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QC college basketball roundup
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College men's basketball St. Ambrose 88, AIB 84: Moline alum Justin Blondell kept the Bees (7-13, 2-4) from suffering an embarrassing Midwest Collegiate Conference road loss at winless AIB (0-23, 0-7). Trailing 83-81, the senior canned a 3-pointer for the lead with 34 seconds remaining. Blondell (19 points) also added four charity tosses in the final seven ticks to seal the deal. Backcourt mate Nick Frazier (21 points, 10 rebounds), plus reserves Darren Galloway (20 points, six rebounds) and Sam Ainsworth (20 points) also scored in double figures for SAU. Brandon Eley's 21 points led AIB in a game that featured 15 ties and 21 lead changes. Grinnell 93, Monmouth 67: Riverdale product Wes DeClercq had a team-best 16 points off the bench, but the Fighting Scots withered on the road against the vaunted "System.'' Grinnell (12-4, 9-3) took 53 shots from 3-point land, making 15 against Monmouth (4-13, 3-9) in Midwest Conference action. College women's basketball AIB 70, St. Ambrose 66: Sam Saladino scored a game-high 30 points, yet the Queen Bees suffered a stinging setback on the Midwest Collegiate Conference road in Des Moines. Lauren Cash added 13 points and Katie Jensen chipped in a game-best 14 rebounds SAU (17-4, 4-2 MCC) for SAU, which was rated 18th in this week's NAIA Division II national poll. India Shivers had 13 points to pace AIB (4-16, 2-4 MCC), which never trailed in the second half after leading by 14 points at intermission. Ill. Wesleyan 82, Augustana 62: The Lady Vikings got as close as five points at intermission only to see a 17-4 second-half run allow Illinois Wesleyan to lead by as many as 25. Gianna Pecora (12 points, game-high five assists), Jessica Baids (12 points) and Molly Etheridge (11 points) scored in double figures for homestanding Augie (6-11, 2-5 CCIW). Katy Seibring's 21 points led Wesleyan (12-6, 5-2 CCIW). 
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Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2013. There are 223 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Large quantities of ice from LaCrosse and Lake Pepin are beingshipped on ice boats, towed by steamers to St. Louis and points below.
1888 -- 125 years ago: With the Mississippi River at 18 feet above the low water stage,Rock Island is waging a valiant fight to keep the river from flooding the entire city.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Approval has been given by the city commission for paving 45thStreet between 7th and 11th Avenues.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Herndon Wright, of East Moline, has won the discus-throw title, by aheave of more than 140 feet, to set a new high school record at Champaign.
1963 -- 50 years ago: With the Selective Service Law recently extended by Congress forfour more years, Mrs. Hazel Doris reminded young men that they must register withinfive days after attaining their 18th birthday.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Over 500 Quad-Cities area retired volunteers were honoredrecently for their community services at a Retired Senior Volunteer Program luncheonat Palmer Auditorium in Davenport. Guest speaker, William Moffitt, director of productengineering of Deere & Co., spoke about leadership and stressed the importance ofcommunity volunteers.
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