[FEB. 26, 2001]  Olympia High School’s wrestling team is second in Illinois. This past weekend, the team competed in the Class A Dual Team Tournament at Rock Island. Olympia won the first two matches but lost the championship round.

Quarterfinals

In the quarterfinals, Olympia smashed Harvard 49-19. The results of the individual events were as follows:

103 pounds — Harvard: Kurtis Hartwig by major decision over Caleb Dietrich, 14-2

112 — Olympia: Alan DeLoriea decisioned Jeff Kapraun, 10-8

119 — Olympia: Tim DeLoriea decisioned Kyle Book, 8-3

125 — Olympia: Josh Collins by technical fall over Patrick Soutar, 4:33

130 — Olympia: Justin Collins pinned Peter Ekman, 3:14

135 — Olympia: Brian DeLoriea by technical fall over Tim Soutar, 5:15

140 — Olympia: Carlos Sanchez pinned Jeremy Holmbeck, 3:09

145 — Olympia: Nick Bauman pinned Tim Bulhm, 7-1

152 — Olympia: Lucas Holloway pinned Kevin Stott, 3:29

160 — Harvard: Justin Lehr decisioned Adam Beccue, 7-2

171 — Harvard: Nick Mason pinned Brian Eichhorn, 5:32

189 — Olympia: Mike Petsas pinned Andy Hartforde, 1:56

215 — Olympia: Luke Krehbiel pinned Tyson Nolan, 1:58

275 — Harvard: David Schultz pinned Matt Neuhaus, 1:16

Semifinals

In the semifinals, Olympia beat Oregon by one point, 30-29. The results of the individual events were as follows:

103 — Oregon: Erik Bauer won by forfeit

112 — Oregon: Jeremiah Harazin pinned Alan DeLoriea, 3:37

119 — Olympia: Tim DeLoriea pinned Freddy Haye, 1:29

125 — Olympia: Josh Collins pinned Joe Smith, 0:12

130 — Oregon: Jim Roschi decisioned Justin Collins,17-11

135 — Olympia: Brian DeLoriea decisioned Jeremy Stengerr, 11-4

140 — Olympia: Carlos Sanchez by technical fall over Brian Kaskavage, 5:42

145 — Oregon: Eric Berg decisioned Nick Bauman, 8-2

152 — Oregon: Tony Pedrosa by technical fall over Lucas Holloway, 5:24

160 — Olympia: Adam Beccue decisioned Nick Bauer, 4-3

171 — Olympia: Brian Eichhorn by major decision over Dan Whalen, 11-3

189 — Oregon: Ross Whalen decisioned Mike Petsas, 3-1

215 — Olympia: Luke Krehbiel decisioned Mike Guzman, 8-3

275 — Oregon: Andy Ballard decisioned Jimmy Bradshow, 5-4

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Championships

In the championship round, Sandwich beat Olympia 31-24. The results of the individual events were as follows:

103 — Sandwich: Brent Skorup decisioned Caleb Dietrich, 12-4

112 — Sandwich: Nate Christensen decisioned Alan DeLoriea, 12-7

119 — Sandwich: Mike Olson decisioned Tim DeLoriea, 8-5

125 — Olympia: Josh Collins by major decision over Adam Pennington, 17-8

130 — Olympia: Justin Collins won by forfeit

135 — Olympia: Brian DeLoriea decisioned Alex Duly, 11-3

140 — Olympia: Carlos Sanchez by major decision over Dan Christensen, 14-6

145 — Sandwich: Sergio Reyes decisioned Nick Bauman, 8-2

152 — Olympia: Lucas Holloway pinned Austin Duy, 5:29

160 — Sandwich: Joel Ross decisioned Adam Beccue, 10-8

171 — Sandwich: Josh Hartman decisioned Brian Eichhorn, 7-6

189 — Sandwich: Scott Byram by major decision over Mike Petsas, 18-4

215 — Sandwich: Josh Christman by technical fall over Luke Krehbiel, 5:59

275 — Sandwich: Chris Quinn decisioned Jimmy Bradshaw, 3-1

Olympia’s record for this season is 27 wins and four losses. Sandwich’s record is 28 wins and no losses.

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[FEB. 26, 2001]  Lincoln Junior High School’s and Olympia’s junior high wrestling teams competed with each other and four other teams in the Junior High Class AA Regional at Bloomington on Saturday. Lincoln came in fourth among the six teams, with 162 points. Olympia was sixth with 129 points.

