High school basketball

[FEB. 14, 2001]  

Down in the first half, the Cougars inched their way past Illini Bluffs to win by four points Tuesday night at Glasford.

Quarter scores: 17-19, 27-30, 41-38, 64-60.

Leading the Cougars as high scorer was Arnold with 26. Fletcher had their one 3-point field goal.

IC team stats: Miller 2-3-7, Hankins 2-2-6, Fletcher 2-6-11, Grimsley 1-4-6, Giesler, Arnold 10-6-26, Deters 4-0-8; totaling 21 field goals, 21 free throws, 64 points.

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[FEB. 14, 2001]  

Two wildcats faced off at the Illinois Central Cougars’ court when the Lincoln Lynx came to visit. What a scrap it was, too. The Lynx, down by only two points at the half, never could get their paws to dunk the ball one more time than the Cougars and lost by only two points.

Halftime score was 29-31. With an equal 38-point gain in the second half by both teams, the Cougars won 69-67.

LC team stats: White, Reed, G. Reed, Coleman 3-0-3, Bates 7-5-19, Brinker 0-1-1, Brooks 4-3-1, Kehr, Sams 1-0-2, Moffitt 6-2-14, Cockrell 5-1-11, Thorsen; totaling 26 field goals, 15 free throws, 67 points.

Lead scorer Jay Bates made 19 points, seven turnovers and six assists. Eric Cockrell grabbed 11 rebounds.

Lincoln Christian College vs. St. Louis Christian College

Back on track, LCC Preachers chalked up one more, winning 88-71. Coach Randy Kirk says his team "did not play with our usual intensity defensively. We let them stay close, especially in the second half. Because of our lack of intensity we let them back into the game. About halfway into the second half we switched to man-to-man and were able to pick up the intensity on defense. We bridged the gap and built on our lead." Kirk also wanted to acknowledge Matt Clark saying, "Even though he plays a lot of minutes in each game, he steps it up every night. He has had 50 percent shooting, near perfect free throws, six at the boards, six assists."

LCC team stats: Clark 9-8-29, Raymer 1-2-5, Weber 2-2-6, Johnson, Bowman 6-0-13, Watson 6-2-14, Turney, Okusami 5-4-14, Barker 0-1-1, Simmons 3-0-6; totaling 32 field goals, 19 free throws, 88 points.

Three-point field goals were made for Lincoln by Clark (3), Raymer and Bowman.

The Preachers are now 18-14.

LCC plays Moody Bible Institute Thursday night. It is a regional game.

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[FEB. 13, 2001]  Yesterday afternoon, West Lincoln-Broadwell played Cornell in the Class 8A IESA State competition in Concord. WL-B’s Wolverines won 51-40. Their lead scorer was Pickering, with 22 points.

Due to their win, West Lincoln-Broadwell plays Potomac at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

[FEB. 13, 2001]  

Hartsburg-Emden vs. Delavan

Hartsburg-Emden’s Stags traveled to Delavan yesterday afternoon for a basketball game. Delavan led the entire game, but Hartem narrowed Delavan’s first-quarter lead of 14 points to 7 points by the end of the game. The final score was 59-52.

Anderson and Leesman made a large contribution to their team. Anderson made 13 points with five field goals and three free throws. Leesman shot three field goals and six free throws to equal 12 points. Aper and Jones each made eight points. Aper shot two 3-pointers and two free throws. Jones shot four field goals. Another Jones on Hartem’s team scored five points. Gleason made four, and Behrends made two. As a team, the Stags made two 3-pointers, 14 field goals and 14 free throws.

Delavan shot a total of two 3-pointers, 17 field goals and 15 free throws.

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[FEB. 13, 2001]  

Lincoln vs. Champaign Central

Lincoln’s Lady Railers faced off against Champaign Central in Champaign yesterday. Champaign took the lead and increased it as the game progressed. The final score was 56-30.

Humbert led the Lady Railers with her 13 points. She scored six field goals and one free throw. Cook made three field goals or six points. Oller shot four points, and Johnson shot three. Peters and Ingram both made two points for Lincoln. The Lady Railers scored a total of 13 field goals and four free throws.

