Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Impact Play
December 17, 2022 By Leave a Comment
“Don’t let anyone despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, and in purity.” — 1 Timothy 4:12
Imagine you need to get up early in the morning to go to campus because you were leaving for a team tournament by 6:30 a.m. Just before bed, you get a call from a teammate asking that you call in the morning to make sure she is up and doesn’t miss the bus. That’s an extra step in a morning that you are already wishing you could add sleep to. But you say you will and set another reminder on your phone to make the call.
Your teammate is counting on you to ensure she arrives at school, and you take it as your responsibility. Your teammate is holding you accountable for doing the task of wake-up duty, and you owe it to yourself to see that you have maybe one extra alarm set to ensure you get that call to your teammate.
Accountability is an incredibly powerful and important piece of a well-formed team. It’s a willingness to take responsibility for our actions, even when it’s hard. It’s what fuses us together, that our teammates know we are there for them no matter what.
We also hold ourselves accountable to our spiritual teammates. If you and some friends choose a Bible study to do together, make sure you do the reading each week. If you say you’re going to pray for someone who is going through a hard time, make sure you say a prayer before you even are done with the conversation. As Jesus lived a life of accountability to God the Father while on Earth, we too should commit to Him through our actions, mental determination and heart.
As believers, we are invited into one another’s lives. We are to build each other up, stand firm in the faith and challenge our people to grow in faith. We should never be satisfied with the status quo, and in a world where it’s easy to shirk responsibility and avoid doing the hard work of commitment, we look to the approval of Jesus as we submit to His authority for our lives. Let’s make the decision to be responsible to our teammates, coaches and community and hold ourselves to the standard of Christ.
Charles Daniel “Charlie” Brandon – Hurst, IL
December 16, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Charles Daniel “Charlie” Brandon, 55, of Hurst passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, MO.
Mr. Brandon was born in DuQuoin, IL on March 1, 1967 the son of Charles Richard & Rosalind (Meadows) Brandon.
Charlie had a love for fast pitch softball, music, and was a self taught guitar player.
He was a route driver for Prairie Farms, then he worked as a Coal Miner, then presently was employed at the Williamson County Airport.
Mr. Brandon is survived by his:
Daughters:
Charly Wilford & husband Dalton
Jesse Summers & husband Max
6 Grandchildren: Amilya, Isabella, Paisley, Walker, Elsie & Max
Parents: Charles & Rosalind Brandon
Brother: Calvin Brandon
2 Sisters:
Hydie Brower & husband John
Kelly Brandon-Lopez & husband Luis
Special Niece: Racheal Lukens
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, December 19th at the Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton with Pastor Ron Knox officiating. Entombment will be in the Miners Cemetery in Royalton. Visitation will be on Sunday, December 18th at the First Baptist Church of Royalton, 709 W 3rd St. S, Royalton, IL 62983.
For more information or to send online condolences please visit www.mortonjohnstonfuneralhome.com
William “Willie” Edward Browder-Sesser, IL
December 16, 2022 By Leave a Comment
William “Willie” Edward Browder, 43, of Sesser, passed away on Thursday December 15, 2022.
He was born on December 31, 1978 in Aurora, IL. He married Toshya (Willis) Browder on May 13, 2015.
He is survived by his wife Toshya Browder of Sesser; children William (Ashley) Browder of Valier, Mitzi Browder of Benton, David Browder of Valier, Nicolas Browder of Valier, Makaelynn Gayton of Sesser, Zuri Browder of Sesser and Natalie Browder of Sesser; grandchildren Luke, Jack, Jaylynn and Myles; three sisters Lisa Browder of Mt Vernon, Mitzie Browder of Mt Vernon and Glenda Browder of Sesser and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother Sandra Lee (Lester) Karnes and his father Danny Edward Browder.
Willie loved to go camping, fishing and being with his family.