The results of the individual events in which Lincoln or Olympia placed were as follows:

70 pounds —3^rd place: Peter Barmas of Lincoln

80 — Olympia: Benny Velorass pinned Anthony Block of Chiddix, 0:30

85 — Olympia: Chris Alexander won by technical fall over Cameron Felton of Lincoln, 15-0

95 — 3^rd place: Clint Horner of Olympia

100 — Lincoln: Josh Rogers pinned Donnie Cotton of Bloomington, 1:46

119 — 3^rd place: Chuck Allen of Lincoln

126 — 3^rd place: Brandon Denny of Lincoln

145 — 3^rd place: Chance Burger of Lincoln

155 — 3^rd place: Tristan McGowen of Olympia

167 — Bloomington: Eric Miller won by major decision over Kevin Carroll of Lincoln, 12-4

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[FEB. 26, 2001]  Lincoln College and Lincolnland faced off on the basketball court on Saturday. Lincoln College won both games. The Lady Lynx won 111-104. The men’s basketball team blew away Lincolnland, 104-66.

Beebe was the top player for the Lady Lynx. She scored one-third of the team’s points: 37. Beebe made 11 field goals and 15 free throws. McLaughlin boosted the team with 17 points. She made the team’s only 3-pointer, plus six field goals and two free throws. Lott earned 13 points with six field goals and one free throw. Thomas made six field goals, or 12 points. Story made five field goals, or 10 points. Dawson scored seven points, and Sheley scored six points. Dullard made five points for Lincoln, and Massenburg made four points. As a team, the Lady Lynx made one 3-pointer, 42 field goals, 24 free throws and 111 points.

Lincolnland’s ladies made six 3-pointers, 27 field goals, 32 free throws and 104 points.

All the Lynx players worked together, and each one added to the team’s win. Creston Coleman and Jay Bates were the top scorers. Coleman made 18 points with seven field goals and four free throws. Bates shot six field goals and four free throws, or 16 points. Eric Crockrell and Brian Moffitt earned 12 and 10 points respectively for the Lynx. Crockrell scored four field goals and free throws. Moffitt made five field goals. Marlon Brooks shot two 3-pointers, one field goal and one free throw, to equal nine points. Michael Whrle, Ryan Brinker and Michael Sams each scored eight points for Lincoln. Whrle made one 3-pointer, two field goals and one free throw. Brinker shot two field goals and four free throws. Sams made four field goals. Brian Thorsen and Gene Reed made six points each for the Lynx, and Andrew Keher made three points. Altogether, the Lynx earned six 3-pointers, 33 field goals, 20 free throws and 104 points.

Lincolnland’s men made three 3-pointers, 22 field goals, 13 free throws and 66 points.

Lincoln College’s men’s basketball team now has 22 wins and six losses; they are 10-2 in their division.

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[FEB. 26, 2001]  Lincoln Christian College’s men’s basketball season is over. Their final game was in the Midwest Regional Tournament on Friday against Grace Bible College in Dubuque, Iowa. Their season record is 19 wins and 17 losses.

[FEB. 24, 2001]

Illini Central vs. Illini Bluffs

The Cougars keep showing the stuff they’re made of, pulling up from the rear in the fourth quarter and slighting Illini Bluffs by nine points, 76-67.

Quarter scores: 20-21, 33-38, 46-52, 76-67

Illini Central team stats: Miller 6-4-16, Hankins 1-1-3, Fletcher 3-10-17, Grimsley 7-5-20, Arnold 4-2-11 and Deters 4-1-9; totaling 25 field goals, 23 free throws, 76 points.

Shooting 3-point field goals for the Cougars were Fletcher, Grimsley and Arnold.

Central State Eight

Lincoln vs. Springfield Lanphier

The Lanphier Lions came roaring into town, getting the jump on the Railsplitters in the first quarter.  While the Railsplitters played a great game, Lanphier never let up and kept the game, winning 68-56. 

Quarter scores: 10-21, 25-31, 33-54, 56-68.

Lincoln team stats: Alexander 6-3-18, Tungate 7-4-22, Aper 0-2-2, Ashley 1-2-4, Schonauer 2-0-5, Farmer 2-0-5, Knopp, Welch, Schrader; totaling 27 field goals, 10 free throws, 56 points.

Lincoln had a whopping nine 3-point field goals, made by Tungate (4), Alexander (3), Schonauer and Farmer.

