`LITTLE GUY` VALPO`S BIG CATCH
James Farr always wanted to play in Peoria, but an all-star game was not his first choice. Farr, a 5-foot-9-inch guard who helped lead Mt. Carmel to the Class AA...
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PITCHER`S BRILLIANT EFFORT GIVES REED-CUSTER TITLE
This was Brian DuBois` state baseball tournament--lock, stock and strikeout. In a performance fit for the record books or a movie script, DuBois, a 5- foot-9-inch senior left-hander for Reed-Custer,...
Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1985 | Springfield Lanphier’s Ed Horton
Lincoln High School basketball coach Loren Wallace hurled the challenge at Springfield Lanphier's Ed Horton. "He's a great player, but he's no Superman," Wallace said of Horton before Lincoln played...
Mr. Basketball of Illinois 1985 | Springfield Lanphier’s Ed Horton
Lincoln High School basketball coach Loren Wallace hurled the challenge at Springfield Lanphier's Ed Horton. "He's a great player, but he's no Superman," Wallace said of Horton before Lincoln played...
GOOD SEASON HAS UNHAPPY ENDING
Maybe only coach Derril Kipp knows how good his Maine West basketball team could have been this year. It`s a safe bet no one who saw the Warriors` efforts in...
All-State first team a tall story–five centers
Lowell Hamilton and Jerry Jones were varsity starters as freshmen. Ed Horton played on a state championship team his sophomore season. Melvin McCants became a great player during his junior...
SO, YOU WANT TO BE A COACH
A basketball game on television changed Ed Molitor`s life. ''I was watching a city playoff game between De Paul Academy and Du Sable when I was in college during the...
RICH GET RICHER
It`s tough to coach high school basketball in the city, and Nelison ''Nick'' Anderson made Bob Hambric`s job that much harder Wednesday afternoon. So why the sly smile on the...
SIMEON CRUSHES JULIAN
THOSE YOUNG Doctors of Doom from Simeon used their well-sharpened scalpels Wednesday to cut out another dangling reputation. Julian came into the Simeon gym with a 12-2 record--including six consecutive...