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Saturday, May 3 |
High
school baseball
[MAY 3, 2003]
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At Mason City
Midwest Central 040 010 0 - 5-10-3
Illini Central
002 000 1 - 3-7-2
Watson (W), Ziebart (7) and Roberts; Chris Norton (L, 4-1) and
Travis Scott.
Records - Illini Central 10-5.
At Athens
Hartsburg-Emden 000 101 1 - 5-9-1
Gridley
200 002 x - 4-4-1
Matt Gleason (L, 2-2) and Drew Olson; Riech, Chandler (S, 6), and
Finley.
Home run - Hartem - Gleason (solo in sixth).
Hitting star - Hartem - Josh Sherwood (double, RBI).
Records - Hartem 8-5, Athens 7-6. |
At Mount Pulaski
Mount Pulaski 000 001 000 - 1-4-2
Rochester
000 001 001 - 2-9-1
Brian Clements, Josh Blaum (7, L, 3-3) and Cameron McClellan; Wright
(W) and Milner.
Records - Mount Pulaski 13-5, Rochester 15-5.
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High
school softball
[MAY 3, 2003]
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At Athens
Hartsburg 002 215 2 - 12-16-2
Athens 001 000
0 - 1-8-4
Nikki Chapman (W, 6-5), Megan Leesman (7) and Alyssa Moehring;
Hocking (L), Bock (7) and Mussleman.
Hitting stars - Hartem - Molly Klokkenga (3 hits), Moehring (3 hits,
3 RBIs), Ashley Luken (3 hits).
Record - Hartem 8-8.
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At Washington Tournament
Williamsville 000 000 0 - 0-1-0
Olympia
300 000 x - 3-4-1
WP - Shay (15-1), LP - Smith.
Hitting stars - Olympia - Shay (RBI), Darnall (2 RBIs).
Pitching star - Olympia - Shay (7 IP, 1 H, 0R, 0 BB, 4 SO).
Olympia 102 000 0 - 3-7-0
Morris 000 000 0 -
0-4-1
WP - Shay (16-1), LP - Durkee.
Hitting stars - Olympia - Darnall (2 hits, double, 2 RBIs).
Pitching star - Olympia - Shay (7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 SO).
Record - Olympia 23-1. |
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High
school track and field
[MAY 3, 2003]
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Boys
Dragon Invitational
At Pekin
4. Olympia 66.
Olympia finishers:
400 meter - 2. Joyce, 51.3
800 - 1. McClain 2:03
400 relay - 4. Olympia 45.2
800 relay - 2. Olympia 36.2
1,600 relay - 1. Olympia (Joyce, Schmidgall, Brand, McClain) 3:30.7
3,200 relay - 3. Olympia, 8:30
Shot put - 2. Schultz 56-2 1/2
Discus - 4. Schultz 153-2
High jump - 2. Raes 6-2.
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Girls
Herscher Invitational
3. Olympia
76.
Olympia finishers:
100 meter -
2. Prater 12.98
200 - 2.
Prater 26.85
100 high hurdles - 2. Hish 17.42; 4. Bennet 18.59
300 low hurdles - 3. Fredricks 50.87; 4. Hish 51.38
High jump - 2. Crawford 5-0
400 relay - 3. Olympia 53.87
800 relay - 2. Olympia 1:52.70
1,600 relay - 5. Olympia 4:25.22
3,200 relay - 2. Olympia 10:34.2
800 medley relay - 3. Olympia 2:00.45.
Meet of Champions
At East Peoria
5. Lincoln 144
Lincoln finishers:
100 meter - 3. Tricia Dorsey 12.75
200 - 3. Dorsey 27.6
400 - 7. Whitney Smith 1:11.9
800 - Christine Presswood 2:35.96
1,600 - 2. Presswood 5:44.9
3,200 - 5. Jennifer Cook 13:51.36
100 high hurdles - 6. Kendall Paulus 19.79
300 low hurdles - 8. Nicole Humbert 57.2
High jump - 4. Kylie Courtwright 5-0
Pole vault - 3. Jennifer Whalen 6-6
Long jump - 7. Paulus 10-1
Triple jump - 2. Whalen 31-3
Shot put - 6. Kayla Washam 27-1
Discus - 8. Danna O'Brien 58-6
400 relay - 4. Lincoln 53.19
800 relay - 2. Lincoln 1:53.3
3,200 relay - 6. Lincoln 12:11.8
800 sprint relay - 6. Lincoln 2:02.5 |
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Lincoln College softball
[MAY 3, 2003]
MATTOON - Lincoln
College lost its opening game in the Region 24 softball tournament,
8-0, to Lake Land College. The Lynx then bounced back to win 2-0
in the losers' bracket over Lewis & Clark.
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Lincoln
College will play at 1:15 p.m. Saturday against the loser of the
Parkland-Lake Land game. Another loss would eliminate the Lady
Lynx. Lewis & Clark, rated No. 2 in the region, lost twice
Friday and was eliminated.
Lincoln College and Lake Land
were scoreless after three innings, but the hosts pushed across
three runs in the fourth and put the game out of reach with five
in the fifth. Marie Burasch had the lone hit for the Lynx. Jen Polhemus was the losing pitcher.
