http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sportsSports news from the south-central Illinois areahttp://www.wjbdradio.com/images/wjbd_logo_small.pnghttp://www.wjbdradio.comWJBD Online13573http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6401Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:59 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6401SALEM - "It was your typical first game of the season," those words from Salem coach Janet Holst as her Lady Wildcats took advantage of a 50-32 advantage in the final 3 quarters to pull away and defeat Centralia 60-46 in the opener for each team in the 2009 Salem Thanksgiving Tournament. Centralia came out strong taking a 10-0 lead to start the game. Cierra Cunningham put in 8 in the first quarter to help the Annies extend their lead. Maddy Pea hit consecutive 3-pointers to cut the lead down to four and that is the deficit Salem would face after the first quarter 14-10. Salem outscored Centralia 50-32 the rest of the way including 19-8 in the 2nd quarter to take a 29-22 lead at the break. Katie Meador was a beat for the Lady Cats. The 5-foot-9 sophomore put in a game high 22 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 7 steals. Meador also featured a perimeter game she says she's been working on all summer. Hittinga trio of 10-foot jumpers off the dribble, Meador has added to her all around game after showing she is a force underneath. Also a force last night was the defensive effort of Kirstie Owen. The 5-foot-3 junior guard held Annies leading scorer from a year ago, junior Hannah Shores, to 0 points in the opening half and just 10 for the game. Owen also put in 11 points for Salem who forced 20 turnovers. "It's been a long time since we haven't pressed and strictly ran a half-court man-to-man defense, and I think we played it pretty well," said Holst. Lexi Hester was also in double figures with 10 points while Maddy Pea added another three pointer in the 2nd half to finish with 9 points. Cunningham led the way for Centralia with 15 points, only 3 in the 2nd half. Salem and Centralia will each finish up pool play on Saturday. Salem will play Belleville East at Noon followed by Pana at 8:30. Centralia get's Pana at 1:30 and Belleville East at 7:00. In the night's first game, Highland beat Carlyle 52-35. The tournament continues tonight with three-time defending champion Edwardsville taking on Olney at 6:30 followed by Pana and Belleville East at 8pm. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Central moved to 2-0 on the season with a 47-34 victory over North Clay in Farina. Abbey Jones finished with 16 points, Audrey Matheny had 12 and Ashley Pollard chipped in with 11 in the win. Also in the MTC last night, ten players scored for Sandoval on their way to a 60-8 rout at Cisne. Madison Crawford had 14 points as the Lady Blackhawks take their 2-0 record to the court tonight when they host Red Hill. Woodlawn made their first seven shots including 5 three pointers on their way to a 56-34 win over Noble. The Lady Cougars will join their boy counterparts tomorrow night for their annual spirit night with this year’s theme “South Central has a flashback!” The event will take place at the South Central High School Gym in Farina beginning at 6:30. Admission is free, but the cheerleaders are asking that you bring in a can of food, which will be given to the local food pantry. Also last night in girls basketball, Nashville opened the game on a 9-0 run and held on to beat Wesclin 50-43.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6400Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:22:23 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6400 Warrior pitchers Patrick Flanagan and Luke Shuemaker (Paducah, KY) are two of four Rend Lake College baseball players who have committed to fouryear programs. Salem grad Flangan has signed to play at Bradley University in Peoria and Shuemaker to Murray State in Kentucky. They are also two outstanding student-athletes in the classroom and on the diamond. The 6-3 Flanagan threw 70 innings, allowing 30 runs on 52 hits for an ERA of 3.86 as a freshman in the spring. He walked 29 batters and struck out 52 for a record of 3-and-5 on the mound while maintaining a grade point average of over 3.25. "Patrick's fastball topped out a 94 this fall on two separate occasions, " said coach Tony Etnier. "HIs fasbtall has a lot of arm-side run, and he has a good slider and a good changeup. He'll pitch as our ace in the spring." Shuemaker - a 6-2, 19-year-old with a GPA above 3.5 - hit well for the Warriors last spring. He finished the season with two homers, five doubles and 13 RBI on 31 hits. Shuemaker earned a batting average of .242 in 128 trips to the plate and struck out nine batters in 21 innings from the mound. Also playing at the next level is Belleville East grad AJ Martin with the University of Indianapolis and pitcher Tomas Rodriguez committing to Mid-Continent University in Kentucky.