Funeral services will be on Wednesday December 21, 2022 at 1:00 PM at the Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser with Josh Qualls officiating. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 11:00 AM until the time of the funeral at 1:00 PM. Burial will be at Maple Hill Cemetery in Sesser.
For more information go to our website www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com
Annitta D. McCormick – West Frankfort, IL
December 16, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Annitta Dean McCormick, age 68, of West Frankfort, passed away at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the Herrin Hospital.
Annitta was born on June 11, 1954, in Herrin, the daughter of Loren Wayne LeVault and Deloris (Tittle) LeVault.
She was a former bookkeeper and hairdresser. While living in Scheller, Illinois, she owned and operated AMC Hair Repair Hair Salon and Tanning.
Annitta enjoyed traveling with her sisters, doing crafts, and making Christmas ornaments. She also enjoyed cake baking and decorating and collecting Coca-Cola items. Most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family.
Surviving are her three sons: Charles “Chuck” McCormick of St. Louis, Missouri, Robert McCormick and wife Leah of Rapid City, South Dakota, Cameron McCormick and wife Jennifer of North Smithfield, Rhode Island; seven grandchildren: Charlee K. McCormick, Hannah West and husband Eric, Elizabeth McCormick all of St. Louis, Missouri, Faith McCormick, Evan McCormick both of Rapid City, South Dakota, Stella McCormick, Abigail McCormick both of North Smithfield, Rhode Island; her father Wayne LeVault of West Frankfort, Illinois; two sisters: Janee Kash of West City, Illinois, Darla Sloan and husband Jim of West Frankfort, Illinois; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her mother Deloris LeVault ( October 29, 2012); and a brother Lloyd Wayne LeVault (December 31, 2016).
A Memorial Celebration of Life Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2022, with Pastor Kirk Packer officiating at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Leffler Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and will be accepted at the funeral home.
Cremation arrangements are through the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton.
To leave online condolences to the family, or to share memories of Annitta, visit www.lpfuneralhome.com
Lawrence “Larry” Matthew Pfister-West Frankfort, IL
December 16, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Lawrence “Larry” Matthew Pfister, 75, of West Frankfort, passed away on December 14, 2022 at the Herrin Hospital.
He was born on February 9, 1947 in Chicago, IL to Charles Irwin and Marie (Bierlotzer) Pfister. He married Darla (Moore) Pfister and she survives of West Frankfort.
He is also survived by three step-children and one brother Steve Joseph Pfister of Hawaii.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister Mary Theresa “Terri” Tater and one brother Michael Pfister.
His wishes were to be cremated with no services.
For more information go to our website www.gilbertfuneralhomes.com
State commission offers uncertain forecast for Illinois’ economy
December 16, 2022 By Leave a Comment
(The Center Square) – The latest update on Illinois’ economy going forward offers a wide range of possibilities from an economic soft landing to a full-scale recession.
Salukis Wrap Up Four-Game Homestand Friday with Chicago State
December 16, 2022 By Leave a Comment
CARBONDALE, Ill. – Southern Illinois basketball will play its fourth game in 10 days Friday night when the team welcomes Chicago State to town. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. from Banterra Center and tickets can be purchased by clicking HERE or calling 877-SALUKIS during normal business hours.
PROMOS
• Discount $6 SIU Faculty & Staff Tickets – More Info
• Visit with Santa Pregame
THE BROADCAST
• The game will be available nationally on ESPN Plus with Mike Trude (play-by-play) and Dominic Hoscher (analyst) calling the action.
• The radio broadcast can be heard on the Saluki Radio Network with SIU Hall of Famer Mike Reis (play-by-play) and Rodney Watson (analyst) on the call.
QUICK HITS
• Marcus Domask (16.9 ppg) and Lance Jones (12.6 ppg) lead the Salukis offense.
• As a team, SIU has 168 assists in 11 games. The 15.3 assists per game rank third in the MVC. Domask leads the team with 3.5 assists per game while Jones is averaging 3.2 per game. Five Salukis have 10 or more assists.
