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THIRD tDfTICN The Pantagraph Wednesday, September 29, 1999 i Normal Community's girls golf team shot a 365 total, believed to be a school record, and built a commanding 32-stroke lead after the first round of the Intercity Tournament at Highland Park. Leading the NCHS charge was Molly Eckols, who shot a two-over-par 38 on the back nine to finish with a nine-over 83. 1989: Central Catholic running back Josh Davis, who doesn't need much room to get his 5-foot-4 frame through an opening at the line of scrimmage, tore through the Mahomet-Seymour defense for 95 yards on 27 carries to lead the Saints to a 17-14 Corn Belt Conference victory at Hancock Stadium. 1974: Illinois State rolled to its third straight victory, 28-0, against a sound Southwest Missouri football team coached by former ISU assistant Donald "Red" Cross. 1SU rolled up 333 yards total offense behind the running of tailbacks Dennis Laws and Larry Spinks, and held the Bears to just two first downs in the first half.

1949: Dick Hundman's postal team rolled into first place in the Industrial Bowling League standings by virtue of a two-game win over State Farm Fire. George Johnston and Lawrence Snodgrass were two mailmen firing over average to help the wining cause. Pages Compiled by Roger Cushman September 29 if ford helps NCHS net Big 12 win over Mattoon STARS of FALL By Pantagraph staff T.J. GifTord scored a pair of goals and had an assist to lead the Normal Community High School boys soccer team to a 4-1 victory over Mattoon on Tuesday at Mattoon. Gifford scored an NCHS MATTOON ing the sloppy conditions we played in," said Normal West coach Mike Fletcher, referring to the rain and wet ground.

"It's nice to get a conference win." Corey Simpson and Andy Collins added the other two goals for the Wildcats. Calvary 3, Decatur Christian 0 James Campbell scored two goals in the first half and Rick Fahrenkrug netted the final score as Calvary Baptist dropped Decatur Christian in a weather-shortened match in Decatur. Greg Fahrenkrug and Campbell notched assists for Calvary Baptist (7-3-4). The match was called about 15 minutes into the second half because of lightning. second half off a pass from Gifford.

Brian Lock scored the final goal on an assist from Russell Jenkins 10 minutes later. "We came out a little flat. We did some good things," said Normal Community coach Aaron Fleming. "We passed the ball well, but we had a terrible time finishing." NCHS had 28 shots on goal compared to just five for Mattoon. West 4, Decatur Eisenhower 0 Matt Dabbs and Dan Alldridge each scored early first-period goals to lead Normal West (8-6-1, 4-2) past Decatur Eisenhower (3-9, 0-4), in Big 12 conference action at Normal.

"We played fairly well consider VOLLEYBALL Kelli Gleason contributed 1 1 service points and 20 assists to lead Lincoln past Chatham Glenwood, 16-14, 15-1 in Central State Eight action at Chatham. Fieldcrest's Laura Soimillen hustled with 12 assists and six service points to lead the Knights to a 15-5, 15-7 victory overTri-Ftoint at Minonk. Ashley Leggett had seven kills to lead Maroa-Forsyth over Monticello, 15-8, 15-4 at Maroa. Jennifer Roberts and Casey Wantland each had six kills to lead Fisher to a 15-12, 15-10 victory over LeRoy at Fisher. Lindsay Clements scored 1 5 senice points and Jenni Lerch had 1 3 kills with 2 blocks to lead Mount Pulaski over Ashland, 11-15, 15-3, 15-12.

CPCI, behind Krista Kuhlman with 24 kills and 8 blocks and Nikki Schleef's 22 assists and 10 service points, edged Iroquois West, 10-15, 15-8, 15-8 in a Sangamon Valley Conference match at Crescent City. Sarah Bozarth recorded 20 assists and Holly Ziegler added 10 service points to lead host El Paso past Heyworth, 15-13, 15-11 in a Midstate Conference match. Leslie Harned had 13 kills to lead Clinton to a 15-12, 15-13 win over Argenta-Oreana at Argenta. Randl Weiss hammered home 10 kills and Ashley Baxter served up 1 1 points as Blue Ridge survived GCMS, 1 5-7, 1 2-1 5, 1 7-1 5, at Farmer City. Tremont's Shelly Meister registered nine kills and Abby Emmons and Blaire James had nine service points each to lead Tremont to a 1 5-10, 15-1 victory over Woodland at Streator.

Jennifer Foster had nine service points and Erica Miller added five kills to lead PBLto a 15-2, 15-12 triumph over Urbana Uni-High at Paxton. Rachel Rohman smashed 13 kills and Amanda Grebner notched 1 1 service points as Metamora held off East Peoria, 15-8, 10-15, 15-1 1 at Metamora. Crystal Ogden's 16 service points helped Morton to a 15-4, 15-7 win over host Canton. Jamie Stieglitz recorded 29 assists as Metamora defeated East Peoria, 15-8, 10-15, 15-11 in a Mid-lllini Conference match at Metamora. GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY El Paso's Jennifer Cox posted her best time of the year, 16 minutes, 32 seconds, to win a meet with Prairie Central and Blue Ridge over a 2.5-mile course at Fairbury.

