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Newspaper
Dixon Telegraph
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1988
Page
12
Dixon and Moline traded leads as Moline pulled away late to win 56 to 44. Key players included Dixon’s Schilling and Nettz and Moline’s DeWulf and Scranton contributing double figures amid a rugged scoring battle.
In Rockford and Loves Park, Boylan, Harlem, and Guilford grapplers posted dual meet results with wins and forfeits. Notable actions include Kirby and Hale pinning foes, and Spotts and Chacon advancing via decisions or forfeits in multiple weight classes across 103 to HWT.
Transactions wrap includes Atlanta waiving pitchers Chuck Cary and Ed Olwine for unconditional releases. Baltimore trades Eddie Murray to Los Angeles for Brian Daal and Ken Howell and Juan Cincinnati receives a free agent. Rick Mahler signs a two-year deal as Cincinnati adds Mahler. Houston acquires Mark Portugal from Minnesota for a player to be named. St. Louis extends scouting director Fred McAlister for one year.
Absent clear single game narrative are scattered box score fragments from Dixon East Moline Oregon Pecatonica Polo Mount Morris and Manlius Walnut plus NFL style results and a recap of daily and upcoming games. Names include Abram Davis Goering Moews Vail Fisher Petersen Younts Guthrie Withrow Doty Meyer Criddle Olson and Smith among others with scattered totals and fouls.
Passing totals show Green Bay 29 completions for 284 yards with 3 interceptions and Detroit 11 completions for 141 yards. Receiving leaders include Green Bay Woodside 7 receptions for 40 yards and James 4 receptions for 33 yards for Detroit. Harris and Jamison led sacks with 2 each, Mitchell and McNorton added interceptions for Detroit.
Australian event features Par. R Davis leading with US and Australian competitors including Ben Crenshaw Hale Irwin Greg Norman and Jack Nicklaus. Eastern and Western divisions show Albany Wichita Rockford Rochester and Cedar Rapids teams with scores and pairings listed. multiple matchups and teetered results noted.
Illinois outscored Mississippi 91 to 79 led by Anderson with 23 points and Hamilton 18 as both teams shot well. Mississippi led at halftime but Illinois pulled away in the second half, dominating rebounding 52 to 46 and forcing 16 turnovers. Attendance was 14,386 as UPI Top 20 standings update notes Illinois at 3-0 and moves within the rankings while Duke and Michigan hold early-season momentum.
Monday marks games across Wyoming Ohio Western Walnut with pairings Wyoming vs Ohio Western at Walnut for girls. Tuesday features Ohio Western Tampico South Beloit Franklin Center Ashton Malta Winnebago Mount Morris Pecatonica Polo Stillman Valley Oregon for girls. Wrestling also lists Dixon Oregon at Sterling Newman Amboy Ottawa Plano Durand Eastland Ashton with regional matchups.
In the Kewanee invitational Dixon High School girls bowling finished third among ten teams as Kewanee won with 4 844 pins. Dixon totaled 4 505 with 2 335 and 2 169 series. Tracy Smith led Dixon with a 192 high game and Jenny Russell posted 1 036 for six games.
Duchesses Yount and Juli Yount scored six points each while Becky Fisher led with 14 rebounds and 14 points as Dixon held a 34 32 edge on the boards. East Moline’s Danielle Abram and Lisa Davis each had 14, but Dixon focused on denying the pair while others stepped up.
Spencer praised the performance as Dixon improved to 7-0 and Dixon's sophomore squad beat East Moline 44-33 with Mary Blaine leading Duchesses with 22 points. Dixon also eyes win No. 8 at home against Mount Morris while noting strong rebounding and handling pressure.
Oregon wrestlers placed strongly at the East Invitational with John Bergin third and Kevin Herwig Colin Schmidt and Steve Steder all fourth as Oregon finished mid pack in a ten team field led by Rolling Meadows. Amboy beat Ashton Franklin Center 51 15 to improve to 5 0 while Newman routed Hononegah Yorkville and Glenbard East in a triple dual with Manual Olade going 5 0 at 112 pounds.
Ivan Lendl advances to the Nabisco Masters final after beating Stefan Edberg 6-3 7-6 and reaching the title match where he will face Boris Becker. Becker eliminated Jakob Hlasek 7-6 7-6 to reach the final in New York.
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