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College
swimming |
Lincoln
College takes second in both divisions of national swimming tourney
[MARCH
12, 2002] Lincoln
College finished second in the national swimming tournament in both
the men and women divisions this past weekend. Indian
River Community College won both the men and women divisions. Indian
River compiled 779 points on the women’s side, with Lincoln second
at 278. Indian River had a total of 692 points for the
men, with Lincoln coming in at 438.
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Ramiro
Palmer of Lincoln became a three-time national champion and the Lynx
broke five team records on both the men’s and the women’s sides.
Palmer
won the 100-yard breaststroke in a team record time of 56.53 and was
named an all-American. He also won in the 200 breaststroke, in
a team record time of 2:04.40, and was named an all-American.
His third championship came in the 200 yard IM in a time of 1:54.33,
his third all-American honor.
Men
Other
Lynx swimmers who placed for the men included:
50-yard
freestyle — 2. Joe Krysak, 1:43.06, all-American; 6. Scott
Sampson, 1:46.38, all-American; 11. Jonathan Gentry, 1:51.2.
500
freestyle — 3. Joe Krysak, 4:41.31, team record, all-American; 5.
Scott Sampson, 4:46.52, all-American; 9. Ryan Poss, 4:57.23,
all-American; 11. Bryan Sherman, 4:58.58; 12. Jonathan Gentry,
5:07.19.
1,650
freestyle — 2. Joe Krysak, 16:31.09, team record, all-American; 3.
Scott Sampson, 16:52.82, all-American; 5. Bryan Sherman, 17:29.88,
all-American; 7. Jonathan Gentry, 17:55.01, all-American.
100
backstroke — 3. Jason Hierman, 54.15, all-American; 6. Ryan Poss,
56.30, all-American; 10. Doug Zimmer, 59.24.
200
backstroke — 2. Jason Hierman, 1:57.74, all-American; 6. Ryan Poss,
2:04.44, all-American; 9. Doug Zimmer, 2:06.95, all-American.
100
breaststroke — 1. Ramiro Palmar, 56.53, team record, all-American;
4. Zach Welch, 59.22, all-American; 7. James Brooks, 1:03.06,
all-American.
200
breaststroke —1. Ramiro Palmer, 2:04.40, team record,
all-American; 3. Zach Welch, 2:10.83, all-American; 6. James Brooks,
2:17.88, all-American.
100
butterfly — 6. Zach Welch, 52.88, all-American; 9. Brandon
Davidson, 55.68, all-American.
200
butterfly — 7. Ronald Kestner, 2:05.14, all-American; 12. Brandon
Davidson, 2:18.28.
200
IM — 1. Ramiro Palmar, 1:54.33, all-American; 7. Ronald Kestner,
2:00.93, all-American; 8. Jason Hierman, 2:02.57, all-American.
400
IM — 2. Ronald Kestner, 4:17.81, all-American; 6. James Brooks,
4:29.05, all-American; 9. Bryan Sherman, 4:37.99.
1-meter
diving — 6. Sean Calhoun, 819.10, all-American.
3-meter
diving — 3. Sean Calhoun, 883.45, all-American.
200-yard
freestyle relay — 4. Lincoln (Palmar, Sampson, Kestner, Krysak),
all-American.
400
relay — 2. Lincoln (Poss, Zimmer, Welch, Hierman), 3:12.96,
all-American.
800
freestyle relay — 2. Lincoln (Kestner, Palmar, Sampson, Krysak),
7:06.71, all-American.
200
medley relay — 2. Lincoln (Hierman, Welch, Davidson, Sampson),
1:38.63, all-American.
400
medley relay — 2. Lincoln (Hierman, Palmar, Welch, Krysak),
3:31.49, all-American.
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this article]
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Women
Results
for the Lincoln College women were:
500-yard
freestyle — 6. Katie Robison, 25.96, all-American; 7. Erin Nelson,
25.39, all-American.
50
freestyle — 6. Katie Robison, 25.71, all-American; 8. Erin Nelson,
26.07, all-American; 15. Bonnie DiFoggio, 28.26.
100
freestyle — 8. Erin Nelson, 56.89, all-American.
200
freestyle — 5. Katie Robison, 2:01.09, all-American.
500
freestyle — 4. Leslie Seago, 5:22.53, all-American; 5. Rachel
Willenborg, 5:23.64, all-American; 6. Angela Couch, 5:27.22,
all-American.
1,650
freestyle — 2. Leslie Seago, 18:40.04, all-American; 3. Angela
Couch, 18:54.11, all-American; 11. Megan Conlon, 21:21.27,
all-American.
100
backstroke — 8. Erin Nelson, 1:06.22, all-American..
200
backstroke — 4. Katie Robison, 2:15.08, team record; all-American.
200
breaststroke — 8. Jill Doxsie, 2:43.99, team record, all-American.
100
butterfly — 4. Leslie Seago, 1:01.21, all-American; 6. Rachel
Willenborg, 1:02.60, all-American; 10. Jill Doxsie, 1:05.88,
all-American.
200
IM — 12. Jill Doxsie, 2:27.02, all-American.