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6399Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:14:08 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6399JH BB – Nick Conklin scored 31 points in Salem’s 60-53 victory over Carmi on the road last night. Conklin scored 19 points in the first quarter and, despite foul trouble, led his team to the win. Joey Tolliver finished with 10 for the 5-0 Bobcats. Salem will host Charleston tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. Also last night, Odin got 24 points and 10 rebounds from Ryan Niepoetter on their way to a 62-51 win over Sandoval. Odin is 3-4 on the season and will tip off play in the St. Theresa Thanksgiving Tournament tonight in the first game at 5pm against Hoffman Trinity. The game will be followed by 3 more to open up play. Altamont Lutheran and St. Theresa will play at 6:10 followed by Patoka and Kell. The final game of the night will see St. Peter Lutheran taking on Central City at 8:30. JH GB – Selmaville won the 3rd place game in the Oil Belt Conference Tournament defeating Odin 46-39 behind 23 points from Katie Mills. Heather Henson had 18 in a losing cause for Odin. In the championships, Iuka defeated Raccoon 42-30 to run their record to 9-2 on the year. Iuka was led by Kaitlyn Jett with a dozen points.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6398Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:13:20 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6398 Franklin Park held their Cross Country Awards banquet this week. Quentin Goostree was named Most Valuable Runner. There were three named most improved, they were Tyler Jourdan, Robby Foreman and Ford Barnfield. Blake Quandt given the Heart Award. These kids were part of the team who were the State Champions at the State Cross Country meet held in Benton during October. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6397Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:09:52 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6397ST. LOUIS - The Rams welcome former QB Kurt Warner and the defending NFC champion Cardinals to the Edward Jones Dome Sunday. Arizona overcame an early 14-0 deficit to notch a 31-20 win over the Seahawks last Sunday. Kurt Warner threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns for the Cards, who have won five-of-six to move to 6-and-3 on the year. The Rams hung with the unbeaten Saints for four quarters last week before suffering a 28-23 home loss to New Orleans. Steven Jackson had 176 yards from scrimmage and a TD for the Rams, who slipped to 1-and-8 with the loss. The Cardinals have won the last five meetings between the teams. Yesterday the Rams asked the NFL for a 24-hour extension to sell their remaining tickets and avoid a TV blackout. Meanwhile, defensive end C.J. Ah You suffered an ACL injury in practice Wednesday and is out for the season. Eagles battle Bears on Sunday Night Football. CHICAGO - A pair of teams going in the wrong direction will colide in Chicago when the Bears host the Philadelphia Eagles on "Sunday Night Football." The Eagles are coming off a 31-23 loss to the Chargers in San Diego. Donovan McNabb was 35-of-55 for 450 yards and two touchdowns for Philadelphia, which has dropped two straight to fall to 5-and-4 on the year. Brian Westbrook suffered his second concussion of the year in last week's loss and will not play this Sunday. Meantime, the Bears were 10-6 losers to the 49ers last Thursday night in San Francisco. Jay Cutler was intercepted five times for Chicago, which has also lost two in-a-row to slip to 4-and-5 on the season. Chicago clipped Philadelphia 24-20 when the teams met last year on "Sunday Night Football." Ricky Williams puts pounding on Panthers. CHARLOTTE - Ricky Williams and the Miami Dolphins are looking nothing like the team that opened the NFL season 0-and-3. The Dolphins are back in the playoff mix at 5-and-5 after Williams ran for 199 yards and scored Miami's three touchdowns in a 24-17 triumph at Carolina. He scored on a 46-yard run moments after the panthers pulled within 17-14. Williams came through a day after the Dolphins learned fellow running back Ronnie Brown would miss the rest of the season. DeAngelo Williams had 122 rushing yards for the 4-and-6 Panthers. Wilson willing to make changes. BUFFALO - Bills owner Ralph Wilson tells The Associated Press he's prepared to revamp his entire football operation after the season and warns that no position is safe. The 3-and-6 Bills already fired coach Dick