[FEB. 5, 2001]  

Hartsburg-Emden vs. Peoria Christian

Hartsburg-Emden’s Stags played Peoria Christian’s boys basketball team in Peoria this past weekend. Peoria Christian beat Hartsburg-Emden 69-30.

Hartem’s top scorer was Leesman with nine points. Gleason followed with eight points. L. Jones and Aper each shot four points for the Stags. Anderson made three, and Wrage made two. Altogether, Hartem made two 3-pointers, 11 field goals and two free throws.

The two school’s junior varsity teams played as well. Peoria Christian won again, 52-43.

Illini Central vs. Lewistown

Lewistown’s boys basketball team traveled to Illini Central on Saturday to compete with the Cougars. At the end of the first quarter, the Cougars were only three points ahead. In the rest of the quarters, Illini Central maintained a 10-to 12-point lead on Lewistown. Illini Central won 63-53.

Arnold led the Cougars with two 3-pointers, four field goals and four free throws to equal 18 points. Miller made five field goals and two free throws to equal 12 points. Hankins earned 11 points for his team with five field goals and one free throw. Grimsley shot two 3-pointers and two field goals, or 10 points. Fletcher made eight points for the Cougars with one 3-pointer, one field goal and three free throws. Deters scored four points. Altogether, Illini Central made five 3-pointers, 19 field goals and 10 free throws.

LCHS vs. Centralia

Lincoln Community High School’s boys basketball team traveled to Centralia this weekend to face off against Centralia. Centralia beat Lincoln 77-65.

Alexander and Tungate were the majority of Lincoln’s game. Alexander earned 27 points with three 3-pointers, six field goals and six free throws. Tungate scored two 3-pointers, six field goals and four free throws to equal 22 points. Williams helped his team with nine points. He shot two field goals and five free throws. Schonauer scored five points for the Railsplitters, and Ashley made two. As a team, the Railsplitters made six 3-pointers, 16 field goals and 15 free throws.

The junior varsity teams competed as well. Centralia won 68-53.

Olympia vs. Midwest Central

Olympia lost to Midwest Central 64-54 in boys basketball Saturday afternoon. Olympia’s whole team pitched in, but the team’s top scorer was Lee with 12 points. He made two 3-pointers, two field goals and two free throws. Olson and Wise were right behind Lee with 11 points each. They each made five field goals and one free throw. Holliger and Kendrick made nine points each. Holliger shot three 3-pointers, and Kendrick shot one 3-pointer and three field goals. Bode made two points for the Spartans. As a team, Olympia scored six 3-pointers, 16 field goals and four free throws.

Midwest Central made three 3-pointers, 20 field goals and 15 free throws.

The boys junior varsity teams played as well. Midwest Central won again, 70-55.

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[FEB. 5, 2001]  

Olympia vs. Pontiac

Olympia’s girls basketball team hosted Pontiac in Stanford on Saturday. Pontiac won 52-47. Doornbos led the Lady Spartans with 15 points. She scored five field goals and five free throws. Prager scored almost as many points with three 3-pointers and two field goals, or 13 points. Floyd shot one 3-pointer, one field goal and one free throw to equal six points. Fraher and Bachman each scored four points. Gale made three points for Oly, and Litwill made two points. As a team, the Lady Cougars scored six 3-pointers, 10 field goals and nine free throws.

The junior varsity teams played as well. The final score of that game went to Olympia, 55-47.

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[FEB. 5, 2001]  Lincoln Community High School’s wrestling team competed in the Class AA Regionals in Morton on Saturday. They came in eighth of eight teams with 33.5 points.

[FEB. 5, 2001]  Olympia’s wrestlers dominated the Class A regional wrestling competition in Normal on Saturday. The second-place team’s score was just over half of Olympia’s 264. Eight teams competed in the regional.

The results of the championship matches in which Olympia competed were as follows:

103 pounds — Caleb Dietrich major decisioned Ryan Schladenhaffen of Prairie Central, 13-5

119 — Tim Deloriea pinned Matt Allen of Hoopeston Area, 3:09

125 — Chris Acree of Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (GCMS) decisioned Josh Collins of Olympia, 12-10

130 — Justin Collins pinned Aaron Rathbun of Prairie Central, 1:40

135 — Brian Deloriea decisioned Jordan Broquard of Prairie Central, 10-7

140 — Carlos Sanchez decisioned Tyler Brucker of GCMS, 10-5

171 — Brian Eichhorn decisioned Chris Johnson of GCMS, 5-3

189 — Mike Petsas decisioned Matt Johnson of GCMS, 8-6

215 — Jared Kintner of Prairie Central decisioned Luke Krehbiel of Olympia, 5-1

275 — Albert Schmidt of El Paso-Chenoa decisioned Jimmy Bradshaw of Olympia, 9-3

The results of the third-place matches in which Olympia competed were as follows:

112 — Allan Deloriea

145 — Nick Bauman

152 — Lucas Holloway

160 — Adam Beccue

[FEB. 5, 2001]  Mount Pulaski’s seventh grade basketball team competed in a tournament in Wenona this weekend. Mount Pulaski earned a decisive victory over Delavan, 56-29.

