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Young Quarterbacksset to Share Duties

BLOOMINGTON - While the Bloomington Extreme's Tom Kudyba will start again at quarterback this week, Coach Ted Schmitz said rookie Steve LaFalce also will play in Saturday's 7 p.m. United Indoor Football game against Ohio Valley at Wheeling, W.Va. Kudyba was 7 of 14 for 86 yards with one TD and one interception last week in a 53-20 loss to Rock River, giving way to veteran Kenton Carr in the second half.

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In conditions better suited for a football game, the Normal Community High School softball team ignored the frigid weather and kept its focus while posting a 6-0 nonconference win over Lincoln on Wednesday at Normal. Amber May held the Railsplitters hitless through five innings, striking out six and walking two while picking up her second win. Sophomore Bailey Franklin came on in relief in the sixth, yielding the lone Lincoln hit and striking out two as the Ironmen improved to 3-0.

Raidersblow Past Saintssaints

BLOOMINGTON - The Bloomington High School girls soccer team was able to slice through the 35 mph wind and Central Catholic's defense well enough to notch a 3-0 victory as the 10th annual Intercity Tournament inched closer to its weather-delayed conclusion at the Prairie Cities Soccer League Complex on Wednesday. "I told the girls before the game that with this weather, the team that could adjust to the elements would win and not the most skilled team," said BHS coach Tony Bauman, whose Purple...

Brandon Farmer and Josh Baker

Baseball wBrandon Farmer and Josh Baker drove in three runs each as host Lincoln rolled to a 20-2, five-inning Central State Eight Conference win over Springfield Lanphier.

New Isucoach Putsplayers Through Paces

NORMAL - The Tim Jankovich coaching era at Illinois State officially has begun. Well, sort of.

The Coach Is in ; Jankovich Settling in to Fast-Paced Job of a New Head Coach

NORMAL - It is Tuesday afternoon. Frankly, that comes as somewhat of a news flash to Tim Jankovich. For all he knows, it could be Sunday night. Right now, Jankovich is wondering how to cram 30 hours of work into every single day and, occasionally, grab a couple hours of sleep along the way. At least Jankovich doesn't have to wake up and ask himself if he's in Lawrence, Kan., or San Jose, Calif., or Atlanta, although his life is still far from normal in Normal.

Zach Freeman to Playin Front of Pro Scouts

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Rookies Become Bigproducers for Team

BLOOMINGTON - When Mike Zbriger joined the Bloomington PrairieThunder in early January, he quickly established a rapport with fellow rookie Jon Booras. The chemistry also translated onto the ice.

Coacheslooking for Improvement - or Helpimprovement - or Help

BLOOMINGTON - Friday's 53-20 season-opening loss to Rock River left Bloomington Extreme coach Ted Schmitz with a lot of questions regarding his United Indoor Football team. Among the first must have been, Can we compete with this roster?' Schmitz intends to find out this week.

Lake Survey Finds Muskies Doing Well

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources netted a muskie at Evergreen Lake last week that topped 51 inches and weighed 2 pounds more than the state record. Illinois Department of Natural Resources biologist Mike Garthaus said the beast weighed 41.1 pounds. The current record from the spillway below Lake Shelbyville in the Kaskaskia River weighed 38 pounds.

Youth Clinic at Eureka

Baseball Youth clinic at Eureka

Men's High Game

MEN'S HIGH GAME CIRCLE LANES

Around the Lanes

Around the lanes Ian Leggin shot his first 200 game (210), and Emilio Campos shot his first 600 series (650) in the Hits and Misses League. Lois Kern converted the 5-10, Diane Phillips the 5-8-10 and Genevieve Howerd the 6-7 in the Coffee Breakers League at Circle Lanes.

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