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High
school baseball |
Railers
play at Harrisburg
[APRIL
8, 2002] The
Lincoln varsity baseball team journeyed to Harrisburg last weekend
to expand their competition to southern Illinois. Host Harrisburg
(10-2 this season) took the first game 6-4, but the Railers
rebounded to defeat Carbondale 12-8 in the second game.
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Single-A
Harrisburg has an excellent baseball tradition, going to state last
year with their Legion team and boasting some of the better players
in southern Illinois. They outhit Lincoln 9-to-6, but the Railers
had tying runs on in the last inning, gave a good fight, yet came up
short.
The
game was scoreless through 2 1/2 innings, and then Harrisburg
exploded with four runs in the third with the help of a Railer
dropped ball at first base. The Bulldogs added two more in the
fourth. Though Harrisburg scored in only two innings, it proved to
be enough for the victory. Ryan Williams took the loss for Lincoln,
going four innings and giving up six hits and two walks. Only
four of the six runs scored on Williams were earned.
The
Railers’ first runs were scored by Andy Knopp and Danny Schick,
both of whom reached base on a fielder’s choice and were driven
home on a single by Ryne Komnick. Mike Martin scored in the fifth
after reaching on an error, moving to third on a single by Jeremy
Ohmart and coming home on a Derek Schrader single to left field.
Another Railer run came in the sixth inning. Matt Boyer was walked,
pinch runner Michael Aper stole second and moved to third on a
single by Komnick, and Aper scored on a sacrifice bunt by Mitch
Sheley.
Two
runs down, the Railers threatened again in the seventh. Ohmart
singled and stole second, and Knopp drew a seven-pitch walk. With
two outs, the pressure was applied to freshman catcher and pinch
hitter Neil Rohrer, batting for the first time in the game. Rohrer
faced a Harrisburg reliever who had come into the game to clamp down
on the rally. Rohrer took his cuts but found no contact.
Nonetheless, the Railers played a respectable game and were able to
use 15 players. Ohmart, Schrader and Komnick had two hits each.
[to top of second column in
this article]
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The
second game against Carbondale had a rough beginning for the Railers.
Andy Knopp started the game with a tender arm and gave up four hits
and a walk in the first inning, coming out of the game with obvious
arm pain. Carbondale capitalized and ended up with four runs in the
first inning. Junior Chris Gosda relieved Knopp and had a good
outing, going 3 2/3 innings and allowing just one hit and two runs
(neither earned).
The
Railers scored their first run in the third inning on a RBI hit by
Gosda that brought Mike Martin home. In the fourth, the Railers
tallied four runs on base hits by Danny Schick and Ryan Williams and
a sacrifice fly by Mike Aper. Lincoln scored three more in the fifth
with the help of a bunt single by Blake Schoonover, another single
(two RBIs) by Schick and an RBI single by Derek Schrader.
After
six innings the score was tied at 8-8. Schoonover had relieved Matt
Boyer in the sixth and helped to squelch a Carbondale rally; then he
held them scoreless in the seventh, thanks in part to a double play
when a line drive was hit to shortstop Mitch Sheley, who doubled off
the runner at first.
The
big inning and the big hit came in the bottom of the seventh. Ryan
Williams walked, Derek Schrader beat out an infield hit, and Mike
Aper was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out. Matt
Boyer them whacked a 1-0 pitch to deep left center. Fans knew the
winning run would score on the play, but it wasn’t immediately
clear that the ball, which hit the top of the fence and fell back to
the field, would be ruled a home run — a grand slam to win the
game 12-8.
The
Railers, now 4-6 on the year (with a suspended tied game still
undecided against Sacred Heart-Griffin) will play Springfield away
on Tuesday and home on Thursday.
[Rich
Knopp]
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Area
game results
[APRIL
8, 2002]
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At Peoria
Game 1
Illini Central
102 021 1 -- 7-7-6
Peoria Christian
000 102 0 -- 3-3-6
Josh McDaniel (2-0)
and Travis Scott. Home run: Travis Scott (one on in third).
