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Article: VAN WINKLE LIFTS RANGERS TO STATE
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- Evansville Courier & Press (2007-Current)
- Article date:
- March 23, 2003
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As Geoff Van Winkle and his teammates on Forest Park High School's
boys' basketball team paraded around the floor while holding up the
Class 2A Southport Semistate plaque, their coach talked about ears.
His ears.
"If Geoff Van Winkle is not on the all-state team," said Tom
Beach, "whoever picks it can kiss this ear and kiss this ear."
If Saturday's performance by Van Winkle is taken into account,
it's probably a safe bet that Beach's ears will go unkissed.
Van Winkle dropped a career-high 34 points on Eastern Hancock
during the Rangers' 77-69 victory. Of those, 23 came in the second
half when Forest Park rallied to take the lead for good. Along the
way, Van Winkle sank seven of nine 3-point ...