SWIMMING Eureka's Lindsay Green won both the 100 butterfly (1:11.35) and the 100 backstroke (1:06.78) as the Hornets finished second with 111 points in a triangular at Springfield. SOCCER Eric Pheifer had two goals and Javier Avalos had a pair of assists as the Iroquois West-Crescent City soccer team defeated Georgetown Ridge Farm, 4-3, at Onarga. Tim Tammen had 1 5 saves for the winners. unassisted goal 31 minutes into the first half to give NCHS (2-8-2 overall, 1-1 in the Big 12 Conference) a 1-0 lead at halftime. After Mattoon evened the score at 1-1 one minute into the second half, Gifford scored his second goal on an assist from Justin Baker put the Ironmen in front 3-l with a goal 18 minutes into the Young will miss at least a week By Associated Press Steve Young will miss at least a week and possibly more because of his latest concussion, though tsts showed no signs of more serious brain trauma, the agent for the San Francisco 49ers quarterback said Tuesday.

Young took a frightening hit Schulte's two goals lead ISU to soccer win By Pantagraph staff Dana Schulte scored two goals to lead the Illinois State women's soccer team to a 3-0 nonconference victory over Eastern Illinois Tuesday at Charleston. 'Be your best' Student-athletes receive lessons in leadership at IHSAIESA summit By DAN CARDEN Pantagraph staff It was a far cry from math class. Running around the Illinois State Bone Student Center Ballroom, throwing his hands in the air and screaming into a microphone, Harvey Alston on Tuesday morning managed to get some 400 middle and high school athletes excited about leadership and sportsmanship, while slipping them some advice about life on the side. "We have to get along with people regardless of our size, color or beliefs, because the real difference comes from inside of you," said Alston, an author and educator from Westerville, Ohio, who gives motivational talks. "You can make a difference." Sponsored by the Illinois High School Association and the Illinois Elementary School Association, Alston's speech was the opening session of a day-long leadershipsportsmanship summit for student-athletes, one of three held around the state this week.

Resist temptations Throughout his presentation, Alston blended humor with his serious message about the need for athletes to resist temptations if they are to be effective leaders. Beer commercials seemed to be his favorite target. "They don't show a beer drinker from Peoria, Illinois, sitting at Billy Bob's bar and grill with his pants hanging down so far you could put a quarter in the slot. No! On TV, a guy opens a beer and women appear." At the same time, Alston made it clear that student-athletes had the responsibility not to be taken in by such ads. "You can one-by-one change this world around.

You can one-by-one change your school around. All you have to do is go back and be your best," Alston said. Having the right attitude is the most important factor in being your best, he added. Alston's message seemed to reach at least one participant. Sarah Bennett, a cheerleader and member of the basketball and track teams at Beardstown, said, "I can change things if I have a mind to." Positive message After Alston's presentation, summit participants broke into three groups where they heard from other speakers whom encouraged them to give of themselves as leaders and work to bring positive changes to their schools.

"We want to bring awareness of sportsmanship and leadership into the schools, because they really are one and the same," said Jeff Creek, an IHSA administrative specialist in charge of the day's program. "We bring them here to give them the direction and knowledge they will need to lead their schools." This is the third year the IHSA and IESA have sponsored the Leadership Sportsmanship Summit. It is the first time the event is being held at three different sites. About 700 people attended the session Monday at De Kalb and another 150 student-athletes are expected at today's summit in Collinsville. midway through Monday night's game, at Arizona and left with his fourth concussion The ISU victory was the first over Eastern Illinois in four meetings.

Schulte scored ROUNDUP jj ROUNDUP ished with 28 shots on goal. Redbird goaltender Jen Sandenaw had three saves. Valley honors Sandenaw Sandenaw was named the Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer defensive player of the week on Tuesday. In her first collegiate start, Sandenaw notched five saves to help the Redbirds extend their winning streak to eight games in a 3-2 win over Wisconsin-Green Bay. Beste named athlete of week After running against some of the nation's best and missing a top-10 finish by one second in the Roy Griak Invitational, ISU's Stacia Beste was named the Missouri Valley Conference female athlete of the week.

Beste finished 11th in the field of 223 after timing in on the 5-kilometer course in 18:07. She was second among NCAA Region IWU football team nets votes in Division III poll her first goal 11 minutes into the first half on an assist from Chrystal Johnston. Schulte added her second goal with 1:16 left in the game off a Ty Winkelhake pass. Just more than one minute later, freshman Annie Wayland scored an unassisted goal for the final margin. Wayland, who already holds the Redbird single-season scoring record, has scored in all nine ISU games.

ISU (8-0-1) held a 13-6 first-half shot advantage and in the second half the Redbird defense did not allow a single Eastern Illinois (3-7) shot on goal. The Redbirds fin Illinois Wesleyan received votes for the third straight week in the American Football Coaches Association Division III poll, but not enough to crack the top 25. The Titans (2-0), who are home Saturday against Elmhurst, totaled 30 points. A week ago, IWU had 36 points. Two College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin teams moved up in the top 25 Augustana is at No.