Hitting star: Scott (3 hits, double, 3 RBI). Pitching star:
McDaniel (7 innings, 3 hits, 0 ER, 14 strikeouts).
Game 2
Illini Central
(11)02 014 -- 18-9-4
Peoria Christian
4 10 000 -- 5-4-4
Matt Brayfield, Bryce
Cunningham (3, 3-0), Chris Morton (5) and Travis Scott, Matt Birch
(4). Hitting star: Jason Thomas (2 hits).
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At Springfield
Showcase
Coal City
000 000 0 -- 0-1-0
Hartsburg-Emden
101 010 x -- 3-7-0
Ryan Kendrick (3-0)
and Rush Olson. Hitting stars: Steve Raleigh (3 hits,
double, RBI) and Jeff Darnall (2 hits, RBI). Pitching star:
Kendrick (7 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 8 strikeouts).
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High
school softball |
Area
game results
[APRIL
8, 2002]
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At Morton
Game 1
Lincoln
000 000 0 -- 0-1-4
Morton
211 017 x -- 9-9-1
Shanna Goodman and
Emily Wilkinson.
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Game 2
Lincoln
000 012 0 -- 3- 9-3
Morton
221 500 x -- 10-11-4
Beth Carmitchel and
Kelsey Walsham. Hitting star: Holly Maestas (2 hits,
RBI).
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High
school track and field |
Olympia at Metamora Invitational
[APRIL
8, 2002] Olympia's
boys' team took
second with 94 points against (in order of placement) Chatham
Glenwood (103), Normal Community (77.5), Pekin (75), IVC (68),
Pontiac (53.5), Metamora (49), Canton (47), Eureka (46), Normal West
(40) and Herscher (29).
The girls' team tied with Eureka for fourth with 84 points against
Pontiac (128), Metamora (108.5), Normal Community (91), Pekin (57),
Central Catholic (42.5), Champaign Central (40), Springfield (34),
Canton (23.5), Herscher (15.5) and IVC (5). |
Boys placing for Olympia:
100-meter dash – 1.
Joyce, 11.3
110 hurdles – 1. Sholty, 14.8
300 hurdles – 4. Sholty, 52.3
High jump – 2. Raes, 5-10
Shot put – 2. Schultz, 52-7½
Discus – 2. Schultz, 154-6
400 relay – 2. Olympia, 45.9
F-S 400 relay – 4. Olympia,
49.4
F-S 800 relay – 3. Olympia,
1:39.5
1,600 relay – 2. Olympia,
3:37.8
F-S 1,600 relay – 4. Olympia,
3:54.0
3,200 relay – 5. Olympia,
8:59.7
F-S 3,200 relay – 3. Olympia,
9:24.0 |
Girls placing for Olympia:
400-meter dash – 4. Freschour,
1:07.1
1,600 run –3. Floyd, (score
unavailable)
100 hurdles –1. Hish, 16.8, 3.
Hentzen, 17.2
300 hurdles – 4. Hentzen, 51.9
High jump – 2. Rader, 4-8
Pole vault –4. Hossler, 6-0
Discus – 3. Cook, 103-7
F-S 400 relay – 2. Olympia,
55.1
F-S 800 relay – 2. Olympia,
1:57.5
1,600 relay – 3. Olympia,
4:36.8
F-S 1,600 relay – 2. Olympia,
4:32.8
F-S 3,200 relay – 1. Olympia,
10:31.5 |
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College baseball |
Lincoln College vs. Spoon River
[APRIL
8, 2002] Dan
Dunn took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Saturday, only to give
up a leadoff hit as Lincoln College posted an 8-0 victory over Spoon
River at Canton. Dunn threw a double-play ball and then retired the
final batter to finish with a one-hitter.