McDonnough led the Bruins with 16 points. McCarty and Delatorre followed with 11 each. Deibert made eight points, and Smith made four. Meister, Blankenship and Wilson each scored two points for Mount Pulaski.

Because of their win on Saturday, Mount Pulaski plays Media Southern at 7:45 p.m. tonight (Monday, Feb. 5).

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[FEB. 5, 2001]  John Wood College visited Lincoln College on Saturday in order to challenge Lincoln College’s basketball teams. John Wood lost both games. Lincoln’s Lady Lynx won 75-68. Lincoln Lynx won 106-96.

Unfortunately, the statistics are unavailable for the Lady Lynx’s game.

Marlon Brooks and Brian Moffit led the Lynx, along with Creston Coleman and Jay Bates. Brooks shot one 3-pointer, four field goals and 12 free throws to equal 23 points. Moffit earned 21 points with nine field goals and three free throws. Coleman made 19 by shooting three 3-pointers and five field goals. Bates scored six field goals and five free throws, or 17 points. Gene Reed and Ryan Brinker each made eight points for Lincoln. Reed made two 3-pointers, two field goals and two free throws. Brinker made two field goals and four free throws. Michael Sams and Eric Crockrell each made four points, and Brian Thorsen made two points. Altogether, the Lynx scored six 3-pointers, 30 field goals and 28 free throws. Lincoln College improved its record to 18 wins and four losses overall and 7-0 in their division.

John Wood made three 3-pointers, 33 field goals and 21 free throws. Their record is now 14 wins and seven losses, or 5-2 in their division.

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[FEB. 5, 2001]  Lincoln College’s Lady Lynx hosted Shawnee for a basketball game this weekend. At halftime, Shawnee was leading by three points. In the second half, Lincoln narrowed the margin by one point but still lost, 68-66.

Dawson led the Lady Lynx with her 20 points. She shot eight field goals and four free throws. A few steps behind Dawson were Beebe and Thomas. Beebe made three field goals and six free throws, or 12 points. Thomas shot the team’s one 3-pointer, plus she made four field goals, for a total of 11 points. McLaughlin scored nine points with three field goals and three free throws. Bausley, Lott and Dullard each scored four points for the Lady Lynx. Sheley made two points. Lincoln scored a total of one 3-pointer, 23 field goals and 17 free throws.

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[FEB. 5, 2001]  Lincoln Christian College’s Preachers traveled to Hannibal, Mo, to face off against Hannibal-LaGrange. Lincoln fell behind in the first half, and although they tried to rally in the second half, their revival was insufficient. Hannibal-LaGrange won 79-64. Coach Randy Kirk reflected, "The difference was their size advantage inside. Our 6-footers did as best as they could, but every time they put their hands up to defend, they’d shoot it right over us."

Coach Kirk complemented Matt Clark and Dante Watson for leading the team as captains should, "but Hannibal was just too big." Matt Clark shot one 3-pointer, seven field goals and 10 free throws to earn 27 points. Dante Watson was right behind Clark with 19 points. Watson made six field goals and seven free throws. Jim Turney scored five points for Lincoln. Antoni Okusami and Josh Weber each made four points. David Simmons earned three points, and Donnie Bowman made two points. Altogether, the Preachers shot three 3-pointers, 18 field goals and 19 free throws.

Hannibal-LaGrange scored six 3-pointers, 28 field goals and five free throws.

Lincoln Christian College’s men’s record is now 16 wins and 12 losses. Their next game is against Missouri Baptist, here in Lincoln, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m.

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[FEB. 5, 2001]  Both of Lincoln College’s swimming teams competed in the Eureka College Invitational on Saturday in Eureka. The Lady Lynx came in fifth of 10 teams, with 147 points. The Lynx were first among seven men’s teams, with 289 points.

The results for Lincoln’s women competing in individual events were as follows:

100-yard backstroke — 1^st place: Kristen Jones, 1:07.95

100 breaststroke — 4^th: Emily Sansale

100 butterfly — 3^rd: Liz Wilson

200 freestyle — 1^st: Kristen Jones, 2:13.88; 5^th: Lindsay Luhtala

50 freestyle — 6^th place: Bonnie Difoggio

200 individual medley — 3^rd: Emily Sansale

100 freestyle — 6^th: Bonnie Difoggio; 7^th: Lindsay Luhtala

200 backstroke — 1^st: Kristen Jones, 2:27.28

500 freestyle — 1^st: Emily Sansale, 5:53.78

200 breaststroke — 2^nd: Liz Wilson

The results for Lincoln’s men competing in individual events were as follows:

1-meter diving — 1^st place: Justin Thompson, 255.25

100 backstroke — 4^th: Ramiro Palmar; 5^th: Doug Zimmer; 7^th: Alan Knobloch

100 breaststroke — 1^st: Keith Tobin, 1:05.42

100 butterfly — 1^st: Zach Wesch, 56.21

1,000 freestyle — 1^st: Nick Colberg, 10:32.68; 2^nd: Ryan Flanagan

200 freestyle — 2^nd: Frederico Gentry; 3^rd: Jacob Sexton

50 freestyle — 2^nd: Herman Wilcher; 3^rd: Jason Demyen Jones

200 individual medley — 1^st: Zach Wesch, 2:05.57

200 butterfly — 2^nd: Bobby Richardson

100 freestyle — 3^rd: Demyen Jones; 4^th: Jacob Sexton

200 backstroke — 2^nd: Nick Colberg; 3^rd: Doug Zimmer

500 freestyle — 1^st: Keith Tobin, 5:01.89

200 breaststroke — 1^st: Ramiro Palmar, 2:17.46

400 freestyle relay — 1^st place: Lincoln College, 3:27.91

[FEB. 3, 2001]  

Illini Central vs Greenville

Illini Central rumbled with nearby Greenview for an 83-60 win. The Cougars led the pack in every quarter.

Quarter scores: 22-14, 37-32, 53-43, 83-60.

Leading the game for IC in high points were Arnold 19, Grimsley 18 and Miller 18.

Illini Central team stats: Miller 8-2-18, Hankins 5-3-13, Fletcher 4-0-10, Giesler, Cunninham, Arnold 8-4-20, Deters 1-3-5 and Grimsley 6-3-18; totaling 30 field goals and 15 free throws, for 83 points.

Junior varsity: Illini Central 64, Greenview 36

Olympia vs. Central Catholic

Olympia fell to Central Catholic 68-41.

Central Catholic led all four quarters.

Quarter scores: 18-9, 35-20, 47-32, 47-32, 68-41.

Leading the game for Olympia in high points was Kendrick with 13 points.

Olympia team stats: Hayes, Lee 3-0-6, McCue 1-1-3, Holliger 2-0-6, Sherman 1-3-5, Kendrick 4-4-13, Bode, Olson, Walker 0-1-1, Wright 0-2-2, Wise 2-1-5; totaling 13 field goals and 12 free throws, for 41 points.

Three 3-point field goals for Olympia were by Hollinger (2) and Kendrick.

Lincoln vs. Chatham Glenwood

The Railsplitters dominated Chatham Glenwood all four quarters in Friday night's game at Chatham.

Quarter scores: 15-6, 36-13, 58-20, 81-37.

Leading the game for Lincoln in high points: Alexander 26, Tungate 17 and Williams 13 points.

Lincoln team stats: Williams 4-5-13, Alexander 9-4-26, Komnick, Tungate 7-0-17, Bunch, Knopp 1-0-2, Aper 3-1-7, Gallagher 1-0-2, Ashley 3-0-6, Schonauer, Farmer, Peters, Schrader 1-3-5, Welch 0-1-1 and Lamb 1-0-2; totaling 30 field goals and 14 free throws, for 81 points.

Three 3-point field goals for Lincoln were by Alexander (2) and Tungate.

Hartsburg-Emden vs. Springfield Lutheran

The Stags bowed to Springfield Lutheran in a game played at home Friday night, losing 62-32.

Quarter scores: 20-2, 28-16, 48-24, 62-32.

Leading the game for Hartsburg-Emden in high points was Aper with 9.

Hartsburg-Emden team stats: Aper 2-5-9, Jones, Ke. Leesman 1-2-4, R. Anderson 1-0-2, Gleason 0-2-2, A. Jones 1-1-3, Westen 0-1-1, Fletcher 1-0-3, Sherwood 1-0-2, Wrage 3-0-6; totaling 10 field goals and 11 free throws, for 32 points.

One three 3-point field goal for Hartsburg-Emden was scored by Fletcher.

Mount Pulaski vs. Illiopolis

The Hilltops toppled Illiopolis in a no-contest game at Illiopolis, 78-32.

Quarter scores: 24-2, 47-13, 61-28, 78-32.

Leading the game Mount Pulaski in high points: Anderson 12 and Fuller 10 points.

Mount Pulaski team stats: Brown 3-1-7, Davis 2-2-7, Dirks 1-0-2, Schlitt 3-0-6, Smith 2-4-8, Schilling 1-1-3, Anderson 5-2-12, Blaum 1-2-4, Clark 2-2-6, Waymire 2-0-6, Diebert 2-1-5, Erlenbush 1-0-2, Fuller 3-2-10; totaling 28 field goals and 17 free throws, for 78 points.

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[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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