[FEB. 9, 2001]  Mount Pulaski’s seventh grade boys won the championship round of the Class 7A State Basketball Tournament in Wenona against Pontiac St. Mary’s. 

Coach Robert Gasaway said the game was "hard fought." They were "behind in the first half, but stepped up their defense in the second half." The final score was 42-34.

Coach Gasaway complimented Smith on his performance. Smith was the team’s sixth man, and right off the bench, in the second half of the game, he made four 3-pointers. Coach Gasaway is confident: "That was a spark for us."

McCarty was right behind Smith with 10 points. McDonnough scored eight points. Diebert shot six points for the Bruins. Milner and Delatoore each made three points.

Mount Pulaski’s record for the season is 25 wins and no losses, and according to the coach, none of the games was close.

This Sunday afternoon there will be a reception for the team at Mount Pulaski Grade School. The festivities, beginning at 2 p.m., are open to the public, and there is no fee. If you have any questions, please contact the school at 792-7220.

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[FEB. 9, 2001]  Lincoln’s Lady Railers traveled to Springfield yesterday afternoon to play Springfield Southeast in a basketball game. Lincoln overcame Springfield’s four-point lead at halftime to win the game by five points. The final score was 54-49.

Ingram shot the most points for Lincoln: 12. She made three 3-pointers and three free throws. Humbert made 10 points with three field goals and four free throws. Oller made three 3-pointers, or nine points. Cook and Bunch each made seven points. Cook scored three field goals and one free throw. Bunch made one 3-pointer, one field goal and two free throws. Whalen made one 3-pointer for Lincoln. Johnson, Froschauer and Peters each made two points. Altogether, the Lady Railers made eight 3-pointers, nine field goals and 12 free throws.

Springfield Southeast made a total of six 3-pointers, 14 field goals and three free throws.

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[FEB. 9, 2001]  Olympia’s boys swimming team competed against Peoria Woodruff yesterday in Stanford. The final score was close, but it went to Peoria, 94-83.

The results for the individual events were as follows:

200-yard medley relay — Olympia: Hentzen, Brooks, Clark, Peine, 2:08.62

200 freestyle — Peoria Woodruff: Pogiolo, 1:49.70

200 IM — Olympia: Hentzen, 2:31.17

50 freestyle — Peoria Woodruff: Dennis, 23.65

1-meter diving — Peoria Woodruff: Valent, 175.15

100 butterfly — Peoria Woodruff: Rasmussen, 1:01.67

100 freestyle — Peoria Woodruff: Pogiolo, 50.15

500 freestyle — Peoria Woodruff: Stonebock, 6:00.34

200 freestyle relay — Peoria Woodruff: 1:34.96

100 backstroke — Peoria Woodruff: Hall, 1:09.21

100 breaststroke — Peoria Woodruff: Dennis, 1:08.74

400 freestyle relay — Peoria Woodruff: 3:59.17

[FEB. 9, 2001]  Lincoln College welcomed Lake Land to Lincoln yesterday for basketball competition. The Lady Lynx lost to Lake Land 94-69, but the Lynx won 85-76.

Dawson made the most points for Lincoln. She scored seven field goals and two free throws, or 16 points. Thomas and Dullard each made 13 points with six field goals and one free throw. Beebe made three field goals and three free throws to earn nine points for Lincoln. Baulsey shot eight points, with just one free throw less than Beebe. McLaughlin made five points. Sheley scored three points with one 3-point field goal. Story made two points for the Lady Lynx. Altogether, the ladies made one 3-pointer, 27 field goals, 12 free throws and 69 points.

Lake Land’s ladies scored a total of 10 3-pointers, 26 field goals, 12 free throws and 94 points.

The Lynx were led by Jay Bates. He made 28 points with 11 field goals and six free throws. Brian Moffitt made eight field goals and one free throw, or 17 points. Marlon Brooks and Eric Crockrell were right behind Moffitt with 15 points each. Brooks shot one 3-pointer, five field goals and four free throws. Crockrell shot seven field goals and one free throw. Creston Coleman helped his team with three field goals and four free throws, or 10 points. Altogether, Lincoln’s team made one 3-pointer, 33 field goals, 16 free throws and 85 points.

Lake Land’s men’s team made four 3-pointers, 26 field goals, 12 free throws and 76 points.

The Lynx are now 19-4 overall and 8-0 in their division. Lake Land’s men’s record dropped to 12 wins and 10 losses.