400
IM — 4. Angela Couch, 5:02.93, all-American; 5. Liz Wilson,
5:29.21, all-American.
200
freestyle relay — 3. Lincoln (DiFoggio, Wilson, Doxsie, Nelson),
1:48.37, all-American.
400
freestyle relay — 2. Lincoln (Willenborg, Couch, Robison, Seago),
3:46.59, all-American.
800
freestyle relay — 2. Lincoln (Willenborg, Robison, Seago, Couch),
8:14.58, team record, all-American.
200
medley relay — 3. Lincoln (Willenborg, Robison, Seago, Nelson),
1:57.02, team record, all-American.
400
medley relay — 3. Lincoln (Willenborg, Robison, Seago, Couch),
4:15.06, team record, all-American.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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College
softball |
Lincoln
College softball begins season in Florida
[MARCH
12, 2002] Lincoln
College opened its softball season Monday afternoon in Coca Beach,
Fla., against Delta and came away with an impressive 9-1 victory
behind the strong pitching of Audra May. The Lady Lynx later
played Iowa Central and lost 9-3.
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May
hurled seven innings, allowing five hits while striking out
four. The run she gave up was unearned. Crystal Wilkey and
Marie Burash had a pair of hits each to lead the Lady Lynx to
victory. Wilkey scored three times, while Baurash had an RBI and
stole a pair of bases. Jess Wilcoxen had a hit, scored a pair of
runs and drove in one run, while Monica Perone made her one hit good
for two RBIs.
In
the second game, Iowa Central built an 8-0 lead before Lincoln
scored three times in the sixth inning. Jen Polhemus suffered the
loss, giving up five earned runs while going the distance. Heather
Dobey had a pair of hits and an RBI, while Alicia Burgess
contributed two hits and an RBI with a double. Crystal Wilkey
had the other Lincoln hit.
Lincoln
College (1-1) will play Northland Tuesday in Florida.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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College
basketball |
NCAA
confirms start times
[MARCH
12, 2002] Game
times have been announced for the first and second rounds of the
Division I men’s
basketball bracket. They include the following:
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Friday,
March 15
11:30
a.m. —
Creighton-Florida
Thirty
minutes after conclusion of Florida-Creighton game —
San Diego State-Illinois
6:50
p.m. — Southern
Illinois-Texas Tech
Twenty
minutes after conclusion of Southern Illinois-Texas Tech game —
Murray State-Georgia
Sunday,
March 17
1:20
p.m. —
Creighton-Florida winner vs. San Diego State-Illinois winner
Thirty
minutes after conclusion of the 1:20 p.m. game —
Southern Illinois-Texas Tech winner vs. Murray State-Georgia winner
[Big
Ten Conference]
[Click
here to see a chart (in Excel) of the Division I men’s basketball
bracket.]
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College
basketball |
Lincoln
College vs. Illinois Central College
[MARCH
11, 2002] Illinois
Central College ended the Lincoln College season with a 72-63
victory over the Lynx in the Region 24 championship game Saturday
night. The Lynx complete the season with a 24-9 record,
the fourth straight 20-win season for coach B.J. McCullum.
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Illinois
Central led at halftime, 25-22, as Lincoln managed to hit only eight
of 32 field goal attempts, for 25 percent. The winners
made 11 of 29 first-half shots, for nearly 38 percent. Although
Lincoln improved to 40 percent in the second half, Illinois Central
also improved, finishing at a 54 percent clip in the second
20-minute period.
Amir
Major led the Lynx with 21 points while Steve Turner and Derick
Hollyfield both contributed 12 points. Geoff Richards led the
winners with 15 points while David Roos added 14. Turner pulled
down 10 rebounds for the Lynx.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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Lincoln
College (63) — James
Roberson 3-9-0-0-7; Josh Clark 0-2-2-2-2; Mike Fowler 0-1-0-2-0;
Steve Turner 6-13-0-0-12; Andrew Kehr 1-8-0-0-3; Mike Sams
3-10-0-0-6; Amir Major 7-14-4-6-21; Derik Hollyfield 4-13-3-3-12;
Loyd Bowen 0-2-0-0-0. Totals 24-72-9-13-63. Three-point
goals: Roberson, Kehr, Major 3, Hollyfield.
Illinois
Central (72) — Zack
Meiss 0-1-0-0-0; Donald Slach 1-5-0-0-3; Greg Flowers 1-1-0-0-2;
Dane Ainsworth 1-2-1-2-3; Geoff Richards 4-6-6-6-15; Grant Uftring
0-0-2-2-2; Saul Woods 1-3-1-2-3; Cedric Miles 3-11-2-4-8; David Roos
4-6-4-6-14; Ben Silver 4-7-1-2-9; Reuben Statam 4-10-1-2-9.
Totals 25-55-18-26-72. Three-point goals: Slach, Richards,
Roos 2.
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College
baseball |
Lincoln
College vs. Alabama Southern
[MARCH
11, 2002] Lincoln
College opened the baseball season at Alabama Southern Sunday and
dropped both ends of a doubleheader. Alabama Southern won the first
game 16-2 and took the nightcap 6-1. Alabama Southern is now 16-5
for the season. Lincoln plays against Faulkner State on
Monday.
