Davis was also a member of the track team.  I know she threw the javelin and possible competed in the heptathlon.  Though my memory isn't quite that good! 

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Quote from: GU1999 on October 16, 2019, 03:25:26 PM
For many years, the coming of October 15 brought with it a certain stirring in my mind and body.  This was, or at least used to be, the official start of practice for d3 schools.  This date brought with it an instinctual need to be on a track or in a gym testing for coaches, eager to show off the outcome of the off seasons hard skills and weight room work.   It brought with it the opportunity to gel with new and old teammates while holding in tension the idea that you were going to beating each others brains in for the next four weeks with out any games to act as a release valve.   The feeling that it was TIME FOR BASKETBALL persisted for a number of years after my tenure playing hoops was done.  These days the feeling is no longer pops up on 10/15, but I certainly am excited to know that in gyms around the league there are a couple hundred players and coaches honoring the game by preparing their bodies and minds for a new season.

Good luck to all the players and coaches as the learn, plan and train over the next months in anticipation for the season.

I've been around from time to time, have 3 girls that play every sport they can, along with many other things that keep me busy. Haven't been able to catch a SLIAC game in a few years.

Not as strong as it used to be but I still get the itch this time of year as well.

WOW.. almost 4 years since your last post... WELCOME BACK Panther 01!!!!

Quote from: GU1999 on October 16, 2019, 03:25:26 PM
For many years, the coming of October 15 brought with it a certain stirring in my mind and body.  This was, or at least used to be, the official start of practice for d3 schools.  This date brought with it an instinctual need to be on a track or in a gym testing for coaches, eager to show off the outcome of the off seasons hard skills and weight room work.   It brought with it the opportunity to gel with new and old teammates while holding in tension the idea that you were going to beating each others brains in for the next four weeks with out any games to act as a release valve.   The feeling that it was TIME FOR BASKETBALL persisted for a number of years after my tenure playing hoops was done.  These days the feeling is no longer pops up on 10/15, but I certainly am excited to know that in gyms around the league there are a couple hundred players and coaches honoring the game by preparing their bodies and minds for a new season.

Good luck to all the players and coaches as the learn, plan and train over the next months in anticipation for the season.

Not as strong as it used to be but I still get the itch this time of year as well.

Agree with Denny on the # of JUCO transfers being a product of increasing tuition rates, until something is done that brings those rates to a more affordable rate the trend should only continue.

Haven't seen it in person, but can't say I'm a fan of my alma mater running the system.  To me it always has and always been a gimmick that is not successful on the big stage. 

  On the side of argument it's not like any SLIAC team has been on the big stage previously, so there is that.

Hope, agree 100% on the comment of how anyone could not give it all for a guy like Coach Barber. I cannot imagine he has been harder on anyone than he ever was on myself. (deservedly so).  I would have, and still would run through a brick wall for the man.    What a disappointing finish for the GC team that led the conference at the halfway point. 

I remember our team facing the 98 Maryville team in the SLIAC Tourney at home.  The sheer athleticism from Jones and Shannon alone was unreal.  I knew at that point that I had a ton of work to put in if I ever wanted to see the court in the future.

Sounded like Nick Trisko had a 3 at the buzzer go just long to tie the game up at the end.  Thats the breaks on the road in league play.

GC v WIU was a better game than the final indicated on Saturday.  It was 35-25 at the half and was really a 10-12 point game for much of the way.  Was still 41-29 with 16 to go.   The stretch that killed them was from about the 10 to 5 min remaining in the second half where WIU opened it up to about a 20 point lead.  Most of that was due to superior size on and dominating the boards thru that stretch.  GC played without Alex Mumphard who was at home due to the death of a family member, the team had attended the funeral and left from there to attend the game.

Jake Dewitt filled in at the point and I thought did a nice job running things and getting the ball to open spots as well as keeping his man in front of him defensively, should have a nice year out of him in league play.  Would have been very nice to have seen Alex in this game, he had 19 against WIU last year.

Was impressed with Harris in the post, especially defensively, was outsized by about 4" and 50 lbs but held his own much of the night and did a decent job of holding the WIU center at bay, despite a very conscious effort to feed him in the first half. 

  Also had a very nice game out of Frosh center Nick Triscko who really showed no fear in competing on the blocks against a bigger front line, he did have several TO
s trying to force the issue a few times when it wasn't there but also gave them a few extra chances on the offensive glass.  If he keeps working and gets stronger conditioning wise he can be a very big presence in the future.

Overall I was pretty pleased with how the game turned out, WIU not nearly as strong as they were last year and GC looks a lot better then they did last year.

Blackburn falls to Rockford 113-108 in 3OT

Unless something happens in the mean time, plan on making the GC v WIU game on Saturday night.  WIU down from last year, but not likely that far down.  Still a large size and speed gap jumping up 2 divisions.

agree it's very odd, just reading the tv schedule.  they have it listed on the deuce for 8pm, but also have the IU v Washington game listed there at 9pm.  I'll tune in just to see if its an hour worth of filler anyway.

according to the schedule we can all catch the WIU v Eureka game on ESPN2 tonight.

SLIAC player of the week.
Brady Slagle
Slagle, a senior forward from Winchester, Ill., picked up MVP honors in the Webster Cavallo Classic this past weekend after recording a pair of 20 point games. Slagle netted 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, adding four assists and three steals, in his team's season opening win; a 72-72 victory over Rust. He followed with 25 points and eight rebounds in his second outing. For the week Slagle averaged 24.5 points and 12.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 53-percent from the field.

How were the officials calling the games at Fulton.  Wondering how the D1 tigher foul calls will filter down this year to D3?  If they call it tighter it could be a real disadvantage to pressing teams.  I can remember when Coach Barber first arrived at GC and we implemented our agressive full court press defenses, he told us to expect a plethora of foul calls early on that may not be deserved, it was something that Pitino had taught them at UK, that it would take a year for officials to adjust to those presses when it is installed in a new league. Just wondering if the same adjustments will have to be made on new rules.

Illinois College 114-Principia 53 at the IC tourney.