16 (up two spots) and Wheaton is at No. 22 (up three spots). Millikin also received votes. The top eight teams remained the same for the second straight week. Defending national champion Mount Union (Ohio) is a solid No.

1 choice, followed by Trinity (Texas), Rowan (N.J.), Central (Iowa) and St. John's See Scoreboard for poll. since 1996. He underwent an MRI on Tuesday and then met with Dr. Gary Steinberg, the chief neurologist at Stanford Hospital who treated Young when he suffered his last concussion two years ago.

Bears release kicker Gowins i Rookie place-kicker Brian Gowins was released from the Chicago Bears' practice squad. Gowins, who played college football at nearby Northwestern, was demoted after he missed a 48-yard field goal that cost the Bears the game against Seattle two weeks ago. Browns make deals The Cleveland Browns shook up their roster Tuesday night, trading defensive tackle Jerry Ball back to Minnesota and agreeing to terms with running back Rashaan Salaam, a Heisman Trophy winner hoping to resurrect his pro career. In addition, the Browns picked up defensive tackle Stalin Colinet from Minnesota, waived running back Sedrick Shaw and agreed to terms with wide receiver David Dunn. Hans leads Maroa to Okaw golf title IWU cruises to volleyball win Spinner with a 35 but won the individual title on a scorecard playoff.

Scott Thompson finished third for the Trojans with a 37 while Bill Brumett (39) claimed fourth. Maroa-Forsyth had team score of 146 to easily outdistance second-place Sullivan (170). Shelbyville (171) took third. DECATUR The Maroa-Forsyth High School boys golf team, led by medalist Sam Hans' 1-under par 35, took the top four places and had five players in the top 12 to capture the championship of the Okaw Conference Tournament at Faries Park Golf Course Tuesday. Hans was tied by teammate John Freshman setter Tiffany Hamblin paced a balanced attack with a match-high 20 assists as the Illinois Wesleyan volleyball team easily handled Knox College, 15-1, 15-3, 15-1 in a nonconference match Tuesday night at Shirk Center.

The win improved the Titans to 9-7 ahead of Saturday's home contest against North Park. Knox fell to 4-9. Hamblin also recorded seven digs. Kellie Schmidt, Dana Stinson and Kara Swigart had six kills each for the Titans. Stinson also had four service aces.

IWU's hitting percentage was a torrid .561 (32 of 57) for the three games. Jennifer Matczak registered a team-high 10 digs for the Titans, who played all 15 members of the squad. Eugene Boyd, will see increased playing time in Bull's absence. Trust your car to the professionals IMS MB FHmSfflSflS "The savings are yours because the factory is ours Verticals Honeycombs Minis Woods Kil (Iowa) West High School, will be facing his hometown team Saturday. While Northern Iowa is located in Cedar Falls, Waterloo and Cedar Falls are considered twin cities.

No Bull, for 2-4 weeks Redbird defensive tackle David Bull will miss two to four weeks after suffering a knee injury in the Southwest Missouri game. It was originally feared Bull would be out for the remainder of the season. Bull, the first tackle off the bench behind Finn and Damian Gregory, will not require surgery. TeJuan Hartley, and possibly Mid-State Transmission EBEIII In-Home Consulting IlEE and Installation Hunter Douglas Kirsch Graber Symphony Prestige Service Bloomington Normal Blind Factory 1 540 E. College, Normal, IL (Next to Kroger) Call the Factory (309) 451-8626 U08 Fort Jesse Normal H2-5395 RUSSELUS CLEAN 0 SWEEP Closing date: October I for 4th annual Ghamber Directory Benefit from business-to-business promotion DEFENSE From B1 ISU has given up at least 200 yards passing in all four games.

Berry, however, has not lost faith in cornerbacks Corbin and Armando Andrade and safety Sam Young. "I saw those kids play against Minnesota," Berry said of a 55-7 loss Sept. 18. "While they got beat a couple of times, they got beat by some really outstanding athletes. But they were stride for stride with them and the guy made a play.

I have confidence that our secondary is capable of making plays." Defensive tackle Devon Finn said the ISU pass rush, which produced no sacks on 35 Southwest Missouri pass attempts, needs to reassert itself. "We have to start getting to the quarterback more, rattle him and get some sacks," said Finn. "We have to take some pressure off our secondary." Berry said another factor in the defense's performance last Saturday was the slippery, well-worn artificial turf at Plaster Field. "I was concerned going into the game about that surface. It is an awful surface," he said.

"The first three snaps of the game both our corners had already fallen down. From that point on they were measuring every step they were taking 'with the fear they were going to fall. They (the Bears) didn't fall. We fell all over the place." 1 Wells will start Saturday at inside linebacker Scott in place of Tim Angsten. "Hamilton played better than Tim (against Southwest Missouri)," the ISU coach.

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