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Anthony
Hoffert suffered the loss in the first game, giving up 10 runs, five
earned, on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings. Charlie Deakin hurled
the final 1 1/3 innings, giving up six runs and four hits while
striking out two and walking two. Tim May had a pair of hits
for Lincoln and Jeff Harris had the other Lynx hit.
In
the second game, Kyle Eastman suffered the loss, with 4 1/3 innings,
five hits, six runs, five earned, one walk and four
strikeouts. Jeff King hurled the final 1 2/3 innings, giving
up two hits while striking out two and walking one. Jeff
Harris had two hits in three trips to lead the Lynx. He also
scored the lone run and stole a base.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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Lincoln
College baseball roster
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No. |
Name |
Yr. |
High
school |
1 |
Matt
Carnahan |
So. |
Schlarman |
3 |
Ahmad
Ritchie |
So. |
Shepard |
4 |
Jeff
Harris |
Fr. |
Edwardsville |
5 |
Kenny
VanHoughton |
Fr. |
Canton |
6 |
Matt
Mifflin |
So. |
Springfield
High |
8 |
Andrew
Bartman |
Fr. |
Lincoln |
10 |
Jonathon
Cave |
So. |
Chillicothe,
Ohio |
11 |
Zach
Rinaberger |
Fr. |
Springfield
High |
13 |
Charlie
Hulett |
So. |
Springfield
Southeast |
14 |
Charlie
Deakin |
So. |
Unity |
16 |
Dan
Dunn |
Fr. |
Illini
Bluffs |
20 |
John
Lusicic |
Fr. |
Christian
Brothers |
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No. |
Name |
Yr. |
High
school |
21 |
Scott Gold |
So. |
Princeton |
22 |
Anthony Hoffert |
So. |
Lincoln |
23 |
Jeff King |
So. |
Tremont |
24 |
Kyle Eastman |
So. |
Glenbrook South |
25 |
Jake Van Dyke |
So. |
Andrew |
26 |
Josh Becker |
Fr. |
U-High |
28 |
Tim May |
So. |
Glenbard West |
29 |
Frank Pesce |
Fr. |
Fenton |
30 |
Tino Villasenor |
Fr. |
Holy Cross |
31 |
Matt Whetstone |
So. |
Peoria Woodruff |
32 |
Matt Gilbert |
Fr. |
Putnam County |
34 |
Matt D’Antonio |
Fr. |
St. Johns, Wis. |
40 |
Lou Persino |
Fr. |
Fenton |
44 |
Chris Phillips |
Fr. |
Lincoln |
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Lincoln
College baseball schedule
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Date |
Opponents |
Place |
Time |
3-2 |
Mineral
Area |
Flat
River, Mo. |
1:00 |
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Shawnee |
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3:00 |
3-6 |
Kaskaskia |
Centralia |
1:00 |
3-10 |
S.
Alabama |
Monroeville,
Ala. |
1:00 |
3-11 |
Faulkner
State |
Bay
Minette, Ala. |
1:00 |
3-12 |
Rend
Lake |
Pensacola,
Fla. |
11:00 |
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Maple
Wood |
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2:00 |
3-13 |
Jefferson
Davis |
Brewton,
Ala. |
12:00 |
3-19 |
John
Wood |
Home |
1:00 |
3-21 |
John
Wood |
Quincy |
2:00 |
3-23 |
Lewis
& Clark |
Home |
1:00 |
3-26 |
Lewis
& Clark |
Godfrey |
1:00 |
3-27 |
Lincolnland |
Home |
2:30 |
3-28 |
Lincolnland |
Springfield |
3:00 |
3-29 |
Forest
Park |
Home |
1:00 |
3-30 |
Lincolnland |
Home |
12:00 |
4-2 |
Danville |
Home |
3:00 |
4-3 |
McKendree
JV |
Lebanon |
1:00 |
4-4 |
Danville |
Danville |
3:00 |
4-6 |
Spoon
River |
Canton |
12:00 |
4-9 |
Spoon
River |
Home |
3:00 |
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Date |
Opponents |
Place |
Time |
4-11 |
Lakeland |
Mattoon |
2:00 |
4-12 |
Millikin JV |
Decatur |
4:00 |
4-13 |
Lakeland |
Home |
1:00 |
4-16 |
ICC |
Home |
3:00 |
4-17 |
ICC |
E. Peoria |
3:00 |
4-18 |
ICC |
Home |
3:00 |
4-20 |
Parkland |
Champaign |
12:00 |
4-23 |
Parkland |
Home |
2:00 |
4-24 |
Millikin JV |
Home |
2:00 |
4-25 |
SCI |
Home |
3:00 |
4-27 |
SCI |
Springfield |
12:00 |
4-29 |
LCC |
LCC |
2:00 |
May
3-5 |
Play in
Region 24 |
TBA |
TBA
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May
9-12 |
Division II
Regional Tournament |
Springfield |
TBA
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Head
coach: Tony Thomas
Assistant coach: John
Stoltzenburg
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High school basketball |
Lincoln Railer
basketball season continues!
