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Saturday, October 21, 2000 THE PANTAGRAPH www.pantagraph.com i I I From 1995: Mark Prina threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as PBL posted an unbeaten and untied regular season with a 27-14 victory over Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley. Josh Halley scored five touchdowns, including a 70-yard kickoff return, to lead Fieldcrest into the playoffs with a 41-26 Midstate Conference victory overTri-Point. 1990: A sellout crowd of 70,398 and a national television audience saw University of Illinois senior Doug Higgins from Normal kick a 48-yard field goal his fifth of the game with 42 seconds remaining to lift the No. 8 lllini over Michigan State, 15-13, at Memorial Stadium. Higgins, with an 18 mph wind at his back, was dead center as he booted the ball through the uprights and into the stands beyond the north end zone.

1975: Dennis Matthews, the former Trinity High School and Illinois Wesleyan University athlete who recently was elevated to the head post as announcer of the Kansas City Royals baseball games, is heading back after spending the past two weeks here attending the Wesleyan homecoming and visiting friends in Bloomington-Normal. 1950: University High racked up its 20th consecutive football victory and its sixth of the season by subduing Pontiac, 27-14, after compiling a three-touchdown lead by half-time. Chenoa's Billy Asper and Octavia's Paul Grimes each scored three touchdowns but Chenoa won easily, 47-20. Bud Goslin had three touchdowns as unbeaten Fairbury whipped El Paso, 27-7, for its sixth victory. Compiled by Roger Cushman ages IPasfl October 21 DeClark's goal lifts ISU women to soccer win West volleyball standout to play at Western Michigan 7 volleyball).

They have two other players they've signed. I may play outside hitter for them." Scates was a second-team Pantagraph All-Area selection last season and an honorable mention all-Big 12 first or second in the MVC this year. Against Creighton, ISU recorded a season-low five shots, four less than the Bluejays. Redbird goalie Becky Feldmann saved five shots to notch her seventh shutout of the season and tie the ISU school record, which she set In 1998. "We played real hard and again got a great victory," ISU coach Pete Kowall said.

"Tiffany got set up perfectly by Ellen and they put the ball away. We had other chances I think could have gotten us a bigger lead, but the way It turned out, one goal was all we needed." The Redbirds return home to play Northern Iowa at Adelaide Street Field at noon Sunday OMAHA, Neb. Freshman Tiffany DeClark tallied the game's lone goal to lift ISU 1 the Illinois CREIGHTON 0 a i women's soccer team to a 1-0 shutout win over Missouri Valley Conference foe Creighton Friday. DeClark took a jfass from teammate Ellen Dooremont with approximately 20 minutes remaining In regulation and connected on the goal, her third of the year. ISU improved to 11-3 overall and 4-1 In the Valley, while Creighton slipped to 7-10, 3-3.

The Redbirds, who have shared the regular-season title with Evansville the past two seasons, are still in the running to finish the USA Junior Olympics age 17 open division last summer. "Western Michigan is a great fit for Shannon," said lllini Elite coach Andy Erins. "They are a real blue collar kind of team. Shannon's got that same kind of work ethic. "They've got a really good program.

They perennially are at the top of their conference and are pretty competitive nationally." Erins said college volleyball will add technical excellence to Scates' considerable power. "They won't look for her to step in and play right away," Erins said. "They were looking for somebody they could build and mold. She really wants to get better." Scates also was a track star at Normal West, where she was the Big 12 high jump champion and the Intercity shot put and discus champion. By RANDY SHARER Pantagraph staff Normal West High School volleyball star Shannon Scates has accepted a full scholarship offer to compete for Western Michigan University Scates, who graduates in nine weeks, will begin her studies toward a degree in psychology in January Her athletic eligibility will begin fall.

"The coach (Cathy George) and the players are really awesome," said Scates, a 5-foot-ll middle blocker averaging 3.7 kills and 1.3 blocks per game for the 20-8 Wildcats. "I hope to get all the way up to my masters (degree) paid for. I want to stay for a PhD because I want to be a psychologist. "They are very successful (in Reversal of Ex-Pantagraph sportswriter print media award recipient Americans U.S. takes 10-5 advantage GAINESVILLE, Va.

(AP) The American report card from this Presidents Cup should include the following notation: Plays well with others. Long criticized for being out of sorts when it comes to alternate shot, the Americans handled it easily once again. Led by Tiger Woods By Pantagraph staff Atlanta native and former Pantagraph sportswriter Dave Kindred was the recipient of the Curt Gowdy Print Media Award Oct. 13 as part of the Basketball Hall of Fame induction weekend at Springfield, Mass. The award is given annu Dave Kindred ally by the Basketball Hall of Fame to one print journalist and one member of the electronic media.

