Oct. 22

5 years ago (2001): The Illinois State women's soccer team used a deflected goal in the second overtime to edge Evansville 2-1 to secure the Missouri Valley Conference title. A cross pass from Diana Puckett was deflected off an Evansville defender's head and into the goal for the game-winner.

15 years ago (1991): The University High soccer team, receiving two goals from Tom Maack, ended its regular season with a 6-0 victory over Washington. Normal Community and Morton played to a 0-0 tie in a game featuring the play of goalies Matt Brandenburg of NCHS and Jeremy Shaw of Morton.

25 years ago (1981): Six Centralia natives, including Dwight Eddleman, now of Gibson City, are the first inductees into the Centralia Sports Hall of Fame. Eddleman is grants-in-aid administrator at the University of Illinois and enjoyed an illustrious playing career in football, basketball and track for the Illini.

50 years ago (1956): University High football coach Burton O'Connor praised Pontiac as being the best team the Pioneers have faced all year after Pontiac ground out a 14-0 Corn Belt Conference victory. He was impressed with Pontiac's line, saying ends Byron Coit and Ken McCoy are "the best we've seen this season."

From Pages Past compiled by Roger Cushman from Pantagraph files