[MARCH
9, 2002]
Contrary
to popular belief, the excellent Lincoln Railers boys basketball
season is not over. In fact, it continues on to the state
championships in Peoria next weekend. Unfortunately for Railer
players, coaches and fans, this trip is not for the entire team.
Fortunately, the Railer green and red will be proudly displayed.
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Last night, at the Prairie Capital Convention Center, before a large
crowd, including many LCHS fans, two Railers, Brock Werner and Cliff
Carnahan advanced in the IHSA Three-Point Shootout and now move on
to the state tournament in Peoria. The shootout was just prior
to the sectional final game between Lanphier and Mount Zion.
Brock Warner, a 6-3 junior
sharpshooter, knocked down 10 treys to advance to Peoria. Only one
other shooter had more completed shots. LCHS junior Cliff Carnahan
took a little tougher route to the finals. He was tied with two
other shooters at the end of the initial shootout. Carnahan then won
a tie-breaking shoot-off by knocking down eight 3s to move on to the
Peoria. LCHS was the only team at the Springfield Sectional Complex
to have two players move on to the state finals.
According to the IHSA schedule of
events, Werner and Carnahan will begin their quest to win the 11th
annual Class AA Country Insurance and Financial Services Three-Point
Showdown competition on Thursday, March 14, at 5 p.m. at
Carver Arena in Peoria.
CONGRATULATIONS to these two
Railer players and good luck in Peoria next week. GO RAILERS!
[Rick Hobler]
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College
basketball |
Lincoln College vs.
Lewis & Clark
[MARCH
9, 2002] Lincoln
College improved to 24-8 with a 68-58 victory over Lewis & Clark in
the Region 24 men’s basketball tournament at Lebanon Friday. Leading
the way for the Lynx was James Roberson with 21 points on 8-of-11
shooting from the floor and three of four at the foul line.
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Joining Roberson in
double figures were Amir Major with 15 and Mike Sams with 10. Sams
also pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds. The Lynx dominated the
board at a 46-31 clip. Lincoln shot 47 percent while the Lewis &
Clark squad shot 33 percent. Conference Freshman of the Year
Anthony Weeden led the losers with 31 points.
Lincoln College
(68) —
James Roberson 8-11-3-4-21; Josh Clark 0-1-0-0-0; Mike Fowler
2-5-0-0-4; Steve Turner 1-8-1-3-3; Andrew Kehr 2-6-1-2-6; Mike Sams
5-8-0-0-10; Amir Major 6-10-1-4-15; Derik Hollyfield 2-6-4-4-9.
Totals: 26-55-10-16-68. Three-point goals: Roberson 2, Kehr, Major
2, Hollyfield.
Lewis & Clark (58)
—
Anthony Weeden 11-25-2-2-31; Ryan Kennedy 3-7-0-0-6; Zack May
1-6-0-0-2; Glenn Brown 0-2-0-0-0; Brent Segree 1-5-0-0-2; Richard
Wellings 1-2-2-2-5; Aaron Edwards 3-11-3-4-10; Corey Thompson
0-4-0-1-0; Sheu Allibalogun 1-2-0-0-2. Totals: 21-64-7-9-58.
Three-point goals: Weeden 7, Wellings, Edwards.
[Bill Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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Illinois blows away
Minnesota
[MARCH
9, 2002] If
revenge is an actual motivating factor in the game of college
basketball, then the University of Minnesota men’s basketball team
should have been ready to play Friday night in the Big Ten
tournament quarterfinals.
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It
was Illinois, remember, that scored the final 10 points of their
previous game Sunday against the Gophers to grab a share of the
conference title and put Minnesota’s NCAA tourney hopes in serious
jeopardy. Many so-called experts thought Minnesota would storm out
to a lead and cruise to victory. Nothing could have been further
from the truth.
[Photos by Tom Seggelke]
Illinois started the game well, running out to a 20-9 lead. Led by
11 quick Cory Bradford points (including three 3-pointers) and
five from Lincoln’s Brain Cook, Illinois looked to be in good shape
against the Gophers. The only down side to the early run was the
foul problems Illinois developed, getting called for three quick
fouls and five in the first eight-plus minutes of action. Minnesota
went six minutes without scoring, allowing Illinois to explode to a
comfortable lead. When Damir Krupalija nailed a three-pointer in
his first action since Feb. 3, Conseco Fieldhouse was up for
grabs and the Illini had a 19-point lead at 28-9.
Illinois went into the half with a 10-point advantage, 46-36,
largely because of the seven 3-point baskets the Illini made in
the first half, including four by senior Cory Bradford. Playing as
if it could be his final conference game ever, Bradford sparked the
Illini first-half effort with 18 points. Looking to extend their
eight-game winning streak, Illinois dominated a first half of action
that saw a total of 23 fouls called on both teams. Illinois’ two
leading scorers, Brian Cook and Frank Williams, combined for just
seven points, but it did not hurt the Illini, as eight different
players scored for the orange and blue. Illinois shot a sizzling
61 percent in the first half from the field and made seven of 12
3-point
baskets.
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this article]
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Illinois had two major points of emphasis after Minnesota soared
for 23 offensive rebounds and forced Illinois into 20 turnovers.