• SIU’s 62.4 points allowed per game is third in the MVC and 43rd nationally.
• The Salukis are holding opponents to just 27.8 percent from behind the arc — leading the MVC and ranking 28th nationally. Only five teams have shot over 30 percent from distance against the Salukis this season.
• SIU’s 8.5 steals per game ranks second in the MVC. Lance Jones leads the team with two steals per game and has recorded multiple steals in five of his last seven games.
• Marcus Domask moved to 17th in SIU history with 270 assists. Domask is 10th in school history, averaging 3.2 assists in 84 career games. He has multiple assists in all but two games this season.
• Clarence Rupert is shooting 73.9 percent (34-46) — the best of any Saluki with more than 10 attempts. The forward has shot 100 percent from the field in three games this season, including a pair of 6-for-6 outings.
• Xavier Johnson set a career-high in 3-pointers made at Evansville (4) before setting a new career high in his next game with six at SLU. He is leading SIU, shooting 13-of-28 (46.4) from deep on the season. Redshirt freshman Foster Wonders ranks second on the team in 3-point percentage at 46.2 percent (12-of-26) averaging just over 10 minutes per game.
• Southern is shooting 48.2 percent from the field which ranks second in the MVC while ranking third in the Valley shooting 34.3 percent from deep.
• With the win over Alcorn State, head coach Bryan Mullins picked up his 50th career win at Southern Illinois. He is the 11th coach in program history to reach 50 wins.
THE MATCHUP
• Friday’s game will mark the 13th meeting between the two programs with Southern Illinois leading the series 11-1. SIU is 7-0 at home against the Cougars and 3-1 on the road. The last meeting with Chicago State came in the 2014 season with SIU coming away with a 65-50 victory.
• Chicago State enters the contest at 3-9 on the season and has dropped two games in a row. The Cougars built a double-digit lead on the road at Murray State in their last outing before the Racers rallied back to win the game in the final minute of play. CSU holds wins over IUPUI, Valparaiso and Southern Indiana.
• As a team, Chicago State is averaging 68.3 points per contest and shooting 42.5 percent from the floor. The Cougars are led by a trio of double-figure scorers in Wesley Cardet Jr. (16.2), Jahsean Corbett (14.4), and Elijah Weaver (10.9).
SALUKIS PICKED FOR ESPN BROADCAST
• Southern Illinois will ring in 2023 on national television on Jan. 1 against Belmont. The game will air on either ESPN2 or ESPNU on New Year’s Day with tipoff set for 4 p.m. from Banterra Center. It marks the first national TV broadcast at home on the ESPN family of networks since the 2020-21 season when the Salukis defeated UNI 71-68 in front of an ESPN2 audience.
DUO CONTINUES TO CLIMB THE CHARTS
• Both Marcus Domask and Lance Jones have entered the Top-30 in program history in scoring after Tuesday’s game. Domask is tied for 24th with SIU Hall of Famer Chris Carr with 1,251 points. Jones entered the top 30 after passing Stetson Hairston last game, now with 1,198 points in his career. The duo is also on pace to enter the top 20 in assists in SIU history. Domask currently sits in 17th with 270 assists in 84 games while Jones is just eight assists away from entering the top 20.
Keep up with all the latest news and information on the Salukis by following the team on Twitter at @SIU_Basketball, on Instagram at @SIU_Basketball and on Facebook at Facebook.com/SalukiAthletics. Fans can also download the “Salukis” Mobile App on the App Store or Google Play Store.
Lengthy prison terms for 3 who aided Whitmer kidnap plotter
December 16, 2022 By Leave a Comment
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020.
Dan McLaughlin is out as Cardinals broadcaster by ‘mutual decision’
December 16, 2022 By Leave a Comment
It was supposed to be a milestone accomplishment for Dan McLaughlin, his silver anniversary season behind the microphone to do Cardinals television play-by-play.