Champaign made five 3-pointers, 10 field goals and 11 free throws.

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[FEB. 13, 2001]  Yesterday evening, Lincoln Christian College hosted two different teams for basketball games. The Angels welcomed Maranatha, and the Preachers welcomed Judson College.

The Angels lost 91-62. The statistics are unavailable for that game.

The Preachers beat Judson 106-93. Coach Randy Kirk reflected, "This is the first time all year we came close to playing a 40-minute game." Lincoln had a lot of its guys score during the game, but Kirk made a point to mention that there were guys who did not score but still played well. Coach Kirk also highlighted Matt Clark’s 38 points and seven assists, saying, "He shot really well."

Clark made five 3-pointers, six field goals and 11 free throws. Dante Watson, Antoni Okusami and Donnie Bowman were also great assets to their team with 20, 18 and 17 points respectively. Watson made eight field goals and four free throws. Okusami shot six field goals and free throws. Bowman scored one 3-pointer, three field goals and eight free throws. Jim Turney made eight points with eight free throws. Josh Weber shot three points, and Jake Raymer made two. As a team, Lincoln scored six 3-pointers, 24 field goals and 40 free throws.

Judson College made a total of nine 3-pointers, 25 field goals and 16 free throws.

The men’s new record is 17 wins and 14 losses. Lincoln Christian College’s Preachers play again tonight at home against St. Louis Christian

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[FEB. 12, 2001]  Coach Heidi Heidbreder reports that the Gators continue breaking both personal and team records. Four Gator swimmers achieved their A times at this past weekend’s CIA Shark Meet in Peoria. Alberta Danley and Zach Ziemba both received their first A time in the 25 free. Alberta’s time was 17.08 and Zach’s time was 16.87. Mallory Hinton received her A time in the 50 free with a time of 30.17, and Gabrielle Ernst received her second A time in the 100 free with a time of 1:05.88.

The Gators also broke five team records over the weekend. Sam Wood broke his record in the 100 IM with a time of 1:37.47 for the 8 and under age group. Gabrielle Ernst broke the record in the 200 IM with a time of 2:25.97 for the 11 and 12 age group.

In the 13 and 14 age group, Sean Weaver set a new team record in the 200 free with a time of 2:04.31.

Finally, in the senior division, Angie Couch set two team records: one in the 200 IM with a time of 2:28.66 and the other in the 100 fly with a time of 1:08.85.

At the Feb. 10 and 11 meet in Peoria, top 10 finishers for the Gators were as follows:

Alberta Danley — 50 free, 2^nd, B; 25 breast, 5^th, B; 25 fly, 2^nd, B; 25 free, 4^th, A

Katie Martin — 50 free, 10^th, C; 25 breast, 10^th, C; 25 fly, 9^th, C; 25 free, 6^th, C

8 and under boys

Brennan Elsas — 50 free, 5^th, B; 25 breast, 8^th, B; 25 free, 2^nd, B; 25 back, 3^rd, A

Sam Wood — 50 free, 2^nd, B; 50 breast, 4^th, C; 25 fly, 3^rd, A; 25 free, 2^nd, A; 50 back, 8^th, B; 100 IM, 1^st, B, 1:37.47, team record

Zach Ziemba — 50 free, 6^th, B; 25 breast, 6^th, C; 25 fly, 4^th, B; 25 free, 8^th, A; 100 IM, 1^st, C

9 and 10 boys

Andy Martin — 100 free, 7^th, C; 50 breast, 7^th, C; 50 back, 8^th, C; 100 IM, 10^th, C

200 medley relay — Wood, Elsas, Ziemba, Martin, 5^th

200 free relay — Elsas, Martin, Ziemba, Wood, 8^th

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Cathy Caldwell — 50 free, 2^nd, C; 50 back, 1^st, B, 39.95; 50 fly, 9^th, C; 100 IM, 4^th, C

