Donets: More shame on the Hardwood
Salukis Still Can’t Get Catch a Break
Sam Donets
CARBONDALE-It was another agonizing defeat for the Salukis after a poor showing against regional rival Saint Louis University Billikens.
I could write to you all about positives from the game, but this time I can’t. After the Dawgs were upset against one of the worse D-2 school’s in the country, expectations were at a minimal for Tuesday night’s game.
Once again the Salukis were out coached, and were put into a system that has not worked since the 2008-2009 basketball season. It is clear that once games that mattered rolled… Continue reading
Weekend Sports Broadcasts
Football vs. Eastern Illinois 2 p.m.
PBP- Sam Donets
Color- Jake Rainwater
Board- Dan Valle
Basketball vs. Ohio Dominican 7 p.m.
PBP- Joe Ragusa
Color- Evan Collins
Board- Jake Rainwater
Football post game and Basketball pregame show 6:30 p.m. Dan Valle and Jake Rainwater
Donets: Basketball slaughters Miners
Basketball Cranks it up a Notch in final Exhibition Game
Sam Donets Sports Director at WIDB.net
CARBONDALE-The Salukis Men’s Basketball team was the only winner this week at SIU asides from Hanger 9’s Adult Swim Carnival. But with the preseason now over, SIU has something positive to look forward to with the upcoming basketball season.
After watching the Dawgs crush division 2’s Missouri S&T 97-65. I wasn’t too sold on the play coming from everyone after a very sloppy start in the first half with the amount of missed shots to start the game, but after awhile it all… Continue reading
Brand New Show on WIDB!
Hello all! I would like to invite everyone to listen to a brand new show on WIDB.net The Revolution called “Non-Stop 90s” hosted by Annie Potts and Kyle Fisher, Tuesday’s at 4 P.M. where we will be playing all of your favorites from the awesome decade that was the 90s. We will be discussing the music, the culture of the decade that so many of us grew up in, and how it all relates. You can expect to hear music from artists such as Third Eye Blind, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M., and many many… Continue reading
Saluki Men’s Basketball Reaction Against Illinois- Springfield
Sam Donets’ take of the Saluki MBB team.
Seniors:
Justin Bocot did exactly what I expected him to do by being aggressive by shooting the ball and drawing fouls. During the first half it felt like he was at the line every two minutes. Also I liked how he finished a lot of plays and moved the ball pretty well. His break out season hopefully will come this year. I almost got scared for a minute when he was very slow to get up after a hard foul on his missed dunk in the 2nd half.
Mamadou Seck was a… Continue reading
2011-2012 WIDB Sports basketball broadcast schedule
Hey guys, here is the WIDB 2011-2012 broadcast schedule for Men’s and Women’s basketball, starting with tomorrow afternoons men’s exhibition against Illinois-Springfield at 2 p.m. on the Revolution.
IHSA State Playoff Pick ‘Em
Jacob Rainwater
WIDB SPORTS
The first round matchups for the IHSA playoff just around the corner, it’s time for my picks for the state champions in classes 1A-8A from Memorial Stadium in Champaign. Classes 1A-4A will play on Friday, November 25, and classes 5A-8A will tangle on Saturday, November 26.
1A – Sidell (Jamaica) (Salt Fork Co-op)
2A – #1 Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)
3A – #1 Aurora (A. Christian)
4A – #5 Rock Island (Alleman)
5A – #1 Maple Park (Kaneland)
6A – #2 Chicago (Hyde Park)
7A- #2 Rockford (Boylan Catholic)
8A – #2 Park Ridge (Maine South)… Continue reading
Southern Illinois takes on No. 22 Illinois State tomorrow on The Revolution
Webstream: http://www.widb.net/revolution
Commentators: Sam Donets and Rob Jesselson
Gametime: 2:30 p.m.
Missouri Valley Conference standings as of 10/28/2011:
- #2 Northern Iowa (6-1, 5-0 MVFC)
- #3 N. Dakota State (7-0 4-0 MVFC)
- #20 Indiana State (5-3, 3-2 MVFC)
- #22 Illinois State (5-3, 3-2 MVFC)
- Youngstown St. (4-3, 2-2 MVFC)
- Western Illinois (2-5, 1-3 MVFC)
- Southern Illinois (2-5, 1-4 MVFC)
- S. Dakota State (2-6, 1-4 MVFC)
- Missouri State (1-7, 1-4 MVFC)
Joe Ragusa
WIDB SPORTS
Saluki football (2-5, 1-4 MVC) will take a four game losing streak into their match-up with No. 22 Illinois State (5-3, 3-2 MVC) Saturday at 2:30 p.m.… Continue reading
Reactions after the SIU loss at Northern Iowa
Nobody was expecting SIU to waltz into the UNI Dome Saturday and pull off the upset against the #2 Northern Iowa Panthers. Some of us weren’t expecting the Salukis to stay within three scores of the top team in the Valley.
But the Saluki defense did what many others couldn’t, keeping the potent UNI offense to 17 points while they held Walter Payton award candidate Tirrell Rennie to 189 all-purpose yards. The only problem with that is the offense didn’t show up again, and the Salukis lost 17-7.
The defense did their job, much like they did against North Dakota… Continue reading
Time to Move On From Bartman
By Jacob Rainwater
I am sitting here waiting for ESPN’s new documentary “Catching Hell” to begin, aimed at the controversy of Steve Bartman and his infamous incident in left field that supposedly cost the Chicago Cubs Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, and I come across a replay of the full game. Cubs vs.FloridaMarlins, Game 6 on October 14, 2003. I stop to reflect back as I’ve got a few minutes to kill.
Wrigley Field looks immaculate. The ivy seems at its greenest on this cold October night, as fans all around Wrigley Field stand on their… Continue reading
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