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News Update - May 26, 2009
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Vulgar Messages Written On Walls Inside Coleman Home Jack Carey, left, a lawyer representing Sheri Coleman’s family, has revealed several of the messages written on the wall inside the Coleman home in Columbia. Carey, fellow attorney Enricho Mirabelli, and Sheri Coleman’s brother Mario Weiss obtained a court order today to enter the home, which was the site of the May 5 slaying of Sheri Coleman and her sons Garett and Gavin. Carey exited the home first and revealed there were multiple messages written in paint throughout the residence They included (expletives abbreviated)… In the kitchen were: “I Saw You Leave”, “F.U.” and “I am always watching” In a downstairs dining room was: “F.U. Bitch” and “Punished” Upstairs in the home was either “Whore Paid” or “U Paid” – attorney Carey said he could not read the handwriting, but it was one of those two messages.
Breaking News - May 26, 2009
Family of Sheri Coleman Files Suit The attorneys representing the family of Sheri Coleman and her sons, Gavin and Garett arrived at the Monroe County Courthouse this morning to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Christopher Coleman, husband of Sheri and father of the two boys. Jack Carey of Belleville and Enrico Mirabelli of Chicago dropped off their lawsuit to the Circuit Clerks office at 9 a.m. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Angela DeCicco, mother of Sheri; and Mario Weiss, Sheri’s brother. The attorneys are planning a 10:30 a.m. press conference at the Courthouse bandstand.
Weekend Sports Wrap-Up - May 26, 2009 Waterloo Bulldogs Win Soccer Regional Over Mascoutah
Gibault Softball Wins Red Bud Regional The Gibault Lady Hawks defeated Nashville 4-3 on Saturday to win the IHSA Class 2A Red Bud Softball Regional. Ace pitcher Emily Morris allowed only two hits in her complete game victory. The Lady Hawks will play Carmi (White County) Thursday, May 28, in the Pinckneyville Sectional. Game time is 4:30 pm
The Dupo girls’ softball team defeated Lebanon 7-1 on Saturday to win the Class 1A Okawville Regional. Ashley Meagher picked up the victory on the mound. The Tigers (21-6) will play Raymond-Lincolnwood (30-3) on Wednesday in the Morrionsville Sectional. The Columbia Eagles softball team lost a heartbreaker in the championship game Saturday of the Class 2A Alton-Marquette Regional. Metro East Lutheran slugger Brooke Smith hit an inside-the-park home run in the third inning, the lone run in the game. The Eagles finished the 2009 campaign with a record of 17-10.
CHS’ Greatting Goes Down Early As Eagles Fall To Wesclin In Class 2A Regional Championship Although they defeated them twice in the regular season, the Columbia Eagles baseball team lost a slugfest to Wesclin 15-14 on Saturday in the championship game of the Class 2A Columbia Regional. While raindrops fell, the hits were flying off the bats of both teams. An early inning heartbreaker for the home team came in the third when Eagles ace pitcher Joel Greatting (7-0) felt a pop in his elbow. He was able to record the final out, but he went down in pain as he headed toward the dugout. Coach Jany took him out of the game. CHS scored a couple of runs in the bottom of the third to were ahead 8-6, but in Greatting’s absence, the flood gates soon opened. In the fourth inning, CHS relievers Bryce Bastien and Andrew Thompson game up nine runs and the scoreboard now read 15-8. Columbia pulled it together in the remaining frames and rallied for six runs to cut the deficit to one run in the final frame. But with the tying run on base, Brady Luther flied out to end the game 15-14 and the season for the Eagles. They finished with a 21-5 record.
Koenigstein Pitches No-Hitter For Creighton University Former Waterloo High School baseball standout Brandon Koenigstein threw a no hitter last Thursday for Creighton University in 11-0 victory over Wichita State. The college freshman pitched the first complete game no hitter in the school’s history. The game was shortened to seven innings due to the league's 10-run rule, but Koenigstein faced the minimum 21 batters for the record. He hurled seven strike outs and allowed only one runner. Only one Wichita batter reached base – a hits batsmen in the fourth inning, but that runner was eliminated in a double play. Koenigstein improved his record to 5-0 on the season. The also victory propelled Creighton to a record of 30-24, the team’s sixth straight 30-plus win season.
The 50th Anniversary Of Debut Of Wrestling At The Chase Celebrated In East Carondelet It was 50 years ago this week, on May 23, 1959, when the popular television show “Wrestling At The Chase” debuted on St. Louis television. The sporting event contiued to grow in popularity through the 1980s. At that point, wrestling promoter Vince McMahon took over the league and wrestling was taken to a world-wide audience. East Carondelet Mayor and long-time wrestling promoter Herb Simmons organized an anniverary gala on May 23, 2009, at the East Carondelet Community Center to mark the occassion. Simmons brought together some of the legends of the “Wrestling At The Chase,” including wrestler Harley Race and announcers Larry Matysik and Mickey Garagolia. The evening’s wresting card included the tag team match of Gary Jackson and East Carondelet trustee “Big” Jim Brown batttling Travis “The Crook” Cook and Shaft. “Wow, it was a really fun evening and everyone got an upclose look at the wrestling ring,” said Independent cub-reporter Gage Wienhoff. “My dad (Ben) and uncle Ed, frequently talk about how great ‘Wrestling At The Chase’ was when they were growing up, and now I saw some of the legends of that show.”
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