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Dunn
did not walk anyone in the contest and fanned five. It was his
first start of the season for Lincoln College. The Lynx were led by
Tim May with a pair of hits and two RBI.
In
the second game Matt Gilbert evened his pitching record at 1-1 as
the Lynx posted a 7-0 victory. Gilbert hurled the first five
innings, giving up three hits while walking two. Charlie Deakin
pitched 1 2/3 innings, giving up one hit and fanning two. Jeff King
recorded the final out for the Lynx.
Jeff
Harris and Kenny VanHouten each had three hits for Lincoln.
VanHouten connected for a double and had three RBIs while Harris
scored a pair of runs and drove in one.
Lincoln
is now 3-5 in conference play and stands at 3-18 overall. The Lynx
are scheduled to play every day next week, hosting Danville on
Monday, Spoon River on Tuesday and Lincoln Land on Wednesday.
Thursday the Lynx are at Lake Land and Friday at Millikin JV.
Lincoln returns home for games Saturday and Sunday against Lake Land
and John Wood.
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First
game
Lincoln
College 220 012 1 — 8 - 6 - 1
Spoon
River 000 000 0 — 0 - 1 - 4
Dunn
(W) and Pesce; McGrew (L) and Shelby
Second
game
Lincoln
College 102 000 4 — 7 - 11 - 1
Spoon
River 000 000 0 — 0 - 4 - 2
Gilbert
(W), Deakin (6), King (7) and Bartman; unknown.
[Bill
Martinie]
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College
basketball |
Redbird
basketball team honored at banquet
[APRIL
8, 2002] NORMAL
— Baboucarr Bojang claimed the Doug Collins Most Valuable Player
award, but senior Randy Rice took home the most hardware at the
Illinois State men’s basketball awards banquet Sunday night at
Redbird Arena.
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In
front of some 400 Redbird basketball fans and supporters, Rice
captured the Jamar Smiley Assists Award (4.1) and was named the team’s
top defender and most improved player, to lead the Redbirds with
three honors.
In
addition to the team MVP, Bojang also garnered the Ron deVries
Rebounding Award (7.6). Bojang, who was recognized as a second-team
All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, led the O-’Birds in
scoring with 13.2 points per game. He also was chosen to the Valley
all-newcomer team and posted 25 double-digit scoring efforts and
nine double-doubles.
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Shawn
Jeppson hauled in the Brad Duncan Free Throw Percentage Award (87.3
percent) and finished his career with the third-best percentage in
Redbird history (85.1 percent).
Junior
Andy Strandmark was awarded the Tony Holifield Field Goal Percentage
Award (48.2 percent), while Vince Greene accepted the Matt Taphorn
Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Award (41.8 percent).
The
Dan Muller Student-Athlete Award was presented to Chad Mazanowski, a
3.18 student in criminal justice.
[Todd
Kober, Illinois State University
director of media relations]
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High
school baseball |
LCHS vs. Morton
[APRIL
6, 2002] Lincoln
High School scored 15 runs on 15 hits, but it wasn’t enough as Morton
scored 17 times for a 17-15 five-inning victory Friday at Mike Curry
Field. The loss drops Lincoln to 4-4 on the season.
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Lincoln scored in every inning of the
contest, including seven in the bottom of the fifth. The Railers
had the tying runs on base; however, the runner at first was
picked off for the final out. Morton scored in every inning but
the fifth. The second inning was the big inning as Morton plated
seven runs.
Jason Williams collected four hits
in five trips to the plate, scored three times and drove in a run
to lead the Lincoln offensive attack. Chris Matson connected for
three hits in four trips to the plate with two runs scored and an
RBI. Jason Melton, Miles Musick and Kyle Atteberry each had a
pair of hits for the Railers. Extra-base hits were triples by
Melton and Cory Stoltzenburg, while Williams had a double.