Turner Sports basketball analyst Hubie Brown was this year's honoree for the electronic media. Kindred, an Illinois Wesleyan four of the five best-ball matches and seemed to be on their way to comeback. the Presidents Cup was back to the day the Americans comfortably with a 10-5 lead. win. They shot better scores in rare accomplishment.

that," International captain Peter saw some amazing golf from the a magnificent performance." best explanation came from Woods, both teams found a way to shift the when they have the onus on them, back and play well," Woods said. better than Woods. After he and thumped in the morning, they six holes against the slumping star Vijay Singh and cruised to a 6 and and Kirk Triplett, they turned back an International team rally and restored their five-point lead Friday U.S. captain Ken Venturi was asked to explain how the Americans have won nine out of 10 foursome matches. "Can you?" he asked incredulously.

"We never play that 9-1 is absolutely phenomenal. I thought we'd have a better chance at fourballs than we did the alternate shot, and it just turned upside down." That summed up a topsy-turvy day. Inspired by a rare motivational speech from Ernie Els, the International team made short work out of a graduate, has been a weekly columnist for The Sporting News since 1991 and contributes regularly to The Sporting News web site. After beginning his career at The Pantagraph, Kindred became a columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal, the Washington Post, The National and the Atlanta (Ga.) Journal-Constitution before joining The Sporting News. He has been named state sportswriter of the year 15 times (in three states) and in 1998 was named National Sportswriter of the Year by the National Association of Sportswriters and Sportscasters.

A member of the United States Basketball Writers Hall of Fame and author of six books, Kindred also has received the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement in sports journalism. and one to mono. That makes it tough because we had to move and mix things around." Amy Gregory and Kara Swigart paced the Titans in the first match with eight kills each. Swigart had 20 kills in the second match. Beth Crowley stepped up with 18 kills, while Gregory also added 18.

IWU returns to action today at 1 p.m. against Savannah College of Art and Design. The Titans then play Washington University at 4 p.m. IWU volleyball goes 1-1 on first day of tourney Vk I II 1 J.HJI BASEBALL Delgado sets record with $68 million deal The Toronto Blue Jays and Carlos Delgado shook baseball's salary structure Friday, agreeing to a record $68 million, four-year contract that makes him the sport's highest-paid player. The contract will average $17 million per season.

Delgado gets a $4.8 million signing bonus and salaries of $10 million in 2001, $17.2 million in 2002, $17.5 million in 2003 and $18.5 million in 2004. None of the money is deferred, and Delgado gets a complete no-trade clause. FOOTBALL Bears' Kreutz can play; Enis still out Center Olin Kreutz is available for the Chicago Bears' game Sunday in Philadelphia, but fullback Curtis Enis will miss his third in a row. Enis, a disappointment since picked in the first round of the 1998 NFL draft as a running back, has a strained left shoulder. Kreutz had been sidelined for four games with a sprained left knee.

BASKETBALL Creighton recruit Collier lost for season The Creighton men's basketball team has lost one of its top recruits for the season. Austin Collier, a 6-foot-7-inch forward from Scottsdale (Ariz.) Community College, suffered a broken tibia in his right leg during a routine layup drill this week. Collier had been expected to strengthen Creighton's inside game. He averaged 14.4 points and nine rebounds per game last year in junior college in Arizona. Oft-injured Hurley announces retirement Bobby Hurley, the oft-injured point guard who hasn't played in the NBA for two years, has retired.

The decision by the 29-year-old former Duke star was confirmed on Friday by his father and a representative for SFX Sports Group. From Pantagraph wire services 24-hour news information on CITYLINE Call 829-9000, enter 6000 From B5 DIVING -1. Bicknell (UH). 183 40. 100 BUTTERFLY 1.

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(AP) As happy as Jeremy Mayfield was to win the pole for Sunday's Pop Secret Popcorn 400, the biggest smiles in the AsportsI North Carolina Speedway garage belonged to Bobby Labonte and his Joe Gibbs Racing team. Mayfield recorded a fast lap of 157.342 mph. Labonte, closing in on his first Winston Cup championship, drew an early qualifying spot and slid quietly into the second spot at 157.248. "We're having a good time," Labonte said. "I'm a little calmer, ST.

LOUIS The Illinois Wesleyan volleyball team battled its way through Injuries and illness to pick up a win and a loss at the Washington (Mo.) Midwest Invitational Friday Madonna University (Mich.) defeated the Titans 10-15, 15-6, 15-6, 15-5. IWU bounced back to beat Thomas Moore 15-11, 10-15, 15-12, 14-16, 16-14. "We've had some illness and injuries," IWU coach Kim Nelson-Brown said. "We lost three kids in the last 24 hours two to injury Shannon Scates Conference pick. "I think she's a great person to add to their program," said Normal West coach Linda McLellan.

"She is a solid player all the way around." Scates helped the lllini Elite Volleyball Club place eighth in fortune for pole; Labonte maybe, than in years past, and that's probably just experience. We're just trying to keep everybody as composed as possible and keep doing things the way we've been doing them." That's exactly what the No. 18 Pontiac team did Friday, with Labonte qualifying fourth out of 48 entries and putting up a number big enough that he didn't have to worry the rest of the day. Heading into Sunday's race, Labonte leads runner-up Dale Earnhardt by 210 points. If he finishes 10th or better in each of the four remaining races, Labonte will join older brother Terry, a two-time series winner, as a TENNESSEE 3...

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