Jauron Tuesday and replaced him with defensive coordinator Perry Fewell, who will serve as interim coach the rest of the season. Wilson says he's open to making a lucrative offer to land a high-profile coach, although he discounts reports that the team is interested in interviewing former Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan. Also in the NFL: Chris Simms took snaps with the Broncos' starters again Thursday, making it increasingly likely that he will start against San Diego on Sunday in place of Kyle Orton. Denver's No. 1 quarterback left last week's loss to Washington after spraining his left ankle and didn't return. The undefeated New Orleans Saints might be without running back Reggie Bush for Sunday's game against Tampa Bay. Bush has missed two practices this week due to swelling in his knee after he ran for 83 yards and scored two touchdowns in St. Louis last Sunday. Saints coach Sean Payton would not say Thursday what Bush's chances of playing are this Sunday in Tampa Bay. Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis will miss his second straight game this weekend as he recovers from a concussion. Portis has not been able to practice since he was injured in a helmet-to-helmet hit against Atlanta. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6396Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:31:36 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6396STILLWATER, Oklahoma - Oklahoma State fell behind 21-10 Thursday night before Third-string quarterback Brandon Weeden helped the 12th-ranked Cowboys improve to 9-and-2. Weeden threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns in the second half in a 31-28 victory against Colorado. His 28-yard touchdown pass to Justin Blackmon with 8:11 remaining proved to be the winner. The outcome allowed Oklahoma State to keep pressure on No. 3 Texas in the Big 12 championship race. The Longhorns would have clinched the Big 12 South with an OSU loss. Weis decision won't come until after season. SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick plans to make a decision on the future of coach Charlie Weis within days of the season's end. The Fighting Irish host Connecticut on Saturday then play at No. 14 Stanford in the regular-season finale on Nov. 28. Swarbrick says the evaluation of Weis is an ongoing process. Kansas looking into Mangino allegations. LAWRENCE, Kansas - University of Kansas officials have begun to talk with former players about allegations of abusive behavior by football coach Mark Mangino. Former Jayhawks receiver Raymond Brown recalled Thursday how in 2007, Mangino began yelling at him and said "I'll send you back to St. Louis where you can get shot by your homies." Mangino's alleged comment came a few days after Brown's younger brother was wounded in a shooting near his home in St. Louis. Brown and another former player also told the AP that Mangino made insensitive comments about a player's father being an alcoholic.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6395Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:20:58 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6395NEW YORK - The Cardinals lost out on a postseason award for the second straight day Thursday. Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum was named the National League Cy Young winner for the second straight year, beating out the Redbirds' Chris Carpenter and Adam Waiwright. Lincecum went 15-and-7 with a 2.48 ERA and a league-leading 261 strikeouts to become the first back-to-back winner since Randy Johnson won four straight from 1999-2002. Carpenter, who went 17-and-2 with a league-best 2.24 ERA, finished just six points behind. Wainwright, who won a league-high 19 games with a 2.63 ERA, finished third just 10 points behind Lincecum. Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa finished second behind Colorado's Jim Tracy for the NL Manager of the Year on Wednesday. Cubs sign Grabow, trade Heilman. CHICAGO - The Cubs agreed to a two-year deal with left-handed reliever John Grabow on Thursday. Although financial terms of the deal are not known, the "Chicago Sun-Times" reported it be worth seven-million-dollars with an official announcement coming as soon as today. After being acquired last season from Pittsburgh, Grabow posted a 3.24 ERA in 30 appearances with Chicago. He set a career-high with 75 games with both the Pirates and Cubs. Grabow, who would have been one of the most sought-after left relievers had he hit the open market, had spent the first six-plus seasons of his big league career with the Pirates. He is 20-and-15 lifetime with six saves and a 4.03 ERA in 420 games. In other team news, the Cubs traded pitcher Aaron Heilman to the Diamondbacks in exchange for pitcher Scott Maine and infielder Ryne White.