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Sean Ferguson was the starting and
losing pitcher for Lincoln. Scott Lee and Trent Kavelman also
hurled for Lincoln, with Kavelman going 1 2/3 innings with four
strikeouts and no hits allowed.
Score
by innings
Morton 372 50
— 17 - 16 - 5
Lincoln
213 27
— 15 - 15 - 6
[Bill
Martinie]
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High
school track and field |
Lincoln
at Galesburg
Invitational
[APRIL
6, 2002] Lincoln took
seventh with 42 points
against (in order of placement) Normal West, Galesburg, Peoria
Richwoods, Bloomington, Rock Island Allerman, Geneseo, Morton, United
Township, Peoria Central, Peoria Notre Dame. |
Placing for
Lincoln:
100-meter dash
— 1. Dominique Dawson, 12.3; 6. Tricia Dorsey, 13.2
200-meter dash
— 1. Dawson, 26.7
Long
jump
— 1. Dawson, 19-7¼; 3. Brooklyn Robbins, 16-9¼
Triple jump
— 5. Jennifer Whalen, 31-3½
Pole
vault
— 6. Whalen, 6-0
400
relay
— 6. Lincoln, 55.5
800
sprint medley
— 6. Lincoln, 2:04.6 |
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LCHS sophomore baseball
vs. SHG
[APRIL
5, 2002] Lincoln
scored five runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 9-8 lead
against Sacred Heart-Griffin Thursday afternoon in sophomore
baseball. The game was suspended in the top of the sixth, due to
darkness, with the Railers having two outs and a runner at first
base.
Jason
Williams had a pair of hits, drove in three runs and scored a run to
lead the Railers. Brandon Babbs also collected a pair of hits, drove
in two runs and scored a run. Chris Matson, Miles Musick and Bobby
Maestas each had one hit for coach Gary Stoltzenburg.
Chance
Burger and Williams pitched for the Railers with no decision since
the game was suspended.
Lincoln
plays at home Friday against Morton at 4:30 p.m.
[Bill
Martinie]
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High
school baseball |
LCHS sophomores vs. Mount
Zion
[APRIL
4, 2002] Trent
Kavelman doubled in two runs in the fifth inning to lead Lincoln
High School to a 7-5 victory over Mount Zion in sophomore baseball
at Chuck Lindstrom Field in Lincoln on Wednesday afternoon. The
victory evens the Lincoln record at 3-3. The Railers are scheduled
to play at Sacred Heart-Griffin on Thursday afternoon and host
Morton on Friday.
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Miles
Musick and Neil Rohrer each reached base with singles in the fifth
inning prior to Kavelman’s two-out double over the left fielder’s
head.
Lincoln
scored two runs in the first inning on a single by Kavelman, a walk
to Jason Williams, a wild pitch and a two-run single by Jason
Melton. The Railers added two more in the second on a single by
Brandon Babbs, a sacrifice, an error which scored one run, and an
RBI single by Mitch Sheley. Melton led off the third inning with a
walk, Chris Matson singled with Melton moving to third, and he later
scored on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Babbs.
[to top of second column in
this article]
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Bobby
Maestas picked up the victory with three shutout innings in relief
of Kavelman. Maestas fanned a pair and walked one while permitting
three hits. Kavelman hurled the first four innings, giving up eight
hits and five runs, four of them earned, while striking out two and
walking three.
Kavelman,
Melton and Sheley each had a pair of hits for Lincoln, with Kavelman
and Melton each having two RBIs. Babbs, Scott Lee, Matson, Musick
and Rohrer all had one hit each.
