The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL

Tri-Valley's Boward Abrainstorm of Activity

DOWNS - Jeff Boward's score of 35 on his ACT and current class ranking of No. 2 almost bring him numerous descriptions, including that of "genius." But the Tri-Valley senior does not necessarily agree.

'Bird Watching'

BLOOMINGTON - Jeremy Robinson will be focused largely on 6-foot- 9 University of Illinois recruit Stanley Simpson on Saturday when Robinson and Decatur Eisenhower face Chicago Simeon at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. Yet, the 6-8 Robinson also will be checking out Simeon's 6-foot point guard, Kenyon Smith.

Krone Leads Fieldcrest Boys to Win in Colmone Classic

Jordan Krone scored 19 points for the Fieldcrest High School basketball team in a 70-45 victory over Kewanee Wethersfield in the Colmone Classic at Spring Valley on Wednesday night. Fieldcrest (4-1) entered the second half with an 11-point lead and scored 18 points in each of the final two quarters.

Monmouth Defeats Eureka College Women

Opportunity Slips Away

BLOOMINGTON - Bloomington PrairieThunder center Leo Thomas thought the puck took some crazy bounces Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. To the Thunder's chagrin, many of those bounces were the result of missed opportunities that allowed Kalamazoo to rally for a 5-4 International Hockey League victory on Glenn Detulleo's goal 55 seconds into overtime.

Saints Draw No. 1 Seed in Classic

The Central Catholic High School basketball team has been named the No. 1 seed in the Class 1A-2A boys bracket of the 29th annual State Farm Holiday Classic. The 64-team tournament will be held Dec. 26-29 at five venues in Bloomington-Normal.

Iwu Senioreager to Getout On Floor

BLOOMINGTON - The seemingly simple task of playing a basketball game has been anything but simple for Illinois Wesleyan's Brian Nussbaum. Other than bit parts in eight games, Nussbaum has watched much more basketball than he has played.

Area Leaders

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS Area leaders

No Panic Just yet for Salukis

NORMAL - Southern Illinois was the unanimous selection of coaches, sports information directors and media to capture the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title during the league's media day in late October. So what's wrong with SIU?

Ceisel, Osburn Repeat Mvps for Titans

BLOOMINGTON - Illinois Wesleyan junior wide receiver Martin Ceisel and senior defensive back Bo Osburn have repeated as most valuable offensive and defensive player, respectively, for the Titan football team. Ceisel, a Deerfield High School graduate and a three-time all- College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin first-team selection, led IWU with 60 catches for 742 yards and eight touchdowns. Ceisel ranks No. 4 all-time at IWU with 2,194 receiving yards, No. 5 with 23 receiving touchdowns ...

Eureka's Fisher Honored

basketball Eureka's Fisher honored

Bhs Principal Under Wraps for Fundraiser

Bloomington High School principal Tim Moore had a great view of the halftime festivities at the Purple Raiders' boys basketball game against Urbana last Friday at the Robert Frank Sports Complex. Actually, Moore was the halftime festivities.

Perry's Principles Can Help You Reel in Success

The late Buck Perry is a hero of mine. He helped us understand how fish behave. With winter here, it's a great time to ponder how the father of structure fishing was able to determine why 10 percent of the water holds 90 percent of the fish. It's also a good time to use the principles Perry taught to study maps of lakes to find spots you might have overlooked. The practice will give you something to dream about until next spring.