This time, however, Minnesota had just three offensive rebounds in the
first half, but Illinois still committed 10 turnovers in the opening
20 minutes.
The
second half began very sloppy for both teams, as they traded
turnovers and missed shots for the first five minutes. Krupalija
scored two quick buckets underneath the basket and Sean Harrington
nailed a 3 to give Illinois a 54-41 lead at the first media
timeout. Illinois led all the way for the entire second half and did a
great job handling the Minnesota pressure without much trouble.
Both Cook and Archibald fouled out late and the Archibald received
two fouls in the same sequence. Referee Tom Rucker, officiating his
last conference game ever this weekend, called Arch for an
intentional foul moments after missing Lucas Johnson getting an
elbow to the neck. Rucker then gave Archibald a technical foul for
an ill-advised comment. It didn’t matter, however, as Illinois
rolled to a 92-76 victory.
Bradford finished the game with 25 points and Sean Harrington chipped
in 16. Cook added 13, and Krupalija and Archibald each scored 11 for
the victors. The Illini shot 62 percent for the game and made 13 of 23
3-point shots. Illinois also knocked down 23 of 31 free throws,
while out-rebounding the Gophers 34-24 and allowing just seven offensive
rebounds.
Illinois moves into a semifinal matchup against Ohio State at
3 p.m.
today. The game is televised by CBS and can be seen locally on WCIA-TV.
[Jeff
Mayfield] |
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Big Ten tourney pure
craziness
Part 1
[MARCH
9, 2002] If
you think a regular-season college basketball game is over-hyped and
is just pure craziness, it is nothing compared to what has become an
annual rite of spring: the Big Ten tournament.
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Yes, the Big Ten, like almost every other conference, succumbed to
including a tourney before selection Sunday. And if you think that
they made that decision for any reason other than the money, you
probably aren’t into sports very much. The greed in big-time
college and professional sports is surpassed only by the egos of the
people making the decisions.
But despite all the problems with big-time sports, none of which
are going to be solved by this column, the Big Ten tourney is an
event you might want to put on your family’s calendar. And yes, we
know that ticket and food prices can add up. That hasn’t stopped a
lot of Big Ten faithful from virtually every state represented by
the conference. Several kids and families have been working all the
angles. We know personally of a local police officer who got to
take his son to three games for free. Other people traded one
session for another. The opportunities are out there, if you’re
willing to work.
And what do you get for your efforts? A fun-filled foray through
the four-day tourney that is like a trip to a three-ring circus. The fun
never stops. Whether the tourney’s in Chicago or in Indy like this
year, there is so much for a family to do, even if you don’t like
basketball or don’t want to spend much money. There are museums,
great zoos, nice parks and scenic attractions. There are plays,
operas and symphonies for those who prefer the fine arts, and if
you’re a people-watcher, you can live off an event like this for
weeks.
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this article]
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But, if you’re a college basketball lover, it just may not get any
better than this! You get to see all 11 teams play in a
four-day
span with just great excitement and intensity. You get to see the
conference champions and those whose lost seasons can be reclaimed
in just one magical weekend. You see the Big Ten’s best players as
well as those who were good enough to make All-American. You get to
watch some of the best coaches in America and some of the country’s
zaniest fans, not to mention the broadcasters and the "other" media
types.
The weather has been spectacular and allows for a lot of people
movement. Ticket movement is brisk. Those who are upset are
disappointed and leave. Those who win, survive for another day and
are sometimes more relieved than they are exuberant.
Whether the
good guys win or not is not important. What is important is that we
use everything we can possibly learn to make a deep NCAA tournament
run! That’s why we’re here, bringing you loyal LDN fans the inside
scoop of this crazy event. OK, OK. We like the atmosphere and
the environment as most any other fan does. But someone has to
deliver the news to you. Who else but us?
[LDN sports
staff] |
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College
basketball |
Lincoln
College vs. John Wood College
[MARCH
8, 2002] Amir
Major scored 15 points and pulled down 15 rebounds to lead Lincoln
College to a 63-53 victory over John Wood College in the Region 24
tournament at Lebanon Thursday night. The victory sends
Lincoln College against Lewis & Clark at 1 p.m. Friday.
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Lincoln
College (23-8) limited John Wood to just 19 first-half points and
took a 30-19 lead to the locker room at intermission. John
Wood outscored the Lynx by one in the second half; however, the Lynx
stayed in control throughout.
Joining
Major in double figures for coach B.J. McCullum were Derik
Hollyfield with 12 and James Roberson with 11.
Lincoln
finished the game with 23 field goals in 54 attempts for 43 percent
while John Wood managed to connect at a 34 percent rate, after
making just seven of 27 shots in the first half for 26 percent.
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Lincoln
College (63) —
James Roberson 2-6-7-8-11; Josh Clark 1-4-0-0-3; Mike Fowler
1-3-1-2-3; Steve Turner 4-9-0-0-9; Andrew Kehr 0-0-2-2-2; Mike Sams
4-11-0-0-8; Amir Major 6-12-2-2-15; Derik Hollyfield 5-8-0-2-12;
Loyd Bowen 0-1-0-0-0. Totals 23-54-12-16-63. Three-point
goals: Clark, Turner, Major, Hollyfield 2.
