Dukes Fall To Moline In Tough Home Loss
Dixon High School boys drop to 0-6 after a 56-44 road defeat at Moline in Wharton Fieldhouse. Drew Schilling leads Dixon with 17 points on 3 threes, Rex Paisley adds six, while Moline shoots 51 percent and pulls away after halftime. Dixon hosts Sterling next at Lancaster Gymnasium Friday at 7:30 p.m.
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Moline
Alice
Dixon High School
Dukes
Ancient Wharton Fieldhouse
Dan Newman
Maroon
Dixon
Rex Paisley
Paul Scranton
Maroons
Drew Schilling
Paisley
Mark Nettz
Schilling
Chris Barnhart
Todd Hoffstatter
Scranton
DeWulf
Bruce Allison
Todd Reed
Sterling
Lancaster Gymnasium
Dixon Duchesses blank East Moline to stay unbeaten
Dixon High School girls hoops beat United Township East Moline 54 36 to extend a 7 0 start under coach Leslie Spencer. Fisher led the Duchesses with 21 points while Petersen added 6 and Vail 8 as Dixon built a 52 30 lead late. The Panthers drop to 2 3 after losses to Moline and Galesburg with plans to go 8 0 next.
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United Township of
Leslie Spencer
Duchesses
East Moline
Panthers
Moline
Galesburg
NCIC
Geneseo
Spencer
Jodi Petersen
Becky Fisher
Dixon
Fisher
Petersen
Polo girls rally to beat Mount Morris in OT 43 41
Polo High School tops Mount Morris 43 to 41 in overtime to improve to 2-4 overall and 2-0 in the Mid Northern Conference. Heather Olson scored 12 and Tricia Reap 11 for Polo, while Kelly Marshall led Mount Morris with 10 and Janelle Urish had 9.
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Polo High School
Marcos
Heather Olson
Tricia Reap
Kelly Marshall
Janelle Urish
Olson
Marshall
Reap
Polo
Urish
Kelly Klink
Josy Unger
Oregon
Pecatonica
Hawks
Shelia Smith
Sherrie Rosauer
Dawn Willis
Mindy Virgil
Renee Anderson
Manlius
Walnut
Jodi Woodley
Cara Lee Johnson
Angel Jaggers
Bob Sterenberg
Lonny Davison
Dusty Bowen
Lance Malburg
Demons
Morrison
Morrison — Morrison
Mounders
Mark Dietrich
Brian Hickman
Brett Goff
Tom Vanderlaan
Marquette
Newman
Ottawa
Sterling Newman
Larry Cook
Matt Karlson
Comets
Kurt Bogott
Prophetstown
Genoa-Kingston
Chris Rosauer
Tim Smith
Jeff Wesley
Genoa
Redmen win with balance in road victory
Sauk Valley Community College men's basketball rolls past Oakton 111 to 76 as five players reach double figures. Adam Olson leads with 18, followed by Jim Preston 17 and a balanced lineup including Sutter Glasco Jahn Harrington Harris Spencer Johnson Kahl. SVCC improves to 7-1 and hosts Rock Valley Thursday at 7 30 p m.
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Telegraph
Palatine
Sauk Valley Community College
Oakton
Adam Olson
SVCC
Jim Preston
Eric Sutter
Alton Glasco
Chris Jahn
Lance Harris
Pat Harrington
Jeff Spencer
Ross Johnson
Randy Kahl
Redmen
Rock Valley
Clippers Up Eagles 75 72 In Tight Tilt
Nancy Zinnen and Telegraph sports reporters chronicle a close showdown as the Clippers pull ahead of the Eagles 75 to 72. Key players deliver late plays to clinch the game at home.
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Clippers
Eagles
Amboy Climbs Back To Beat Franklin Center In Tight Brawl
Amboy High School Clippers edged Franklin Center 75-72 as Chris Grossman sunk two clutch free throws with four seconds left. Jeff Croegaert led Amboy with 27 points, while Ray Newcomer top scored for Franklin Center with 21. Both teams move to 5-1.
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Franklin Grove
Chris Grossman
Amboy High School
Clippers
Franklin Center
Amboy
Mike McCracken
Ray Newcomer
Eagles
Jeff Croegaert
Franklin
Bob Barnett
Croegaert
Eric Grasser
Barnett
McCracken
Jason Roland
Doug Conderman
Mark Dillon
Pat Spangler
Layne Pitzer
Polo
Leaf River
Rams seek rebound as Bears visit in Monday clash
Los Angeles, mired in a four game skid to fall to 7 6, faces the Chicago Bears on Monday night. Coach John Robinson deflects blame while Jim Everett aims to reach 3000 passing yards as Greg Bell nears 1000 rushing and Henry Ellard eyes 1000 receiving in a collision with the league leading run defense. Chicago has clinched a wild card and features a top run defense.
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Los Angeles Rams
John Robinson
Rams
Chicago Bears
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Chicago
Jim Harbaugh
Michigan
Mike Tomczak
Green Bay
Tomczak
Jim McMahon
Harbaugh
Mike Ditka
Ben Bennett
Duke
Packers
Ditka
Thony Newman
Michael Stewart
Cliff Hicks
Greg Bell
Henry Ellard
Jim Everett
Everett
Dixon comes up short in Rockford dual meets
Dixon High School wrestling lost three dual meets at Rockford Guilford. The Dukes fell to Rockford Boylan 40-24, then to Harlem 37-27, and finally to Guilford 36-27, dropping to 3-3 in dual meets. Dixon led Harlem and Guilford late but could not seal the wins.
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Rockford
Dixon High School
Rockford Guilford
Dixon
Rockford Boylan
Lowes Park
Harlem
Dukes Fall Narrowly as Close Duals Highlight Meet
Dixon and Guilford wrestled tight duals with Dixon within four of Boylan before the Titans won three of the last four. Jeff Kirby and Bomber Sports remained undefeated at 6-0. Spotts, Andrews, Reyes, Hale, and Ristow contributed wins for Dixon, while Harlem edged Dixon in a late showdown. Junior varsity and freshmen results noted with mixed outcomes. Rochelle dominated its triple dual, led by Gonzales, Moreland, and Ellis with three wins apiece.
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Titans
Dan Fiorini
Guilford
Jeff Kirby
Bomber Sports
Dukes
Kirby
Spotts
Harlem
John Andrews
Willie Reyes
Jeff Hale
Matt Ristow
Art Chacon
Matt Milby
Jay Williams
Todd Engle
Dave Burger
Dixon Junior Varsity
Chad Pate
Sergio Martinez
Tony Fidis
David Kantner
Brian Rockwood
Travis Coil
Shawn Ernst
Kevin Frey
John White
Toby Masterman
Jerry Nantz
Jeff Ellis
Todd Pearson
Gonzales
Ellis
Rochelle
Oregon
Rockford
Oregons
Todd Duffy
Rockford East
Gary Young
Hawks
Lee Wrestling
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