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[FEB. 24, 2001]  The Preachers tumbled to Grace Bible College in Dubuque, Iowa.

Scoring (Preachers first) was 26-43 in the first half and 35-32 in the second, finishing 61-75.

LCC team stats: Clark 10-3-28, Raymer 1-0-2, Weber 1-0-2, Bowman 1-1-3, Watson 4-0-9, Turney 1-2-4, Okusami 4-0-8, Simmons 2-0-5; totaling 24 field goals, 6 free throws, 61 points.

The Preachers had seven 3-point field goals, made by Clark (5), Watson and Simmons.

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[FEB. 24, 2001]  The Angels fell to Grace Bible College at Dunbar, Wis.

Scoring (Angels first) was 20-33 in the first half and 30-27 in the second half, totaling 50-60.

LCC team stats: Spiering 0-1-1, Wertin 3-2-8, Urton 4-0-10, O’Malley 3-0-6, Robbins 3-2-8, Jewel 6-5-17,  Szastek, Davis, Flahery; totaling 19 field goals, 10 free throws, 50 points.

Urton scored two 3-point field goals for Lincoln.

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[FEB. 24, 2001]  In regional basketball competition, the Lincoln Railsplitters play Decatur MacArthur at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, in Lincoln. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be on sale in the main office at Lincoln Community High School on Monday Feb. 26, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday, Feb. 27, from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, tickets may be purchased from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main office and at the door at 6:30 p.m. All seats are general admission. Tickets cost $3.

[FEB. 23, 2001]  Olympia High School’s wrestling team will compete in the Class A dual team state tournament on Saturday. The tournament will be at Rock Island. Olympia’s first opponent will be Harvard, at 9 a.m. Olympia’s record is 25-3, and Harvard’s is 22-8. The winner of their quarterfinal matchup will advance to the semifinals and compete at 2 p.m. against either Oregon (24-2) or Vandalia (19-1-1).

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[FEB. 23, 2001] 

Olympia vs. Mackinaw in regional

Olympia High School’s boys basketball team competed in the Class A regional yesterday afternoon in Mackinaw. Their opponent was Eureka. At the end of the first quarter, the teams were tied. In the second and third quarters Olympia fell slightly behind. The Spartans stepped up the pace in the last quarter, but their efforts could not overtake Eureka’s lead. The final score was 52-44.

Lee and Olson were the key players in Olympia’s game. Lee made one 3-pointer, four field goals and eight free throws, to equal 19 points. Olson also scored a 3-pointer and four field goals but only two free throws, to equal 13 points. Brand made five points, and Bode made four points. Dillenburg scored one 3-pointer. Altogether, the Spartans made three 3-pointers, 10 field goals and 15 free throws.

Eureka’s team made a total of one 3-pointer, 16 field goals and 17 free throws.

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[FEB. 23, 2001]  Lincoln College played Parkland in Champaign yesterday. At halftime, both teams had 28 points. In the second half of the game Parkland College got ahead. With 50 seconds left, Marlon Brooks shot a 3-pointer to tie Parkland 66-66. Then Parkland made a basket: 68-66. Brian Thorsen put together an old-fashioned 3-point play, with only 11 seconds on the clock, and gave the Lynx their one-point win, 69-68.

The Lynx team scored two 3-pointers, 28 field goals and seven free throws, to equal 69 points. Parkland made 68 points with seven 3-pointers, 17 field goals and 13 free throws.

Yesterday’s win improves Lincoln’s record to 21 wins and six losses, overall. They are 9-2 in the CCCI. The Lynx have won 25 consecutive home games, and these sophomores have never lost at home. Saturday is Sophomore Day. If the team beats Lincolnland on Saturday, here in Lincoln, they could secure at least a tie in the conference race.

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[FEB. 23, 2001]  Lincoln Christian College’s Preachers traveled to Dubuque, Iowa, to challenge Emmaus Bible College in the first round of the Midwest Regional Tournament. Lincoln defeated Emmaus 78-71.

Matt Clark, with 27 points, was Lincoln’s lead scorer. He shot one 3-pointer, 10 field goals and four free throws. Donnie Bowman was on a roll with two 3-pointers, five field goals and two free throws, or 18 points. Antoni Okusami’s 17 points were an additional asset to the Preachers. He scored seven field goals and three free throws. Dante Watson made four field goals and two free throws, or 10 points. Jim Turney scored four points, and Josh Weber made two. Altogether, Lincoln’s team made three 3-pointers, 29 field goals and 11 free throws.

