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A I I' 1 I II I 'I II MADDUX INTERVIEWS WITH CUBS Texas Rangers' pitching coach Mike Maddux interviews with the Chicago Cuba lor tha team's field manager position. B4 COME BACK TOMORROW Preview tor Eastern Illinois and Lake Land basketball. wMi ISU coacEi Belli rings CHS guard signs letter-of-intent illJJipJljll II .1 il I i i. 1 -J it. We're hoping for him to be more aggressive offensively and continue to improve his defense and rebounding.

But at the same time he'll be able to get out and run the floor and do some things to make him a better overall player." And as Lansing noted, yes, Doughty realizes his standout player sometimes faces limitations as to what he can do in high school games. "He surprises some people and surprises some officials," the Charleston coach said. "Hopefully, they know more about what he can do this year. He's got a lot of tools and again he has some good basketball ahead of him and I don't think he's peaked. A lot of times you see guys who are seniors as good as they can be but I think he is going to get better." Charleston has begun basketball practice this week without Bell and some other likely players who are still with the Trojans' football team that has reached the IHSA Class 4A quarterfinals.

Back out for football after not playing last year, Bell is the third leading receiver with 23 catches for 310 yards and three touchdowns for the Trojans, who are 10-1 going into Saturday's 1 p.m. playoff game at Mount Zion. Contact Brian Nielsen at or 238-6856. "He's someone that our staff knew about and in the July (evaluation) period he played at a high level. Indiana State Coach Greg Lansing with his height and athletic ability, Bell saw some varsity action for Charleston as a freshman, spent much of his sophomore year ineligible because of transfer rules when in Bloomington, and then returned to Charleston last year to average 13.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game last season as a junior for the 16-13 Trojans.

"He's someone that our staff knew about and in the July (evaluation) period he played at a high level," Indiana State coach Greg Lansing said. "He more than held his own and showed a lot of potential." With Joey Miller, last season's JGT-C area scoring leader at 21.3 points for Charleston now playing for his father Mike Miller's Eastern Illinois team, Bell figures to take on an even bigger role as a senior for the Trojans. "He's probably still going to play inside," Doughty said. "That's where our offense runs. I'm talking to him about Kevin KilhoHerStaff Photographer Highland's Geoffrey Hartlleb, left, guards Charleston's T.J.

Bell during the Charleston Holiday Tournament at Charleston High School In Charleston Dec 28, 2010. Penn St. fires Cola ars resume Joe Paterno Seniors get opportunity to be part BY BRIAN NIELSEN JGT-C Sports Editor TERRE HAUTE Indiana State coach Greg Lansing figures he knows some things T.J. Bell has to go through as a targeted Charleston High School basketball player. "I told him and his mom during our visit 'I'm a guard at Lansing said.

"A young big guard in high school is at a disadvantage. No blocked shot is a blocked shot. Even if it is a blocked shot, officials will call a foul. I see his skill and athleticism working to become a real good college player." That is the 6-foot-7 Bell's plan as he made the past summer's verbal commitment official with his letter-of-intent Wednesday, the first day of the NCAA's fall signing period. Listing Cleveland State and Georgia State as his other top considerations last August, Bell announced he had chosen Indiana State and has not wavered from that choice the past three months.

"I didn't hear anything else this fall like I did last fall so I guess the word got out," Charleston coach Trevor Doughty said. "I think it's going to be a good fit. I think Coach Lansing will do a good job with him. I think he'll be able to go in and maybe play right away." Drawing plenty of attention from his middle school days last two Cola War games. For Purple Riders Brett Lindenmeyer, Pedro Leal and Marty Thomas along with nine other seniors, it is their first Cola War and they are excited about 1 1 the first Cola War since 2007, when the seniors were in eighth grade.

"It is a great feeling," said Lindenmeyer, son of Andy Lindenmeyer, a 1984 graduate and nephew of Jeff and cousins of Jaryd and Jordan, as well as grandson of the late Dee Lindenmeyer, who all played in Cola War games (going 8-8) "We couldn't be to pass against Lincoln WsoVissety night's gams. a a af am a a of Arcola-Tuscola more excited to play. It is going to be a great game I have definitely heard numerous stories from the Lindenmeyer family (which includes uncles Mitch and Mike) just how intense the rivalry is. I have heard about the fans and how everyone gets involved in Cola Wars; both towns. To me it goes beyond sports.

