Jim Benson
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Retired sportswriter for The Pantagraph in Bloomington, IL. Gonna work hard at this retirement gig.
Joined January 2011
My observations from Illinois State basketball's exhibition win over Lewis: https://t.co/Hmihmf3xRT
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Lewis is coached by former Illinois Wesleyan mentor Scott Trost.
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Here is Pantagraph All-Area Boys Basketball Team ... can't help but think about last time I saw Dylan Bazzell as led Prairie Central to Illini Prairie Conference title and talked to him in the celebration afterward, surrounded by happy Hawks fans 🙏 🙏 https://t.co/QDPSHrGvnA
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Check out this year's Pantagraph All-Area Boys Basketball team.
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My final #pantagraph story on a basketball player we're going to be hearing and reading about for a long time. https://t.co/eej6XTi9za
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Taking a day off from basketball is not an option for Cole Certa. Central Catholic's junior was back on the court a day after losing in the Class 2A State Tournament's championship game. His standout...
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Fabulous Lincoln junior Kloe Froebe is the Pantagraph's girls basketball Player of the Year.
Lincoln all-stater Kloe Froebe repeats as Pantagraph Girls Basketball Player of the Year
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The Pantagraph's All-Area girls basketball team: https://t.co/JjrfrhRBc7
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Meet The Pantagraph's All-Area girls basketball team. 🏀
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Someone asked me today if I'm going in the transfer portal. Nope. Just retiring after almost 42 years at the same job. It's been a blast and now is the time to work on my mediocre golf game and spoil the grandkids crazy. https://t.co/W7QiPT1RZc via @pantagraph
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Jim Benson reflects on an almost 42-year career as a sportswriter, all at The Pantagraph, as he retires from the only full-time job he's held since graduating from the University of Illinois in 1981.
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Updates on Zack Annexstad and Nigel White in this Illinois State spring football report: https://t.co/wXjaDksuTf
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NORMAL — Zack Annexstad was a starting quarterback at Minnesota as a walk-on true freshman way back in 2018.
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Normal West edges University High, 1-0, in Intercity Girls Soccer Tournament at U High. Sophie Lampert scores with 5:58 left to lift Wildcats (5-0-1). U High falls to 1-2.
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Here on the University High pitch to watch Normal West (4-0-1) square off against U High (1-1) in Intercity Girls Soccer Tournament battle ⚽️
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ISU improved to 8-11 while Iowa lost for just the fourth time in 23 games.
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ISU improved to 8-11 while Iowa lost for just the fourth time in 23 games.
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The final out of Illinois State's win. Kick save and a beauty.
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FINAL: East Peoria 9, Normal Community 6. Annika Brown goes 3-for-4 with HR and 4 RBIs for Iron.
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Here for Normal Community's home softball opener today against East Peoria
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Xavier transfer Dieonte Miles tells TPR that he has received interest from: Youngstown State Illinois State Old Dominion UNC Asheville Cal State Fullerton
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Eastern Illinois transfer Kyle Thomas tells me that he has heard from Toledo, Ball State, Illinois State, Southern Indiana, and also received an offer from Bradley since entering the transfer portal. Freshman (C); Averaged 5.9 PPG, 3.7 RPG, & 0.6 BPG this season.
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Congrats to the Judsons. So well deserved.
Great honor for the Judson family at the newly-minted Basketball Museum of Illinois! Tip of the cap to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association for making this museum a reality. @BBallMuseumIL @CoachRJud
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SIU transfer Dalton Banks tells TPR that he has received interest from: Jacksonville State Illinois State Ball State Green Bay North Dakota State Montana South Dakota SEMO North Dakota
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Arizona State transfer DJ Horne tells me that he heard from the following schools yesterday: Kansas Ohio State Florida State Georgetown Florida Butler St. John’s Junior (G); Averaged 12.5 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.4 APG, & 1.1 SPG this season.
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Coastal Carolina transfer Essam Mostafa tells TPR that he has received interest from: West Virginia TCU Colorado LSU Mississippi State Xavier Rutgers Memphis Vanderbilt GCU Ohio George Washington Utah LMU St. Louis Rhode Island Illinois State Charleston New Mexico ECU
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