Score
by innings
Mount
Zion 111 200 0 — 5-11-1
Lincoln
221 020 x — 7-11-1
[Bill
Martinie]
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Area
game results
[APRIL
4, 2002]
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Normal
West 220 000 — 4-7-3
Olympia
300 011 — 5-5-3
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High
school softball |
Area
game results
[APRIL
4, 2002]
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Normal
Community 100 036 — 10-8-0
Lincoln
000 000 — 0-0-1
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Tri-Valley
000 000 — 0-2-2
Olympia
300 133 — 10-9-0 |
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High
school baseball |
LCHS sophomores vs. SHG
[APRIL
3, 2002] Sacred
Heart-Griffin scored a single run in five of the six innings as they
defeated Lincoln High School 5-3 in sophomore baseball at Lincoln
Tuesday afternoon. The loss drops Lincoln to 2-3 for the season.
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Lincoln
scored all three of its runs in the second innings. The Railers were
issued three walks and a hit batsman in the inning. The lone hit in
the inning came off the bat of Miles Musick.
Chris
Matson hurled the first 3 1/3 innings for coach Gary Stoltzenburg,
giving up three hits and three runs while striking out two. Paul
Phillips came on in relief and permitted three hits and a pair of
runs, both unearned, to take the loss.
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Defense
hurt the Railers as they committed four errors, leading to three
unearned runs. Lincoln collected four hits: a double by Jason Melton
and singles by Mitch Sheley, Matson and Musick. Sean Ferguson and
Brandon Babbs each had RBIs for Lincoln while Melton, Matson and
Musick scored a run each.
Sacred
Heart 101 111 — 5-6-2
Lincoln
030 000 — 3- 4-4
[Bill
Martinie]
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Area
game results
[APRIL
3, 2002]
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At Hartsburg
Delavan
010 00 --- 1--3-1
Hartsburg-Emden
250 9x --- 16-15-0
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At Williamsville
Mount Pulaski
401 200 2 --- 9-11-2
Williamsville 001 000 0 --- 1--7-2 |
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High
school softball |
Area
game results
[APRIL
3, 2002]
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At Lincoln
Springfield
041 242 0 --- 13-11-4
Lincoln
105 000 x --- 6-- 7-0
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At Hartsburg
Delavan
000 000 0 --- 0-5-1
Hartsburg-Emden
105 000 x --- 6-7-0 |
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College
softball |
Lady
Lynx win doubleheader vs. Springfield College
[APRIL
3, 2002] SPRINGFIELD
— Lincoln College limited Springfield College to one run in a
doubleheader Tuesday afternoon as the Lady Lynx were victorious 12-0
and 14-1, with both games going five innings. Lincoln stands at 4-10
for the season and 2-6 in the conference.
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Jen
Polhemus worked the first three innings of the opener to pick up the
victory, striking out three and permitting two hits. Beth Conner
worked the final two frames, giving up a pair of walks and two
strikeouts. Jess Wilcoxen led the Lady Lynx with three hits, three
runs scored and an RBI. Ashley Sims collected a pair of hits and
scored a pair of runs. LC ran wild in the contest as Wilcoxen had
six stolen bases while Sims had four. Ronni Beebe and Crystal Wilkey
each had three stolen bases.
First
game
Lincoln
College 325 20 — 12-11-0
Springfield
College 000 00 — 0- 2- 3
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In
the second game, Audra May was the winning pitcher, giving up four
hits while striking out two and walking one. Beebe led the Lady Lynx
with three hits, three RBIs and two runs scored. Wilkey, Wilcoxen,
Marie Burash and Monica Perone each had a pair of hits. Lincoln
broke a scoreless tie by plating five runs in the third and adding
eight in the fourth.
Second
game
Lincoln
College 005 81 — 14-15-2
Springfield
College 001 00 — 1- 4- 3
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College
sports information director]
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Live
from the Final Four
By Jeff
Mayfield
[APRIL
1, 2002] It’s
a beautiful day in the neighborhood, which makes being on vacation
all the better. So, why am I taking time to write this column if I’m
on vacation? Because I’m a dedicated sports writing professional
who wants to deliver the goods to our always-loyal LDN fans!
