game yesterday afternoon, 61-57.

The Cougars played a balanced game, with each player participating equally.  Miller made six field goals, four free throws and 16 points.  Hankins shot four field goals, seven free throws and 15 points.  Fletcher and Grimsley each made 11 points.  Fletcher scored three field goals and five free throws.  Grimsley made five field goals and one free throw.  Arnold shot the team’s one 3-pointer, another field goal and one free throw, to equal six points.  Deters made two points for the Cougars.  Altogether, the team made one 3-pointer, 20 field goals and 18 free throws.

Pleasant Plains scored five 3-pointers, 14 field goals and 14 free throws.

Hartsburg-Emden played an away match in Greenview yesterday.  Unfortunately, the Stags lost the basketball game to Greenview, 61-39.

Gleason was the Stags' top player in yesterday’s game.  He made three 3-pointers, two field goals and one free throw, or 14 points.  In addition to Gleason’s three 3-pointers, Behrends shot another 3-pointer.  The rest of the individual statistics were as follows:  Anderson 3-0-6, Wrage 2-1-5, Aper 2-0-4, K. Leesman 0-4-4, Behrends 1-0-3, L. Jones 1-1-3.  The Stags scored four 3-pointers, 10 field goals, seven free throws and 39 points.

Greenview made three 3-pointers, 21 field goals, 10 free throws and 61 points.

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[JAN. 27, 2001]  This weekend Lincoln Christian College is hosting a basketball tournament for both men’s and women’s teams.  Kentucky Christian College, Cincinnati Bible College and Central Bible College are here to compete against Lincoln and each other.  Last night, Lincoln played two games.  The Angels lost to Kentucky 75-44.  The Preachers lost to Central 83-70.

Kentucky Christian College started the game ahead and never let up.  As a team, Kentucky shot five 3-pointers, 27 field goals, six free throws and 75 points.

One of Lincoln’s Angels, Robbins, made all of the team's five 3-pointers as well as three field goals, for a total of 21 points.  Jewell shot three field goals and three free throws to equal nine points.  Flahderty earned six points with her three field goals.  Spiering, Wertin, Urton and O’Malley each made two points for Lincoln.  Altogether, the Angels scored five 3-pointers, 13 field goals, three free throws and 44 points.

According to the Preacher’s coach, Randy Kirk, “The first four minutes of the second half killed us. That’s where the ballgame was won....We tried to crawl back in it, but we could never get over the hump.”  The closest the score of the game was 72-64.  Besides the lead Central had over Lincoln, coach Kirk observed, “...when they missed, they got easy put-backs.”

Central Bible College made seven 3-pointers, 24 field goals, 14 free throws and 83 points.

Matt Clark scored almost half of the Preacher’s points.  Clark made four 3-pointers, six field goals and eight free throws, to equal 32 points.  The next highest scorers were Jake Raymer and Dante Watson, each with 12 points.  Raymer shot one 3-pointer, two field goals and five free throws.  Watson made six field goals.  Donnie Bowman scored one 3-pointer, two field goals and one free throw.  Jim Turney and Antoni Okusami helped their teams with four points and two points respectively.  As a team, the Preachers made six 3-pointers, 19 field goals, 14 free throws and 70 points.

The new record for Lincoln’s Preachers is 15 wins and 10 losses.

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