Gabrielle Ernst — 200 IM, 10^th, B; 200 free, 2^nd, B, 2:25.97, team record

Mallory Hinton — 100 free, 5^th, B; 100 breast, 2^nd, C

Mindy Malerich — 100 free, 7^th, B

200 medley relay — Caldwell, Malerich, Ernst, Hinton, 7^th

Stephanie Couch — 200 IM, 8^th, B; 500 free, 4^th, B

Cassie Martin — 100 back, 10^th, C; 200 IM, 7^th, C; 100 breast, 10^th, C

Sean Weaver — 100 free, 6^th, A; 200 IM, 4^th, A; 100 breast, 1^st, B, 1:16.75; 500 free, 4^th, A; 50 free, 5^th, A; 200 free, 4^th, A, 2:04.31, team record; 100 back, 2^nd, A; 100 fly, 2^nd, A

Angie Couch — 100 free, 6^th, A; 200 IM, 5^th, A, 2:28.66, team record; 500 free, 6^th, A; 50 free, 4^th, A; 200 free, 3^rd, A; 100 back, 6^th, A; 100 fly, 2^nd, A, 1:08.85, team record

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Hartsburg-Emden vs. Dee-Mack

Dee-Mack traveled to Hartsburg on Saturday for a basketball game. The final score went to Dee-Mack, 55-38.

Hartsburg-Emden’s individual statistics were as follows: Gleason 4-3-13, Anderson 4-0-9, Aper 2-0-5, K.Leasman 2-1-5, Wrage 2-0-4, and L. Jones 1-0-2. Hartem scored a total of four 3-pointers, 11 field goals and four free throws.

Dee-Mack made three 3-pointers, 17 field goals and 12 free throws.

Illini Central vs. Petersburg Porta

On Saturday, Illini Central challenged Porta in Petersburg to a basketball game. Illini Central grabbed the lead and finished ahead, 73-50.

IC’s star player was Arnold, and he made almost half of the team’s points. The individual statistics for this game are unavailable.

LCHS vs. Peoria Richwoods

This past Saturday Lincoln faced off against Richwoods in Peoria. The Railsplitters lost by just three points, 60-57.

Five Lincoln players scored in the game, and four of them scored a lot. Tungate made three 3-pointers, field goals and free throws to earn 18 points for Lincoln. Schonauer shot 15 points with two 3-pointers, three field goals and three free throws. Alexander and Ashley each made 11 points for the Railsplitters. Alexander made the remaining two 3-pointers, plus one field goals and one free throw. Ashley made five field goals and one free throw. Williams scored two points for Lincoln. Altogether, they made seven 3-pointers, 14 field goals and eight free throws.

Peoria Richwoods made six 3-pointers, 14 field goals and 10 free throws.

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Mount Pulaski vs. Warrensburg-Latham

Mount Pulaski’s basketball team played Warrensburg-Latham this weekend in Riverton. Mount Pulaski lost by only two points, 72-70.

Anderson, Brown and Clark led the Hilltoppers. Anderson made one 3-pointer, six field goals and four free throws, to earn 19 points for Mount Pulaski. Brown made the second-highest number of points, 15, with six field goals and three free throws. Clark scored four field goals and five free throws, or 13 points. Giesele made three field goals and two free throws to earn eight points for Mount Pulaski. Schlitt made seven points for the team with one 3-pointer, one field goal and two free throws. Davis made four points, and Blaum and Smith each made two points. As a team, Mount Pulaski scored two 3-pointers, 24 field goals and 16 free throws.

Warrensburg-Latham made five 3-pointers, 20 field goals and 17 free throws.

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[FEB. 12, 2001]  Class A high school wrestling sectional competition was at Stanford on Saturday. Team scores were not kept, but the results of the individual events were as follows:

103 pounds — Orion: John Shaw major decision over Jimmy Chism of Hoopeston, 10-0

112 — GCMS: Lucas Gardner decisioned John Bultman of Petersburg Porta, 6-1

119 — Olympia: Tim DeLoriea technical fall vs. Nick Wright of Bismarck-Henning, 4:44

125 — Olympia: John Collins decisioned Chris Acree of GCMS, 8-2

130 — Olympia: Justin Collins technical fall vs. Brent Schmidgall of Eureka, 4:10