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And
you might be surprised. People all over the country ask us,
"What in the heck is a Lincoln Daily News?" When
they hear about the concept that the Youngquists and others came up
with to be a cyber-only news source, they are amazed!
As a loyal LDN
employee, I almost wish we were publicly traded or that we had a
patent on this idea. I think someday it will be the rage. For the
time being we’re getting in there and mixing it up with the big
boys, and they don’t even know what hit them! More on that later...
Let’s go back to the hoops...
Big
Ten fans who have descended on Atlanta are wearing Cheshire cat-like
smiles, as virtually everyone in the country dissed on the Big Ten
all season long. Who’s
laughing now?
If you recall, Greg and I reported on several
occasions that the Big Ten was alive and well and that there were
just more good teams than usual!
Now, I wouldn’t have picked IU to
be our league’s representative, but I’ve got more history to
deal with there than the average LDN reader has to put up with! I am
happy to say that I picked Maryland from opening day to be the team
to beat, and here they are. However, if they get a striped crew like
the other night and if the Big Ten champs shoot the ball like they
did against the Illini, they could win a fantasy title. Wouldn’t
that be special?
This
year’s Final Four has had an almost magical atmosphere. I got here
two days before my former assistant coach (and former Lincoln
resident) Craig Zastrow arrived in Atlanta. So I registered for the
coaching convention and went on inside. I didn’t think I would get
too close to the action this year, but immediately I was thrust into
the sports interviewer mode. I met up with Gonzaga coach Mark Few.
What a nice guy! If we ever lose coach Self, this might be a dude to
keep our eyes on. I congratulated him on an awesome year and
commiserated with him on how the NCAA totally hosed him and his
Bulldogs!
Mark
told the LDN, "I can’t tell you how disappointed we were.
What message were they trying to send us? They asked us to play
tougher non-league opponents. So, we entered one of the sanctioned
tournaments and went on the road to play tough teams like the Illini
in Illinois. We thought we did everything they asked us to do, and
we were rewarded with a No. 6 seed. What’s that all about?"
Sadly,
the LDN and I were not much comfort to coach Few, who was still
visibly shaken two weeks after the fact.
It is a typical NCAA thing.
If the NCAA or the NABC are involved in it, you know that there is
only one consideration: How much money can they make? I will
probably get investigated for even saying this, but I don’t care.
Those two august institutions have showed the world their true
colors. And here’s the real trap: None of us can go to a
competitor because they’re the only game in town and they know it.
So,
do you think they care what a has-been coach turned sports writer in
Lincoln, Ill., thinks about their respective organizations? Fat
what? Fat chance! IF I didn’t love basketball so much, I’d turn
on them in an instant.
And
if you really want to know what they’re like, you ought to see how
they abuse small- college and high school coaches! If I wanted to
become an investigative reporter, I’m sure that there are some
stories there!
But here’s the rub. I operate out of this one
fallacy. Call me crazy, but I think people read sports pages because
they want to read about sports! They want the stats and the facts,
and anytime you can give them an inside glance, that’s a bonus!
They
don’t want to read about greed and corruption. Those things are
slated to be found in the entertainment, business and front pages. I
think people want to hear from the players and the coaches, not from
some front-running prognosticators who change their opinions of
teams in the middle of the actual games!
At
the LDN we’re committed to bringing you sports coverage. If you
want soap opera coverage, may I suggest "All My Children."
Sorry! I guess I shouldn’t get this worked up while I’m working
while I’m on vacation!
I
have spoken to several other coaches and sat directly in front of
Dean Smith for the Easter church service we attended yesterday!
Ralph Willard, who is the head coach at Holy Cross, was pretty happy
with his team’s performance as was Lou Henson, our former Illini
coach now laboring at New Mexico State.
Speaking
of Lou-Do... The Illini will see him next season, as both teams are
scheduled to play in the Top of the World Classic at Fairbanks,
Alaska, next November. Plenty of good seats still available!
