This Day In NTC Tourney History -- Jan. 29

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Published on January 31 2022 7:22 am
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THIS DAY IN NATIONAL TRAIL CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HISTORY

BY KURT BECKER

• Jan. 29, 1972—No. 3 St. Elmo edges No. 4 Brownstown in the championship, 61-59, behind 11 points and 16 rebounds from Mike Booher. Tim Cox adds 15 points, and John Lowe scores 13. 

• Jan. 29, 1994—No. 1 Teutopolis defeats No. 3 St. Elmo in the title game, 103-63, as Brent Niebrugge and Mike Horn lead the way with a combined 54 points. 

• Jan. 29, 2014—No. 2 Altamont wins a quarterfinal contest against No. 7 Stewardson-Strasburg, 68-26, as Altamont’s Garrett Ziegler reaches the 1000-point plateau for his varsity career. 

• Jan. 29, 2015—Colton Burrus joins the 1000-point club, as he and his Cowden-Herrick teammates defeat Beecher City, 64-36, in a consolation semifinal. 

• Jan. 29, 2016—No. 3 Dieterich prevails over No. 2 Effingham St. Anthony in semifinal action, 33-31. It would be the last loss in the tournament for St. Anthony before starting its current streak of 15 consecutive victories.