Emmaus earned their 71 points with five 3-pointers, 22 field goals and 12 free throws.

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[FEB. 22, 2001] 

Illini Central vs. Greenview

Illini Central’s boys basketball team and Greenview faced off yesterday afternoon in Manito. Illini Central took the lead and held it throughout the game. The final score was 56-36.

Arnold made almost half of his team’s points, with 22. He scored one 3-pointer, nine field goals and one free throw. Hankins and Miller helped Arnold with 13 and 11 points respectively. Hankins shot three field goals and seven free throws. Miller made five field goals and one free throw. Jo. Deters earned four points, and Fletcher earned three points. Giesler made two points, and Grimsley made one point. Altogether, Illini’s Cougars shot one 3-pointer, 20 field goals and 13 free throws.

Greenview made a total of two 3-pointers, 14 field goals and two free throws.

Mount Pulaski vs. Williamsville

Mount Pulaski’s boys basketball team competed against Williamsville in Warrensburg yesterday. The Hilltoppers had a good lead in the first quarter, but they lost it in the second quarter and never regained it. Williamsville won 66-45.

Hilltopper Brown made 12 points with five field goals and two free throws. Smith was right behind Brown with five field goals, or 10 points. Davis made one less basket than Smith, so he earned eight points. Clark shot six points. Anderson scored four points. Gieseke and Schlitt each made two points. Blaum made one point. As a team, Mount Pulaski scored 19 field goals and seven free throws.

Williamsville’s basketball team made four 3-pointers, 17 field goals and 20 free throws.

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[FEB. 22, 2001]  Lincoln College played Kankakee Community College on Tuesday afternoon, in a women’s basketball game. The game was close, with only a seven-point difference.

At the end of the first quarter, Lincoln was behind 25-13. In the second and third quarters both teams scored an equal number of points. Lincoln scored more points than Kankakee in the last quarter, but it was not enough to overcome Kankakee’s original lead. Lincoln lost the game 79-72.

Dullard and Dawson boosted the Lady Lynx with 11 points each. They both shot four field goals and three free throws. Thomas also was an asset to Lincoln. She made five field goals, or 10 points. Story earned eight points for the team with her three field goals and two free throws. Humphrey scored three field goals and one free throw, to equal seven points. Beebe and Lott each made six points for Lincoln. Bausley and McLaughlin each shot five points for the Lady Lynx. Sheley scored three points. Altogether, Lincoln College made 29 field goals and 14 free throws.

Kankakee Community College shot a total of five 3-pointers, 18 field goals and 28 free throws.

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[FEB. 21, 2001] 

Class A regionals

Olympia vs. Tremont

The Olympia toppled Tremont playing at Mackinaw. The Spartans claimed the lead in the first quarter and stayed just up on Tremont all four quarters.

Quarter scores: 14-11, 28-19, 36-27, 47-39.

Olympia team stats: Dillenburg 1-1-4, Lee 4-5-13, Holliger 3-0-7, Kendrick 0-2-2, Bode 4-0-8, Olson 2-3-7, Brand 2-1-6, McCue, Sherman and Walker; totaling 16 field goals, 12 free throws, 47 points.

Thee-point field goals were scored by Dillenburg, Holliger and Brand.

Hartsburg-Emden vs. Illini Bluffs

Down 13 points in the first quarter, the Hartem Stags pulled out all the stops in the second quarter, picking up 24 more points to Illini Bluffs’ 25. Spurred by the pressure, Illini Bluffs pulled ahead the remainder of the game, winning 84-52.

Quarter scores: 6-19, 30-44, 41-63, 52-84.

Hartsburg-Emden team stats: Aper 2-1-7, Behrends 1-2-4, Jones 1-0-2, Leesman 4-6-14, Anderson 1-3-5, Gleason 3-2-10, Fletcher 1-0-2, Wrage 4-0-8; totaling 17 field goals, 14 free throws, 52 points.

Scoring 3-point field goals for the Stags were Aper (2) and Gleason (2).

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[FEB. 21, 2001] 

Class A Dual Team Sectional
At Chillicothe

Olympia 58, Eureka 21

103 pounds — Caleb Dietrich (O) won by forfeit.

112 — Alan Deloriea (O) pinned Willy Musick (E), :23.

125 — Josh Collins (O) pinned Matt Coulter (E), 2:18.

130 — Justin Collins (O) pinned Craig Steffen (E), 1:12.