John
Wood (53) —
Michael Brooks 1-4-0-1-2; Kellen Fernetti 2-7-0-0-6; Dean Taylor
2-6-1-2-6; Brandon Powell 4-10-3-6-12; Milton Guillory 6-13-0-0-14;
Leon Veal 2-5-0-0-4; Joshua Everage 1-1-0-0-3; Mamadou Cisse
0-9-0-0-0; Abraham Saxon 2-3-2-2-6; Benjamin Schauer
0-1-0-0-0. Totals 20-50-6-11-53. Three-point goals:
Fernetti 2, Taylor, Powell, Guillory 2, Everage.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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College
basketball |
Valley
tabs Donovan for freshman team honors
[MARCH
7, 2002] NORMAL
— Illinois State forward Katie Donovan, the leading freshman
rebounder in the Missouri Valley Conference, was one of five players
selected to the Valley’s All-Freshman Team.
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Donovan,
a 6-foot native of Kingston, Ontario, broke the Redbird freshman
record for offensive rebounds in a season with 75. She averaged 6.1
rebounds per game, No. 13 in the Missouri Valley. She led her team
in rebounding for the season and had five double-figure rebounding
games.
She
also scored 7.8 points per game for the season and 48.3 percent from
the field in Missouri Valley Conference games, ranking No. 8 in the
conference in league game statistics. Among her season highlights
was a 15-point, 14-rebound effort vs. Louisville, plus 11 points and
12 rebounds in the Redbirds’ non-conference win over Northern
Illinois.
Redbird
coach Jenny Yopp believes Donovan will have a large impact on
Illinois State’s future.
"Clearly,
Katie is capable of developing into a versatile, all-around
basketball player," said Yopp. "She is a gifted athlete
who embodies a passion for the game. Our coaching staff is looking
forward to working with Katie, and all of our other talented young
players, to prepare for next season. They are the main reason that
our future looks so bright."
The
Redbirds lose just one player, center Kristi Larson, to graduation.
As it stands now, the 2002-2003 Redbird roster will include two
seniors, five juniors, six sophomores and two freshmen.
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this article]
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Donovan
played some of her best basketball of the season in the final month,
averaging 10.3 points per game in her final seven games and shooting
60.4 percent from the field, hitting 32 of her last 53 shots for the
season. She is joined on the team by fellow rookies Dena Williams
and Genny Mueller from Bradley, Laura Spanheimer from Creighton, and
Jenny Lingor from Southwest Missouri State.
The
league also announced its 10-player all-conference team (Jennifer
Kaczka of Wichita State and Carla Bennett of Drake, both selected
for the third year) and its all-defensive squad, which includes
Latasha Austin of Evansville, chosen for the third straight year.
The
Valley’s All-Freshman Team is elected by vote of the league’s
coaches, media relations representatives and two media members from
each team’s market. Since the league began choosing the team in
1994, Donovan joins teammate Steph Reichle (2000), plus former
Redbirds Jenny Schmidt (1996) and Corinne Vossel (1995), as members
of Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman teams from Illinois
State.
[ISU
news release]
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Illinois’
Williams named to USBWA All-District V Team
[MARCH
7, 2002] University
of Illinois guard Frank Williams was one of 10 players named to the
United States Basketball Writers Association All-District V Team.
Visit the links below to view the USBWA All-America and All-District
teams.
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The
USBWA has released its 2001-02 All-America and All-District teams:
http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/
allamerica020306.html
http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/
alldistrict020306.html
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Also,
the association has announced the winner of its annual Most
Courageous Award:
http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/
courageous020306.html
Please
visit the USBWA website for more information at http://www.usbwa.com.
[USBWA
news release]
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High
school
basketball |
LCHS vs.
Lanphier
[MARCH
6, 2002]
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Boys
Lincoln
15 25 37 52
Lanphier
15 25 41 64
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Lincoln stats
Schonauer
2-1-6, Schrader 8-0-22, Farmer 4-3-12, Bunch 1-2-4, Young 2-4-8
Three-point
field goals: Schrader 6, Schonauer, Farmer
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this article] |
[Photos by Bob Frank]
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College
basketball |
Lincoln
College hoopsters make all-conference team
[MARCH
6, 2002] Two
Lincoln College basketball players were selected to the Collegiate
Conference of Central Illinois all-conference team as announced by
coach B.J. McCullum.
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Selected
from the Lynx squad were Derik Hollyfield and Steve Turner.
Hollyfield,
a 6-4 freshman guard, averaged 16.3 points per game for the Lynx
while pulling down an average of nearly four rebounds per game and
handing out 2.5 assists per game.
Turner,
a 6-3 freshman guard, averaged 12.5 points per game while
averaging five rebounds and two assists per contest.
Joining
the Lynx pair on the all-conference team were Phil Jones, Spoon
River; Keith Parks, Parkland; David Roos, Illinois Central; Virgil
Akers, Danville; Reuben Statum, Illinois Central; Tony Weeden, Lewis
& Clark; Zack May, Lewis & Clark; Mamadou Cisse, John Wood;
and Cedric Miles, Illinois Central.