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[FEB. 8, 2001]  Olympia advances all 14 wrestlers to the Individual Sectionals at Olympia this Friday and Saturday. This is the most wrestlers the school has advanced.

First-place winners  at the U-High Individual Regional were Caleb Dietrich at 103, Tim DeLoriea at 119, Justin Collins at 130, Brian DeLoriea at 135, Carlos Sanchez at 140, Brian Eichhorn at 171 and Mike Petsas at 189.

Second-placers were Josh Collins at 125, Luke Krehbiel at 215 and Jimmy Bradshaw at 275.

Third-place winners were Alan DeLoriea at 112, Nick Bauman at 145, Lucas Holloway at 152 and Adam Beccue at 160.

The team is 24-3 for the year, and they are ranked No. 1 in the state Class A.

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Olympia wrestling team has four wrestlers who have won over 100 matches. They are Carlos Sanchez with 104 wins, Brian DeLoriea 110 wins, Josh Collins 113 wins and Justin Collins with 116 wins. This is quite an accomplishment, and they are still wrestling, with the sectional, state and dual team state yet to be wrestled. There have been only two other wrestlers in the school history who have attained that mark: Josh Stager, who had 111 varsity wins, and David Tackett, who has the record with 138 wins.

The IHSA Individual Wrestling Sectional starts at 6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 9. On Saturday, Feb. 10, events start at 11 a.m. Finals are at 3 p.m.

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Illini Central vs. Midwest Central

Illini Central’s Lady Cougars welcomed Midwest Central to Mason City yesterday for a Class A regional basketball game. Midwest led Illini in the first half by 11 points. The Cougars narrowed the gap to four points in the second half, but they were unable to overcome Midwest. Midwest won 53-49.

Cougars player Damm scored three of the team’s five 3-pointers along with two field goals and three free throws to equal 16 points for Illini. Winkleman helped the team with her 10 points. She made four field goals and two free throws. Oney scored the team’s remaining two 3-pointers. She also made another field goal to earn eight points. Harvey made seven points with three field goals and one free throw. Blackstock made four points, Montgomery made three points and Francis made one point for Illini Central. Altogether, the girls shot five 3-pointers, 12 field goals and 11 free throws.

Midwest shot 17 field goals and 19 free throws.

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[FEB. 7, 2001]  

Illini Central vs. Dee-Mack

The Cougars stopped Dee-Mack in their tracks in Tuesday night’s game at Mackinaw, leading in every quarter.

Quarter scores: 13-11, 38-23, 59-38, 78-49.

Leading the game for IC in high points were Arnold 34, Jo. Deters 10, Hankins 9.

Illini Central stats: Miller 2-0-4, Fletcher 4-2-11, Mulford 1-0-3, Herman, Grimsley 2-0-4, Hankins 4-1-9, Cunningham, Scott, Giesler 1-0-3, Arnold 16-2-34, Jo. Deters 5-0-10, Hieronymus and Ju. Deters; totaling 35 field goals, 5 free throws, 78 points.

Three 3-point field goals for the Cougars were scored by Fletcher, Mulford and Giesler.

Mount Pulaski vs. Rochester

The Hilltoppers put in a strong first half against Rochester and were down by only three points at halftime. Rochester poured it in during the second half, leaving the Hilltoppers behind by 19.

Quarter scores: 20-17, 35-32, 58-42, 73-54.

Leading the game for Mount Pulaski in high points was Davis with 10.

Three 3-point field goals for the Hilltoppers were scored by Davis (2) and Schlitt.

Mount Pulaski stats: Davis 4-0-10, Schlitt 1-0-3, Blaum 1-5-7, Clark 4-3-11, Diebert 1-0-2, Erlenbush, Fuller 0-2-2, Gieseke 1-2-4, Smith 4-0-8, Schilling, Waymire 0-1-1, Wilson 1-0-2, Anderson 2-0-4; totaling 19 field goals, 13 free throws, 54 points.

Junior varsity: Mount Pulaski 52, Rochester 42

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[FEB. 7, 2001]  

Lincoln vs. Springfield

The Lady Railers bowed to Springfield Tuesday on their home court.

Quarter scores: 6-10, 22-19, 35-28, 47-38.

Leading the game for Lincoln in high points were Cook 15 and Oller 9.

Lincoln stats: Humbert 3-1-7, Oller 4-0-9, Peters 2-0-4, Cook 6-2-15, Froschauer, Bunch, Ingram 1-0-3, Whalen; totaling 16 field goals and 3 free throws, for 38 points.