135 — Brian Deloriea (O) won by forfeit.

140 — Carlos Sanchez (O) won in a major decision over Troy Blunier, 15-6.

145 — Tyler Getz (E) won by decision over Nick Bauman, 12-10 OT.

152 — Trent Blunier (E) pinned Lucas Holloway, 5:10.

160 — Adam Beccue (O) won by forfeit.

171 — Brian Eichorn (O) won by forfeit.

189 — Eric McElroy (E) won by forfeit.

215 — J.R. Clymer (E) pinned Luke Krehbiel (O), 1:41.

275 — Jimmy Bradshaw (O) pinned Eldrick Smith, :54.

Olympia is 25-3.

Eureka’s record is 12-11-1.

Top-ranked Olympia will face fifth-ranked Clinton in this Saturday’s Class A Dual Team State Tournament at Augustana College in Rock Island.

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[FEB. 20, 2001] 

Mount Pulaski vs. Buffalo Tri-City

Yesterday afternoon Mount Pulaski’s boys basketball team traveled to Warrensburg to defeat Buffalo Tri-City. The final score was 73-54.

For the Hilltopper team, Brown led with 18 points. He shot seven field goals and four free throws. Anderson and Clark were right behind Brown with 13 and 12 points respectively. Anderson scored the team’s one 3-pointer, plus five field goals. Clark made five field goals and two free throws. Davis and Smith were also assets to Mount Pulaski. Davis made 10 points with four field goals and two free throws. Smith shot three field goals and two free throws, or eight points. Gieseke made six points, Schlitt made four points, and Erlenbush made two points for the Hilltoppers. Altogether, Mount Pulaski scored one 3-pointer, 30 field goals and 10 free throws.

Tri-City made a total of 10 3-pointers, eight field goals and eight free throws.

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[FEB. 20, 2001]  

Olympia vs. Bloomington

Olympia’s seventh and eighth grade girls volleyball team visited Bloomington yesterday afternoon for a volleyball match. Both teams won their first game, but, unfortunately, Bloomington took the second two games in both matches. The seventh grade game scores were 6-15, 15-4 and 15-11. The eighth grade scores were 11-15, 15-8, 15-10.

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[FEB. 19, 2001]  Olympia High School’s wrestling team competed in the Class A state tournament in Champaign on Saturday.

Josh Collins won the 125-pound weight division by pinning Adam Powers of Savanna, in 3 minutes, 14 seconds.

Justin Collins took third place in the 130-pound weight division with a technical fall over Brent Schmidgall of Eureka, in 4 minutes 16 seconds. Carlos Sanchez won third place in the 140-pound division with a 5-3 decision against Craig Dziewiatkowski of Lombard Montini.

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[FEB. 19, 2001]  

LCHS vs. Jacksonville

Lincoln Community High School’s boys basketball team beat Jacksonville in an away match on Saturday. The final score was 67-59.

Alexander led the Railsplitters by earning 28 points with five 3-pointers, one field goal and 11 free throws. Tungate helped his team with one 3-pointer and five field goals, or 13 points. Ashley made 10 points with four field goals and two free throws. Farmer and Schrader each made a 3-pointer. Farmer made two additional field goals to earn seven points, and Schrader made one additional field goal to equal five points. Schonauer shot four points for Lincoln. Altogether the Railsplitters made eight 3-pointers, 15 field goals and 13 free throws.

Jacksonville made a total of five 3-pointers, 13 field goals and 18 free throws.

The sophomore basketball teams faced off as well on Saturday. Lincoln won again, 58-44.

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[FEB. 19, 2001]  Olympia and Lincoln were among 11 high school boys swimming teams competing at the sectional meet in Peoria on Saturday. Olympia came in ninth with 34 points; Lincoln was in 10th place with 13 points.

[FEB. 19, 2001]  Lincoln College’s women’s basketball team played Black Hawk East in Kewanee on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Lynx won 65-49.

Thomas, McLaughlin and Dullard each played a significant role in the game. Thomas made one 3-pointer, five field goals and two free throws, or 15 points. McLaughlin shot 12 points with five field goals and two free throws. Dullard made two field goals and seven free throws, or 11 points. Sheley, Dawson and Lott each made six points. Sheley shot two 3-pointers, Dawson had three field goals, and Lott made two field goals and free throws. Story scored four points. Massenburg made three points, and Humphrey made two points. The Lady Lynx scored a total of three 3-pointers, 20 field goals and 16 free throws.

