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Mundelein’s still counting on Ackley this season

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Mundelein basketball scorekeeper Jim Ackley is all smiles after being honored for 50 years of service before Tuesday night's varsity boys basketball game against Lake Zurich.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

Mundelein basketball scorekeeper Jim Ackley, in stripes, is honored by, from left, superintendent Jody Ware, coach Richard Knar and athletic director Perry Wilhelm for 50 years of service at the school before Tuesday night's game against Lake Zurich.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

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Jim Ackley started as Mundelein's sophomore scorekeeper in 1961, the year the high school opened. He took over as the varsity scorekeeper the following season, and the former eighth-grade basketball coach at Carl Sandburg Junior High has been "keeping the book" ever since. Recent health challenges aside, Ackley intends to score the rest of the season for Mundelein before letting someone else take his seat at the scoring table.

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