Heath Koberstein field goal kicker from Benton Illinois
Illinois team falls in return to action
Oct 06, 2003 -
By Diana Winson
The Daily Register
MURPHYSBORO - At times Friday night, the Benton varsity football team looked like a squad that was hitting midseason form.
At other times, the Rangers had the appearance of a squad that had spent a month on the sidelines, unable to practice as a team, and had been forced to forfeit its first five games.
The Murphysboro Red Devils capitalized on three Benton fumbles and an interception on the way to a 19-16 victory over the Rangers in Ohio Division play of the Southern Illinois River-to-River Conference at Doc Bencini Field.
Murphysboro, which had ended a 28-game losing streak earlier this season by beating West Frankfort, improved to 2-4 overall, 2-1 in the SIRR-Ohio.
Benton, which indeed did forfeit its first five games while members of the Benton Education Association were on strike, fell to 0-6 overall, 0-3 in the SIRR Ohio.
"We didn't deserve to win," Benton coach Jeff Roper said. "We made too many mistakes."
Still, the Rangers were driving deep into Murphysboro territory when time ran out and the Red Devils celebrated a big Homecoming victory.
"We didn't know what we were going to get out of Benton because of the strike," Murphy coach Tommie Liggins said. "We just took what we had last year and tried to improve on it.
"We hope our kids know now that they can win - but they have to keep working at it," Liggins said.
Benton, trailing 13-8 at halftime, opened the third period with an 11-play, 65-yard drive that ended on Nathan DeSett's 9-yard touchdown run.
Quarterback Shane Smith's two-point pass to Corey Kelley had the Rangers ahead 16-13 with 6:20 left in the quarter.
Benton's defense forced the Red Devils to go three-and-out in its next possession. However, a fumble on the punt return gave the ball back to Murphysboro at the Benton 39.
Later in the series, Benton's defense appeared to have the Red Devils stopped with a fourth and 10. Heath Koberstein came in to attempt a game-tying 32-yard field goal - which he made.
A roughing the kicker call against the Rangers, though, gave Murphysboro a first down at the Benton 7. Two plays later, Anthony Oliver ran in a 6-yard TD for a 19-16 Murphysboro lead with 9:23 left in the game.
Benton turned the ball over on downs in its next possession, forced a Murphysboro punt and then had its fourth possession of the quarter end on an interception.
The Rangers got the ball back at its own 27-yard line with just over a minute to play. A couple of pass plays from Smith to Robby Hagerman and Eric McCollum helped move the visitors to the Murphysboro 31, but Smith's first-down pass fell incomplete as time expired.
Murphysboro scored first in the game despite being stopped at the Benton 5 on its first possession of the game. The Red Devils forced Benton to punt and then put together a seven-play, 32-yard scoring drive.
Quarterback Neal Schemonia scored on a 3-yard keeper with 0:07 showing on the clock in the first quarter, and Koberstein's PAT kick gave Murphysboro a 7-0 lead.
Benton scored its first TD of the season on its third possession of the game when Hagerman followed the blocks of Aaron Emberton and Smith and found some running room along the left sideline.
Hagerman raced 53 yards for a touchdown with 4:58 left in the first half. Smith faked a kick and then lofted a pass to Hagerman in the end zone for the two points and an 8-7 advantage.
McCollum came up with an interception three plays into the next Murphysboro possession, but the Rangers gave up the ball three players later with a fumble.