Altogether, Black Hawk East shot one 3-pointer, 22 field goals and one free throw.

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[FEB. 19, 2001]  This weekend, Lincoln College’s two swimming teams competed in the JNCAA Region IV Meet in Glen Ellyn. The Lady Lynx finished second of three women’s teams, with a score of 416. The Lynx finished first of two men’s teams, with a total of 721 points, and several of their swimmers qualified for nationals.

The Lady Lynx placed in individual events as follows:

500-yard freestyle — 1. Sansale

200 individual medley — 1. Jones, 2:28.58

50 freestyle — 1. Holtane, 28.19; 3. DiFoggio

400 individual medley — 1. Sansale, 5:26.14

100 butterfly — 1. Wilson, 1:12.44

100 backstroke — 1. Jones, 1:06.25

1,650 freestyle — 2. Sansale

200 backstroke — 1. Jones, 2:26.33

100 freestyle — 3. Holtane

200 breaststroke — 4. Wilson

200 freestyle relay — 2. Sansale, Wilson, Ishikawa, Holtane

400 freestyle relay — 2. DiFoggio, Sansale, Jones, Holtane

800 freestyle relay — 1. Luhtala, Wilson, Jones, Sansale, 9:19.44

200 medley relay — 1. Jones, Wilson, Sansale, Holtane, 2:07.53

400 medley relay — 2. Jones, Wilson, Sansale, Holtane, 4:44.46

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The Lynx placed in individual events follows:

500 freestyle — 1. Colberg, 5:04.85; 3. Tobin; 4. Ryther

50 freestyle — 1. Demyen-Jones, 22.44; 3. Blanch; 4. Sexton

200 individual medley — 1. Palmar, 2:00.74; 2. Welch; 3. Garofalo

3-meter diving — 1. Thompson, 47.0

1-meter diving — 1. Thompson, 436.95

400 individual medley — 1. Ryther, 4:22.77 (Region IV record); 3. Tobin

100 butterfly — 1. Blanch, 53.11; 2. Demyen-Jones; 3. Wilcher

200 freestyle — 1. Gentry, 1:54.14

100 breaststroke — 1. Palmar, 1:01.34; 2. Welch; 3. Garofalo

100 backstroke — 2. Zimmer; 3. Sexton

1,650 freestyle — 2. Colberg; 3. Gentry

200 butterfly — 1. Blanch, 1:58.88 (Region IV record); 2. Ryther; 3. Colberg

100 freestyle — 1. Demyen-Jones, 48.37; 3. Sexton

200 breaststroke — 1. Palmar, 2:13.32; 2. Welch; 3. Garofalo

200 free relay — 1. Wilcher, Sexton, Blanch, Demyen-Jones, 1:29.58

400 free relay — 1. Palmar, Sexton, Blanch, Demyen-Jones, 3:17.18

200 medley relay — 1. Welch, Palmar, Blanch, Sexton, 1:40.14

400 medley relay — 1. Welch, Palmar, Blanch, Demyen-Jones, 3:40.23

800 freestyle relay — 1. Colberg, Tobin, Gentry, Ryther, 7:37.44

Colberg, Tobin, Ryther, Demyen-Jones, Blanch, Sexton, Palmar, Welch, Garofalo and Thompson qualified for the national meet.

[FEB. 19, 2001]  Lincoln Christian College’s men’s basketball team traveled to Springfield, Mo., to play against Central Bible College on Saturday afternoon. Central won 83-54.

 Coach Randy Kirk commented on the game, saying, "Any time you shoot 28 percent from the floor and 12 percent of frees, you’re not gonna win." He went on to explain the loss: "Part of that is attributed to their defense, and the other part is we’re not running our offense with any kind of precision — and it’s the wrong time of the year for that to be happening."

Matt Clark led the attack with 23 points. He shot field goals and 11 free throws. Donnie Bowman and Dante Watson helped the team with 12 points and nine points respectively. Bowman made two field goals and eight free throws. Watson scored three field goals and free throws. Jim Turney and David Simmons each made one 3-pointer. Antoni Okusami and Jake Raymer each shot two points for Lincoln. The Preachers made two 3-pointers, 13 field goals and 22 free throws total.

Central Bible College scored a total of four 3-pointers, 27 field goals and 17 free throws.

This Thursday, Lincoln’s Preachers enter the regional in Dubuque, Iowa. Their first-round game is against Emmaus.

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