In the second game, Lincoln
scored single tallies in the third and fifth. Ashley Grayko
opened the third with a walk, moved up on a single by Burasch and
scored on a single by Loren Kohenes. Grayko opened the fifth
with a walk, move up a base on a ground out and scored on a
single by Nicole Dearing.
Beth Conner was the winning
pitcher for coach Allen Pickering.
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First game
Lincoln College
000 000 0 - 0-1-0
Lake Land 000 350 x - 8-11-1
Polhemus (L) and JoJo Halko; Karen
Warner (W) and Sam Pernine.
Second game
Lincoln College 001 010 0 - 2-5-1
Lewis & Clark 000 000 0 - 0-3-1
Beth Conner (W) & Halko; Carol Graham
(L) & Lauren Wiseman.
[Bill
Martinie,
Lincoln College
sports information director] |
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Lightning
strike cancels WJBC webcasts
for weekend games
[MAY 3, 2003]
NORMAL -- A lightning strike earlier in the week caused damage
to the WJBC server. The damages sustained from the strike made it
impossible for the station to provide webcasts for Friday's Illinois
State baseball game against Indiana State and Sunday's
softball game against Southwest Missouri State.
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Redbirds
win first Friday Valley
game,
8-5,
over Indiana State
[MAY 3, 2003]
NORMAL -- Jon Peacock went 3-for-4 with a homer and four
RBIs, and Illinois State starter Todd Stein recorded a career-high
nine strikeouts as the Redbird baseball team won its first Missouri
Valley Conference game on a Friday this season against Indiana
State, 8-5, at Redbird Field in Normal. |
"I felt like I had good
stuff tonight," said Stein. "It wasn't my best, but it worked
tonight. I really went out there and battled, and it paid off. I am
glad that the team was able to rally around me to pick up the win."
Illinois State improves to 16-25 overall and 7-13 in
Valley play, while Indiana State drops its overall record to 29-14
overall and 10-11 in the league. The Redbirds totaled 12 hits
in the game, while Indiana State had 11.
"Todd pitched really well for us tonight, and our bats
were really on tonight with timely hitting," said Illinois State
head coach Jim Brownlee. "We haven't won any Valley games on
Friday up to this point in the season, so this is a very big win for
us."
Stein got out of a big jam in the top of the first
inning with the bases loaded and two outs as Jeremy Hatler sent a
bouncing ball straight to Lance McMillan for the unassisted putout
at first base. The Redbirds jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the
bottom of the first when McMillan hit an infield RBI single to
short that scored Jeremy Accardo from third.
After a scoreless second inning, the Sycamores plated
two with back-to-back RBI singles by Chris Hall and Hatler
respectively to take a 2-1 lead. Illinois State tied the game 2-2
in the bottom of the third when Peacock brought home Jay Molina from
second with an RBI single to left-center. Indiana State got two more
runs in the top of the fourth inning off a fielding error by Accardo
and a balk by Stein that put the Sycamores ahead by two, 4-2, after
four innings of play.
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![](../images/ads/Key%20Printing/key.gif) In the top of the fifth,
another costly fielding error at third base by Chris Shepherd
allowed Indiana State another run with two outs, to give the
Sycamores a 5-2 advantage. A two-run homer to right field by Peacock
with two outs in the bottom of the fifth narrowed the Indiana State
lead to one, 5-4.
Stein seemed to get hotter as the game wore on,
recording five strikeouts in the sixth and seventh innings. Chris
Shepherd gave the 'Birds a big lift in the bottom of the seventh
with an RBI double down the left-field line that sent McMillan
across the plate, and Peacock was able to score on the same play as a
result of a throwing error by Hatler, the Sycamore left fielder, to
give Illinois State back the lead, 6-5.
Accardo came in to relieve Stein to start the eighth
inning. With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the
eighth, McMillan drew an RBI walk off Sycamore reliever Brian
Omogrosso to give the 'Birds an insurance run on their lead, 7-5.
Peacock drew in another run in the eighth with a sack bunt to put the
Redbirds ahead 8-5 heading into the ninth inning.
After loading the bases in the top of the ninth with
one out, Accardo was able to turn a 1-6-3 double play to seal the
victory.
Illinois State continues its series with Indiana State
Saturday with a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. The first game will
be seven innings, while the nightcap will be a nine-inning affair.
[Rob
Huizenga, athletics media relations
Illinois State University] |
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Larson
steps down as coach of Redbird gymnastics
[MAY 3, 2003]
NORMAL
-- Beth Larson resigned from her position as the head coach
of the Illinois State gymnastics team Friday to pursue a career in
the private sector, according to Illinois State Director of
Athletics Perk Weisenburger.
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The Cherry Valley
native was the Redbirds' head coach for two years and enjoyed much
success with her team, not only as a coach but also as a former
student-athlete.
"I truly enjoyed my
time here, not only as a coach but athlete as well, and at this
time, for personal reasons, I am looking forward to taking the next
step and meeting new challenges in my life," Larson said. "I feel
that this program has been set up extremely well with new recruits
and a solid group of athletes returning, and I am looking forward to
them coming in and making an impact next year and leading the
Redbirds back to the NCAA Tournament.