135 — Olympia: Brian Deloriea decisioned Jordan Broquard of Prairie Central, 11-6

140 — Olympia: Carlos Sanchez decisioned John Born of Orion, 7-5

145 — Pittsfield: Jaron Moss technical fall vs. Steve Taets of Orion, 4:51

152 — University High: Josh Phillips technical fall vs. Trent Blunier of Eureka, 3:36

160 — El Paso-Chenoa: Derek Hunsinger decisioned Chad Burge of Hoopeston Area, 10-7

171 — Olympia: Brian Eichhorn decisioned Brian Borrowman of Pittsfield, 2-1

189 — Jacksonville ISD: Luke Zurkamer injury default over Mike Petsas of Olympia

215 — Kewanee: Kime Weir injury default over Brady McCaw of Sherrard

275 — El Paso-Chenoa: Albert Schmidt pinned Ryand Roman of Taylor Ridge Rockridge, 4:37

The results for third place were as follows:

103 — Prairie Central: Ryan Schladenhauffen pinned Caleb Dietrich of Olympia, 2:42

112 — Camp Point Central: Brian Heinecke decisioned Chris Decker of Macomb, 8-4

119 — Hoopeston Area: Matt Allen major decision over Ross Reedy of Monmouth, 13-1

125 — Rock Island Alleman: Mark Bollaert decisioned Steve Woeckner of Taylor Ridge Rockridge, 5-3

130 — Prairie Central: Aaron Rathbun decisioned Ryan DeVriendt of Sherrard, 5-3

135 — Taylor Ridge Rockridge: Kevin Amy major decision over Dustin Rush of Aledo, 19-9

140 — GCMS: Tyler Brucker decisioned Chris Chothen of Macomb, 6-2

145 — Olympia: Nick Bauman major decision over Ryan Watts of Petersburg Porta, 12-4

152 — Prairie Central: Brian Meints decisioned Jesse Mattson of Farmington, 7-1

160 — Pittsfield: Travis Helkey major decision over Sam Nietzel of Aledo, 11-2

171 — GCMS: Chris Johnson decisioned Mike Gillette of Monmouth, 9-6

189 — Prairie Central: Ryan Doran decisioned Eric McElory of Eureka, 6-2

215 — Prairie Central: Jared Kintner major decision over Eli Logan of Beardstown, 13-4

275 — IVC: Zach Schroeder decisioned Jimmy Bradshaw of Olympia. 7-3

[FEB. 12, 2001]  On Saturday afternoon, Lincoln Christian College’s women’s basketball team welcomed Moody Bible College to Lincoln for a basketball game. The first half of the game determined the final score, because both teams made 34 points in the second half. Lincoln led Moody by eight points in the first half to win 68-60.

Robbins scored almost half of Lincoln’s points. She made 30 points with five 3-pointers, 3 field goals and nine free throws. O’Malley shot the second-highest number of points for Lincoln: 15. She made six field goals and three free throws. Jewell scored four field goals and two free throws, or 10 points. Urton made the team’s one other 3-pointer plus two field goals to earn seven points for Lincoln. Spiering made four points and Flaherty made two points. As a team, the Angels scored six 3-pointers, 16 field goals and 18 free throws.

Moody made nine 3-pointers, nine field goals and 15 free throws.

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[FEB. 12, 2001]  Lincoln College’s men’s team traveled to Lewis and Clark College on Saturday afternoon to face off in a basketball game. At the end of the second half, Lincoln was behind by three points; during the second half, they fell behind by five points. The final score of the game was 66-58.

Eric Crockrell, Jay Bates and Marlon Brooks led the Lynx. Crockrell made 14 points with five field goals and four free throws. Bates made four field goals and five free throws, or 13 points. Brooks made the team’s one 3-pointer plus four field goals and one free throw, or 12 points. Brian Moffitt scored seven points for the Lynx, and Creston Coleman shot six points. Michael Sams made four points, and Ryan Brinker made two. Altogether Lincoln made one 3-pointer, 21 field goals and 13 points.

