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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1989
Page
12
A dense roundup lists team standings, wins, losses, and player stats. Highlights include Alvarez and Boever in pitching, Ramirez and Mazzilli homering, and multiple leaders in runs, RBIs, doubles, and saves across the leagues. Team line scores and individual performances feature prominently.
Wales Division Patrick leads 1-1 with Philadelphia hosting Pittsburgh 4-2 and Pittsburgh at Philadelphia later. Adams Montreal holds 2-0 over Boston with road games scheduled through April 23. Campbell Norris sees Chicago leading St Louis 1-0 with Chicago at St Louis and return visits. Smythe sees Los Angeles at Calgary tonight with Calgary at Los Angeles upcoming games.
Scott and Underwood won singles for Sauk Valley CC with decisive scores while Moraine Valley took two doubles matches before two forfeit wins. Bartolotta outlasted Pauser in a tense fifth singles set, Moraine claims the doubles sweep by forfeit for a 5-4 final.
Tulsa holds a 2 0 lead after beating Rockford 109 103 on April 30 and 117 104 on April 14 with a 124 107 win on Wednesday. Remaining games at Tulsa April 24 and April 29 and May 1 at Rockford, if necessary.
Thursday schedule features Rochelle at Dixon in baseball and Rochelle at Rock Falls in softb all. Boys track includes Forreston Hall and LaSalle-Peru at Rochelle with Amboy Morrison at Prophetstown. Girls track at Clinton Invite and Byron Invite with Newman Polo Ashton FCHS. Coed track lists Mount Morris Rockford Christian Life at Stillman Valley Ohio Wyoming at Walnut. Friday shows Dixon at Sterling Belvidere at Rochelle Harper at Sauk Valley, Polo at Mount Carroll, Dixon Invite with Landers Loomis at Oregon including Mount Morris Newman Walnut Amboy.
The best-of-five playoff schedule shows Wichita visiting Tacoma on April 28 at 9 35 p m and April 29 9 35 p m with Tacoma returning to Wichita on May 6 and May 8 both 7 35 p m plus May 11 9 35 p m Wichita hosts Tacoma to decide the series with the winner advancing to face Baltimore in the other semifinal.
Dixon defeats Oregon 8 runs to 6 with a late surge after 3 0 0 innings. Farster earns win in relief, Newman records save, Helfrich drives in runs and homer for Dixon. Winterland takes the loss, with Kirk doubling for Dixon and Byington hitting a triple.
Tim Kerr sparked Philadelphia with a hat trick as the Flyers beat the Penguins 4-2 in Pittsburgh after an 80 minute arena outage delay. Kerr’s goals included two power plays and one at even strength to tie the Patrick Division final at one game apiece.
Rochelle High School star Caryn Brune earns Class 2A North berth in the Illinois basketball coaches association girls all star games to be held June 17 in East Peoria with the Class 1A game at 5 p.m. and 2A at 7 p.m. Brune led Rochelle to a 22-3 mark and NCIC share while averaging 20.8 points per game in 1988-89, and will attend Illinois State next season.
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