It is just always been there (the rivalry). It goes for every sport too. It is just a huge tradition. Cola Wars is a big deal." Leal echoed Lindenmeyer's sentiments. "It is going to be 1 .607 shooting sparks Lake Land's women BY QENARO C.

ARMAS Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -Penn State trustees fired football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier amid the "growing furor over how the school handled sex abuse allegations against an assistant coach. The massive shakeup Wednesday night came hours after Paterno announced that he planned to retire at the end of his 46th season. But the outcry following the arrest of former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky on molestation charges proved too much for the board to ignore. One key question has been why Paterno and other top school officials didn't go to police in 2002 after being told a graduate assistant saw Sandusky assaulting a boy in a school shower.

Paterno says he should have done more. Spanier has said he was not told the details of the atta.ck.San-dusky has denied the charges. Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley will serve as interim coach while Rodney Ertekson will serve as Interim school president- Earlier in the day, Paterno said in a statement he was "absolutely devastated by -the case, in which Sandusky, his onetime heir apparent was charged with molesting'-eight boys in 15 years, with i some of the alleged abuse. taking place at the Penn State football complex. -1 is a tragedy.

Fater I'm Carolyn Kutorl Associated Pms In this Oct. 17, 2009, file photo, Penn State coach Joe Paterno pauses as he walk the field before an NCAA college football game against Minnesota In State College, Pa. Patemo, who preached success with honor for half a century but whose legend was shattered by a child sex abuse scandal, was fired Wednesday. no said. "It is one of the great sorrows of my life.

With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done mora" John Surma, the vice chair of the board of trustees said, "these decisions were made after careful deliberations and in the best interests of the university as a whole." "The past several days have been absolutely terrible for the entire Penn State community. But the outrage that we feel is nothing com- pared to the physical and psychological suffering that y- See PATERNO, B2 football rivalry a great experience; the first time going against Tuscola in my high school career." It is not the first time Areola coach Gerald Temples has coached against Tuscola, but it is the first time as a head coach. Temples was an assistant coach for Central under Mark Ramsey when the Raiders beat the Warriors 40-14 at Moweaqua in the quarterfinals of the IHSA Class 2A playoffs. Tuscola, which finished 11-1, was led by Dusty Burk, who threw for 3,304 See COLA, B3 ing Lake Land team that hit 34 of 56 shots from the field, .607, with 13 different players scoring in raising its record to 2-0. "Good shooting will make up for a lot of ills," coach Dave Johnson said.

After preseason jamborees, the Lakers coach had said his team had the ability to put up big offensive numbers but needed to improve on its defense. "I'm still worried about our defense," Johnson said. Tonight we played a lot better. We had one little spurt in the second half where we lost focus defensively but for most of the game we played pretty well." See B3 BY MIKE MONAHAN Staff Writer ARCOLA Since the fall of 1981, every class in Areola and Tuscola high schools has got to experience playing in the Cola War game at least once. That tradition almost came to an end.

That is until last Saturday, when Areola held off Pawnee 24-22 and Tuscola beat Central 31-6 in the IHSA Class 1A second-round playoffs. This time the game is in the quarterfinals and again is at Tuscola. Game time is 5 p.m. Saturday. The Warriors have hosted the Ths Lakers' Dsmska Woods looks Land's Alex Golad-Schsed during Lt -5 'mm mm ft a wild BY BRIAN NIELSEN JGT-C Sports Editor MATTOON So what if Shelby Kohrmann made all six of her field-goal attempts, half of them 3-pointers? That's what I'm out there for, to shoot the ball," the Lake Land freshman said.

She did that quite well from the perimeter, another freshman Lauren Bogle went inside to match Korhmann's game-high 17 points and Haley Sparks added IS as the Lakers won their women's basketball home opener 95-68 over NJCAA Division II Region 24 foe Lincoln Land Wednesday night. Korhmann was just the hottest shooter of a hot-shoot- 1 1 JQVEr.iDEn IS 0IIE OF THE SLOWEST MOUTHS THE CAR BUSINESS exposing aj dirty lilt! secret! Lc3 VV 217-345-3373 3.cs:a Ccmsr ct Rs 15 4.