Retired sportswriter for The Pantagraph in Bloomington, IL. Gonna work hard at this retirement gig.
Joined January 2011
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Jim Benson retweeted
27 Oct 2024
My observations from Illinois State basketball's exhibition win over Lewis:
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1 Apr 2023
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 🙏 🙏
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1 Apr 2023
My final #pantagraph story on a basketball player we're going to be hearing and reading about for a long time.
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Jim Benson retweeted
31 Mar 2023
Fabulous Lincoln junior Kloe Froebe is the Pantagraph's girls basketball Player of the Year.
31 Mar 2023
Lincoln all-stater Kloe Froebe repeats as Pantagraph Girls Basketball Player of the Year pantagraph.com/sports/high-s…
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Jim Benson retweeted
31 Mar 2023
The Pantagraph's All-Area girls basketball team:
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31 Mar 2023
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. pantagraph.com/sports/benson… via @pantagraph
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Jim Benson retweeted
30 Mar 2023
Grateful to receive an offer from Illinois State University @Redbird_MBB
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Jim Benson retweeted
30 Mar 2023
Updates on Zack Annexstad and Nigel White in this Illinois State spring football report:
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29 Mar 2023
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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29 Mar 2023
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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Jim Benson retweeted
29 Mar 2023
ISU improved to 8-11 while Iowa lost for just the fourth time in 23 games. pantagraph.com/sports/colleg…
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Jim Benson retweeted
29 Mar 2023
The final out of Illinois State's win. Kick save and a beauty.
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28 Mar 2023
FINAL: East Peoria 9, Normal Community 6. Annika Brown goes 3-for-4 with HR and 4 RBIs for Iron.
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28 Mar 2023
Here for Normal Community's home softball opener today against East Peoria
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Jim Benson retweeted
28 Mar 2023
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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Jim Benson retweeted
28 Mar 2023
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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28 Mar 2023
Congrats to the Judsons. So well deserved.
28 Mar 2023
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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Jim Benson retweeted
28 Mar 2023
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
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North Dakota
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Jim Benson retweeted
28 Mar 2023
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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Jim Benson retweeted
27 Mar 2023
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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