"The biggest thing I
will miss about Illinois State is the team atmosphere," Larson
continued. "The support of the fans and community as well as the
athletics staff is amazing. I have learned that life is always going
to be changing, and you have to take hold of what you have at the
moment and be able to adapt to change that comes your way. I am
going to take hold of the moment and make a change, and I know the
team will do the same and come out on top."
Weisenburger applauds
Larson's dedication to Illinois State but understands this is her
moment to move on.
"Beth has done a
wonderful job with our Redbird gymnastics program these past two
years," Weisenburger said. "She will definitely be missed as a head
coach, a member of our coaching staff and as a person who cares very
deeply for Illinois State University. She has had a very positive
impact on all of us and particularly her student-athletes. We wish
her all the best in her relocation and new endeavors."
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Larson took over the
reigns of the Redbird gymnastics program in July 2001 from Jill
Hollembeak, who coached Larson while she was a member of the squad.
She inherited a team that was fresh off an NCAA regional appearance,
and in her first season as head coach, she led the Redbirds to their
second consecutive NCAA regional. Larson and her gymnasts posted an
11-16 record in 2002.
In 2003, she coached
her team to a 5-16 record and fifth-place finish at the Midwest
Independent Championships. While the team failed to make regionals,
Larson guided two individual athletes to the national competition.
At the regional meet Denise Houda and Lisa Klein both participated
as individual competitors alongside the No. 1 team in the nation,
UCLA.
Larson finished her
career as a coach at Illinois State with a 16-32 overall record
while setting a new standard for Redbird gymnastics that started
during her days as a student-athlete. She was a four-year letter
winner and served as team captain of the squad from 1999-2000. She
also received the R.E.D.B.I.R.D. gymnastics award from 1997-2000.
She qualified for regionals as an individual in 1999 and 2000 and
was named most valuable performer from 1998-2000.
Larson, who received her bachelor's
degree in exercise science from Illinois State in 2000, will still
be hosting her summer camps scheduled for June.
[Erica Fricke, assistant
director of media relations, Illinois State University] |
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Articles from the past week |
Friday:
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High school
softball
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High school
baseball
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Johnson inks new
deal
Thursday:
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High school
baseball
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Lincoln College softball vs. Lewis & Clark
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Guest speaker Dick Vitale inspires Redbird student-athletes and coaches
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Bruce
Weber named UI basketball coach
Wednesday:
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Tuesday:
Monday:
Saturday:
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'Spring has sprung' mutterings
By Jeff Mayfield
[APRIL 28, 2003]
The
Lincoln Railers put up a nice 4-3 win over Lanphier after losing to
them 9-4 earlier in the week. These were two real Jekyll and Hyde
performances, but according to coach Pat Hake, if the Railers come
to play every night, they can expect more winning outcomes. With the
victory Lincoln was able to even their league mark to 3-3 and push
their season record over the .500 level at 8-7.
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The Lady Railers track squad also took
an impressive triad win over Pekin and Peoria Manual last week.
CONGRATULATIONS to Chris Bunch as he
has inked with Parkland College. Also, to Matthew Stoltzenburg, who
was named District 15 Coach of the Year!
The St. Louis Cardinals pulled out an
epic 7-6 win over the Florida Marlins at Pro Player Stadium on
Sunday. The win enabled the Birds to take the series, to move one
game under the .500 mark and most importantly move within two games
of the Cubs. Fernando Vina, who had gone 0-for-9 in the game, not
the series, went from goat to hero as he knocked in the winning run.
Hopefully, that will get him and his mates started back in the right
direction. The Redbirds will be entertaining the pond scum,
otherwise known as the New York Mets, starting on Tuesday.
Illinois' Eugene Wilson was drafted by
the New England Patriots after the Bears passed on him. Don't know
what the thinking was there, as he seems like an excellent fit for
them. Brandon Lloyd went to San Francisco, as the Niners are
anticipating pass catching needs. Two Illini O-lineman went in the
fifth round, as Dave Diehl ended up with the Giants in New York and
Tony Pashos was selected by the Baltimore Ravens. And the Carolina
Panthers nabbed Walter Young in the seventh round. After the two-day
draft event was over four more Illini inked free agent deals, with
Greg Lewis to Philadelphia, Antoineo Harris to San Diego, Aaron
Moorehead to Indianapolis and Jerry Schumacher to the Bears!
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All in all, it was a great weekend for
Fighting Illini gridders. While I'm happy to see them realize their
dreams in the NFL, I am sad to see them go, as I get way too
attached to them while they are playing for us! They have all
treated the LDN staff with great respect as they have given us
tremendous accessibility. The LDN wishes them all great success at
the next level!
How 'bout that Fred Couples winning the
Houston Open? It's great to see a superstar coming back, after
injuries and losing his edge, to recapture the swing and return to
glory. Judging by the fans' reactions, they were glad to see him
back on top!
Have a great
week, everybody!
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[Jeff
Mayfield]
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