Howdy y'all! I'm hollering out from the small town of Cobden, Illinois. I traveled 13.7 miles to this little town, 37 degrees 32'2 N, 89 degrees 15'19W. Ya know, this town isn't very big but thanks to the men's basketball team of 1964, everyone has heard of the Mighty Appleknockers. Rumor has it that everyone thinks they won the state tournament, but actually they did lose 50-45, but that was enough to get them on the map. Still today, many people refer to them as "the little town that won the state tournament of 1964." Amy explained, that even though they lost the game, everyone is still in shock that a small country team could get so far, and receive so much recognition for their achievement. Every person from the town still to this day is proud to be associated with the team of 1964, and to be called an Appleknocker. After all, they are the only Appleknockers in the whole world!
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