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this article]
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Jones
was named the player of the year and Weed was picked as the freshman
of the year. Tony Wysinger, Illinois Central, was named the
coach of the year. Illinois Central won the conference crown
with Lincoln finishing second.
Lincoln
opens play in the regional tournament March 7 at 1 p.m. against the
winner of the John Wood-Lincoln Land contest.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College sports information director]
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Illinois
Big Ten tournament notes
[MARCH
6, 2002]
[Click
here for background information (in Adobe Acrobat).]
[Click
here to download Adobe Acrobat reader.]
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Big
10 announces $1 million scholarship donation
For Families of Freedom Scholarship
Fund™
[MARCH
6, 2002] PARK
RIDGE — Following the national tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, the Big
Ten Conference through its intercollegiate athletic department
revenues pledged a $1 million scholarship contribution to assist the
families of those affected by the terrorist attacks. On Sunday,
March 10, Big Ten Commissioner James E. Delany will make a
presentation to Lumina Foundation for Education and Citizens’
Scholarship Foundation of America™ to provide undergraduate and
graduate degree scholarships at Big Ten Conference member
institutions.
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The
contribution will be administered by CSFA as a sub-fund to the
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund™. The conference’s donation
shall be called the "Big Ten 9-11 Scholarship Fund." The
$1 million contribution will be drawn from conference reserves,
which are generated as a result of football and men’s basketball
participation in NCAA, bowl and regular-season television
opportunities.
The
presentation will be made during the Big Ten Men’s Basketball
Tournament final at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. Delany
will present a check to Martha D. Lamkin, president and CEO of
Lumina Foundation, and Fred Vogel, executive vice president of CSFA.
"Many
lives were lost on Sept. 11 and many more lives were forever changed
as a result of these attacks," said Delany. "The Big Ten
Conference is honored to have the opportunity to make a $1 million
educational contribution to the surviving family members of those
who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001."
The
Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents/Chancellors unanimously
supported the contribution to the Families of Freedom Scholarship
Fund™. "This scholarship fund represents our commitment to a
hopeful future for those individuals so tragically affected by the
Sept. 11 attacks. The Big Ten Conference is honored to offer these
scholarships and the full resources of our respective institutions
during this time of need," said Dr. Myles Brand, president of
Indiana University and chair of the Big Ten COP/C.
"Ensuring
educational opportunity is the greatest gift we can give to
others," said Vogel. "On behalf of the Families of Freedom
Scholarship Fund™ and the families of the victims, I thank the Big
Ten Conference Council of Presidents/Chancellors and its member
institutions for their extremely generous gift."
CFSA,
the nation’s largest nonprofit scholarship organization, is
coordinating the overall fund initiative, receiving all monies
raised and administering the scholarship program over the life of
the fund.
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this article]
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Headquartered
in Minneapolis and St. Peter, Minn., CSFA carries out its mission of
expanding access to educational opportunities and encouraging
academic achievement through its Dollars for Scholars®, Scholarship
Management Services™ and the ScholarShop® programs.
Since
its founding in 1958, CSFA has distributed over $776.2 million to
more than 748,000 students through its scholarship and other support
programs. For the fifth year in a row, Smart Money, the Wall Street
Journal’s magazine of personal finance, has ranked CSFA as one of
the 17 most efficient nonprofits in the country. Worth Magazine also
has named CSFA as one of America’s 100 Best Charities in its
December 2001/January 2002 issue.
Lumina
Foundation for Education, headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., is a
private, independent foundation, which strives to help people
achieve their potential by expanding access to an education beyond
high school. Lumina Foundation pledged the initial $3 million that
created the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund™.
"I’m
pleased that my fellow Midwesterners have joined this worthy effort
to help families devastated by the events of Sept. 11," Lamkin
said. "As this contribution demonstrates, hoops and heart are
hallmarks of the Midwest and Indiana. Because education provides an
opportunity to overcome life’s obstacles, the Families of Freedom
Scholarship Fund™ may open doors for these families who have
suffered such a great loss."
The
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund™ has been created to provide
education assistance for postsecondary study to financially needy
dependents of those killed or permanently disabled as a result of
the terrorist attacks on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, and during the
rescue activities relating to those attacks. Former President Bill
Clinton and former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole are serving as
co-chairs of the campaign fund effort.
For
more information see www.familiesoffreedom.org,
e-mail familiesoffreedom@csfa.org
or call 1 (800) 335-1102.
[Big
Ten news release]
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Hoops
hysteria
By Jeff
Mayfield
[MARCH
4, 2002] While
I enjoyed growing up in Southern California and skateboarding and
hittin’ the beach with my buddies out there, it doesn’t even
compare with March Madness!
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And,
yes, they have great basketball out there. In fact, some of the
all-time great hoopsters and current Hall of Famers hail from that
region. It’s just that the weather is so nice there most of the
time, that nobody cares about going indoors to watch
anything, much less basketball.
