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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1989
Page
11
The 1989 baseball season begins with the Reds led by manager Pete Rose amid an ongoing gambling investigation as they host the Dodgers, drawing national and local attention to Cincinnati.
Michigan edge Illinois 83-81 in a NCAA Final Four semifinal at Seattle as Sean Higgins outduels Illinois and grab for 6-foot follow shot with 2 seconds left. Rice and Robinson fueled the Wolverines while Bardo and Anderson led the Illini in a furious, turnover-filled clash.
Michigan 29 7 and Seton Hall 31 6 meet for the national title after improbable runs. Seton Hall, once 6 23, upset Duke 95 78 in the semifinals while Michigan, led by Steve Fisher after his late AD talks, beat Illinois 83 81 on Sean Higgins shot with two seconds left.
Raynor MotorSports improved in 1988 with Derek Daly as driver finishing ninth in CART/PPG standings and making the Marlboro Challenge. For 1989 the team moved to Judd engines, rebuilt cars, and extended testing at Phoenix and Memphis as they prepare for the season opener at Phoenix International Raceway.
Dixon High School baseball split a Rockford Guilford doubleheader. They won game one 19-10 behind Matt Hess who had four RBIs and a seven inning, 10-hit effort, and lost game two 19-18 as Guilford shook off a Drake era. Joe Theren hit a three-run homer for Guilford while Dixon’s Matt Helfrich and Rod Stinson added homers. Hess now has 23 RBIs this season.
Dixon High School boys tennis enters 1989 with a strong junior core and state doubles qualifiers Rex Paisley and Brett Keith returning. Coach Ron Koesler cautions against overconfidence as the Dukes open against Freeport at Page Park, aiming to improve on last season’s 3-6 record with top players Keith, Paisley, Nelson, Reed, Bonnell, and Heckman leading the lineup.
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