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Sportswriter for the Bloomington Herald-Times. Father of three. Cubs, Packers, Celts, Blackhawks.
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Battle of the ages highlights Men's City Golf Tournament openers

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By Jim Gordillo Verified
| Aol Verified
Back in 1976, Tim Gillespie was teeing off in his first Bloomington City Golf Tournament Junior match during America's bicentennial. Now 64, as America celebrates another milestone birthday, Gillespie was face-to-face with that young man on Saturday at Cascades Golf Course in the form of 15-year-old Ryan Decker, a fourth seed who is heading into his sophomore year at Bloomington North.
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'We were selling it out.' The history of Indiana high school's big gyms Original

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By Jim Gordillo Verified
| The Herald-Times Verified
During the 1950s and 60s, most of the largest high school gyms in the country were built in Indiana. Today, a dozen that hold 6,000 fans or more are still in use, with 32 holding 5,000 or more. What caused the building boom – and why so darn big? Not so much bragging rights of having the biggest gym ever built as much as to simply meet the demand and to act as hosts for postseason play.
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'We were selling it out.' The history of Indiana high school's big gyms

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By Jim Gordillo Verified
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During the 1950s and 60s, most of the largest high school gyms in the country were built in Indiana. Today, a dozen that hold 6,000 fans or more are still in use, with 32 holding 5,000 or more. What caused the building boom – and why so darn big? Not so much bragging rights of having the biggest gym ever built as much as to simply meet the demand and to act as hosts for postseason play.
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