On
the other hand, here in the Midwest the world is an entirely
different planet! I woke up this morning, picked Payne up out of his
bed and went to turn on Clifford the Big Red Dog (what else would
you be watchin’ at that time of the morning?). The weather update
on the screen said that the temperature outside was 1 and that the
wind chill was minus 12! Payne wanted me to flip to SportsCenter to
get caught up on all the tourney results nationwide, and I gladly
obliged him! What else are you gonna do in these weather conditions?
Railers
get third crack
This
year’s Railers have clawed, scratched, outworked, out-hustled,
out-coached and outplayed their opponents en route to yet another
20-win season.
As
we travel the state so many have told us what it would mean for
their local high school team to have even one 20-victory campaign.
So regardless how the rest of the season goes, the LDN salutes this
year’s Railers! Nice going, fellas!
The
Railers proved once again that what they may lack in size and
athleticism, they make up for in preparation, execution and made
free throws. Champaign Central is well coached and had a good game
plan, but when Lincoln hits 24-of-25 free throws you’re not going
to beat them.
We
will go on record to say that if LCHS converts 24-of-25 charity
tosses against Lanphier Tuesday night, they will walk off the court
with an upset of epic proportions. It appears that no one thinks
that they could ever beat this Lanphier team. And yes, it does have
the potential to get ugly, but people said the same thing about the
David-Goliath matchup until the blabbering bully went facedown in
the dirt.
The
Lions will still have to hit the shots and make the plays and prove
that they really are the No. 2-ranked team in the state. And there
is no reason to suspect that they are not that good. Some even say
that they are the best team in the state and will have no problem
runnin’ the table on their way to a state championship.
If
they do it, we say, more power to them. Their coach Craig Patton,
who is a former Lincoln coach, seems to be a nice enough guy; we
would certainly wish him well IF they were to travel that road.
However,
in order to travel that road they must get by the Railers first.
Others have countered and said that Lincoln just saved Champaign the
embarrassment of taking another shellacking from the Lions; that, on
paper, these guys are one of the best teams ever in our state.
I’m
sure glad that no game we’ve ever been involved in was played on
paper! No one knows how a team is going to react, especially after
last year when everyone was saying the exact same things. We recall
that some other team went on to win the sectional title.
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column in this article]
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We’re
not saying that it would be easy to spring such an upset. It would
take a near flawless performance. It would mean patiently breaking
down one of the better presses that we’ve seen in a while. It
would mean limiting the Lions to one shot per possession. It would
take great overall team defense, moving feet so quickly as to not
let dribble penetration take over the contest. It would mean
contesting every shot and trying to force the opponents into taking
off-balance, forced shots maybe quicker than they are ready to do
so. It would take deliberate offensive flow, with good ball movement
and excellent screens to free up the best shooters at just the right
times. It would take a spectacular effort in the post both
offensively and defensively. And it would take a huge coaching
effort to even allow one’s self to even believe that an upset is
even in the realm of possibility.
A
wry smile has just come across our collective face. All the pressure
in the world is on Lanphier. Everyone expects them to win and to win
big… Well, maybe not everyone…
Will ISU
keep playing?
The
Redbirds won a thrilling contest over Drake Saturday night when
Shawn Jeppson hit a 3-point prayer as time expired, leading ISU to a
win over Drake. But the dreams hit the skids Sunday when Creighton
took it to ISU big in the semis. Actually it sets the stage for the
MVC’s two best regular-season teams to battle it out Monday night
to see who gets the NCAA automatic bid.
But
what about ISU’s postseason chances? ISU’s SID, Todd Kober and I
have been speculating for the last couple of weeks that ISU really
is deserving of an NIT bid. IF you look at the record over the last
10 games and consider how they have overcome injuries, and then if
you look at a pretty decent RPI… I guess you could say that we’d
be pretty disappointed if they don’t get an invite. It could
result in a very difficult game on the road, but we’ve always
believed that any postseason experience is a good experience. And
what it could do for next year’s team would be huge. We’re
keepin’ our fingers crossed for an engraved invitation!
Gratuitous
manipulation
PLEASE
join Greg Taylor and I Monday night on FIX-96.3 from 6 to 7 pm. Greg
is ALREADY in Indy sending good Illini vibes all over the place in
order to allow the Illini a deep tournament run. Tonight’s agenda
will include high school sports, and obviously the IHSA A and AA
tourneys; college sports — U of I, ISU, LC and LCC reports; Cub
and Cardinal spring training updates; prize giveaways; and a whole
lot more.
Call
us at 648-5510 or toll free (877) 963-9669.
Team of
the week:
The
Illinois Fighting Illini, winners of back-to-back Big Ten
championships. On behalf of your loyal LDN staff, CONGRATULATIONS!
[Jeff
Mayfield]
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Announcements
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Pony
League sign-ups
[FEB.
28, 2002] The
Lincoln Pony League will have their sign-up period for both baseball (boys) and
softball (girls) over the next three weekends, beginning this Saturday, March 2,
and continuing on March 9 and 16. Sign-ups will be in the lobby of the
Lincoln Rec Center from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Anyone
interested in playing ball this summer can get signed up during those times.
Representatives of the Lincoln Pony League will be on hand to answer any
questions and to assist with the sign-ups.
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