Lewis and Clark made a total of four 3-pointers, 22 field goals, and 10 free throws.

Lincoln’s new record is 18 wins and five losses, 7-1 in their division.

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[FEB. 10, 2001]  

Lincoln vs. Springfield

The Railsplitters led the way all four quarters for a clean sweep on their home court against Springfield Friday night.

Quarter scores: 17-4, 42-16, 56-33, 76-50.

Leading the game for Lincoln in high points were Alexander 23, Williams 14 and Tungate 12.

Lincoln  team stats: Williams 3-8-14, Alexander 8-3-23, Komnick, Tungate 4-2-12, Bunch, Knopp 1-0-3, Aper 1-0-2, Gallagher, Ashley 4-1-9, Schonauer, Farmer 0-1-1, Farmer 0-1-1, Schrader 1-2-4, Welch 2-4-8, Werner; totaling 24 field goals, 21 free throws, 76 points.

Seven  3-point field goals for the Lincoln were scored by Alexander (4), Tungate (2) and Knopp.

Olympia vs. Pontiac

Olympia took a tumble at Pontiac.  Off to a slow first half, the Spartans made a strong comeback in the last two quarters, but it wasn’t enough to make up the difference.

Quarter scores: 9-18, 18-28, 32-37, 49-57.

Team stats:  Brand, Dillenburg, Lee 3-0-6, McCue, Hollinger 3-0-9, Sutton 1-0-3, Sherman, Kendrick 1-0-3, Bode 1-0-2, Walker , Wright 1-0-2, Wright 1-0-2, Wise 5-3-13, Burkhart 0-1-1, Olson 4-2-10; totaling 19 field goals, 6 free throws, 49 points.

Five 3-point field goals for the Spartans were scored by Holliger (3), Sutton and Kendrick.

Illini Central vs. Mount Pulaski

The Cougars fought the Hilltoppers at Mount Pulaski Friday night. Illini Central was the victor.

Quarter scores: 12-14, 40-34, 65-49, 
81-68.

Leading the game for IC in high points were Fletcher 20 and Arnold 18.

Illini Central team stats: Miller 4-2-10, Hankins 4-1-9, Fletcher 7-1-20, Grimsley 3-7-13, Arnold 6-3-18, Deters 5-1-11;  totaling  29 field goals, 15 free throws, for 81 points.

High scorers for the Hilltoppers were: Anderson 16 and Gieseke 12.

Mount Pulaski team stats: Brown 1-3-6, Davis 5-0-10, Clark 4-0-9, Wilson 2-2-4, Anderson 6-2-16, Gieseke 6-0-12, Smith 5-1-11; totaling 28 field goals, 8 free throws, for 68 points.

Eight 3-point field goals for IC were scored by Fletcher 5 and Arnold 3.

Mount Pulaski scored four 3-point field goals made by Anderson (2), Brown and Clark.

Junior varsity: Mount Pulaski 52, Illini Central 42

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[FEB. 10, 2001]  

Lincoln Christian College vs. 
World Harvest

The Preachers took on World Harvest on their home court Friday night.  Playing a tight game and down at the half by 10, 38-28, they lost by four, 76-72.

Coach Randy Kirk said this about the game: “The difference in the game was that we climbed back into the game and came down four straight times.  Freshmen turned the ball over. In February freshmen can’t be freshmen; they have to step up and be sophomores.”

LCC team stats: Clark 10-7-29, Raymer 1-1-4, Weber, Johnson, Bowman 4-2-10,Watson 7-2-16, Turney 0-3-3, Okusami 4-0-8, Barker, 1-0-2; totaling 27 field goals, 15 free throws, 72 points.

Three-point field goals were gained by Clark (2) and Raymer for LCC.

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[FEB. 10, 2001]  At Lincoln:

Sixth grade: Holy Trinity defeated Chester East Lincoln 15-5, 7-15, 15-1.

Seventh grade: Holy Trinity defeated Chester- East Lincoln 15-5, 5-15, 15-7.

Eighth grade: Chester-East Lincoln defeated Holy Family 15-3, 15-8.

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[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.

[Olympia news release]

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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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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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