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6394Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:13:34 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6394LOS ANGELES - Pau Gasol scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in his season debut as the Lakers beat the Bulls 108-93 at the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant nearly had a triple-double with 21 points, nine boards and eight assists for Los Angeles, which built a 20-point lead in the third quarter and cruised from there. Ron Artest added 15 points as the Lakers improved to 9-and-3 on the season. Derrick Rose recorded 20 points and six assists to lead Chicago, which had its two-game winning streak snapped to fall to 6-and-5. John Salmons scored 18 points, and Joakim Noah added a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds for the Bulls in defeat. The Bulls continue their road trip on Saturday against Denver. Other games played last night: The Utah Jazz hadn't won a regular-season game in SanAntonio since February 1999 until Deron Williams contributed 21 points in Utah's 90-83 win over the Spurs. Carlos Boozer scored 10 of his 18 points in the final period and finished with 11 rebounds. Peja Stojakovic was the star in the Hornets' 110-103 win over the Sunds, hitting seven 3-pointers and finishing with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Devin Brown and rookie Marcus Thornton each scored 19 for New Orleans, which won its second straight under new head coach Jeff Bower. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6393Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:09:31 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6393UNDATED - It will be No. 6 North Carolina taking on unranked Syracuse in the 2K Sports Classic final Friday at Madison Square Garden. The Tar Heels escaped with a 77-73 win over No. 15 Ohio State after blowing most of a 19-point lead in the final 10:30 minutes. Deon Thompson finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds to lift the 4-and-0 Heels. The Orange ripped No. 13 California 95-73 to earn the right to face North Carolina. Scoop Jardine scored a career-high 22 points, and Wes Johnson finished with 17 and 11 rebounds. Dayton and Villanova barely pulled out victories in the opening round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. Paul Williams scored seven of his 13 points in the final minute to lift the No. 18 Flyers past 21st-ranked Georgia Tech 63-59. Chris Johnson scored 19 points for the 2-0 Flyers. Freshman Isaiah Armwood drained a go-ahead three-pointer with 17 seconds left to push the fifth-ranked Wildcats past George Mason 69-68. Scottie Reynolds had 18 points for Villanova, which trailed by 13 in the first half. Also in top-25 action: Top ranked Kansas scored 23 straight points in the first half before completing a 94-44 rout of Central Arkansas. Tyrel Reed canned four three-pointers and was one of four Jayhawks to finish with 12 points. No. 4 Kentucky knocked off Sam Houston State 102-92 as DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 18 rebounds. Freshman John Wall is averaging 20 points in his first two games after delivering 21 points and six assists for the Wildcats. And No. 24 Minnesota rode freshman Rodney Williams and his 17 points, six rebounds and four steals to a 76-51 win over Utah Valley. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6392Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:03:39 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6392ST. LOUIS - Erik Johnson scored just 17 seconds into overtime to give the Blues a 3-2 win over the Coyotes at Scottrade Center. T.J. Oshie notched his third goal of the season at 2:35 of the third period to tie the game at two for the Blues, who halted a two-game slide to even their six-game homestand at 2-and-2. Keith Tkachuk tied the game at one for St. Louis with his fourth goal of the season in the first period. Chris Mason stopped 34-of-36 shots for the NOTE. Radim Vrbata staked Phoenix to a 1-0 lead in the first and Vernon Fiddler put the Coyotes ahead 2-1 in the second. Illya Bryzgalov gave up three goals on 30 shots for Phoenix, which has lost six-of-nine. Elsewhere in the NHL: The Chicago Blackhawks set a team-record a month ago by erasing a five-goal deficit in a 6-5 overtime win against Calgary. The Hawks didn't need a comeback Thursday night after exploding for five goals in the second period of a 7-1 rout of the Flames. Kris Versteeg provided a pair of power-play goals during the second-period. Troy Brouwer and Patrick Kane also scored with the man advantage for the Blackhawks. Chris Phillips scored twice and Pascal Leclaire turned back 25 shots