Carbondale’s Winslow Martin Pulls up for a three over Centralia’s Javon Williams in a home win for the Terriers on December 9th. (Richard Sitler- Southern Illinoisan photo)
2016-17 Associated Press Boys Basketball All-State Teams
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All State selection Seth Ramsey from Gallatin county drives around Eldorado’s John Meredith. (Pontiac Daily Ledger photo)
GEC All Conference girls team
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Galatia-Thompsonville’s Kennedy Harris and Kassidy Rizor are all Greater Egyptian Conference selections that the league announced recently. Rizor also appeared in the Country Companies Three Point showdown in Bloominigton representing the Lady Cats at the Girls Class 1A State Tournament.
The league’s MVP Chubb (No 13) along with her Gallatin County team mates during a victory against Marion earlier in the season. (WSIL photo)
The League champion, the Gallatin County Lady Hawks had three girls on the team. High scoring Haley Chubb was the league MVP. Katlyn Lynch was the captain. Harlee Turner was also on the team.
Also on the team was Madison Murphy and Courtney Vickery of Pope County and Jessika Ratcliff of Hardin County.
There are four teams that participate in girls basketball in the GEC. NCOE, Crab Orchard, and Carrier Mills do not have girls basketball programs.
SALUKIS ACCEPT BID TO WBI: FACE PANTHERS WEDNESDAY
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William Becque – SIU Sports Information department
CARBONDALE, Ill. – For the second-straight season, the Southern Illinois women’s basketball team has accepted a bid to play in the Women’s Basketball Invitational (WBI) and will travel to Milwaukee, Wisc., to take on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wednesday at 7 p.m. inside the Klotsche Center.
The Saluki women walk off the court after upsetting MVC league leading Drake. (Daily Egyptian photo)
The contest will mark the first-ever meeting between the Salukis and the Panthers. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee plays in the Horizon League and went 20-11 this season, and has a postseason resume that includes wins over the University of Wisconsin, Loyola and Illinois State.
“We proudly accepted an invite to the WBI Tournament,” fourth-year head coach Cindy Stein said. “Postseason tournament experience is invaluable especially with eight underclassmen. It also is a reward to our three seniors who have been outstanding leaders in the development of this program. Postseason wins take tremendous heart and work ethic and we want to make Saluki Nation proud.”
For Southern, it marks its second-straight postseason appearance, and the eighth in program history. It is also just the second time in school history that the Salukis have made back-to-back postseason appearances, and the first time they have done so in 30 years.
Southern made the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance under legendary head coach Cindy Scott following the 1985-86 season, and followed that up by going 28-3 during the 1986-87 season, advancing to the NCAA Tournament for a second-straight season and winning the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game, a 70-56 win over Louisiana Tech.
Southern Illinois (16-14, 10-8 MVC) enters the postseason having had its four-game win streak snapped by the Wichita State Shockers, who defeated the Salukis, 73-60 on Friday, March 10.
Southern holds an 11-11 all-time record against current Horizon League opponents, with its last win over a Horizon League school coming on Nov. 18, 2000 in a 57-40 win over the University of Illinois-Chicago.
SIU is led by its All-MVC First-Team selections Rishonda Napier and Kylie Giebelhausen. Giebelhausen comes into the WBI averaging a team-best 13.9 points per game, while Napier will get a chance to chase a bit more history before she hangs up her Saluki uniform. The Burbank, Calif. native is 67 points shy of breaking Cartaesha Macklin‘s school record for points and could, conceivably, each that milestone with a long run through the WBI. She also needs just one three-pointer to move into sole possession of second on the Missouri Valley Conference’s all-time list.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is led by second team all-league selection Steph Kostowicz, as she leads the Panthers in both scoring (15.2 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg) on the season.
The WBI began in 2010 and is a 16-team tournament. University of Louisana-Lafayette has won the past two championships.
Should SIU advance, the Salukis would face the winner of St. Francis (Pa.)/Campbell.
Chicago Orr tops Mount Carmel 59-39 to win Class 2A championship
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The Golden Aces receiving their 2nd Place trophy at the Class 2A state tournament. (WSJD-FM Mt. Carmel photo)
Okawville and St. Anthony battle into overtime in state title game
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Okawville’s Noah Frederking driving the lane in yesterday’s state championship game. He will continue his playing career with Marty Simmons’ Evansville Purple Aces (St. Louis Post Dispatch photo)
Illinois fires Groce
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Okawville reaches title game
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Golden Aces reach championship game
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Centralia ends Benton’s season in sectional final
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Derek Oxford dives for a loose ball after a missed layup and Timmy Henson goes for the ball as well. In the background is the awesome BCHS student section. (Richard Sitler- Southern Illinoisan Photo)
