Dukes survive the elements in road win over Ottawa
Dixon High School baseball coach Bruce Scheidegger praised his team for a 9-6 NCIC road victory over Ottawa, overcoming adversity, with Matt Hess driving in three runs including his 11th homer and Dan Newman earning a save. Hess improved to 6-0 on the mound as Dixon rose to 14-3 overall and 4-1 in the conference while Ottawa fell to 13-2, 5-1.
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Ottawa
Dixon High
Bruce Scheidegger
Matt Hess
Dan Newman
Dukes
Pirates
Mendota
NCIC
Scheidegger
Dixon
Hess
Newman
Chris Holtzman
Ryan Forster
Thad Wendt
Chris Barnhart
RBI
Matt Helfrich
Barnhart
Rick Gage
Holtzman
Jason Cavanaugh
Steve Hortega
Dixon fresh/soph
Dong-Hyuk Chung
Chad Fassler
Robert Blackburn
Sterling
Rochelle
Jason van Meter
Aaron Fitzgerald
Jason Kiefer
Hubs
Rick Bee
Chris Mershon
Hall pitchers combine to halt Duchesses
Spring Valley Hall beat Dixon 4-1 in NCIC softball as Kerry Carlson and Joanna Walsh allowed two hits. Dixon led 1-0 in the third before Hall tied it on a Carlson double and Beth Rick single. Hall added two more in the fourth on doubles from Carlson and Penny Booker.
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Spring Valley
Kerry Carlson
Joanna Walsh
Spring Valley Hall
Dixon
NCIC
Duchesses
Red Devils
Carlson
Juli Yount
Rugene Humphrey
Jodi Yount
Tammi Vail
Jennie Withrow
Bollman
Withrow
Hall
Kayla Bollman
Beth Rick
Penny Booker
Dan Demmer
East Moline
Demmer
Dixon Fresh
Soph
Beth Smith
Rock Falls
Rochelle
Durand
Hubs
Becky Stindt
Dixon High awaits applicants for vacant head football coach
Dixon High School has not received any letters of interest for the head football coach position since Mark Kaczmarek announced his departure to Assumption High School in Davenport. The search hinges on a formal resignation letter from Kaczmarek, with potential applicants Dave Stanley and Greg Sprenger planning to apply once official.
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Dixon High School
Mark Kaczmarek
Davenport Assumption High School
Quad Cities
DHS
Kent Johansen
Kaczmarek
Assumption
Johansen
Telegraph
Dave Stanley
Rock Falls
Stanley
Madison Junior High
Dixon
Greg Sprenger
The
Sprenger
Beatrice High School
Beatrice, Neb
Jon Cooper
Mathews Stricken Again in 1988 89 Season
Steve Mathews of Sterling High School suffering another stroke, hospitalizations and medical checks unfold. Coach Frank Mathews reports the 6-foot-7 senior is fair in spirits though speech affected. SVCC recruiter Russ Damhoff expresses shock and concern for the player rather than basketball potential.
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Steve Mathews
Sterling High School
SHS
Frank Mathews
Sterling
University Hospital
Iowa City
Iowa
Lee
Mathews
Sauk Valley Community College
Russ Damhoff
SVCC
Steve
Damhoff
Sterling Warriors run Dixon Invitational to 114 point win
Sterling High School swept 10 events and dominated both sprints and relays at A C Bowers Field. Dixon's Rich Lawton praised two distance wins by Chris McBride and Paul Spangler but noted the Dukes lacked depth in middle distances. Tracy Forrest and Matt Gusse starred in field and hurdle events as Sterling seized control with 34 points in field events and a strong relay showing.
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Sterling High School
Dixon
A.C. Bowers Field
Rich Lawton
Dukes
Sterling
DuWayne Dietz
Dietz
NCIC
Golden Warriors
Chris McBride
Paul Spangler
Lawton
Tracy Forrest
Matt Gusse
Robin Fjelstad
Ben Wolf
Mike Totten
Donnie Dittmar
Forrest
Gusse
Drew Schilling
Greg Heaton
Schilling
Troy Slussor
Slussor
Warriors
Dixon Duchesses Falter at Geneseo Tri Meet
Dixon High School girls track finished last in a Geneseo triangular with 46 points as Geneseo won 76. Coach Jim Kann cited miscommunication about the start time and heat humidity as factors. Becky Fisher swept two wins in high jump and 400 as well as relays, while Polly Guthrie and Shannon Nicklaus posted notable field marks.
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Geneseo
Dixon High School
Duchesses
Dixon
Jim Kann
Davenport
Kann
Becky Fisher
Leann Billings
Shelley Bonnell
Amy Messamore
Sarah Willard
Messamore
Willard
Fisher
Mandy Burrows
Polly Guthrie
Shannon Nicklaus
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Bee
Telegraph Sports Writers
Joanne Gorman
Gorman
He ‘Sa
Y Telegraph Sports Writers
Sterl
Jerry Pauser
Spangler
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