as the Senators ripped the Penguins 6-2 in Ottawa. Phillips scored just one goal in his first 18 games before tallying twice in a 2:03 span of the third period to give the Senators a 5-1 lead and chase Marc-Andre Fleury from the nets. Boston earned a 4-3 shootout win in Atlanta. Patrice Bergeron provided the lone shootout tally after Michael Ryder scored twice in regulation. Martin Erat contributed the deciding shootout tally in Nashville's 3-2 verdict over New Jersey. Jason Arnott scored twice for the Predators, who handed the Devils their second straight road loss since a 9-and-0 start. Carolina erased deficits of 3-0 and 4-3 before beating Toronto 5-4 on shootout goals by Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen. Tim Gleason scored twice, Ruutu had four assists and Erik Cole notched the qualizer with 2.9 seconds left in regulation. Anaheim coughed up a three-goal lead before Scott Niedermayer scored a power-play goal 52 seconds into overtime to give the Ducks a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay. Corey Perry extended his career-best point streak to 13 games with a power play goal and two assists for the Ducks. Kristian Huselius scored twice and Rick Nash notched a power-play goal as Columbus dumped Dallas 4-1. Huselius and Raffi Torres scored 21 seconds apart during a five-minute power play to put the Blue Jackets ahead 3-0 midway through the contest. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6391Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:45:23 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6391Salem sophomore Brock Bolton has been named to the 2009 All-South Golf Team. Bolton averaged 38.3 per nine holes this season and placed second at both the regional and sectional tournaments. He was the Apollo Conference champion with an even-par performance at Stones Throw Country Club. A trio of Centralia Orphans are also on the Class 2A team. Senior Kenny Evischi was selected to the all-Metro Area first team. Evischi averaged 37.9 per nine holes this season and was 51st in the state tournament. Will Miller was an all Metro-East Area first-team selection, averaging 38.6 strokes per nine holes. He finished 14th in the state tournament, as well as top-10 finishes in both the regional and sectional rounds. Anthony Harting averaged 40.6 per nine holes this season and placed 12th in the conference tournament. He was also 31st in the Quincy Invitational. Mt. Vernon's Logan Murphy placed 14th in the state tournament. He was third in the regional and fifth in the sectional round. Murphy placed third in the South Seven Tournament and was second in the Marion Invitational. He averaged 38 strokes per nine holes. Rounding out the team was Marion's Nick Cavaness and Jaret Brewer. On the Class A team, Sam Waters(Waltonville/Sesser-Valier), Michael Molt (Fairfield), Shawn Jackanicz (West Frankfort), Kobe Watson (Eldorado), Adam Aldridge (Eldorado), Jimmy Sherrod (Harrisburg), Kyle Kinley (Carterville), Quincy Glass (Massac County), Adam McManus (Massac County), Andrew Novara (Murphysboro), Michael Haeuber (Hamilton County), Donald Christensen (Hamilton County), Kaleb Kessler (Sparta), Bryce Doughty (Benton), Andrew Mitchell (Benton), Thomas Simpson (Benton), Zach Tate (Benton). Marion's Ashleigh and Cassie Rushing lead the Class 2A girls teams. Ashleigh set a new school record, averaging 35.1 per nine holes this season. She placed seventh in the state tournament, fifth in the sectionals and second in regionals. Rushing was first in the Anna-Jonesboro Invitational and River Challenge as well as second in the South Seven Conference and third in the John Macek Memorial Tournament. Cassie Rushing averaged 36.8 strokes per nine holes this season and placed 11th in the state tournament, fourth in the sectional and was crowned regional champion. She was first in the South Seven Tournament and John Macek Memorial, second in the Marion Invitational, third in the Bishop McNamara Invitational and fifth in the Anna-Jonesboro Invitational. 2 more Lady Wildcats were named to the team, Campbell Hunt placed 20th in the state tournament, as well as third in the regional and first in the sectional. She won the Anna-Jonesboro Invitational, finished second in the John Macek Memorial, third in the South Seven Tournament, fourth in the Marion Invitational, fifth in the River Challenge and eighth in the Bishop McNamara Invitational. Hannah Pool was fourth in the Anna-Jonesboro Invitational and seventh in the South Seven. Also on the team was Mt. Vernon junior Lexi Shoemaker who medaled in ive matches for the Lady Rams. She placed 14th in the regionals. Leading the way in Class A locally was Nashville's Keeghan May. The senior capped her career with a top-10 finish in