Also,
word on the streets is that LCC’s men’s team may be playing up
there the week before that tourney and the famous Great Alaska
Shoot-Out!
Even
though this season is about over, I’m already ready for next
season!!!
[to top of second column in
this section]
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IU-Oklahoma
I
felt compelled to bring our faithful LDN followers as much coverage
as was possible, so I actually purchased tickets for this year’s
games. Once I went from college coaching to high school coaching. the
before-mentioned friendly organizations kindly informed me that once
you do that they must remove your ticket privileges. Isn’t
that nice of them? So, to make a long story longer, Craig and I have
been attending a special showing of the games for the coaches
association! It’s not all that great, but I do think it’s a
little better than watching them in Lincoln.
At
any rate, back to the game. It appeared that the Sooners had IU
right where they wanted them. Up by seven with a few seconds before
half, they somehow let Jarred Odle throw in a 3 just before half,
and I think that swung the momentum back to IU. And then when Jarrod
Jeffries banked in a 3 early in the second half, you could see the
writing on the wall. I never really felt that Oklahoma got back in
the game.
They
looked stronger, faster, more athletic, better skilled, better
coached, etc. They also looked like they didn’t know what
happened. Did you realize that IU was 2-3 in their last five games
going into the NCAAs? Back
on Jan. 1 they were 7-5. Did you see them as a legitimate title
contender then or ever?
They remind me of the
’93-’94 LCC Preachers.
That team was one of the best shooting teams that I have ever seen
on any level. And an overused phrase says that defense wins
championships (every once in a while); good shooting overcomes a
multitude of sins.
Again,
if this team shoots lights out it can have Cinderella’s full
dream.
Maryland-Kansas
You
can’t believe how many people didn’t even want to see the first
game, so they stayed outside until the start of this one. I’m not
talking about a few dozen people. I’m talking several thousand
people. They love their Jayhawks and their Terrapins. Kansas got out
of the gate on a 13-2 run and, even though you knew that Maryland
would make a run at them, there was a feeling in the crowd that
maybe Kansas had enough horses to take them out. That feeling
evaporated quickly. Once the Turtles went on a charge, it was " Katie,
bar the door!"
They were totally awesome. Frank Dicken, a new Lincoln
resident and a huge Maryland fan, just has to be beside himself!
They are so strong and rugged in the post that they look like they
would kill you if you even thought about going in there. With
Baxter, Wilcox and a host of others to rotate at you, the only thing
you can hope for is that they get into foul trouble. When that
happened, even that couldn’t save Kansas.
And
when you look at Maryland’s guards, Blake and Dixon you realize
why they never lose! Is there a better player in the country than
Juan Dixon? With the possible exception of LCC’s Matt Clark, who
was just named the National Player of the Year, I sure haven’t
seen him.
Although
Kansas made a late charge, I felt the score could have been a lot
worse than it was. Even with Gary Williams’ sideline shenanigans,
nothing could stop the Terps. Fear the Turtle, but don’t be
surprised if the Big Ten reps steal another one! And this sure could
have been a lot more fun if the Illini had been here!!!
Speaking
of the Illini
Hopefully
you got Illinois’ Cory Bradford in the 3-point competition and
Robert Archibald
in the All-Star game versus the Harlem Globetrotters. Unfortunately,
the LDN was unable to attend either event.
Tonight
on FIX 96.3...
I
will have a live report from the Georgia Dome and the court of this
year’s national championship game. I hope to give all you
wonderful fans an inside glimpse of college basketball’s biggest
stage.
I
also hope to bring you a major league opening day baseball report,
as the LDN has been invited to the Atlanta Braves-Philadelphia
Phillies game.
I
will also bring you an update on former Illini coach Lon Kruger and
his work with the Atlanta Hawks.
So, please catch Greg Taylor and me
tonight from 6 to 7 p.m.
That’s it from Hotlanta!!!
[Jeff
Mayfield]
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