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Sports' top hits for the week
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According to the numbers of clickthroughs on QCOnline.com, these were the most popular stories for the past week: 1. "Merger talks grow serious for Western Big 6, Mid-State 6 conferences" -- For the second time in less than a month, athletic directors from the Western Big 6 and Mid-State 6 conference met in Galesburg. In a released statement from the Big 6 after the meeting, "there is enough interest in exploring a conference expansion or merger to move the discussion to the next level." 2. "Ealy named Alleman wrestling coach" -- Six weeks after being removed as the Moline wrestling coach, James Ealy was hired for the same position at Alleman. 3. "Sherrard's Corken has a 'Skye'-high night" -- Sherrard freshman runner Skye Corken sets meet records in the 1600- and 3200-meter races at Alleman's Sailer Invitational. 4. "Moline's Ponce rare QC champ at Chicago Golden Gloves" -- Moline native Limberth Ponce became the Quad-Cities' first Chicago Golden Gloves champoion since 2002 after winning the 106-pound title. 5. "Geneseo's Nystrom 'can pretty much do everything' on a soccer field" -- Geneseo senior soccer player Kelsey Nystrom, this week's Metro Pacesetter for The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, is an all-around player who leads the Illinois Quad-Cities Metro with 95 career goals. 6. "Football POY Johnson among latest four signings" -- Moline running back DeShawn Johnson sings a national letter of intent to continue his football career at Iowa Central Community College. 7. "Orion softball team wins for a cause" -- Once again, the people of Orion did themselves proud in their support for the second annual "Strike Out Cancer" softball game with Rockridge. On the field, though, the Chargers' West Central Conference North Division rivals from Rockridge got the upper hand in a 5-2 victory. 8. "Litton sparking LTC-leading Titans" -- Annawan-Wethersfield junior baseball player Tyler Litton, this week's Area Pacesetter for The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, leads the 18-3 Titans with a .416 batting average and 33 RBIs. 9. "260-foot home run leads Maroons in sweep of Galesburg" -- Jordan de los Reyes' 260-foot home run to straightaway center field provided the momentum in Moline's Western Big 6 Conference softball doubleheader sweep at Galesburg. 10. "Hall-of-Famer Williams sees bright future for Cubs" -- Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Billy Williams, making an appearance at the Moline Menard's grand-opening event, says his former team can have success under new general manager Theo Epstein. 
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Today is Sunday, May 26, the 146th day of 2013. There are 219 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The information called for in yesterday's Argus, in relation to thechild abandoned in Moline, by its mother two years ago, was furnished us last evening.The child was found by a Swede and has been kindly cared for.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The annual review and inspection of the Rock Island volunteerfire department took place today, and there will be a firemen's ball tonight.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Captain H.F. Young, former Mississippi river pilot, and T.W.Chapman left Rock Island today for Alaska to enter river service there.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Poppies were blooming today at the headquarters of the Rock Islandunit of the American Legion auxiliary at the Y.M.C.A. as the little red memorial flowers, which the people of Rock Island will wear in honor of veterans.
1963 -- 50 years ago: One hundred and fifty of the best show horses in Illinois and Iowaare expected to compete tomorrow for some $500 in trophies, ribbons and prize money inthe first major horse show of the season.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Moline Public Hospital presented blue ribbons to the winnersof a recent poster contest, held in conjunction with National Hospital Week. Utilizingthe theme of "You're Our Specialty," the following were grand prize winners: MindyBenson, Moline; Thao Dang, Moline; Gared Laux, Moline; John Murphy, Rock Island;Justin Pulford and Bennie Jo Starkey, Moline.
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