the state finals. She advanced through the regionals with her team and advanced out of the sectionals with a 95. Named to the all-conference team, May averaged 40 strokes per nine holes. Also on the team, Taylor King (Massac County), Tala Mumford (Massac County), Sami Weber (Massac County), Dana Kaufmann (Carterville), Hannah Gill (Carterville), Jessa Handwerk (Harrisbrug), Whitney Nugent (Harrisburg), Chelsea Nagel (Steeleville), Taylor Martin (Sparta), Heather McDaniel (Pinckneyville).http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6390Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:25:58 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6390G. Bball – The Salem Lady Wildcats will open up play in the 9th annual Salem Thanksgiving Tournament tonight in the second game of a double header on opening night. The Lady Cats will take on Centralia at 8 pm. Salem is coming off a 20-8 season and their second straight trip to the sectionals. It was Salem’s 6th consecutive 20-win season for coach Janet Holst who thinks her team will be better fundamentally this year on the defensive end in the half court. Salem also features a 3-headed monster underneath with sophomore Katie Meador, junior Lexi Hester and senior 6-foot Chelsey Reed to go along with a core group of guards that include a pair of 4-year letter winners in Maddy Pea and Steph Carpenter, as well as junior Kirstie Owen leading the charge defensively. Listen to tonight’s game at 8pm on 1350 AM or online at WJBDradio.com. In the opener tonight, Carlyle will take on Highland at 6:30. Play resumes on Friday with games between defending champion Edwardsville and Olney at 6:30 followed by Pana and Belleville East. Also tonight, Nashville will play at Wesclin, Woodlawn goes to Noble, South Central, coming off a huge win to open their season over Cowden Herrick/Beecher City will host North Clay, Sandoval plays at Cisne while Wayne City goes to Webber. Last night, Mater Dei opened up their season with a 54-26 win over Cahokia at the Alton Tournament. Brooke Schulte had 16 points as the Lady Knights will take on Alton tomorrow at 7:30.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6389Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:25:13 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6389JH BB – After running out to a 4-0 start, the Franklin Park Bobcats will take their game on the road tonight to Carmi. Salem has dominated play this season early and will look for more of the same tonight. Also tonight, Sandoval goes to Odin, Nashville is at Pinckneyville, Bluford hosts Albion, Akin is at Dodds, Centralia St. Mary’s hosts Nashville St. Ann’s, Selmaville goes to Woodlawn, Bartelso is at Aviston, Willow Grove goes to Irvington, Wesclin is at O’Fallon Fulton and Casey goes to Marion. Last night, Iuka beat Kell 49-45. In the loss Dakota Timmons finished with 26 points. The St. Theresa Thanksgiving Tournament begins tomorrow with 4 opening round games. The night begins at 5 with Odin and Hoffman Trinity followed by Altamont Lutheran and St. Theresa. Then at 7:20 Patoka will play Kell followed by Central City and St. Peter at 8:30. JH GB – Tonight the Oil Belt Conference girls tournament will conclude with Raccoon and Iuka playing for the title following the third place game between Odin and Selmaville. Last night, Sandoval’s 7th graders beat St. Rose 46-23 in the 3rd annual Christ Our Rock 7th grade tournament. Kylie Parson and Katie Jo Bryan each had 13 for the winners who will take on Rome Saturday morning at 8:30.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6388Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:24:20 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6388Kaskaskia College opened up their home portion of their men's basketball season with a 84-69 win over Washington University's JV. The Blue Devils trailed most of the first half before snatching a 3-point lead at the break. In the 2nd half, it was sophomore forward Sam Obetoh leading the charge. Obetoh scored 18 of his game high 20 points in the final twenty minutes and pulled down eight rebounds. KC put 10 in the scoring column including 4 in double figures. Joining Obetoh were Daniel Barnes 19, Kevin Pettiford and Tyquan Brown each added a dozen for the 3-1 Blue Devils.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6387Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:58:13 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6387LOS ANGELES - The Bulls continue their five-game road trip tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Chicago began the trek with a 101-87 win at Sacramento on Tuesday. The Bulls, who are 6-and-4 on the year, will also make stops in Denver, Portland, Utah and Milwaukee. The Lakers, meanwhile, snapped a two-game skid with a 106-93 win over Detroit on Tuesday. LA sits at 8-and-3 on the season. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. In the rest of the NBA: The Dallas Mavericks ran their winning streak to four because of strong overtime effort by Dirk Nowitzki in their 99-94 win over San Antonio. Nowitzki scored 11 of his season-high 41 in OT. He also pulled down 12 rebounds. His three-point play with 2:28 left in OT put the Mavs up for good. Portland withstood a 31-point fourth quarter by Detroit and beat the Pistons 87-81. Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge netted 20 apiece. Utah rookie Eric Maynor scored 11 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and helped the Utah Jazz hold off the Toronto Raptors, 104-91. The Jazz let an 18-point lead slip to one early in the fourth before pulling away to beat the Raptors for the ninth straight time. Antawn Jamison had a double-double debut for the Washington Wizards, who seemed to relish the return of their talented forward to their lineup. Jamison contributed a 31-point, 10-rebound effort in the Wizards' 108-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James had 34 points and nine assists in the loss. Al Harrington scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter against his former team, and the New York Knicks rallied from 19 down to beat the Indiana Pacers 110-103. That ends the Knicks' six-game losing streak. Larry Hughes had 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who ended the Pacers' five-game win streak. Lou Williams' layup with 3.1 seconds reamining gave the Philadelphia 76ers a come-from-behind 86-84 victory over Charlotte. Andre Iguodala scored 25 points and Williams had 19. Joe Johnson followed his 35-point game Monday night with a 30-point effort and the Atlanta Hawks won their sixth in a row, beating the Miami Heat 105-90 to reclaim a share of the NBA's best record at 10-and-2. Boston outscored Golden State 109-95. Paul Pierce led six Celtics in double figures with 19. That ends the Celtics' modest two-game losing streak. Rashard Lewis fell one assist shy of his first triple-double, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the Orlando Magic's 108-94 victory over Oklahoma City. Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph scored 21 points apiece and the Memphis Grizzlies won their second straight, 106-91 over the L.A. Clippers Luis Scola had 20 points and a season-high 16 rebounds in Houston's 97-84 victory over Minnesota, the Timberwolves' 11th straight loss. Andrew Bogut and Carlos Delfino each scored 21 and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the 0-and-12 New Jersey Nets 99-85. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6386Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:15:49 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6386ST. LOUIS - The Blues look to snap a two-game skid tonight when they host the Phoenix Coyotes at Scottrade Center. It's the fourth game of a six-game homestand for St. Louis, which has dropped seven of its last eight games overall. The Blues are 6-8-and-4 on the season, in last place in the Central Division with 16 points, five behind the fourth-place Predators. St. Louis is just 3-7-and-1 on home ice and lost 2-0 to Phoenix at Scottrade on Oct. 29th. The Coyotes are 12-9-and-0. On the ice: Alex Auld made 31 saves, and Mike Ribeiro, Matt Niskanen and Loui Eriksson scored in the Dallas Stars' 3-1 victory over Detroit at Joe Louis Arena. That ends the Red Wings' three-game win streak. Brad Richards and James Neal each had two assists for the Stars. Ryan Potulny and Patrick O'Sullivan scored third-period goals and the Edmonton Oilers overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Colorado 6-4. The Avalanche was playing its second game in two nights. Radim Vrbata had a goal and an assist in the Phoenix Coyotes' 3-2 victory over Minnesota. Illya Bryzgalov made 24 saves. Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves in the surging Florida Panthers' 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Michael Frolik scored twice. Philadelphia beat the L.A. Kings 3-2. Mike Richards scored his ninth goal and added a power-play assist. The Flyers have won seven of eight. Penguins lose another blue liner: UNDATED - The injury-thinned Pittsburgh Penguins are down another player. Defenseman Jay McKee has an infected finger that will keep him out two to four weeks. He was hurt late in Pittsburgh's 5-2 win over Anaheim on Monday, and is the fifth of the team's top six defensemen to be sidelined since late October. Elsewhere around the NHL: The Washington Capitals expect left wing Quintin Laing to miss up to six weeks with a broken jaw, while left wing Alexander Semin is questionable with a right wrist injury. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6385Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:12:05 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6385UNDATED - Butler, the 11th-ranked team in the AP college rankings, showed off its depth in a 67-54 win over Northwestern as five Butler players scored at least nine points. Shelvin Mack led the way with 15 and dished out eight assists. Gordon Hayward added 14 points and 10 boards. In the other Top-25 game, third-ranked Texas topped Western Carolina 73-41. Damion James scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6384Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:05:11 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6384NEW YORK - Cardinals manager Tony La Russa finished second yesterday for the National League Manager of the Year Award. Asexpected, Rockies skipper Jim Tracy was a runaway winner after leading Colorado back from the brink to the NL Wild Card. Tracy took over for the fired Clint Hurdle in late May when the Rockies were 10 games under .500 and led them to a 74-and-42 mark the rest of the way. Tracy received 29-of-31 first-place votes, while La Russa, who guided St. Louis to a 91-win season and the NL Central title, received the other two. The Dodgers' Joe Torre was third. NL Cy Young announced today: NEW YORK - The Cardinals have a much better chance at a postseason award today as Major League Baseball announces the National League Cy Young winner. Teammates Adam Wainwright and Chris Carpenter are considered the top candidates for the honor. Wainwright led the Senior Circuit with 19 wins while posting a 2. 63 ERA. After making just four combined starts in 2007 and 2008, Carpenter came back to post a 17-and-4 mark and a league-best 2.24 ERA. Giants pitcher and reigning NL Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum is also in the mix after 15-and-7 with a 2.48 ERA. Selig: Tighter playoff schedule coming: CHICAGO - Baseball plans to cut down on off days during the postseason next year. Commissioner Bud Selig says he's working on tightening up the 2010 playoff schedule so there will be fewer gaps between games. Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia criticized the current playoff format after the Yankees and Angels played only eight times in 20 days going into Game 6 of the AL Championship Series. Selig also says he would continue to discuss instant replay. It's not expected to be a major topic when owners have a full meeting Thursday morning, despite several highly visible missed calls by umpires during the postseason.http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6383Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:14 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6383UNDATED - Ronnie Brown's season is over for the Miami Dolphins, who placed the principal carrier in their Wildcat offense on injured reserve because of a foot injury - his second season-ending injury in three years. Ricky Williams will replace Brown in the Dolphins' starting lineup Thursday night at Charlotte. On the Pantehrs side of the ball, running backs DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart are questionable for Miami with lingering injuries. Rams-Cards in danger of blackout: ST. LOUIS - If local fans want to see Sunday's Rams-Cardials game, they'll likely have to be in attendance this Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome. With about 45-hundred tickets still unsold as of yesterday, the game is in danger of being blacked out on television. The deadline for a sellout to avoid a TV blackout is noon today. Last week, the Rams were close enough to a sellout to be granted a 24-hour extension by the NFL. They did wind up selling out the game, which was shown on local television. This would be the first game in five home dates this season that did not sell out. In other news from around the NFL: The Oakland Raiders are benching former number-one overall pick JaMarcus Russell in favor of Bruce Gradkowski, who gets the start Sunday against Cincinnati. Steelers safety Troy Polamalu wore a heavy brace on his reinjured left knee while watching practice yesterday and did not take part in any drills. http://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6382Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:55:39 CSThttp://www.wjbdradio.com/?f=sports&sub=single&id=6382HOMESTEAD, Fla. - Jamie McMurray has been hired to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. The hiring has long been in the works, and gives one of the last remaining open seats for 2010 to McMurray. It also reunited McMurray with car owner Chip Ganassi, who gave the driver his first Cup ride in 2002.