SVCC basketball ends season with 28 4 record and four year end
SVCC finished 28 4, reached NJCAA Region IV final four and won Arrowhead Conference with 11 1. Lance Harris heads to Lewis University after two years, while Damhoff eyes recruits to sustain strong program, and the Ohio basketball culture fuels endless workouts.
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Hether
Russ Damhoff
Sauk Valley Community College
Lance Harris
Redmen
Lewis University
Romeoville
SVCC
Harris
Ohio High School
Lewis
Yerly Hall put brakes on Dukes in tough NCIC duel
SPRING VALLEY,- Scott Carruthers belted a two run homer in the third and Bob Suarez and Tom Yerly combined on a six hitter as Spring Valley Hall edged Dixon, 5-3. Dixon led 3-0 before Hall answered with five runs in the first five innings. Carruthers homered off Dan Newman, who took the loss. Newman allowed eight hits in a complete game. Hess added a seventh homer for Hall with 29 RBIs on the year. Dixon coach Bruce Scheidegger called his team out early for mistakes.
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Spring Valley
Scott Carruthers
Bob Suarez
Tom Yerly
Spring Valley Hall
Dixon
NCIC
Dukes
Carruthers
Dan Newman
Hall
Red Devils
Dave Saxe
RBI
Suarez
Rod Stinson
Mike Oswalt
Matt Hess
Hess
Yerly
Matt Helfrich
Ryan Forster
Mike
Shehorn
Bruce Scheidegger
Newman
Dan
Mendota
Rochelle
Jestinors
Hubs
Dan Greffe
Greffe
Jason Burgess
Chad Fassler
Dixon High School
Burgess
Fassler
Joe Jacobs
Duchesses
Jenny Holland
Gina Schmidt
Stacey Aiken
Schmidt
Holland
Zinanni
Krista Bollman
Humphrey
Wescott
Sterling
Jodi Yount
Jennie Withrow
Golden Girls
Chapman
Swanson
Stutzke
Rogene
Dan Demmer
Duke netters sweep Streator in 9-0 dual meet
Duke high school dominates Streator 9-0 as Rex Paisley leads the way with a 10-5 win at No. 1 singles and the pair of Paisley and Brett Keith take No. 1 doubles 10-2. Other Duke winners include Keith, Aaron Nelson, Ryan Reed, Chris Bonnell, Steve Califf in singles and Reed-Bonnell and Nelson-Califf in doubles.
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Streator
Dixon High School
Ron Koesler
Dukes
Koesler
Dixon
Rex Paisley
Bob Maggard
Paisley
Brett Keith
Maggard
Eric Reimmann
Keith
Aaron Nelson
Ryan Reed
Chris Bonnell
Steve Califf
Reed
Bonnell
Nelson
Califf
Sterling tops Dixon 9-6 behind Wescott pitching
Sterling High School baseball? softball? staff stresses control as Kim Wescott scatters six hits and walks five over six innings to beat Dixon at Reynolds Field. Alisa Swanson leads with four hits while Lynette Stutzke, Kim Razo and Shania Zinanni contribute key runs, Dixon falters on eight stranded baserunners.
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Sterling High School
Bob Ptak
Golden Warriors
Dixon
Reynolds Field
Kim Wescott
Sterling
Rugene Humphrey
Golden Girls
Wescott
Ptak
Jenifer Loos
Jennifer Oltmans
Duchesses
Alisa Swanson
Lynette Stutzke
Humphrey
Shania Zinanni
Kim Razo
Swanson
Gail Lawson
Stutzke
Oregon Hawks dominate triangular meet in girls track
Oregon High School girls track won 12 events on the track to roll to 95 points in a Thursday triangular. Joy Wegner Melissa Tremble and Krista Brandon each won two events. Mount Morris and Milledgeville trailed. In field events Lisa McKinley Mary Wright and Jean Campbell led Mount Morris with top marks. Walnut nipped LaMoille in a separate dual. Byron Invite saw Oregon place fourth with a pole vault relay victory by Herrmann Fossett Schwartz.
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Oregon
Oregon High School
Hawks
Milledgeville
Mount Morris
Joy Wegner
Melissa Tremble
Krista Brandon
Wegner
Brandon
Tremble
Sheila Smith
Stephanie Harden
Smith
Harden
Mindy Virgil
Lana Harper
Amy Manis
Cathy Lauer
Virgil
Harper
Nikki Jansen
Lisa McKinley
Mary Wright
Jean Campbell
Walnut
Lamoille
Blue Raiders
Heather Foley
Jodi Woodley
Judy Ganschow
Michelle Gothard
Alicia Dalziel
Ganschow
Kristin Pagliano
David Kruse
Kruse
Jeff Alcorn
David Anderson
Scott Attig
Mike
Stauter
Kevin Geldean
Anderson
Chad von Holten
Dax Young
Beau Harp
Brett Thompson
Byron
Brett Herrmann
Clay Fossett
George Schwartz
Forreston
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Triton College
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Lance
Pat
Dambhoff
Ohio
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Rick) Kamrath
Lloyd) Johnson
Telegraph Sports Writers
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Rick Bee
Brian Louis
Toby Luxton
Brian Albers
Telegraph
Jerry Pauser
Duke
Chad Heckman
Rueben Nelson
Heckman
Jesse Lillyman
Matt Sowers
Sauk
Oglesby
Illinois Valley
James Underwood
Jerry Lakin
Pete Prescott
Pat Pauser
Brad Heinze
Ray Scott
Lakin
Westcott
Sterling Tips
DHS
UPI
Greg Stefan
Blackhawks
Hawk Girls
Gothard
Julie Madison
Linda Olson
Woodley
Olson
Wendy Bolt
Kristen Westfall
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