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Riverdale rolls to 2-0 start at Ridgewood
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The Three Rivers Conference enjoyed a perfect night Wednesday at the Ridgewood Thanksgiving Tournament. Both Riverdale and Prophetstown were winners in the second day of the first-week boys' basketball event. Riverdale improved to 2-0 at the tourney by romping past the hosts. Prophetstown bounced from a Tuesday loss to ROWVA by beating Abingdon. The tournament continues Friday and Saturday after taking the Thanksgiving holiday off today. Riverdale 70, Ridgewood 39: The Rams ran out to a 37-18 halftime lead and never let up. Riverdale's JaredRichmond scored a game-high 25 points, and Drew Beale added another 15 points. Ridgewood's James Brooks and Elisha McCreary paced the Spartans, each scoring nine points. Prophetstown 49, Abingdon 31: The Prophets came out of halftime inspired, scoring 20 points in the game-deciding third quarter. Prophetstown's Carter Ames led the way with a team-high 12 points. Devin Johnson added 10 points for the winners. 
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Today is Sunday, May 19, the 139th day of 2013. There are 226 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: The Rt. Rev. Harry I. Witherspoon, D.D. Bishop of Illinois, willpreach in Trinity (Episcopal) Church, in this city this evening.
1888 -- 125 years ago: At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the Mississippi River flooded itsbanks at Rock Island, destroying the warehouse of the Rock Island Lumber companyand damaging the Lumber Company and arsenal power plant. Total loss isestimated at $100.000.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Residents of South Rock Island township are circulating a petitionfavoring the annexation of that area to the city of Rock Island.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Mrs. Thomas Ackles, of Rock Island, has been elected president ofthe Playcrafters for the next season. She succeeds Warren Leonard.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Some 8,000 people filed through the gates of Rock Island Arsenal on Saturday to view a display of a part of the nation's armed strength. The occasion was theannual observance of Armed Forces Day.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Willis Kuschmann, of Moline, who already has won his laurels as oneof the most artistic men in the Quad-Cities area, has a new hobby. He is deeply involvedin miniature railroading. At the age of 88, when many other seniors are dozing in theirchairs or sitting before the television, Mr. Kuschmann is planning and working on hiscollection.
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