Jeremi Hale recovered for the Red Devils and took the ball 33 yards for a touchdown. The two-point run failed and the Red Devils settled for a 13-8 lead with 2:32 left in the half.Heath Koberstein 104 North 14th Street, Murphysboro, IL 62966
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Timothy R. Koberstein
January 24, 1961Obituary
Timothy R. Koberstein, 58, of Princeton, passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 at his home in Princeton. He was born on January 24, 1961 in Evansville, IN to Emory and Lorene (Basham) Koberstein. He lived in Princeton most of his life and was a graduate from P.C.H.S. class of 1979. He was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Princeton. Tim was the Vice President of Koberstein Holdings and Superintendent of Koberstein Contracting. He was a member of I.U.O.E. and was a member of the Knights of Columbus.He is survived by his wife of 31 years, Julie (Maxey) Koberstein of Princeton; father, Emory Koberstein of Princeton; 2 daughters, Kristen Koberstein of Nashville, TN and Alyssa Koberstein of Evansville; 2 brothers, Mike Koberstein (Jan) of Murphysboro, IL and Greg Koberstein (Jennifer) of Darmstadt; sister, Julie Love (Ed) of Keokuk, Iowa; mother-in-law, Janet Maxey of Princeton; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Joe & Connie Maxey of Princeton; sisters-in-law, Jennifer Maxey of Nashville, TN, Lisa St. Clair of Princeton and Tracy Hope (Shane) of Vincennes; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Lorene Koberstein in 2014; and his brother-in-law, Brian St. Clair in 2019.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 am on Monday, December 30, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Princeton, with Father Bernie Etienne and Father Brian Emmick as celebrants. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Princeton. Visitation will be from 5 until 8 pm on Sunday, December 29., 2019 at Colvin Funeral Home in Princeton.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Joseph Catholic School Playground Equipment fund or Dollars for Scholars in memory of Timothy Koberstein (to be used for someone going into Trade School). Envelopes will be available at the Colvin Funeral Home. You may leave a message of sympathy or light a candle in memory of Tim at www.colvinfuneralhome.com. Colvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the Koberstein Family.
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No. 3 gets No. 1 ovation in PCHS awards assembly
Posted: Friday, March 20, 2015 7:51 am
"...Just before the 8 a. m. program was adjourned in time for students to reach second period classes, senior basketball starter Alyssa Koberstein was presented the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Character Counts Award, for which she was selected during the Toyota/Gibson County Teamwork Classic placement round on Dec. 27.
“First, I thank the Big Red Nation,” Mair said in his opening remarks that included thank-yous to behind-the-scenes workers.
“You seniors are my first four-year class at Princeton,” their coach said of Koberstein, fellow starter Kelsey Kolb-Blume and subs Raelynn Thompson and Tanisha Adams.
“Your four-year record is 84-and-16 and you’ve won nine championships, including the second regional and semistate championships and the first state championship by Princeton basketball girls.”
Thompson, daughter of assistant coach Rachel Thompson, received her sport’s Mental Attitude Award. Koberstein, daughter of cheerleader coach Julie Koberstein, earned the Academic Award.
As the first coach to speak, Julie Koberstein reflected that ”it’s an honor and a privilege to have been part of the state championship journey. Our girls cheered at 77 games this school year — 15 football games and 52 girls’ and boys’ basketball games. We rode over 2,200 miles on the bus in 7 1/2 months.
“Three of our girls were nominated for All-American,” Koberstein said in introducing Harrington, freshman Ashlyn Anthis and sophomore Katie Owens. As 4.0 students, Harrington and junior Jayde Wilkerson share cheerleading’s Academic Award, while Wilkerson received the Mental Attitude Award. ..."
118. Julie Ann KOBERSTEIN (Emory Leo , Emery Joseph , Karl , George ,
Adam ) was born on 18 Dec 1968.Julie married Shayne Gregory WRIGHT on 20 Jun 1992. Shayne was born on
30 Aug 1967.They had the following children.
237 M i Skyler Doyle WRIGHT was born on 22 Jun 1994.
Per email from Nick Koberstein dated March 10, 2009
130. Jeffrey Marion KOBERSTEIN
U.S. Public Records Index
Name: Jeff M Koberstein
Birth Date: 1 Jun 1969
Street address: 911 South Jefferson St
City: Princeton
County: Gibson
State: Indiana
Zip Code: 47670
Phone Number: 812-385-8979
Household Members: Name Est. Age Birth Year
Jeff M Koberstein 37 1969
Teresa A Koberstein 45 1961
245. Jeffrey Marion KOBERSTEIN Jr.