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Class
A regionals
At Manito
Illini Central 14 21
34 51
Heyworth 7
18 30 40
Illini Central -- Bitner 8-0-16, Montgomery 8-1-19, Durdle
2-0-4, Klassen 4-0-10, Smith 0-0-0, Blackstock 1-0-2. Totals:
23-1-51
At Rochester
Niantic-Harristown 62, Mount Pulaski 38. |
Upcoming games
At Manito
Wednesday, 6 p.m. -- Olympia vs. Illini Central
At Rochester
Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. -- Rochester vs. Warrensburg-Latham |
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Both
seventh- and eighth-grade hoopsters eye state berths
In 7A action involving LDN-area teams,
the Hartsburg-Emden seventh-graders suffered their first loss of the
year -- a heartbreaking 43-38 loss to Monmouth ICS. But hats off to
Hartem for the 22-1 season that they turned in. Nice going, fellas!
In 8A play, once again it was Hartem
(Can someone bottle up some of their water and send it to my son in
care of this paper immediately?) with a 50-36 win over that gritty
Carroll Catholic bunch. Congrats to them on their 18-4 final record.
Also congrats to both the WL-B squads
who turned in solid seasons. I believe that Mount Pulaski also had a
pretty good year.
Good luck to Hartem in the Holy Trinity
sectional!
Lady
Railers split
According to our report and notes, the
Lincoln Lady Railers split this week. They are right in the middle
of a tough stretch that finds the ladies meeting all four of the
CS8's top four teams in succession! That never seems to faze Coach
Moore or his players, as evidenced by their win over Taylorville!
They did lose to Chatham but didn't feel like they played their best
game against them. Good luck this week, girls!
Railers
not pretty, but roll on
I'm sure the judging panel gave the
Railers no marks for style points and nothing for the degree of
difficulty, but Lincoln got the most important stat in the world --
the W. Chatham is very well coached, and they do what you have to do
against the Railers -- they hit shots. But once again it wasn't
enough, as Lincoln moved to 24-2 and 11-1. The No. 9 team in the
state now has won 13 games in a row and 19 of their last 20!
This week finds the Railers hosting SH-G
and then taking to the road at Moline.
With one victory, Neil Alexander will
tie for the most wins ever for a Railer coach. With a sweep this
weekend, he would obviously be crowned with the top spot. Catch "FANdamonium"
on Lincoln Daily News or CITV Channel 5 or FIX 96.3 FM radio tonight
at 6 to hear what Greg Taylor, I and others have to say about this
remarkable feat!
Volleyball action heats up
We also know that our area volleyball
teams are in action but have no reports from any teams as of now.
Please get your stuff to us so we can let the community know how
you're doing!
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 Lincoln
College Lynx back in the rankings
Behind another stellar 31-point
performance by Terrance Chapman, the Lincoln College Lynx dismissed
Lewis & Clark 75-55 in Godfrey on Saturday. The Lynx are now 17-6
and 10-0 in league play. They also find themselves back in the
rankings where they belong as the nation's No. 14 team. Actually, as
well as they're playing, they should be in the top 10! No info on
the Lady Lynx was available at posting time.
LCC Angels lose close one
The LCC Angels fell 99-91 to Grace out
of Michigan Saturday. But how ‘bout the play of former Lady Railer,
Brittany Robbins? Robbins exploded for 43 points behind six made 3's
and then played big by crashing the boards for 13 rebounds! She has
to be (along with LC's Terrance Chapman) our player(s) of the week!
Area
stuff
Warrensburg-Latham lost for the first
time all year, 50-40, this weekend. They now are 19-1 on the season.
The Monticello team that beat them is now 19-2.
Illini Central moved to 15-7 this past
weekend.
The West beat the East 155-145 in
double OT last night. Michael Jordan scored 20, but Kevin Garnett
walked away with the MVP.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. captured the Bud
Shootout as NASCAR prepares for the upcoming Daytona 500.
Davis Love III wins the AT&T National
Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. It was also good to see Tom Lehman's name
back at the top of the leader board!
Lincoln's Gregg Alexander shined for
the ISU Redbirds on Lincoln Day! [Click
here for details.]
Lincoln's Brian Cook should be able to
pass Andy Kauffman for seventh place on the Illini's all-time
scoring list with any kind of a game at Purdue on Saturday. Cook was
really sore after Illinois' win over Ohio State. He had two ice bags
and was looking for a whirlpool when we saw him.
It's hard to believe, but it's baseball
time. Pitchers and catchers report for duty later this week. If
anyone wants to send us down there for a LIVE report, just let us
know… I'll even offer to go one way!!!
Have a GREAT
week, sports fans!!!
[Jeff
Mayfield]
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Softball pitching
clinic in Bloomington
[JAN. 31, 2003]
The
Bloomington Hearts' annual softball pitching clinic will be
Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Shirk Center at Illinois Wesleyan
University. Former Illinois State all-American and current Hearts
pitcher Nicole Kurth will lead the clinic. Other instructors will
include pitchers from the Hearts, IWU and Illinois State University
who are very experienced in both playing the game and teaching.
There will be two sessions, so
attendees can sign up for 9:30 a.m. until noon or for 1:30 to 4 p.m.
The cost is $30 per session, and that includes a heavy-duty T-shirt.
For groups of three or more, the cost is $25 per student. The
sessions will be limited in number to allow maximum individual
instruction.
To register
by telephone or for information, call (309) 828-2686 or (309)
662-5861.
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