Three 3-point field goals for Lincoln were scored by Oller, Cook and Ingram.

Junior varsity: Lincoln 43, Springfield 36

Olympia vs. Central Catholic

Olympia fell to Central Catholic 67-51.

The Lady Spartans took an early lead, then tied Central Catholic at the half, fighting all the way as Central Catholic upped them the next two quarters.

Quarter scores (Olympia first): 18-13, 29-29, 45-51, 51-67.

Leading the game for Olympia in high points were Prager 12, Bachman 9, Gale 8 and Fraher 8.

Olympia stats: Floyd 2-1-7, Bachman 2-4-9, Doombos, Fraher 4-0-8, Gale 4-0-8, Litwiller 1-3-5, Prager 4-0-12, Short 1-0-2, Wilcox, Goebel, Lubbert, Wittmer; totaling 18 field goals, 8 free throws, 51 points.

Seven 3-point field goals were scored for Olympia by Prager (4), Floyd (2) and Bachman.

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[FEB. 7, 2001]  At Tremont:

Seventh grade — Olympia defeated Tremont 6-15, 17-15, 15-8.

[FEB. 7, 2001]  The Preachers made a good showing though they were outclassed on their home court Tuesday evening when Missouri Baptist came to town. Coach Randy Kirk recognized his team’s efforts with these comments: "The first four minutes of each half just killed us. They jumped out to a 13-5 lead in the first half and went on a 9-2 run in the start of the second half. That’s about as good as we can play against such a high-caliber team."

Kirk went on to credit Dante Watson’s performance saying that this player "really has stepped up in the last two weeks. He had 17 points and nine rebounds. He really makes a difference on this team."

Halftime scores (Missouri Baptist first): 55-40, 93-70

LCC stats: Clark 8-6-24, Raymer 0-2-2, Weber 0-1-1, Johnson, Bowman 1-3-5, Watson 8-1-17, Turney 5-0-14, Okusami 2-1-5, Barker, Simmons 1-0-2; totaling 25 field goals, 14 free throws, 70 points.

Six 3-point field goals were scored for the Preachers by Clark (2) and Turney (4).

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[FEB. 6, 2001]  Mount Pulaski’s seventh grade boys basketball team is on a roll! Last night they beat Media Southern in the IESA Class 7A State competition in Wenona. The final score of the game was 42-31.

Bruin player McDonnough made a huge contribution to his team’s game — 23 points. Delatorre contributed to the victory with his 10 points. McCarty shot four points, and Deibert shot three points. Smith aided his team with two points.

Mount Pulaski’s next game is on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 7:15 p.m. against Barry. Go, Bruins!

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[FEB. 6, 2001]  

Illini Central vs. Tremont in regional

Tremont was in Mason City yesterday to face off against Illini Central’s girls basketball team in the Class A Regionals. Tremont led the game at the end of each of the quarters, but the Cougars made a comeback in the last quarter to win the game by one point, 55-54.

Damm scored almost half of the team’s points: 25. She made five 3-pointers, two field goals and six free throws. Winkleman gave the Cougars a boost with her 14 points. She made four field goals and six free throws. Oney made two 3-pointers to earn six points. Blackstock shot two field goals and two free throws, or six points. In this game where every single point counted, Harvey and Francis each made a field goals to score two points apiece for Illini Central. Altogether, the Cougars shot seven 3-pointers, 10 field goals and 14 free throws.

Tremont scored four 3-pointers, 15 field goals and 12 free throws.

Olympia vs. Roanoke-Benson

Olympia’s Lady Spartans welcomed Roanoke-Benson to Stanford yesterday for a game of basketball. Olympia began the game ahead of Roanoke-Benson and only increased their momentum to win 61-32.

Together, Doornbos and Bachman equaled the opposing team’s score. Doornbos shot eight field goals and five free throws to equal 21 points. Bachman scored 11 points with one 3-pointer, two field goals and four free throws.

The rest of the team added to Olympia’s sure victory. Gale made four field goals, or eight points. Floyd shot one 3-pointer and two field goals to earn seven points for the Lady Spartans. Lubbert shot two of the team’s four 3-pointers, making six points. Short, Fraher, Goebel and Litwiller each scored two points.

As a team, the Lady Spartans made four 3-pointers, 19 field goals and 11 free throws.

Roanoke-Benson shot six 3-pointers, five field goals and four free throws.

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Illinois vs. Northwestern

[FEB. 5, 2001]  Illinois' won 84-59 over Northwestern on Saturday.

[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 Regional 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

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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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